Connection To Isp - 3Com OfficeConnect User Manual

Connection to ISP

This option, shown in Figure
method your Router uses to connect to your ISP. You should only
need to change these settings if:
you change your Internet connection password (PPPoE only),
or
your ISP informs you of a change in their settings or you
change ISPs.
Figure 30 Connection to ISP Screen
30, allows you to change the
Select the addressing method that your ISP uses to allocate your
Router's Internet IP address. Choose from the options in the IP
Allocation Mode drop-down box and the screen will refresh with
options relevant to that choice.
If you select Static IP address (to be specified manually) see
"Configuring a Static IP Address"
If you select Dynamic IP address (automatically allocated) see
"Configuring a Dynamic IP Address"
If you select PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) see
PPPoE connection"
If you select PPTP (used by some providers, mostly in Europe)
see "Configuring a PPTP connection"
If you are using One to One NAT your method of connection will
already be fixed to Static. To change to another method of
address allocation you must first turn off One to One NAT. See
"Setting up NAT" on
Before you can configure the Router, you need to know the IP
information allocation method used by your ISP. There are four
different ways that ISPs can allocate IP information, as described
below.
When you install the Router, you will not need to use the PPPoE
software on your PC.
When you install the Router, you will not need to use the dialup
VPN on your PC anymore.
The Router will automatically 'dial on demand' PPPoE or PPTP
and obtain date/time via NTP.
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