
Prestige 794M User’s Guide
Operationally, PPPoE saves significant effort for both you and the ISP or carrier, as it requires no specific configuration of the broadband modem at the customer site. By implementing PPPoE directly on the Prestige (rather than individual computers), the computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed, since the Prestige does that part of the task. Furthermore, with NAT, all of the LAN computers will have access.
4.1.1.3 PPPoA
PPPoA stands for Point to Point Protocol over ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (AAL5). A PPPoA connection functions like a
4.1.1.4 IPoA
With IPoA (IP over ATM), the Prestige attempts to map the IP subnet onto the ATM network.
4.2 ISP
Use the ISP screens to configure the Prestige for Internet access. The screen differs by the encapsulation.
Figure 29 WAN: ISP
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 21 WAN: ISP
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
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Name | This field displays the descriptive name of this Internet access setting for |
| identification purposes. |
Encapsulation | This field displays the connection type. |
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Creator | This field indicates how this Internet access setting is created. |
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VPI | This field displays the VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) number. |
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VCI | This field displays the VCI (Virtual Circuit Identifier) number. |
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Edit | Click Edit to change the Internet access settings. The configuration screen varies |
| depending on the encapsulation (or connection type). |
Change | Click Change to select a different encapsulation and change the settings. |
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