Cisco Systems 2.5 Encapsulation Autodetect

Chapter5 Configuring WAN Connections
Configuring a DSL Connection
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Cisco Router and Security Device Manager 2.5 User’s Guide
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Field Reference
Table 5 -12 describes the fields in this screen.
Encapsulation Autodetect
In this window, choose the type of encapsulation that the WAN link will use. Ask
your service provider or network administrator which type of encapsulation is
used for this link. The interface type determines the types of encapsulation
available.
Table5-12 ATM with RFC 1483 Routing
Element Description
Static IP Address If you choose Static IP Address, enter the IP address and subnet
mask or the network bits in the fields provided. For more
information, see IP Addresses and Subnet Masks.
Dynamic (DHCP Client) If you choose Dynamic, the router will lease an IP address from a
remote DHCP server. Enter the name of the DHCP server that will
assign addresses.
IP Unnumbered Click 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 you want to use for the
interface you are configuring.
Dynamic DNS Choose dynamic DNS if you want to update your DNS servers
automatically whenever the WAN interface IP address changes.
Click the Dynamic DNS button to configure dynamic DNS.