SOHOSpeed ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/Wireless Gateway User’s Manual
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3.4 Configuring
the
WAN
Before the SOHOSpeed passes any data between the LAN interfaces and the WAN interface,
the WAN side of the SOHOSpeed must be configured.
You need some (or all) of the information outlined below before you can properly configure
the WAN:
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Your DSL line virtual path identifier (VPI) and virtual channel identifier (VCI)
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Your DSL encapsulation type and multiplexing
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Your DSL training mode (default is MultiMode)
For PPPoA or PPPoE users, you also need these values from your ISP:
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Your username and password
For RFC 2684 Static connections, you may need these values from your ISP:
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Your fixed WAN IP address
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Your subnet mask
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Your default gateway
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A set of three DNS IP addresses
Since multiple users can use the SOHOSpeed, the SOHOSpeed can simultaneously support
multiple connection types; hence, you must set up different profiles for each connection. The
SOHOSpeed supports the following protocols:
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RFC 2516 PPPoE
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RFC 2364 PPPoA
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RFC 2684 Static
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Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)
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Bridged
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RFC 2225 classical IP over ATM (CLIP)
You can create up to eight WAN connections.
3.4.1 Setup a WAN Connection (New Connection)
A new WAN connection is a virtual connection over the physical DSL connection. Your
SOHOSpeed can support up to eight different (unique) virtual connections. If you have
multiple different virtual connections, you may need to use the static and dynamic routing
capabilities of the SOHOSpeed to pass data correctly.
Before you make a new WAN connection, you should make sure you have an available DSL
connection.
PPPoE
PPP, or point-to-point protocol, is a method of establishing a network connection/session
between network hosts. PPPoE is a protocol for encapsulating PPP frames in Ethernet
frames and is described in RFC 2516.
PPPoE provides the ability to connect to a network of hosts over a simple bridging access
device to a remote access concentrator. With this model, each SOHOSpeed uses its own
PPP stack. Access control, billing, and type of service control can all be done on a per-user
rather than per-site basis.
The default New Connection Setup page, which defaults to the PPPoE Connection Setup
page. Notice this page can be logically divided into three sections:
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Section A includes settings specific to the connection type
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Section B (VLAN settings)
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Section C (PVC settings) remains the same for all six connection types.
For other connection types, we will focus on the fields in Section A.
