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TL-WR841N
TL-WR841ND
300Mbps Wireless N Router

REV 4.1.1

1910011002

Summary of Contents for TL-WR841N

Page 1: ...TL WR841N TL WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router REV 4 1 1 1910011002 ...

Page 2: ...s are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation transformation or adaptation without permission from TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD Copyright 2014 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD All rights reserved http www tp link com ...

Page 3: ...hat to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Any changes or modifications not...

Page 4: ...it accepter toute interférence y compris celles susceptibles de provoquer un fonctionnement non souhaité de l appareil This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below and having a maximum gain of 5 dBi Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 5 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms To reduce po...

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Page 6: ...nnect the product or the power adapter from the power source z Don t disassemble the product or make repairs yourself You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty If you need service please contact us z Avoid water and wet locations This product can be used in the following countries AT BG BY CA CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LT LV MT NL NO PL PT RO RU SE SK TR UA ...

Page 7: ...cable to the product within the scope of Council Directives Directives 1999 5 EC Directives 2004 108 EC Directives 2006 95 EC Directives 1999 519 EC Directives 2011 65 EU The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents EN 300 328 V1 7 1 2006 EN 301 489 1 V1 9 2 2011 EN 301 489 17 V2 2 1 2012 EN 55022 2010 EN 55024 2010 EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 ...

Page 8: ...uirements 7 2 3 Connecting the Router 7 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 10 3 1 TCP IP Configuration 10 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 11 Chapter 4 Configuring the Router 19 4 1 Login 19 4 2 Status 19 4 3 Quick Setup 20 4 4 WPS 20 4 5 Network 23 4 5 1 WAN 23 4 5 2 MAC Clone 33 4 5 3 LAN 34 4 6 Wireless 35 4 6 1 Wireless Settings 35 4 6 2 Wireless Security 38 4 6 3 Wireless MAC Filtering 41 4 6 4 W...

Page 9: ...l 62 4 11 1 Rule 62 4 11 2 Host 68 4 11 3 Target 69 4 11 4 Schedule 72 4 12 Advanced Routing 73 4 12 1 Static Routing 74 4 12 2 System Routing Table 75 4 13 Bandwidth Control 75 4 13 1 Control Settings 76 4 13 2 Rules List 76 4 14 IP MAC Binding Setting 77 4 14 1 Binding Settings 77 4 14 2 ARP List 79 4 15 Dynamic DNS 80 4 15 1 Comexe cn DDNS 80 4 15 2 Dyndns org DDNS 81 4 15 3 No ip com DDNS 82 4...

Page 10: ... 16 5 Backup Restore 88 4 16 6 Reboot 89 4 16 7 Password 90 4 16 8 System Log 90 4 16 9 Statistics 92 Appendix A FAQ 95 Appendix B Configuring the PC 100 Appendix C Specifications 104 Appendix D Glossary 105 ...

Page 11: ...s Wireless N Router Power Adapter for TL WR841N TL WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL WR841N TL WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router including This Guide Other Helpful Information Note Make sure that the package contains the above items If any of the listed items are damaged or missing please contact your distributor ...

Page 12: ...1g It is also compatible with all IEEE 802 11g and IEEE 802 11b products With multiple protection measures including SSID broadcast control and wireless LAN 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption WiFi protected Access WPA2 PSK WPA PSK as well as advanced Firewall protections the TL WR841N TL WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router provides complete data privacy The TL WR841N TL WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ...

Page 13: ...ion RJ45 WAN port four 10 100M Auto Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports supporting Auto MDI MDIX Provides WPA WPA2 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK authentication TKIP AES encryption security Shares data and Internet access for users supporting Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE Internet access Supports Virtual Server Special Application and DMZ host Supports UPnP Dynamic DNS Static Routing Provides Automatic connection and Sched...

Page 14: ...device linked to the corresponding port On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but there is no activity WAN LAN 1 4 Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port Slow Flash A wireless device is connecting to the network by WPS function This process will last in the first 2 minutes On A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by WPS function W...

