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Connection status - pppoe – PLANET XRT-501 User Manual

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use the "Renew" button if you wish to manually renew

the lease immediately.

Buttons

Release/Renew Button

will display EITHER

"Release" OR "Renew"

This button is only useful if the IP address shown above

is allocated automatically on connection. (Dynamic IP

address). If you have a Fixed (Static) IP address, this

button has no effect.

If the ISP's DHCP Server has NOT allocated an IP

Address for the XRT-501, this button will say

"Renew". Clicking the "Renew" button will attempt to

re-establish the connection and obtain an IP Address

from the ISP's DHCP Server.

If an IP Address has been allocated to XRT-501

(by the ISP's DHCP Server), this button will say

"Release". Clicking the "Release" button will break

the connection and release the IP Address.

Refresh

Update the data shown on screen.

Connection Status - PPPoE

If using PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet), a screen like the following example will be displayed

when the "Connection Details" button is clicked.

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