PC Concepts ADSL2+ user manual 4 EDA

listed on the DHCP Server Configuration page).

Use DNS: When set to Enable, the DNS address learned through the PPP connection will be distributed to clients of the device's DHCP server. This option is useful only when the ADSL/Ethernet Router is configured to act as a DHCP server for your LAN. When set to Disable, LAN hosts will use the DNS address(es) pre-configured in the DHCP pool and in the DNS feature.

Oper. Status: Indicates whether the link is currently up or down or if a specific type of data exchange is under way (e.g., password authorization or DHCP).

Action(s): Provides icons you can click on to modify (), delete (), or view additional details on () the PPP interface.

5.4.4EDA

This topic describes how to configure an Ethernet-over-ATM (EoA) interface on the ADSL/Ethernet router, if one is needed to communicate with your ISP. This interface is also commonly referred to as an RFC1483 interface, for the name of the Internet specification to which it conforms.

Interface: The name the software uses to identify the EoA interface.

Interface Sec Type: The type of security protections in effect on the interface (public, private, or DMZ):

zA public interface connects to the Internet (PPP interfaces are typically public). Packets received on a public interface are subject to the most restrictive set of firewall protections

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