•Connection Timers—Connection is disconnected after a period of inactivity.
-Connect on Demand—When this feature is enabled, the device automatically establishes your connection. If you enabled this feature, enter the Max Idle Time, the number of minutes that the connection can be inactive before the connection is terminated. The default maximum idle time is 5 minutes.
-Keep Alive—Ensures that your router is always connected to the Internet. When this feature is selected, the router keeps the connection alive by sending out a few data packets periodically. This option keeps your connection active indefinitely, even when the link sits idle for an extended period of time. If you enable this feature, also enter the Redial Period to specify how often the router verifies your Internet connection. The default period is 30 seconds.
•MTU—Maximum transmission unit (MTU) size. Select Auto to set the size automatically. Otherwise, to set the MTU size manually, select Manual and enter the MTU size. (The size in bytes of the largest protocol data unit that the layer can pass.)
Transparent Bridge (IPv4)
Choose this option if you are using this router to connect two network segments. Only one WAN interface can be set as transparent bridge.
•Specify WAN IP Address—External IP address that your ISP assigned to your account.
•Subnet Mask—Subnet mask specified by your ISP.
•Default Gateway Address—IP address of the default gateway.
•DNS Server 1 and DNS Server 2—IP addresses of the DNS servers. Optionally, you can enter a second DNS server. The first available DNS server is used.
•Internal LAN IP Range—Internal LAN IP range that is bridged. The WAN and LAN of transparent bridge must be on the same subnet.
•MTU—Maximum transmission unit (MTU) size. Select Auto to set the size automatically. Otherwise, to set the MTU size manually, select Manual and enter the MTU size. (The size in bytes of the largest protocol data unit that the layer can pass.)
