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Step 1: Type the “User Name” and “Password” for your DDNS account. 
Step 2:  Enter the domain name that your dynamic DNS service provider offers. 
Step 3:  Enable DDNS, and click  Save to save the current configuration. 
Click Login  to login the DDNS service. 
Click Logout to logout the DDNS service. 
4.11.2  PeanutHull DDNS 
If your dynamic DNS Service Provider is  www.oray.net, you can configure in the next screen 
(shown in  Figure 4-54). 
 
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To set up for Comexe DDNS, follow these instructions: 
Step 1:  Enter the domain name your dynamic  DNS service provider offer. 
Step 2:  Type the “User Name” and “Password” for your DDNS account. 
Step 3:  Enable DDNS, and click  Save to save the current configuration. 
Click Login  to login the DDNS service. 
Click Logout  to logout the DDNS service. 
4.12 Switch Setting 
Choose menu “ Switch Setting ”, you can see the subm enus under the...

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Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding  function. The detailed 
explanations for each submenu are provided below. 
 
4.12.1  Port Statistics 
Choose menu “ Switch Setting→Port statistics ”, you can view the stat istics information about 
the LAN port in the next screen (shown in  Figure 4-57). 
 
Figure 4-57 
)  Note: 
Before you view the info rmation, please click the 
Refresh button to update it. 
4.12.2 
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¾  Mirror Config -  There are three Mirror modes: Disable,  Output mirror, Input mirror. The 
Output/Input mirror is related to the Router. 
¾  Port Mirror -  This is the port linked to the mirror computer. 
¾  Mirrored Ports List -  The option used to select ports to be mirrored. 
) Note: 
You should make sure that the Mirror Port  and the Mirrored Ports are in the same VLAN. 
4.12.3 Port Rate Control 
Choose menu “ Switch Setting →Port Rate...

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4.12.5  Port Status 
Choose menu “ Switch Setting →Port Status ”, you can view the status  of the LAN port in the next 
screen (shown in  Figure 4-61). 
 
Figure 4-61 
4.12.6  Port VLAN 
Choose menu “ Switch Setting →Port VLAN ”, you can view and conf igure the VLAN table. 
 
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¾ Port -  You can select them as the members of VLAN. 
¾  Enable -  This used to enable the corres ponding VLAN configuration. 
¾  Clean -  Click this button, you can ma ke all the entries Disabled. 
¾  Save -  Click this button, the Router will make a  new VLAN table according to the current 
configuration, and the enabl ed VLAN will take effect. 
4.13 System Tools 
Choose menu “ System Tools”, you can see the submenus  under the main menu: 
 
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¾ Date -  Enter your local date in  MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. 
¾  Time -  Enter your local time in HH/ MM/SS into the right blanks. 
To configure the system time manually: 
Step 1:  Select your local time zone. 
Step 2:  Enter date and time in the right blanks. 
Step 3:  Click Save to save the configuration. 
To configure the system automatically: 
Step 1:  Enter the address of the preferred NTP server.
 
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button to locate the update file. 
Step 3:  Click the  Upgrade button. 
) Note: 
1)  New firmware vers ions are posted at www.tp-link.com and 
 can be downloaded for free. If 
the router is not experiencing difficulties,  there is no need to download a more recent 
firmware version, unless the version ha s a new feature that you want to use. 
2)  When you upgrade the routers firmware, yo u may lose its current configurations, so 
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To back up the Router’s current settings: 
Step 1:  Click the  Backup button (shown in  Figure 4-67), click  Save button in the 
 next screen 
(shown in  Figure 4-68) to proceed. 
 
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Step 2:  Save the file as the  appointed file (shown in  Figure 4-69).  

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Figure 4-69 
To restore the Router’s settings: 
Step 1:  Click the  Browse button to locate the update file for  the device, or enter the exact path 
to the Setting file in the text box. 
Step 2:  Click the  Restore button to complete.   
4.13.5 Reboot 
Choose menu “ System Tools→Reboot ”, click the  Reboot button to reboot the router via the next 
screen. 
 
Figure 4-70 
)  Note: 
Some settings of the router will take e ffect only after rebooting, which...