ZyXEL Communications p-2612HNU-FX User Manual

 Chapter 5 WAN Setup

P-2612HNU-Fx User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.  

Click Next in the Network > WAN > Internet Connection: Service Type 
screen. There are three possible screens as follows.

This screen displays when you select PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) in the 
previous section for an Ethernet WAN interface. For the DSL WAN interface, this 
shows:

• If  you  set  the  DSL Link Type field in the Network > WAN > Layer 2 

Interface screen to EoA and select PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) in the 

previous section.

• If  you  set  the  DSL Link Type field in the Network > WAN > Layer 2 

Interface screen to PPPoA and click Next in the previous section.

Table 14   Network > WAN > Internet Connection: Service Type

Select WAN 
service type

Select the method of encapsulation used by your ISP. 

Choices are PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE), IP over Ethernet and 
Bridging:

• PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) - PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over 

Ethernet) provides access control and billing functionality in a 

manner similar to dial-up services using PPP. Select this if you have a 

username and password for Internet access.

• IP over Ethernet - In this type of Internet connection, IP packets 

are routed between the Ethernet interface and the WAN interface and 

then formatted so that they can be understood in a bridged 

environment.

• Bridging - With bridging the ZyXEL Device has a static IP address for 

the connection. The ZyXEL Device passes traffic through to another 

device (a computer or router for example) that handles 

authenticating with the ISP.

Note: This field does not show for a PPPoA or IPoA service type.

Enter Service 
Description

Specify a name for this connection or use the automatically generated 
one. You can type up to 31 characters, using alphanumeric characters, 
‘_’ and ‘-’ (no spaces allowed).

Back

Click this button to return to the previous screen.

Next

Click this button to continue.