
PMG5318-B20B User’s Guide
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WAN
4.1 GPON Layer2 Interface
The GPON Device must have a layer-2 interface to allow users to use the GPON port to access the
Internet. Log into the GPON Device’s Web Configurator and click
Advanced Setup > Layer2
Interface > GPON Interface
to manage the GPON layer-2 interface.
Figure 13
GPON Interface
4.1.1 Layer-2 GPON Interface Configuration
Click the
Add
button in the
Layer2 Interface: GPON Interface
screen to open the following
screen. Select the GPON port and click
Apply/Save
to create a new layer-2 interface.
Table 9
GPON Interface
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Interface/(Name)
The name of a configured layer-2 interface.
veip0
stands for a virtual Ethernet card and
is the foundation for veip0/* which are virtual WAN interfaces of the physical GPON line.
The number after the dot (
.
) represents the VLAN ID number assigned to traffic sent
through this connection. The number after the underscore (
_
) represents the index
number of connections through the same interface.
Connection Mode
This shows the connection mode of the layer-2 interface.
Remove
Select an interface and click the
Remove
button to delete it. You cannot remove a layer-
2 interface when a WAN service is associated with it.
Add
Click this button to create a new layer-2 interface. You can only have one GPON layer 2
interface at a time.