Chapter 4 Connection Wizard

This wizard screen varies according to the connection type that you select.

Figure 15 Wizard Step 3: ISP Parameters.

The following table describes the labels in this screen,

Table 11 Wizard Step 3: ISP Parameters

CONNECTION

DESCRIPTION

TYPE

 

Ethernet

Select the Ethernet option when the WAN port is used as a regular

 

Ethernet.

 

 

PPPoE

Select the PPP over Ethernet option for a dial-up connection. If

 

your ISP gave you an IP address and/or subnet mask, then select

 

PPTP.

 

 

PPTP

Select the PPTP option for a dial-up connection.

 

 

4.4.1 Ethernet Connection

Choose Ethernet when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet. Continue to Section 4.4.4 on page 47.

Figure 16 Wizard Step 3: Ethernet Connection

4.4.2 PPPoE Connection

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) functions as a dial-up connection. PPPoE is an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) standard specifying how a host

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