Prestige 334W User’s Guide

 

 

Table 3-6 Wizard 4: PPTP Encapsulation

LABEL

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

ISP Parameters for Internet Access

 

 

 

Encapsulation

 

Select PPTP from the drop-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 100 seconds.

 

 

 

PPTP Configuration

 

 

 

My IP Address

 

Type the (static) IP address assigned to you by your ISP.

 

 

 

My IP Subnet

 

Type the subnet mask assigned to you by your ISP (if given).

Mask

 

 

 

 

 

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

ID/Name

 

"n:name" format. For example, C:12 or N:My ISP.

 

 

This field is optional and depends on the requirements of your ISP.

Back

 

Click Back to return to the previous screen.

 

 

 

Next

 

Click Next to continue.

 

 

 

3.6Wizard Setup: Screen 5

The fifth wizard screen allows you to configure WAN IP address assignment, DNS server address assignment and the WAN MAC address.

3.6.1WAN IP Address Assignment

Every computer on the Internet must have a unique IP address. If your networks are isolated from the Internet, for instance, only between your two branch offices, you can assign any IP addresses to the hosts without problems. However, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved the following three blocks of IP addresses specifically for private networks.

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