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Description:
User-definable name for the connection.
VPI/VCI:
Enter the VPI and VCI information provided by your ISP.
Encapsulation method:
Select the encapsulation format, the default is LLC. Select the
one provided by your ISP
Username:
Enter the username provided by your ISP. You can input up to
128
alphanumeric characters (case sensitive). This is in the format of “username@ispname”
instead of simply “username”.
Password:
Enter the password provided by your ISP. You can input up to
128
alphanumeric characters (case sensitive).
NAT:
The NAT (Network Address Translation) feature allows multiple users to access the
Internet through a single IP account, sharing a single IP address. If users on your LAN have
public IP addresses and can access the Internet directly, the NAT function can be disabled.
IP Address:
Your WAN IP address. Leave this at 0.0.0.0 to automatically obtain an IP
address from your ISP.
Authentication Protocol:
Default is
Auto
. Your ISP should advise you on whether to use
Chap
or
Pap.
Obtain DNS Automatically:
Select this check box to use DNS.
Primary DNS/ Secondary DNS:
Enter the IP addresses of the DNS servers. The DNS
servers are passed to the DHCP clients along with the IP address and the Netmask.
Connection:
~
Always on:
The router will establish a PPPoA session when starting up and to
automatically re-establish the PPPoA session when disconnected by the ISP.
~
Connect to Demand (un-select Always On):
If you want to establish a PPPoA
session only when there is a packet requesting access to the Internet (i.e. when a
program on your computer attempts to access the Internet). In this mode, you must set
Idle Timeout value at same time.
Idle Timeout:
Auto-disconnect the broadband firewall gateway when there is no activity
on the line for a predetermined period of time. The minimum value is 10 minutes.
MTU:
Maximum Transmission Unit. The size of the largest datagram (excluding
media-specific headers) that the IP attempts to send through the interface.
