PPP/PPTP Settings Help

The PPP/PPTP Settings are used to establish a connection over the DSL link (or any other type of uplink) to the ISP (provider party). A connection is needed to set up and make/receive calls through PPP over Ethernet. The connection may be configured to be set up manually or to be always up. Once a connection has been established between the Quadro and the provider party, Quadro users will be able to make and receive calls at any time.

Advanced PPP Settings link refers to same named page where some parameters concerning the concentration of the data compression can be adjusted. Link is not available when accessing this page through Internet Configuration Wizard.

PPTP Server text fields are only enabled when Quadro is running with the PPTP interface and require the IP address of the PPTP server.

Encryption drop down list is only enabled when Quadro is running with the PPTP interface and is used to select the encryption for the traffic over the PPTP interface.

Authentication Settings require the Username and the Password used for the authentication on the ISP server.

Dial Behavior manipulation radio buttons allow to select the PPP connection type:

• Dial Manually - if this radio button is activated, a button will be displayed in the main management window that serves to switch the Internet connection on/off. When accessing the Internet, every station of the connected LAN has to connect to Quadro first.
• Always Connected - Quadro stays in the always-connected mode. This will allow remaining always online in the network.

IP Address Assignment radio buttons are used to define the way of IP address assignment for the PPP interface:

• Dynamic IP Address - the IP address to the PPP interface will be assigned dynamically by the DHCP server.
• Fixed IP Address - the fixed user defined IP address will be assigned to the PPP interface.

The Keep Connection Alive checkbox enables keeping the connection alive by sending control packets dedicated for the link state verification.