TP-Link Router TL-WR740N User Manual

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¾ Subnet Mask -  The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network 
portion, and which portion  is the host portion.   
¾ Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway dev ice that allows for contact between the 
Router and the network or host.   
¾  Interface -  This interface tells you whether t he Destination IP Address is on the  LAN & 
WLAN (internal wired and wireless networks), the  WAN(Internet).  
Click the  Refresh...

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Control rules in the screen below. 
 
Figure 4-61 Bandwidth Control Rules List 
¾ Description - This is the information about  the rules such as address range. 
¾ Egress bandwidth -  This field displays the max and  mix upload bandwidth through the WAN 
port, the default is 0. 
¾  Ingress bandwidth -  This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the 
WAN port, the default is 0. 
¾  Enable -  This displays the status of the rule. 
¾...

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4.14 IP& MAC Bing Setting 
 
Figure 4-63 the IP & MAC Binding menu 
There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in  Figure 4-63): Binding 
Setting  and ARP List . Click any of them, and you will  be able to scan or configure the 
corresponding function. The detailed explanat ions for each submenu are provided below. 
4.14.1 Binding Settings 
This page displays the  IP & MAC Binding Setting  table; you can operate it in accord with...

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Figure 4-65 IP & MAC Binding Settings 
To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. 
1. Click the  Add New... button as shown in  Figure 4-64.  
2.  Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 
3.  Select the Bind checkbox.   
4. Click the  Save button to save it. 
To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below.  
1.  Find the desired entry  in the table.   
2. Click  Modify or Delete as desired on the  Modify column.   
To...

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4.14.2 ARP List 
To manage the computer, you could observe  the computers in the LAN by checking the 
relationship of MAC address and IP address on the  ARP list, and you could configure the items on 
the ARP list also. This page displays the ARP Li st; it shows all the existing IP & MAC Binding 
entries as shown in  Figure 4-67.   
 
Figure 4-67  ARP List 
¾ MAC Address  -  The MAC address of the contro lled computer in the LAN.   
¾  IP Address  -...

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of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a 
dynamic IP address, and then your friends can c onnect to your server by entering your domain 
name no matter what your IP address is. Before us ing this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS 
service providers such as  www.comexe.cn
, www.dyndns.org, or  www.no-ip.com. The Dynamic 
DNS client service provider w ill give you a password or key. 
4.15.1...

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Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service.   
4.15.2 Dyndns.org DDNS 
If the dynamic DNS  Service Provider you select is www.dyndns.org, the page will appear as 
shown in  Figure 4-69 . 
 
Figure 4-69    Dyndns.org DDNS Settings 
To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 
1. Type the  User Name for your DDNS account.   
2. Type the  Password for your DDNS account.   
3. Type the  Domain Name  you received from dynamic DNS service provider...

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Figure 4-70 No-ip.com DDNS Settings 
To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 
1. Type the User Name for your DDNS account.   
2. Type the  Password for your DDNS account.   
3. Type the  Domain Name  you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 
4. Click the  Login button to log in the DDNS service. 
Connection Status -  The status of the DDNS servic e connection is displayed here. 
Click Logout to log out the DDNS service. 
4.16  System...

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Choose menu “System Tools”, you can see the subm enus under the main menu: Time Settings, 
Diagnostic , Firmware Upgrade , Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, 
System Log and  Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the 
corresponding function. The detailed explanat ions for each submenu are provided below. 
4.16.1 Time Settings 
Choose menu “ System Tools → Time Settings ”, you can configure t he time on...

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) Note:
 
1.  This setting will be used for some time-based  functions such as firewall. You must specify 
your time zone once you log in to the Router  successfully, otherwise, these functions will not 
take effect.   
2.  The time will be lost if the Router is turned off.   
3.  The Router will obtain GMT autom atically from Internet if it has already connected to Internet. 
4.16.2 Diagnostic 
Choose menu “ System Tools  → Diagnostic ”, you can...