Motorola WS2000 System Reference Manual page 54

4-4 WS2000 Wireless Switch System Reference Guide
1. Check Enable
2. Enter the Username
switch's router to use when connecting to the ISP. When the Internet session starts, the ISP authenticates
the username.
3. Set the Idle Time
will be idle before it disconnects. The 10000 second default idle time is appropriate for most situations.
4. Check Keep Alive
when client communications to the WAN are idle. Some ISPs terminate inactive connections, while
others do not. In either case, enabling Keep-Alive mode keeps the switch's WAN connection alive, even
when there is no traffic. If the ISP drops the connection after some idle time, the switch automatically
reestablishes the connection to the ISP.
5. Select the appropriate WAN
from the network administrator. Select between None, PAP, CHAP, or PAP or CHAP.
CHAP A type of authentication in which the person logging in uses secret information and some
special mathematical operations to come up with a number value. The server he or she is
logging into knows the same secret value and performs the same mathematical operations.
If the results match, the person is authorized to access the server. One of the numbers in
the mathematical operation is changed after every login, to protect against an intruder
secretly copying a valid authentication session and replaying it later to log in.
PAP An identity verification method used to send a user name and password over a network to
a computer that compares the user name and password to a table listing authorized users.
This method of authentication is less secure, because the user name and password travel
as clear text that a hacker could read.
6. Set the PPPoE MSS
(Maximum Transmission Unit) of a connection between two hosts. This limits the packet size to a specific
maximum size. It is a good practice to set this value at 40-60 less than the desired MTU size to allow
room for variable headers.
7. Set the PPPoE MTU
PPPoE data unit that can traverse. This limits the packet size to a specific maximum.
8. Click the Apply
9. Once connected, the
Primary DNS Server
in the PPP over Ethernet
and Password required for authentication. The username and password is for the
to an appropriate number. This number is the amount of time the PPPoE connection
to instruct the switch to continue occasional communications over the WAN even
Authentication Type
Size. This is the Maximum Segment Size (MSS) and is used to negotiate the MTU
Size. This is the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) and is the size of the largest
button to save changes.
PPPoE State section will display the provided
and Secondary DNS Server
area to enable the PPPoE protocol for high-speed connections.
from the drop-down menu. Collect this information
IP Address, Default Gateway,