Page 15: ...e ports 4 3 2 1 connect the Router to the local PC s WAN This WAN port is where you will connect the DSL cable Modem or Ethernet WIFI ON OFF This switch is used to enable disable the Router s wireless function WPS RESET This button is used for both WPS and Reset function To use the WPS function press it for less than five seconds to use the RESET function press it for more than five seconds z Used...

Page 16: ...hen release the button and wait the Router to reboot to its factory default settings z Used as WPS button If you have client devices such as wireless adapters that support Wi Fi Protected Setup then you can press this button to quickly establish a connection between the Router and client devices and automatically configure wireless security for your wireless network Wireless antenna To receive and...

Page 17: ...Router 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 broadband service successfully If there is any problem please contact your ISP After that please install the Router according to the following steps Don t forget to pull out the power plug and keep your...

Page 18: ...Router User Guide 8 6 Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router and the other end into an electrical outlet The Router will start to work automatically 7 Power on your PC and Cable DSL Modem Figure 2 1 Hardware Installation ...

Page 19: ...Figure 2 2 Wall mount Install Note The diameter of the screw 4mm D 8mm and the distance of two screws is 123mm The screw that project from the wall need around 4mm based and the length of the screw need to be at least 20mm to withstand the weight of the product ...

Page 20: ...onfigure the IP address for your PC in the following way 1 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 Configuring the PC 2 Then the built in DHCP server will assign IP address for the PC Now you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection between your P...

Page 21: ...nnected with your router is 192 168 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 Therefore in order to verify the network connection between your PC and the Router you can open a command prompt and type ping 192 168 1 1 and then press Enter 3 2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web based utility it is easy to configure and manage...

Page 22: ...et Options Connections LAN Settings in the screen that appears cancel the Using Proxy checkbox and click OK to finish it 1 After successfully log in you can click the Quick Setup menu to quickly configure your Router Figure 3 5 Quick Setup Note If it is the first time to configure the Router you will directly go to the Quick Setup page after successfully log in 2 Click Next the background will det...

Page 23: ...d to specify the connection type manually 3 If you select Auto Detect the Router will automatically detect the connection type your ISP provides Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the WAN port before detection The appropriate configuration page will be displayed when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the Router 1 If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP the next...

Page 24: ...PoE User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive If you have difficulty with this process please contact your ISP Confirm Password Re enter the password provided by your ISP to ensure the Password you entered is correct If the Password is different from the Confirm Password the screen will appear as shown below Click OK and re enter the P...

Page 25: ...e secondary connection This address is used only for accessing the local area network of the secondary connection Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask provided by ISP for the secondary connection If you select Static IP manually the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 9 Figure 3 9 Quick Setup Static IP IP Address This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet including ...

Page 26: ... Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive If you have difficulty with this process please contact your ISP Dynamic IP Static IP Select Static IP if IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS server address have been provided by your ISP Otherwise please select Dynamic IP Server IP Address Name Enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP ...

Page 27: ...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 region where the wireless function of the Router can be used It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field If your country or region is not listed please conta...

Page 28: ...ange More Advanced Wireless Settings Select to configure more wireless parameters Figure 3 13 Quick Setup More Advanced Wireless Settings Mode This field determines the wireless mode which the Router works on Channel Width Select any channel width from the drop down list The default setting is automatic which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically Channel This field determines...

Page 29: ...y 4 1 Login After your successful login you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web based utility On the right there are the corresponding explanations and instructions The detailed explanations for each Web page s key function are listed below 4 2 Status The Status page provides the current status information about the Router All information is read only ...

Page 30: ...ter Status 4 3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 4 4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup function a Choose menu WPS and you will see the next screen shown in Figure 4 2 ...

Page 31: ...automatically Add Device You can add a new device to the existing network manually 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 Push Button Configuration PBC method or PIN method Note To build a successful connection by WPS you should also do the corr...

Page 32: ...he 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 will appear on the screen of Figure 4 4 which means the client device has successfully connected to the Router III Enter the Router s PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device ...

Page 33: ...abled 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 LAN WAN and MAC Clone Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 5 1 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 Dyn...

Page 34: ...s 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 the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP Note If you find error when you go to a website after entering the DNS addresses it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly Yo...

Page 35: ...ed by your ISP Subnet Mask Enter the subnet Mask in dotted decimal notation 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 Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by y...

