Billion Electric Company BiGuard 10, BiGuard 2 user manual Pptp, Protocols

3.6 Information From Your ISP

3.6.1 Protocols

Before configuring this device, you have to check with your ISP (Internet Service Provider) to find out what kind of service is provided such as DHCP, Static IP, PPPoE, or PPTP. The following table outlines each of these protocols:

DHCP

Static IP

PPPoE

PPTP

Big Pond

Configure this WAN interface to use DHCP client protocol to get an IP address from your ISP automatically. Your ISP provides an IP address to the router dynamically when logging in.

Configure this WAN interface with a specific IP address. This IP address should be provided by your ISP.

PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) is known as a dial-up DSL or cable service. It is designed to integrate the broadband services into the current widely deployed, easy-to-use, and low-cost dial-up-access networking infrastructure.

If your ISP provides a PPTP connection, you can use the PPTP protocol to establish a connection to your ISP.

The Big Pond login for Telstra cable in Australia.

If your account uses PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE), you will need to enter your login name and password when configuring your BiGuard 2/10. After the network and firewall are configured, BiGuard 2/10 will login automatically, and you will no longer need to run the login program from your PC.

3.6.2 Configuration Information

If your ISP does not dynamically assign configuration information but instead uses fixed configurations, you will need the following basic information from your ISP:

-An IP address and subnet mask

-A gateway IP address

-One or more domain name server (DNS) IP addresses

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