ATL Telecom AM30 - Manual (Page 100)

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You can configure the following settings on the PPP Configuration page:
fInactivity TimeOut: The time in minutes that must
elapse before a PPP connection times-out due to
inactivity.
fIgnore WAN to LAN traffic while monitoring
inactivity: enabled, data traffic traveling in the
incoming direction—from the WAN port to the LAN
port—will not count as activity on the WAN port; i.e.,
the occurrence of WAN to LAN traffic will not
prevent the connection from being terminated due to
lack of activity in the LAN to WAN direction.
The PPP Configuration Table displays the following fields:
Field Description
Interface The predefined name of the PPP interface.
VC The virtual circuit over which this PPP data is sent.
The VC identifies the physical path the data takes to
reach your ISP. See Chapter 0 for more information.
Interface Sec Type The type of firewall protections that are in effect on
the interface (public, private, or DMZ):
o
A public interface connects to the Internet (PPP
interfaces are typically public). Packets received
on a public interface are subject to the most
restrictive set of firewall protections defined in
the software.
o A private interface connects to your LAN, such
as the Ethernet interface. Packets received on a
private interface are subject to a less restrictive
set of protections, because they originate within
the network.
o The term DMZ (de-militarized zone), in Internet
networking terms, refers to computers that are
available for both public and in-network
accesses (such as a company's public Web
server). Packets incoming on a DMZ interface --
whether from a LAN or external source -- are
subject to a set of protections that is in between
public and private interfaces in terms of
restrictiveness.
Protocol The type of PPP protocol used. Your ISP may use PPP-
over-Ethernet (PPoE) or PPP-over-ATM (PPoA).
WAN IP The IP address currently assigned to your WAN (DSL)
port by your ISP.
Gateway IP The IP address of the server at your ISP that provides
you access to the Internet. See “Hops and gateways”
on page 84 for a description of gateway addresses.
Default Route Indicates whether the ADSL/Ethernet router should
use the IP address assigned to this connection as its
default route. Can be Enabled or Disabled. See
Chapter 0 for an explanation of default routes.