Installation guide

15
WAN Setup
New Connection
When working with wide area connections, the first thing you must do is to have the
handle of the connection. Once you have the handle for a Connection you must define
the PVC and protocol settings for it.
Name: Enter the name of your ISP. This information is for identification purposes only.
Type: There six kinds of method (PPPoE/ PPPoA/ Static/ DHCP/ Bridge/ CLIP).
Encapsulation: Select you encapsulation type. (Supplied by your ISP).
Username: Enter the username provided by your ISP.
Password: Enter the password provided by your ISP.
Idle Timeout: Idle timeout means the router will disconnect after being idle for a
preset amount of time. The default is 60 seconds. If you set the time to 0, the link
will remain always connected to the ISP.
Keep Alive: When the On Demand option is not enabled, this value specifies the time
to wait without being connected to your provider before terminating the
connection. To ensure that the link is always active, enter a 0 in this field. You
can also enter any positive integer value in this field.
Authentication: Set the required authentication protocol. (Auto/ CHAP/ PAP)
MTU: Maximum transmit unit the DSL connection can transmit. It is a negotiated value
that packets of no more than n bytes can be sent to the service provider. The
PPPoE interface default MTU is 1492 (max) and PPPoA default MTU is 1500
(max). The minimum MTU value is 64.
On Demand: Enables On Demand mode. The connection disconnects if no activity is
detected after the specified idle timeout value. When checked, this field enables
the following fields: