| Advanced Features |
Specified IP | Also called Static IP Address. Select this if your ISP has allocated |
Address | you a fixed IP Address. If this option is selected, the following data |
| must be entered. |
| • IP Address |
| The IP Address allocated by the ISP. |
| • Network Mask (Not required for PPPoE) |
| This is also supplied by your ISP. It must be compatible with the |
| IP Address above. |
| • Gateway IP Address (Not required for PPPoE) |
| The address of the router or gateway, as supplied by your ISP. |
DNS |
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Automatically | The DNS (Domain Name Server) address will be obtained automati- |
obtain from Serve | cally from your ISP's server. |
| Note that if using a fixed IP address, with no login (login is set to |
| "None"), then no Server is used, so this option cannot be used. |
Use this DNS | If this option is selected, you must enter the IP address of the DNS |
| (Domain Name Server) you wish to use. |
| Note: If the DNS is unavailable, the "Backup DNS", entered on the |
| "Options" screen, will be used |
Login |
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Login Method | If your ISP does not use a login method (username, password) for |
| Internet access, leave this at the default value None (Direct connec- |
| tion). Otherwise, check the documentation from your ISP, select the |
| login method used, and enter the required data. |
| • PPPoE - this is the most common login method, widely used |
| with DSL modems. Normally, your ISP will have provided some |
| software to connect and login. This software is no longer re- |
| quired, and should not be used. |
| • PPPoE (Unnumbered IP) - this can only be used if your ISP |
| supports this system, and has allocated you multiple IP ad- |
| dresses. If selected, you must also select "Specified IP Address" |
| above and enter one of the IP addresses allocated to you by your |
| ISP. |
| • PPTP - this is mainly used in Europe. You need to know the |
| PPTP Server address as well as your name and password. |
| • L2TP - this is not widely used. You need to know the PPTP |
| Server address as well as your name and password. |
| • Big Pond Cable - for Australia only. |
| • SingTel RAS - for Singapore only. |
Login User Name | The User Name (or account name) provided by your ISP. |
Login Password | Enter the password for the login name above. |
RAS Plan | For SingTel customers only, select the RAS plan you are on. |
Server Address | This is not required for PPPoE or SingTel RAS. |
| For PPTP, L2TP and BPA, enter the Server address as provided by |
| your ISP. |
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