Chapter 6. Configuring WAN Settings
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’s Manual
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Table 6.1. WAN PPPoE Configuration Parameters
Setting
Description
Host Name
Host name is optional but may be required by some ISP.
User Name and
Password
Enter the username and password you use to log into your ISP. (Note: this is
different from the information you used to log into Configuration Manager.)
Primary/ Secondary
DNS
IP address of the primary and/or secondary DNS are optional as PPPoE will
automatically detect the DNS IP addresses configured at your ISP. However,
if there are other DNS servers you would rather use, enter the IP addresses
in the spaces provided.
Connection Options
The default setting for this option is
“Disable”. You can also select either Dial-
On-Demand or Keep-Alive if desired.
Dial-On-Demand
Enter the inactivity timeout period at which you want to disconnect the Internet
connection when there is no traffic. The minimum value of inactivity timeout is
30 seconds. RIP and SNTP services may interfere with this function if there
are activities from these two services. Make sure that the update interval
setting of the system date and time (in the System Management / Date/Time
Setup configuration page
– see 12.4 Setup Date and Time for details) is
greater than the inactivity timeout value.
Keep Alive
Enable this option if you wish to keep your Internet connection active, even
when there is no traffic. Enter the value for the
“Echo Interval” at which you
want the Internet Security Router to send out some data periodically to your
ISP. The default value of
“Echo Interval” is 60 second.
6.2.2
Configuring PPPoE for WAN
Follow the instructions below to configure PPPoE settings:
1.
Select PPPoE from the Connection Mode drop-down list as shown in Figure 6.1.
2.
(Optional) Enter host name in the space provided if required by your ISP.
3.
If you are connecting to the Internet using PPPoE, you probably only have to enter User Name
and Password in the PPPoE Configuration page as shown in Figure 6.1 unless you want to use
your preferred DNS servers.
4.
(Optional) Enter the IP addresses for the primary and secondary DNS servers if you want to use
your preferred DNS servers; otherwise, skip this step.
5.
Choose a connection option and enter appropriate setting if desired. The default setting is
“Disable”.
6.
Click
to save the PPPoE settings when you are done with the configuration. You
’ll see a
summary of the WAN configuration at the bottom half of the configuration page. Note that if the
default gateway address is not shown immediately, click on the WAN menu to open the WAN
configuration page again.
6.3
Dynamic IP
6.3.1
WAN Dynamic IP Configuration Parameters
Table 6.2 describes the configuration parameters available for dynamic IP connection mode.
Table 6.2. WAN Dynamic IP Configuration Parameters