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General configuration with Basic Setup
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Configure connection with PPTP
Complete this screen if you connect to the Internet using a
modem with the Point-
to-Point Tunneling Protocol (
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If your Internet Service Provider has given you a
for your
router, select the
manually
option next to
Receipt of IP address
and enter the IP
address and the subnet mask you have been given.
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If the router receives its IP address automatically (by
automatically
beside
Receipt of IP address
.
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Enter the other access data, the
IP address of the PPTP server
and the
User name
and
Password
in the appropriate boxes.
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Type the password again in the
Retype password
window.
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When you have entered the data, click on
NEXT
.
!
Select
manual connect
if you always wish to connect manually to the
Internet. This can save connection charges if you use a time-base rate.
Manually opening and closing a connection is detailed on page 86.
Select
auto connect
if you want to allow applications such as a Web
browser or an e-mail program to connect to the Internet automatically.
In either case a connection is automatically terminated after a certain
period of inactivity (the default is 5 minutes). You can change this default
in the Advanced Setup (see page 79).
