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Figure 4-6 WAN - PPPoE

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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. 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.

Caution

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

Max Idle Time, since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in the background.

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Connect Automatically -

Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this

option, click the radio button.

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Time-based Connecting -

You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect

based on time. Enter the start time in HH:MM format for connecting and end time in HH:MM

format for disconnecting in the

Period of Time

fields.

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Note:

Only when you have configured the system time on

System Tools -> Time

page, will the

Time-based Connecting

function can 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 from the

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

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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 time 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, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.

Click the

Connect

button to connect immediately. Click the

Disconnect

button to disconnect

immediately.

Click the

Advanced Settings

button to set up the advanced option, the page shown in Figure 4-7

will then appear:

Figure 4-7 PPPoE Advanced Settings

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Packet MTU -

The default MTU size is 1480 bytes, which value is usually fine. For some

ISPs, you need modify the MTU. This should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary

for your ISP.

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Service Name/AC Name -

The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name, these

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, click “

Use the IP Address specified by ISP

” check box

and enter the IP Address in dotted-decimal notation, which your ISP provided.

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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 seconds. If the

value is 0,

it

means, do not detect.

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DNS IP address -

If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses

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to the router during login, click “

Use the following DNS servers

” checkbox 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 you choose

802.1X + Dynamic IP,

you should enter the follow parameters(Figure 4-8):

Figure 4-8 802.1X + Dynamic IP Settings

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User Name -

Enter the user name for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP

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Password -

Enter the password for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP.

Click

Login

to start 802.1X authentication.

Click

Logout

to end 802.1X authentication.

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Host Name

- This field is required to be filled by some service provider.

5.

If you choose

802.1X + Static IP,

you should enter the follow parameters(Figure 4-9) :

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Figure 4-9 802.1X + Static IP Settings

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User Name -

Enter the user name for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP

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Password -

Enter the password for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP.

Click

Login

to start 802.1X authentication.

Click

Logout

to end 802.1X authentication.

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IP Address

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

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Subnet Mask

- Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.

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Default Gateway

- (Optional) Enter the default gateway IP address in dotted-decimal

notation provided by your ISP.

6.

If you choose

Big Pond Cable,

you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-10):

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Figure 4-10

Big Pond Settings

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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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Auth Server -

Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.

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Auth Domain

- Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location. Eg,

NSW / ACT -

nsw.bigpond.net.au

VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT -

vic.bigpond.net.au

QLD -

qld.bigpond.net.au

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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

again. If you wish to activate

Connect on Demand

, 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 of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection

terminates.

Caution

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

Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the

background.

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Connect Automatically -

Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this

option, click the radio button.