Actiontec electronic GT701R User Manual

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Actiontec USB/Ethernet DSL Modem User Manual

Chapter 6 Configuring Advanced Settings

PPPoA/PPPoE

Select one of these options to allow the Modem to use the Point-to-Point over

ATM

(

PPPoA

) or Point-to-Point over Ethernet (

PPPoE

) protocol.

If a user name and password were entered during Basic Setup, they should be dis-
played in the “

PPP

User Name” and “

PPP

Password” text boxes, respectively. If not,

enter the information now. If the information is unavailable, contact the

ISP

PPP Auto Connect
If “PPP auto connect” is activated (by clicking in the appropriate check box), the
Modem will attempt to automatically redial the

PPP

connection if it is dropped or

disconnected during an online session.

PPP

Auto Connect is turned on by default.

Encapsulation (PPPoA only)
Select one of the encapsulation options, based on information received from the

ISP

RFC 1483 Transparent Bridging

Select this option to use the Modem as a transparent bridge. This option should
only be used if the Modem is being used solely as a modem to connect one com-
puter to the Internet via a

DSL

connection. When the Modem is being used as a

transparent bridge, it does not provide any firewall security.

RFC 1483 via DHCP

Select this option if the

service is configured to use

RFC 1483

Bridged or Routed

(used for configurations without a static

IP address

assigned by an

ISP

). In this mode,

the Modem will query the

ISP

to receive the

address and routing information,

which will terminate at the Modem, as opposed to the

address and routing infor-

mation being bridged to terminate at the computer. This allows the use of the router
capabilities for the local area network (

LAN

Some

ISP

s need to authenticate end users with a host and/or domain name. If this

is the case, check with the

ISP

for a host name and domain name and enter them

in the “Host Name” and “Domain Name” text boxes, respectively. If the

ISP

does

not require these settings, leave the text boxes blank.

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Note: Contact the

ISP

if unsure of the proper configuration.