TP-Link TL-R480T+ manual Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide

TL-R480T+

Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide

)Note:

1)If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.

2)Sometimes the connection can not be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time. This is because there may still be active applications in the background, which may cause fee accounted by your ISP.

¾Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button.

¾Time-based Connecting - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect based on time. Enter the start time in HH:MM for connecting and end time in HH:MM for disconnecting in the Period of Time fields.

)Note:

Only you have set the system time on System Tools→Time screen, will the Time-based Connecting function take effect.

¾Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect your Internet connection, and not be able to re-establish your connection automatically even though you attempt to access the Internet again. You need click the Connect button manually to connect immediately, or click the Disconnect button manually to disconnect immediately; To use this option, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested.

)Note:

1)If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested.

2)Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time. This is because there may still be active applications in the background, which may cause fee accounted by your ISP.

Click the Advanced button to set up the advanced option as shown in Figure 4-8.

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