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PPTP
Point to Point Tunneling
Protocol (PPTP), shown in
Figure 6-8, is a service that
applies to connections in
Europe only.
IP Address
This is the IP
address that the Router has,
when seen from the Internet.
Your ISP will provide you with
the IP Address you need to
specify here.
Subnet Mask
This is the
Router’s Subnet Mask, as seen
by external users on the
Internet (including your ISP).
Your ISP will provide you with
the Subnet Mask.
Default Gateway
Your ISP will provide you with the Default Gateway Address.
User Name and Password
Enter the User Name and Password provided by
your ISP.
Connect on Demand and Max Idle Time
You can configure the Router to cut
your connection with your ISP after a specified period of time (Max Idle Time).
If you have been disconnected 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 on 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 access disconnects.
Keep Alive Option and Redial Period
This option keeps your PPTP-enabled
Internet access connected indefinitely, even when it sits idle. To use this option,
click the radio button next to
Keep Alive
. The default Redial Period is 30 sec-
onds.
When you are finished, click the
Save Settings
button. Then click the
Status
tab, and click the
Connect
button to start the connection.
Figure 6-8
RAS (for SingTel)
Remote Access Service
(RAS) (shown in
Figure 6-7) is a service
that applies to connec-
tions in Singapore only.
For users in Singapore,
check with Singtel for
information on RAS.
User Name and
Password
Enter the
User Name and
Password supplied by
Singtel.
RAS Plan
Select the
type of plan you have.
Connect on Demand
and Max Idle Time
You can configure the Router to cut your connection with
your ISP after a specified period of time (Max Idle Time). If you have been dis-
connected due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to auto-
matically 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 but-
ton. If you want your Internet connection to remain on 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 access disconnects.
Keep Alive Option and Redial Period
This option keeps your RAS-enabled
Internet access connected indefinitely, even when it sits idle. To use this option,
click the radio button next to
Keep Alive
. The default Redial Period is 30 sec-
onds.
Figure 6-7
