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Figure 4-7 WAN - BigPond Cable



User Name/Password -

Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These

fields are case-sensitive.



Auth Server -

Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.



Auth Domain -

Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location.

e.g.

NSW / ACT -

nsw.bigpond.net.au

VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT -

vic.bigpond.net.au

QLD -

qld.bigpond.net.au



MTU Size -

The normal

MTU

(Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks

is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default

MTU Size

unless required

by your ISP.



Connect on Demand -

In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated automatically

after a specified inactivity period (

Max Idle Time

) and

be

re-established when you attempt to

access the Internet again.

If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time,

please enter “0” in the

Max Idle Time

field.

Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want

to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.



Connect Automatically -

The connection can be re-established automatically when it was

down.

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

Connect Manually -

You can click the

Connect

/

Disconnect

button to connect/disconnect

immediately.

This mode also supports the

Max Idle Time

function as

Connect on Demand

mode. The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity

period and

re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again.

Click the

Connect

button to connect immediately. Click the

Disconnect

button to disconnect

immediately.

Caution

: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle

Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.

Click the

Save

button to save your settings.

5.

If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select

L2TP/Russia L2TP

option. And you

should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-8):

Figure 4-8 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP



User Name/Password -

Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These

fields are case-sensitive.



Dynamic IP/ Static IP -

Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the

Connect

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button to connect immediately. Click the

Disconnect

button to disconnect immediately.



Connect on Demand -

You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet

connection after a specified period of inactivity (

Max Idle Time

). If your Internet connection

has been terminated due to inactivity,

Connect on Demand

enables the Router to

automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet

again. If you wish to activate

Connect on Demand

, check the radio button. If you want your

Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the

Max Idle Time

field. Otherwise,

enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection

terminates.



Connect Automatically -

Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this

option, check the radio button.



Connect Manually -

You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually.

After a specified period of inactivity (

Max Idle Time

), the Router will disconnect from your

Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as

soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, check the radio button. If

you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0" in the

Max Idle Time

field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting

last unless a new link is requested.

Caution

: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to

Max

Idle Time

, because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.

Click the

Save

button to save your settings.

6.

If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select

PPTP/Russia PPTP

option. And you

should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-9):

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Figure 4-9 PPTP Settings



User Name/Password -

Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These

fields are case-sensitive.



Dynamic IP/ Static IP -

Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP

address or the domain name.

If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned

by your ISP. And click the

Save

button.

Click the

Connect

button to connect immediately. Click the

Disconnect

button to disconnect

immediately.



Connect on Demand -

You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet

connection after a specified period of inactivity (

Max Idle Time

). If your Internet connection

has been terminated due to inactivity,

Connect on Demand

enables the Router to

automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet

again. If you wish to activate

Connect on Demand

, check the radio button. If you want your

Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the

Max Idle Time

field.

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Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet

connection terminates.



Connect Automatically -

Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this

option, check the radio button.



Connect Manually -

You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually.

After a specified period of inactivity (

Max Idle Time

), the Router will disconnect from your

Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as

soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, click the radio button. If

you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0" in the

Max Idle Time

field. Otherwise, enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting

last unless a new link is requested.

Caution

: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to

Max

Idle Time

because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.

Click the

Save

button to save your settings.



Note:

If you don't know how to choose the appropriate connection type, click the

Detect

button to allow

the Router to automatically search your Internet connection for servers and protocols. The

connection type will be reported when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the

Router. This report is for your reference only. To make sure the connection type your ISP provides,

please refer to the ISP. The various types of Internet connections that the Router can detect are

as follows:



PPPoE

-

Connections which use PPPoE that requires a user name and password.



Dynamic IP

-

Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment.



Static IP

-

Connections which use static IP address assignment.

The Router can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one

of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually.

4.4.2

LAN

Choose menu “

Network

→

LAN

”, you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen

as below.