TP-Link TL-R470T Plus User manual

Configuration Guide
1910012201 REV9.0.0
June 2017
TL-R470T+/TL-R480T+

CONTENTS
About This Guide
Intended Readers ................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Conventions........................................................................................................................................................................... 1
More Information .................................................................................................................................................................1
Viewing Status Information.............................................................................................. 2
System Status.......................................................................................................................................................................3
Traffic Statistics ..................................................................................................................................................................4
Viewing the Interface Statistics.........................................................................................................................................................4
Viewing the IP Statistics.........................................................................................................................................................................5
Configuring Network........................................................................................................... 7
Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................8
Supported Features.................................................................................................................................................................................8
WAN Configuration .............................................................................................................................................................9
Configuring the Number of WAN Ports.........................................................................................................................................9
Configuring the WAN Connection ...................................................................................................................................................9
LAN Configuration............................................................................................................................................................ 21
Configuring the IP Address of the LAN Port............................................................................................................................21
Configuring the DHCP Server..........................................................................................................................................................22
Viewing the DHCP Client List...........................................................................................................................................................24
IPTV Configuration ........................................................................................................................................................... 25
Configuring IPTV Based on IGMP..................................................................................................................................................25
Configuring IPTV in Bridge Mode ..................................................................................................................................................26
Configuring IPTV in Custom Mode...............................................................................................................................................26
MAC Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 29
Configuring MAC Address ................................................................................................................................................................29
Switch Configuration....................................................................................................................................................... 31
Viewing the Statistics...........................................................................................................................................................................31
Configuring Port Mirror........................................................................................................................................................................32
Configuring Rate Control ...................................................................................................................................................................33
Configuring Port Config......................................................................................................................................................................34
Viewing Port Status...............................................................................................................................................................................35
VLAN Configuration......................................................................................................................................................... 36

Creating a VLAN......................................................................................................................................................................................36
Configuring the PVID of a Port........................................................................................................................................................37
IPv6 Configuration............................................................................................................................................................ 39
Configuring the LAN..............................................................................................................................................................................39
Configuring the WAN............................................................................................................................................................................40
Configuring the Number of WAN Ports ........................................................................................................................40
Configuring the WAN Connection...................................................................................................................................41
Configuring Preferences.................................................................................................49
Overview .............................................................................................................................................................................. 50
IP Group Configuration .................................................................................................................................................. 51
Adding IP Address Entries.................................................................................................................................................................51
Grouping IP Address Entries............................................................................................................................................................52
Time Range Configuration............................................................................................................................................. 53
Service Type Configuration.......................................................................................................................................... 55
Configuring Transmission...............................................................................................58
Transmission ...................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Overview......................................................................................................................................................................................................59
Supported Features..............................................................................................................................................................................59
NAT Configurations.......................................................................................................................................................... 61
Configuring the Multi-Nets NAT.....................................................................................................................................................61
Configuring the One-to-One NAT.................................................................................................................................................62
Configuring the Virtual Servers.......................................................................................................................................................63
Configuring the Port Triggering......................................................................................................................................................64
Configuring the NAT-DMZ.................................................................................................................................................................65
Configuring the ALG .............................................................................................................................................................................65
Bandwidth Control Configuration............................................................................................................................... 66
Session Limit Configurations ....................................................................................................................................... 68
Configuring Session Limit..................................................................................................................................................................68
Viewing the Session Limit Information .......................................................................................................................................69
Load Balancing Configurations ................................................................................................................................... 70
Configuring the Load Balancing.....................................................................................................................................................70
Configuring the Link Backup ............................................................................................................................................................71
Configuring the Online Detection..................................................................................................................................................72
Routing Configurations................................................................................................................................................... 73
Configuring the Static Routing........................................................................................................................................................73

