User's Manual

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NetComm Wireless 4G M2M Router
www.netcommwireless.com
v1.0
PPPoE
If desired, you can have a client device connected to the Ethernet port initiate the mobile broadband connection using a PPPoE
session. This is particularly useful in situations where you wish to provide Wireless WAN data access to an existing router which you
want to have full public WAN IP access and have control over routing functionality. The PPPoE connection is established over the
highest priority interface.
To configure PPPoE:
1. Select the Networking menu item from the top menu bar, then select the PPPoE menu on the left side of the screen. The
PPPoE configuration screen is displayed.
Figure 43 - PPPoE configuration
2. Click the Enable PPPoE toggle key so that it is ON.
3. (Optional) In the Service name field, enter a name to use for the connection. This name is displayed on the Status page to
identify the PPPoE connection. Any name you enter here must also be entered in the PPPoE connection profile in order for
it to work.
4. If you require additional logging to be made available, click the Debug logging toggle key so that it is in the ON position.
This displays PPPoE negotiation details in the System log.
5. The Forward WAN IP option determines whether the router passes the WAN IP address on to the PPPoE client. When this
option is set to ON the first PPPoE client to connect will receive the WAN IP address and no further clients will be able to
make a connection. In this mode, the router transparently bridges the connection and many of the router’s features are
disabled. When this option is set to OFF, the router retains the WAN IP address and performs Network Address
Translation (NAT) for connected clients. In this mode, you are able to connect multiple PPPoE clients and all of the router’s
features are available.
6. Click the Save button to confirm the settings.
7. Click the Status menu item from the top menu bar. When Forward WAN IP is enabled, the status page shows a
Transparent bridge mode section and displays the WAN IP.
Figure 44 - Transparent bridge mode status
8. Configure the properties of the interface that the PPPoE connection will use (determined by WAN priority) in order to
provide authentication credentials. Each interface uses the authentication credentials configured on the router for that
particular interface, not those entered in the PPPoE client. For example, when using WWAN as the PPPoE interface, enter
the username and password on the Data connection profile settings before connecting. See the Manually configuring a
connection profile section for more detail.
9. Use your downstream device to initiate a network connection using a PPPoE client.