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54M Wireless Router User Guide
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These fields are case-sensitive.
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Connect on Demand -
You can configure the router to disconnect 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.
Caution
: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a
time to Max Idle Time, since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in
the background.
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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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Time-based Connecting -
You can configure the router to make it connect or
disconnect based on time. Enter the start time in HH:MM format for connecting and
end time in HH:MM format for disconnecting in the
Period of Time
fields.
Note:
Only when you have configured the system time on
System Tools -> Time
page, will the
Time-based Connecting
function can take effect.
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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 the 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
time in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link
is requested.
Caution
: 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.
Click the
Connect
button to connect immediately, Click the
Disconnect
button to
disconnect immediately.
Click the
Advanced Settings
button to set up the advanced option, the page shown
in figure 5-7 will then appear:
