TL-R460 Cable/DSL Router User Guide
26
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 for connecting and end
time in HH:MM for disconnecting in the Period of Time fields.
)
Note:
Only you have set the system time on System Tools→Time screen, will the Time-based
Connecting function take effect.
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 even though you attempt to access the Internet again. You need click
the Connect button manually to connect immediately, or click the Disconnect
button manually to disconnect immediately; 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 is requested.
)
Note:
1) 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 is requested.
2) Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to
Max Idle Time. This is because there may still be active applications in the
background, which may cause fee accounted by your ISP.
Click the Advanced button to set up the advanced option as shown in Figure 4-14.
