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4.3.1 CONFIG - WAN Setup

WAN Setup:

The

WAN

configuration page allows you to set the configuration for the WAN/ADSL ports.

ADSL connections can be configured in a variety of ways depending on the ISP/WAN configuration, and the

requirements of your home or office LAN. This 4 Ports 11g ADSL2/2+ Router supports the following ADSL

connection types:

;

PPPoE (RFC2516)

;

PPPoA (RFC2364)

;

DHCP

;

Static

;

Bridged (RFC1483)

;

CLIP (RFC1577)

Configuring the 4 Ports 11g ADSL2/2+ Router to match these connection types may require entry of some or

all of the following values:

;

ISP Account Username and Password

;

VPI/VCI Setting

;

Encapsulation Type/Multiplexing ( Either LLC or VC, check with your ISP for details )

;

ADSL Handshaking Mode ( Default setting is MMODE )

;

Network Settings for Bridged Mode operation:

For Bridged Mode connections (RFC1483), the ISP will need to provide the following information:

;

DSL Fixed Internet IP address

;

Subnet Mask

;

Default Gateway IP Address

;

Primary DNS IP address.

The next sections will describe in detail how to set up each of these connection types and save them as

Connection Profiles.

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4.3.1.1 CONFIG - WAN Setup – New Connection

Click

New Connection

to setup a new connection profile. Different connection profiles may be required if you

connect to more than one ADSL service provider, or if you vary the connection type you use, or if this

WL-8064ARM Wireless ADSL2/2+ Router is used in different locations or countries.

This WL-8064ARM Wireless ADSL2/2+ Router can be configured to maintain up to 8 Connection Profiles.

The

WAN Setup

configuration page enable the user to create, save and select connection profiles as

required. (In many cases, only one connection profile will be required and only one connection profile will be

used at one time).

To complete and save the new Connection Profile, click the

Apply

button, and then click

Save All

.

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4.3.1.1.1 New Connection - PPPoE Connection Setup

PPPoE:

When

PPPoE Mode

is selected, the following screen will pop-up. Point-to-Point Protocol ( PPP ) is a

method of establishing a network connection between network hosts. PPPoE, also known as RFC 2516,

adapts PPP to work over Ethernet for ADSL connections. PPPoE provides a mechanism for authenticating

users by providing User Name and Password fields and it is a connection type provided by many ISP or

Telecom.

±

Name:

Enter the PPPoE connection name. The name must be unique and must not contain

spaces and must not begin with a number.

±

Type:

Connection Type : PPPoE.

±

Sharing:

Select

“Disable”

,

“Enable”

or

“VLAN”

sharing. Default setting is

“Disable”

.

±

Options:

Click to enable

“NAT”

and/or

“Firewall”

functionality. Default is

“Enable”

.

±

VLAN ID:

If

“VLAN”

is selected, manually enter the

“VLAN ID”

and select

“Priority Bits”

from

the drop down manual.

±

PPP Settings:

;

Username:

Your ISP Account ID. Check your ISP for details.

;

Password:

Your ISP Account Password. Check your ISP for details.

;

Idle Timeout:

The Idle Timeout allows you to set the specific period of time, in seconds, to

disconnect from the ISP if the link has no activity detected.

;

Keep Alive:

When the On-Demand option is not enabled, this value specifies the time to

wait without being connected to your provider before terminating the connection. To ensure

that the link is always active, enter 0 in this field.

;

Authentication:

The different types of available authentications are:

z

Auto:

When auto is selected, PAP mode will run by default. However, if PAP fails,

then will run as the secondary protocol. This is the default setting.

z

PAP:

Password Authentication Procedure. Authentication is done through username

and password.

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z

CHAP:

Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol. Typically more secure than

PAP, CHAP uses username and password in combination with a randomly generated

challenge string which has to be authenticated using a one-way hashing function.

;

MTU:

Maximum Transmission Unit. The largest size packet that can be sent by the modem.

If the network stack of any packet is larger than the MTU value, then the packet will be

fragmented before the transmission. This can be set from a minimum 128 to maximum 1500.

;

On Demand:

If enable On Demand mode, the connection will be dropped if no activity is

detected after the specified Idle Timeout value.

;

Default Gateway:

Check box to make this the default connection.

;

Enforce MTU:

Check box if you experience problems accessing the Internet over a PPPoE

connection. This feature will force all TCP traffic to conform with PPP MTU by changing TCP

Maximum Segment Size to PPP MTU. MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is defined as the

maximum packet size (In bytes), that a particular interface can handle.

;

Debug:

Click to enable the Debug function. The complete debugging information will show

and listed in the System Log file.

;

PPP Unnumbered:

Click to enable PPP Unnumbered function then select LAN Group from

the LAN dropdown manual.

±

PVC Settings:

;

PVC:

This field allows you to choose the specific PVC for the PPP session.

;

VPI:

Virtual Path Identifier is a virtual path used for cell routing that is identified by an eight bit

field in the ATM cell header. The VPI field specifies this eight-bit identifier for routing.

;

VCI:

A Virtual Channel Identifier is a virtual channel that is identified by a unique numerical

tag that is defined by a 16-bit field in the ATM cell header. The purpose of the virtual channel

is to identify where the cell should travel. The VCI field specifies this 16 bit numerical tag that

determines the destination.

;

QoS:

Select the Quality of Service (QoS) type. If in doubt leave as default.

;

PCR:

Peak Cell Rate. This is an ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) term to describe the

rate cells per second that the source device may never exceed. Available only when VBR

QoS is chosen.

;

SCR:

Security Cell Rate. This is an ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) term to describe the

security cell transmitted per second.

;

MBS:

Maximum Burst Size. A term used in ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) to specify

the maximum number of cells that can be transmitted at the contracted PCR (Peak Cell Rate).

Available only when VBR QoS is chosen.

;

CDVT:

Cell Delay Variation Time. The Cell Delay Variation is a term used in ATM

(Asynchronous Transfer Mode) to describe the time difference that is acceptable between

cells being presented at the receiving host. Available only when VBR QoS is chosen.

;

Auto PVC:

Click to enable Auto PVC features. Auto PVC allows detection of virtual channels

via the built-in mechanism for communicating ATM Layer information from DSLAM to the

WL-8064ARM Wireless ADSL2/2+ Router.

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±

Connect:

Click

Connect

to attempt an ADSL connection under this connection profile.

±

Disconnect:

Click

Disconnect

to drop the ADSL connection under this connection profile.

±

Apply:

Click

Apply

to complete the connection profile’s setting.

±

Delete:

Click

Delete

to delete a connection.

±

Cancel:

Click

Cancel

to ignore all the changes.

±

To complete and save the connection profile, click

Save All

after clicking the

Apply

button.