Chapter 12 WAN
NBG-419N User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 49 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation
LABEL DESCRIPTION
ISP Parameters for Internet Access
Connection Type To configure a PPTP client, you must configure the User Name and
Password fields for a PPP connection and the PPTP parameters for
a PPTP connection.
User Name Type the user name given to you by your ISP.
Password Type the password associated with the User Name above.
Retype to Confirm Type your password again to make sure that you have entered is
correctly.
Nailed-up
Connection
Select Nailed-Up Connection if you do not want the connection to
time out.
Idle Timeout This value specifies the time in minutes that elapses before the
NBG-419N automatically disconnects from the PPTP server.
PPTP Configuration
Server IP Address Type the IP address of the PPTP server.
Get automatically
from ISP
Select this option If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address.
This is the default selection.
Use Fixed IP
Address
Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address.
IP Address Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Use Fixed IP
Address.
IP Subnet Mask Your NBG-419N will automatically calculate the subnet mask based
on the IP address that you assign. Unless you are implementing
subnetting, use the subnet mask computed by the NBG-419N.
Gateway IP
Address Enter a Gateway IP Address (if your ISP gave you one) in this
field.
WAN IP Address Assignment
Get automatically
from ISP
Select this to get your WAN IP address from your ISP.
Use Fixed IP
Address
Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address.
My WAN IP
Address Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Use Fixed IP
Address.
WAN DNS Assignment