WEBSHARE 242W

PPPoE(RFC 2516) or PPPoA(RFC 2364)

PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) provides access control in a manner similar to dial-up services using PPP.

PPPoA stands for Point to Point Protocol over ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (AAL5). It provides access control and billing functionality in a manner similar to dial-up services using PPP.

•Description: A user-definable name for this connection.

•VPI/VCI: Enter the information provided by your ISP.

•NAT: The NAT (Network Address Translation) feature allows multiple users to access the Internet through a single ISP account, sharing a single IP address. If users on your LAN have public IP addresses and can access the Internet directly, the NAT function can be disabled.

•Username: Enter the username provided by your ISP. You can input up to 128 alphanumeric characters (case sensitive). This is in the format of “username@ispname” instead of simply “username”.

•Password: Enter the password provided by your ISP. You can input up to 128 alphanumeric characters (case sensitive).

•Service Name: This item is for identification purposes. If it is required, your ISP provides you the information. Maximum input is 20 alphanumeric characters.

•IP Address: Your WAN IP address. Leave this at 0.0.0.0 to automatically obtain an IP address from your ISP.

•Authentication Protocol: Default is Chap. Your ISP advises on using Chap or Pap.

•Connection:

•Always on: If you want the router to establish a PPPoE session when starting up and to automatically re-establish the PPPoE session when disconnected by the ISP.

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