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Figure 4-4
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Host Name
-
Enter the host name.
¾
MTU Size
-
The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet
networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to reduce the MTU. But this is
rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your
ISP connection.
¾
Primary DNS & Secondary DNS
-
If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses,
select
Use These DNS Servers
and enter the primary and secondary addresses
into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from
ISP.
)
Note:
If you get ‘Address not found' errors when you go to a Web site, it is likely that your DNS
servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get correct DNS server.
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Get IP with Unicast DHCP:
A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the
broadcast applications. If you cannot get the IP address normally, you can choose
this option. (You don’t need select this option generally).
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2.
Static IP
If you are given a fixed IP (static IP), please select
Static IP
(shown in Figure 4-5), and
then fixed IP parameters specified by your ISP.
Figure 4-5
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IP Address
-
Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
¾
Subnet Mask
-
Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your
ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0.
¾
Default Gateway
-
Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation
provided by your ISP (Optional).
¾
MTU Size -
The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most
Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you may need to modify the MTU.
But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is
necessary for your ISP connection.
¾
Primary DNS -
Type the DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your
ISP (Optional).
¾
Secondary DNS -
Type another DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided
by your ISP if provided (Optional).
3.
PPPoE
If you are given a user name and a password, please select
PPPoE
(shown in Figure
4-6). If you are not sure which connection type you use currently, please contact your ISP
to obtain the correct information.
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Figure 4-6
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User Name/Password -
Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.
These fields are case-sensitive.
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Connect on Demand -
You can configure the router to disconnect 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 again. If you wish to activate
Connect on Demand
, click the
radio button.
)
Note:
1)
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.
2)
Sometimes the connection can not be disconnected although you specify a time to
Max Idle Time. This is because there may still be active applications in the
background, which may cause fee accounted by your ISP.
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Connect Automatically -
Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To
use this option, click the radio button.
¾
Time-based Connecting -
You can configure the router to make it connect or
disconnect based on time. Enter the start time in HH:MM for connecting and end
time in HH:MM for disconnecting in the
Period of Time
fields.
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)
Note:
Only you have set the system time on
System Tools
→
Time
screen, will the
Time-based
Connecting
function take effect.
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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 your Internet connection, and not be able to re-establish your connection
automatically even though you attempt to access the Internet again. You need click
the
Connect
button manually to connect immediately, or click the
Disconnect
button manually to disconnect immediately; 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.
)
Note:
1)
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.
2)
Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to
Max Idle Time. This is because there may still be active applications in the
background, which may cause fee accounted by your ISP.
Click the
Advanced
button to set up the advanced option as shown in Figure 4-7.
Figure 4-7
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MTU Size-
The default MTU size is 1480 bytes, which is usually fine. For some ISPs,
you need modify the MTU. This should not be done unless you are sure it is
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necessary for your ISP.
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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.
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ISP Specified IP Address -
If you know that your ISP does not automatically
transmit your IP address to the router during login, select
Use IP Address specified
by ISP
and enter the IP in dotted-decimal notation, which your ISP provided.
¾
Detect Online Interval -
The default value is 0, you can input the value between 0
and 120. The router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval between
the time. If the value is 0,
it
means the Router does not detect.
¾
Primary DNS & Secondary DNS -
If you know that your ISP does not automatically
transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select
Use the following DNS
servers
and enter the address in dotted-decimal notation of your ISP’s primary DNS
server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it as well.
4.
802.1X + Dynamic IP
If you are provided
802.1x + Dynamic IP
for ISP connection, you should select
“
802.1x + Dynamic IP
” and enter the user name and password provided by ISP
(shown in Figure 4-8).
Figure 4-8

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