TP-Link Router TL-WR740N User Manual

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) Note:
 
The default PIN code of t he Router can be found in its label  or the QSS configuration screen as 
Figure 4-3 . 
c).  You will see the following screen when the  new device successfully connected to the 
network. 
 
)  Note:
 
1.  The QSS LED on the Router will light green  for five minutes if the device has been 
successfully added to the network. 
2.  The QSS function cannot be conf igured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled. 
Please make sure the Wireless Function  is enabled before configuring the QSS. 
4.5 Network 
 
Figure 4-5  the Network menu 
There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in  Figure 4-5): LAN , WA N  and MAC 
Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresp onding function.   
4.5.1 LAN 
Choose menu “ Network → LAN ”, you can configure the IP para meters of the LAN on the screen 
as below.  
						

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Figure 4-6  LAN 
¾ MAC Address  -  The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value cant 
be changed. 
¾  IP Address -  Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation 
(factory default: 192.168.1.1). 
¾  Subnet Mask -  An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 
255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.   
)  Note:
 
1.  If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in the Router.   
2.  If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in  the same subnet, the IP Address pool of the DHCP 
server will change accordingly at the same time ，while the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will not 
take effect until they are re-configured. 
4.5.2  WAN 
Choose menu “ Network → WA N ”, you can configure the IP  parameters of the WAN on the 
screen below. 
1.  If your ISP provides the  DHCP service, please choose  Dynamic IP type, and the Router will 
automatically get IP parameters from your  ISP. You can see the page as follows ( Figure 
4-7):  
						

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Figure 4-7    WAN – Dynamic IP 
This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP 
address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP 
parameters from your ISP. Click the  Release button to release the IP parameters. 
¾  MTU Size - The normal  MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) va lue for most Ethernet networks 
is 1500 Bytes. It is not recomm ended that you change the default MTU Size  unless required 
by your ISP.   
¾  Use These DNS Servers -  If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select  Use 
These DNS Servers  and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. 
Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assi gned dynamically from your ISP.   
) Note: 
If you find error when you go to a website after ent ering the DNS addresses, it is likely that 
your DNS servers are set up improperly. You s hould contact your ISP to get DNS server 
addresses.  
¾  Host Name -   
¾  Get IP with Unicast DHCP -  A few ISPs DHCP servers do not support the broadcast  
						

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applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally, you can choose this option. (It is 
rarely required.) 
Click the  Save button to save your settings. 
2.  If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP  Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, 
select  Static IP . The Static IP settings  page will appear, shown in  Figure 4-8. 
 
Figure 4-8    WAN - Static IP 
¾ IP Address -  Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. 
¾ Subnet Mask -  Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decim al notation provided by your ISP, 
usually is 255.255.255.0. 
¾  Default Gateway -  (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation 
provided by your ISP. 
¾  MTU Size -  The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) va lue for most Ethernet networks 
is 1500 Bytes. It is not recomm ended that you change the default MTU Size  unless required 
by your ISP.   
¾  Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal 
notation provided by your ISP. 
Click the  Save button to save your settings.  
						

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3. 
If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select
 PPPoE/Russia PPPoE option. And you 
should enter the following parameters ( Figure 4-9):
 
 
Figure 4-9   WAN - PPPoE 
¾ User Name/Password -  Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These 
fields are case-sensitive. 
¾  Secondary Connection  - It’s available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an 
extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP  to connect to a local area network, then you 
can check the radio button of Dynamic/Static  IP to activate this secondary connection. 
z Disabled  - The Secondary Connecti on is disabled by default, so there is PPPoE 
connection only. This is recommended. 
z  Dynamic IP  -  You can check this radio button to  use Dynamic IP as the secondary 
connection to connect to the local  area network provided by ISP. 
z Static IP  -  You can check this radio button to us e Static IP as the secondary connection 
to connect to the local area network provided by ISP. 
¾  Connect on Demand -  In this mode, the Internet connec tion can be terminated automatically 
after a specified inactivity period ( Max Idle Time) and be re-established when you attempt to 
access the Internet again.  If you want your Internet connec tion keeps active all the time, 
please enter “0” in the  Max Idle Time field.
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to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. 
¾ Connect Automatically -  The connection can be re-estab lished automatically when it was 
down. 
¾  Time-based Connecting -  The connection will only be est ablished in the period from the 
start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format).   
)  Note: 
Only when you have configured the system time on “ System Tools → Time ”  page, will the 
Time-based Connecting  function can take effect. 
¾ Connect Manually -  You can click the Connect/Disconnect  button to connect/disconnect 
immediately.  This mode also supports the  Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand  
mode. The Internet connection  can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity 
period and  re-established when you attempt to  access the Internet again.  
Click the  Connect button to connect immediately. Click the  Disconnect button to disconnect 
immediately. 
Caution : Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated  although you specify a time to Max Idle 
Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. 
If you want to do some advanced  configurations, please click the Advanced button, and the page 
shown in  Figure 4-10  will then appear:  
						

