Telstra Heartbeat Setup Guide for WRT54GP2 or RT31P2

Why is the Telstra Cable Network different – The Telstra Cable Network uses an access method, called a Heart Beat Signal. There are several reasons for why this was implemented, one of which is that it allows you to connect and disconnect from the Internet.

To enable your Linksys router to keep your Internet connection up and available all of the time, it needs to be able to support the Heartbeat signal. The router also needs to know the location of the Heartbeat server, so it needs to be configured with the IP address of the Heart Beat Server.

There are 5 steps in total:

1. Delete the Bigpond client from your computer. There should a small icon in your windows tray. Make sure the software is completely disabled and all options are unchecked as per the image below.
2. Your Bigpond username and password will need to be transferred into the Linksys router

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1. Login via http://192.168.15.1 by typing the link into your web browser
   
2. Enter your username: admin, password: admin

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1. Go to the setup page (first page when you have successfully logged into the router) and select the last option from the drop down menu
   
2. Select the Heartbeat Option (last option)

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1. Enter your Bigpond username & password. It is not your bigpond email. 
2. Select the Keep Alive bit, with a Redial Period of 30secs.
3. Enter the HeartBeat Server address for your particular state. (see the bottom of this page)
4. Go to Status > Router and check if you have authenticated successfully
   

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City	IP address
Melbourne	61.9.128.13
Sydney	61.9.192.13
Brisbane and Gold Coast	61.9.208.13
Perth	61.9.240.13
Adelaide	61.9.224.13

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