If Your Isp Uses Pppoe - Watchguard Firebox X15 User Manual

If your ISP uses PPPoE

If your ISP uses PPPoE, you must enter the PPPoE information into your Firebox X Edge before it can send traffic
through the external interface. For more information in PPPoE, see
To set your Firebox to use PPPoE on the external interface:
1. Use your browser to connect to the System Status page.
2. From the navigation bar, select Network > External.
The External Network Configuration page appears
3. From the Configuration Mode drop-down list, select PPPoE Client.
4. Type your name and password in the related fields. Get this information from your ISP. If your ISP gives
you a domain name, type it into the Domain field.
Most ISPs that use PPPoE make you use the domain name and your user name. Do not include the
domain name with your user name like this:
this format, type the
field. Do not type the @ symbol. Some ISPs do not use the domain.
5. In the Inactivity Time-out field, type the number of minutes before the Firebox X Edge disconnects
the active PPP0E connections. We recommend a value of 20. If you set this value to 0, no timeout will
occur.
User Guide
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myname@ispdomain.net
section in the Name field. Type the
myname
Network Settings
Advanced PPPoE settings.
. If you have a PPPoE name with
section in the Domain
ispdomain
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