D-Link DSL-500 [28/73] Configure the wan connection

DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide

NOTE: Do not confuse the user name and password used to access the web-based

manager with the ADSL account user name and password needed for PPP connections

to access the ADSL or network service provider’s network.

Logging in will bring up the main page of the web-based management module.

Click the DSL-500 folder in the main window. This folder will open revealing the

management menu options. These menus are used to configure the Router for

connection to the WAN and other router functions. This chapter discusses the

steps to first establish the WAN connection. The remaining features not directly

concerned with establishing the initial connection are explained in Chapter 5,

Web-based Management.

Web-based Manager Main Menu

Configure the WAN Connection

Now that you have accessed the web-based manager, you must configure the

Router for the ADSL connection (VPI/VCI pair) and provide other information to

establish the WAN connection. The other information provided depends on the

type of WAN connection you have. For PPPoE and PPPoA connections, you will

need to provide a User Name and Password used for authentication purposes.

For “Bridged Ethernet” (RFC 1483) connections a static IP address must be used.

It is necessary to supply IP settings for the WAN connection and other

information discussed in Chapter 2, Prepare for Installation. All connection

methods available to the Router are discussed in this chapter, beginning with

PPPoE connections. PPPoE is the most commonly used protocol to provide ADSL

connection and is the default method used by the Router. For a more detailed

discussion of the various menu items in the connection configuration windows,

see Chapter 5, Web-based Management.

If you are using either a PPPoA or Bridged Ethernet (RFC 1483) connection it

will be necessary to change the connection method. Please read the section