Symantec 360R Administration Guide - Page 31

PPPoE Configuring a connection to the outside network 31 Configuring connectivity To select DHCP as your connection type See "Main Setup tab field descriptions" on page 164. 1 In the SGMI, in the left pane, click WAN/ISP. 2 For model 320, do the following: ■ In the right pane, on the Main Setup tab, under Connection Type, click DHCP. ■ Click Save. 3 For model 360 or 360R, do the following: ■ To select a connection type for WAN1, under WAN1 (External), in the Connection Type drop-down list, click DHCP. ■ To select a connection type for WAN2, under WAN2 (External), in the Connection Type drop-down list, click DHCP. 4 Click Save. Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) is used by many Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ASDL) providers. It is a specification for connecting many users on a network to the Internet through a single dedicated medium, such as a DSL account. You can specify whether you connect or disconnect your PPPoE account manually or automatically. This is useful to verify connectivity. You can configure the appliance to connect only when an Internet request is made from a user on the LAN (for example, browsing to a Web site) and disconnect when the connection is idle (unused). This feature is useful if your ISP charges on a per-usage time basis. You can use multiple logins (if your ISP account allows multi-session PPPoE) to obtain additional IP addresses for the WAN. These are called PPPoE sessions. The login may be the same user name and password as the main session or may be different for each session, depending on your ISP. Up to five sessions or IP addresses are allowed for model 320 and up to three sessions for each WAN port on models 360 and 360R. LAN hosts are bound to a session on the Computers tab. See "Configuring LAN IP settings" on page 57. Note: Multiple IP addresses on a WAN port are only supported for PPPoE connections.