Linksys BEFDSR41W

ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready

• Encapsulation The Gateway supports five encapsulation modes: RFC

1483 Bridged,RFC 1483 Routed,RFC 2364 PPPoA, RFC2516 PPPoE,

and Bridged Mode Only. These modes can be selected from the drop-down

menu next to the Encapsulation setting. Each Setup screen and available

features will differ depending on what kind of connection mode you select.

Each mode is described on the following pages.

• Multiplexing The Gateway supports both VC and LLC multiplexing. Your

ISP will provide the correct selection for this setting.

Instant Broadband™Series

The Setup screen is the first screen you see when you access the web-based

utility. If you have already installed and set up the Gateway, you have already

seen this screen and properly configured each of the values.

• Host Name &Domain Name These fields allow you to supply a host and

domain name for the Gateway. Some ISPs require these names as identifi-

cation. You may have to check with your ISPto see if your broadband

Internet service has been configured with a host and domain name. In most

cases, leaving these fields blank will work.

• Firmware Version This entry shows the version and date of the firmware

you are using. Future versions of the Gateway’ s firmware will be posted and

available for download on the Linksys website at www.linksys.com.

•Current Time The Gatewa y will try to reach an Internet timeserver and dis-

play the current time in this location. If a timesaver cannot be reached, this

will show the time elapsed since the Gateway was powered on.

•Time Zone Set your local time zone in this field. If your region participates

in Daylight Savings Time (DST), check the box next to Daylight Savings

Time.

• LAN IP Address and Subnet Mask The values for the Gateway’s IP

Address and Subnet Mask as seen on the internal LAN are shown here. The

default values are 192.168.1.1for the Device IP Address and 255.255.255.0

for the Subnet Mask.

• Virtual Circuit ID These fields consist of two items: VPI (Virtual Path

Identifier) and VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier). Your ISPwill provide the

correct settings for these fields.

VPI Enter the number provided by your ISP. The number will be in the

range of 0 to 255.

VCI Enter the number provided by your ISP. The number will be in the

range of 0 to 65535.

Note:After setup, you can test and see if the settings are correct by

successfully connecting to the Internet.

Figure 6-4

Setup

Note:The screen you see may vary depending on what kind of con-

nection mode you select.