C
HAPTER
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| Configuring the Router
Network
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Dynamic IP/ Static IP
- Choose either as you are given by your ISP
and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static
IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned
by your ISP. And click the Save button. Click the Connect button to
connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect
immediately.
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Connect on Demand
- You can configure the Router to disconnect
from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max
Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to
inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-
establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet
again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, 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
of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection
terminates.
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Connect Automatically
- Connect automatically after the Router is
disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button.
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Connect 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 from your Internet connection, and
you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as
soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. 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.
C
AUTION
:
Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you
specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the
Internet continually in the background.
N
OTE
:
If you do not know how to choose the appropriate connection type,
click the Detect button to allow the Router to automatically search your
Internet connection for servers and protocols. The connection type will be
reported when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the
Router. This report is for your reference only. To make sure the connection
type your ISP provides, please refer to the ISP. The various types of
Internet connections that the Router can detect are as follows:
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PPPoE - Connections which use PPPoE that requires a user name
and password.
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Dynamic IP - Connections which use dynamic IP address
assignment.
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Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment.
