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Chapter 17 WAN
NBG4615 User’s Guide
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By implementing PPPoE directly on the NBG4615 (rather than individual computers), the computers
on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed, since the NBG4615 does that part of the task.
Furthermore, with NAT, all of the LANs’ computers will have access.
This screen displays when you select PPPoE encapsulation.
Figure 97 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 59 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation
LABEL DESCRIPTION
ISP Parameters for Internet Access
Encapsulation Select PPP over Ethernet if you connect to your Internet via dial-up.
User Name Type the user name given to you by your ISP.
Password Type the password associated with the user name above.
Retype to
Confirm
Type your password again to make sure that you have entered is correctly.
MTU Size Enter the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) or the largest packet size per frame
that your NBG4615 can receive and process.
Nailed-Up
Connection
Select Nailed-Up Connection if you do not want the connection to time out.
Idle Timeout
(sec)
This value specifies the time in minutes that elapses before the router
automatically disconnects from the PPPoE server.