Interface: ETH
Mode: PPPoE
Connection Name: Assign a name for the connection here.
Enable: Tick this to enable this connection.
MTU: The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of the WAN
connection. This is set to 1492 bytes by default.
IP Protocol Type: The IP protocol version used by the WAN connection.
This can be
IPv4
,
IPv6
or
IPv4&6
. Choosing one of these options displays
other options on the page, and each of these is documented below.
NAT: Enable or disable Network Address Translation (NAT) on the WAN connection.
Tick this to enable NAT.
Firewall: Whether to enable or disable packet filtering. Tick this to enable packet filtering.
This feature is ticket by default
IPv4 Static DNS: Whether to enable or disable static DNS entries. Tick this to enter static DNS
entries, or un-tick it assign the DNS servers using DHCP.
Ticking the box displays other options on the page, and these are documented below.
PPPoE Type: The PPPoE type for the WAN connection.
This can be
Normal PPPoE
or
PPPoE Proxy
.
Choosing the
PPPoE Proxy
option displays other options on the page,
and each of these is documented below.
Servicename: The name of the PPPoE service on the router. This is used for reference only.
User Name: The username used to connect to the PPPoE session.
This should be supplied to you by your ISP.
Password: The password used to connect to the PPPoE session.
This should be supplied to you by your ISP.