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TL-R480T, MTU Size, Primary DNS & Secondary DNS, Use These DNS Servers, Get IP with Unicast DHCP

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TL-R480T SMB Broadband Router User Guide enter the LAN IP addresses in the field, then the WAN port will only transmit the traffic whose destination IP address are contained in the field. 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. ) Note: If you get 'Address not found' errors when you go to a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get correct DNS server. ¾ Get IP with Unicast DHCP: A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you can not get the IP address normally, you can choose this option. (You don't need select this option generally). ¾ Ingress Bandwidth: Enter the bandwidth for ingress traffic. ¾ Egress Bandwidth: Enter the bandwidth for egress traffic. 2. Static IP If you are given a fixed IP (static IP), please select Static IP (shown in Figure 4-5), and then fixed IP parameters specified by your ISP. 15

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TL-R480T
SMB Broadband Router User Guide
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enter the LAN IP addresses in the field, then the WAN port will only transmit the traffic whose
destination IP address are contained in the field.
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.
)
Note:
If you get ‘Address not found' errors when you go to a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers
are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get correct DNS server.
¾
Get IP with Unicast DHCP:
A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast
applications. If you can not get the IP address normally, you can choose this option. (You
don’t need select this option generally).
¾
Ingress Bandwidth:
Enter the bandwidth for ingress traffic.
¾
Egress Bandwidth:
Enter the bandwidth for egress traffic.
2.
Static IP
If you are given a fixed IP (static IP), please select
Static IP
(shown in Figure 4-5), and then fixed
IP parameters specified by your ISP.