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TL-WR2543ND

450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router

Rev: 1.0.0

1910010514

Summary of Contents for TL-WR2543ND

Page 1: ...TL WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Rev 1 0 0 1910010514...

Page 2: ...quipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one o...

Page 3: ...ntries and other countries following the EU directive 1999 5 EC without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below Country Restriction Reason remark Bulgaria None General authorization re...

Page 4: ...having a gain greater than 3 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and i...

Page 5: ...28 V1 7 1 2006 EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 2008 EN 301 489 17 V2 1 1 2009 Recommendation 1999 519 EC EN62311 2008 Directives 2004 108 EC The above product is in conformity with the following standards or othe...

Page 6: ...ments 8 2 3 Connecting the Router 8 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 10 3 1 TCP IP Configuration 10 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 11 Chapter 4 Configuring the Router 20 4 1 Login 20 4 2 Status 20 4 3...

Page 7: ...urity 68 4 10 2 Advanced Security 69 4 10 3 Local Management 71 4 10 4 Remote Management 72 4 11 Parental Control 73 4 12 Access Control 76 4 12 1 Rule 76 4 12 2 Host 82 4 12 3 Target 83 4 12 4 Schedu...

Page 8: ...gnostic 100 4 17 3 Firmware Upgrade 101 4 17 4 Factory Defaults 103 4 17 5 Backup Restore 103 4 17 6 Reboot 104 4 17 7 Password 104 4 17 8 System Log 105 4 17 9 Statistics 107 Appendix A FAQ 110 Appen...

Page 9: ...t Router DC Power Adapter for TL WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit Router including This Gu...

Page 10: ...of this 802 11n wireless Router will give you the unexpected networking experience at speed much faster than 802 11g It is also compatible with all IEEE 802 11g and IEEE 802 11b products Multiple Sec...

Page 11: ...ation TKIP AES encryption security Shares data and Internet access for users supporting Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE Internet access Works in 2 4GHz or 5GHz radio bands doubling your network capability...

Page 12: ...n is enabled The Router is working on 5GHz radio band Off There is no device linked to the corresponding port On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but there is no activity LAN 1 4 Int...

Page 13: ...defaults 1 Use the Factory Defaults function on System Tools Factory Defaults page in the Router s Web based Utility 2 Use the Factory Default Reset button With the Router powered on use a pin to pre...

Page 14: ...43ND 450Mbps Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 7 Router and client devices and automatically configure wireless security for your wireless network Wireless antenna To receive and transmit the wirele...

Page 15: ...r Operating Temperature 0 40 32 104 Operating Humidity 10 90 RH Non condensing 2 3 Connecting the Router Before installing the Router make sure your PC is connected to the Internet through the broadba...

Page 16: ...g the USB storage device to the USB port or connect the printer to the Router with a matching cable 6 Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router and the other end into an electrical o...

Page 17: ...s for your PC by the following method Set up the TCP IP Protocol in Obtain an IP address automatically mode on your PC If you need instructions as to how to do this please refer to Appendix B Configur...

Page 18: ...92 168 0 254 3 Is the default LAN IP of the Router correct Note If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192 168 0 x the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192...

Page 19: ...3 4 Enter admin for the User Name and Password both in lower case letters Then click the OK button or press the Enter key Figure 3 4 Login Windows Note If the above screen does not pop up it means tha...

Page 20: ...e of the Auto Detect function If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring 4 If you select Auto Detect the Router...

Page 21: ...re 3 8 Figure 3 8 Quick Setup MAC Clone A MAC address is a 12 digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification Some ISPs will register the MAC address of your computer when you acc...

Page 22: ...in the field WAN MAC Address Figure 3 10 Quick Setup MAC Clone Note 1 It s strongly recommended that you visit and configure the Router from the main computer 2 To find the main computer s MAC please...

Page 23: ...ter the IP address into the field Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address Your IPS will provide you with the subnet mask which is usually 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Your ISP will...

Page 24: ...to be TP LINK_XXXXXX XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router s MAC address This value is case sensitive For example TEST is NOT the same as test Region Select your region from the...

Page 25: ...sing both 802 11b and 802 11g wireless clients 11bgn mixed Select if you are using a mix of 802 11b 11g and 11n wireless clients z Wireless mode for 5GHz 11a only Select if all of your wireless client...

Page 26: ...elated wireless security settings No Change If you chose this option wireless security configuration will not change These settings are only for basic wireless parameters For advanced settings please...

Page 27: ...4 1 Login After your successful login you will see the sixteen main menus on the left of the Web based utility On the right there are the corresponding explanations and instructions The detailed expla...

Page 28: ...gabit Router 21 Figure 4 1 Router Status 4 3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 4 4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network qu...

