Setup the ZyAIR for PPPoE Connections

- Introduction

PPP over Ethernet is an IETF draft standard specifying how a host personal computer (PC) interacts with a broadband modem (i.e. xDSL, cable, wireless, etc.) to achieve access to the high-speed data networks via a familiar PPP dialer such as 'Dial-Up Networking' user interface. PPPoE supports a broad range of existing applications and service including authentication, accounting, secure access and configuration management. There are several major service providers running evaluations of PPPoE today. Before using PPPoE feature of the ZyAIR, please make sure your ISP supports PPPoE.

- Setup the ZyAIR for Internet Access using PPPoE

Some of the SMT menu have been modified to assist you in enabling PPPoE. An Encapsulation field has been added to Menu 4- Internet Access Setup and Menu 11.1-Remote Node Profile. You can now toggle the space bar to choose either one of the encapsulation options. These menus vary according to the encapsulation options-Ethernet and PPPoE. Both Menu 11.3-Remote Node Network Layer Options and Menu 11.5-Remote Node Filter also have different menus for different encapsulation options.

`Menu 4 - Internet Access Setup` `ISP's Name= ChangeMe` `Encapsulation= PPPoE` `Service Name= hinet` `My Login= ras@pppoellc` `My Password= ********` `Idle Timeout= 100` `IP Address Assignment= Dynamic` `IP Address= N/A` `IP Subnet Mask= N/A` `Gateway IP Address= N/A` `Single User Account= Yes` `Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:`

Key Settings for making a PPPoE connection:

Option | Description
Encapsulation | Set 'PPPoE' as the encapsulation.
Service Name | Enter the service name if the ISP provided to you. The PPPoE uses the service name to identify and to reach the server.
My Login | Enter the login name that the ISP provided.
My Password | Enter the password that the ISP provided.
Idle Timeout | This value specifies the time in seconds that can elapse before the ZyAIR automatically disconnects the PPPoE connection.
IP Address Assignment | Choose 'Dynamic' if the ISP provides the IP dynamically, otherwise choose 'Static'.
Single User Account | Set this field to 'Yes' to enable the Single User Account feature for your ZyAIR. Use the space bar to toggle between 'Yes' and 'No'.

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