Chapter 5

Further Configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PPPoE Parameter

Description

 

 

MTU

 

 

The MTU or Maximum Transmission Unit is the largest packet size

 

 

 

 

 

allowed by the ISP. It is set by default to 1462 though it can vary

 

 

 

 

 

between 1400 and 1492.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Username

 

 

This refers to your broadband account username.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password

 

 

This refers to your broadband account password.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Name

 

This optional field allows you to key in the service name of your

 

 

 

 

ADSL subscription.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On-Demand

 

If enabled, the router will automatically connect to the ISP

 

 

 

 

whenever a LAN client makes an Internet request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idle Timeout

 

This field is relevant only if the On-Demandoption is enabled and

 

 

 

 

allows you to specify a maximum lapse of idle time allowed before

 

 

 

 

 

the router automatically goes offline. It will only re-connect when a

 

 

 

 

 

LAN client makes an Internet request.

 

 

 

 

 

If the field is set to 0, this feature will be disabled and the access

 

 

 

 

 

point will remain online unless disconnected by the ISP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Always-On

 

If this feature is enabled, the access point will remain permanently

 

 

 

 

connected to the Internet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconnect

Time

This field is relevant only if the Always-Onoption is enabled and

 

Factor

 

 

allows you to specify a maximum lapse of offline time following

 

 

 

 

 

which, the unit should automatically reconnect to the Internet. The

 

 

 

 

 

default value has been set to 30 seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use

non-standard

This applies to certain Ethernet-based ADSL modem requiring non-

 

PPPoE Ethernet type

standard PPPoE for authentication. In case of doubts, do NOT

 

 

 

 

 

enable this checkbox.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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