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The following items are displayed on this screen:
PPPoE Settings
Connection Type: Select PPPoE if your ISP provides xDSL Virtual Dial-up connection.
Click <Connect> to dial-up to the Internet and obtain the IP address.
Click <Disconnect> to disconnect the Internet connection and
release the current IP address.
Account Name: Enter the Account Name provided by your ISP. If you are not clear,
please consult your ISP.
Password: Enter the Password provided by your ISP.
Active Mode: You can select the proper Active mode according to your need.
Manual: Select this option to manually activate or terminate the
Internet connection by the <Connect> or <Disconnect> button.
It is optimum for the dial-up connection charged on time.
Always-on: Select this option to keep the connection always
on. The connection can be re-established automatically when it
is down.
Time-based: Select this option to keep the connection on
during the Active time you set.
PPPoE Advanced
Settings:
Check here to enable PPPoE advanced settings.
Keep Alive: Once PPPoE is connected, the Router will send keep-alive packets
every "Keep Alive Interval" sec and "Keep Alive Retry Times" to
make sure the connection is still alive. If the Router does not get the
response from ISP after sending keep-alive packets, then the
Router will terminate the connection.
MTU: MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the maximum data unit
transmitted by the physical network. It can be set in the range of
576-1492. The default MTU is 1480. It is recommended to keep the
default value if no other MTU value is provided by your ISP.