User`s guide

DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide

PPPoE Connections

The default connection method used by the Router is Point-to-Point-Protocol over

Ethernet (PPPoE) as defined in RFC 2516. In the PPPoE Configuration window

(shown below) you must to enter the VPI and VCI values, as well as the user

name and password for network account authentication and verification. When

this information is entered, the changes must be saved and the Router restarted.

Follow these steps to establish the PPP and ADSL network connection:

Click on the PPPoE Configuration button in the main menu to bring up the

window displayed below:

PPPoE Configuration

Under

PPPoE Login

, enter the

used for the ADSL

account. The user name and login password, are used to authenticate the

identity of the ADSL client and provide access to the service provider’s

network. The user name and login password can be any combination of up to

64 characters.

Enter the

Unless you are instructed to use a different

Authentication

method, leave

the default

chap

protocol selected. The alternative method,

pap

, can be

selected from the pull-down menu if required by the network service provider.

Change the

Connect on Demand

option to

enabled

in the pull-down menu.

Leave

Idle Time

set to the default value 0.

Under

PVC

, enter the

VPI

and

VCI

values for the Router.

Proceed to the Change User Name and Password and Save Changes sections

in this chapter.