Actiontec MI424-WR-Rev-C Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Internet Connection Firewall

Enable or disable the firewall for this interface. It is recommended to keep the

firewall enabled for all of the FiOS Router’s connection interfaces.

Additional IP Addresses

Click

New IP Address

to generate the “Additional IP Address Settings” screen,

where additional IP addresses can be created to access the FiOS Router via the

connection.

5.7

WAN PPPoE Connection

WAN Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) relies on two widely

accepted standards: Point-to-Point Protocol and Ethernet. PPPoE enables

Ethernet networked computers to exchange information with computers on the

Internet. PPPoE supports the protocol layers and authentication widely used in

PPP and enables a point-to-point connection to be established in the normally

multipoint architecture of Ethernet. A discovery process in PPPoE determines

the Ethernet MAC address of the remote device in order to establish a session.

Click

WAN PPPoE

in the Network Connections screen to generate the

“WAN PPPoE Properties” screen. This screen displays a list of the connection’s

properties. The only modifications that can be made from this screen are

disabling the connection (by clicking

Disable

) or renaming the connection (by

entering a new name in the “Name” text box).

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5.7a

Configuring the WAN PPPoE Connection

Click

Settings

in the WAN PPPoE Properties screen to generate the “Configure

WAN PPPoE” screen.

General

The top part of the Configure WAN PPPoE screen displays general

communication parameters. We recommend not changing the default values in

this section unless familiar with networking concepts.

Status

Displays the connection status of the WAN PPPoE connection. (“Down,”

“Disabled,”“Connected,” etc.)

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When should this rule occur?

Displays when the rule is active. To schedule

rules, see “Advanced Settings” chapter.

Network

Select the type of connection being configured from the drop-down

list (

Broadband

Connection

,

Network (Home/Office)

, or

DMZ

).

Connection

Type

Displays the type of connection. Since this is PPPoE

connection, “PPPoE” is displayed.

MTU

MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) specifies the largest packet size

permitted for Internet transmission. “Automatic, sets the MTU at 1492. Other

choices include “Automatic,” which sets the MTU according to the connection to

the ISP, and “Manual,” which allows the MTU to be set manually.

Underlying

Connection

Specify the underlying connection above which

the protocol initiates from the drop-down list, which displays all possible

underlying devices.

PPP Configuration

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is the most popular method for transporting

packets between the user and the ISP.

Service

Name

Specify the networking peer’s service name, if provided by the

ISP, in this text box.

On-Demand

To use PPP on demand to initiate the point-to-point protocol

session only when packets are actually sent over the Internet, click in this check

box. This option should be active on a limited basis

Idle Time Before Hanging Up

Enter the amount of idle time, in minutes, before

the PPP session automatically ends .

Time Between Reconnect Attempts

In this text box, specify the duration

between PPP reconnect attempts, as provided by the ISP.

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PPP Authentication

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) currently supports four authentication

protocols:

Password Authentication Protocol

(PAP),

Challenge Handshake

Authentication Protocol

(CHAP), and

Microsoft CHAP versions 1

and

2

. Select

the authentication protocols the FiOS Router may use when negotiating with a

PPTP server in this section. Select all the protocols if no information is available

about the server’s authentication methods. Note that encryption is performed

only if Microsoft CHAP, Microsoft CHAP version 2, or both are selected.

Warning:

The PPP Authentication settings should not be changed unless

instructed to do so by your ISP.

Login User Name

Enter the user name (provided by the ISP) in this text box.

Login Password

Enter the password (provided by the ISP) in this text box.

Support Unencrypted Password (PAP)

Password Authentication Protocol

(PAP) is a simple, plain-text authentication scheme. The user name and password

are requested by the networking peer in plain-text. PAP, however, is not a secure

authentication protocol. Man-in-the-middle attacks can easily determine the

remote access client’s password. PAP offers no protection against replay attacks,

remote client impersonation, or remote server impersonation.

Support Challenge Handshake Authentication (CHAP)

Click in this check

box to activate CHAP, a challenge-response authentication protocol that uses

MD5 to hash the response to a challenge. CHAP protects against replay attacks

by using an arbitrary challenge string per authentication attempt.

Support Microsoft CHAP

Click in this check box if communicating with a peer

that uses Microsoft CHAP authentication protocol.

Support Microsoft CHAP Version 2

Select this check box if communicating

with a peer that uses Microsoft CHAP Version 2 authentication protocol.

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PPP Compression

The PPP Compression Control Protocol (CCP) is responsible for configuring,

enabling, and disabling data compression algorithms on both ends of the

point-to-point link. It is also used to signal a failure of the compression/

decompression mechanism in a reliable manner.

For each compression algorithm (

BSD

and

Deflate

), select one of the following

from the drop-down list:

Reject

Selecting this option rejects PPP connections with peers that use the

compression algorithm. If Reject is activated, throughput may diminish.

Allow

Selecting this option allows PPP connections with peers that use the

compression algorithm.

Require

Selecting this option insures a connection with a peer using the

compression algorithm.

Internet Protocol

Select one of the following Internet Protocol options from the “Internet Protocol”

drop-down list:

Obtain an IP Address Automatically

This option is selected by default. Change

only if required by the ISP. The server that assigns the FiOS Router with an IP

address also assigns a subnet mask. Override the dynamically assigned subnet

mask by selecting the “Override Subnet Mask” and entering a different subnet

mask.

Use the Following IP Address

Select this option to configure the FiOS Router

to use a permanent (static) IP address. The ISP should provide this address.

DNS Server

The Domain Name System (DNS) is the method by which website or domain

names are translated into IP addresses. The FiOS Router can be configured

to automatically obtain a DNS server address, or the address can be entered

manually, according to the information provided by the ISP.

To configure the connection to automatically obtain a DNS server address, select

Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically

from the “DNS Server” drop-down

list. To manually configure DNS server addresses, select

Use the Following DNS

Server Addresses

from the “DNS Server” drop-down list. Up to two different

DNS server addresses can be entered (Primary and Secondary).

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