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TL-R488T Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 4.3.4 MAC Clone Choose menu "Network→MAC Clone", you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the screen below (shown in Figure 4-12). Some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable, DSL modem or Ethernet during installation. You do not generally need to change anything here. Figure 4-12 ¾ WAN MAC Address (1~4) - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port, which is used for the WAN port. If your ISP requires that you register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field. The format for the MAC address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (for example: 00-0A-EB-12-34-1A). ¾ Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC Address button and this MAC address will fill in the "WAN MAC Address" field. ) Note: 1) Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value. 2) Only the PC(s) on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone feature. 3) After you finish the configuration, click the Save button, and the router will prompt you to reboot. 4.3.5 Flow Balance Choose menu "Network→Flow Balance", you can specify priority channels according to source or destination IP addresses, distributing flexibly Internet resource and services from different ISPs. For example, you can specify some packets prior forwarding from WAN port 1, which depend on specified source or destination IP addresses. 31

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TL-R488T
Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide
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4.3.4
MAC Clone
Choose menu “
Network
→
MAC Clone
”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the
screen below (shown in Figure 4-12).
Some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your adapter, which is connected to your
cable, DSL modem or Ethernet during installation. You do not generally need to change anything
here.
Figure 4-12
¾
WAN MAC Address (1~4) -
This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port,
which is used for the WAN port. If your ISP requires that you register the MAC address,
please enter the correct MAC address into this field. The format for the MAC address is
XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (for example: 00-0A-EB-12-34-1A).
¾
Your PC's MAC Address -
This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing
the router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the
Clone MAC Address
button
and this MAC address will fill in the “WAN MAC Address” field.
)
Note:
1)
Click
Restore Factory MAC
to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory
default value.
2)
Only the PC(s) on your LAN can use the
MAC Address Clone
feature.
3)
After you finish the configuration, click the
Save
button, and the router will prompt you to
reboot.
4.3.5
Flow Balance
Choose menu “
Network
→
Flow Balance
”, you can specify priority channels according to source
or destination IP addresses, distributing flexibly Internet resource and services from different
ISPs. For example, you can specify some packets prior forwarding from WAN port 1, which
depend on specified source or destination IP addresses.