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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 choose

Internet Access

from

WAN

menu. Then, select

Static or Dynamic IP

mode for WAN2.

The following web page will be shown.

Static or Dynamic IP

(DHCP Client)

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.

ISDN Dial Backup

Setup

This setting is available for the routers supporting ISDN function

only. Before utilizing the ISDN dial backup feature, you must

create a dial backup profile first.

None

- Disable the backup function.

Packet Trigger -

The backup line is not on until a packet from a

local host triggers the router to establish a connection.

This setting is available for

i

model only.

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.

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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.

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. Notice that this setting is available for

WAN1 only.

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.

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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.

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.

Details Page for PPTP

To use

PPTP

as the accessing protocol of the internet, please choose

Internet Access

from

WAN

menu. Then, select

PPTP

mode for WAN2. The following web page will be shown.

PPTP Setup

PPTP Link

- Click

Enable

to enable a PPTP client to establish a

tunnel to a DSL modem on the WAN interface.

PPTP Server

- Specify the IP address of the PPTP 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.

Index (1-15) in Schedule Setup -

You can type in four sets of time

schedule for your request. All the schedules can be set previously

in

Application – Schedule

web page and you can use the number

that you have set in that web page.

ISDN Dial Backup

Setup

This setting is available for the routers supporting ISDN function

only. Before utilizing the ISDN dial backup feature, you must

create a dial backup profile first.

None

- Disable the backup function.

Packet Trigger -

The backup line is not on until a packet from a

local host triggers the router to establish a connection.

This setting is available for

i

model only.

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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. This setting is active

only when the

Active on demand

option for Active Mode is

selected in

WAN>> General Setup

page.

IP Address

Assignment

Method(IPCP)

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 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. Notice that this setting is available for

WAN1 only.

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.

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.

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3.1.4 Load-Balance Policy

This router supports the function of load balancing. It can assign traffic with protocol type,

IP address for specific host, a subnet of hosts, and port range to be allocated in WAN1 or

WAN2 interface. The user can assign traffic category and force it to go to dedicate network

interface based on the following web page setup. Twenty policies of load-balance are

supported by this router.

Note:

Load-Balance Policy is running only when both WAN1 and WAN2 are

activated.

Index

Click the number of index to access into the load-balance policy

configuration web page.

Enable

Check this box to enable this policy.

Protocol

Use the drop-down menu to change the protocol for the WAN

interface.

WAN

Use the drop-down menu to change the WAN interface.

Src IP Start

Displays the IP address for the start of the source IP.

Src IP End

Displays the IP address for the end of the source IP.

Dest IP Start

Displays the IP address for the start of the destination IP.

Dest IP End

Displays the IP address for the end of the destination IP.