Parameter

Description

Obtain an IP address

The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP

automatically

before connecting to the PPTP server.

MAC Address

Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you

 

to connect to the Internet. This MAC address is the PC's MAC

 

address that your ISP had originally connected your Internet

 

connection to. 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 IP address

The ISP gives you a static IP to be used to connect to the PPTP

 

server.

IP Address

This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish a

 

PPTP 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

PPTP Gateway

If your LAN has a PPTP gateway, then enter that PPTP gateway

 

IP address here. If you do not have a PPTP gateway then enter

 

the ISP’s Gateway IP address above

Connection ID

This is the ID given by ISP. This is optional.

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.

BEZEQ-ISRAEL

Select this item if you are using the service provided by BEZEQ

 

in Israel.

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”.

 

If you select “Manual”, the router will connect to ISP only when

 

you click “Connect” manually from the Web user interface. The

 

 

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