Chapter 4: Web Configuration
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Internet – Connections
To set WAN settings for each service, please open Advanced – Internet. This page
allows you to edit, to remove, or to add WAN settings.
If you click the Connect
hyperlink
under the PVC Name item, the system
will connect to WAN automatically. If
the WAN connection is OK, you can
check the detailed information directly.
You can add new PVC(s) by clicking
the Add button, edit the settings for
the present PVC by clicking
in the
Edit column, or delete the existing
PVC by pressing
icon.
Adding a New One
To add a new WAN connection, please click the Add button. The following screen
appears.
VPI (Virtual Path Identifier):
Identifies the virtual path between
endpoints in an ATM network. The
valid range is from 0 to 255. Please
refer to the value that your ISP
provides.
VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier):
Identifies the virtual channel endpoints
in an ATM network. The valid range is
from 32 to 65535 (1 to 31 is reserved
for well-known protocols). Please refer
to the value that your ISP provides.
Service Category:
It decides the size and rate for the
packets of the data in different service
type. There are five categories
provided here for your selection,
shown as the drop-down menu in the
right column.
If you select UBR with PCR or CBR,
you have to offer the value for the
peak cell rate.
If you choose Non Realtime VBR, or
Realtime VBR, you have to key in the
value for the peak cell rate,
sustainable cell rate, and maximum
burst size.
As you can see in the right figure, the
range for Peak Cell Rate is from 1 to
2500; the value for Sustainable Cell
Rate ranges from 1 to 2499 and must
be smaller than Peak Cell Rate, and
the range for Maximum Burst Size is
from 1 to 1000000.