Edimax Technology Broadband Router - Manual (Page 15)

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1.5 L2TP
Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the
information required in this section.
Parameter Description
Obtain an IP address
The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before
connecting to the L2TP server.
MAC Address
Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the
Internet. This MAC address is the PC's MAC address that your ISP had originally
connected your Internet connection to. Type in this MAC address in this section or use
the "Clone MAC Address" button to replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC
address of that PC (you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to
work). To find out the PC's MAC address see Appendix A. (see Glossary for an
explanation on MAC address)
Use the following The ISP gives you a static IP to be used to connect to the L2TP server.
IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish a L2TP connection.
Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255.0)
Gateway Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway
User ID
Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection. Sometimes called
a Connection ID
Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection
L2TP Gateway
If your LAN has a L2TP gateway, then enter that L2TP gateway IP address here. If you
do not have a L2TP gateway then enter the ISP ’s Gateway IP address above
MTU
This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of your transmission packet to the
Internet. Leave it as it is if you to 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 be disconnected
due to the idle timeout. If the WAN line breaks down and latter links again, the router
will not auto-connect to the ISP.