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PPTP Parameters

Description

IP Address

Enter the IP address for your Router based on the information

provided to you by your ISP.

Subnet Mask

Enter the Subnet Mask for your Router based on the information

provided to you by your ISP.

ISP Gateway Address

Enter the Gateway IP address based on the information provided to

you by your ISP.

DNS

Enter the Domain Name Server IP address.

Server IP

Enter the IP address of the ISP server with which your router will be

conveying encrypted information. This field is based on information

provided to you by your ISP.

Username

Enter the name of the PPTP account as provided to you by your ISP.

Password

Enter the PPTP password as provided to you by your ISP.

Retype Password

Retype the password entered in the Password field.

Maximum Idle Time

A value of 0 means that the PPP connection will remain connected. If

your network account is billed according to the amount of time the

Router is actually connected to the Internet, enter an appropriate Idle

Time value (in minutes). This will disconnect the Router after the

WAN connection has been idle for the amount of time specified.

MTU

The Maximum Transmission Unit size may be changed if you want to

optimize efficiency for uploading data through the WAN interface.

The default setting (

1400

bytes) should be suitable for most users.

Some user may want to adjust the setting to optimize performance for

wireless traffic or when low latency is desired (such as with Internet

gaming). It is highly recommended that the user research how

adjusting the MTU may affect network traffic for better or worse.

Connect mode select

Select the desired option: Always on, Manual, or Connect on demand.

Most users will want to choose the default connection setting, Always

on.

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L2TP

Some ISPs may require the user to uplink using the

L

ayer

2

P

rotocol

T

unneling (L2TP) method. L2TP

is a VPN protocol that will ensure a direct connection to the server using an authentication process

that guarantees the data originated from the claimed sender and was not damaged or altered in

transit. Once connected to the VPN tunnel, it seems to the user that the client computer is directly

connected to the internal network. To set up your L2TP connection, enter the following data that

was provided to you by your ISP.

WAN Settings window for Others (L2TP)

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L2TP Parameters

Description

IP Address

The IP address that will be assigned to your router for this connection,

as stated by your ISP.

Subnet Mask

The IP address of the corresponding Subnet Mask, as stated to you by

your ISP.

ISP Gateway Address

The IP address of the gateway device, as stated to you by your ISP.

DNS

Enter the Domain Name Server IP address.

Server IP

The IP address of your ISP’s server computer, as stated to you by your

ISP.

User Name

The account name of the L2PT account that has been assigned to you

by your ISP.

Password

The password of the L2PT account that was supplied to you by your

ISP.

Retype Password

Retype the password that was entered in the L2PT field. Ensure that

these two passwords are identical or an error will occur.

Maximum Idle Time

A value of 0 means that the PPP connection will remain connected. If

your network account is billed according to the amount of time the

Router is actually connected to the Internet, enter an appropriate Idle

Time value (in minutes). This will disconnect the Router after the

WAN connection has been idle for the amount of time specified.

MTU

The Maximum Transmission Unit size may be changed if you want to

optimize efficiency for uploading data through the WAN interface. The

default setting (1400 bytes) should be suitable for most users. Some

user may want to adjust the setting to optimize performance for

wireless traffic or when low latency is desired (such as with Internet

gaming). It is highly recommended that the user research how

adjusting the MTU may affect network traffic for better or worse.

Connect mode select

Select the desired option: Always on, Manual, or Connect on demand.

Most users will want to choose the default connection setting, Always

on.

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HOME - LAN

You can configure the LAN IP address to suit your preference. Many users will find it convenient to

use the default settings together with DHCP service to manage the IP settings for their private

network. The IP address of the Router is the base address used for DHCP. In order to use the Router

for DHCP on your LAN, the IP address pool used for DHCP must be compatible with the IP address of

the Router. The IP addresses available in the DHCP IP address pool will change automatically if you

change the IP address of the Router. See the next section for information on DHCP setup.

LAN Settings window

To change the LAN

IP Address

or

Subnet Mask

, type in the desired values and click the

Apply

button. Your web browser should automatically be redirected to the new IP address. You will asked

to login again to the Router’s web manager.

In addition, the Router can be configured to relay DNS from your ISP or another available service to

workstations on your LAN. When

DNS Relay

is

Enabled

, the Router will accept DNS requests from

hosts on the LAN and forward them to the ISP (or alternative) DNS servers. Alternatively, you may

also disable the DNS relay and configure hosts on your LAN to use DNS servers directly. Most users,

who are using the Router for DHCP service on the LAN and are using DNS servers on the ISP’s

network, will leave DNS relay enabled.

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HOME - DHCP

The DHCP server is enabled by default for the Router’s Ethernet LAN interface. DHCP service will

supply IP settings to workstations configured to automatically obtain IP settings that are connected

to the Router though the Ethernet port. When the Router is used for DHCP it becomes the default

gateway for DHCP client connected to it. Keep in mind that if you change the IP address of the

Router the range of IP addresses in the pool used for DHCP on the LAN will also be changed. The IP

address pool can be up to 253 IP addresses.

DHCP window

To display this window, click the

DHCP

button in left menu. Any active DHCP Clients appear at the

top of the window in the DHCP Clients List. The IP address and MAC address for active DHCP clients

are displayed in the list.

The two options for DHCP service are as follows:

-

You may use the Router as a DHCP server for your LAN.

-

You can disable DHCP service and manually configure IP settings for workstations.

Follow the instructions below according to which of the above DHCP options you want to use. When

you have configured the DHCP Settings as you want them, click the

Apply

button to commit the new

settings.