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Chapter 4
To bind the connected device(s):
Click
to add the corresponding device to the Binding List.
To bind the unconnected device
1 ) Click Add in the Binding List section.
2 ) Enter the MAC address and IP address that you want to bind.
Enter a Description for this binding entry.
3 ) Check the box for Enable This Entry and click OK.
Now you don’t need to worry about ARP spoofing and ARP
attacks!
4. 5. NAT Forwarding
The router’s NAT (Network Address Translation) feature makes devices on the LAN use
the same public IP address to communicate with devices on the Internet, which protects
the local network by hiding IP addresses of the devices. However, it also brings about
the problem that an external host cannot initiatively communicate with a specified
device on the local network.
With the forwarding feature the router can penetrate the isolation of NAT and allows
devices on the Internet to initiatively communicate with devices on the local network,
thus realizing some special functions.
The TP-LINK router supports four forwarding rules. If two or more rules are set, the
priority of implementation from high to low is Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, UPNP and
DMZ.
4. 5. 1. Share Local Resources on the Internet by Virtual Servers
When you build up a server on the local network and want to share it on the Internet,
Virtual Servers can realize the service and provide it to Internet users. At the same time
Done!