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Configure the L2TP connection and click the
Apply
button to put the new settings into effect.
See the table below for a description of the parameters configured for the connection.
L2tP Parameters Description
IP Address
Type the IP address supplied by your ISP.
Subnet Mask
Type the Subnet mask supplied by your ISP.
Gateway
The gateway IP address is used provide access to resources outside your IP Subnet or
ISP’s network. Type the gateway IP address given to you by your ISP.
DNS
This entry is for the IP address of your primary domain name server, which should also
be provided to you by your ISP.
Server IP/Name
Enter the Server IP address for this protocol into this field. This is the IP address of the
server computer that will be used, along with your computer, to create the Virtual
Private Network. This field must be completed for both the Dynamic IP and Static IP
options
L2TP Account
Enter the L2TP account name, provided to you by your ISP, here.
L2TP Password
Enter your password for this L2TP account here, as stated to you by your ISP.
L2TP Confirm
Password
Retype the password entered in the
L2TP Password
field.
Maximum Idle
Time
A value of 0 in this field means that the L2TP connection will remain connected. If your
network account is billed according to the amount of time the router is actually
connected to the Internet, enter an appropriate Idle Time value (in seconds). This will
disconnect the router after the WAN connection has been idle for the amount of time
specified. The default value = 5.
MTU
This field refers to the Maximum Transfer Unit, which is the maximum size of a packet,
in bytes, that will be accepted by the router. The default setting is 1500 bytes. This
field should not be altered unless instructed by your ISP.
Connect Mode
Select
This function, with
Connect-on-demand
selected, will allow the router to connect any
workstation on your LAN to the Internet upon request. If this function is set at
Always-
on
, no request from the workstation will be needed to connect to the Internet. If
Manual
is selected, it will be necessary for the workstation on the LAN to manually
connect to the Internet through this router.