Patton electronics Patton SmartLink M-ATA Getting Started Manual

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Settings 29SmartLink M-ATA Getting Started Guide 4 • Network—LANWAN PPPoE ConfigurationFigure 6. WAN PPPoE Configuration section of the Settings windowEnable PPPoESelect Yes to enable PPPoE or No to disable PPPoE.AuthenticationEnter the username and password provided by your ISP.SettingsIdle Timeout. Idle timeout before PPP connection is closed due to inactivityEcho Timeout. The duration between sending PPP echo requests to server.Echo Count. The number of unanswered PPP echo requests before the PPP connection is closed.Service Name. PPPoE Service nameAC Name. PPPoE access concentrator (AC) nameDynamic DNSThe SL4020 supports Dynamic DNS for use in environments where the IP address of LAN IP interface is notassigned statically (i.e. permanently) but instead is assigned dynamically using protocols like DHCP.With a statically assigned IP addresses, DNS is used to establish a fixed relationship between an IP address a DNSname (example: 209.22.110.3 = joephone@patton.com). The DNS name allows the IP device, like a phoneattached to an SL4020, to be found by the DNS name (joephone@patton.com) anywhere on the Internet.Prior to Dynamic DNS, dynamically assigned IP address changes could not be automatically reflected in DNS.As a result, VoIP devices like the SL4020 could not always be located on the Internet by DNS name. This isespecially true for cable modem and ADSL services that use DHCP to assign addresses to customers.With Dynamic DNS, the SmartLink M-ATA will inform the dynamic DNS server of its IP address when itreceives a new or dynamically assigned IP address from the network. This allows the SL4020 to always befound using a fixed DNS name when the IP address changes. With Dynamic DNS cable modem and ADSLusers can be found on the Internet using a DNS name.