ZyXEL Communications P-870HW-I User Manual
P-870HW-I1 User’s Guide
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Chapter 7 WAN
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 48 Network > WAN > Internet Connection > PPP over Ethernet
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
ISP Parameters for
Internet Access
Encapsulation
Select PPP over Ethernet.
Service Name
Enter the service name provided by your ISP. Leave this field blank if your ISP
did not provide one.
User Name
Enter the user name provided by your ISP.
Password
Enter the password provided by your ISP.
Retype to Confirm
Enter the password again.
Nailed-Up
Connection
Select this if you want the ZyXEL Device to automatically connect to your ISP
when it is turned on and to remain connected all the time. This is not
recommended if you pay for your Internet connected based on the amount of
time you are connected.
Idle Timeout (sec)
Enter the number of seconds the ZyXEL Device should wait while there is no
Internet traffic before it automatically disconnects from the ISP. Enter a time
interval between 10 and 9999 seconds.
WAN IP Address
Assignment
Get automatically
from ISP
Select this if your ISP did not give you a fixed (static) IP address. Do not enter
anything in the My WAN IP Address field.
Use Fixed IP
Address
Select this if your ISP gave you a fixed (static) IP address.
My WAN IP Address Enter the fixed (static) IP address provided by your ISP.
Metric
This field sets this route's priority among the routes the ZyXEL Device uses.
The metric represents the "cost of transmission". A router determines the best
The metric represents the "cost of transmission". A router determines the best
route for transmission by choosing a path with the lowest "cost". RIP routing uses
hop count as the measurement of cost, with a minimum of "1" for directly
connected networks. The number must be between "1" and "15"; a number
greater than "15" means the link is down. The smaller the number, the lower the
"cost".
Private
This field is related to RIP. This field determines whether or not the ZyXEL
Device includes the route to this remote node in its RIP broadcasts. If you select
Yes, this route is not included in RIP broadcast. If you select No, the route to this
remote node is propagated to other hosts through RIP broadcasts. Usually, you
should keep the default value.
WAN MAC Address
Spoof WAN MAC
Address
Select this if you want the ZyXEL Device to use the MAC address of another
computer, instead of its default MAC address. You might try this if you lose your
Internet connection because some ISPs check the MAC address of the device
connected to the Internet.
IP Address
If you select Spoof WAN MAC Address, enter the IP address of the computer
whose MAC address you want the ZyXEL Device to use. This is usually a
computer on the LAN.
Apply
Click this to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device.
Reset
Click this to reload the previous configuration for this screen.