Motorola VT2442 WAN Setup for PPPoE DSL, PPPoE Connection Setup fields and buttons, Description

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Configuration: Basic Advanced TCP/IP Wireless

WAN Setup for PPPoE (DSL)

PPPoE Connection Setup fields and buttons

Field or Button	Description
Options	We recommend leaving the following selected:
	• NAT — Enables Network Address Translation
	• Firewall — Enables the VT2442 firewall
User name	Your PPPoE user name provided by your DSL provider.
Password	Your PPPoE password provided by your DSL provider.
Keep Alive	Sets the time before your DSL provider terminates an inactive connection. To ensure that your
	DSL link is always active, type 0 in this field.

Authentication Sets the authentication:

•Auto — Automatic

•CHAP — Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

•PAP — Password Authentication Protocol

Microsoft CHAP v2 is supported in the Auto and CHAP options. MS CHAP v1 is not supported.

MTU	The maximum transmission unit for the DSL connection. It is a negotiated value that represents
	the maximum size in bytes of the packets sent over the connection. The default is 1492. The
	maximum is 1500. The minimum is 64.
Override MAC	If your cable or DSL provider associates a particular service to a specific device, such as your
	computer, select this field and type that MAC address in the MAC field to use as a “virtual” WAN
	MAC address instead of the VT2442 MAC address. By default, the MAC address printed on the
	VT2442 is displayed in this field.
Restore	Restores the actual VT2442 MAC address.
Enforce MTU	If enabled (the default), all TCP segments must have a size within the PPPoE MTU. If you disable
	this, you may have problems accessing some Internet sites.
Debug	Enables PPPoE debugging for use by technical support personnel only.

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