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Dual-Band Wireless A+B Broadband Router
31
Instant Wireless
®
Series
30
Specify Internet IP Address This is the Router’s IP address, when seen
from 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 Your ISP will provide you with the Default Gateway
Address.
User Name and Password Enter the User Name and Password provided
by your ISP.
Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut
the Internet connection after it has been inactive for a specified period of
time (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated 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 connection terminates.
Keep Alive Option: 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. To use this option, click
the radio button next to Keep Alive. In the Redial Period field, you specify
how often you want the Router to check the Internet connection. The default
Redial Period is 30 seconds.
To apply any of the settings you change on this page, click the Apply button.
To cancel any changes you’ve entered on this page, click the Cancel button.
To get more information about the features, click the Help button.
LAN IP Address and LAN Subnet Mask The values for the Router’s IP
Address and Subnet Mask are shown here. The default values are 192.168.1.1
for the LAN IP Address and 255.255.255.0 for the Subnet Mask.
5GHz, 802.11a Wireless To enable 5GHz, 802.11a wireless networking, make
sure the Enable radio button is selected. Click the Change 5GHz Settings but-
ton to customize the 802.11a configuration (see Figure 6-9).
Keep Alive Option: 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. In the Redial Period field,
you specify how often you want the Router to check the Internet connection.
The default Redial Period is 30 seconds.
To apply any of the settings you change on this page, click the Apply button.
To cancel any changes you’ve entered on this page, click the Cancel button.
To get more information about the features, click the Help button.
PPTP
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a service that applies to con-
nections in Europe only.
Figure 6-8
Important: For ADSL users, if you enable PPPoE, remember to
remove any PPPoE applications that are already installed on any of
your PCs.