Filter
Top Products
6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL Router User’s Guide
Click on the Apply button to temporarily save this configuration. To make the change permanent, click on Tools (at
the top of the page) and select System Commands. At the system commands page, click on Save All.
4.4.2.2 PPPoE Connection Setup
PPPoE is described by RFC 2516. It is a method of encapsulating PPP packets over Ethernet. PPP or Point-to-
Point protocol is a method of establishing a network connection/session between network hosts. It usually
provides a mechanism of authenticating users.
To configure the router for PPPoE:
1. Click on Setup and then click on New Connection. The default PPPoE connection setup is displayed.
2. At the Type field, select PPPoE. The PPPoE connection setup page is displayed. Figure 6 illustrates
a typical PPPoE configuration.
3. Give your PPPoE connection a unique name. The name must not have spaces and cannot begin with
numbers. In this example the unique name is PPPOE1.
4. Select the encapsulation type (LLC or VC); if you are not sure, just use the default mode.
5. Select the VPI and VCI settings. Your DSL service provider or your ISP will supply these. In this
example the DSL service provider is using 0,30.
6. Select the quality of service (QOS). Leave the default value if your ISP did not provide this
information.
Following is a description of the different options:
Username: The username for the PPPoE access; this is provided by your DSL service provider or your
ISP.
Password: The password for the PPPoE access; this is provided by your DSL service provider or your
ISP.
On-Demand: Enables on-demand mode. The connection will disconnect if no activity is detected after the
specified idle timeout value.
Idle Timeout: Specifies that PPPoE connection should disconnect if the link has no activity detected for n
seconds. This field is used in conjunction with the On-Demand feature. To disable Idle Timeout and
ensure that the link is always active, enter a 0 in this field.
Keep Alive: When on-demand option is not enable, this value specifies the time to wait without being
connected to your provider before terminating the connection. To ensure that the link is always active,
enter a 0 in this field.
Maxfail: As long as a DSL connection is established, the router will attempt to establish a PPPoE
connection. After the specified number of consecutive failed connection attempts the router will wait for
some random time before trying to establish the connection again. A value of 0 means no limit.
Set Route: Specify this connection as the default route.
MRU: Maximum Receive Unit the DSL connection can receive. It is a negotiated value that asks the
provider to send packets of no more than n bytes. The maximum specified value is 1500 although some
DSL/ISP providers require a larger value. The minimum MRU value is 128.
25