Forwarding - TP-Link PHAROS SERIES User Manual

Address Reservation

Forwarding

The Forwarding feature is available only in AP Router mode and AP Client Router (WISP Client) mode.
The IP address used on the Internet is public IP address, while IP address used on local area network is
private IP address. The hosts using private IP addresses cannot access the Internet directly and vice versa.
The hosts using private IP addresses visit Internet through NAT (Network Address Translation) technology.
NAT can transfer private IP addresses into public IP addresses to realize the communication from internal
hosts to external hosts.
If the hosts on the Internet want to visit the hosts on local area network, the forwarding function should be
used, including DMZ, Virtual server, Port triggering and UPnP.
Address Reservation will enable you to specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the
local area network, so the PC will always obtain the same IP address each time
when it starts up. Reserved IP addresses could be assigned to servers that require
permanent IP settings.
To Reserve IP addresses:
1. Click Add in the table of Address Reservation.
2. Enter the MAC address in the format of XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX and the IP
address in dotted-decimal notation of the station you want to add.
3. Click OK after finishing the configuration.
Select the added entries, you can edit or delete them.
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