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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 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, 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.

7.

If you choose

L2TP

, you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-11):

Figure 4-11

L2TP 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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Dynamic IP/ Static IP –

Choose either as you are given by your ISP.

Click the

Connect

button to connect immediately. Click the

Disconnect

button to disconnect

immediately.

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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 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.

¾

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

8.

If you choose

PPTP

, you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-12):

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Figure 4-12

PPTP 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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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.

¾

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,

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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.

¾

Connect Automatically -

Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this

option, click the radio button.

¾

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

4.4.3 MAC Clone

You can configure the MAC address of the WAN port on this page, Figure 4-13:

Figure 4-13

MAC Address Clone

Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your

cable/DSL Modem or Ethernet during installation. Changes are rarely needed here.

WAN MAC Address -

This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port, which is used

for the WAN port. If your ISP requires that you register the MAC address, please enter the correct

MAC address into this field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any

hexadecimal digit).

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Your PC's MAC Address -

This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing

the router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the

Clone MAC Address

button

and this MAC address will fill in the

WAN MAC Address

field.

Click

Restore Factory MAC

to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default

value.

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Click the

Save

button to save your settings.

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Note:

1)

Only the PC on your LAN can use the

MAC Address Clone

feature.

2)

If you click the

Save

button, the router will prompt you to reboot.

4.5

Wireless

Figure 4-14

Wireless menu

There are three submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-14):

Wireless Settings

,

MAC Filtering

and

Wireless Statistics.

Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the

corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

4.5.1 Wireless Settings

The basic settings for the wireless network are set on this page, Figure 4-15: