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Since multiple users can use the ADSL router, the ADSL router can simultaneously support

multiple connection types; hence, the user must set up different profiles for each connection. The

ADSL router supports the following protocols:

• DHCP

• RFC2364 / PPPoA

• RFC2516 / PPPoE

• Static

• Bridged

• RFC1577 / CLIP

4.4.1 New Connection

A new connection is basically a virtual connection. The ADSL router can support up to 8 different

(unique) virtual connections. If you have multiple different virtual connections, you may need to

utilise the static and dynamic routing capabilities of the modem to pass data correctly.

A pure bridged connection does not assign a IP address to the WAN interface. NAT and firewall

rules are not enabled. This connection method makes the ADSL router act as a hub, and just

passes packets across the WAN interface to the LAN interface.

To configure the ADSL router as a bridge, click on Setup and then click on New Connection. The

default PPPoE connection setup is displayed. At the Type field select Bridge and the Bridge

connection setup page is displayed (see Figure 4). 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 Bridge. Select the encapsulation type (LLC or VC); if you are not sure, just use the default

mode. Select the VPI and VCI settings; your ADSL Provider or ISP will supply these; in this case,

the ADSL Provider is using 0,100. Also select the Quality of Service (QoS); leave the default

value if you are unsure or the ISP did not provide this information.

Figure 4 (Bridge Connection Setup)