Table 52 Network > Interface > Ppp > Edit > Configuration - ZyXEL Communications ZyWALL USG 300 User Manual

Each field is explained in the following table.
Table 52 Network > Interface > PPP > Edit > Configuration
LABEL
General Settings
Enable Interface
Interface Properties
Interface Name
Base Interface
Description
Connectivity
Nailed-Up
Dial-on-Demand
ISP Setting
Account Profile
Protocol
User Name
Service Name
IP Address
Assignment
Get
Automatically
Use Fixed IP
Address
IP Address
Metric
Interface
Parameters
Egress
Bandwidth
Ingress
Bandwidth
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DESCRIPTION
Select this to enable this interface. Clear this to disable this interface.
This field is read-only and displays the name of the PPP interface. The format is
the name of the physical port followed by "ppp". For example, "wan1_pppoe".
This field is read-only and displays the name of the interface upon which this
PPP interface is built.
Enter a description of this interface. It is not used elsewhere. You can use
alphanumeric and ()+/:=?!*#@$_%-
characters long.
Select this if the PPPoE/PPTP connection should always be up. Clear this to
have the ZyWALL establish the PPPoE/PPTP connection only when there is
traffic. You might use this option if a lot of traffic needs to go through the
interface or it does not cost extra to keep the connection up all the time.
Select this to have the ZyWALL establish the PPPoE/PPTP connection only
when there is traffic. You might use this option if there is little traffic through the
interface or if it costs money to keep the connection available.
Select the ISP account that this PPPoE/PPTP interface uses. The drop-down
box lists ISP accounts by name. Select Create Object to create a new ISP
account (see Chapter 43 on page 639
This field is read-only. It displays the protocol specified in the ISP account.
This field is read-only. It displays the user name for the ISP account.
This field is read-only. It displays the PPPoE service name specified in the ISP
account. This field is blank if the ISP account uses PPTP.
Click Advanced to display more settings. Click Basic to display fewer settings.
Select this if this interface is a DHCP client. In this case, the DHCP server
configures the IP address automatically. The subnet mask and gateway are
always defined automatically in PPPoE/PPTP interfaces.
Select this if you want to specify the IP address manually.
This field is enabled if you select Use Fixed IP Address.
Enter the IP address for this interface.
Enter the priority of the gateway (the ISP) on this interface. The ZyWALL
decides which gateway to use based on this priority. The lower the number, the
higher the priority. If two or more gateways have the same priority, the ZyWALL
uses the one that was configured first.
Enter the maximum amount of traffic, in kilobits per second, the ZyWALL can
send through the interface to the network. Allowed values are 0 - 1048576.
This is reserved for future use.
Enter the maximum amount of traffic, in kilobits per second, the ZyWALL can
receive from the network through the interface. Allowed values are 0 - 1048576.
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