ZyXEL Communications P-335WT User Manual

P-335 Series User’s Guide

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Chapter 3 Connection Wizard

Figure 24   Connection Wizard: WAN Connection Type.

The following table describes the labels in this screen,

Table 16   Connection Wizard: WAN Connection Type

Ethernet

Select the Ethernet option when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet. 

PPPoE

Select the PPP over Ethernet option for a dial-up connection. If your ISP 

gave you a an IP address and/or subnet mask, then select PPTP.

PPTP

Select the PPTP option for a dial-up connection.

Choose Ethernet when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet.

Figure 25   Ethernet Connection Type

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) functions as a dial-up connection. PPPoE is an 
IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) draft standard specifying how a host personal 
computer interacts with a broadband modem (for example DSL, cable, wireless, etc.) to 
achieve access to high-speed data networks.

For the service provider, PPPoE offers an access and authentication method that works with 
existing access control systems (for instance, Radius). For the user, PPPoE provides a login 
and authentication method that the existing Microsoft Dial-Up Networking software can 
activate, and therefore requires no new learning or procedures for Windows users.

One of the benefits of PPPoE is the ability to let end users access one of multiple network 
services, a function known as dynamic service selection. This enables the service provider to 
easily create and offer new IP services for specific users.