network application software, computer virus or hacker attacks from the Internet. For
example, some software sends network packets to the Internet in the background,
even when you are not using the Internet. So please turn off your computer when
you are not using it. This function also may not work with some ISP. So please make
sure this function can work properly, especially when your ISP charges you by time
used.
When the configuration finished, click “Apply” to next step or click “Cancel” to previous step. After press
“Apply”, you will see a web screen to prompt you the configurations save successfully. Please refer to
section 4.2.7 for the information of this screen.
4.2.4 PPTP
xDSL
Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect to the Internet. Your ISP should provide
all the information required in this section.
Parameter
Description
Obtain an IP address
Select it if the ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically.
Host Name
Type in the host name provided by your ISP if any; otherwise, just leave it blank.
MAC Address
To connect to the Internet, your ISP will require a MAC address from your PC.
Type in this MAC address in this section or use the “Clone MAC Address”
button to replace the WAN port MAC address with the MAC address of that PC.
Use the following IP
address
Select it if the ISP provides you a static IP to connect to the PPTP server.
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