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NAT Services:

Select Enable to turn on the Firewall/NAT Service.

Name:

Enter the name of your ISP. This information is for identification

purposes only.

Type:

There six kinds of method (PPPoE/PPPoA/Static/DHCP/Bridge/CLIP).

PPP Settings

Encapsulation:

Select the method of encapsulation used by your ISP from the drop-

down list box. Choices vary depending on the mode you select in the

Mode field.

Username:

Enter the username provided by your ISP.

Password:

Enter the password provided by your ISP.

Idle Timeout:

Idle timeout means the router will disconnect after being idle for a preset

amount of time. The default is 60 seconds. If you set the time to 0, the

ISDN connection will remain always connected to the ISP.

Keep Alive:

If mode is LCP, This is the Keep Alive timer. If a reply to the LCP echo is

not received in this amount if time, the connection is dropped. The

Default is 10.

MAX Fail:

Number of times the connection is tried before giving up if it can't be

connected. The Default is 10.

MRU:

Maximum Receive Unit indicates the peer of PPP connection the

maximum size of the PPP information field this device can be received.

The default value is 1492 and is used in the beginning of the PPP

negotiation. In the normal negotiation, the peer will accept this MRU and

will not send packet with information field larger than this value.

PVC Settings

VPI:

If instructed to change this, type in the VPI value for the initial connec-

tion (using PVC 0). Default = 0.

VCI:

If instructed to change this, type in the VCI value for the initial connec-

tion (using PVC 0). Default = 0.

PCR:

Divide the DSL line rate (bps) by 424 (the size of an ATM cell) to find the

Peak Cell Rate (PCR). This is the maximum rate at which the sender can

send cells.

SCR:

The Sustain Cell Rate (SCR) sets the average cell rate (long-term) that

can be transmitted.

Apply:

Click Apply to save the changes.

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Static Settings

Encapsulation:

Select the method of encapsulation used by your ISP from the drop-

down list box. Choices vary depending on the mode you select in the

Mode field.

IP Address:

Private IP address for connecting to a local private network (Default:

192.168.1.1).

Netmask:

Netmask for the local private network (Default: 255.255.255.0).

Default Gateway:

This field is optional. Enter in the IP address of the router on your

network.

DNS:

Sets the IP address of the DNS server.

Mode:

Bridged and Routed

DHCP Settings

Encapsulation:

Select the method of encapsulation used by your ISP from the drop-

down list box. Choices vary depending on the mode you select in the

Mode field.

IP Address:

Private IP address for connecting to a local private network (Default:

192.168.1.1).

Netmask:

Netmask for the local private network (Default: 255.255.255.0).

Default Gateway:

This field is optional. Enter in the IP address of the router on your

network.

Bridge Settings

Encapsulation:

Select the method of encapsulation used by your ISP from the drop-

down list box. Choices vary depending on the mode you select in the

Mode field.

CLIP Settings

IP Address:

Private IP address for connecting to a local private network (Default:

192.168.1.1).

Netmask:

Netmask for the local private network (Default: 255.255.255.0).

ARP Server:

Translating an IP address to an ATM address.

Default Gateway:

This field is optional. Enter in the IP address of the router on your

network.

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ADSL Handshake

Here you can choose one of four ADSL handshake types, typically MMode (Multimode) will

work on Australian ADSL lines. You should not need to change this setting unless advised by

your ISP.

T1413:

Full-Rate (ANSI T1.413 Issue 2) with line rate support of up to 8 Mbps

downstream and 832 Kbps upstream.

GDMT:

Full-Rate (G.dmt, G992.1) with line rate support of up to 8 Mbps

downstream and 832 Kbps upstream.

GLITE:

G.lite (G.992.2) with line rate support of up to 1.5 Mbps downstream and

512 Kbps upstream.

MMODE:

Support Multi-Mode standard (ANSI T1.413 Issue 2; G.dmt(G.992.1);

G.lite(G.992.2)).

Apply:

Click Apply to save the changes.

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Advanced

The Advanced section is divided into Advanced features and Firewall features, and lets you

configure advanced features like UPnP, SNMP, Bridge Filters, and LAN clients.

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Advanced Features

UPnP

Your NB4 is Universal Plug 'n Play Capable, for security this feature is disabled by default.

UPnP is a method of allowing devices and computer software on your Network to be able to

configure 'unblocked' ports through your NB4 (and through the NB4 firewall). This makes it

easier to run Network games and Programs like Microsoft Messenger etc.

To Enable UPnP click the ENABLE box and choose the connection (usually 'Connection 0')

then click Apply and Save Settings.

Enable UPNP:

Enable the UPnP.

Apply:

Click Apply to save the changes.