Chapter 13 WAN
13.4.4 L2TP Encapsulation
The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) works at layer 2 (the data link layer) to tunnel network traffic
between two peer devices over another network (like the Internet).
This screen displays when you select L2TP encapsulation.
Figure 89 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: L2TP Encapsulation
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 56 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: L2TP Encapsulation
LABEL
ISP Parameters for Internet Access
Connection
Type
User Name
Password
Retype to
Confirm
126
DESCRIPTION
To configure a L2TP client, you must configure the User Name and Password fields for a
layer-2 connection and the L2TP parameters for an L2TP connection.
Type the user name given to you by your ISP.
Type the password associated with the User Name above.
Type your password again to make sure that you have entered is correctly.
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