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EtherFast
®
Cable/DSL Routers
43
Instant Broadband
™
Series
42
PPTP
Point to Point
Tunneling
Protocol (PPTP) is
a service that
applies for con-
nections in Europe
only.
Specify WAN IP
Address This is the
IP address that
your Router has,
when seen from the
external 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 your 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 your 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. If you want your Internet con-
nection to remain on at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field.
Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before
your Internet access disconnects.
Keep Alive Option and Redial Period This option keeps your PPPoE-
enabled Internet access connected indefinitely, even when it sits idle. Click
the radio button next to Keep Alive to select it. The default Redial Period
is 30 seconds.
Static IP
If you are required to use a permanent IP address, then enable Static IP.
Specify WAN IP Address This is the IP address that your Router has, when
seen from the external 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.
DNS (Required) Your ISP will provide you with at least one DNS (Domain
Name System) Server IP Address.
Figure 8-5
Figure 8-6