Linksys BEFSX41 manual Wan Ip

Instant Broadband® Series

RAS

Remote Access Service (RAS) is a service that applies to

connections in

Singapore only (shown in Figure 7- 7). For users in Singapore, check with Singtel for information on RAS.

Figure 7-7

User Name and Password Enter the User Name and Password supplied by Singtel.

RAS Plan Select the type of plan you have.

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.

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.

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

PPTP

Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a service that applies to connec- tions in Europe only. Figure 7-8 shows a PPTP setup.

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.	Figure 7-8

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.

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 seconds.

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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