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Enter the PPTP server IP address provided by your ISP.

Enter the username provided by your ISP.

Enter the password provided by your ISP.

Select either

Always-on

,

On-Demand

, or

Manual

.

Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection

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

reconnect.

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 provided by your ISP (Static IP only).

Enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP (Static IP only).

Enter the gateway IP address provided by your ISP (Static IP only).

Enter the primary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP.

PPTP Server IP

Address:

Username:

Password:

Reconnect

Mode:

Maximum Idle

Time:

Address Mode:

PPTP IP

Address:

PPTP Subnet

Mask:

PPTP Gateway

IP Address:

Primary DNS

Server:

Choose

PPTP

(Point-to-Point-Tunneling Protocol ) if your Internet Service Provider (ISP) uses a PPTP connection. Your ISP will provide you with a

username and password.

PPTP

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Enter the secondary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP.

Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for

optimal performance with your ISP.

Click

Save

when you are done.

Secondary DNS

Server:

MTU:

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L2TP

Enter the L2TP server IP address provided by your ISP.

Enter the username provided by your ISP.

Enter the password provided by your ISP.

Select either

Always-on

,

On-Demand

, or

Manual

.

Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection

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

reconnect.

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 provided by your ISP (Static IP only).

Enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP (Static IP only).

Enter the gateway IP address provided by your ISP (Static IP only).

Enter the primary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP.

L2TP Server IP

Address:

Username:

Password:

Reconnect

Mode:

Maximum Idle

Time:

Address Mode:

L2TP IP

Address:

L2TP Subnet

Mask:

L2TP Gateway

IP Address:

Primary DNS

Server:

Choose

L2TP

(Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) if your Internet Service Provider (ISP) uses a L2TP connection. Your ISP will provide you with a username

and password.

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Enter the secondary DNS server IP address assigned by your ISP.

Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for

optimal performance with your ISP.

Click

Save

when you are done.

Secondary DNS

Server:

MTU:

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DS-Lite

Select

DS-Lite DHCPv6

to let the router allocate the AFTR IPv6

address automatically. Select

Manual Configuration

to enter the

AFTR IPv6 address manually.

If you selected Manual Configuration above, enter the AFTR IPv6

address here.

Enter the B4 IPv4 address value here.

Once connected, the WAN IPv6 address will be displayed here.

Once connected, the IPv6 WAN default gateway address will be

displayed here.

Click

Save

when you are done.

DS-Lite

Configuration:

AFTR IPv6

Address:

B4 IPv6

Address:

WAN IPv6

Address:

IPv6 WAN

Default

Gateway:

DS-Lite

is an IPv6 connection type. After selecting DS-Lite, the following parameters will be available for configuration: