Service Name | This is optional. Enter the Service name should your |
| ISP requires it, otherwise leave it blank. |
MTU | This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of |
| your transmission packet to the Internet. Leave it as it |
| is if you to not wish to set a maximum packet size. |
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 |
| If you select “Connect On Demand”, the router will |
| |
| 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 |
| |
Idle Time | 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) during this specified period, |
| 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 PPPoE
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