TP-Link TD-W8970N manual 5 NAT

TD-W8970NWireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide

Choose menu “Advanced Setup”Æ“MAC Address Clone”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN Interface as shown below.

The WAN Interface List displays the Lay2 Interfaces you have configured on the section 4.4.1 Layer2 Interface and its default MAC Address. If you have not configured corresponding WAN Service for the interface on the section 4.4.2 WAN Service, the blank for MAC Address will display “Need a corresponding WAN Service”.

The last one of WAN Interface List displays your PC’s current address.

Figure 4-23

Type the new value for the WAN Interface who’s MAC Address you want to change, and click Save/Apply.

You can select corresponding WAN Interface from the drop-down list and click Clone button to clone your current PC MAC, and then click Save/Apply.

Click Restore Default button to restore the WAN Interface’s default MAC Address.

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Only the WAN Ports can use MAC Address Clone function. All the clone MAC Addresses must not be the same with each other.

4.4.5 NAT

NAT (Network Address Translation) allows you to share one WAN (Wide Area Network) IP address for multiple computers on your LAN (Local Area Network).

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When you select PPPoA or PPPoE for the WAN Setup, or when you select Enable NAT for the type of IPoA and IPoE connection (4.4.2 WAN Service), you will see the NAT menu in the Web-based Utility (shown in Figure 4-24).

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