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RAS
Remote
Access
Service (RAS) is a
service that applies to
connections
in
Singapore only. For
users in Singapore,
check with Singtel for
information on RAS
before
making
changes to the screen
shown in Figure 6-7.
User Name and Password Enter the User Name and Password supplied by
Singtel.
RAS Plan Select the type of plan you have.
Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut the
connection with your ISP after a specified period of time (Max Idle Time). If
you have been disconnected due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the
Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to
access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, click the
radio button. In the Max Idle Time field, enter the number of minutes you want
to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.
Keep Alive Option: Redial Period If you select this option, the Router will
periodically check your Internet connection. If you are disconnected, then the
Router will automatically re-establish your connection. To use this option,
click the radio button next to Keep Alive. In the Redial Period field, enter the
number of seconds you want the Redial Period to last. The default Redial
Period is 30 seconds.
To apply any of the settings you change on this page, click the Apply button.
To cancel any values you've entered on this page, click the Cancel button.
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Instant Broadband
Series
®
Figure 6-7
EtherFast
Cable/DSL Router with QoS and 8-Port Switch
®
PPTP
Point to Point Tunneling
Protocol (PPTP), shown
in Figure 6-8, is a serv-
ice that applies to con-
nections in Europe only.
Specify
WAN
IP
Address
This is the
Router's
IP address,
when seen from the
WAN, or the Internet.
Your ISP will provide
you with the IP Address
you need to specify
here.
Subnet Mask This is the Router's Subnet Mask, as seen by external users on the
Internet (including your ISP). Your ISP will provide you with the Subnet Mask.
Default Gateway Address Your ISP will provide you with the Default Gateway
Address.
User Name and Password Enter the User Name and Password supplied by
Singtel.
Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut the
connection with your ISP after a specified period of time (Max Idle Time). If you
have been disconnected due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router
to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the
Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, click the radio but-
ton. In the Max Idle Time field, enter the number of minutes you want to have
elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.
Keep Alive Option: Redial Period If you select this option, the Router will peri-
odically check your Internet connection. If you are disconnected, then the Router
will automatically re-establish your connection. To use this option, click the
radio button next to Keep Alive. In the Redial Period field, enter the number of
seconds you want the Redial Period to last. The default Redial Period is 30 sec-
onds.
Figure 6-8
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