Settings for PPTP conntections:
PPTP | Description |
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IP Address | Enter the IP address of the router into this field. This address must be |
| supplied to you by your ISP. This field will not be necessary to |
| configure if the Dynamic IP option is chosen above the configuring |
| field. |
Subnet Mask | Enter the IP address of the Subnet Mask into this field. This address |
| must be supplied to you by your ISP. This field will not be necessary to |
| configure if the Dynamic IP option is chosen above the configuring |
| field. |
Gateway | Enter the IP address of the gateway into this field. This address must |
| be supplied to you by your ISP. This field will not be necessary to |
| configure if the Dynamic IP option is chosen above the configuring |
| field. |
DNS | Enter the IP address of the DNS. This field will not be necessary to |
| configure if the Dynamic IP option is chosen above the configuring |
| field. |
Server IP/Name | Enter the Server IP address for this protocol into this field. This is the |
| IP address of the server computer that will be used, along with your |
| computer, to create the Virtual Private Network. This field must be |
| completed for both the Dynamic IP and Static IP options |
PPTP Account | Enter the PPTP account name, provided to you by your ISP, here. |
PPTP Password | Enter your password for this PPTP account here, as stated to you by |
| your ISP. |
PPTP Retype | Retype the password entered in the PPTP Password field. |
Password |
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Maximum Idle | A value of 0 in this field means that the PPTP connection will remain |
Time | connected. If your network account is billed according to the amount of |
| time the Router is actually connected to the Internet, enter an |
| appropriate Idle Time value (in seconds). This will disconnect the |
| Router after the WAN connection has been idle for the amount of time |
| specified. The default value = 5. |
MTU | This field refers to the Maximum Transfer Unit, which is the maximum |
| size of a packet, in bytes, that will be accepted by the router. The |
| default setting is 1460 bytes. This field should not be altered unless |
| instructed by your ISP. |
Connect Mode | This function, with |
Select | to connect any workstation on your LAN to the Internet upon request. |
| If this function is set at |
| will be needed to connect to the Internet. If Manual is selected, it will |
| be necessary for the workstation on the LAN to manually connect to the |
| Internet through this router. |
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