Chapter 7 Internet Setup

Table 14 Interface Setup > Internet (PPPoA/PPPoE) (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Bridge

This field is only available when you select PPPoE LLC or PPPoE VC-

Interface

Mux in the Encapsulation field.

 

Use this field to enable or disable the bridge mode. Activate the bridge

 

mode when your ISP provides you with more than one IP address and

 

you want the connected computers to get individual IP address from

 

ISP’s DHCP server directly.

 

 

Connection Setting

 

 

Connection

Select Always On (Recommended) when you want your connection

 

up all the time. The P-660RU-Tx will try to bring up the connection

 

automatically if it is disconnected.

 

Select Connect On-Demandwhen you don't want the connection up all

 

the time and specify an idle time-out in minutes. The default setting is 0

 

minute, which means the Internet session will not timeout.

 

Select Connect Manually to establish the connection only when you

 

need it.

 

Note: Do not specify an always-on connection unless your

 

telephone company offers flat-rate service or you need a

 

constant connection and the cost is of no concern.

 

 

TCP MSS

The TCP Maximum Segment Size (MSS) defines the size of the largest

Option

packet allowed on an interface or connection. Enter the TCP MSS in this

 

field. In general, the TCP MSS is 1452.

 

 

IP Address

 

 

 

Get IP Address

Select the type of IP address provided by your ISP. A static IP address is

 

a fixed IP that your ISP gives you. A dynamic IP address is not fixed; the

 

ISP assigns you a different one each time you connect to the Internet.

 

 

Static IP

Type your ISP assigned IP address in the field.

Address

 

 

 

IP Subnet Mask

Enter a subnet mask in dotted decimal notation.

 

 

Gateway

Specify a gateway IP address (supplied by your ISP).

 

 

NAT

Use this field to enable or disable Network Address Translation (NAT).

 

 

Default Route

Select Yes to direct traffic not listed in the routing table to the default

 

gateway. Select No to drop traffic not listed in the routing table.

 

 

TCP MTU

The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) defines the size of the largest

Option

packet allowed on an interface or connection. Enter the MTU in this field.

 

 

Dynamic Route

RIP (Routing Information Protocol) allows a router to exchange routing

 

information with other routers.

 

Select the RIP version from RIP1, RIP2-Band RIP2-M.

 

 

Direction

Use this field to control how much routing information the P-660RU-Tx

 

sends and receives on the subnet.

 

Select the RIP direction from None, Both, IN Only and OUT Only.

 

 

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