Data Services
EchoLife HG556 Home Gateway
User Guide
5-2
Huawei Proprietary and Confidential
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
5.3 Configuring the ADSL uplink
When the HG556 is working throug
the WAN interface of the HG556
supports multiple work modes, as lis
y of them as
required.
Table 5-1
Work mode of the WAN i
h ADSL uplink,
ted in Table 5-1. You can select an
nterface
Work Mode
Description
Route
z
z
There are five connection types:
tic, PPPoE, IPoA, PPPoA.
The HG556 serves as a router.
DHCP, Sta
Bridge
z
The HG556 serves as a network bridge.
z
Dialing is performed through the PPP dialer
software installed on the PC.
N
DHCP = Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
PPPoE = Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet
IP over ATM
P
P
OTE
IPoA =
PP = Point to Point Protocol
PPoA = Point to Point Protocol over ATM
The steps of configuring the five types of Route mode are similar. So just take the steps of
configuring the PPPoE mode for example.
5.3.2 C
, the HG556 performs dialing through the embedded PPP dialer software
and serves
Getting Started
T
nfiguration informatio
ollected before configuring the
P
e.
T
n information to be
onfiguring the PPPoE Mode
In PPPoE mode
as a router to connect user PCs to the Internet.
able 5-2 lists the co
n to be c
PPoE mod
able 5-2
Configuratio
collected before configuring the PPPoE mode
Item
Description
Connection mode
PPPoE
VPI/VCI
It is provided by the service provider.
Encapsulation mode
It is provided by the service provider.
