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
Connection Type 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 want to use
the Internet and keep connected until the WAN idle
timeout. 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
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.
Idle Time Out You can specify an idle time threshold (minutes) for the WAN
port. This means if no packets have been sent (no one using the
Internet) throughout this specified period, then the router will
automatically disconnect the connection with your ISP.
Note: This “idle timeout” function may not work due to abnormal
activities of some network application software, computer virus
or hacker attacks from the Internet. For example, some software
sends network packets to the Internet in the background, even
when you are not using the Internet. So please turn off your
computer when you are not using it. This function also may not
work with some ISP. So please make sure this function can work
properly when you use this function in the first time, especially
your ISP charge you by time used.
Click <OK> when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have
completed the configuration for the L2TPP connection. You can start using the router now, if you
wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4.
2.2.6 Telstra Big Pond
Select Telstra Big Pond if your ISP requires the Telstra Big Pond protocol to connect you to the
Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Telstra Big Pond
protocol is used by the ISP in Australia.
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