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Configure Dial On Demand Settings
Unlike static addressing or DHCP, PPPoE users are not necessarily always
connected to the Internet. To determine when the Base Station will automati-
cally connect or disconnect from the ISP, click <Configure> under the
Symphony Base Station Status heading and choose the Dial On Demand tab
(this tab is only available if the ISP Connect Mode is set to PPPoE).
By default, the Base Station is always connected to the Internet. However, if
you change this setting, a <Connect> button will appear under the Symphony
Base Station Status heading so you can connect and disconnect from the ISP.
The Dial On Demand screen offers the following configuration options:
Allow Internet connection to be brought up automatically:
The Base Station will connect to the Internet automatically whenever a user
opens a Web browser or tries to communicate with a device on the Internet.
Prevent mail check from bringing up connection automatically:
This option is only available if you select Allow Internet connection to be
brought up automatically. When enabled, a mail program checking for new
messages will not force the Base Station to connect to the Internet. However,
the Base Station will continue to automatically connect to the Internet if your
mail program is configured with the name of the ISP’s e-mail server (e.g.,
mail.proxim.com) rather than an IP address. Therefore, to prevent a mail
check from launching an Internet connection, you must enable the Prevent
mail check option and reconfigure the mail program to use the server’s IP
address in the incoming mail (POP3) server field. Contact your ISP to deter-
mine the IP address for the incoming mail server.
Do not allow Internet connection to be brought up automatically:
The Base Station will only connect to the Internet if you click the <Connect>
button under the Symphony Base Station Status heading.
Always stay connected to the Internet:
This is the default setting. When this option is selected, the Disconnection
options and the <Connect> button are unavailable.
Disconnection Options:
You may select either Automatically Disconnect After the Specified Min-
utes of Inactivity (between 1 and 60 minutes) or Never Disconnect Automat-
ically to determine when the Base Station will terminate a PPPoE connection.