Page 29: ...ually by clicking this button b To add a new device If the wireless adapter supports Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and Router using either...

Page 30: ...following screen will appear Figure 4 4 Add A New Device Step 2 Enter the PIN number from the client device in the field on the above WPS screen Then click Connect button Step 3 Connect successfully...

Page 31: ...led before configuring the WPS 4 5 Network Figure 4 5 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu shown in Figure 4 5 WAN LAN and MAC Clone Click any of them and you will be able...

Page 32: ...required by your ISP Use These DNS Servers If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields Otherwise t...

Page 33: ...otation provided by your ISP usually is 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Optional Enter the gateway IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP MTU Size The normal MTU Maximum Transmission...

Page 34: ...You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP z Static IP You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the s...

Page 35: ...pt to access the Internet again Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you...

Page 36: ...ally assign DNS addresses to the Router during login please click Use the following DNS servers check box and enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation of your ISP s primary DNS server If a seco...

Page 37: ...r Internet access disconnects Connect Automatically The connection can be re established automatically when it was down Connect Manually You can click the Connect Disconnect button to connect disconne...

Page 38: ...can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity Connect on D...

Page 39: ...you attempt to access the Internet again To use this option check the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise ente...

Page 40: ...domain name If you choose static IP and enter the domain name you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP And click the Save button Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Di...

Page 41: ...ish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications a...

Page 42: ...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...

Page 43: ...e factory default value Click the Save button to save your settings Note Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function 4 6 Wireless Figure 4 15 Wireless menu There are five submenus u...

Page 44: ...address This value is case sensitive For example TEST is NOT the same as test Region Select your region from the drop down list This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Rout...

Page 45: ...eless stations can connect to the Router Channel width Select the channel width from the drop down list The default setting is automatic which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatical...

Page 46: ...lick this button you can search the AP which runs in the current channel Key type This option should be chosen according to the AP s security configuration It is recommended that the security type is...

Page 47: ...e last unique six numbers of each Router s MAC address This value is case sensitive For example TEST is NOT the same as test Region Select your region from the drop down list This field specifies the...

Page 48: ...of 802 11a and 802 11n wireless stations can connect to the Router Channel width Select the channel width from the drop down list The default setting is automatic which can adjust the channel width f...

Page 49: ...ended that the security type is the same as your AP s security type WEP Index This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP ASCII or WEP HEX It indicates the index of the WEP key Auth Type This...

Page 50: ...y WEP It is based on the IEEE 802 11 standard If you check this radio button you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4 21 Figure 4 21 WEP Type you can choose the type for the WEP security on t...

Page 51: ...any combination of 0 9 a f A F zero key is not promoted or 16 ASCII characters Note If you do not set the key the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as...

Page 52: ...ct either Automatic or TKIP or AES as Encryption Note If you check the WPA PSK WPA2 PSK radio button and choose TKIP encryption you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4 23 Figure 4 23 WPA WP...

Page 53: ...ring entry follow these instructions 1 Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field The format of the MAC Address is XX XX XX XX XX XX X is any hexadecimal digit For example 00 0A EB B...

Page 54: ...nable this function 2 Select the radio button Allow the entries specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules 3 Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries...

Page 55: ...hold This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets 2346...

Page 56: ...Current Status Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station Figure 4 27 Wireless Statistics MAC Address The connected wireless station s MAC address Current Status The connect...

Page 57: ...configuration for all the PC s that are connected to the Router on the LAN Figure 4 29 DHCP Settings DHCP Server Enable or Disable the DHCP server If you disable the Server you must have another DHCP...

Page 58: ...tain an IP Address automatically 4 7 2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu DHCP DHCP Clients List you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4 30...

Page 59: ...an IP address 1 Click the Add New button Then Figure 4 32 will pop up 2 Enter the MAC address in XX XX XX XX XX XX format and IP address in dotted decimal notation of the computer for which you want...

Page 60: ...Choose menu USB Settings Storage Sharing you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the Router and view volume and share properties such as share name capacity used space and free space etc on th...

Page 61: ...ug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router 2 Click the Rescan button to find the USB drive that has been attached to the Router 3 Click the Start button to start the Storag...

Page 62: ...ow 1 Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router 2 Click the Enable Disable radio box to enable disable Internet access to FTP from WAN port 3 Specify a port for the FTP s...

Page 63: ...ck the Back button to return to the ftp server configuration page Note 1 The max share folders number is 10 If you want to share a new folder when the number has reached 10 you can delete an existing...

Page 64: ...der The real full path of the specified folder Delete You can delete the share folder by click Delete To set up your media server please follow the instructions below 1 Plug an external USB hard disk...

Page 65: ...the upper button to get into the upper folder Save You can click the Save button to save your settings and the page will be redirected to the media server configuration page Back You can click the Ba...