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Figure 4-10 PPPoE Advanced Settings 
¾ MTU Size -  The default MTU size is “1480” bytes,  which is usually fine. It is not 
recommended that you change the default  MTU Size unless required by your ISP. 
¾ Service Name/AC Name -  The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should 
not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP.
 In most cases, leaving 
these fields blank will work. 
¾  ISP Specified IP Address -  If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the 
Router during login, please click “ Use IP address specified by ISP ” check box and enter the 
IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation.  
¾ Detect Online Interval -  The Router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval. 
The default value is “0”. You can input t he value between “0” and “120”. The value “0”  means 
no detect. 
¾  Primary DNS/Secondary DNS -  If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to 
the Router during login, please click “ Use the following DNS servers” check box and enter 
the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of y our ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary 
DNS server address is available, enter it as well. 
Click the  Save button to save your settings. 
4.  If your ISP provides BigPond Cable (or Heart Beat Signal) connection, please select  BigPond Cable . And you should enter the following parameters ( Figure 4-11):  
						

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Figure 4-11 
¾ User Name/Password -  Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These 
fields are case-sensitive. 
¾  Auth Server -  Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. 
¾ Auth Domain -  Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location. 
e.g. 
NSW / ACT -  nsw.bigpond.net.au 
VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT -  vic.bigpond.net.au 
QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au 
¾  MTU Size -  The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) va lue for most Ethernet networks 
is 1500 Bytes. It is not recomm ended that you change the default MTU Size  unless required 
by your ISP. 
¾  Connect on Demand -  In this mode, the Internet connec tion can be terminated automatically 
after a specified inactivity period ( Max Idle Time) and be re-established when you attempt to 
access the Internet again.  If you want your Internet connec tion keeps active all the time, 
please enter “0” in the  Max Idle Time field.
 Otherwise, enter the number  of minutes you want 
to have elapsed before your  Internet access disconnects.  
						

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¾ Connect Automatically -  The connection can be re-estab lished automatically when it was 
down. 
¾  Connect Manually -  You can click the Connect/Disconnect  button to connect/disconnect 
immediately.  This mode also supports the  Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand  
mode. The Internet connection  can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity 
period and  re-established when you attempt to  access the Internet again.  
Click the  Connect button to connect immediately. Click the  Disconnect button to disconnect 
immediately. 
Caution : Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated  although you specify a time to Max Idle 
Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. 
Click the  Save button to save your settings. 
5.  If your ISP provides L2 TP connection, please select  L2TP/Russia L2TP option. And you 
should enter the following parameters ( Figure 4-12): 
 
Figure 4-12  
						

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¾ User Name/Password -  Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These 
fields are case-sensitive. 
¾  Dynamic IP/ Static IP -  Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the  Connect 
button to connect immediately. Click the  Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. 
¾ Connect on Demand -  You can configure the Router to  disconnect from your Internet 
connection after a specified  period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection 
has been terminated due to inactivity,  Connect on Demand enables the Router to 
automatically re-establish your connection as  soon as you attempt to access the Internet 
again. If you wish to activate  Connect on Demand, check the radio button.  If you want your 
Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the  Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, 
enter the number of minutes y ou want to have elapsed befor e your Internet connection 
terminates. 
¾  Connect Automatically -  Connect automatically after the Rout er is disconnected. To use this 
option, check the radio button. 
¾  Connect Manually -  You can configure the Router to ma ke it connect or disconnect manually. 
After a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle Time), the Router will  disconnect from your 
Internet connection, and you will not be able to  re-establish your connection automatically as 
soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.  To use this option, check the radio button. If 
you want your Internet connection to remain  active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time 
field. Otherwise, enter the number  of minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting 
last unless a new link is requested. 
Caution : Sometimes the connection cannot be disc onnected although you specify a time to Max 
Idle Time , because some applications are visiting the  Internet continually in the background. 
Click the  Save button to save your settings. 
6.  If your ISP provides PPT P connection, please select PPTP/Russia PPTP option. And you 
should enter the following parameters ( Figure 4-13):