TP-Link TL-R488T User Guide - Page 23

TL-R488T, MAC Address, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Network, Dynamic IP, Renew, Release - ip default

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TL-R488T Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-3 ¾ MAC Address - This field displays the physical address of the LAN. The value can't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address for the LAN of the Router, the formal is in dotted-decimal notation (the factory default value is 192.168.1.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet mask for the LAN of the Router, this address code determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. ) Note: 1) If you change the IP address of the LAN, you must use the new IP address to login to the router. 2) If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool in the DHCP sever will not take effect, until they are re-configured. Besides this, the Virtual Server and DMZ Host may change accordingly at the same time, and you'd better re-configure it as well. 4.3.2 WAN Choose menu "Network→WAN", you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below. The Router provides three connection types for WAN to connect to the Internet, they are "Dynamic IP", "Static IP" and "PPPoE". For configuring the WAN, you should select the connection type firstly according your needs. 1. Dynamic IP If you aren't given any login parameters and IP information, please select Dynamic IP (shown in Figure 4-4), then the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. 18

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TL-R488T
Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide
18
Figure 4-3
¾
MAC Address
-
This field displays the physical address of the LAN. The value can't be
changed.
¾
IP Address -
Enter the IP address for the LAN of the Router, the formal is in dotted-decimal
notation (the factory default value is 192.168.1.1).
¾
Subnet Mask
-
Enter the subnet mask for the LAN of the Router, this address code
determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.
)
Note:
1)
If you change the IP address of the LAN, you must use the new IP address to login to the
router.
2)
If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool in the
DHCP sever will not take effect, until they are re-configured. Besides this, the Virtual Server
and DMZ Host may change accordingly at the same time, and you’d better re-configure it as
well.
4.3.2
WAN
Choose menu “
Network
WAN
”, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen
below.
The Router provides three connection types for WAN to connect to the Internet, they are
“Dynamic IP”, “Static IP” and “PPPoE”. For configuring the WAN, you should select the
connection type firstly according your needs.
1.
Dynamic IP
If you aren’t given any login parameters and IP information, please select
Dynamic IP
(shown in
Figure 4-4), then the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. Click the
Renew
button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the
Release
button to release the IP
parameters.