Page 66: ...Print Server Choose menu USB Settings Print Server you can configure print server on this page as shown below Figure 4 43 Pint Server Setting There are three states of the print server they are as fol...

Page 67: ...hile Guest has read only access to Storage Sharing and can not access FTP Server Figure 4 44 User Account Management Only Administrator can use a Web browser to transfer the files from a PC to the Wri...

Page 68: ...f Storage Sharing to the user FTP Access Choose Yes or No from the drop down list to decide whether the user can access FTP Server or not Save You can click the SAVE button to save your settings Back...

Page 69: ...rvice port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP address because its IP address may change when usin...

Page 70: ...ce Port field 3 Enter the IP address of the computer running the service application in the IP Address field 4 Select the protocol used for this application in the Protocol drop down list either TCP U...

Page 71: ...t telephoning and so on Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that cannot work with a pure NAT Router Figure 4 49 Port Triggering To add a new rule follow the steps below 1 Click the...

Page 72: ...of ports must be separated with for example 2000 2038 2046 2050 2051 2085 3010 3030 Incoming Protocol The protocol used for Incoming Port either TCP UDP or ALL all protocols supported by the Router St...

Page 73: ...warding DMZ and then you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen shown in Figure 4 51 The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special purpose service such...

Page 74: ...tion The description about the application which initiates the UPnP request External Port The port which the Router opened for the application Protocol The type of protocol which is opened Internal Po...

Page 75: ...then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4 54 Figure 4 54 Basic Security Firewall A firewall protects your network from the outside world Here you can enable or disab...

Page 76: ...vices To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Router click Enable ALG It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway ALG because ALG allows customized Network Address Translation NAT travers...

Page 77: ...abled will the flood filters be enabled Note Dos Protection will take effect only when the Traffic Statistics in System Tool Traffic Statistics is enabled Enable ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering Enable or...

Page 78: ...ed to defend against some viruses Click the Save button to save the settings Click the Blocked DoS Host List button to display the DoS host table by blocking 4 10 3 Local Management Choose menu Securi...

Page 79: ...Router s default remote management web port number is 80 For greater security you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided Choose a number...

Page 80: ...onfigure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4 58 The Parental Control function can be used to control the internet activities of the child limit the child to access certain websites...

Page 81: ...of your adapter is registered you can click the Copy To Above button to fill this address to the MAC Address of Parental PC field above Website Description Description of the allowed website for the...

Page 82: ...rn to the previous page For example If you desire that the child PC with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA can access www google com on Saturday only while the parent PC with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 BB...

Page 83: ...four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4 59 Rule Host Target and Schedule Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 12 1 Rule Choose men...

Page 84: ...le entry Add New Click the Add New button to add a new rule entry Enable All Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list Disable All Click the Disable All button to disable all the...

Page 85: ...t when finishing creating the host entry and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 64 Figure 4 64 Quick Setup Create an Access Target Entry Target Description In this field create a descrip...

Page 86: ...or the keywords for example google Any domain name with keywords in it www google com www google cn will be blocked or allowed 3 Click Next when finishing creating the access target entry and the nex...

Page 87: ...ect a schedule from the drop down list for the rule The default value is the Schedule Description you set just now Status In this field there are two options Enable or Disable Select Enable so that th...

Page 88: ...he Host List page Add a new entry with the Host Description is Host_1 and MAC Address is 00 11 22 33 44 AA 4 Click the submenu Target of Access Control in the left to enter the Target List page Add a...

Page 89: ...ase follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button 2 In the Mode field select IP Address or MAC Address z If you select IP Address the screen shown is Figure 4 69 1 In Host Description field create...

Page 90: ...nter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page 2 In Mode field select MAC Address from the drop down list 3 In Host Description field create a unique description for the host e g Host_1 4 In MAC Address fie...

Page 91: ...me 3 If you select IP Address the screen shown is Figure 4 72 Figure 4 72 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1 In Target Description field create a unique description for the target e g Target_1 2 I...

Page 92: ...s in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button to return to the previous page For example If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC a...

Page 93: ...odify Here you can edit or delete an existing schedule To add a new schedule follow the steps below 1 Click Add New button shown in Figure 4 74 and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 75...

Page 94: ...gs page 2 In Schedule Description field create a unique description for the schedule e g Schedule_1 3 In Day field check the Select Days radio button and then select Sat and Sun 4 In Time field enter...

Page 95: ...tries 1 Click Add New shown in Figure 4 77 you will see the following screen Figure 4 78 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry 2 Enter the following data Destination Network The Destination Network is th...

Page 96: ...can view the System Routing Table in the next screen shown in Figure 4 79 System routing table views all of the valid route entries in use The Destination IP address Subnet Mask Gateway and Interface...

