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Static: If your ISP has assigned a fixed IP address, select this option. The ISP provides the
values for the following fields for WAN Interface IP Setting: IP Address, Subnet Mask ,
Default Gateway.
Dynamic: If the ISP's servers assign the router's IP addressing upon establishing a connection,
select this option.
PPTP
PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol) uses a virtual private network to connect to your ISP.
This method of connection is primarily used in Europe. This method of connection requires you
to enter a Username and Password (provided by your Internet Service Provider) to gain
access to the Internet.
PPTP Server IP Address: The ISP provides this parameter, if necessary. The value may be
the same as the Gateway IP Address.
Reconnect Mode: Typically PPPoE connections are not always on. The router allows you to
set the reconnection mode. The settings are:
Always on: A connection to the Internet is always maintained.
On demand: A connection to the Internet is made as needed.
Manual: You have to open up the Web-based management interface and click the Connect
button manually any time that you wish to connect to the Internet.
Maximum Idle Time: Time interval the machine can be idle before the PPPoE connection is
disconnected. The Maximum Idle Time value is only used for the "On demand" and "Manual"
reconnect modes.
WAN Interface IP Type
Static: If your ISP has assigned a fixed IP address, select this option. The ISP provides the
values for the following fields for WAN Interface IP Setting: IP Address, Subnet Mask ,
Default Gateway, and optional for DNS Server
Dynamic: If the ISP's servers assign the router's IP addressing upon establishing a connection,
select this option.
MAC Address Clone
Each networking device has it's own unique MAC address defined by the hardware
manufacturer. Some ISP's may check your computer's MAC address. Some ISP's record the
MAC address of the network adapter in the computer or router used to initially connect to their
service. The ISP will then only grant Internet access to requests from a computer or router with
this particular MAC address. This router has a different MAC address than the computer or
router that initially connected to the ISP. If you need to change the MAC address of the rounter's
WAN-side Ethernet interface, either type in an alternate MAC address (for example, the MAC
address of the router initially connected to the ISP) or copy the MAC address of a PC. To copy
the MAC address of the computer that initially connected to the ISP, connect to the router using