ATL Telecom AM30 - Manual (Page 95)

ATL Telecom User Guide
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Configuring the ATM Virtual Circuit
As your LAN computers access the Internet via the ROUTER , data is exchanged with your
ISP through a complex network of telephone switches, Internet routers, servers, and other
specialized hardware. These various devices communicate using a common language, or
protocol, called Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). On the Wide Area Network (WAN)
that connects you to your ISP, the ATM protocol performs functions like those that the
Ethernet protocol performs on your LAN.
This chapter describes how to configure the ATM virtual circuit (VC). The VC properties
define the path the ROUTER uses to communicate with your ISP over the ATM network.
Viewing Your ATM VC
To view your current configuration, log into Configuration Manager, click the WAN tab,
and then click
ATM VC in the task bar. The ATM VC Configuration page displays, as shown
in Figure 45.
Figure 45. ATM VC Configuration Page