Amer Networks E5Web GUI - Manual (Page 174)

This example shows how to configure a PPPoE client on the wan interface with traffic routed over
PPPoE.
CLI
Device:/> add Interface PPPoETunnel PPPoEClient
EthernetInterface=wan
Network=all-nets
Username=exampleuser
Password=examplepw
Web Interface
1. Go to: Network > Interfaces and VPN > PPPoE > Add > PPPoE Tunnel
2. Then enter:
• Name: PPPoEClient
• Physical Interface: wan
• Remote Network: all-nets (as we will route all traffic into the tunnel)
• Service Name: Service name provided by the service provider
• Username: Username provided by the service provider
• Password: Password provided by the service provider
• Confirm Password: Retype the password
• Under Authentication specify which authentication protocol to use
(the default settings will be used if not specified)
• Disable the option Enable dial-on-demand
• Under Advanced, if Add route for remote network is enabled then a new route will be
added for the interface
3. Click OK
3.4.6. GRE Tunnels
Overview
The Generic Router Encapsulation (GRE) protocol is a simple, encapsulating protocol that can be
used whenever there is a need to tunnel traffic across networks and/or through network devices.
GRE does not provide any security features but this means that its use has extremely low
overhead.
Using GRE
GRE is typically used to provide a method of connecting two networks together across a third
network such as the Internet. The two networks being connected together communicate with a
common protocol which is tunneled using GRE through the intervening network. Examples of
GRE usage are:
Chapter 3: Fundamentals
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