User manual TP-LINK TL-WR740N

[. . . ] TL-WR740N 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Router Rev: 1. 0. 1 1910010289 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. , LTD. Copyright © 2010 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. , LTD. [. . . ] 192. 168. 1. 100 is the default start address. End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses. 192. 168. 1. 199 is the default end address. Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. Default Gateway - (Optional. ) It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the Router. Default Domain - (Optional. ) Input the domain name of your network. Primary DNS - (Optional. ) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP or consult your ISP. Secondary DNS - (Optional. ) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. Note: To use the DHCP server function of the Router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically". 4. 7. 2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu "DHCP DHCP Clients List", you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-27. Figure 4-27 DHCP Clients List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client - 47 - TL-WR740N MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Router Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired, a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click the Refresh button. 4. 7. 3 Address Reservation Choose menu "DHCP Address Reservation", you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-28). When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings. Figure 4-28 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router. Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format. ) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. Click the Save button. - 48 - TL-WR740N 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Router Figure 4-29 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. [. . . ] Setting IP address manually 1 2 Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available If the Router's LAN IP address is 192. 168. 1. 1, specify the IP address as 192. 168. 1. x (x is from 2 to 254), and the Subnet mask as 255. 255. 255. 0. 3 Type the Router's LAN IP address (the default IP is 192. 168. 1. 1) into the Default gateway field. 4 Select Use the following DNS server addresses. [. . . ]