Operation Manual
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Connection Type
From the “Connection Type”dropdownbox,youcanselectoneoftheseve
connectiontypesbasedontheinstructionprovidedbyyourISP:
•RFC2516PPPoE
•RFC2364PPPoA
•1483Bridged
•1483Routed
•BridgeModeOnly
Setting your ISP Connection Type to PPPoE or PPPoA
PPPoE(Point-to-PointProtocoloverEthernet)isthestandardmethodofcon-
nectingnetworkeddevices.Itrequiresausernameandpasswordtoaccess
thenetworkofyourISPforconnectingtotheInternet.PPPoA(PPPoverATM)
issimilartoPPPoE,butismostlyimplementedintheUK.
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
DHCPserver.
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
DSLport.Itrequiresadditionalsoftwaretobeinstalledonyourcomputersin
order to access the Internet.