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replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC address of
that PC (you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC
Address button to work). To find out the PC's MAC
address see Appendix A. (see Glossary for an explanation
on MAC address)
Use the following IP address The ISP gives you a static IP to be used to connect to the
L2TP server.
IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to
establish a L2TP connection.
Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP
(e.g. 255.255.255.0)
Gateway Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway
User ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP
connection. Sometimes called a Connection ID
Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP
connection
L2TP Gateway If your LAN has a L2TP gateway, then enter that L2TP gateway
IP address here. If you do not have a L2TP gateway then enter
the ISP’s Gateway IP address above
MTU This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of your
transmission packet to the Internet. Leave it as it is if you to 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 Out The WAN "idle timeout" auto-disconnect function may not work
due to abnormal activities of some network application software,
computer virus or hacker attacks from the Internet. For example,