TP-Link TL-R860 User Manual page 22

TL-R860 Cable/DSL Router User Guide
connection has been terminated 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. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter
0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to
have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.
Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a
time to Max Idle Time. This is because there may still be active applications in the
background, which may cause fee accounted by your ISP.
Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To
use this option, click the radio button.
Time-based Connecting - You can configure the router to make it connect or
disconnect based on time. Enter the start time in HH:MM for connecting and end
time in HH:MM for disconnecting in the Period of Time fields.
Note:
Only you have set the system time on System Tools -> Time page, will the
Time-based Connecting function take effect.
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 your Internet connection, and 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. This is because there may still be active applications in the
background, which may cause fee accounted by your ISP.
Click the Connect button to connect immediately, Click the Disconnect button to
disconnect immediately.
Click the Advanced Settings button to set up the advanced option, the page shown
in Figure 4-9:
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