Siemens SE505 manual Configure connection with Pptp

General configuration with Basic Setup

Configure connection with PPTP

Complete this screen if you connect to the Internet using a DSL modem with the Point- to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP).

◆If your Internet Service Provider has given you a Static (fixed) IP address for your router, select the manually option next to Receipt of IP address and enter the IP address and the subnet mask you have been given.

◆If the router receives its IP address automatically (by DHCP), select automatically beside Receipt of IP address.

◆Enter the other access data, the IP address of the PPTP server and the User name and Password in the appropriate boxes.

◆Type the password again in the Retype password window.

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Select manual connect if you always wish to connect manually to the Internet. This can save connection charges if you use a time-base rate. Manually opening and closing a connection is detailed on page 91.

Select auto connect if you want to allow applications such as a Web browser or an e-mail program to connect to the Internet automatically.

In either case a connection is automatically terminated after a certain period of inactivity (the default is 5 minutes). You can change this default in the Advanced Setup (see page 82).

◆When you have entered the data, click on NEXT.

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