ZyXEL Communications G.SHDSL.bis 4-port Security Gateway P-793H User Manual

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P-793H User’s Guide

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Chapter 5 WAN Setup

User Name

(PPPoA and PPPoE only) Enter the user name exactly as your ISP assigned. If

assigned a name in the form user@domain where domain identifies a service

name, then enter both components exactly as given.

Password

(PPPoA and PPPoE only) Enter the password associated with the user name

above.

Service Name

(PPPoE only) Type the name of your PPPoE service here.

Multiplexing

Select the method of multiplexing used by your ISP from the drop-down list.

Choices are VC or LLC.

Virtual Circuit ID

VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) and VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) define a virtual

circuit. Refer to the appendix for more information.

VPI

The valid range for the VPI is 0 to 255. Enter the VPI assigned to you.

VCI

The valid range for the VCI is 32 to 65535 (0 to 31 is reserved for local

management of ATM traffic). Enter the VCI assigned to you.

IP Address

These fields only appear if the Mode is Routing.
A static IP address is a fixed IP that your ISP gives you. A dynamic IP address is

not fixed; the ISP assigns you a different one each time you connect to the

Internet. ‘

Obtain an IP

Address

Automatically

(PPPoE, PPPoA, and ENET ENCAP only) Select this if you have a dynamic IP

address.

Static IP Address

(PPPoE, PPPoA, and ENET ENCAP only) Select this if you do not have a

dynamic IP address.

IP Address

Enter the static IP address provided by your ISP.

Subnet Mask

(ENET ENCAP only) This field is enabled if you select Static IP Address. Enter

the subnet mask provided by your ISP.

Gateway IP Address (ENET ENCAP only) This field is enabled if you select Static IP Address. Enter

the gateway IP address provided by your ISP. You must enter a valid IP address

for Internet access. If you enter 0.0.0.0, the Internet connection does not work.

Connection

This section only appears if the Encapsulation is PPPoE and PPPoA.

Nailed-Up

Connection

Select Nailed-Up Connection when you want your connection up all the time.

The ZyXEL Device will try to bring up the connection automatically if it is

disconnected.

Connect on Demand Select Connect on Demand when you don't want the connection up all the time

and specify an idle time-out in the Max Idle Timeout field.

Max Idle Timeout

Specify an idle time-out in the Max Idle Timeout field when you select Connect

on Demand. The default setting is 0, which means the Internet session will not

timeout.

Service Type

Service Mode

Select 2-wire or 4-wire mode for the DSL connection. This is related to the phone

line you use and affects the maximum speed of the connection. In 2-wire mode,

the maximum data rate is up to 5.69 Mbps, while in 4-wire mode, the maximum

data rate us up to 11.38 Mbps.

Service Type

Indicate whether the ZyXEL Device is the server or the client in the DSL

connection. Select Server if this ZyXEL Device is the server in a point-to-point

application. (See

Chapter 4 on page 67

.) Otherwise, select Client.

Enable Rate

Adaption

This field is enabled if Service Type is Server. Indicate whether or not the

ZyXEL Device can adjust the speed of its connection to that of the other device.

Table 15 WAN > Internet Connection (continued)

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