Planet Technology XRT-412 - Manual (Page 21)

2.3 PPPoE
Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP
should provide all the information required in this section.
Parameter Description
User Name
Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE
connection
Password
Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE
connection
Service Name
This is optional. Enter the Service name if your ISP requires it,
otherwise leave it blank.
MTU
This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of your
transmission packet to the Internet. Leave it as it is if you do not
wish to set a maximum packet size
Connection Type
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 wants 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 disconnect due to the idle timeout. If the
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