Router configuration
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3.2.3
Internet connection
Access data
Here you can view and modify the access data for your Internet service pro-
vider.
Connection control
Your router can connect automatically to the Internet when an application on
a computer on your network (such as an Internet browser or e-mail program)
requests access to the Internet. If you want to disable this feature, select 'No'
for the 'Set up Internet connection automatically' option.
The 'Idle time, after which the connection is disconnected' option indicates
how many seconds the connection should be kept even though none of the
computers on the network has sent any data to the Internet. To keep the con-
nection from being interrupted too frequently, which requires the router to
reestablish the connection when needed, do not enter this value too low. We
recommend setting this value between 60 and 180 seconds initially, and
adjusting later as necessary.
Note that modern operating system features (like the Windows Update fea-
ture) and various programs such as e-mail and file-sharing clients can be con-
