DSL-G624T Wireless ADSL Router User Guide
PPPoE/PPPoA
Parameters
Description
User Name
For PPP connections, a User Name and Password are used to identify and
verify your account to the ISP. Enter the User Name for your ADSL service
account. User names and passwords are case-sensitive, so enter this
information exactly as given to you by your ISP.
Password
Together with the User Name, this is used to verify your account to the ISP.
Enter the Password exactly as given to you by your ISP.
Connection Type
This specifies the protocol (PPPoE or PPPoA) and the encapsulation method
(LLC or VC-Mux) used for your connection. The options available are
PPPoE
LLC
,
PPPoA LLC
or
PPPoA VC-Mux
.
MTU
The Maximum Transmission Unit size may be changed if you want to
optimize efficiency for uploading data through the WAN interface. The
default setting (
1400
bytes) should be suitable for most users. Some user
may want to adjust the setting to optimize performance for wireless traffic
or when low latency is desired (such as with Internet gaming). It is highly
recommended that the user research how adjusting the MTU may effect
network traffic for better or worse.
MRU
Similar to the MTU, except this applies to Maximum Received Unit size for
downloading data. Most users will be happy with the default setting (
1492
bytes). However this may also be optimized for fast downloads of general
bulk Internet traffic, for low latency or for downloading to computers on the
Wireless LAN. As with the MTU setting, the user should carefully consider
how changing the MRU may affect Internet downloads for all systems on
your LAN.
Default Route
When this is enabled, the Router will be considered to be the primary
gateway to the Internet and WAN for systems on your network. If you are
using the Router on a network with one or more alternative gateway routers,
you may prefer to disable this if you will use another router as the primary
gateway.
PPPoE PassThrough
This feature enables the Router to allow a “dial-up” or separate bridged PPP
connection to an individual PC. In this instance the Router will serve as a
bridge.
NAT
Network Address Translation may be enabled or disabled with the pull-down
menu. Keep in mind that disabling NAT allows only a single computer to be
used for Internet access through the Router. NAT is enabled and disabled for
the Router on all connections (i.e. Pvc0 – Pvc7) if your Router is set up for
multiple virtual connections.
Firewall
Use this to universally enable or disable the Firewall and Filter features
available in the Router. If you disable this you will not be able to configure
settings in the
Firewall Configuration
window or
Filters
window in the
Advanced
directory.
IP Control
This is used to determine how global IP settings are handled for the WAN
interface. Typically PPPoE or PPPoA connections will use the default setting
for
Dynamic IP
. Some users will be given a specific IP address for the WAN
interface. In this case you need to change this setting to
Static IP
. When
Static IP is selected in the IP Control menu, you need to type in the global IP
address provided to you by your ISP. The
IP Unnumbered
option is used if
you want to set up a non-TCP/IP port protocol link through the WAN
interface. An IP Unnumbered interface does not have an IP address and
therefore cannot be managed via Telnet or any other TCP/IP application.
Static IP
If you have selected the
Static IP
option in the IP Control menu, type in the
global IP address used for your WAN interface. Your ISP should provide this
IP address to you.
Connection Setting
Select the desired option: Always ON, Connection On Demand, or Manual.
Most users will want to choose the default connection setting, Always ON.
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