Page 36: ...Secondary Connection is disabled by default so there is PPPoE connection only This is recommended z Dynamic IP 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 secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP Connect on Deman...

Page 37: ...on can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re established when you attempt 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 specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continual...

Page 38: ... Access Concentrator online at every interval The default value is 0 You can input the value between 0 and 120 The value 0 means no detect Primary DNS Secondary DNS If your ISP does not automatically 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 secondary...

Page 39: ...ll the time please enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your 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 disconnect immediately This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Conn...

Page 40: ...r a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again If you wish to activate Connect on Demand check the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max...

Page 41: ...eck the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes that you wish 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 are visiting the Internet cont...

Page 42: ...ave button Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately Connect on Demand You 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 Demand enables the Router to automatically re establish your conne...

Page 43: ...ou specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background Click the Save button to save your settings Note If you don t know how to choose the appropriate connection type click the Detect button to allow the Router to automatically search your Internet connection for servers and protocols The connection type will be reported when an active...

Page 44: ...hat is managing the Router If the MAC address is required you can click the Clone MAC Address To button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the 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 5 3 LAN Choose menu Network ...

Page 45: ...CP 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 6 Wireless Figure 4 15 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu shown in Figure 4 15 Wireless Settings Wireless Security Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics Click any of them and you will be able to configure ...

Page 46: ...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 Router can be used It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field If your country or region is not listed please contact your local government agency for assi...

Page 47: ...ed in the Mode field the Channel Width selecting field will turn grey and the value will become 20M which is unable to be changed Channel This field determines which operating frequency will be used The default channel is set to Auto so the AP will choose the best channel automatically It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby ac...

Page 48: ...automatically Key type This option should be chosen according to the AP s security configuration It is recommended 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 option should be chosen if the key type is WEP ASCII or WEP HEX It indicates the authorizat...

Page 49: ...ed passphrase Version you can choose the version of the WPA PSK security on the drop down list The default setting is Automatic which can select WPA PSK Pre shared key of WPA or WPA2 PSK Pre shared key of WPA automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request Encryption When WPA PSK or WPA is set as the Authentication Type you can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES as Encrypt...

Page 50: ...PA2 WPA version 2 automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request Encryption You can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES Note If you check the WPA WPA2 Enterprise radio button and choose TKIP encryption you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4 20 Figure 4 20 Radius Server IP Enter the IP address of the Radius server Radius Port Enter the port number of the Radius ...

Page 51: ...reless stations in your network Key Type You can select the WEP key length 64 bit or 128 bit or 152 bit for encryption Disabled means this WEP key entry is invalid 64 bit You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F zero key is not promoted or 5 ASCII characters 128 bit You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F zero key is not promoted or 13 ASCII cha...

Page 52: ...ill appear shown in Figure 4 23 Figure 4 23 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering 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 B0 00 0B 2 Give a simple description for the wireless station in the D...

Page 53: ...ccess the Router you can configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these steps 1 Click the Enable button to enable this function 2 Select the radio button Allow the stations 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 already 4 Click the Add New button 1 Enter the MAC address 00 0A EB B...

Page 54: ...eshold 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 is the default setting and is recommended DTIM Interval This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the ...

Page 55: ...s Current Status Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station Figure 4 25 Wireless Statistics MAC Address The connected wireless station s MAC address Current Status The connected wireless station s running status one of STA AUTH STA ASSOC STA JOINED WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK AP UP AP DOWN Disconnected Received Packets Packets received by the station Sent Packets Packets s...

Page 56: ...nnected to the Router on the LAN Figure 4 27 DHCP Settings DHCP Server Enable or Disable the DHCP server If you disable the Server you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually Start IP Address Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses 192 168 0 100 is the default start address End IP Address Specify...

Page 57: ... can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4 28 Figure 4 28 DHCP Clients List Client Name The name of the DHCP client MAC Address The MAC address of the DHCP client Assigned IP The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client Lease Time The time of the DHCP client leased After the dynamic IP address has expired a new dynamic I...

Page 58: ...XX XX XX XX XX format and IP address in dotted decimal notation of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address 3 Click the Save button Figure 4 30 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify If you want to delete the entry click the Delete 2 Modify the information 3 Click the Save button Click the ...

