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DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide
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PPPoA Connections
The default connection method used by the Router is Point-to-Point-Protocol over ATM (PPPoA). In the PPPoA
Configuration window, you must enter the user name and password for network account authentication and
verification. When this information is entered, the changes must be saved and the Router restarted. In the
Bridge/Router Configuration window, follow these steps to establish the WAN connection using PPPoA:
1. Under PPPoA Login , enter the Login User Name used for your network account. The user name and
login password, are used to authenticate the identity of the ADSL client and provide access to the
service provider’s network. The user name and login password can be any combination of up to 64
characters.
2. Enter the Login Password.
3. Unless you are instructed to use a different Authentication method, leave the default chap protocol
selected. The alternative method, pap , can be selected from the pull-down menu if required by the
service provider.
4. Leave the Connect on Demand option as enabled in the pull-down menu. This will allow the Router to
establish a WAN connection upon restarting.
5. Leave Idle Time set to the default value 0.
6. Click on the OK button on the bottom of the window. A new screen appears:
7. The Save changes and reboot system? message prompt offers two option:
A. You can save the configuration changes and restart the device now by clicking
OK; or,
B. If you want to change the user name and password used to access the Web
Manager, select the “Continue and do ‘Save Changes’ later” option and click
OK, and go to the System Username and Password menu in the Maintenance
folder.