Draytek Vigor2912 User Manual page 126

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For static IP mode, you usually receive a fixed public IP address or a public subnet, namely
multiple public IP addresses from your DSL or Cable ISP service providers. In most cases, a
Cable service provider will offer a fixed public IP, while a DSL service provider will offer a
public subnet. If you have a public subnet, you could assign an IP address or many IP address
to the WAN interface.
To use Static or Dynamic IP as the accessing protocol of the internet, please click the Static
or Dynamic IP tab. The following web page will be shown.
Available settings are explained as follows:
Item
Enable / Disable
Keep WAN Connection
WAN Connection
Detection
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Click Enable for activating this function. If you click
Disable, this function will be closed and all the settings that
you adjusted in this page will be invalid.
Normally, this function is designed for Dynamic IP
environments because some ISPs will drop connections if
there is no traffic within certain periods of time. Check
Enable PING to keep alive box to activate this function.
PING to the IP - If you enable the PING function, please
specify the IP address for the system to PING it for keeping
alive.
PING Interval - Enter the interval for the system to
execute the PING operation.
Such function allows you to verify whether network
connection is alive or not through ARP Detect or Ping
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