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Broadband Connection Settings

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Essential Connection details
Broadband Username username@plusdsl.net
Password Your usual PlusNet password
Data Circuit Information

VPI = 0 (Virtual Path Identifier)
VCI = 38 (Virtual Channel Identifier)

Data Link Encapsulation PPPoA
PPP Properties

VC Multiplexed

You may not need all of these details, particularly if you have a USB modem as many of these detect these settings automatically.

Not all hardware manufacturers use the terms above so you may see PPP, PPPoATM or RFC2364 instead of PPPoA. You may also see VC Multiplexed referred to as VC-based or VCMUX.

Please note: these are the only specific settings required to configure your hardware. You should leave all other settings at their default setting, unless you wish to set up your router in a non-standard way, for which we cannot offer any support.

Related Links

Hardware Setup Guides
General Broadband Setup Guide

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