VSG-1200 V2 User’s Guide

The following table describes the PPPoE related fields in this menu.

Table 75 SMT: WAN Configuration: PPPoE

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

WAN Type? (D/S/

Enter P to enable PPPoE support.

P/T)

 

 

 

Username

Enter the login user name assigned to you by your ISP.

 

 

Password

Enter the password associated with the user name above.

 

 

Connect Setting?

Enter C (Connect on demand) when you don't want the connection up all the time

(C/K)

and specify an idle time-out in the Max. Idle Timeout Setting field. This is the

 

default selection.

 

Enter K (Keep alive) when you want your connection up all the time and specify

 

the redial time in the Redial Period field to set how long the VSG waits before trying

 

to bring up the connection automatically if it is disconnected.

 

 

Redial Period

The field is only visible when you select K in the Connect Setting field.

(Sec)

 

 

Type the time in seconds that elapses before the VSG automatically attempts to

 

reconnect to the PPPoE server. The default is 30 seconds.

Max Idle Time

This field is only visible when you select C in the Connect Setting field.

(Min)

 

 

Type the time in minutes that elapses before the VSG automatically disconnects

 

from the PPPoE server. The default is 10 minutes.

Optional Setting

 

 

 

Service Name

Enter the name of your Internet service provider.

 

 

PPP MTU Setting

Enter the size of a Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU).

 

 

TCP MSS Setting

Enter the size of the Maximum Segment Size (MSS).

 

 

At the “S)ave and return R)eturn without saving M)odify:” prompt, type S and press [ENTER] to save the changes and return to the previous screen, type R and press [ENTER] to discard all changes and return to the previous screen or type M and press [ENTER] to continue configuring the fields. Restart the device when prompted

Press [ESC] and enter Y to stop any actions in the current screen and return to the previous screen. All changes will be discarded.

32.6.3 WAN Type: PPTP

To activate PPTP support on the VSG, enter T in the WAN Type field to display the WAN Configuration screen as shown next. Refer to the related web configurator section for background information.

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