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PPPoA Connection Type
PPPOA or PPPoA, Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) over ATM, is a network protocol for
encapsulating PPP frames in ATM AAL5. It used mainly with ADSL services and is
compliant with RFC 2364. PPP over ATM adaptation layer 5 (AAL5) – PPPoA uses
AAL5 as the framed protocol, which supports both PVC and SVC.
It offers standard PPP features such as authentication, encryption, and compression.
To Configure PPPoA:
NOTE:
If you need to use the VPI and VCI values in an existing connection, you
will need to open it and edit the setting. It is not possible to have more
than one connection using the same VPI/VCI values.
From any screen in the web interface,
step 1
Click the Setup tab, then New Connection.
step 2
From the Type drop-down list, select PPPoA. The following screen appears:
step 3
Enter a unique name for the PPPoA connection in the Name field. The
name must not have spaces and cannot begin with numbers.
step 4
Check the NAT and Firewall checkboxes beside the Options field.
step 5
Select the encapsulation type (LLC or VC) by highlighting the appropriate
radio button. This is provided by your ISP.
step 6
Enter your ISP username and password in the Username and Password
fields.
step 7
Enter the VPI and VCI settings as supplied by your ISP.
step 8
Click Apply,
then
Tools. The following screen appears:
