User Guide

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B: PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)
• Configuring the
PinPoint X for
PPPoE
• Configuring a PPPoE
Connection in
Windows
• Connecting to the
Internet with PPPoE
PPPoE(Point‐to‐PointProtocoloverEthernet)allowsapoint‐
to‐pointconnectionwhileusingEthernetortheUSBvirtual
Ethernet.Justlikethedialupprotocolonwhichitisbased,
PPPoEusestraditionalusernameandpasswordauthenti
‐
cationtoestablishadirectconnectionbetweentwoEthernet
devicesonanetwork(suchasyourPinPointXandyour
computerorrouter).
ApplicationexamplesforPPPoEwithyourPinPointX:
• Backupconnectivitysolutionforyournetwork.
• IndividualizedInternetconnectiononaLAN.
• PasswordrestrictedInternetconnection.
Onlyonecomputer,router,orothernetworkdeviceatatime
canconnecttothePinPointXusingPPPoE.Ifyouareusingthe
PinPointXconnectedtoarouterasabackupInternet
connectionforyournetwork,youshouldconfiguretherouter
tousethePPPoEconnectionandnotthe
individualcomputers.
Tip: You may need to use Private Mode to configure the IP address
of your PinPoint X to be available on a LAN.
Note: To configure a PPPoE connection on Microsoft Windows XP,
2000 or NT, you will need administrator privileges to the computer you
are configuring or access granted by an administrator on the network
to add/remove devices to your computer.
Configuring the PinPoint X for
PPPoE
BeforeyoucanusePPPoEwithyourPinPointX,youwillneed
toconfigureittosupportPPPoEconnections.