Configuring the Policy Routing .......................................................................................................................................................74
Viewing the Routing Table.................................................................................................................................................................75
Configuration Examples................................................................................................................................................. 76
Example for Configuring NAT ..........................................................................................................................................................76
Network Requirements..........................................................................................................................................................76
Network Topology....................................................................................................................................................................76
Configuration Scheme...........................................................................................................................................................76
Configuration Procedure......................................................................................................................................................77
Example for Configuring Load Balancing..................................................................................................................................79
Network Requirements..........................................................................................................................................................79
Network Topology....................................................................................................................................................................79
Configuration Scheme...........................................................................................................................................................79
Configuration Procedure......................................................................................................................................................80
Example for Configuring Virtual Server......................................................................................................................................80
Network Requirements..........................................................................................................................................................80
Network Topology....................................................................................................................................................................81
Configuration Scheme...........................................................................................................................................................81
Configuration Procedure......................................................................................................................................................81
Example for Configuring Policy Routing ....................................................................................................................................82
Network Requirements..........................................................................................................................................................82
Network Topology....................................................................................................................................................................82
Configuration Scheme...........................................................................................................................................................82
Configuration Procedure......................................................................................................................................................82
Configuring Firewall ..........................................................................................................85
Firewall .................................................................................................................................................................................. 86
Overview......................................................................................................................................................................................................86
Supported Features..............................................................................................................................................................................86
Firewall Configuration ..................................................................................................................................................... 88
Anti ARP Spoofing..................................................................................................................................................................................88
Adding IP-MAC Binding Entries ........................................................................................................................................88
Enable Anti ARP Spoofing....................................................................................................................................................91
Configuring Attack Defense.............................................................................................................................................................93
Configuring MAC Filtering..................................................................................................................................................................95
Configuring Access Control.............................................................................................................................................................96
Configuration Examples................................................................................................................................................. 98
Example for Anti ARP Spoofing ......................................................................................................................................................98

Network Requirements..........................................................................................................................................................98
Configuration Scheme...........................................................................................................................................................98
Configuration Procedure......................................................................................................................................................99
Example for MAC Filtering ..............................................................................................................................................................101
Network Requirements.......................................................................................................................................................101
Configuration Scheme........................................................................................................................................................102
Configuration Procedure...................................................................................................................................................102
Example for Access Control .........................................................................................................................................................103
Network Requirements.......................................................................................................................................................103
Configuration Scheme........................................................................................................................................................103
Configuration Procedure...................................................................................................................................................104
Configuring Behavior Control..................................................................................... 108
Behavior Control .............................................................................................................................................................109
Overview...................................................................................................................................................................................................109
Supported Features...........................................................................................................................................................................109
Behavior Control Configuration ................................................................................................................................110
Configuring Web Filtering ...............................................................................................................................................................110
Configure Web Group Filtering.......................................................................................................................................110
Configuring URL Filtering...................................................................................................................................................113
Configuring Web Security...............................................................................................................................................................115
Configuration Examples...............................................................................................................................................117
Example for Access Control .........................................................................................................................................................117
Network Requirements.......................................................................................................................................................117
Configuration Scheme........................................................................................................................................................117
Configuration Procedure...................................................................................................................................................118
Example for Web Security ..............................................................................................................................................................121
Network Requirements.......................................................................................................................................................121
Configuration Scheme........................................................................................................................................................122
Configuration Procedure...................................................................................................................................................122
Configuring Authentication......................................................................................... 123
Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................124
Typical Topology .................................................................................................................................................................................124
Portal Authentication Process.....................................................................................................................................................125
Supported Features...........................................................................................................................................................................125
Supported Web Server.......................................................................................................................................................126

