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If you check
DHCP Relay Agent
and click
Next
then you must enter the IP address of the
DHCP server which assigns an IP address back to the DHCP client in the LAN. Use this
function only if advised to do so by your network administrator or ISP. Click
Apply
to enable
this function.
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4.3.2 WAN (Wide Area Network)
A WAN (Wide Area Network) is an outside connection to another network or the Internet.
There are three items within the
WAN
section:
ISP
,
DNS
and
ADSL.
4.3.2.1 ISP
The factory default is PPPoE. If your ISP uses this access protocol, click
Edit
to input other
parameters as below. If your ISP does not use PPPoE, you can change the default WAN
connection entry by clicking
Change
.
A simpler alternative is to select
Quick Start
from the main menu on the left. See the Quick
Start section of the manual for more information.
RFC 1483 Routed Connections
Description:
Your description of this connection.
VPI and VCI:
Enter the information provided by your ISP.
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NAT:
The NAT (Network Address Translation) feature allows multiple users to access the
Internet through a single IP account, sharing the single IP address. If users on your LAN
have public IP addresses and can access the Internet directly, the NAT function can be
disabled.
Encapsulation method:
Select the encapsulation format, the default is LLC Bridged.
Select the one provided by your ISP.
DHCP client:
Enable or disable the DHCP client, specify if the router can get an IP
address from the Internet Service Provider (ISP) automatically or not.
Obtain an IP address automatically via DHCP client
to enable the DHCP client
function or click Specify an IP address to disable the DHCP client function, and specify the IP
address manually. The setting of this item is specified by your ISP.
RIP:
RIP v1, RIP v2, RIP v1+v2 and RIP v2 Multicast.
PPPoA Routed Connections
PPPoA stands for Point to Point Protocol over ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (AAL5). It provides
access control and billing functionality in a manner similar to dial-up services using PPP.
Description:
User-definable name for the connection.
VPI/VCI:
Enter the information provided by your ISP.
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NAT:
The NAT (Network Address Translation) feature allows multiple users to access the
Internet through a single IP account, sharing a single IP address. If users on your LAN have
public IP addresses and can access the Internet directly, the NAT function can be disabled.
Username:
Enter the username provided by your ISP. You can input up to
128
alphanumeric characters (case sensitive). This is in the format of “username@ispname”
instead of simply “username”.
Password:
Enter the password provided by your ISP. You can input up to
128
alphanumeric characters (case sensitive).
IP Address:
Your WAN IP address. Leave this at 0.0.0.0 to automatically obtain an IP
address from your ISP.
Authentication Protocol Type:
Default is
Chap (Auto
). Your ISP advises you whether
to use
Chap
or
Pap.
Connection:
If you want the router to establish a PPPoA session when starting up and to
automatically re-establish the PPPoA session when disconnected by the ISP.
RIP:
RIP v1, RIP v2, RIP v1+v2 and RIP v2 Multicast.
MTU:
Maximum Transmission Unit. The size of the largest datagram (excluding
media-specific headers) that the IP attempts to send through the interface.
Apply
PPPoE Routed Connections
PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) provides access control in a manner similar to dial-up services
using PPP.
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Description:
A user-definable name for this connection.
VPI/VCI:
Enter the information provided by your ISP.
NAT:
The NAT (Network Address Translation) feature allows multiple users to access the
Internet through a single ISP account, sharing a single IP address. If users on your LAN
have public IP addresses and can access the Internet directly, the NAT function can be
disabled.
Username:
Enter the username provided by your ISP. You can input up to
128
alphanumeric characters (case sensitive). This is in the format of “username@ispname”
instead of simply “username”.
Password:
Enter the password provided by your ISP. You can input up to
128
alphanumeric characters (case sensitive).
Service Name:
This item is for identification purposes. If it is required, your ISP provides
you the information. Maximum input is
20
alphanumeric characters.
IP Address:
Your WAN IP address. Leave this at 0.0.0.0 to automatically obtain an IP
address from your ISP.
Authentication Protocol:
Default is
Chap.
Your ISP advises on using
Chap
or
Pap.
Connection:
~
Always on:
If you want the router to establish a PPPoE session when starting up
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