3 mac clone, 5 dhcp, 1 dhcp settings – TP-Link TL-R402M User Manual

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TL-R402M

Cable/DSL Router User Guide

5.4.3 MAC Clone

You can configure the MAC address of the WAN port on this page, figure 5-8:

Figure 5-8 MAC Address Clone

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.

WAN MAC Address -

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 (X is any hexadecimal digit).

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.

Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory
default value.

Click the Save button to save your settings.

Note

:

1) Only the PC(s) on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone feature.
2) If you click the Save button, the router will prompt you to reboot.

5.5 DHCP

Figure 5-9 the DHCP menu

There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in figure 5-9): DHCP Settings,
DHCP Clients List

and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to

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

5.5.1 DHCP Settings

The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server,

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