Supported Authentication Server.................................................................................................................................126
Guest Resources....................................................................................................................................................................126
Local Authentication Configuration.........................................................................................................................127
Configuring the Authentication Page.......................................................................................................................................127
Configuring the Local User Account ........................................................................................................................................130
Configuring the Local User Account...........................................................................................................................130
(Optional) Configuring the Backup of Local Users ..............................................................................................133
Radius Authentication Configuration......................................................................................................................134
Configuring Radius Authentication............................................................................................................................................134
Onekey Online Configuration.....................................................................................................................................137
Configuring the Authentication Page.......................................................................................................................................137
Guest Resources Configuration................................................................................................................................139
Configuring the Five Tuple Type.................................................................................................................................................139
Configuring the URL Type...............................................................................................................................................................141
Viewing the Authentication Status...........................................................................................................................143
Configuration Example .................................................................................................................................................144
Network Requirements.....................................................................................................................................................................144
Configuration Scheme .....................................................................................................................................................................144
Configuration Procedures..............................................................................................................................................................145
Configuring the Authentication Page .........................................................................................................................145
Configuring Authentication Accounts for the Guests.......................................................................................146
Managing Services ......................................................................................................... 147
Services..............................................................................................................................................................................148
Overview...................................................................................................................................................................................................148
Support Features.................................................................................................................................................................................148
Dynamic DNS Configurations ....................................................................................................................................149
Configure and View Peanuthull DDNS.....................................................................................................................................149
Configure and View Comexe DDNS .........................................................................................................................................150
Configure and View DynDNS........................................................................................................................................................151
Configure and View NO-IP DDNS...............................................................................................................................................153
UPnP Configuration .......................................................................................................................................................155
Configuration Example for Dynamic DNS..............................................................................................................156
Network Requirement .......................................................................................................................................................................156
Configuration Scheme .....................................................................................................................................................................156
Configuration Procedure.................................................................................................................................................................156
Specifying the IP Address of the Host.......................................................................................................................156

Configuring the DDNS function .....................................................................................................................................156
System Tools.................................................................................................................... 158
System Tools....................................................................................................................................................................159
Overview...................................................................................................................................................................................................159
Support Features.................................................................................................................................................................................159
Admin Setup .....................................................................................................................................................................160
Admin Setup...........................................................................................................................................................................................160
Remote Management .......................................................................................................................................................................161
System Setting .....................................................................................................................................................................................161
Management.....................................................................................................................................................................163
Factory Default Restore...................................................................................................................................................................163
Backup & Restore................................................................................................................................................................................163
Reboot .......................................................................................................................................................................................................164
Firmware Upgrade...............................................................................................................................................................................164
SNMP...................................................................................................................................................................................165
Diagnostics .......................................................................................................................................................................166
Diagnostics .............................................................................................................................................................................................166
Configuring Ping.....................................................................................................................................................................166
Configuring Traceroute ......................................................................................................................................................167
Remote Assistance............................................................................................................................................................................168
Time Settings ...................................................................................................................................................................169
Setting the System Time.................................................................................................................................................................169
Getting time from the Internet Automatically.........................................................................................................169
Setting the System Time Manually...............................................................................................................................170
Setting the Daylight Saving Time................................................................................................................................................170
Predefined Mode....................................................................................................................................................................170
Recurring Mode ......................................................................................................................................................................171
Date Mode .................................................................................................................................................................................172
System Log .......................................................................................................................................................................173

Configuration Guide 1
About This Guide Intended Readers
About This Guide
This Configuration Guide provides information for managing TL-R470T+/TL-R480T+
routers. Please read this guide carefully before operation.
Intended Readers
This Guide is intended for network managers familiar with IT concepts and network
terminologies.
Conventions
Some models featured in this guide may be unavailable in your country or region. For local
sales information, visit http://www.tp-link.com.
When using this guide, please notice that features of the router may vary slightly depending
on the model and software version you have. All screenshots, images, parameters and
descriptions documented in this guide are used for demonstration only.
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Every effort has
been made in the preparation of this document to ensure accuracy of the contents, but
all statements, information, and recommendations in this document do not constitute
the warranty of any kind, express or implied. Users must take full responsibility for their
application of any products.
In this Guide, the following conventions are used:
The symbol stands for Note. Notes contains suggestions or references that helps
you make better use of your device.
Menu Name > Submenu Name > Tab page indicates the menu structure. Status >
Traffic Statistics > Interface Statistics means the Interface Statistics page under the
Traffic Statistics menu option that is located under the Status menu.
Bold font indicates a button, a toolbar icon, menu or menu item.
More Information
The latest software and documentations can be found at Download Center at http://
www.tp-link.com/support.
The Installation Guide (IG) can be found where you find this guide or inside the package
of the router.
Specifications can be found on the product page at http://www.tp-link.com.
A Technical Support Forum is provided for you to discuss our products at http://forum.
tp-link.com.
Our Technical Support contact information can be found at the Contact Technical
Support page at http://www.tp-link.com/support.

