ISP Accounts

Use ISP accounts to manage Internet Service Provider (ISP) account information for PPPoE/PPTP interfaces. See the Objects section for related information on these screens.

An ISP account is a profile of settings for Internet access using PPPoE or PPTP.

ISP Account Summary

This screen provides a summary of ISP accounts in the ZyWALL.

Object > ISP Account 

Label
Description
Profile Name
This field displays the profile name of the ISP account. This name is used to identify the ISP account.
Protocol
This field displays the protocol used by the ISP account.
Authentication Type
This field displays the authentication type used by the ISP account.
User Name
This field displays the user name of the ISP account.
Add icon
This column provides icons to add, edit, and remove ISP accounts.
To add information about a new ISP account, click the Add icon at the top of the column. The ISP Account Edit screen appears.
To edit information about an existing account, click the Edit icon next to the ISP account. The ISP Account Edit screen appears.
To remove information about an existing account, click the Remove icon next to the ISP account. The web configurator confirms that you want to delete the account before doing so.

ISP Account Edit

The ISP Account Edit screen lets you add information about new accounts and edit information about existing accounts.

Object > ISP Account > Edit 

Label
Description
Profile Name
This field is read-only if you are editing an existing account. Type in the profile name of the ISP account. The profile name is used to refer to the ISP account. You may use 1-31 alphanumeric characters, underscores(_), or dashes (-), but the first character cannot be a number. This value is case-sensitive.
Protocol
This field is read-only if you are editing an existing account. Select the protocol used by the ISP account. Options are:
pppoe - This ISP account uses the PPPoE protocol.
pptp - This ISP account uses the PPTP protocol.
Encryption Method
This field is available if this ISP account uses the PPTP protocol. Use the drop-down list box to select the type of Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE). Options are:
nomppe - This ISP account does not use MPPE.
mppe-40 - This ISP account uses 40-bit MPPE.
mppe-128 - This ISP account uses 128-bit MMPE.
Authentication Type
Use the drop-down list box to select an authentication protocol for outgoing calls. Options are:
CHAP/PAP - Your ZyWALL accepts either CHAP or PAP when requested by this remote node.
CHAP - Your ZyWALL accepts CHAP only.
PAP - Your ZyWALL accepts PAP only.
MSCHAP - Your ZyWALL accepts MSCHAP only.
MSCHAP-V2 - Your ZyWALL accepts MSCHAP-V2 only.
User Name
Type the user name given to you by your ISP.
Password
Type the password associated with the user name above. The password can only consist of alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9). This field can be blank.
Retype to Confirm
Type your password again to make sure that you have entered is correctly.
Server IP
If this ISP account uses the PPPoE protocol, this field is not displayed.
If this ISP account uses the PPTP protocol, type the IP address of the PPTP server.
Connection ID
This field is available if this ISP account uses the PPTP protocol. Type your identification name for the PPTP server. This field can be blank.
Service Name
If this ISP account uses the PPPoE protocol, type the PPPoE service name to access. PPPoE uses the specified service name to identify and reach the PPPoE server. This field can be blank.
If this ISP account uses the PPTP protocol, this field is not displayed.
Compression
Select On button to turn on stac compression, and select Off to turn off stac compression. Stac compression is a data compression technique capable of compressing data by a factor of about four.
Idle Timeout
This value specifies the number of seconds that must elapse without outbound traffic before the ZyWALL automatically disconnects from the PPPoE/PPTP server. This value must be an integer between 0 and 360. If this value is zero, this timeout is disabled.
OK
Click OK to save your changes back to the ZyWALL. If there are no errors, the program returns to the ISP Account screen. If there are errors, a message box explains the error, and the program stays in the ISP Account Edit screen.
Cancel
Click Cancel to return to the ISP Account screen without creating the profile (if it is new) or saving any changes to the profile (if it already exists).