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Instant Broadband Series

•Default Gateway Address Your ISP will provide you with the Default Gateway IP Address. If you select “Obtain an IP address automatically,” your ISP will assign these values.

•DNS (Domain Name Server) IP Address Your ISP will provide you with at least one DNS Server IP Address. If you select “Obtain an IP address automatically,” these values will be assigned by your ISP.

You can check whether the values you entered for the above

settings are correct by testing your Internet access.

•PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) Some DSL-based ISPs use PPPoE to establish communications with an end-user. If you are using a DSL line, check with your ISP to see if they use PPPoE. If they do use PPPoE, you must enable it. To enable PPPoE:

1.Click on the Enable option in the PPPoE section of the Setup screen.

2.Enter the User Name you use to log on to your Internet connection.

3.Enter your corresponding Password.

•Connect on Demand If you aren’t actively using the Internet, you can configure your Router to cut your connection with your ISP after a certain period of time. If you have been disconnected due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables your Router to automatically re-establish your con- nection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, choose the Enable option.

•Max Idle Time Max Idle Time is the number of minutes that passes before the Router drops your Internet connection, due to inactivity. If you want your Internet connection to remain on at all times, enter zero (0) in this field and click Apply. Otherwise, enter in the number of minutes you want to elapse before your Internet access disconnects.

•Keep Alive Option This option keeps your PPPoE-enabled Internet access connected indefinitely, even when it sits idle. It keeps the connection alive by sending out a few data packets periodically, so your Internet serv- ice thinks that the connection is still active. To use this option, click on the box next to Keep Alive to select it, and click Apply.

EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers

It is strongly recommended that you set a password for the Router. When you first power up the Router, there is no default Password setting assigned.

If you leave the password field blank, all users on your network will be able to access the Router simply by entering the unit's IP address into their web browser's location window.

If you select the Restore Factory Default option and click

Apply, you will clear all of the Router’s settings.

Do not restore the factory defaults unless you are having difficulties with the Router and have exhausted all other troubleshooting measures. Once the Router is reset, you will have to re-enter all of your configuration data.