TP-Link TL-R460 User Guide - Page 30

TL-R460, User Name, & Password, Host Name, MTU Size, Primary DNS & Secondary DNS

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TL-R460 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-8 ¾ User Name & Password - Enter the user name and password for 802.1x authentication provided by your ISP ¾ Host Name - Enter the host name. ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to reduce the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. ¾ Primary DNS & Secondary DNS - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from ISP. ¾ Get IP with Unicast DHCP: A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you cannot get the IP address normally, you can choose this option. (You don't need select this option generally). 23

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TL-R460
Cable/DSL Router User Guide
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Figure 4-8
¾
User Name
& Password -
Enter the user name and password for 802.1x
authentication provided by your ISP
¾
Host Name
-
Enter the host name.
¾
MTU Size
-
The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet
networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to reduce the MTU. But this is
rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your
ISP connection.
¾
Primary DNS & Secondary DNS
-
If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses,
select
Use These DNS Servers
and enter the primary and secondary addresses
into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from
ISP.
¾
Get IP with Unicast DHCP:
A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the
broadcast applications. If you cannot get the IP address normally, you can choose
this option. (You don’t need select this option generally).