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Figure 5-6 PPPoE Advanced Settings



MTU Size -

The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not

recommended that you change the default

MTU Size

unless required by your ISP.



Service Name/AC Name -

The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should

not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP.

In most cases, leaving

these fields blank will work.



ISP Specified IP Address -

If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the

router during login, please click “

Use IP address specified by ISP

” check box and enter the

IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation.



Detect Online Interval -

The router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval.

The default value is “0”. You can input the value between “0” and “120”. The value “0”

means

no detect.



Primary DNS/Secondary DNS -

If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to

the router during login, please click “

Use the following DNS servers

” check box and enter

the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary

DNS server address is available, enter it as well.

Click the

Save

button to save your settings.

4.

If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select

L2TP/Russia L2TP

option. And you

should enter the following parameters (Figure 5-7).

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Figure 5-7 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP



VPN Server IP/Domain Name -

Enter the IP address or domain name of the VPN server

provided by your ISP.



User Name/Password -

Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These

fields are case-sensitive.



Dynamic IP/ Static IP -

Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP

address or the domain name.

If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned

by your ISP. And click the

Save

button.

Click the

Connect

button to connect immediately. Click the

Disconnect

button to disconnect

immediately.



Connect on Demand -

You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet

connection after a specified period of inactivity (

Max Idle Time

). If your Internet connection

has been terminated due to inactivity,

Connect on Demand

enables the router to

automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet

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again. If you wish to activate

Connect on Demand

, check the radio button. If you want your

Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the

Max Idle Time

field. Otherwise,

enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection

terminates.



Connect Automatically -

Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this

option, check the radio button.



Connect Manually -

You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually.

After a specified period of inactivity (

Max Idle Time

), the router will disconnect from your

Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as

soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, check the radio button. If

you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0" in the

Max Idle Time

field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting

last unless a new link is requested.

Caution

: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to

Max

Idle Time

, because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.

Click the

Save

button to save your settings.

5.

If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select

PPTP/Russia PPTP

option. And you

should enter the following parameters (Figure 5-8).

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Figure 5-8 PPTP Settings



VPN Server IP/Domain Name -

Enter the IP address or domain name of the VPN server

provided by your ISP.



User Name/Password -

Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These

fields are case-sensitive.



Dynamic IP/ Static IP -

Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP

address or the domain name.

If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned

by your ISP. And click the

Save

button.

Click the

Connect

button to connect immediately. Click the

Disconnect

button to disconnect

immediately.



Connect on Demand -

You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet

connection after a specified period of inactivity (

Max Idle Time

). If your Internet connection

has been terminated due to inactivity,

Connect on Demand

enables the router to

automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet

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again. If you wish to activate

Connect on Demand

, check the radio button. If you want your

Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the

Max Idle Time

field.

Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet

connection terminates.



Connect Automatically -

Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this

option, check the radio button.



Connect Manually -

You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually.

After a specified period of inactivity (

Max Idle Time

), the router will disconnect from your

Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as

soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, click the radio button. If

you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0" in the

Max Idle Time

field. Otherwise, enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting

last unless a new link is requested.

Caution

: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to

Max

Idle Time

because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.

Click the

Save

button to save your settings.



Note:

If you don't know how to choose the appropriate connection type, click the

Detect

button to allow

the router to automatically search your Internet connection for servers and protocols. The

connection type will be reported when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the

router. This report is for your reference only. To make sure the connection type your ISP provides,

please refer to the ISP. The various types of Internet connections that the router can detect are as

follows:



PPPoE

-

Connections which use PPPoE that requires a user name and password.



Dynamic IP

-

Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment.



Static IP

-

Connections which use static IP address assignment.

The router cannot detect PPTP/L2TP connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these

protocols, then you must configure your connection manually.

5.2.2

MAC Clone

Choose menu “

Advanced

→

Network

→

MAC Clone

”, you can configure the MAC address of the

WAN on the screen below, Figure 5-9.