ZyXEL Communications P-324 4.2.3 PPPoE Encapsulation, LAN Setup, 4-5WizardSetup, Prestige 324 Intelligent Broadband Sharing Gateway

	Prestige 324 Intelligent Broadband Sharing Gateway
	Table 4-3 PPTP Encapsulation
FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Encapsulation	Select PPTP from the pull-down list box.
User Name	Type the user name given to you by your ISP.
Password	Type the password associated with the User Name above.
Nailed Up	Select Nailed Up Connection if you do not want the connection to time out.
Connection
Idle Timeout	Type the time in seconds that elapses before the router automatically disconnects
	from the PPTP server. The default is 45 seconds.
PPTP Configuration
My IP Address	Type the (static) IP address assigned to you by your ISP.
My IP Subnet Mask	Type the subnet mask assigned to you by your ISP (if given).
Server IP Address	Type the IP address of the PPTP server.
Connection	Enter the connection ID or connection name in this field. It must follow the "c:id" and
	"n:name" format. For example, C:12 or N:My ISP.
ID/Name
	This field is optional and depends on the requirements of your xDSL modem.
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4.2.3 PPPoE Encapsulation

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) functions as a dial-up connection. PPPoE is an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) draft standard specifying how a host personal computer interacts with a broadband modem (for example xDSL, cable, wireless, etc.) to achieve access to high-speed data networks. It preserves the existing Microsoft Dial-Up Networking experience and requires no new learning or procedures.

For the service provider, PPPoE offers an access and authentication method that works with existing access control systems (for instance, Radius). For the user, PPPoE provides a login and authentication method that

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