Keep alive in the router: what is it

Routers are devices that allow you to use the Internet an unlimited number of devices that support Wi-fi network or wired connection. Routers are very popular these days, but the trouble is that it is difficult for an inexperienced person to understand the settings, and it is often necessary to use them. The most common questions are about keep alive.

What is keep alive in a router for?

The keep alive mode is a set of algorithms that allows you to keep the connection between the base and the peripheral device. It is also called the "Permanent HTTP Connection". When the mode is on, a permanent connection is used, and if a malfunction occurs in one of the network sections (for example, overload), the working device continues to send multiple requests instead of creating new pairs of circuits. This significantly offloads the system and reduces response time.

Formed keep alive as an additional signature in the request. Due to the fact that no new protocol is created to provide this function, the configuration does not require an official specification. This signature appears not only in the input message, but also in the response.

The advantages of this feature:

• Reducing the load on RAM;
• The ability to use accelerated data processing on the principle of a pipeline.
• The probability of network failure is much lower.
• If there are errors in the protocols, they are corrected independently.
• The establishment of work takes place right during the connection session.

This mode is definitely needed as a "insurance" with an unstable connection.

How to configure keep alive in a router

First you need to find out the IP address of the router. To do this, just enter the "Start" search mode and write cmd, press Enter. The command line will open. Now it remains to type ipconfig and press Enter again. The user will be presented with the address in the form of numbers "000.000.0.0".

To access the router settings interface, you need to enter the numbers received from the command line in the address bar of the browser. Two fields will appear on the screen - username and password. The login is always the same - admin, and the password is either printed at the bottom of the box of the router itself or has been changed by the user. You need to enter the current password at the moment.

After the interface appeared before the user, he had to follow the path:

"Network" - "Connection" - "Parameters" - "PPP Settings" - checkmark keep alive.

Save changes and log out.