See Also

Using Internet Setup

Configuring an Ethernet-Based Connection

PPP Settings

Username

Type your user name.

Password

Type your password.

Confirm password

Type your password.

Service

Type your service name.

If your ISP has not provided you with a service name, leave this field empty.

Authentication Method

Specify the authentication method to use for PPP connections, by selecting one of the following:

• Auto. If possible, use CHAP; otherwise, use PAP. This is the default.
• PAP
• CHAP

Server IP

If you selected PPTP, type the IP address of the PPTP server as given by your ISP.

If you selected Telstra (BPA), type the IP address of the Telstra authentication server as given by Telstra.

Obtain IP address automatically (using DHCP)

Clear this option if you do not want the ZoneAlarm router to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP.

IP Address

Type the static IP address of your ZoneAlarm router.

Subnet Mask

Select the subnet mask that applies to the static IP address of your ZoneAlarm router.

Default Gateway

Type the IP address of your ISP's default gateway.

Connect on demand

Select this option if you do not want the router to be constantly connected to the Internet. The router will establish a connection only under certain conditions.

On outgoing activity

Select this option to specify that the router should only establish a connection if there is outgoing activity (that is, packets need to be transmitted to the Internet). If the connection times out, the router will disconnect.

Idle timeout

Type the amount of time (in minutes) that the connection can remain idle. Once this period of time has elapsed, the router will disconnect.

The default value is 1.

Delay before connecting

Type the amount of time (in seconds) that the router should wait to re-connect to the Internet, if the connection goes down.

If you have an unstable Internet connection that tends to go down and then return almost immediately, this setting allows you to avoid unnecessary and costly dialing during outage periods, by deferring re-connection for a few seconds.The default value is 0.

Name Servers

Obtain Domain Name Servers automatically

Clear this option if you want the ZoneAlarm router to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP, but not to automatically configure DNS servers.

Obtain WINS Server automatically

Clear this option if you want the ZoneAlarm router to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP, but not to automatically configure the WINS server.

Primary DNS Server

Type the IP address of your ISP's primary DNS server.

Secondary DNS Server

Type the IP address of your ISP's secondary DNS server.

WINS Server

Type the IP address of your ISP's WINS server.

Advanced

External IP

If you selected PPTP, type the IP address of the PPTP client as given by your ISP.

If you selected PPPoE, this field is optional, and you do not have to fill it in unless your ISP has instructed you to do so.

MTU

This field allows you to control the maximum transmission unit size.

As a general recommendation you should leave this field empty. If however you wish to modify the default MTU, it is recommended that you consult with your ISP first and use MTU values between 1300 and 1500.

MAC Cloning

A MAC address is a 12-digit identifier assigned to every network device. If your ISP restricts connections to specific, recognized MAC addresses, you must select this option to clone a MAC address.

Hardware MAC Address

This field displays the ZoneAlarm router's MAC address.

This field is read-only.

Cloned MAC Address

Do one of the following:

• Click This Computer to automatically "clone" the MAC address of your computer to the ZoneAlarm router.
• If the ISP requires authentication using the MAC address of a different computer, type the MAC address in this field.