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Connection type See below
PPP encapsulation. See below
The above five items define how the connection to your ISP is configured.
As a result of this, it is not recommended that you alter these settings
unless directed to by your ISP for a particular purpose. Shared is to
allow more than one connection on a VPI/VCI channel. The VPI/VCI
settings are used to define the “communication channel” that your ISP
uses to communicate with your router. By default, these should be 8
and 25 respectively, and are set to this by default. If you change these
settings, you may be unable to connect to your ISP. Some specific
services may require you to set up a connection with different VPI/VCI
settings, but your ISP will directly inform you if this is the case.
PPP pass-through. This setting is to allow you to connect another device on the LAN
network that uses its own internet account to connect. This could be
another router, or even your PC that has been configured with a PPP
“dial up” connection. This is set to ON by default.
Connection This is where you set the timeout for your ADSL connection. When
there has been no activity on the ADSL line for the pre-defined time,
the connection will be dropped. The connection will automatically re-
connect once it is needed. The default setting is for the connection to
never drop, and to remain connected even when there is no ADSL
traffic.
Interface status This is an indication of whether the ADSL line is ready to route traffic
using this Username and password. It will indicate if the connection is
UP or DOWN.
Default route This option is enabled by default for the first ADSL PPP account. If
enabled, the router will route all internet traffic that is not otherwise
configured in the routing table over this connection. If disabled, only
the traffic defined to use this connection will be routed over it. Unless