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Chapter 5 - RouteFinder Manager
Individual Port Options
Individual Port Options lets you set the idle-timeout function for each serial port of the RouteFinder.
You can set the number of minutes you want to allow a connection to stay idle before disconnection.
The default idle timeout for IP Routing is 5 minutes. The default idle timeout for Remote Access is 0
minutes.
If you clear the Idle Timeout check box, once a client establishes a connection, the connection will
be maintained until you turn off your modem, unplug your network device or click Terminate
Connection in the RouteFinder monitor program.
The Automatic Reconnect (Always connect) essentially maintains your connection (for example, idle
time out = infinite). If the connection is disconnected for any reason, it will automatically attempt to
reconnect.
Dial-up Retry Options
The Dial-Up Retry option allows you to specify the number of times the RouteFinder should attempt
to establish a connection. If the retry count is 0, the device will not dial-out to connect to the remote
site. Automatic Reconnect will override the Retry count setting if retry count is set to 0.
ML-PPP Settings
ML-PPP is a protocol that will widen your bandwidth by connecting two or more lines. You can
connect two modems to your two ports and double the bandwidth. ML-PPP bundles packets as
though the two connections are one larger bandwidth connection.
If you select the Use ML-PPP option, select one of the following:
Bandwidth on Demand
When traffic becomes heavy, this option triggers the second line using ML-PPP.
Dial-up a new port after number of clients equals
The network device dials a new port when the number of users exceeds the number entered.
Always use ML-PPP
The network device always uses the ML-PPP protocol regardless of the number of users.