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PPP over Ethernet
OPTION
WAN Interface
WAN Type
Automatic 3G Backup
Username
Password
Primary DNS
Secondary DNS
Connection Control
Maximum Idle Time
Service Name
Assigned IP Address
MTU
NAT
Multicast
IGMP Snooping
VLAN TAG
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The interface to configure. When Mobile Broadband is selected, you may also configure whether the connection is active
or inactive.
Use the drop down list to select the type of WAN connection you want to use.
Select this option to use the 3G/4G connection as a backup to the WAN connection. When you select this option, you
must specify a domain name or IP address which the router will ping in order to check the status of the WAN connection.
When this ping test fails, the router will switch to the 3G connection to ensure an internet connection is always available.
The account name given to you by your ISP.
The password given to you by your ISP.
This feature allows you to manually assign a Primary DNS Server
(Optional - Refer to your ISP for more information) .
This feature allows you to manually assign a Secondary DNS Server
This option allows you to select how the router should handle the Ethernet WAN connection. There are 3 options:
Connect- - - - on Connect Connect Connect on on on- - - - demand demand demand demand: : : : detects when a request from a machine on the local network makes a request to a remote
network and establishes a connection upon receiving the request.
Auto- - - - reconnect (alw Auto reconnect (always ays- - - - on) on): : : : automatically reconnects the connection when it drops so that the internet connection is
Auto Auto reconnect (alw reconnect (alw ays ays on) on)
always on.
Manually: Requires that you manually press the Connect button on the Status page in order to establish a broadband Manually
Manually Manually
connection.
When Connection Control is set to Connect-on-demand or Manually, the Maximum Idle Time field becomes available to
allow you to specify how long the connection should be idle before it is disconnected. Enter an idle time in seconds.
Enter the service name if your ISP requires it
(Optional - Refer to your ISP for more information) .
Enter the IP address assigned to your service. This is usually left blank.
The default MTU value is 0 (auto). It is set automatically when you connect.
This option enables or disables "Network Address Translation" for this connection type
Allows you to select the method of multicast or disable it.
Allows you to enable or disable IGMP Snooping. IGMP Snooping configures the router to listen to IGMP conversations
between hosts and routers and maintain a map of the links that need IP multicast streams.
VLAN tagging is primarily used in virtual networks which span over multiple switches. VLAN tagging involves the router
inserting a VLAN ID into a packet header in order to identify which CLAN the packet belongs to. You may enable VLAN
tagging and specify the ID with a value between 1 and 4094.
DEFINITION
(Optional - Refer to your ISP for more information) .
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