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Figure 4-6

¾

Remove:

Select the check box in the table on the screen above and then click the

Remove

button, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table.

)

Note:

One ETH is allowed to configure as the layer 2 WAN Interface.

4.4.2 WAN Service

Choose “

Advanced Setup

”

Æ

“

WAN Service

”, and you will see the WAN Port Information Table in

the screen similar to Figure 4-7, which describes the WAN port settings and the relevant

manipulation to each interface. After you add a new Lay2 Interface, please follow the instructions

below to complete the further configuration of WAN Interface. There are five different

configurations for the connection types, which are PPPoE, IPoE, Bridge, PPPoA, and IPoA. You

can select the corresponding types according to your needs.

Figure 4-7

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Note:

1) The following section adopts different VPI, VCI to introduce further configuration for the

different connection types, if you need to change the configuration of ATM PVC (VPI/VCI), you

should go to the previous section (

4.4.1

Layer2 Interface

) to configure them again.

2) ETH and ATM service can not coexist. If the ETH Interface had configured, you cannot

configure any other WAN service over the ATM Interface until the ETH Interface is deleted.

4.4.2.1 ATM-EoA-PPPoE

If your ISP provides a

PPPoE

connection and you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the steps

below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface:

1.

Add a

new

ATM interface and select

EoA

option for DSL Link Type (

4.4.1.1

ATM interface

).

2.

Click the

Add

button on the screen Figure 4-7 and you will enter the next screen as shown in

Figure 4-8. Click

Next

.

Figure 4-8

3.

Select the

WAN service type

in Figure 4-9. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select

PPPoE

option. You can create a service name for the

Service Description

or leave it the

default name. Click

Next

.

Figure 4-9

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4.

Enter the following parameters and then click

Next

.

Figure 4-10

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PPP Username/Password

: Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.

These fields are case-sensitive.

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PPPoE Service Name

: Enter the Service Name if it was provided by your ISP. If you leave it

blank, the default name will be the same as the

Service Description

on the previous screen.

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Authentication Method

: Select the

Authentication Method

from the drop-down list, the

default method is

AUTO

, and you can leave it as a default setting.

)

Note:

If you are not sure about the

PPP IP extension

and

PPP Debug Mode

etc. below, please don’t

select these options.

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MTU Size

: Maximum Transmission Unit Size. Check this box then you can change the MTU

size. The default

MTU

value is 1480 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default

value unless required by your ISP.

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Enable Fullcone NAT

: It is a type of NAT, if not enabled, the default NAT will act.

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Dial on demand (with idle timeout timer)

: The Router will cut off the Internet connection after

it has been inactive for a specific period of time (idle timeout), and it will automatically

re-establish the connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If your

Internet is charged by time you may want to select this option in order to save money.

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PPP IP extension

: Select this option to get the public IP address from the PPP server to your

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PC, and the NAT and SPI Firewall will be closed. Sometimes you can think it as bridge while

PPP dialing in the router. It’s a special feature deployed by some ISP. Unless your ISP

specifically requires this setup, do not select it.

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Use Static IPv4 Address

: If your ISP gives you a static

WAN

,

Gateway

and

DNS

IP address,

select this option to enter them manually.

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Enable PPP Debug Mode

: Select this option to debug the PPP function and you can see

many PPP log information in the System Log. Only PPP has this debug Mode.

¾

Bridge PPPoE Frames Between WAN and Local Ports

: Select this option to start PPP

connection in your local PC.

¾

Enable

IGMP Multicast Proxy

: IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) is used to

manage multicasting on TCP/IP networks. Some ISPs use IGMP to perform remote

configuration for client devices, such as the Router. The default value is disabled, and if you

are not sure, please contact your ISP or just leave it.

5.

Select a preferred wan interface as the system default gateway in Figure 4-11 and click

Next

.

Figure 4-11

6.

Configure the DNS Server Addresses on the screen below and click

Next

.

Figure 4-12

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Obtain DNS info from a WAN Interface:

You can select this option to automatically get DNS

server information from the selected WAN interface.

¾

Use the following Static DNS IP Address:

You can select this option to manually enter the

primary and /or optional secondary DNS server IP addresses provided by your ISP.

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Note:

If only single PVC with IPoA is configured, you must enter static DNS server IP addresses.

7.

On the next screen you will see the detailed settings you’ve made. Please click the

Apply/Save

button to save these settings.

Figure 4-13

8.

On the next screen you will see the WAN Port Information Table with the new configuration.

Figure 4-14

¾

Remove:

Select the check box in the table above and then click

Remove

, the corresponding

interface will be deleted in the table.

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