Operation Manual

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Connection Type
From the Connection Type”dropdownbox,youcanselectoneoftheseve
connectiontypesbasedontheinstructionprovidedbyyourISP:
•RFC2516PPPoE
•RFC2364PPPoA
•1483Bridged
•1483Routed
•BridgeModeOnly
Setting your ISP Connection Type to PPPoE or PPPoA
PPPoE(Point-to-PointProtocoloverEthernet)isthestandardmethodofcon-
nectingnetworkeddevices.Itrequiresausernameandpasswordtoaccess
thenetworkofyourISPforconnectingtotheInternet.PPPoA(PPPoverATM)
issimilartoPPPoE,butismostlyimplementedintheUK.
Setting your Connection Type to RFC 1483 Bridged/Routed
This connection method bridges your network and your ISP’s network
together. The Router will obtain an IP address automatically from your ISP’s
DHCPserver.
Setting your Connection Type to Bridge Mode Only (Disable Internet Sharing)
In this mode, the Router simply acts as a bridge passing packets across the
DSLport.Itrequiresadditionalsoftwaretobeinstalledonyourcomputersin
order to access the Internet.