Wan - TP-Link TL-WR1043ND - Ultimate Wireless N Gigabit Router User Manual

MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't
be changed.
IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation
(factory default: 192.168.1.1).
Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use
255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.
Note:
a. If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to login the Router.
b. 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.

4.5.2 WAN

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 (
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
TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND
Figure 4-6 WAN - Dynamic IP
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Wireless N Gigabit Router
Figure 4-6
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