Chapter 10 WAN
NBG6817 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 21
Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
ISP Parameters for Internet Access
Encapsulation
Select
PPTP
if you want to connect the Internet via point to point tunneling protocol.
IPv4 / IPv6
This field is greyed out. The PPTP encapsulation only supports IPv4.
PPTP Information
PPTP Username
Enter the user name given to you by your ISP.
PPTP Password
Enter the password associated with the user name above.
PPTP Encryption
Type
Use the drop-down list box to select the type of Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption
(MPPE). Options are:
Auto
- This ISP account adjusts the encryption type automatically.
No Encryption
- This ISP account does not use MPPE.
MPPE 40
- This ISP account uses 40-bit MPPE.
MPPE 128
- This ISP account uses 128-bit MMPE.
MTU Size
Enter the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) size for each packet. If a larger packet
arrives, the NBG6817 divides it into smaller fragments.
PPTP Auto Connect
Select this option if you do not want the connection to time out.
IDLE Timeout
[second]
Type the time in seconds that elapses before the router automatically disconnects from
the PPTP server. 0 means no timeout.
PPTP CONFIGURATION
PPTP Server IP
Address
Enter the IP address of the PPTP server.
Obtain an IP
Address
Automatically(DHCP
)
Select this radio button if the PPTP server did not assign you a fixed IP address.
Static IP Address
Select this radio button if the PPTP server assigned an IP address for your Internet
connection.
IP Address
Enter the IP address provided by the PPTP server.
Subnet Mask
Enter the IP subnet mask in this field.
Default Gateway
Enter the gateway IP address in this field.
WAN IP Address Assignment
Get automatically
from ISP
Select this option If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address. This is the default
selection.
Use Fixed IP
Address
Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address.
IP Address
Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected
Static IP Address
.
DNS Server
First DNS Server
Second DNS Server
Third DNS Server
Select
Obtained From ISP
if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information
(and the NBG6817's WAN IP address). The field to the right displays the (read-only)
DNS server IP address that the ISP assigns.
Select
User-Defined
if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS
server's IP address in the field to the right.
Select
None
if you do not want to configure DNS servers. If you do not configure a DNS
server, you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it.
