User guide

030-300432 Rev. A 103 February 2005
User Guide
13.6.2 VC Configuration (Models 7400, 7401)
The following screen will be displayed if you select Advanced WAN > VC from the Configuration menu. If you
change the Bridge Broadcast, Bridge Multicast, or Spanning Tree Protocol configurations in this screen, click on
the save filter settings button to allow these changes to take effect. If you change any of the Status configurations,
a pop-up screen will prompt you to reset the Router. After the Router has been reset, the Status configurations will
take effect. The edit button allows you to change the VC configuration settings of the Router. Details on the edit
button are explained later in section 13.6.4.
NOTE: The actual information displayed in this screen may vary, depending on the network connection established.
If you are using Model 7400 or Model 7401, the following screen will be displayed.
Status Allows you to enable or disable your VC (Virtual Connection)
VPI
Displays the VPI (Virtual Path Indicator) value for a particular VC, which is
defined by your Service Provider.
VCI
Displays the VCI (Virtual Channel Indicator) value for a particular VC, which
is defined by your Service Provider.
Protocol
NOTE: The configuration
specified by your Service
Provider will determine which
Protocols are available to you.
Displays the Protocol for each VC, which is specified by your Service
Provider.
Possible Response:
PPPoA = Point to Point Protocol over ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
PPPoE = Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet
Bridge = Bridge Protocol
Classical IPoA = Internet Protocol over ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode).
This is an ATM encapsulation of the IP protocol.