TP-Link Omada ER8411 VPN Router - Manual (Page 26)

Configuring Network WAN Configuration
User Guide 17
In the Connection Configuration section, select the connection type as PPPoE. Enter the
corresponding parameters and click Save .
Connection Type Choose the connection type as PPPoE if your ISP provides you with a PPPoE
account.
Username Enter the PPPoE username provided by your ISP.
Password Enter the PPPoE password provided by your ISP.
Connection
Mode
Choose the connection mode, including Connect Automatically , Connect Manually
and Time-Based.
Connect Automatically: The router will activate the connection automatically when
the router reboots or the connection is down.
Connect Manually: You can manually activate or terminate the connection.
Time-Based: During the specified period, the router will automatically activate the
connection.
Time Choose the time range for automatic connection. To create the time range, go to
Preferences > Time Range > Time Range .
Upstream
Bandwidth
Specify the upstream bandwidth of the WAN port. This value is the upper limit of the
Maximum Upstream Bandwidth on Transmission > Bandwidth Control page. Also,
this value determines the bandwidth ratio of each WAN port after Bandwidth Based
Balance Routing is enabled on Transmission > Load Balancing > Basic Settings
page.
Downstream
Bandwidth
Specify the downstream bandwidth of the WAN port. This value is the upper limit of
the Maximum Downstream Bandwidth on Transmission > Bandwidth Control page.
Also, this value determines the bandwidth ratio of each WAN port after Bandwidth
Based Balance Routing is enabled on Transmission > Load Balancing > Basic
Settings page.
MTU Specify the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) of the WAN port.
MTU is the maximum data unit transmitted in the physical network. When PPPoE is
selected, MTU can be set in the range of 576-1492 bytes. The default value is 1492.
Service Name (Optional) Enter the service name. This parameter is not required unless provided by
your ISP. It is null by default.
Primary/
Secondary DNS
(Optional) Enter the IP address of the DNS server provided by your ISP.
VLAN Add the WAN port to a VLAN. Generally, Generally, you don’t need to enable VLAN
for the WAN port unless required by your ISP.
VLAN ID If VLAN for the WAN port is enabled, you need to enter a VLAN ID. Then the WAN
port is automatically assigned to the VLAN. By default, the egress rule of the VLAN
is UNTAG, so the packets are transmitted by the WAN port without VLAN tags. If
you want the WAN port to transmit packets with VLAN tag, you need to configure its
egress rule as TAG. To configure VLANs, go to Network > VLAN > VLAN .