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Maximum Idle

Time:

DNS Servers:

MTU:

MAC Address:

Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity. To disable this feature, enable

Auto-reconnect.

Enter the Primary and Secondary DNS Server Addresses (Static L2TP only).

Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for optimal performance with your specific ISP. 1454 is the default

MTU.

The default MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s physical interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. It is not recommended

that you change the default MAC address unless required by your ISP.

You can use the

Clone Your PC’s MAC Address

button to

replace the Internet port’s MAC address with the MAC address of your Ethernet card.

Click the

Save Settings

button to save any changes made.

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Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet

mask, gateway, and DNS server addresses. In most cases,

select Dynamic.

Enter the IP address (Static PPTP only).

Enter the Primary and Secondary DNS Server Addresses

(Static PPTP only).

Enter the Gateway IP Address provided by your ISP.

Enter the Server IP provided by your ISP (optional).

Enter your PPTP username.

Enter your PPTP password and then retype the password

in the next box.

Use the radio buttons to specify the reconnect mode.

The

user can specify a custom schedule or specify the

On

Demand

, or

Manual

option.

To specify a custom schedule, use the drop-down menu to

select one of the schedules that has been defined in the

Tools

>

Schedules

window. To create a new schedule, click

the

New Schedule

button to open the

Tools> Schedules

window. Refer to “Schedules” on page 83 for more information.

Address Mode:

PPTP IP Address:

PPTP Subnet

Mask:

PPTP Gateway:

PPTP Server IP:

Manual Internet Connection Setup

Russia PPTP (Dual Access)

Username:

Password:

Reconnect

Mode:

Select

PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

from the drop-down menu if your ISP uses a PPTP connection. Your ISP will

provide you with a username and password. This option is typically used for DSL services.

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Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity. To disable this feature, enable

Auto-reconnect.

The DNS server information will be supplied by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for optimal performance with your specific ISP. 1454 is the default

MTU.

The default MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s physical interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. It is not recommended

that you change the default MAC address unless required by your ISP.

You can use the

Clone Your PC’s MAC Address

button to

replace the Internet port’s MAC address with the MAC address of your Ethernet card.

Maximum Idle

Time:

DNS Servers:

MTU:

MAC Address:

Click the

Save Settings

button to save any changes made.

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Select Static IP if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask,

gateway, and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select Dynamic IP.

Enter the IP address (Static PPPoE only).

Enter your PPPoE user name.

Enter your PPPoE password and then retype the password in the

next box.

Enter the ISP Service Name (optional).

Use the radio buttons to specify the reconnect mode. The

user can

specify a custom schedule or specify the

On Demand

, or

Manual

option.

To specify a custom schedule, use the drop-down menu to select

one of the schedules that has been defined in the

Tools

>

Schedules

window. To create a new schedule, click the

New Schedule

button

to open the

Tools> Schedules

window. Refer to “Schedules” on

page 83 for more information.

Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection

is maintained during inactivity. To disable this feature, enable Auto-

reconnect.

Enter the Primary and Secondary DNS Server Addresses (Static

PPPoE only).

Address Mode:

IP Address:

User Name:

Password:

Service Name:

Reconnect

Mode:

Manual Internet Connection Setup

Russia PPPoE (Dual Access)

Select

PPPoE (Username/Password)

from the drop-down menu if your ISP uses a PPPoE connection. Your ISP will provide you

with a username and password. This option is typically used for DSL services. Make sure to remove your PPPoE software from

your computer. The software is no longer needed and will not work through a router.

Maximum Idle

Time:

DNS Addresses:

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Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for optimal performance with your specific ISP. 1454 is the default

MTU.

The default MAC Address is set to the Internet port’s physical interface MAC address on the Broadband Router. It is not recommended

that you change the default MAC address unless required by your ISP.

You can use the

Clone Your PC’s MAC Address

button to

replace the Internet port’s MAC address with the MAC address of your Ethernet card.

If your ISP requires you to manually specify the WAN Physical IP settings, click the

Static IP

radio button and enter the required

IP

Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway,

and

DNS Server Addresses

in their respective fields.

MTU:

MAC Address:

WAN Physical

Settings:

Click the

Save Settings

button to save any changes made.