Part 1
Viewing Status Information
CHAPTERS
1. System Status
2. Traffic Statistics

Viewing Status Information System Status
Configuration Guide 3
1 System Status
The System Status page displays the basic system information (like the hardware version,
firmware version and system time) and the running information (like the WAN interface
status, memory utilization and CPU utilization).
Choose the menu Status > System Status > System Status to load the following page.
Figure 1-1 System Status

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Viewing Status Information Traffic Statistics
2 Traffic Statistics
Traffic Statistics displays detailed information relating to the data traffic of interfaces and
IP addresses. You can monitor the traffic and locate faults according to this information.
With the Traffic Statistics function, you can:
View the traffic statistics on each interface.
Specify an IP address range, and view the traffic statistics of the IP addresses in this
range.
2.1 Viewing the Interface Statistics
Choose the menu Status > Traffic Statistics > Interface Statistics to load the following
page.
Figure 2-1 Interface Statistics
View the detailed traffic information of each interface in the statistics list.
TX Rate (KB/s) Displays the rate for transmitting data in kilobytes per second.
RX Rate (KB/s) Displays the rate for receiving data in kilobytes per second.
TX Packet Rate
(Pkt/s)
Displays the rate for transmitting data in packets per second.
RX Packet Rate
(Pkt/s)
Displays the rate for receiving data in packets per second.
Total TX Bytes Displays the bytes of packets transmitted on the interface.
Total RX Bytes Displays the bytes of packets received on the interface.
Total TX Packets Displays the number of packets transmitted on the interface.

Viewing Status Information Traffic Statistics
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Total RX Packets Displays the number of packets received on the interface.
You can enable Auto Refresh or click Refresh to get the latest statistics information, or
click Clear to clear the current statistics information.
2.2 Viewing the IP Statistics
Choose the menu Status > Traffic Statistics > IP Statistics to load the following page.
Figure 2-2 IP Statistics
Follow these steps to view the traffic statistics of the specific IP addresses:
1) In the Settings section, enable IP Statistics and specify an IP range to monitor.
Enable IP
Statistics
Check the box to enable IP Statistics.
IP Range Specify an IP range. The router will monitor the packets whose source IP
addresses or destination IP addresses are in this range, and display the
statistics information in Statistics List.
2) In the Statistics List section, view the detailed traffic information of the IP addresses.
IP Address
Number
Displays the number of active users whose IP address is in the specified IP
range.
TX Rate (KB/s) Displays the rate for transmitting data in kilobytes per second.
RX Rate (KB/s) Displays the rate for receiving data in kilobytes per second.
TX Packet Rate
(Pkt/s)
Displays the rate for transmitting data in packets per second.
RX Packet Rate
(Pkt/s)
Displays the rate for receiving data in packets per second.

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Viewing Status Information Traffic Statistics
Total TX Bytes Displays the bytes of packets transmitted by the user who owns the IP address.
Total RX Bytes Displays the bytes of packets received by the user who owns the IP address.
Total TX Packets Displays the number of packets transmitted by the user who owns the IP
address.
Total RX Packets Displays the number of packets received by the user who owns the IP address.
You can enable Auto Refresh or click Refresh to get the latest statistics information, or
click Clear to clear the current statistics information.

Part 2
Configuring Network
CHAPTERS
1. Overview
2. WAN Conguration
3. LAN Conguration
4. IPTV Conguration
5. MAC Conguration
6. Switch Conguration
7. VLAN Conguration
8. IPv6 Conguration

