Enterasys Networks 9033900-04 manual PPPoE

PPPoE
4-12 Advanced Configuration
PPPoE
SincemanyInternetServiceProviders(ISP)usePoint‐to‐PointProtocoloverEthernet(PPPoE)to
establishcommunicationswithendusers,theaccesspointincludesabuilt‐inclientforthis
protocol.YoucanconfiguretheaccesspointtosupportPPPoEasanauthenticationmethodto
establishcommunicationswithendusers.
Using Web Management
SelectPPPoESettingsfromthemenu.
•PPPoE:enablestheaccesspointtosupportPPPoEasanauthenticationmethodtoestablish
communicationswithendusersthroughanISP.Default:Disable
• Username:TheusernameassignedbyyourserviceproviderforthePPPoEtunnel.Therangeis
1to63alphanumericcharacters.
• Password:ThepasswordassignedbyyourserviceproviderforthePPPoEtunnel.Therangeis
1to63alphanumericcharacters.
• ServiceName:TheservicenameassignedbyyourserviceproviderforthePPPoE.Theservice
namemayberequiredbysomeserviceproviders.Therangeis1to63alphanumeric
characters.
•IPAllocationMode:SpecifieshowIPaddressesforthePPPoEtunnelareconfiguredontheRJ‐
45interface.Theallocationmodedependsonthetypeofserviceyouhavepurchasedfromthe
ISP.IfAutomaticallyallocatedisselected,DHCPisusedtoallocatetheIPaddressesforthe
PPPoEconnection.IfstaticaddresseshavebeenassignedtoyoubytheISP,youmust
manuallyentertheassignedaddresses.ThedefaultsettingisAutomaticallyallocated.