Linksys BEFSX41 manual Static IP, User Name and Password

Instant Broadband® Series

EtherFast® Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint

Static IP

If you are required to use a permanent IP address, then select Static IP, as shown in Figure 7-5.

Figure 7-5

PPPoE

Some DSL-based ISPs use PPPoE ( P o i n t - t o - P o i n t

Protocol over Ethernet) to establish Internet connections for end-users. If you are connected to the Internet through a DSL line, check with your ISP to see if they use PPPoE. If they do, select the PPPoE connection type, as shown in Figure 7-6.

User Name and Password

your ISP.

Figure 7-6

Enter the User Name and Password provided by

Specify WAN IP Address This is the IP address that the Router has, when seen from the WAN, or the Internet. Your ISP will provide you with the IP Address you need to specify here.

Subnet Mask This is the Router’s Subnet Mask, as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Your ISP will provide you with the Subnet Mask.

Default Gateway Address Your ISP will provide you with the Default Gateway Address.

DNS (Required) Your ISP will provide you with at least one DNS (Domain Name System) Server IP Address.

To apply any of the settings you change on a page, click the Apply button, and then click the Continue button. To cancel any values you’ve entered on any page, click the Cancel button.

Connect on Demand and Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut your connection with your ISP after a specified period of time (Max Idle Time). If you have been disconnected due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, click the radio button. In the Max Idle Time field, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.

Keep Alive Option and Redial Period If you select this option, the Router will periodically check your Internet connection. If you are disconnected, then the Router will automatically re-establish your connection. To use this option, click the radio button next to Keep Alive. The default Redial Period is 30 sec- onds.

Important: For DSL users, if you need to enable PPPoE support, choose PPPoE. If you do enable PPPoE, remember to remove any PPPoE applications that are already installed on any of your PCs.

To apply any of the settings you change on a page, click the Apply button, and then click the Continue button. To cancel any values you’ve entered on any page, click the Cancel button.

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