Page 59: ... 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 be changed when using the DHCP function Figure 4 32 Virtual Servers Service Port The numbers of External Ports You can type a service port or a range of service ports in XXX YYY format XXX is the start port number YYY is the end port number Interna...

Page 60: ...tual Server Entry Note If your computer or server has more than one type of available service please select another service and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify If you want to delete the entry click the Delete 2 Modify the information 3 Click the Save button Click the Enable Disabled All b...

Page 61: ...ield Trigger Port The port for outgoing traffic An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule Trigger Protocol The protocol used for Trigger Ports either TCP UDP or All all protocols supported by the Router Incoming Ports The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that tri...

Page 62: ...k the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Note 1 When the trigger connection is released the corresponding opening ports will be closed 2 Each rule is allowed to be used only by one host on LAN synchronously The trigger connection of other hosts on LAN will be refused 3 Incoming Po...

Page 63: ...er you set the DMZ host the firewall related to the host will not work 4 8 4 UPnP Choose menu Forwarding UPnP you can view the information about UPnP Universal Plug and Play in the screen as shown in Figure 4 37 The UPnP feature allows the devices such as Internet computers to access the local host resources or devices as needed UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service appl...

Page 64: ...ntly accessing the Router Status The status of the port is displayed here Enabled means that the port is still active Otherwise the port is inactive Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List 4 9 Security Figure 4 38 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4 38 Basic Security Advanced Security Local Management and Remote Management Click any...

Page 65: ...nt to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP allows the Point to Point Protocol PPP to be tunneled through an IP network To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Router keep the default Enabled z L2TP Passthrough Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol L2TP is the method used to enable Point to Point sessions via the Internet on the Layer 2 level To allow L2TP tunnels to pass through the Router keep the default Enable...

Page 66: ... click Enable Click the Save button to save your settings 4 9 2 Advanced Security Choose menu Security Advanced Security you can protect the Router from being attacked by TCP SYN Flood UDP Flood and ICMP Flood in the screen as shown in Figure 4 40 RTSP ALG To allow some media player clients to communicate with some streaming media servers across NAT click Enable Figure 4 40 Advanced Security Packe...

Page 67: ...n immediately Enable TCP SYN FLOOD Attack Filtering Enable or Disable the TCP SYN FLOOD Attack Filtering TCP SYN FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 The default value is 50 Enter a value between 5 3600 When the current TCP SYN FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value the Router will startup the blocking function immediately Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port to Router Enable or Disable Ignore Ping P...

Page 68: ...ny hexadecimal digit Only the PCs with MAC address listed can use the password to browse the built in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked After click the Add button your PC s MAC Address will be placed in the list above Click the Save button to save your settings Note If your PC is blocked but you want to access the Router again use a pin to press and hold...

Page 69: ... 255 255 255 255 then all the hosts can access the Router from internet Note 1 To access the Router you should type your Router s WAN IP address into your browser s address in IE or Location in Navigator box followed by a colon and the custom port number For example if your Router s WAN address is 202 96 12 8 and the port number used is 8080 please enter http 202 96 12 8 8080 in your browser Later...

Page 70: ... delete an existing entry To add a new entry please follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 44 2 Enter the MAC address of the PC e g 00 11 22 33 44 AA you d like to control in the MAC Address of Child PC field Or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop down list 3 Give a description e g Allow Google for ...

Page 71: ...ess 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 is without any restriction you should follow the settings below 1 Click Parental Control menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page Check Enable and enter the MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field 2 Click Access Control Schedule o...

Page 72: ...able 4 Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Parental Control Settings page and see the following list as shown in Figure 4 45 Figure 4 45 Parental Control Settings 4 11Access Control Figure 4 46 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4 46 Rule Host Target and Schedule Click any of them and you will be able to configure th...

Page 73: ...st Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule Target Here displays the target selected in the corresponding rule Schedule Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule Status This field displays the status of the rule Enabled means the rule will take effect Disabled means the rule will not take effect Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing rule There are two ...

