Billion Electric Company 5100S user manual IP Address and Subnet Mask, Or PPPoE

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Mode	From the Mode drop-down list box, select Routing (default) if your ISP allows
	multiple computers to share an Internet account. Otherwise select Bridge.
Encapsulation	Select the encapsulation type your ISP uses from the Encapsulation drop-down
	list box. Choices vary depending on what you select in the Mode field.
	If you select Bridge in the Mode field, select either PPPoA or RFC 1483.
	If you select Routing in the Mode field, select PPPoA, RFC 1483, ENET ENCAP
	or PPPoE.
Multiplex	Select the multiplexing method used by your ISP from the Multiplex drop-down
	list box either VC-based or LLC-based.
Virtual Circuit ID	VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) and VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) define a virtual
	circuit. Refer to
VPI	Enter the VPI assigned to you. This field may already be configured.
VCI	Enter the VCI assigned to you. This field may already be configured.
Next	Click this button to go to the next wizard screen. The next wizard screen you see
	depends on what protocol you chose above. Click on the protocol link to see the
	next wizard screen for that protocol.

3.6 IP Address and Subnet Mask

Similar to the way houses on a street share a common street name, so too do computers on a

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