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network is connected well. Consult your ISP if this problem

remains.

IP Address:

Displays the IP address assigned by your ISP.

Subnet Mask:

Displays the Subnet Mask assigned by your ISP.

Default Gateway:

Displays the IP address of the default gateway assigned by your

ISP.

Note:

To ensure the BigPond connection re-established normally, please restart the connection at least 5

seconds after the connection is off.

4.3.2 LAN

4.3.2.1

LAN

On this page, you can configure the parameters for LAN port of this router.

Choose the menu

Network

→

LAN

→

LAN

to load the following page.

Figure 4-9 LAN

The following items are displayed on this screen:

¾

LAN

IP Address:

Enter the LAN IP address of the Router. 192.168.0.1 is

the default IP address. The Hosts in LAN can access

the Router via this IP address. It can be changed

according to your network.

Subnet Mask:

Enter the Subnet Mask. The default subnet mask is

255.255.255.0.

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Note:

If the LAN IP address is changed, you must use the new IP address to login to the Router. To

guarantee a normal communication, please be sure that the Gateway address and the Subnet Mask of

the Hosts are consistent with that of the Router accordingly.

4.3.2.2

DHCP

The Router with its DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server enabled can automatically

assign an IP address to the computers in the LAN.

Choose the menu

Network

→

LAN

→

DHCP

to load the following page.

Figure 4-10 DHCP Settings

The following items are displayed on this screen:

¾

DHCP Settings

DHCP Server:

Enable or disable the DHCP server on your Router. Select Enable to

make the Router automatically assign TCP/IP parameters to the

computers in the LAN.

Start IP Address:

Enter the Start IP address to define a range for the DHCP server to

assign dynamic IP addresses. This address should be in the same IP

address subnet with the Router’s LAN IP address. The default

address is 192.168.0.2.

End IP Address:

Enter the End IP address to define a range for the DHCP server to

assign dynamic IP addresses. This address should be in the same IP

address subnet with the Router’s LAN IP address. The default

address is 192.168.0.254.

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Lease Time:

Specify the length of time the DHCP server will reserve the IP address

for each computer. After the IP address expired, the client will be

automatically assigned a new one.

Default Gateway:

Optional. Enter the Gateway address to be assigned. It is

recommended to enter the IP address of the LAN port of the Router.

Default Domain:

Optional. Enter the domain name of your network.

Primary DNS:

Optional. Enter the Primary DNS server address provided by your

ISP. It is recommended to enter the IP address of the LAN port of the

Router.

Secondary DNS:

Optional. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it.

4.3.2.3

DHCP Client

On this page, you can view the information about all the DHCP clients connected to the Router.

Choose the menu

Network

→

LAN

→

DHCP Client

to load the following page.

Figure 4-11 DHCP Client

You can view the information of the DHCP clients in this table. Click the

Refresh

button for the updated

information.

4.3.2.4

DHCP Reservation

DHCP Reservation feature allows you to reserve an IP address for the specified MAC address. The

client with this MAC address will always get the same IP address each time when it accesses the

DHCP server.

Choose the menu

Network

→

LAN

→

DHCP Reservation

to load the following page.

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Figure 4-12 DHCP Reservation

The following items are displayed on this screen:

¾

DHCP Reservation

MAC Address:

Enter the MAC address of the computer for which you want to reserve

the IP address.

IP Address:

Enter the reserved IP address.

Description:

Optional. Enter a description for the entry. Up to 28 characters can be

entered.

Status:

Activate or Inactivate the corresponding entry.

¾

List of Reserved Address

In this table, you can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons. Up

to 512 DHCP static address entries can be supported for LAN by this Router.

The first entry in Figure 4-12 indicates: The IP address 192.168.0.101 is reserved for the

computer with the MAC address 00-19-66-83-53-CF, and this entry is activated.

Note:

It's recommended that users first bind the IP address and the MAC address in 4.6.1.1 IP-MAC Binding,

then import the entries from the IP-MAC binding table to the List of Reserved Address in buck by

clicking <Import> button in Figure 4-12 DHCP Reservation.

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4.3.3 MAC Address

The MAC (Media Access Control) address, as the unique identifier of the router in network, does not

need to be changed commonly.

Set the MAC Address for LAN port:

In a complex network topology with all the ARP bound devices, if you want to use TL-R470T+ instead

of the current router in a network node, you can just set the MAC address of TL-R470T+’s LAN port the

same to the MAC address of the previous router, which can avoid all the devices under this network

node to update their ARP binding tables.

Set the MAC Address for WAN port:

In the condition that your ISP has bound the account and the MAC address of the dial-up device, if you

want to change the dial-up device to be TL-R470T+, you can just set the MAC address of TL-R470T+’s

WAN port the same to the MAC address of the previous dial-up device for a normal Internet

connection.

Choose the menu

Network

→

MAC Address

→

MAC Address

to load the following page.

Figure 4-13 MAC Address

The following items are displayed on this screen:

¾

MAC Address

Port:

Displays the port type of the Router.

Current MAC Address:

Displays the current MAC address of the port.