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Select

PPPoE (Username/Password)

from the drop-down menu.

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 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).

Select either

Always-on

,

On-Demand

, or

Manual

.

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

Enter a maximum idle time during which the Internet connection is maintained during

inactivity. To disable this feature, enable Auto-reconnect.

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

performance with your specific ISP. 1492 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.

My Internet

Connection:

Address Mode:

IP Address:

User Name:

Password:

Service Name:

Reconnection Mode:

Maximum Idle Time:

DNS Addresses:

MTU:

MAC Address:

Internet Setup

PPPoE (DSL)

Choose PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) 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.

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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.

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.

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. 1400 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.

Address Mode:

PPTP IP Address:

PPTP Subnet Mask:

PPTP Gateway:

PPTP Server IP:

Username:

Password:

Reconnect Mode:

Maximum Idle Time:

DNS Servers:

MTU:

MAC Address:

PPTP

Choose PPTP (Point-to-Point-Tunneling Protocol ) 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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Select

Static

if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS server

addresses. In most cases, select

Dynamic

.

Enter the L2TP IP address supplied by your ISP (Static only).

Enter the Subnet Mask supplied by your ISP (Static only).

Enter the Gateway IP Address provided by your ISP.

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

Enter your L2TP username.

Enter your L2TP password and then retype the password in the next box.

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.

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. 1400 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.

Address Mode:

L2TP IP

Address:

L2TP Subnet

Mask:

L2TP Gateway:

L2TP Server IP:

Username:

Password:

Reconnect

Mode:

Maximum Idle

Time:

DNS Servers:

MTU:

Clone MAC

Address:

L2TP

Choose L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) if your ISP uses a L2TP connection. Your ISP will provide you with a username and password. This option

is typically used for DSL services.

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Enter the IP address assigned by your ISP.

Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by your ISP.

Enter the Gateway assigned by your ISP.

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. 1500 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.

IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Default Gateway:

DNS Servers:

MTU:

MAC Address:

Static (assigned by ISP)

Select Static IP Address if all the Internet port’s IP information is provided to you by your ISP. You will need to enter in the IP address, subnet mask,

gateway address, and DNS address(es) provided to you by your ISP. Each IP address entered in the fields must be in the appropriate IP form, which

are four octets separated by a dot (x.x.x.x). The Router will not accept the IP address if it is not in this format.

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Another Internet Connection type is DS-Lite.

After selecting DS-Lite, the following parameters will be available for configuration:

DS-Lite

Configuration:

Select the DS-Lite DHCPv6 Option to let the router allocate the AFTR IPv6

address automatically. Select the Manual Configuration to enter the AFTR IPv6

address in manually.

AFTR IPv6 Address:

After selecting the Manual Configuration option above, the user can enter the

AFTR IPv6 address used here.

B4 IPv4 Address:

Enter the B4 IPv4 address value used here.

WAN IPv6 Address:

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

IPv6 WAN Default

Gateway

Once connected, the IPv6 WAN Default Gateway address will be displayed

here.

DS-Lite