Netopia 4541 - Manual (Page 81)

IP Setup 8-25
Note: The remote DHCP ser ver(s) to which the Netopia Router is relaying DHCP requests must be capable of
ser vicing relayed requests. Not all DHCP ser vers suppor t this feature. For example, the DHCP ser ver in the
Netopia Router does not.
The DHCP ser ver(s) to which the Netopia Router is relaying DHCP requests must be configured with one or more
address pools that are within the Netopia Router’s primar y Ethernet LAN subnet. (There is no mechanism for
DHCP clients to receive an address on a secondar y subnet via a relayed DHCP request.)
Connection Profiles
Since you will probably only have a single connection to your ISP over the DSL link, you may not need to create
multiple connection profiles. Additional profiles may be useful for creating VPNs.
Connection Profiles define the line and networking protocols necessar y for the router to make a remote
connection. A connection profile is like an address book entr y describing how the router is to get to a remote
site, or how to recognize and authenticate a remote user connecting to the router. To create a new Connection
Profile, you navigate to the WAN Configuration screen from the Main Menu, and select Add Connection Profile.
The Add Connection Profile screen appears.
On a Netopia 4541/4542 you can add up to 15 more connection profiles, for a total of 16, although only one
can be used at a time, unless you are using VPNs.
1. Select Profile Name and enter a name for this connection profile. It can be any name you wish. For
example: the name of your ISP.
Main
Menu
WAN
Configuration
Add Connection
Profile
Add Connection Profile
Profile Name: Profile 1
Profile Enabled: Yes
Data Link Encapsulation... PPP
Data Link Options...
IP Profile Parameters...
COMMIT CANCEL
Configure a new Conn. Profile. Finished? COMMIT or CANCEL to exit.