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Chapter 7 Interfaces
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Each field is explained in the following table.
Table 46 Configuration > Network > Interface > PPP > Add
LABEL DESCRIPTION
IPv4/IPv6 View /
IPv4 View / IPv6
View
Use this button to display both IPv4 and IPv6, IPv4-only, or IPv6-only configuration
fields.
Show Advanced
Settings / Hide
Advanced Settings
Click this button to display a greater or lesser number of configuration fields.
Create New Object Click this button to create an ISP Account or a DHCPv6 request object that you may
use for the ISP or DHCPv6 settings in this screen.
General Settings
Enable Interface Select this to enable this interface. Clear this to disable this interface.
General IPv6
Setting
Enable IPv6 Select this to enable IPv6 on this interface. Otherwise, clear this to disable it.
Interface Properties
Interface Name Specify a name for the interface. It can use alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and
underscores, and it can be up to 11 characters long.
Base Interface Select the interface upon which this PPP interface is built.
Note: Multiple PPP interfaces can use the same base interface.
Zone Select the zone to which this PPP interface belongs. The zone determines the security
settings the ZyWALL uses for the interface.
Description Enter a description of this interface. It is not used elsewhere. You can use alphanumeric
and
()+/:=?!*#@$_%- characters, and it can be up to 60 characters long.
Connectivity
Nailed-Up Select this if the PPPoE/PPTP connection should always be up. Clear this to have the
ZyWALL establish the PPPoE/PPTP connection only when there is traffic. You might use
this option if a lot of traffic needs to go through the interface or it does not cost extra to
keep the connection up all the time.
Dial-on-Demand Select this to have the ZyWALL establish the PPPoE/PPTP connection only when there is
traffic. You might use this option if there is little traffic through the interface or if it
costs money to keep the connection available.
ISP Setting
Account Profile Select the ISP account that this PPPoE/PPTP interface uses. The drop-down box lists
ISP accounts by name. Use Create new Object if you need to configure a new ISP
account (see Chapter 34 on page 429 for details).
Protocol This field is read-only. It displays the protocol specified in the ISP account.
User Name This field is read-only. It displays the user name for the ISP account.
Service Name This field is read-only. It displays the PPPoE service name specified in the ISP account.
This field is blank if the ISP account uses PPTP.
IP Address
Assignment
Click Show Advanced Settings to display more settings. Click Hide Advanced
Settings to display fewer settings.
Get
Automatically
Select this if this interface is a DHCP client. In this case, the DHCP server configures
the IP address automatically. The subnet mask and gateway are always defined
automatically in PPPoE/PPTP interfaces.
Use Fixed IP
Address
Select this if you want to specify the IP address manually.