TP-Link TL-WR842N Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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4.16 IP & MAC Binding Setting

Figure 4-88 the IP & MAC Binding menu

There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-88):

Binding

Settings

and

ARP List

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

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

4.16.1 Binding Settings

This page displays the

IP & MAC Binding Setting

table; you can operate it in accord with your

desire (shown in

Figure 4-89).

Figure 4-89 Binding Setting

¾

MAC Address

-

The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN.

¾

IP Address -

The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN.

¾

Bind

-

Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device.

¾

Modify

-

To modify or delete an existing entry.

When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the

Add New…

button

or

Modify

button, and then you will go to the next page. This page is used for adding or

modifying an IP & MAC Binding entry

(shown in

Figure 4-90

).

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Figure 4-90

IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify)

To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below.

1.

Click the

Add New...

button as shown in Figure 4-89.

2.

Enter the MAC Address and IP Address.

3.

Select the Bind checkbox.

4.

Click the

Save

button to save it.

To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below.

1.

Find the desired entry in the table.

2.

Click

Modify

or

Delete

as desired on the

Modify

column.

To find an existing entry, follow the steps below.

1.

Click the

Find

button as shown in Figure 4-89.

2.

Enter the MAC Address or IP Address.

3.

Click the

Find

button in the page as shown in Figure 4-91.

Figure 4-91

Find IP & MAC Binding Entry

Click the

Enable All

button to make all entries enabled.

Click the

Delete All

button to delete all entries.

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4.16.2 ARP List

To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the

relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could also configure the

items on the ARP list. This page displays the ARP List; it shows all the existing IP & MAC Binding

entries (shown in Figure 4-92).

Figure 4-92

ARP List

1.

MAC Address

-

The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN.

2.

IP Address

-

The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN.

3.

Status

-

Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound.

4.

Configure

-

Load or delete an item.

¾

Load

-

Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list.

¾

Delete

-

Delete the item.

Click the

Bind All

button to bind all the current items, available after enable.

Click the

Load All

button to load all items to the IP & MAC Binding list.

Click the

Refresh

button to refresh all items.

)

Note:

An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been

loaded before. Error warning will prompt as well. Likewise, "Load All" only loads the items without

interference to the IP & MAC Binding list.

4.17 Dynamic DNS

Choose menu “

Dynamic DNS

”, and you can configure the Dynamic DNS function.

The Router offers the

DDNS

(Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting

of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a

dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain

name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS

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service providers such as

www.comexe.cn

,

www.dyndns.org

, or

www.no-ip.com

. The Dynamic

DNS client service provider will give you a password or key.

4.17.1 Comexe.cn DDNS

If the dynamic DNS

Service Provider

you select is

www.comexe.cn

, the page will appear as

shown in

Figure 4-93

.

Figure 4-93 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings

To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions:

1.

Enter the

Domain Name

your dynamic DNS service provider gave.

2.

Enter the

User Name

for your DDNS account.

3.

Enter the

Password

for your DDNS account.

4.

Click the

Login

button to login the DDNS service.

Connection Status -

The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.

Click

Logout

to log out of the DDNS service.

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)

Note:

If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the

Logout

button, then input your new username and password and click the

Login

button.

4.17.2 Dyndns.org DDNS

If the dynamic DNS

Service Provider

you select is

www.dyndns.org

, the page will appear as

shown in Figure 4-94.

Figure 4-94

Dyndns.org DDNS Settings

To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions:

1.

Enter the

User Name

for your DDNS account.

2.

Enter the

Password

for your DDNS account.

3.

Enter the

Domain Name

you received from dynamic DNS service provider.

4.

Click the

Login

button to login to the DDNS service.

Connection Status -

The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.

Click

Logout

to logout of the DDNS service.

)

Note:

If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the

Logout

button, then input your new username and password and click the

Login

button.

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