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.

Parameters

Description

 

 

User Name

Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection.

 

 

Password

Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection.

 

 

Service Name

This is an optional parameter. Leave it blank unless your ISP requires it.

 

 

MTU

This is an optional parameter. You can specify the maximum size of transmission

 

packet to the Internet. The range of the MTU will be from 512 to 1492. You can also

 

consult you ISP for the optimal MTU as well. Default: 1392.

 

 

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 a

 

client in LAN 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 WAN connection will not disconnected

 

due to the idle timeout. If the WAN line breaks down and latter links again, the router

 

will not auto-connect to the ISP. Default: Continuous.

 

 

Idle Time

You can specify an idle time threshold (minutes) for the WAN port. This means if no

 

 

 

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