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Settings
– Advanced PPPoE
Select WAN Port
& Session
WAN Port
– Selected WAN port only using PPPoE connection
PPPoE Session
– ISPs can usually provide multiple floating real IPs for
PPPoE. Each WAN port can have up to eight (8) PPPoE sessions, each with
a different IP address if your WAN port is using PPPoE connectivity.
PPPoE Session MTU
– The Maximum Transfer Unit for PPPoE packet data.
Leave it as default unless the ISP provides a different PPPoE packet data
size. The default MTU value is 1492 bytes.
WAN IP Account
User Name
– Enter the PPPoE user name assigned by your ISP.
Password
– Enter the PPPoE password assigned by your ISP.
Verify Password
– Re-enter the PPPoE password assigned by your ISP.
Options
Specified Fix IP Address
– If you have a fixed IP address, enter if here.
Otherwise, this field should be left at 0.0.0.0.
Assigned Host Name
–This field is used by a Host to uniquely associate
an access concentrator with a particular Host request.
PPPoE Auto
Dialup
Auto Dialup
(connect-on-demand)
– If set to
Enable,
a connection will be
established whenever outgoing WAN traffic is detected. If not enabled,
you must establish a connection manually.
Disconnect after Idle
– This determines when an idle connection will be
terminated. Enter the required time period. (-1
:
Always on)
Echo Time
– This determines how often an Echo request is sent to the
PPPoE server. The Echo request is used to determine if the connection is
still alive. Normally, there is no need to change the default value.
Echo Retry
– The number of times the Echo request will be sent, if there
is no response to the first request. Normally, there is no need to change
the default value.
Connection
Status
This displays the current connection status for each session.
