4.2.3 PPPoE xDSL
Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol for Internet connectivity. Your ISP should provide all the information like user name, password required in this section.
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User Name | Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection. | ||
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Password | Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection. | ||
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Service Name | This is an optional parameter. Leave it blank unless your ISP requires it. | ||
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MTU | This is an optional parameter. You can specify the maximum size of transmission | ||
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| packet to the Internet. The range of the MTU will be from 512 to 1492. You can also | |
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| consult you ISP for the optimal MTU as well. Default: 1392. | |
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Connection Type | If you select “Continuous”, the router will always connect to the ISP. If the WAN line | ||
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| breaks down and links again, the router will | |
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| If you select “Connect On Demand”, the router will | |
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| client in LAN want to use the Internet and keep connected until the WAN idle | |
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| timeout. The router will close the WAN connection if the time period that no one is | |
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| using the Internet exceeds the “Idle Time”. | |
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| If you select “Manual”, the router will connect to ISP only when you click “Connect” | |
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| manually from the Web user interface. The WAN connection will not disconnect due | |
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| to the idle timeout. If the WAN line breaks down and latter links again, the router will | |
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Idle Time | You can specify an idle time threshold (minutes) for the WAN port. This means if no | ||
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