ZyXEL Communications MAX-306M1 User Manual

Chapter 9 The VPN Transport Screens

User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.    

Because VPLS mimics a simple wired Ethernet connection to your service 
provider’s router, the connection between the WiMAX Modem and the peer device 
is known as an “Ethernet pseudowire” or “PW”. 

The Ethernet pseudowires use MPLS (MultiProtocol Label Switching) virtual circuit 
labels to define the connection. In any such pseudowire, the ingress label on one 

Table 27   ADVANCED > VPN Transport > Customer Interface Setup

Active

Select to make this customer interface active. Deselect it to make 
the customer interface inactive.

Customer Interface

Type

A customer interface can be tagged (controlling traffic that has a 
specific VLAN ID) or untagged (controlling traffic without a specific 
VLAN ID). There can be only one untagged interface.

VLAN ID

Enter the Virtual Local Area Network Identifier number (1 ~ 4094) 
for this interface. This VLAN ID must not be used by any other 
customer interface. 

For the untagged interface, -1 displays.

Mode

This displays Bridging or Routing. A tagged interface can operate 
in bridging mode only.

Associated 
Ethernet 
Pseudowire

Select the Ethernet pseudowire this interface should use for 
communications over the WiMAX network. You should configure the 
pseudowire (in the ADVANCED > VPN Transport > Ethernet 
Pseudowire screen) before you select it.

DSCP

If you wish to prioritize an interface, enter a DiffServ Code Point 
value of six bits in binary notation. The higher the value, the higher 
the interface’s priority on the WiMAX Modem’s WiMAX link.

Interface 
Description

Enter a brief (up to 31 characters) name or description for this 
interface.

Apply

Click to save your changes.

Cancel

Click to return to the previous screen without saving your changes.