Prestige 2602HW Series User’s Guide

Table 23 WAN Setup (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Connect on Demand

Select Connect on Demand when you don't want the connection up all the time

 

and specify an idle time-out in the Max Idle Timeout field.

Max Idle Timeout

Specify an idle time-out in the Max Idle Timeout field when you select Connect

 

on Demand. The default setting is 0, which means the Internet session will not

 

timeout.

PPPoE Passthrough

This field is available when you select PPPoE encapsulation.

(PPPoE

In addition to the Prestige's built-in PPPoE client, you can enable PPPoE pass

encapsulation only)

through to allow up to ten hosts on the LAN to use PPPoE client software on their

 

computers to connect to the ISP via the Prestige. Each host can have a separate

 

account and a public WAN IP address.

 

PPPoE pass through is an alternative to NAT for application where NAT is not

 

appropriate.

 

Disable PPPoE pass through if you do not need to allow hosts on the LAN to use

 

PPPoE client software on their computers to connect to the ISP.

Subnet Mask

Enter a subnet mask in dotted decimal notation.

(ENET ENCAP

Refer to the appendix on IP subnetting to calculate a subnet mask If you are

encapsulation only)

implementing subnetting.

ENET ENCAP

You must specify a gateway IP address (supplied by your ISP) when you select

Gateway

ENET ENCAP in the Encapsulation field

(ENET ENCAP

 

encapsulation only)

 

Zero Configuration

This feature is not applicable/available when you configure the Prestige to use a

 

static WAN IP address or in bridge mode.

 

Select Yes to set the Prestige to automatically detect the Internet connection

 

settings (such as the VCI/VPI numbers and the encapsulation method) from the

 

ISP and make the necessary configuration changes.

 

Select No to disable this feature. You must manually configure the Prestige for

 

Internet access.

Back

Click Back to return to the previous screen.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save the changes.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

7.7 Traffic Redirect

Traffic redirect forwards traffic to a backup gateway when the Prestige cannot connect to the Internet. An example is shown in the figure below.

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Chapter 7 WAN Setup