Alvarion WBSIac User Manual page 54

Chapter 2 - Management
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Use broadcast flag: When sending DHCP requests, a client can indicate if it wants an answer in
unicast or broadcast, by setting the broadcast flag. This is required for certain ISPs. Unchecked by
default.
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Use default gateway: Configures a default route. Checked by default.
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Use DNS servers advertised by peer: Uses the DNS settings advertised by the DHCP server.
Checked by default.
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Use gateway metric: Allows you to specify a gateway metric. This acts as a cost for choosing the
gateway when a connected device has to select between multiple available gateways. The gateway
with the smallest metric is chosen.
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Client ID to send when requesting DHCP: Sets the identifier that may be required by the ISP or
network administrator. If not stated, the MAC address of the client will be sent.
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Vendor Class to send when requesting DHCP: Identifies the vendor of a DHCP client for the
enhancement of vendor-specific DHCP functionality.
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Override MAC address: Allows you to specify a different MAC address other than the AP's original
MAC address. This is useful if the ISP uses the MAC address of the AP to identify a customer. Suppose
that the AP needs to be replaced. The new AP can take on the MAC address of the previous AP in
order to continue having internet access.
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Override MTU: Sets the maximum transmission unit (MTU), the default being 1500 bytes. Unless,
your ISP requires, it is not recommended to change this setting.
The following options are specific to the PPTP and PPPoE protocols:
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LCP echo failure threshold: Sets the number of link control protocol (LCP) echo failures before the
peer is presumed to be dead. Use 0 to ignore failures.
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LCP echo interval: Specifies the interval in seconds to send LCP echo requests. This is only effective
in conjunction with failure threshold.
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Inactivity timeout: Sets the number of seconds of inactivity, after which the connection is closed.
Use 0 to persist connection.
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