Prestige 681 SDSL Router
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Internet Access
Table 4-5
Internet Access Setup Menu Fields
Field
Description
Options/E.G.
ISP Name
Enter the name of your Internet Service Provider, e.g.,
myISP. This information is for identification purposes only.
e.g., MyISP
Encapsulation
3
Press the [Spacebar] to select the method of encapsulation
used by your ISP. DLCI is N/A for PPP encapsulation.
Please
see section 4.6
for more information.
RFC 1490
PPP
DLCI
Enter the DLCI (Data Link Connection Identifier) that the
carrier gave you. The default DLCI for the P681 is 16 using
RFC 1490 encapsulation.
See section 4.7
for more
information.
e.g., 16
My Login
Enter the login name that your ISP gives you.
e.g., kitty
My Password
Enter the password associated with the login name above.
********
Single User Account
Press the spacebar to enable or disable SUA. Please see
the following section for a more detailed discussion on the
Single User Account feature.
Yes/No
IP Address
Enter the IP address supplied by your ISP if applicable i.e.,
if you enabled SUA.
See
Table 4-6 Single User Account
Menu Fields
for more information in this case.
e.g.,
192.168.1.100
At this point, if all your settings are correct your Prestige should connect automatically to the Internet. If the
connection fails, note the error message that you receive on the screen and take the appropriate
troubleshooting steps.
4.9 Single User Account
Typically, if there are multiple users on the LAN wanting to concurrently access the Internet, you will have
to lease a block of legal, or globally unique, IP addresses from the ISP.
The Single User Account (SUA) feature allows you to have the same benefits as having multiple legal
addresses, but only pay for one IP address, thus saving significantly on the subscription fees. (Check with
3
Note: You must reboot the Prestige when you change the Encapsulation method in Menu 4 or Menu 11.