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VisionNet 202ER ADSL Ethernet Router User’s Guide
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13 Configuring PPP Interfaces
When powered on, the VisionNet 202ER initiates a connection
through your DSL line to your ISP.
The PPP protocol is commonly used between ISPs and their
customers to identify and control various communication properties,
including:
 Identifying the type of service the ISP provides to a given
customer
 Identifying the customer to the ISP through a username
and password
 Enabling the ISP to assign Internet information to the
customer’s computers
Your ISP may or may not use the PPP protocol. Contact your ISP to
determine if you will need to change the default settings in order to
connect to their server.
Viewing Your Current PPP Configuration
To view your current PPP setup, launch the Configuration Manager,
the WAN tab, and then click
PPP in the task bar. The PPP
Configuration page displays a table with basic information about
your PPP setup, as shown in Figure 39.
Figure 39. PPP Configuration Page
PPP is configured as a group of software settings associated with
the ADSL port. Although the device has only one physical ADSL
port, the VisionNet 202ER can be defined with more than one group
of PPP settings. Each group of settings is called a PPP interface
and is given a name, such as ppp-0, ppp-1, etc.