Mac Clone; Dual Band Selection - TP-Link Archer C50 User Manual

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Note:
1) If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in the router.
2) If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool of the DHCP
server will change accordingly at the same time，while the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will
not take effect until they are re-configured.
4.4.3

MAC Clone

Choose menu "Network → MAC Clone", you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on
the screen below, Figure 4-11:
Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely
needed here.
WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the Internet port. If
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your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address
into this field in
XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing
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the router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC Address button
and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field.
Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of Internet port to the factory default
value. Click the Save button to save your settings.
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Note:
Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function.
4.5

Dual Band Selection

Choose menu "Dual Band Selection", and you can choose the working frequency for your router.
It is recommended that your computers and devices running video and voice applications use the
5GHz band, while your guest access and computers that are only browsing the web use the
2.4GHz band.
Archer C50 AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Router
Figure 4-11 MAC Clone
format (X is any hexadecimal digit).
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