Page 74: ...lowing item LAN IP Address Enter the IP address or address range of the host in dotted decimal format e g 192 168 0 23 If the MAC Address is selected you can see the following item MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the host in XX XX XX XX XX XX format e g 00 11 22 33 44 AA 2 Click Next when finishing creating the host entry and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 49 Figure 4 49 Qui...

Page 75: ...n service ports Select one from the drop down list and the corresponding port number will be filled in the Target Port field automatically For example if you select FTP 21 will be filled in the Target Port automatically If the Domain Name is selected you will see the following items Domain Name Here you can enter 4 domain names either the full name or the keywords for example google Any domain nam...

Page 76: ...ault value is the Host Description you set just now Target In this filed select a target from the drop down list for the rule The default value is the Target Description you set just now Schedule In this field select 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 Enabled or Disabled Select En...

Page 77: ... 2 We recommend that you click Setup Wizard button to finish all the following settings 3 Click the submenu Host of Access Control in the left to enter the 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 new entry with the Target Description is Target...

Page 78: ...fy To modify or delete an existing entry To add a new entry please 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 54 1 In Host Description field create a unique description for the host e g Host_1 2 In LAN IP Address field enter the IP address z If you select MAC Address the screen shown...

Page 79: ...53 to enter 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 field enter 00 11 22 33 44 AA 5 Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list 4 11 3 Target Choose menu Access Control Target you c...

Page 80: ...mon service from Common Service Port drop down list so that the Target Port will be automatically filled If the Common Service Port drop down list doesn t have the service you want specify the Target Port manually 4 In Protocol field select TCP UDP ICMP or ALL z If you select Domain Name the screen shown is Figure 4 58 1 In Target Description field create a unique description for the target e g Ta...

Page 81: ...LAN to access www google com only you should first follow the settings below 1 Click Add New button in Figure 4 56 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page 2 In Mode field select Domain Name from the drop down list 3 In Target Description field create a unique description for the target e g Target_1 4 In Domain Name field enter www google com 5 Click Save to complete the settings The...

Page 82: ...dify 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 59 and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 60 2 In Schedule Description field create a unique description for the schedule e g Schedule_1 3 In Day field select the day or days you need 4 In Time field you can select all day 24 hours or you may ent...

Page 83: ...e 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 1800 in Start Time field and 2000 in Stop Time field 5 Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list 4 12 Advanced Routing Figure 4 61 Ad...

Page 84: ...e 4 63 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry 2 Enter the following data Destination Network The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion and which portion is the host portion Default Gateway This is the IP Address of the default gateway device that al...

Page 85: ... is the address of the network or host to which the static route is assigned Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion and which portion is the host portion Gateway This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host Interface This interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is...

Page 86: ...l Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings can take effect Line Type Select the right type for you network connection If you don t know how to choose please ask your ISP for the information Egress Bandwidth The upload speed through the WAN port Ingress Bandwidth The download speed through the WAN port 4 13 2 Rules List Choose menu Bandwidth Control Rules List you can view and configur...

Page 87: ...n shown in Figure 4 67 Step 2 Enter the information like the screen shown below Figure 4 67 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings Step 3 Click the Save button 4 14 IP MAC Binding Setting Figure 4 68 the IP MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP MAC Binding menu shown in Figure 4 68 Binding Settings and ARP List Click any of them and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding f...

Page 88: ... to add or modify an IP MAC Binding entry you can click the Add New button or Modify button and then you will go to the next page This page is used for adding or modifying an IP MAC Binding entry shown in Figure 4 70 Figure 4 70 IP MAC Binding Settings To add IP MAC Binding entries follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button as shown in Figure 4 69 2 Enter the MAC Address and IP Address 3 Se...

Page 89: ...lete all entries 4 14 2 ARP List To manage the computer you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list and you could configure the items on the ARP list also This page displays the ARP List it shows all the existing IP MAC Binding entries as shown in Figure 4 72 Figure 4 72 ARP List MAC Address The MAC address of the controlled...

Page 90: ... Dynamic DNS Choose menu Dynamic DNS and you can configure the Dynamic DNS function The Router offers the DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System feature which allows the hosting of a website FTP server or e mail server with a fixed domain name named by yourself and a dynamic IP address and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is Before u...

