Configuring Internet Access; Setting Up The Internet Connection - Cisco SE680 WiMAX User Manual

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Configuring Internet access

If you have configured the SE680 WiMAX using the Basic Setup Wizard, you have also
configured your Internet access. You can check or change these settings in the Inter-
net menu.
This menu also offers you a wide range of possibilities for setting up security settings
and limiting access to the Internet as well as for providing your own services on the
Internet.
You can carry out the following via the Internet menu:
Internet Connection
DNS Servers
Firewall
Port Forwarding
Exposed Host

Setting up the Internet Connection

You can set up or change the configuration of your Internet connection in this screen.
All the settings you make here must coincide with the features your Internet service pro-
vider makes available to you. Incorrect information can lead to problems with your Inter-
net connection.
Open the Advanced Settings tab and on the Internet menu select Internet Con-
nection.
Enter the data you have been given by your service provider.
Select the Protocol used for Internet access.
– PPPoE
– Static
– Obtain automatically
Apply the default settings for the other parameters unless your service provider has
given you other data.
Connection mode
For a PPPoE connection (Point-to-Point over Ethernet), specify the Connection
mode:
Always on
This gives the users in your network a constantly active Internet connection.
Only choose this setting if your Internet tariff is not time-dependent.
If necessary you can terminate the Internet connection manually (
Check and edit the Internet connection of the SE680
WiMAX (for further information see below),
Make DNS server settings (page 26),
Protect the network against hacker attacks (
Provide your own services on the Internet (page 27),
Opening the firewall for a selected PC (page 28).
Advanced Settings
page 26),
page 19).
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