Parameter | Description |
User Name | Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection |
Password | Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection |
Service Name | This is optional. Enter the Service name should your ISP require it. Otherwise, leave it |
| blank. |
MTU | This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of your transmission packet to the |
| Internet. Leave it as it is if you do not wish to set a maximum packet size. |
Connection Type | If you select “Continuous”, the router will always be connected to the ISP/Internet. If the |
| WAN line breaks down and links again, the router will |
| select “Connect On Demand”, the router will |
| wants to use the Internet and keep connected until the WAN idle timeout. The router will |
| close the WAN connection if the time period during which no one has been using the |
| Internet exceeds the “Idle Time”. If you select “Manual”, the router will connect to the |
| ISP only when you click “Connect” manually from the Web user interface. The WAN |
| connection will not get disconnected due to the idle timeout. If the WAN line breaks |
| down and later links again, the router will not |
Idle Time | You can specify an idle time threshold (in minutes) for the WAN port. This means if no |
| packets have been sent (no one is using the Internet) during this specified period, the |
| router will automatically disconnect the connection to the ISP/Internet. |
| Note: The WAN "idle timeout" |
| activities of some network application software, computer viruses or hacker attacks from |
| the Internet. For example, some software sends network packets to the Internet in the |
| background, even when you are not using the Internet. This function also may not work |
| with some ISPs. Please make sure this function can work properly when you use this |
| function the first time, especially if your ISP charges you by time used. Due to various |
| uncontrollable issues, we cannot guarantee the WAN "idle timeout" |
| function will always work. In order to prevent an extra fee from being charged by your |
| ISP, please turn off the router when you are finished using the Internet. |
Click OK when you have finished the configuration above. You have now completed the configuration for the PPPoE connection. You can start using the router now. If you wish to use some of the advanced features supported by this router, see Chapters 2, 3, 4.
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