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Configure the PPTP connection and click the
Apply
button to put the new settings into effect.
See the table below for a description of the parameters configured for the connection.
PPTP Parameters
Description
IP Address
Type the IP address supplied by your ISP.
Subnet Mask
Type the Subnet mask supplied by your ISP.
Gateway
The gateway IP address is used provide access to resources outside your IP
Subnet or ISP’s network. Type the gateway IP address given to you by your ISP.
DNS
This entry is for the IP address of your primary domain name server, which
should also be provided to you by your ISP.
Server IP/Name
Enter the Server IP address for this protocol into this field. This is the IP address
of the server computer that will be used, along with your computer, to create the
Virtual Private Network. This field must be completed for both the Dynamic IP and
Static IP options
PPTP Account
Enter the PPTP account name, provided to you by your ISP, here.
PPTP Password
Enter your password for this PPTP account here, as stated to you by your ISP.
PPTP Confirm
Password
Retype the password entered in the
PPTP Password
field.
Maximum Idle Time
A value of 0 in this field means that the PPTP connection will remain connected.
If your network account is billed according to the amount of time the router is
actually connected to the Internet, enter an appropriate Idle Time value (in
seconds). This will disconnect the router after the WAN connection has been idle
for the amount of time specified. The default value = 5.
MTU
This field refers to the Maximum Transfer Unit, which is the maximum size of a
packet, in bytes, that will be accepted by the router. The default setting is 1500
bytes. This field should not be altered unless instructed by your ISP.
Connect Mode Select
This function, with
Connect-on-demand
selected, will allow the router to connect
any workstation on your LAN to the Internet upon request. If this function is set at
Always-on
, no request from the workstation will be needed to connect to the
Internet. If
Manual
is selected, it will be necessary for the workstation on the LAN
to manually connect to the Internet through this router.