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2.3 PPPoE
Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP
should provide all the information required in this section.
Parameter
Description
User Name
The User Name provided by your ISP for PPPoE connection.
Password
The Password provided by your ISP for PPPoE connection.
Service Name
[Optional] The Service name should your ISP requires it,
otherwise leave it blank.
MTU
This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of your
transmission packet to the Internet. Leave it as it is if you do not
wish to set a maximum packet size.
Connection Type
If you select
“
Continuous
”
, the router will always connect to the
ISP. If the WAN line breaks down and links again, the router will
auto-reconnect to the ISP.
If you select
“
Connect On Demand
”
, the router will auto-connect
to the ISP when someone want to use the Internet and keep
connected until the WAN idle timeout. The router will close the
WAN connection if the time period that no one is using the
Internet exceeds the
“
Idle Time
”
.
If you select
“
Manual
”
, the router will connect to ISP only when
you click
“
Connect
”
manually from the Web user interface. The
WAN connection will not be disconnected due to the idle timeout.
If the WAN line breaks down and latter links again, the router will
not auto-connect to the ISP.
Idle Time
You can specify an idle time threshold (minutes) for the WAN
port. This means if no packets have been sent (no one using the
