WatchGuard Technologies WatchGuard SOHO and SOHO | tc - Manual (Page 31)

User Guide 2.3 19
Configuring your public network
5 Enable the checkbox labelled Use PPPoE to obtain
configuration.
6 Enter the PPPoE login name supplied by your ISP.
7 Enter the PPPoE password supplied by your ISP
8 Enter the Inactivity Timeout period in minutes.
9 Click Automatically restore lost connections.
This enables a constant flow of “heartbeat’ traffic between the SOHO and
the PPPoE server. In the event of routine packet loss, this option allows
the SOHO to maintain it’s PPPoE connection. The SOHO may reboot to
recover the PPPoE connection if the heartbeat fails. This provides for a
more consistent Internet connection but will be seen as continuous traffic
by the ISP and regulated as such.
10 Click Submit .
The configuration change is saved to the SOHO.
To complete SOHO Public Network configuration, see “Release
and renew the IP configuration” on page 19.
Release and renew the IP configuration
Regardless of what type of addressing your computer used
originally, it will now obtain all of its information from the SOHO
itself, using DHCP. To enable your computer to talk to the SOHO
you must force it to release and renew all its IP configuration
information. From your computer:
1 Click Start => Programs => Command Prompt .