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TL-R480T SMB Broadband Router User Guide ¾ 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 requested. ) Note: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications visit the Internet continually in the background. 4.3.3 Network service detection Choose menu "Network→Network service detection", you can Use WAN Network Service Detection feature on next screen, this router can detect the Internet connection online or not. Figure 4-11 ¾ By Ping - Detect whether Internet connection is online or not by Ping. ¾ Destination IP Address for Ping - Enter the correct IP address that really existed on the WAN network. For example: 202.96.134.188. ¾ By DNS Query - Detect whether Internet connection is online or not by sending query packet to DNS Server. ¾ DNS Server IP Address - Enter the correct DNS IP address that really existed on the WAN network. For example: 202.96.134.133. 4.3.4 MAC Clone Choose menu "Network→MAC Clone", you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the screen below (shown in Figure 4-12). Some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable, DSL modem or Ethernet during installation. You do not generally need to change anything here. 25

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TL-R480T
SMB Broadband Router User Guide
25
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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 requested.
)
Note:
Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to
Max Idle Time
because some applications visit the Internet continually in the background.
4.3.3
Network service detection
Choose menu “
Network
→
Network service detection
”, you can Use WAN Network Service
Detection feature on next screen, this router can detect the Internet connection online or not.
Figure 4-11
¾
By Ping -
Detect whether Internet connection is online or not by Ping.
¾
Destination IP Address for Ping
- Enter the correct IP address that really existed on the
WAN network. For example: 202.96.134.188.
¾
By DNS Query
- Detect whether Internet connection is online or not by sending query packet
to DNS Server.
¾
DNS Server IP Address
- Enter the correct DNS IP address that really existed on the WAN
network. For example: 202.96.134.133.
4.3.4
MAC Clone
Choose menu “
Network
→
MAC Clone
”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the
screen below (shown in Figure 4-12).
Some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your adapter, which is connected to your
cable, DSL modem or Ethernet during installation. You do not generally need to change anything
here.