Pppoe - Planex GW-MF54G2 User Manual

4.3. PPPoE

If you are connecting to the Internet via PPPoE, please configure GW-54MFG2 as the following steps.
USER Name
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characters and case sensitive.)
Password E nter the Password provided by your ISP. (The password must be alphanumeric
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characters and case sensitive.)
Service Name
Auth Type You may choose PAP, CHAP or MSCHAP-v1/ MSCHAP-v2 authentication to enhance
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the security of data transmission.
PAP
authentication, in which a user's name and password are transmitted over a network and
compared to a table of name-password pairs. Typically, the passwords stored in the table
are encrypted. The Basic Authentication feature built into the HTTP protocol uses PAP. The
main weakness of PAP is that both the username and password are transmitted "in the
clear" -- that is, in an unencrypted form.
CHAP
authentication in which the authentication agent (typically a network server) sends the
client program a random value that is used only once and an ID value. Both the sender
and peer share a predefined secret.
MSCHAP-v1/ MSCHAP-v2: MSCHAP-v1/ MSCHAP-v2 are the Microsoft's version of
CHAP.
Connection Type: You can choose three different types of connection type: "Continuous",
"Connect on Demand" or "Manual". If you choose "Continuous", system will connect to the
Internet whenever the Internet connection is down. If you choose "Connect on Demand", the
system will connect to the Internet whenever it's necessary. If you choose "Manual", the system
E nter the User Name provided by your ISP. (The User Name must be alphanumeric
E nter the service name of your ISP. This is optional.
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Short for Password Authentication Protocol, the most basic form of
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Short for Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol, a type of
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