TP-Link TL-WDR4900 manual Address Reservation, To Reserve an IP address

TL-WDR4900N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router

Figure 4-45 DHCP Clients List

Client Name - The name of the DHCP client

MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client

Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client

Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired, a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user.

You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click the Refresh button.

4.8.3Address Reservation

Choose menu “DHCP → Address Reservation”, you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-46). When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings.

Figure 4-46 Address Reservation

MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address.

Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router.

Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled.

To Reserve an IP address:

1.Click the Add New… button. Then Figure 4-47will pop up.

2.Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.

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