Pppoe - NetComm NTC-220 User Manual

PPPoE

If desired, you can have a client device connected to the Ethernet port initiate the mobile broadband connection
using a PPPoE session. This is particularly useful in situations where you wish to provide Wireless WAN data access
to an existing router which you want to have full public WAN IP access and have control over routing functionality.
The PPPoE connection is established over the highest priority interface.
To configure PPPoE:
1 Select the Networking menu item from the top menu bar, then select the PPPoE menu on the left side of the
screen. The PPPoE configuration screen is displayed.
2 Click the Enable PPPoE toggle key so that it is ON.
3 (Optional) In the Service name field, enter a name to use for the connection. This name is displayed on the
Status page to identify the PPPoE connection. Any name you enter here must also be entered in the PPPoE
connection profile in order for it to work.
4 If you require additional logging to be made available, click the Debug logging toggle key so that it is in the
ON position. This displays PPPoE negotiation details in the System log.
5 The Forward WAN IP option determines whether the router passes the WAN IP address on to the PPPoE
client. When this option is set to ON the first PPPoE client to connect will receive the WAN IP address and
no further clients will be able to make a connection. In this mode, the router transparently bridges the
connection and many of the router's features are disabled. When this option is set to OFF, the router retains
the WAN IP address and performs Network Address Translation (NAT) for connected clients. In this mode,
you are able to connect multiple PPPoE clients and all of the router's features are available.
6 Click the Save button to confirm the settings.
7 Click the Status menu item from the top menu bar. When Forward WAN IP is enabled, the status page
shows a Transparent bridge mode section and displays the WAN IP.
8 Configure the properties of the interface that the PPPoE connection will use (determined by WAN priority) in
order to provide authentication credentials. Each interface uses the authentication credentials configured on
NTC-220 – User Guide
UG01028 v1.2 March 2019
Figure 55 – PPPoE configuration
Figure 56 – Transparent bridge mode status
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