Chapter 5 WAN Setup
Table 23 WAN Configuration: PPPoE or PPPoA
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
PPPoE Service | Type the name of your PPPoE service here. |
Name | This field is not available for a PPPoA connection. |
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Authentication | The |
Method | and CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol). CHAP is |
| more secure than PAP; however, PAP is readily available on more |
| platforms. |
| Use the |
| outgoing calls. Options are: |
| AUTO - Your |
| requested by this remote node. |
| CHAP - Your |
| PAP - Your |
| MSCHAP - Your |
| the Microsoft version of the CHAP. |
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Enable NAT | Select this option to activate NAT on this connection. |
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NAT Type | Select the type of NAT you want the |
| through this connection. |
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Dial on Demand | Select this check box when you do not want the connection up all the |
| time and specify an idle |
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Inactivity | Specify an idle |
Timeout | default setting is 0, which means the Internet session will not timeout. |
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Use Static IPv4 | A static IPv4 address is a fixed IP that your ISP gives you. A dynamic |
Address | IP address is not fixed; the ISP assigns you a different one each time |
| you connect to the Internet. Select this if you do not have a dynamic |
| IP address. |
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IPv4 Address | Enter the static IP address provided by your ISP. |
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Get IPv6 Address | Select this option if you want to have the |
Automatically | IPv6 prefix from the connected router’s Router Advertisement (RA) to |
| generate an IPv6 address. |
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Get IPv6 | Select this option if you also want to obtain an IPv6 address from a |
Address From | DHCPv6 server. |
DHCPv6 |
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Server | The IP address assigned by a DHCPv6 server has priority over the IP |
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| address automatically generated by the |
| IPv6 prefix from an RA. |
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Use Static IPv6 | Select this option if you have a fixed IPv6 address assigned by your |
Address | ISP. |
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IPv6 Address | Enter the static IPv6 address provided by your ISP. |
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IPv6 Address | Enter the bit number of the IPv6 subnet mask. |
Prefix Length |
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Enable PPP | Select this option to display PPP debugging messages on the console. |
Debug Mode |
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