Configuring Networking
Configuring the WAN (Internet) Settings
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To see the details of available profiles, choose
Networking > WAN (Internet) > PPPoE Profiles. See Configuring PPPoE
Profiles, page 30 for more information.
STEP 4 Enter MTU information. (See Configuring MTU Settings, page 29.)
STEP 5 Enter MAC Address information. (See Configuring the MAC Address, page 29.)
STEP 6 Click Save.
Configuring PPTP
If you have a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection to the Internet:
STEP 1 Choose Networking > WAN (Internet) > IPv4 WAN (Internet).
STEP 2 From the Internet Connection Type drop-down menu, choose PPTP.
STEP 3 Enter this information:
User Name Enter your username assigned to you by the ISP.
Password Enter your password assigned to you by the ISP.
MPPE Encryption If your ISP supports Microsoft Point-to-Point
Encryption (MPPE), check to enable MPPE
encryption.
Connection Type Choose the connection type:
• Keep connected—The Internet connection is
always on.
• Idle Time—The Internet connection is on only
when traffic is present. If the connection is
idle—that is, no traffic is occurring within the
specified time frame—the connection is
closed. You might want to choose this option
if your ISP charges based on connection
time.
Idle Time If you choose Idle Time as the connection type,
enter the number of minutes after which the
connection terminates. The valid range is 5–999.