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General Reference Guide eWON Configuration
RG-001-0-EN ver 1.5 eWON® - 20/03/2009 - ©ACT'L sa Page 48
Ethernet WAN Connection - Disconnection sequence (since firmware 5.4)
Connection:
- Ethernet WAN interface is pulled up (the Link Led will lighten if a cable is connected)
- Apply DNS server change if valid
- Configure the Default gateway for the interface if valid
Disconnection:
- Remove the default gateway if it was configured during connection
- Pull down the Ethernet WAN interface (the Link Led will go off)
- Remove the DNS configuration if it has changed
Since firmware 5.4, the WAN Link Led behavior depends on your configuration.
It is not only hardware related.
By default, the WAN Link Led is off even if a cable is plugged.
Ethernet WAN permanently activated (before firmware 5.4)
Before revision 5.4, the WAN Ethernet interface was configured during eWON boot time. When the Internet connection was “activated” by the
WAN management, the Interface configuration was not affected, only the gateway configuration was modified.
Since version 5.4, the WAN Ethernet interface is managed like the PPP interface i.e. it is pulled up when activated and pulled down when
deactivated.
Consequently, the WAN Ethernet IP configuration can be changed and the new configuration will be applied the next time the interface goes up.
3.3.4.2.5.3 PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
In the eWON, the PPP is the Modem connection
This PPP connection could
- be an Incoming or Outgoing modem connection
- update the default Gateway of the eWON
- be considered as a WAN
Depending of the PPP connection type, the Gateway (GW) and/or the WAN are presents.
(*) Only if “Use incoming for outgoing” is checked
PPP connection type Gateway WAN
default Outgoing connection
(eWON acts as PPP client)
Yes Yes
Callback to “Primary/Secondary server”
Outgoing connection
(eWON acts as PPP client)
Yes Yes
Callback to “User Defined Phone Number”
Outgoing connection
(eWON acts as PPP client)
No No
Incoming connection
(eWON acts as PPP server)
Yes (*) No
Table 33: PPP: Gateway and WAN