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.

Static IP

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

 

PPTP server. You must type in the related IP address such as

 

IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway.

L2TP Settings

 

L2TP Account

Enter the L2TP Account provided by your ISP for the L2TP

 

connection.

L2TP Password

Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the L2TP

 

connection.

Retype Password

Re-enter the Password for confirmation.

L2TP Gateway

If your LAN has a L2TP gateway, then enter that L2TP

 

gateway IP address or domain name here. If you do not have

 

a L2TP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address

 

above or domain name.

Maximum Idle Time

You can specify an idle time threshold (seconds) for the WAN

 

port. This means if no packets have been sent (no one using

 

the Internet) during this specified period, the router will

 

automatically disconnect the connection with your ISP.

Connection Mode

Select the desired option:

 

Keep-alive (maintain connection)

 

The connection will never be disconnected by this device. If

 

disconnected by your ISP, the connection will be re-

 

established immediately. (However, this does not ensure that

 

your Internet IP address will remain unchanged.)

 

Auto-Connect

 

An Internet connection is automatically made when required,

 

and disconnected when idle for the time period specified by

 

the "Maximum Idle Time (60~3600)".

 

Manual-on

 

You must manually establish and terminate the connection.

 

 

3.2.6 DNS

A Domain Name System (DNS) server is like an index of IP addresses and Web addresses. If you type a Web address into your browser, such as www.router.com, a DNS server will find that name in its index and the matching IP address. (See chapter 2 “DNS” for more detail)

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