Cisco Linksys WRT310N - Page 9

Chapter 3
Advanced Configuration
8
Wireless-N Gigabit Router
S
t
a
tic I
P
I
f
you are required to use a permanent IP address to
connect to the Internet
,
select Static I
P
.
I
nternet
C
onnection T
y
pe >
S
tatic I
P
Internet IP Address This is the Router’s IP address, when
seen from the Internet. Your ISP will provide
y
ou with the
IP Address
y
ou need to speci
fy
here
.
Subnet Mask This is the Router’s Subnet Mask, as seen
by
users on t
h
e Internet (inc
l
u
d
ing
y
our ISP). Your ISP wi
ll
p
rovi
d
e
y
ou wit
h
t
h
e Su
b
net Mas
k.
Default Gateway Your ISP will provide you with the IP
a
ddress of the ISP server
.
DNS 1-3
Y
our ISP wi
ll
provi
d
e
y
ou wit
h
at
l
east one DNS
(Domain Name System) server IP address.
PPPoE
S
ome DSL-based ISPs use PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol
over Ethernet) to establish Internet connections. If
y
ou are
connecte
d
to t
h
e Internet t
h
rou
gh
a DSL
l
ine, c
h
ec
k
wit
h
your ISP to see if they use PPPoE. If they do, you will have
to ena
bl
e
P
PPo
E
.
Internet
C
onnection Type > PPPo
E
Username and Password
E
nter t
h
e Username an
d
Password provided by your ISP
.
Service Name If provided by your ISP, enter the Service
N
ame.
Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can confi
g
ure
the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been
i
nactive
f
or a speci
f
ied period o
f
time (Max Idle Time). I
f
your Internet connection has been terminated due to
i
nactivit
y
, Connect on Deman
d
ena
bl
es t
h
e Router to
a
utomatica
lly
re-esta
bl
is
h
y
our connection as soon as
y
ou
a
ttempt to access the Internet a
g
ain. To use this option,
se
l
ect
C
onnect on Deman
d
. In t
h
e
M
ax I
dl
e Tim
e
field
,
enter the number o
f
minutes
y
ou want to have elapsed
b
efore your Internet connection terminates. The default
Max I
dl
e Time is 1
5
m
i
nutes
.
Keep Alive: Redial Period
If
you select this option,
t
he Router will periodically check your Internet
connection. I
f
y
ou are disconnected, then the Router
w
ill automatically re-establish your connection. To use
t
his o
p
tion, select
K
ee
p
Aliv
e
. In the Redial Perio
d
field,
d
y
ou speci
fy
how o
f
ten
y
ou want the Router to chec
k
t
h
e
In
te
rn
et
co
nn
ect
i
o
n
.
Th
e
defau
l
t
R
ed
i
a
l P
e
ri
od
i
s
30
seconds.
PP
T
P
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a service that
a
pp
l
ies to connections in Europe on
ly.
Internet
C
onnection Type > PPT
P
I
f
y
our ISP supports DHCP or
y
ou are connecting through
a
dynamic IP address, then select
Obta
in
a
n IP A
dd
r
ess
A
utomatica
lly
. If
y
ou are required to use a permanent IP
add
ress to connect to t
h
e Internet, t
h
en se
l
ect Speci
fy
an
IP A
dd
r
ess
.
Then confi
g
ure the followin
g:
Specify an IP Address
s
Th
is is t
h
e Router’s IP a
dd
ress
,
a
s seen
f
rom the Internet. Your ISP will provide
y
ou
w
ith the IP Address you need to specify here
.
Subnet Mask
s
T
h
is is t
h
e Router’s Su
b
net Mas
k,
as
seen b
y
users on the Internet (including
y
our ISP). Your
I
SP will provide you with the Subnet Mask
.
Default Gateway
s
Y
our ISP wi
ll
provi
d
e
y
ou wit
h
t
h
e
I
P
add
r
ess
of
t
h
e
I
S
P
se
rv
e
r
.
DNS 1-3
s
Your ISP will provide you with at least one
DNS (Domain Name S
y
stem) server IP a
dd
ress
.
PPTP Server IP Address
Y
our ISP will provide
y
ou with
t
h
e
IP
add
r
ess
o
f
t
h
e
PPTP
se
rv
e
r
.
Username and Password
E
nter t
h
e Username an
d
Password provided b
y
y
our ISP
.
Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can confi
g
ure
t
he Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been
i
nactive
f
or a speci
f
ied period o
f
time (Max Idle Time). I
f
y
our Internet connection has been terminated due to