Appendix D Glossary | TP-Link TL-R480T+ manual

TL-R480T+

Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide

Appendix D: Glossary

¾DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) - The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address.

¾DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - A protocol that automatically configure the TCP/IP parameters for the all the PCs that are connected to a DHCP server.

¾DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) - A Demilitarized Zone allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing.

¾DNS (Domain Name Server) - An Internet Server that translates the names of websites into IP addresses.

¾Domain Name - A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet.

¾DoS (Denial of Service) - A hacker attack designed to prevent your computer or network from operating or communicating.

¾DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) - A technology that allows data to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines.

¾ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A company that provides access to the Internet

¾MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) - The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted.

¾NAT (Network Address Translation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet.

¾PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection.

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Rev 4.1.0 TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router All rights reserved COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS CE Mark Warning FCC STATEMENT or missing, please contact with your distributor Package ContentsConventions Chapter Hardware installationChapter 3. Quick Installation Guide Chapter 1. Introduction Appendix D Glossary Appendix A SpecificationsAppendix C FAQ Appendix B Preventing Lightning TL-R480T+ 1.2 FeaturesChapter 1.Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router 1.3 Conventions Status Chapter 2.Hardware installation2.1 Panel Layout 2.1.1 The Front Panel Ensure the router is powered on before it restarts completely 2.1.2 The Rear Panel Connecting to the Grounding Bar 2.3 Installation Environment Requirements2.2 System Requirements 2.4 Connect to Ground Connecting to the Ground via the power supply 2.5 Connecting the Router Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 3.1 Configure PC Chapter 3.Quick Installation Guide Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide Step 4 Configure the IP address as shown in Figure 3-4. After that, click OK 1 Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? 3.2 Login2 Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? Step 1 Select the Quick Setup tab on the left of the main menu and the “Quick Setup” screen will appear. Click the Next button Step 3 If you choose PPPoE, you will see the screen as shown in Figure 3-10. Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP 4.1 Status Chapter 4.Configuring the Router ¾ LAN - This field displays the current information for the LAN, including the “MAC address”, “IP address” and “Subnet Mask” Please refer to chapter 3Quick Installation Guide 4.2 Quick Setup4.3 Network 4.3.1 WAN/LAN Number 1 By default, TL-R480T+ is set to work at the mode of dual WAN ports 4.3.2 LAN 1. Dynamic IP 4.3.3 WAN ¾ WAN Port Here allows you to select the WAN port to configure 2. Static IP 3. PPPoE ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect 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 and click Save to apply ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button 4. BigPondCable ¾ Ingress Bandwidth Enter the bandwidth for download traffic Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 5. L2TP Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 6. PPTP Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 4.3.4 Network Service Detection 2 Only the PCs on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone feature 4.3.5 MAC Clone4.3.6 Load Balance ¾ Enable/Disable WAN - Click the check box of WAN which you want to enable the Load Balance Bytes Tx + Rx - Bytes transmitted and received through the WAN port How to set an extra IP address dispatch rule? Step 1 Click Add New… button, you will see the following screen 4.3.7 Balance PolicyStep 3 Click Save to apply your setting To add a dispatch rule 4.3.8 WAN Port Parameter 4.4 DHCP 4.4.1 DHCP Settings 4.4.3 Address Reservation 4.4.2 DHCP Clients List To add/modify a reserved IP address 4.5 Forwarding2 The function wont take effect until the router reboots Other configurations for the entries as shown in Figure To add/modify a virtual server entry 4.5.1 Virtual Servers 4.5.2 Port Triggering To add/modify a port triggering entry ¾ Trigger Port - This displays the port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will Trigger this rule 4 Incoming Port Range cannot overlap each other 4.5.3 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server 4.5.4 UPnP 4.5.5 ALG 4.6 Security 4.6.1 Firewall 4.6.2 IP Filtering Step 6 Click the Save button to save this entry To add/modify an IP Address filtering entry 4.6.3 Domain Filtering To add or modify a Domain Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Filtering entry 4.6.4 MAC Filtering 4.6.5 Screen ¾ Scan Attack Defence ¾ Region - This option used to select the specifically area from which the packets will be monitored by the next settings ¾ Dubious Packet Defence IP address ten different ports, then the source IP address will be deemed to make Port Attacks. And the Router will start up the blocking function immediately¾ DoS Attack Defence ¾ Packet Defence with IP option 4.7 Static Routing To add/modify a static routing entry To add/modify a session limit entry 4.8 Session Limit4.8.1 Session Limit You can click the Refresh to update the information 4.9 QoS4.8.2 Session List 4.9.2 QoS Rules List 4.9.1 QoS Settings To add/modify a QoS rule 4.10.1 Binding Setting4.10 IP & MAC Binding Setting, ARP List To find a specific IP & MAC binding entry To add/modify an IP & MAC binding entryStep 2 Enter the MAC Address and IP Address in the corresponding field You can click “to page” to edit the entry in the corresponding screen 4.10.2 ARP List 4.11.1 Dyndns DDNS 4.11 Dynamic DNS To set up for Dyndns DDNS, follow these instructions 4.11.2 PeanutHull DDNS To set up for PeanutHull DDNS, follow these instructions 4.11.3 Comexe DDNS To set up for Comexe DDNS, follow these instructions 4.11.4 No-IP DDNS To set up for No-IP DDNS, follow these instructions 4.12 Switch Settings 4.12.2 Port Mirror 4.12.1 Port Statistics 4.12.4 Port Parameter 4.12.3 Port Rate Control 4.12.5 Port Status 4.12.6 Port VLAN 4.13 System Tools To configure the system automatically 4.13.1 Time SettingsTo configure the system time manually 2 The time will be lost if the router is turned off 4.13.2 Diagnostic Tools 1. Only one user can use these tools at one time 4.13.3 FirmwareTo upgrade the routers firmware, follow these instructions below 4 The router will reboot after the upgrading has been finished 3 The default IP Address is 4 The default Subnet Mask is 4.13.4 Factory Defaults4.13.5 Backup and Restore 1 The default User Name is admin 2 The default Password is admin Step 2 Save the file as the appointed file shown in Figure To restore the Router’s settingsStep 2 Click the Restore button to complete 2 MAC Clone system will reboot automatically 3 DHCP service function 4.13.6 Reboot4.13.7 Password 1 Change LAN IP Address. System will reboot automatically 3 You can click the Clean All button to clean all the configurations 4.13.8 System Log4.13.9 Remote Management 4.13.10 Statistics Packets IP AddressMAC Address Total 4.13.11 IP NAT Table 4.13.12 NAT Source Port Settings Physical and Environment Appendix A SpecificationsGeneral Appendix B Preventing Lightning 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? Appendix C FAQ Method one Use Virtual Server TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User GuideSave 3. I want to use Netmeeting, what do I need to do? 7. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? Figure C-4Method two Use DMZ Host Figure C-7 Figure C-6 Appendix D Glossary