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Specified | Also called Static IP Address. Select this if your ISP has allocated | |
IP Address | you a fixed IP Address. If this option is selected, the following data | |
| must be entered. | |
| • | IP Address. |
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| The IP Address allocated by the ISP. |
| • Network Mask (Not required for PPPoE) | |
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| This is also supplied by your ISP. It must be compatible with the |
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| IP Address above. |
| • Gateway IP Address (Not required for PPPoE) | |
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| The address of the router or gateway, as supplied by your ISP. |
| • | DNS IP Address |
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| The DNS (Domain Name Server) IP Address provided by your |
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| ISP. If required, additional DNS entries can be made on the |
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| Internet Options screen. |
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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 | |
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| with DSL modems. Normally, your ISP will have provided some |
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| software to connect and login. This software is no longer re- |
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| quired, and should not be used. |
| • PPTP - this is mainly used in Europe. You need to know the | |
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| PPTP Server address as well as your name and password. |
| • Big Pond Cable - for Australia only. | |
| • SingTel RAS - for Singapore only. | |
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Login User Name | The User Name (or account name) provided by your ISP. | |
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Login Password | Enter the password for the login name above. | |
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RAS Plan | For SingTel customers only, select the RAS plan you are on. | |
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Server IP Address | If using PPTP or Big Pond Cable, enter the IP address of your ISP's | |
| server. | |
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Connect | If Enabled (default), a connection will automatically be made as | |
automatically | required. If disabled, you need to establish the connection manually, | |
| using the Connect button on the Connection Details screen (accessed | |
| from the Status screen). | |
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Disconnect | Enable this if you wish an idle connection to be terminated. | |
after Idle | If enabled, enter the idle | |
| provided. After the connection to your ISP has been idle for this time | |
| period, the connection will be terminated. | |
| If not enabled, the connection will remain open until terminated | |
| manually, or by the remote server. (Many ISPs will terminate an idle | |
| connection.) | |
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