Cisco SRP521W-K9-G1 Administration Guide - Page 34

Setting up the Interfaces of the Services Ready Platforms Setting up the WAN Interface 4 PPPoE Settings Field Keep Alive Enable MTU/MRU greater than 1492 LCP Echo-Request Interval Description Maintains the connection to your ISP all the time. If the link goes down for a given number of seconds (the "redial period"), the gateway automatically tries to reestablish it. The default redial period is 20 seconds. Extra header information used on PPPoE connections over ADSL that limits the maximum packet size that can be sent to 1492 bytes. Enable this setting only if instructed to do so by your ISP. Specify the LCP Echo Interval in seconds. The default is 30 seconds. This determines how often the SRP sends an LCP echo request at regular intervals to the ISP to ensure that the PPPoE connection is active. PPPoA Settings Choose PPPoA to run PPP directly over the DSL ATM virtual circuit. Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. PPPoA Settings Field User name and Password Connect on Demand Keep Alive Description Strings that your ISP has instructed you to use. The user name may be called a "username," "login name," or "logon." Connects the broadband gateway to your ISP when a connection is needed and disconnects it when the line to your ISP is idle for a given amount of time. Connection and disconnection are automatic. You can also adjust the maximum idle time; the default setting is 20 minutes. The alternative to Connect on Demand is Keep Alive (see next). In most cases you can choose either option without consulting your ISP. Maintains the connection to your ISP all the time. If the link goes down for a given number of seconds ("redial period"), the gateway automatically tries to re-establish it. The default redial period is 20 seconds. Cisco SRP500 Series Services Ready Platforms Administration Guide (SRP520 Models) 34