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have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.
Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a
time to Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in
the background.
Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To
use this option, click the radio button.
Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect
manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will
disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish
your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
To use this option, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to
remain active at all times, enter "0" in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the
number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new
link is requested.
Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a
time to Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in
the background.

5.4.3 MAC Clone

You can configure the MAC address of the WAN port on this page, figure 5-13:
Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is
connected to your cable, DSL modem or Ethernet during installation. Changes are rarely
needed here.
WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port,
which is used for the WAN port. If your ISP requires that you register the MAC
address, please enter the registered MAC address into this field. The format for the
MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit).
Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is
managing the router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC
Address button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field.
Figure 5-13: MAC Address Clone
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