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AT-AR256E v3 - 4 Ports ADSL2/2+ Router - User Manual
Chapter 4: Advanced Menu
This menu allows advanced configuration options for your router.
Figure 7: Advanced menu
WAN
Wide Area Network refers to the configurations you perform to establish an Internet connection. There
are several types of WAN connections that require different settings. Wide Area Network (WAN) is also
referred to as the broadband connection. Connection settings differ for every service provider. Most of the
configuration you perform is for the WAN connection.
New Connection
Your router supports the creation of new connections. If you have multiple virtual connections, you may
need to utilize the static routing capabilities of the modem to pass data correctly.
WAN connections types include:
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PPPoE Connection
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PPPoA Connection
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Static Connection
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DHCP Connection
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Bridge Connection
PPPoE Connection
PPP or Point-to-Point Protocol, is a method of establishing a network connection/session between network
hosts. PPPoE is a protocol for encapsulating PPP frames in Ethernet frames and is described in RFC 2516.
PPPoE provides the ability to connect to a network of hosts over a simple bridging access device to a remote
access concentrator. With this model, each router uses its own PPP stack. Access control, billing and type
of service control can all be done on a per-user rather than per-site basis.
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