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EtherFast
®
Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint
33
Instant Broadband
®
Series
32
PPTP
Point to Point
Tunneling Protocol
(PPTP) is a service
that applies to connec-
tions in Europe only.
Figure 7-8 shows a
PPTP setup.
Specify WAN IP
Address This is the IP
address that the
Router has, when seen
from the WAN, or the
Internet. Your ISP will
provide you with the
IP Address you need
to specify here.
Subnet Mask This is the Router’s Subnet Mask, as seen by external users on the
Internet (including your ISP). Your ISP will provide you with the Subnet Mask.
Default Gateway Address Your ISP will provide you with the Default Gateway
Address.
Connect on Demand and Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut
your connection with your ISP after a specified period of time (Max Idle Time).
If you have been disconnected due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the
Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to
access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, click the
radio button. In the Max Idle Time field, enter the number of minutes you want
to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.
Keep Alive Option and Redial Period If you select this option, the Router will
periodically check your Internet connection. If you are disconnected, then the
Router will automatically re-establish your connection. To use this option, click
the radio button next to Keep Alive. The default Redial Period is 30 seconds.
To apply any of the settings you change on a page, click the Apply button, and
then click the Continue button. To cancel any values you’ve entered on any page,
click the Cancel button.
Figure 7-8
RAS
Remote Access
Service (RAS) is a
service that applies to
connections in
Singapore only
(shown in Figure 7-
7). For users in
Singapore, check
with Singtel for
information on RAS.
User Name and Password Enter the User Name and Password supplied by
Singtel.
RAS Plan Select the type of plan you have.
Connect on Demand and Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut
your connection with your ISP after a specified period of time (Max Idle Time).
If you have been disconnected due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables
the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt
to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, click
the radio button. In the Max Idle Time field, enter the number of minutes you
want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.
Keep Alive Option and Redial Period If you select this option, the Router will
periodically check your Internet connection. If you are disconnected, then the
Router will automatically re-establish your connection. To use this option,
click the radio button next to Keep Alive. The default Redial Period is 30 sec-
onds.
To apply any of the settings you change on a page, click the Apply button, and
then click the Continue button. To cancel any values you’ve entered on any
page, click the Cancel button.
Figure 7-7