2.3 PPPoE

Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section.

Parameter

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 optional. Enter the Service name if your ISP requires it,

 

otherwise leave it blank.

MTU

This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of your

 

transmission packet to the Internet. Leave it as it is if you do not

 

wish to set a maximum packet size

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 wants 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 disconnect due to the idle timeout. If the

 

 

 

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