ZyXEL Communications Prestige 861H-G1 User Manual page 76

Prestige 861H User's Guide
LABEL
IP Address This option is available if you select Routing in the Mode field.
A static IP address is a fixed IP that your ISP gives you. A dynamic IP address is not
fixed; the ISP assigns you a different one each time you connect to the Internet. The
Single User Account feature can be used with either a dynamic or static IP address.
Select Obtain an IP Address Automatically if you have a dynamic IP address;
otherwise select Static IP Address and type your ISP assigned IP address in the IP
Address field below.
Connection The schedule rule(s) in SMT menu 26 have priority over your Connection settings.
(PPPoA and PPPoE
encapsulation only)
Nailed-Up Connection Select Nailed-Up Connection when you want your connection up all the time. The
Prestige will try to bring up the connection automatically if it is disconnected.
Select Connect on Demand when you don't want the connection up all the time and
Connect on Demand
specify an idle time-out in the Max Idle Timeout field.
Specify an idle time-out in the Max Idle Timeout field when you select Connect on
Max Idle Timeout
Demand. The default setting is 0, which means the Internet session will not timeout.
PPPoE Pass Through This field is available when you select PPPoE encapsulation.
In addition to the Prestige's built-in PPPoE client, you can enable PPPoE pass through to
allow up to ten hosts on the LAN to use PPPoE client software on their computers to
(PPPoE encapsulation
connect to the ISP via the Prestige. Each host can have a separate account and a public
only)
WAN IP address.
PPPoE pass through is an alternative to NAT for application where NAT is not
appropriate.
Disable PPPoE pass through if you do not need to allow hosts on the LAN to use PPPoE
client software on their computers to connect to the ISP.
Subnet Mask Enter a subnet mask in dotted decimal notation.
(ENET ENCAP
Refer to the Subnetting appendix to calculate a subnet mask If you are implementing
encapsulation only)
subnetting.
You must specify a gateway IP address (supplied by your ISP) when you select ENET
ENET ENCAP
Gateway ENCAP in the Encapsulation field.
(ENET ENCAP
encapsulation only)
Back Click Back to return to the previous screen.
Apply Click Apply to save the changes. Leave the Name field blank and click Apply to delete a
remote node configuration.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
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Table 7-2 WAN Setup
DESCRIPTION
WAN Setup