TP-LINK TL-WR543G User Manual

 

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If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter 
the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will 
be assigned dynamically from your ISP.   

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If you get address and find error when you go to a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers are 
set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses.   

 A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast 

applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally, you can choose this option. (This is 
rarely required.) 

2.  If you choose Static IP, you should have fixed IP Parameters specified by your ISP. The 

Static IP settings page will appear, shown in 

 

Figure 5-6 WAN - Static IP 

You should type the following parameters into the spaces provided: 

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 Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. 

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 Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, 

usually is 255.255.255.0. 

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 (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation 

provided by your ISP. 

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The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet 

networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you may need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely 
required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP 
connection. 

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(Optional) Enter the DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your 

ISP. 

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 (Optional) Type another DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided 

by your ISP if provided. 

3.  If you choose PPPoE, you should enter the following parameters (Figure 5-7):