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PPPoE

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ZyXEL P-336M User's Guide By implementing PPPoE directly on the P-336M (rather than individual computers), the computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed, since the P-336M does that part of the task. Furthermore, with NAT, all of the LAN computers will have access. Select PPPoE in the WAN screen. Figure 8 Basic: WAN: PPPoE The following table describes the related fields in this screen. Table 8 Basic: WAN: PPPoE LABEL DESCRIPTION MODES WAN Select PPPoE if your ISP gives you Internet access account information (such as the username and password). Username Type the user name given to you by your ISP. Password Type the password associated with the user name above. Verify Password Type your password again to make sure that you have entered is correctly. Service Name Type the PPPoE service name provided to you. PPPoE uses a service name to identify and reach the PPPoE server. Reconnect Mode Specify how you want to re-establish an Internet connection after the idle timeout. Select Always On when you want your connection up all the time. The P-336M will try to bring up the connection automatically if it is disconnected. Select On Demand when you don't want the connection up all the time and specify an idle time-out in the Maximum Idle Timeout field. Select Manual when you want to manually re-establish the connection if it is disconnected. Maximum Idle Time This value specifies the time in seconds that elapses before the P-336M automatically disconnects from the PPPoE server. 29 Chapter 3 Basic

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ZyXEL P-336M User’s Guide
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Chapter 3 Basic
By implementing PPPoE directly on the P-336M (rather than individual computers), the
computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed, since the P-336M does that part
of the task. Furthermore, with NAT, all of the LAN computers will have access.
Select
PPPoE
in the
WAN
screen.
Figure 8
Basic: WAN: PPPoE
The following table describes the related fields in this screen.
Table 8
Basic: WAN: PPPoE
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
MODES
WAN
Select
PPPoE
if your ISP gives you Internet access account information (such as
the username and password).
Username
Type the user name given to you by your ISP.
Password
Type the password associated with the user name above.
Verify Password
Type your password again to make sure that you have entered is correctly.
Service Name
Type the PPPoE service name provided to you. PPPoE uses a service name to
identify and reach the PPPoE server.
Reconnect Mode
Specify how you want to re-establish an Internet connection after the idle timeout.
Select
Always On
when you want your connection up all the time. The P-336M
will try to bring up the connection automatically if it is disconnected.
Select
On Demand
when you don't want the connection up all the time and
specify an idle time-out in the
Maximum Idle Timeout
field.
Select
Manual
when you want to manually re-establish the connection if it is
disconnected.
Maximum Idle Time
This value specifies the time in seconds that elapses before the P-336M
automatically disconnects from the PPPoE server.