Dial-up Access Only: Specify whether to enable the Dial-up Access Only function. If enabled, only the Dial-in Users and the user with Exceptional IP can access the Internet.

PPPoE User Isolation: Specify whether to allow the Dial-in Users to communicate with one another.

Primary/Secondary Enter the Primary/Secondary DNS server address. The default is

DNS:0.0.0.0.

Max Sessions: Specify the maximum number of the sessions for PPPoE server. The default is 256.

Max Echo-Requests:Specify the maximum number of Echo-Requests sent by the server to wait for response. The default is 10. The link will be dropped when the number of the unacknowledged LCP echo requests reaches your specified Max Echo-Requests.

Idle Timeout: Enter the maximum idle time. The session will be terminated after it has been inactive for this specified period. It can be 0-10080 minutes. If you want your Internet connection to remain on at all times, enter 0 in the Idle Timeout field. The default value is 30.

Authentication: Select the Authentication type. It can be Local authentication and Remote authentication. Select Local authentication for authentication in PPPoE server and select Remote authentication for authentication in the remote server.

Auth Protocol: Select at least one authentication protocol for Local Authentication.

PAP, transferring username and password in plain text in the network, is used in a less secured network.

CHAP is more secured for it adopts three handshakes and does not transfer password in plain text.

MS-CHAP, put forward by Microsoft, adopts a different encryption algorithm of CHAP.

MS-CHAP v2 with a higher security is an improved version of MS-CHAP.

Radius Server: It is available when Remote Authentication is selected. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) provides an authentication for dial-up users. Enter the Radius Server address for Remote authentication.

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