TP-Link TL-WR542G User Guide - Page 26

User Name/Password, Connect on Demand, Max Idle Time, Connect on Demand, Caution, Connect

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Figure 4-6 WAN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, 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 of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in the background. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button. ¾ Time-based Connecting - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect based on time. Enter the start time in HH:MM format for connecting and end time in HH:MM format for disconnecting in the Period of Time fields. ) Note: Only when you have configured the system time on System Tools -> Time page, will the 19

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Figure 4-6 WAN - PPPoE
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User Name/Password -
Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These
fields are case-sensitive.
¾
Connect on Demand -
You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection
after a specified period of inactivity (
Max Idle Time
). If your Internet connection has been
terminated due to inactivity,
Connect on Demand
enables the router to automatically
re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish
to activate
Connect on Demand
, 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
of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.
Caution
: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to
Max Idle Time, since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in the background.
¾
Connect Automatically -
Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this
option, click the radio button.
¾
Time-based Connecting -
You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect
based on time. Enter the start time in HH:MM format for connecting and end time in HH:MM
format for disconnecting in the
Period of Time
fields.
)
Note:
Only when you have configured the system time on
System Tools -> Time
page, will the