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3.1.1 Internet Access

This page allows you to set WAN configuration with different modes. Use the Connection

Type drop down list to choose one of the WAN modes. The corresponding page will be

displayed.

Static

For static IP mode, you usually receive a fixed public IP address or a public subnet, namely

multiple public IP addresses from your DSL or Cable ISP service providers. In most cases, a

Cable service provider will offer a fixed public IP, while a DSL service provider will offer a

public subnet. If you have a public subnet, you could assign an IP address or many IP address

to the WAN interface.

To use

Static

as the accessing protocol of the internet, please choose

Static

mode from

Connection Type

drop down menu. The following web page will be shown.

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IP Address

Type the IP address.

Subnet Mask

Type the subnet mask.

Gateway IP Address

Type the gateway IP address.

Primary DNS Server

Type in the primary IP address for the router if you want to use

Static IP

mode.

Secondary DNS Server

Type in secondary IP address for using in the future if

necessary.

Mode

Such function allows you to verify whether network connection

is alive or not through ARP Detect or Ping Detect. Choose

ARP

Detect

or

Ping Detect

for the system to execute for WAN

detection.

Ping IP

If you choose

Ping Detect

as detection mode, you have to type

IP address in this field for pinging.

Clone MAC Address

It is available when the box of Enable is checked. Click

Clone

MAC Address

. The result will be displayed in the field of

MAC Address.

After finishing all the settings here, please click

OK

to activate them.

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DHCP

DHCP allows a user to obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server on the Internet.

If you choose

DHCP

mode, the DHCP server of your ISP will assign a dynamic IP address for

your router automatically. It is not necessary for you to assign any setting,

Router Name

Type in a name for the router. It must be the same as the name

used in Syslog.

Mode

Such function allows you to verify whether network connection

is alive or not through ARP Detect or Ping Detect. Choose

ARP

Detect

or

Ping Detect

for the system to execute for WAN

detection.

Ping IP

If you choose

Ping Detect

as detection mode, you have to type

IP address in this field for pinging.

Clone MAC Address

It is available when the box of Enable is checked. Click

Clone

MAC Address

. The result will be displayed in the field of

MAC Address.

After finishing all the settings here, please click

OK

to activate them.

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PPPoE

To choose PPPoE as the accessing protocol of the internet, please select

PPPoE

from the

Internet Access

menu. The following web page will be shown.

Username

Type in the username provided by ISP in this field.

Password

Type in the password provided by ISP in this field.

Redial Policy

If you want to connect to Internet all the time, you can choose

Always On

. Otherwise, choose

Connect on Demand

.

Idle Time Out

Set the timeout for breaking down the Internet after passing

through the time without any action. When you choose

Connect

on Demand,

you have to type value here.

MTU Size

It means Max Transmit Unit for packet. The default

setting is 1442.

Leave blank for default value.

Enable/Disable

Click

Enable

for activating this function. If you click

Disable

,

this function will be closed and all the settings that you adjusted

in this page will be invalid.

Mode

Such function allows you to verify whether network connection

is alive or not through ARP Detect or Ping Detect. Choose

ARP

Detect

or

Ping Detect

for the system to execute for WAN

detection.

Ping IP

If you choose

Ping Detect

as detection mode, you have to type

IP address in this field for pinging.

Clone MAC Address

It is available when the box of Enable is checked. Click

Clone

MAC Address

. The result will be displayed in the field of

MAC Address.

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After finishing all the settings here, please click

OK

to activate them.

PPTP/L2TP

To use

PPTP/L2TP

as the accessing protocol of the internet, please choose

PPTP/L2TP

from

Connection Type

drop down menu. The following web page will be shown.

Username

Type in the username provided by ISP in this field.

Password

Type in the password provided by ISP in this field.

Server Address

Type in the IP address for PPTP /L2TP server.

WAN IP Network Settings

You can choose Static IP or DHCP as WAN IP network setting.

IP Address

Type the IP address if you choose Static IP as the WAN IP

network setting.

Subnet Mask

Type the subnet mask if you chose Static IP as the WAN IP.

Primary DNS Server

If you choose

Static IP

for WAN IP Network Settings, you

must specify a DNS server IP address here because your ISP

should provide you with usually more than one DNS Server. If

your ISP does not provide it, the router will apply a default

DNS Server automatically.

Secondary DNS Server

If you choose

Static IP

for WAN IP Network Settings, you can

specify secondary DNS server IP address here because your ISP

often provides you more than one DNS Server. If your ISP does

not provide it, the router will apply a default secondary DNS

Server automatically.