TP-Link PHAROS SERIES User Manual page 45

Use ISP-Specified IP
Use These DNS Servers
WAN MAC Address
Your PC's MAC Address
Click Connect to connect immediately. Click Disconnect to disconnect immediately. You can check and
control the status of WAN connection on Monitor > Dynamic WAN page.
L2TP/PPTP
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The configuration steps of these two WAN connections are the same. Take L2TP as an example to
introduce.
Server IP/Name
User Name/Password
Connection Mode
If your service provider give you an IP address along with the user name and
password, Enable "Use ISP-specified IP" and enter the IP address, which is
provided by your ISP.
If the ISP specifies a DNS server IP address for you, Enable Use These DNS Server,
and fill the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS fields below. Otherwise, the DNS
servers will obtain automatically from ISP.
This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP binds the
MAC address of your previous computer/router, please enter the correct MAC
address into this field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X
is any hexadecimal digit). Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address
of WAN port to the factory default value.
This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the router. You can
click Clone PC's MAC to set the WAN MAC address the same as your
management PC's MAC.
Enter the server IP address or the domain name given by your ISP.
Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-
sensitive.
On Demand - You can configure the device to disconnect your Internet
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connection after a specified period of inactivity (Idle Time). If your Internet
connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand
enables the device to automatically re-establish your connection when you
attempt to access the Internet again. The default Idle Time is 15 minutes. If
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