Edimax Technology Broadband Router manual Connecting to the L2TP server

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1.5 L2TP

Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section.

 

Parameter

 

Description

 

Obtain an IP address

 

The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before

 

 

connecting to the L2TP server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the

 

 

 

Internet. This MAC address is the PC's MAC address that your ISP had originally

 

 

 

connected your Internet connection to. Type in this MAC address in this section or use

 

MAC Address

 

the "Clone MAC Address" button to replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC

 

 

 

address of that PC (you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to

 

 

 

work). To find out the PC's MAC address see Appendix A. (see Glossary for an

 

 

 

explanation on MAC address)

 

Use the following

 

The ISP gives you a static IP to be used to connect to the L2TP server.

 

 

 

 

 

IP Address

 

This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish a L2TP connection.

 

 

 

 

 

Subnet Mask

 

Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255.0)

 

 

 

 

 

Gateway

 

Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway

 

 

 

 

 

User ID

 

Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection. Sometimes called

 

 

a Connection ID

 

 

 

 

Password

 

Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection

 

 

 

 

 

L2TP Gateway

 

If your LAN has a L2TP gateway, then enter that L2TP gateway IP address here. If you

 

 

do not have a L2TP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address above

 

 

 

 

MTU

 

This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of your transmission packet to the

 

 

Internet. Leave it as it is if you to not wish to set a maximum packet size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you select “Continuous”, the router will always connect to the ISP. If the WAN line

 

 

 

breaks down and links again, the router will auto-reconnect to the ISP.

 

 

 

If you select “Connect On Demand”, the router will auto-connect to the ISP when

 

 

 

someone wants to use the Internet and keep connected until the WAN idle timeout.

 

Connection Type

 

The router will close the WAN connection if the time period that no one is using the

 

 

Internet exceeds the “Idle Time”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you select “Manual”, the router will connect to ISP only when you click “Connect”

 

 

 

manually from the Web user interface. The WAN connection will not be disconnected

 

 

 

due to the idle timeout. If the WAN line breaks down and latter links again, the router

 

 

 

will not auto-connect to the ISP.

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents User’s Manual Page Page Minimum Requirements FeaturesPackage Content IntroductionFront Panel USBLight Status Description Getting started Setup DiagramConfigure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically ∙ DNS Configuration Select Disable DNS2c Windows 2b Windows XP∙ IP Address Select Obtain an IP address from a Dhcp server 2d Windows NTQuick Setup Wizard Chapter General Setup ChapterStatus Info Chapter Based on your selection Quick SetupTime Zone Broadband TypeThis Protocol only used for Australia’s ISP connection Cable ModemMenu Description Your ISP will automatically give you an IP addressFixed-IP xDSL MTU PPPoEThis is the ID given by ISP. This is optional Connecting to the Pptp serverPptp Connection IDWill not auto-connect to the ISP Connecting to the L2TP serverL2TP Internet exceeds the Idle TimeServer manually IP of the Login ServerTelstra Big Pond Idle Time OutGeneral Settings Below Router default the Time Server Address isSystem On your selectionRemote Management Password SettingsWAN PptpL2TP 5 L2TP Dynamic IPStatic IP Address PPPoE PPP over EthernetLAN DdnsLAN IP WirelessBasic Settings SettingEssid Advanced Settings IappWMM WEP only SecurityPassword used by external Radius server 3.2 802.1x only3.3 802.1x WEP Static key WPA2AES WPA Pre-shared keyWPA Radius WpatkipQoS Access ControlEdit QoS Rule Uncheck Enable QoS to disable QoS function for the WAN portNAT ALG Setting Port ForwardingSupport these types of applications Range of ports to be forward to the private IP Between the Virtual Server and the DMZ settingsDescription of this setting Virtual ServerExample Virtual Server Special ApplicationsTCP Example Special ApplicationsExample UDPUPnP Settings ALG SettingsUPnP Feature Disable Network address of destination LAN Static RoutingFirewall Before your routing rules take effectTo a particular IP address in your LAN Certain Internet applicationsDoS ActivitiesClick Reset to clear all fields Just click ResetInternet services that use these ports Click Apply Changes to save the settingClear the selection and re-select again, just click Reset DoS Denial of ServiceExample Access Control Enable/disable URL BlockingISP 4 DMZPrint Server NAS SystemIPP Neighborhood GeneralSet the host name that shows in network neighborhood Set which network neighborhood group that you want to joinShare Add/Edit Share Input the share nameFill the share comments for this share item here Client automatically Read and Write, Read Only, or Don’t share by defaultAdvanced NAS ToolsThis Page shows the status of attached USB storage devices NAS StatusEXT2 All to remove all partitionsThis shows free space of the specified partition Partition names of the USB storage deviceSize Total available space of this partition Total spaceStatus and Information StatusWhether the Dhcp Server function is enabled/disabled VersionAs well as the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS being used System Log Statistics Tool Configuration ToolsFirmware Upgrade ResetMay start using the router again Appendix a How to Manually find your PC’s IP and MAC addressGlossary Http TCP Pptp TCP FTP Smtp POP3Snmp Snmp Trap

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