Instant BroadbandSeries

PPTP

Point

to

Point

Tunneling Protocol

(PPTP)

(shown in

Figure 9-7) is a

service that applies

to connections in

Europe only.

 

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

Figure 9-7

 

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.

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. If you want your Internet connection to remain on at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.

Keep Alive Option and Redial Period This option keeps your PPPoE- enabled Internet access connected indefinitely, even when it sits idle. 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. To cancel any values you’ve entered on any page, click the Cancel button. Continue to the “Password” section.

EtherFast® Cable/DSL Routers

RAS

R e m o t e A c c e s s Service (RAS)

(shown in Figure 9-8) is a service that applies to con- nections in S i n g a p o r e only. For users in Singapore, check with Singtel for information on RAS.

Figure 9-8

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. If you want your Internet connection to remain on at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.

Keep Alive Option and Redial Period This option keeps your PPPoE- enabled Internet access connected indefinitely, even when it sits idle. 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. To cancel any values you’ve entered on any page, click the Cancel button. Continue to the “Password” section.

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Linksys BEPSR41, BEPSR31, BEPSR11 manual Pptp

BEPSR31, BEPSR11, BEPSR41 specifications

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