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Chapter 5 WAN Setup

P-660HWP-Dx User’s Guide

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5.5.1 Configuring Advanced Internet Connection Setup

To edit your P-660HWP-Dx's advanced WAN settings, click the Advanced Setup button in
the Internet Connection screen. The screen appears as shown.

VPI

The valid range for the VPI is 0 to 255. Enter the VPI assigned to you.

VCI

The valid range for the VCI is 32 to 65535 (0 to 31 is reserved for local

management of ATM traffic). Enter the VCI assigned to you.

IP Address

This option is available if you select Routing in the Mode field.

Obtain an IP

Address

Automatically

Select this if you get a dynamic IP address from your Internet Service Provider

(ISP). A dynamic IP address is not fixed; your ISP assigns you a different one

each time you connect to the Internet.
This option is not available if you select RFC 1483 in the Encapsulation field.

Static IP Address

Select this if your ISP gave you a fixed IP address. Enter the IP address you

were given in the IP Address field.

IP Address

If your ISP gave you an IP address to use, enter it here.

Subnet Mask
(ENET ENCAP

encapsulation only)

Enter a subnet mask in dotted decimal notation.
Refer to the appendices to calculate a subnet mask If you are implementing

subnetting.

Gateway IP address
(ENET ENCAP

encapsulation only)

You must specify a gateway IP address (supplied by your ISP) when you select

ENET ENCAP in the Encapsulation field

Connection
(PPPoA and PPPoE

encapsulation only)

Nailed-Up

Connection

Select Nailed-Up Connection when you want your connection up all the time.

The P-660HWP-Dx will try to bring up the connection automatically if it is

disconnected.

Connect on

Demand

Select Connect on Demand when you don't want the connection up all the time

and specify an idle time-out in the Max Idle Timeout field.

Max Idle Timeout

Specify an idle time-out in the Max Idle Timeout field when you select Connect

on Demand. The default setting is 0, which means the Internet session will not

timeout.

Apply

Click Apply to save the changes.

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

Advanced Setup

Click this button to display the Advanced Internet Connection Setup screen

and edit more details of your WAN setup.

Table 20 Internet Connection (continued)

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