TP-LINK TL-WR847N User Manual

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Choose menu “Network  → WAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the 
screen below. 

1.  If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the Router will 

automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. You can see the page as follows (Figure 
4-6): 

 

Figure 4-6    WAN – Dynamic IP 

This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP 
address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP 
parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. 

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

is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required 
by your ISP.   

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  Use These DNS Servers - 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 find error when you go to a website after entering the DNS addresses, it is likely that 
your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server 
addresses.  

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  Host Name - This option specifies the Host Name of the Router.