Hotwire 6210, 6211, and 6381 User’s Guide
4.4
Configuring the WAN
Before the modem will pass any data between the LAN interface and the WAN interface, the WAN side of the
modem must be configured. Depending upon your ISP, you will need some or all of the information outlined below
before you can properly configure the WAN:
•
Your DSL line Virtual Path Identifier (VPI) and Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI)
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Your DSL encapsulation type and multiplexing mode
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Your DSL training mode (default is MMODE)
For
PPPoA
or
PPPoE
users, you also need these values from your ISP:
•
Your username and password
For
RFC 1483
users, you may need these values from your ISP:
•
Your DSL fixed Internet IP address
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Your subnet mask
•
Your default gateway IP address
•
Your primary DNS IP address
Since multiple users can use the modem, the modem can simultaneously support multiple connection types. You must
set up different profiles for each connection. The modem supports the following protocols:
•
DHCP
•
PPPoA (RFC 2364)
•
PPPoE (RFC 2516)
•
Static
•
Bridged
.
4.4.1
New Connection
A new connection is basically a virtual connection. Your modem can support up to 8 different virtual connections. If
you have multiple different virtual connections, you man need to utilize the static and dynamic routing capabilities of
the modem to pass data correctly.
4.4.1.1 Bridged
Connection
A pure bridged connection does not assign an IP address to the WAN interface. Network Address Translation (NAT)
and firewall rules are not enabled. This connection method makes the modem act as a hub that passes packets across
the WAN interface to the LAN interface.
To configure the modem as a bridge:
1. From the Home page, click on Setup and then click on New Connection. The default PPPoE connection setup is
displayed.
2. At the Type field select Bridge and the Bridge connection setup page is displayed (see Figure 4-4).
3. Give your Bridge connection a unique name; the name must not have spaces and cannot begin with numbers. In
this case the unique name is called bridge1.
4. Select the encapsulation type (LLC or VC); if you are not sure which to use, just use the default mode.
5. Select the VPI and VCI settings. (Your DSL service provider or your ISP will supply these.) In this case the DSL
service provider is using 0,35.
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