Chapter 7 Interfaces

Each field is described in the table below.

Table 45 Configuration > Network > Interface > PPP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

User Configuration /

The ZyWALL comes with the (non-removable) System Default PPP interfaces pre-

System Default

configured. You can create (and delete) User Configuration PPP interfaces.

 

 

Add

Click this to create a new user-configured PPP interface.

 

 

Edit

Double-click an entry or select it and click Edit to open a screen where you can modify

 

the entry’s settings.

 

 

Remove

To remove a user-configured PPP interface, select it and click Remove. The ZyWALL

 

confirms you want to remove it before doing so.

 

 

Activate

To turn on an entry, select it and click Activate.

 

 

Inactivate

To turn off an entry, select it and click Inactivate.

 

 

Connect

To connect an interface, select it and click Connect. You might use this in testing the

 

interface or to manually establish the connection for a Dial-on-DemandPPPoE/PPTP

 

interface.

 

 

Disconnect

To disconnect an interface, select it and click Disconnect. You might use this in testing

 

the interface.

 

 

Object References

Select an entry and click Object Reference to open a screen that shows which

 

settings use the entry. See Section 7.3.2 on page 122 for an example.

 

 

#

This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with any interface.

 

 

Status

The activate (light bulb) icon is lit when the entry is active and dimmed when the entry

 

is inactive.

 

The connect icon is lit when the interface is connected and dimmed when it is

 

disconnected.

 

 

Name

This field displays the name of the interface.

 

 

Base Interface

This field displays the interface on the top of which the PPPoE/PPTP interface is.

 

 

Account Profile

This field displays the ISP account used by this PPPoE/PPTP interface.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyWALL.

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to return the screen to its last-saved settings.

 

 

7.4.2 PPP Interface Add or Edit

Note: You have to set up an ISP account before you create a PPPoE/PPTP interface.

This screen lets you configure a PPPoE or PPTP interface. If you enabled IPv6 in the Configuration

>System > IPv6 screen, you can also configure PPP interfaces used for your IPv6 networks on this screen. To access this screen, click the Add icon or an Edit icon in the PPP Interface screen.

 

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