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Figure 3-10. Setup
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Configure Connection 1 for PPPoE
To configure Connection 1 for PPPoE, follow the steps listed below. Some of the settings do not need to be
changed the first time the device is set up, but can be changed later if you choose.
1. Click the
Connection 1
button under
WAN Setup
to view the default
PPPoA Connection Setup
configuration menu.
2. Select
PPPoE
from the
Type:
pull-down menu. The menu will blink momentarily
3. Type in a
Name:
for the connection or use the default name in the space provided (
WAN_PPPoA
used
in the above example).
4. Under
Options
, enable
NAT
and/or
Firewall
by selecting the corresponding selection box.
5. If you are told to change the
VPI
or
VCI
values, type in the values given to you by your service
provider. Many users will be able to use the default settings.
6. Leave the default
QoS
values if you are unsure or the ISP did not provide this information.
7. Do not change the
PCR
or
SCR
values unless you are required to do so. If you are told to change these,
type in the values given to you by your service provider.
8. Type the
Username
and
Password
used to verify the identity of your account. Typically, the Username
is an account number assigned by your ISP and appears in the form
account#@serviceprovider.com
,
while the Password may have been chosen by the account holder. For most users, the remaining settings
will not need to be changed. See your ISP for further information.
9. Click the
Apply
button when you have entered all the information. The web browser will briefly go
blank. You are now finished changing setting for the primary WAN connection known as Connection 1.
It is now necessary to save the changes you just made and restart the Router.
10. To save the changes made to Connection 1, click the
Tools
tab and then click on the
System
Commands
button. Click on the
Save All
button to store the configuration settings. Click on
Back
button to return to the System Commands menu.
11. Check the WAN connection status. Click the
Status
tab and then the
Connection Status
button. Look
under
WAN
to view the
State
of Connection 1, it should read
Connected
. If the WAN connection state
does not appear to
Connected
after a few minutes, go back to the Connection 1 Setup menu, check the
settings and make sure they are correct.
