EXFO MaxTester DSL User Manual

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Configuring the MaxTester DSL Test Set

VLAN ID is a virtual local area network (VLAN) tag ranging from 0 through 4094.
The entry is available only when VLAN Support is Enable.

Vendor ID is the name of the unit. This entry is available only when Access
Mode is DHCP.

VPI (ATM mode only) is the virtual path identifier (VPI) ranging from 0 through
255 for the downstream channel.

VCI (ATM mode only) is the virtual circuit identifier (VCI) ranging from 32
through 65535 for the downstream channel.

Encapsulation Type depends on the network configuration and sets the ATM to
either LLC also known as LLC-SNAP (logical link control-sub network address
protocol) or VC_MUX (virtual channel multiplex).

Local Mac Address is the internal MAC address of the unit: either MaxTester or
User Defined.

Mac Address is a specific MAC address, in a hexadecimal format, if
User Defined was selected for the previous parameter. This entry is available
only when Access Mode is DHCP, Static for ADSL2+.

Static IP is the address of the current location assigned by the service provider.
This entry is available only if Obtain IP is set to Static.

The following parameters are available only when Access Mode is PPPoE or PPPoA.

Login Name is your user ID.

Password is your password.

Obtain IP is either Dynamic where the access concentrator or broadband
remote access server assigns a temporary IP address to the unit, or Static
where you enter the IP address of the unit.

WAN Login Timeout is a numeric setup field.

The following parameters are available only when Access Mode is IPoA or Static.

IP Address is the address for the unit that is actively connected to your
network or the internet at the time of login.

Gateway is the IP address of the default gateway.

Subnet Mask is the network address used to identify if the IP address is
within the same wide area network.

DNS1 is the address of the primary domain name server to be used by the
unit. If DNS is unavailable, enter 0.0.0.0.

DNS2 is the address of the secondary domain name server to be used by
the unit. If DNS is unavailable, enter 0.0.0.0.

The following parameters are available only when Test Interface is Ethernet.

WAN/LAN Link Speed is a choice between AUTO (negotiated during the
link establishment), 100 or 10 Mbit/s.

WAN/LAN Connect Mode is Full or Half Duplex, when Link Speed is set to
either 100 or 10 Mbit/s.