Chapter 5: Fqa - TP-Link TD-8840 User Manual

Chapter 5: FQA

1. What related parameters are required to acquire ISP when you want to access
the internet by ADSL2+ ROUTER?
1) Dial user: Connection protocol, User name, Password, Value of VCI/VPI,
Encapsulation mode of AAL5 and so on.
2) Static IP user: Connection protocol, WAN IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway,
Value of VCI/VPI, Encapsulation mode of AAL5 and so on.
2. About Connection protocol, VCI/VPI, Encapsulation mode of AAL5
1) This product supports the PPP protocol over ATM (PPPoA)、PPP over Ethernet
(PPPoE)、 MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER)、 IP over ATM (IPoA) and Bridging.
That may be used with any one of the five protocols above. Because the ISP in
different areas supports different protocols, choosing protocol must be
supported by ISP.
2) The VPI is the English abbreviation of the Virtual Path Identifier, the VCI is the
English abbreviation of the Virtual Channel Identifier, the value of VCI/VPI must
be compatible with the value that provided by ISP.
3) Encapsulation mode of AAL5 include: LLC/SNAP and VC_MAX(often using
LLC/SNAP).
3. Why are the LAN Indicators and the NIC both bright, but the setting interface
is inaccessible?
1) Use the ping 192.168.1.1 order to check the Accuracy of connection.
2) Check the Accuracy of working NIC.
3) Whatever the setting the IP address of your computer (if you close the DHCP
function, you can't obtain the IP address automatically, must specify the IP
address of your computer manually).
4) Run the winipcfg order in the windows 95/98(run the ipconfig order in the
windows 2000) to check the IP address setup, subnet mask, default gateway by
DHCP.
5) Resume the ADSL default configuration if necessary.
4. Complete all configurations, but can't dial through computer
1) Check the indicator led of ADSL, it should be working normally.
2) Check the accuracy of parameter of value of VPI/VCI, Encapsulation mode of
AAL5 and so on, whether you need to install the software of dial the number,
such as Winpoet, Enternet.
3) This product has the PPP dial procedure inside
dial software if your protocol is PPPoA or PPPoE, ADSL will connect
automatically.
You can check whether your router succeeds in connection with PING command.
5. In setting process, the connection is intermitted, how is this done?
Please re- log on to the pages, and configure once more.
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