Tp-Link TL-R480T [31/82] Network service detection

TL-R480T SMB Broadband Router User Guide

¾ Connect 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.

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Note:

Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time

because some applications visit the Internet continually in the background.

4.3.3 Network service detection

Choose menu “Network→Network service detection”, you can Use WAN Network Service

Detection feature on next screen, this router can detect the Internet connection online or not.

Figure 4-11

¾ By Ping - Detect whether Internet connection is online or not by Ping.

¾ Destination IP Address for Ping - Enter the correct IP address that really existed on the

WAN network. For example: 202.96.134.188.

¾ By DNS Query - Detect whether Internet connection is online or not by sending query packet

to DNS Server.

¾ DNS Server IP Address - Enter the correct DNS IP address that really existed on the WAN

network. For example: 202.96.134.133.

4.3.4 MAC Clone

Choose menu “Network→MAC Clone”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the

screen below (shown in Figure 4-12).

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.