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y
Internet IP Address
Enter the IP address provided by your ISP.
y
Subnet Mask
Enter the subnet mask values provided by your ISP.
y
Gateway
Your ISP will provide you with the Default Gateway IP
Address.
y
Domain Name Server (DNS)
Your ISP will provide you with at least
one DNS IP Address. Multiple DNS IP settings are common. The first
available DNS entry is used in most cases.
PPPoE
PPPoE is a dial-up connection type provided by some ISPs. It is a
cost–effective way for a user to access this connection type. If your ISP
provides PPPoE connectivity, you should choose this item from the
drop-down list. Note that if you select PPPoE, please remove any
existing PPPoE application on any PCs on your LAN.
y
User Name
Enter the user name your ISP provides you.
y
Password
Enter the password your ISP provides you.
y
Connect-on-demand
is
a utility used to trigger the PPPoE session
when there is packet being sent through the WAN port while it is on
disconnected situation. Check the radio button to make this function
active, and then you must enter the number of minutes you wish the
network to remain idle before disconnection occurs in the “
Max Idle
Time”
location. Note that this function is for PPPoE only.
y
Keep Alive
This function keeps your PPPoE connection enable even
if it remains idle. However, in some situation, PPPoE session cannot
be established immediately after disconnection. This is because the
system on the ISP’s site may need a little time to restore itself. You
may need to check with your ISP to obtain detail of how long you need
to wait before re-establish the PPPoE session. Enter this information
in the “
Redial Period
” field.
PPTP
PPTP is the acronym of Point to Point Tunneling Protocol. Usually, it is
used to encapsulate other protocols’ packets for transmission over IP
network. Some ISPs use this protocol as way to establish the initial
