Chapter 5 WAN Setup

Table 9 WAN > Internet Connection (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Mode

The ZyXEL Device is in routing mode by default. This allows multiple

 

computers to share an Internet account. Select the method of

 

encapsulation (ENET ENCAP or PPPoE) used by your ISP from the

 

drop-down list box.

 

Otherwise, select Bridge when your ISP provides you more than one

 

IP address and you want the connected computers to get individual IP

 

address from ISP’s DHCP server directly. If you select Bridge, you

 

cannot use IP filter, DHCP server and NAT on the ZyXEL Device.

 

 

User Name

(PPPoE encapsulation only) Enter the user name exactly as your ISP

 

assigned. If assigned a name in the form user@domain where domain

 

identifies a service name, then enter both components exactly as

 

given.

 

 

Password

(PPPoE encapsulation only) Enter the password associated with the

 

user name above.

 

 

Service Name

(PPPoE encapsulation only) Type the name of your PPPoE service here.

 

 

Retry when

(PPPoE encapsulation only) Select this to have the ZyXEL Device send

the

the password for authentication again if an attempt fails.

authentication

fails

 

 

 

Retry Interval

(PPPoE encapsulation only) Type a number of seconds for the ZyXEL

 

Device to wait before resending the password for authentication after

 

an attempt has failed.

 

 

IP Address

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.

 

Select Obtain an IP Address Automatically if you have a dynamic

 

IP address; otherwise select Static IP Address and type your ISP

 

assigned IP address in the IP Address field below.

 

 

IP Address

Enter the IP address assigned by your ISP if you select Static IP

 

Address.

 

 

Subnet Mask

Enter a subnet mask in dotted decimal notation when you select ENET

 

ENCAP in the Mode field.

 

 

Gateway IP

You must specify a gateway IP address (supplied by your ISP) when

address

you select ENET ENCAP in the Mode field.

 

 

Connection

 

(PPPoE only)

 

 

 

Nailed-Up

Select Nailed-Up Connection when you want your connection up all

Connection

the time. The ZyXEL Device will try to bring up the connection

 

automatically if it is disconnected.

 

 

Connect on

Select Connect on Demand when you don't want the connection up

Demand

all the time and specify an idle time-out in the Max Idle Time field.

 

 

Max Idle Time

Specify an idle time-out in the Max Idle Time field when you select

 

Connect on Demand. The default setting is 0, which means the

 

Internet session will not timeout.

 

 

NAT

 

 

 

Active NAT

Select this check box to enable NAT on this connection.

 

 

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