Running a VoIP Test
Copper, VDSL2, ADSL2+, and IP Triple-Play Test Set
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Reading Results
WAN Status
The
WAN Status
tab allows you to view the status of the connection
between the wide area network and the ISP.
The available test results are the
following:
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WAN Access
specifies the type of
WAN access, either
Bridged
or
Routed
mode.
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Status
displays either
Connected
or
Disconnected
for the particular
line connection under test.
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Encapsulat
is the encapsulation method used by the network and
consists of four types.
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PPPoE
is point-to-point protocol over Ethernet.
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PPPoA
is point-to-point protocol over ATM.
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Bridged Ether DHCP
is also known as multi-protocol
encapsulation over ATM (MPoA).
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IPoA
stands for classical internet protocol over ATM.
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VPI
is the virtual path identifier (VPI) ranging from
0
through
255
for
the ATM connection.
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VCI
is the virtual circuit identifier (VCI) ranging from
32
through
65535
for the ATM connection.
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Assigned IP
is the IP address information assigned to the unit that is
actively connected to your network or the internet at the time of login.
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Gateway
is the IP address of the default gateway.
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Subnet Mask
is the network address used to identify if the IP address is
within the same wide area network.
