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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 4-12):
Figure 4-12
WAN – PPTP/Russia PPTP
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.
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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 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.
6.
If your ISP provides BigPond Cable (or Heart Beat Signal) connection, please select
BigPond Cable
. Then you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-13):
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Figure 4-13
User Name/Password -
Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.
These fields are case-sensitive.
Auth Server -
Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.
Auth Domain -
Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location.
e.g.
NSW / ACT -
nsw.bigpond.net.au
VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT -
vic.bigpond.net.au
QLD -
qld.bigpond.net.au
MTU Size -
The normal
MTU
(Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet
networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default
MTU Size
unless required by your ISP.
Connect on Demand -
In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated
automatically after a specified inactivity period (
Max Idle Time
) and
be
re-established
when you attempt to access the Internet again.
If you want your Internet connection
keeps active all the time, please enter “0” in the
Max Idle Time
field.
Otherwise, enter
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the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access
disconnects.
Connect Automatically -
The connection can be re-established automatically when it
was down.
Connect
Manually
-
You
can
click
the
Connect
/
Disconnect
button
to
connect/disconnect immediately.
This mode also supports the
Max Idle Time
function as
Connect on Demand
mode. The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically
after a specified inactivity period and
re-established when you attempt to access the
Internet again.
Click the
Connect
button to connect immediately. Click the
Disconnect
button to disconnect
immediately.
Caution
: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated 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 can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses
one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually.
4.6.2
MAC Clone
Choose menu “
Network
→
MAC Clone
”, and then you can configure the WAN MAC address
on the screen below, as shown in Figure 4-14:
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Figure 4-14
MAC Address Clone
Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely
needed here.
WAN MAC Address -
This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your
ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into
this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (X is any hexadecimal digit).
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
To
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.
Click the
Save
button to save your settings.
Note:
Only the PC on your LAN can use the
MAC Address Clone
function.
4.6.3
LAN
Choose menu “
Network
→
LAN
”, and then you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on
the screen as below.
Figure 4-15
LAN

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