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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
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Chapter 8      Configuring Interfaces
  Completing Interface Configuration (All Models)
What to Do Next
• (Optional) Configure the MAC address and the MTU. See the “Configuring Advanced Interface 
Parameters” section on page 8-26.
• (Optional) Configure IPv6 addressing. See the “Configuring IPv6 Addressing” section on 
page 8-27.
PPPoE IP Address and Route Settings
The Configuration > Interfaces > Add/Edit Interface > General > PPPoE IP Address and Route Settings 
> PPPoE IP Address and Route Settings dialog box lets you choose addressing and tracking options for 
PPPoE connections.
Fields
• IP Address area—Lets you choose between Obtaining an IP address using PPP or specifying an IP 
address, and contains the following fields:
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Obtain IP Address using PPP—Select to enable the adaptive security appliance to use PPP to 
get an IP address.
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Specify an IP Address—Specify an IP address and mask for the adaptive security appliance to 
use instead of negotiating with the PPPoE server to assign an address dynamically.
• Route Settings Area—Lets you configure route and tracking settings and contains the following 
fields:
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Obtain default route using PPPoE—Sets the default routes when the PPPoE client has not yet 
established a connection. When using this option, you cannot have a statically defined route in 
the configuration.
PPPoE learned route metric—Assigns an administrative distance to the learned route. Valid 
values are from 1 to 255. If this field is left blank, the administrative distance for the learned 
routes is 1.
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Enable tracking—Check this check box to enable route tracking for PPPoE-learned routes.
Note Route tracking is only available in single, routed mode.
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Primary Track—Select this option to configure the primary PPPoE route tracking.
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Track ID—A unique identifier for the route tracking process. Valid values are from 1 to 500.
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Track IP Address—Enter the IP address of the target being tracked. Typically, this would be the 
IP address of the next hop gateway for the route, but it could be any network object available 
off of that interface.
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SLA ID—A unique identifier for the SLA monitoring process. Valid values are from 1 to 
2147483647.
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Monitor Options—Click this button to open the Route Monitoring Options dialog box. In the 
Route Monitoring Options dialog box you can configure the parameters of the tracked object 
monitoring process.
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Secondary Track—Select this option to configure the secondary PPPoE route tracking.
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Secondary Track ID—A unique identifier for the route tracking process. Valid values are from 
1 to 500.