AOpen AOI-906 User Manual page 20

Connection Type
Idle Time
Click <OK> when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have
completed the configuration for the PPPoE connection. You can start using the router now, if you
wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4.
If you select "Continuous", the router will always connect
to the ISP. If the WAN line breaks down and links again,
the router will auto-reconnect to the ISP.
If you select "Connect On Demand", the router will auto-
connect to the ISP when someone want to use the Internet
and keep connected until the WAN idle timeout. The router
will close the WAN connection if the time period that no
one is using the Internet exceeds the "Idle Time".
If you select "Manual", the router will connect to ISP only
when you click "Connect" manually from the Web user
interface. The WAN connection will not disconnected due
to the idle timeout. If the WAN line breaks down and latter
links again, the router will not auto-connect to the ISP.
can
You specify an idle time threshold (minutes) for the WAN
port. This means if no packets have been sent (no one using the
Internet) during this specified period, the router will automatically
disconnect the connection with your ISP.
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