Creating Pppoe Profiles - Cisco QuickVPN - PC Administration Manual

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Cisco SA 500 Series Security Appliances Administration Guide

Creating PPPoE Profiles

If you have multiple PPPoE accounts, you can use this page to maintain the
information. You can then associate a profile with the WAN interface as part of the
WAN configuration.
Click Networking on the menu bar, and then click WAN > PPPoE Profiles in the
navigation tree.
—OR—From the Getting Started (Basic) page, under WAN & LAN Connectivity,
click PPPoE profiles.
The PPPoE profiles page appears.
Click Add to create a new profile.
Other options: Click the Edit button to edit an entry. To delete an entry, check
NOTE
the box and then click Delete. To select all entries in the table, check the box
at the left side of the heading row.
After you click Add or Edit, the PPPoE Profile Configuration page appears.
Enter the following information:
• Profile Name: Enter a name for the profile.
• User Name: Enter the user name that is required to login to the ISP account.
• Password: Enter the password that is required to login to the ISP account.
• Authentication Type: Choose the authentication type, as specified by your
ISP.
• Connectivity Type: Choose one of the following options:
- Keep Connected: The connection always on, regardless of the level of
activity. This choice is recommended if you pay a flat fee for your Internet
service.
- Idle: The security appliance disconnects from the Internet after a
specified period of inactivity (Idle Time). If you choose this option, also
enter the Idle Time in minutes. This choice is recommended if your ISP
fees are based on the time that you spend online.
Click Apply to save your settings, or click Reset to revert to the saved settings.
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