Chapter6 Edit Interface/Connection
Connection: ADSL
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Cisco Router and Security Device Manager 2.5 User’s Guide
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Virtual Circuit Identifier
The virtual circuit identifier (VCI) is used in ATM switching and routing to
identify a particular connection within a path that your connection may share with
other connections. Enter the VCI value given to you by your service provider.
If you are editing an existing connection, this field is disabled. If you need to
change this value, delete the connection and re-create it using the value you need .
IP Address
Choose how the router will obtain an IP address for this link.
Static IP address—If you choose Static IP Address, enter the IP address and
subnet mask, or network bits in the fields provided. For more information, se e
IP Addresses and Subnet Masks.
Dynamic IP address—If you choose Dynamic, the router will lease an IP
address from a remote DHCP server. Then enter the name or IP address of the
DHCP server.
Unnumbered IP address—Choose IP Unnumbered if you want the interface
to share an IP address that has already been assigned to another interface.
Then choose the interface whose IP address this interface is to share.
IP Negotiated—This interface will obtain an IP address using PPP/IP Control
Protocol (IPCP) address negotiation.
Hostname
If your service provider has provided a hostname for DHCP option 12, enter it
here.
Operating Mode
Choose one of the following values:
auto—Configure the Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) after
autonegotiating with the digital subscriber access line multiplexer (DSLAM)
located at the central office.
ansi-dmt—Configure the ADSL line to train in the ANSI T1.413 Issue 2
mode.
itu-dmt—Configure the ADSL line to train in the ITU G.992.1 mode.