Type in this MAC address in this section or use the
"Clone MAC Address" button to replace the WAN
MAC address with the MAC address of that PC
(you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC
Address button to work). To find out the PC's MAC
address see Appendix A. (see Glossary for an
explanation on MAC address)
Use the following The ISP gives you a static IP to be used
IP address to connect to the L2TP server.
IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to
establish a L2TP connection.
Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g.
255.255.255.0)
Gateway Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway
User ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the
PPTP connection. Sometimes called a Connection ID
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
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 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”.
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