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Details Page for Static or Dynamic IP in WAN2

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 or Dynamic IP

as the accessing protocol of the internet, please click the

Static

or Dynamic IP

tab. The following web page will be shown.

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.

Keep WAN Connection

Normally, this function is designed for Dynamic IP environments

because some ISPs will drop connections if there is no traffic

within certain periods of time. Check

Enable PING to keep alive

box to activate this function.

PING to the IP

- If you enable the PING function, please specify

the IP address for the system to PING it for keeping alive.

PING Interval

- Enter the interval for the system to execute the

PING operation.

WAN Connection

Detection

Such function allows you to verify whether network connection is

alive or not through ARP Detect or Ping Detect.

Mode

– Choose

ARP Detect

or

Ping Detect

for the system to

execute for WAN detection.

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Ping IP

– If you choose Ping Detect as detection mode, you have

to type IP address in this field for pinging.

TTL (Time to Live)

– Displays value for your reference. TTL

value is set by telnet command.

RIP Protocol

Routing Information Protocol is abbreviated as RIP

（

RFC1058

）

specifying how routers exchange routing tables information. Click

Enable RIP

for activating this function.

WAN IP Network

Settings

This group allows you to obtain an IP address automatically and

allows you type in IP address manually.

WAN IP Alias

- If you have multiple public IP addresses and

would like to utilize them on the WAN interface, please use

WAN IP Alias. You can set up to 8 public IP addresses other than

the current one you are using.

Obtain an IP address automatically

– Click this button to

obtain the IP address automatically if you want to use

Dynamic

IP

mode.

Router Name

:

Type in the router name provided by ISP.

Domain Name

:

Type in the domain name that you have assigned.

Specify an IP address

– Click this radio button to specify some

data if you want to use

Static IP

mode.

IP Address

:

Type the IP address.

Subnet Mask

:

Type the subnet mask.

Gateway IP Address

:

Type the gateway IP address.

Default MAC Address

: Click this radio button to use default

MAC address for the router.

Specify a MAC Address

: Some Cable service providers specify a

specific MAC address for access authentication. In such cases you

need to click the

Specify a MAC Address

and enter the MAC

address in the MAC Address field.

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DNS Server IP Address

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

Static IP

mode. If necessary, type in secondary IP address for

necessity in the future.

After finishing all the settings here, please click

OK

to activate them.

Details Page for PPTP/L2TP in WAN2

To use

PPTP/L2TP

as the accessing protocol of the internet, please click the

PPTP/L2TP

tab.

The following web page will be shown.

PPTP/L2TP Client Mode

Enable PPTP-

Click this radio button to

enable a PPTP client

to establish a tunnel to a DSL modem on the WAN interface.

Enable L2TP

- Click this radio button to

enable a L2TP client

to establish a tunnel to a DSL modem on the WAN interface.

Disable

– Click this radio button to close the connection

through PPTP or L2TP.

Server Address

- Specify the IP address of the PPTP/L2TP

server if you enable PPTP/L2TP client mode.

Specify Gateway IP Address

– Specify the gateway IP

address for DHCP server.

ISP Access Setup

Username

-Type in the username provided by ISP in this

field.

Password

-Type in the password provided by ISP in this field.

PPP Setup

PPP Authentication

- Select

PAP only

or

PAP or CHAP

for

PPP.

Idle Timeout

- Set the timeout for breaking down the Internet

after passing through the time without any action.

IP Address Assignment

Method(IPCP)

WAN IP Alias

- If you have multiple public IP addresses and

would like to utilize them on the WAN interface, please use

WAN IP Alias. You can set up to 8 public IP addresses other

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than the current one you are using.

Fixed IP

- Usually ISP dynamically assigns IP address to you

each time you connect to it and request. In some case, your

ISP provides service to always assign you the same IP address

whenever you request. In this case, you can fill in this IP

address in the Fixed IP field. Please contact your ISP before

you want to use this function. Click

Yes

to use this function

and type in a fixed IP address in the box.

Fixed IP Address -

Type a fixed IP address.

WAN IP Network

Settings

Obtain an IP address automatically

– Click this button to

obtain the IP address automatically.

Specify an IP address

– Click this radio button to specify

some data.

IP Address

– Type the IP address.

Subnet Mask

– Type the subnet mask.

After finishing all the settings here, please click

OK

to activate them.

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Details Page for PPP in WAN3

To use

PPP

(for 3G USB Modem) as the accessing protocol of the internet, please choose

Internet Access

from

WAN

menu. Then, select

PPP

mode for WAN2. The following web

page will be shown.

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.

SIM PIN code

Type PIN code of the SIM card that will be used to access

Internet.

Modem Initial String

Such value is used to initialize USB modem. Please use the

default value. If you have any question, please contact to your

ISP.

APN Name

APN means Access Point Name which is provided and required

by some ISPs. Type the name and click Apply.

Modem Initial String2

The initial string 1 is shared with APN.

In some cases, users may need another initial

AT

command to

restrict 3G band or do any special settings.

Modem Dial String

Such value is used to dial through USB mode. Please use the

default value. If you have any question, please contact to your

ISP.

PPP Username

Type the PPP username (optional).

PPP Password

Type the PPP password (optional).

WAN Connection

Detection

Such function allows you to verify whether network connection is

alive or not through ARP Detect or Ping Detect.

Mode

– Choose

ARP Detect

or

Ping Detect

for the system to