NetComm NB504 manual YML864 Rev1, 10 BigPond Settings

6.If you choose BigPond Cable, you should enter the following parameters (figure 5-10):

Figure 5-10 BigPond Settings

•User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.

•Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.

•Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location. Eg, NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au

VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au

•Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated 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 active 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 connection terminates.

Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications ar�e visiting the Inter�net continually in the backgr�ound.

•Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button.

•Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested.

Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications ar�e visiting the Inter�net continually in the backgr�ound.

•Click the Connect button to connect immediately, Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.

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