TP-Link TL-R402M Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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need modify the MTU. This should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your

ISP

¾

Max

Idle Time

-

If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in

the

Max Idle Time

field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed

before your Internet connection terminates. (This setting is available just for “Connect on

demand” and “Connect Manually”)

¾

Connect on demand -

You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection

after a specified period of the Internet connectivity (

Max Idle Time

). If your Internet

connection has been terminated due to inactivity,

Connect on Demand

enables the router

to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet

again. If you wish to activate

Connect on Demand

, 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 of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet

connection terminates

¾

Connect Automatically

-

Connect automatically after the router is disconnected

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 as

soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. 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 requested

4.4.3 MAC Clone

You can configure the MAC address of the WAN port on this page, Figure 4-9:

Figure 4-9 MAC Address Clone

Some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your adapter, which is connected to your

cable, DSL modem or Ethernet during installation. You do not generally need to change anything

here.

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¾

WAN MAC Address -

This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port, which is

used for the WAN port. If your ISP requires that you register the MAC address, please enter

the correct MAC address into this field. The format for the MAC address is

XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit)

¾

Your PC's MAC Address -

This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing

the router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the

Clone MAC Address

button

and this MAC address will fill in the

WAN MAC Address

field

¾

Click

Restore

Factory MAC

to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default

value

¾

Click

the

Save

button to save your settings

)

Note:

1.

Only the PC(s) on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone feature.

2.

If you click the Save button, the router will prompt you to reboot.

4.5 DHCP

Figure 4-10 the DHCP menu

There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-10):

DHCP Settings

,

DHCP Clients List

and

Address Reservation.

Click any of them, and you will be able to

configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided

below.

4.5.1 DHCP Settings

The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which

provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the router on the LAN. The

DHCP Server can be configured on the page (shown in Figure 4-11):

- DHCP

y

DHCP settings

y

DHCP Clients List

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Figure 4-11 DHCP Settings

¾

DHCP Server - Enable

or

Disable

the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must

have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the

computer

¾

Start IP Address -

This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP address pool.

192.168.1.100 is the default start address

¾

End IP Address -

This field specifies the last of the addresses in the IP address pool.

192.168.1.199 is the default end address

¾

Address Lease Time -

The

Address Lease Time

is the amount of time a network user will

be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount

of time, in minutes, which the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP address. The range of the

time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes

¾

Default Gateway -

(Optional.) Suggest to input the IP address of the LAN port of the router,

default value is 192.168.1.1

¾

Default Domain -

(Optional.) Input the domain name of your network

¾

Primary DNS -

(Optional.) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Or consult your

ISP

¾

Secondary DNS -

(Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP

provides two DNS servers

)

Note:

To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as

"Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. This function will take effect until the router reboots.

4.5.2 DHCP Clients List

This page shows

Client Name, MAC Address, Assigned IP

and

Lease Time

for each DHCP

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Client attached to the router (Figure 4-12):

Figure 4-12 DHCP Clients List

¾

Index -

The

index of the DHCP Client

¾

Client

Name

-

The name of the DHCP client

¾

MAC Address

-

The MAC address of the DHCP client

¾

Assigned

IP

-

The IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP client

¾

Lease Time

-

The time of the DHCP client leased. Before the time is up, DHCP client will

request to renew the lease automatically

You cannot

change

any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current

attached devices, click on the

Refresh

button.

4.5.3 Address Reservation

When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the

same IP address each time it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be

assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings. This page is used for address reservation

(shown in Figure 4-13).

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Figure 4-13 Address Reservation

¾

MAC Address

-

The MAC address of the PC of which you want to reserve IP address

¾

Assigned IP

Address

-

The IP address of the router reserved

To Reserve IP addresses:

1.

Enter the MAC address (The format for the MAC address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.) and IP

address in dotted-decimal notation of the computer you wish to add.

2.

Click the

Save

button when finished.

To modify A Reserved IP address:

1.

Select the reserved address entry as you desire, and modify it. If you wish to delete the entry,

make all of the entry fields blank.

2.

Click the

Save

button.

To delete all Reserved IP addresses:

1

Click the

Clear All

button.

2

Click the

Save

button.

3

Click the

previous page.

)

Note:

The function won't take effect until the router reboots.

4.6 Forwarding

Figure 4-14 the Forwarding menu

There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-14):

Virtual Servers

,

Port Triggering

,

DMZ

and

UPnP

. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the

corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

4.6.1 Virtual Servers

Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and

- Forwarding

y

Virtual Servers

y

Port Triggering

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