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Configuring Network Overview
1 Overview
The Network module provides basic router functions, including WAN connection, DHCP
service, VLAN, IPTV service and more.
1.1 Supported Features
WAN
The router can provide a maximum of four WAN ports. Each WAN port has its own internet
connection, providing link backup and load balancing.
LAN
For LAN configuration, you can configure the LAN IP address and DHCP (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol) server. With its DHCP server enabled, the router can automatically
assign IP addresses to hosts in the LAN.
IPTV
IPTV services is based on the Internet protocol, rather than through traditional satellite
signal or cable transmission.
The router supports three kinds of IPTV configuration according to your ISP：
IPTV based on IGMP.
IPTV in Bridge mode.
IPTV in Custom mode.
MAC
You can change the default MAC address of the WAN port or LAN port according to your
needs.
Switch
The router supports some basic switch port management functions, like Flow Control and
Port Negotiation, to help you to monitor the traffic and manage the network effectively.
VLAN
The router supports 802.1Q VLAN, which can divide the LAN into multiple VLANs, helping
to manage the network more effectively.
IPv6
You can set up an IPv6 internet connection if your ISP provides IPv6 service.

Configuring Network WAN Configuration
Configuration Guide 9
2 WAN Configuration
You can configure at most four WAN ports. Each WAN port can have its own WAN
connection, providing link backup and load balancing.
To complete WAN configuration, follow these steps:
1) Configure the number of WAN ports.
2) Configure the WAN connection.
2.1 Configuring the Number of WAN Ports
Choose the menu Network > WAN > WAN Mode to load the following page.
Figure 2-1 Configuring the WAN Mode
WAN Mode Specify the number of WAN ports.
1: Configure physical interface 1 as WAN1.
2: Configure physical interface 1 and interface 2 as WAN1 and WAN2 respectively.
3: Configure physical interface 1, interface 2 and interface3 as WAN1, WAN2 and
WAN3 respectively.
4: Configure physical interface 1, interface 2, interface 3 and interface 4 as WAN1,
WAN2, WAN3 and WAN4 respectively.
Note:
• When a WAN port is added, a port-related tab is automatically added; when a WAN port is de-
leted, the port-related tab is automatically deleted.
• The router will reboot after switching the WAN mode.
2.2 Configuring the WAN Connection
The router supports six connection types: Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE, L2TP, PPTP and
BigPond Cable, you can choose one according to the service provided by your ISP.

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Configuring Network WAN Configuration
Static IP: If your ISP provides you with a fixed IP address and the corresponding
parameters, choose Static IP.
Dynamic IP: If your ISP automatically assigns the IP address and the corresponding
parameters, choose Dynamic IP.
PPPoE: If your ISP provides you with a PPPoE account, choose PPPoE.
L2TP: If your ISP provides you with an L2TP account, choose L2TP.
PPTP: If your ISP provides you with a PPTP account, choose PPTP.
BigPond Cable: If your ISP provides you with a BigPond Cable account, choose BigPond
Cable. BigPond Cable is only available for Australian users.
Configuring the Dynamic IP
Choose the menu Network > WAN > WAN to load the following page.
Figure 2-2 Configuring the Dynamic IP
In the Connection Configuration section, select the connection type as Dynamic IP. Enter
the corresponding parameters and click Save.
Connection Type Choose the connection type as Dynamic IP if your ISP automatically assigns the IP
address.
Host Name Optional. Enter a name for the router. It is null by default.
Upstream
Bandwidth
Specify the upstream bandwidth of the WAN port. The value configured here is the
upper limit of the “Maximum Upstream Bandwidth” on Transmission > Bandwidth
Control > Bandwidth Control page, to make “Bandwidth Control” take effect, please
ensure this parameter is set correctly.
Downstream
Bandwidth
Specify the downstream bandwidth of the WAN port. The value configured here is the
lower limit of the “Maximum Downstream Bandwidth” on Transmission > Bandwidth
Control > Bandwidth Control page, to make “Bandwidth Control” take effect, please
ensure this parameter is set correctly.

