TP-Link manual MAC Clone, TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide

TL-R402MCable/DSL Router User Guide

Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates

¾Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected

¾Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect your Internet connection, and not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, click 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 in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link requested

5.4.3 MAC Clone

You can configure the MAC address of the WAN port on this page, Figure 5-9:

Figure 5-9 MAC Address Clone

Some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable, DSL modem or Ethernet during installation. You do not generally need to change anything here.

¾WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port, which is used for the WAN port. If your ISP requires that you register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field. The format for the MAC address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit)

¾Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC Address button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field

¾Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value

¾Click the Save button to save your settings

Note:

1Only the PC(s) on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone feature.

2If you click the Save button, the router will prompt you to reboot.

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