D-Link DSL-322T User Manual page 27

13. The Modem will save the new settings and restart. Upon restarting the Modem will automatically establish the
WAN connection.
The following provides additional description of the settings for PPPoA and PPPoE connections:
PPPoA/PPPoE Parameters
User Name
Password
AC Name
Service Name
Connection Type
MTU
MRU
Default Route
IP Control
DSL-322T ADSL Modem User Guide
Description
For PPP connections, a User Name and Password are used to identify
and verify your account to the ISP. Enter the User Name for your ADSL
service account. User names and passwords are case-sensitive, so enter
this information exactly as given to you by your ISP.
Together with the User Name, this is used to verify your account to the
ISP. Enter the Password exactly as given to you by your ISP.
AC Name is optional for most users. Please contact your ISP if you are
uncertain whether an AC Name is required.
Service Name is optional for most users. Please contact your ISP if you
are uncertain whether a Service Name is required.
This specifies the protocol (PPPoE or PPPoA) and the encapsulation
method (LLC or VC-Mux) used for your connection. The options available
PPPoE LLC PPPoA LLC
are ,
The Maximum Transmission Unit size may be changed if you want to
optimize efficiency for uploading data through the WAN interface. The
1400
default setting (
user may want to adjust the setting to optimize performance for wireless
traffic or when low latency is desired (such as with Internet gaming). It
is highly recommended that the user research how adjusting the MTU
may affect network traffic for better or worse.
Similar to the MTU, except this applies to Maximum Received Unit size
for downloading data. Most users will be happy with the default setting
1492
( bytes). However this may also be optimized for fast downloads of
general bulk Internet traffic, for low latency or for downloading to
computers on the Wireless LAN. As with the MTU setting, the user
should carefully consider how changing the MRU may affect Internet
downloads for all systems on your LAN.
Enabled
When this is
gateway to the Internet and WAN for systems on your network. If you
are using the Modem on a network with one or more alternative
gateway modems, you may prefer to disable this if you will use another
modem as the primary gateway.
This is used to determine how global IP settings are handled for the
WAN interface. Typically PPPoE or PPPoA connections will use the
Dynamic IP
default setting for
address for the WAN interface. In this case you need to change this
Static IP
setting to . When Static IP is selected in the IP Control pull-
down menu, you need to type in the global IP address provided to you
IP Unnumbered
by your ISP. The
18
PPPoA VC-Mux
or
bytes) should be suitable for most users. Some
, the Modem will be considered to be the primary
. Some users will be given a specific IP
option is used if you want to set up a
.