Configuring Network WAN Configuration
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MTU Specify the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) of the WAN port.
MTU is the maximum data unit transmitted in the physical network. When Dynamic
IP is selected, MTU can be set in the range of 576-1500 bytes. The default value is
1500.
Primary/
Secondary DNS
Optional. Enter the IP address of the DNS server provided by your ISP.
VLAN Add the WAN port to a VLAN. Generally, you don’t need to manually configure it
unless required by your ISP.
By default, the WAN port is automatically assigned to a VLAN, and the egress rule of
the VLAN is UNTAG, so the packets are transmitted by the WAN port without VLAN
tags. If you want the WAN port to transmit packets with VLAN tag, you need to create
the corresponding VLAN first and configure its egress rule as TAG, then manually
add the WAN port to that VLAN. To create VLANs, go to Network > VLAN > VLAN.
Note: When using the IPTV function, either in Bridge mode or Custom mode,
the router will automatically create corresponding VLANs after you finished the
configuration, and add port 1 (WAN 1) to the VLANs. Users cannot then manually
select the VLAN that WAN 1 belongs to.
Get IP using
Unicast DHCP
The broadcasting requirement may not be supported by a few ISPs. Select this
option if you can not get the IP address from your ISP even with a normal network
connection. This option is not required generally.
Connect/
Disconnect
Click the button to active/terminate the connection.
Configuring the Static IP
Choose the menu Network > WAN > WAN to load the following page.
Figure 2-3 Configuring the Static IP
In Connection Configuration section, select the connection type as Static IP. Enter the
corresponding parameters and click Save.

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Configuring Network WAN Configuration
Connection Type Choose the connection type as Static IP if your ISP has offered you a fixed IP
address.
IP Address Enter the IP address provided by your ISP.
Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP.
Default Gateway Enter the default gateway provided by your ISP.
Upstream
Bandwidth
Specify the downstream bandwidth of the WAN port. The value configured here is the
lower limit of the “Maximum Downstream Bandwidth” on Transmission > Bandwidth
Control > Bandwidth Control page, to make “Bandwidth Control” take effect, please
ensure this parameter is set correctly.
Downstream
Bandwidth
Specify the downstream bandwidth of the WAN port. The value configured here is the
lower limit of the “Maximum Downstream Bandwidth” on Transmission > Bandwidth
Control > Bandwidth Control page, to make “Bandwidth Control” take effect, please
ensure this parameter is set correctly.
MTU Specify the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) of the WAN port.
MTU is the maximum data unit transmitted in the physical network. When Static IP is
selected, MTU can be set in the range of 576-1500 bytes. The default value is 1500.
Primary/
Secondary DNS
Optional. Enter the IP address of the DNS server provided by your ISP.
VLAN Add the WAN port to a VLAN. Generally, you don’t need to manually configure it
unless required by your ISP.
By default, the WAN port is automatically assigned to a VLAN, and the egress rule of
the VLAN is UNTAG, so the packets are transmitted by the WAN port without VLAN
tags. If you want the WAN port to transmit packets with VLAN tag, you need to create
the corresponding VLAN first and configure its egress rule as TAG, then manually
add the WAN port to that VLAN. To create VLANs, go to Network > VLAN > VLAN.
Note: When using the IPTV function, either in Bridge mode or Custom mode,
the router will automatically create corresponding VLANs after you finished the
configuration, and add port 1 (WAN1) to the VLANs. Users cannot then manually
select the VLAN that WAN 1 belongs to.

Configuring Network WAN Configuration
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Configuring the PPPoE
Choose the menu Network > WAN > WAN to load the following page.
Figure 2-4 Configuring the PPPoE
In the Connection Configuration section, select the connection type as PPPoE. Enter the
corresponding parameters and click Save.
Connection Type Choose the connection type as PPPoE if your ISP provides you with a PPPoE
account.
Username Enter the PPPoE username provided by your ISP.
Password Enter the PPPoE password provided by your ISP.
Connection
Mode
Choose the connection mode, including Connect Automatically, Connect Manually
and Time-Based.
Connect Automatically: The router will activate the connection automatically when
the router reboots or the connection is down.
Connect Manually: You can manually activate or terminate the connection.
Time-Based: During the specified period, the router will automatically activate the
connection.
Time Choose the effective time range when the Connection Mode is chosen as Time-
Based. To create the time range, go to Preferences > Time Range > Time Range.
Upstream
Bandwidth
Specify the upstream bandwidth of the WAN port. The value configured here is the
upper limit of the “Maximum Upstream Bandwidth” on Transmission > Bandwidth
Control > Bandwidth Control page, to make “Bandwidth Control” take effect, please
ensure this parameter is set correctly.