Intellinet Network Solutions 524957 User Manual

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ROUTER SETUP

a problem occurs, contact your ISP for information about correcting

the MTU value.)

Primary DNS: Your ISP will provide at least one Domain Name System

(DNS) IP address. (DNS translates readable/recognizable domain

names into numerical IP addresses.) Enter the IP address of your

DNS server here.

Secondary DNS: Enter the IP address of a backup DNS server here.

MAC Address: The WAN port of the router has a unique Media Access

Control (MAC) address assigned to it referred to as “Default MAC.”

The “Clone MAC” option is available for special situations; for

example, since an ISP allows only certain MAC addresses access

to the Internet, selecting “MAC Address” and clicking “Clone MAC”

modifies your WAN port’s MAC address in order to avoid detection

of the router, which can lead to a service disconnect.

Connection Mode: There are three options in the drop-down menu:

Keep-Alive keeps you connected to the Internet indefinitely, even

when your connection sits idle.

Auto-Connect is suitable for Internet connections that need to

record the online time. It doesn’t connect to the Internet when

the power is on, only when an access request is made (it will

connect automatically.) When there is no access request within a

set timeframe (60-3600 seconds), it will disconnect

Manual On is suitable when the access method is controlled by an

administrator using a password. It doesn’t connect to the Internet

when the power is on, only when you connect or disconnect

manually.

3.3.4 BigPond
This connection option is used in conjunction with Telstra, Australia’s

largest ISP.

BigPond Account: Enter the user name provided by the ISP.

BigPond Password: Enter the password provided by the ISP.

Please Retype Your Password: For confirmation.

MTU: The MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) setting specifies the

largest packet size permitted for network transmission. Most DSL

users should use the value 1492.You can set MTU manually, and

you should leave this value in the 576 to 1500 range. NOTE: If the

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