Page 97: ...een Their values you configure should be less than 100000Kbps For optimal control of the bandwidth please select the right Line Type and ask your ISP for the total bandwidth of the egress and ingress...

Page 98: ...ess bandwidth This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the WAN port the default is 0 Enable This displays the status of the rule Modify Click Modify to edit the rule Click Delete...

Page 99: ...lays the IP MAC Binding Setting table you can operate it in accord with your desire shown in Figure 4 85 Figure 4 85 Binding Setting MAC Address The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN I...

Page 100: ...save it To modify or delete an existing entry follow the steps below 1 Find the desired entry in the table 2 Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column To find an existing entry follow the...

Page 101: ...elete the item Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items available after enable Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP MAC Binding list Click the Refresh button to refresh...

Page 102: ...ct is www comexe cn the page will appear as shown in Figure 4 89 Figure 4 89 Comexe cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provi...

Page 103: ...Dyndns org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the User Name for your DDNS account 2 Enter the Password for your DDNS account 3 Enter the Domain Name you received from...

Page 104: ...e for your DDNS account amic DNS service provider Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Logout e DDNS service Note to login again with another account after a s...

Page 105: ...menu Time Settings Diagnostic Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults Backup Restore Reboot Password System Log and Statistics Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function...

Page 106: ...cond field the day in the third field and the time in the last field End The time to end the Daylight Saving Select the month in the first field the week in the second field the day in the third field...

Page 107: ...m the Internet if it is configured accordingly 4 The Daylight Saving will take effect one minute after the configurations are completed 4 17 2 Diagnostic Choose menu System Tools Diagnostic and then y...

Page 108: ...data bytes to be sent The default is 64 Ping Timeout Time to wait for a response in milliseconds The default is 800 Traceroute Max TTL Set the maximum number of hops max TTL to be reached in the path...

Page 109: ...shed Note 1 Please note that the upgrading is only allowed via the connected wired PC That is your PC must connect to one of the ports on the Router with an Ethernet cable otherwise the following scre...

Page 110: ...ctory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values The default User Name admin The default Password admin The default Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Note All...

Page 111: ...t Choose menu System Tools Reboot and then you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Router via the next screen Figure 4 100 Reboot the Router Some settings of the Router will take effect only aft...

Page 112: ...Router s Web based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router s default user name and password Note The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and not include...

Page 113: ...on information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature as shown in Figure 4 103 Figure 4 103 Mail Account Settings From Your mail box address The Router would connect it to send logs To Recipie...

Page 114: ...or intervals in the corresponding field as shown in Figure 4 103 Click Save to keep your settings Click Back to return to the previous page Log Type By selecting the log type only logs of this type wi...

Page 115: ...Packets Statistics Interval 5 60 The default value is 10 Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the drop down list The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statisti...

Page 116: ...of the ICMP packets transmitted to WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate UDP Tx The number of UDP packets transm...

Page 117: ...PPPoE for WAN Connection Type Type user name in the User Name field and password in the Password field type password in the Confirm Password field again finish by clicking Connect Figure A 1 PPPoE Con...

Page 118: ...MAC address click the Clone MAC Address button and your PC s MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field Or else type the MAC Address into the WAN MAC Address field The format for the MAC Addre...

Page 119: ...st Log in to the Router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click DMZ submenu On the DMZ page click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the DMZ Host IP Address fiel...

Page 120: ...WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference 2 To change the WEB management port number Log in...

Page 121: ...68 0 x the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 1 1 to avoid IP conflict in this case please try http 192 168 1 1 88 3 Log in to the Router click the Forw...

Page 122: ...to the Router 1 Make sure the Wireless Router Radio is enabled 2 Make sure that the wireless stations SSID accord with the Router s SSID 3 Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryptio...

Page 123: ...your Ethernet Adapter is working refer to the adapter s manual if needed 1 Install TCP IP component 1 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Cli...

Page 124: ...eless N Gigabit Router 117 4 In the prompt page that showed below double click on the Internet Protocol TCP IP Figure B 2 5 The following TCP IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab i...

Page 125: ...TL WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 118 6 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically as shown in the Figure below Figure B 3...

Page 126: ...TIA 568 100 STP maximum 100m LEDs Power Wireless 2 4GHz Wireless 5GHz LAN 1 4 Internet USB WPS Safety Emissions FCC CE Wireless Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835GHz 5 15 5 25GHz 5 725 5 825GHz Radio Data Rate...

Page 127: ...ensed radio spectrum at 2 4GHz and backward compatibility with IEEE 802 11b devices and WEP encryption for security DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain...

Page 128: ...s PC card It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A data privacy mechanism based on a 64 bit or 128 bit or 152 bit shared...

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