Page 91: ... provider 2 Type the User Name for your DDNS account 3 Type the Password for your DDNS account 4 Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service 4 15 2 Dyndns org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www dyndns org the page will appear as shown in Figure ...

Page 92: ...count 3 Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here 4 Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service 4 15 3 No ip com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www no ip com the page will appear as shown in Figure 4 75 Figure 4 75 ...

Page 93: ...connection is displayed here Click Logout to log out the DDNS service 4 16 System Tools Figure 4 76 The System Tools menu Choose menu System Tools and you can see the submenus under the main 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 The detai...

Page 94: ...t can get time automatically once it connects the Internet Enable Daylight Saving Check the box to enable the Daylight Saving function Start The time to start the Daylight Saving Select the month in the first field the week in the second 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...

Page 95: ...ts in the End field 4 Click the Save button to save the settings Note 1 This setting will be used for some time based functions such as firewall You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully otherwise these functions will not take effect 2 The time will be lost if the router is turned off 3 The Router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured a...

Page 96: ...n name is not you might have a name resolution problem In this case ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System DNS queries IP Address Domain Name Type the destination IP address such as 192 168 0 1 or Domain name such as http www tp link com Pings Count The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection Ping Packet Size The size of Ping packet Ping Tim...

Page 97: ...e Router on the following screen Figure 4 80 Firmware Upgrade Firmware Version This displays the current firmware version Hardware Version This displays the current hardware version The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the Router s current hardware version To upgrade the Router s firmware follow these instructions below 1 Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the T...

Page 98: ...e Router may be damaged 4 The Router will reboot after the upgrading has been finished 4 16 4 Factory Defaults Choose menu System Tools Factory Defaults and you can restore the configurations of the Router to factory defaults on the following screen Figure 4 81 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values The default User Name admin T...

Page 99: ...ion file The upgrade process lasts for 20 seconds and the Router will restart automatically Keep the Router on during the upgrading process to prevent any damage 4 16 6 Reboot Choose menu System Tools Reboot you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Router via the next screen Figure 4 83 Reboot the Router Some settings of the Router will take effect only after rebooting which include Change th...

Page 100: ...ended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router because all users who try to access the 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 any spaces Enter the new Password twice to confirm Click the Save button wh...

Page 101: ...m Log Auto Mail Feature Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not Mail Settings Set the receiving and sending mailbox address server address validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature as shown in Figure 4 86 Figure 4 86 Mail Account Settings ...

Page 102: ...s automatically You could mail the current logs either at a specified time everyday or by intervals but only one could be the current effective rule Enter the desired time or intervals in the corresponding field as shown in Figure 4 86 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 will be shown Log Level By sele...

Page 103: ... Refresh button to refresh immediately Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table Statistics Table IP MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router Total Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router P...

Page 104: ...te Max transmitting rate TCP SYN Tx The number of TCP SYN packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate Reset Reset the value of he entry to zero Modify Delete Delete the existing entry in the table There would be 5 entries on each page Click Previous to return to the previous page and Next to...

Page 105: ...d finish by clicking Connect Figure A 1 PPPoE Connection Type 4 If your ADSL lease is in pay according time mode select Connect on Demand or Connect Manually for Internet connection mode Type an appropriate number for Max Idle Time to avoid wasting paid time Otherwise you can select Auto connecting for Internet connection mode Figure A 2 PPPoE Connection Mode Note 1 Sometimes the connection cannot...

Page 106: ...dress into the WAN MAC Address field The format for the MAC Address is XX XX XX XX XX XX Then click the Save button It will take effect after rebooting Figure A 3 MAC Clone 3 I want to use NetMeeting what do I need to do 1 If you start NetMeeting as a sponsor you don t need to do anything with the Router 2 If you start as a response you need to configure Virtual Server or DMZ Host and make sure th...

Page 107: ... 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 field using 192 168 0 198 as an example remember to click the Save button Figure A 6 DMZ 5 How to enable H323 ALG Log in to the Router click the Security menu on the left of your browser and click Basic Security submenu On the Basic Security page check the...

Page 108: ... and click Remote Management submenu On the Remote Management page type a port number except 80 such as 88 into the Web Management Port field Click Save and reboot the Router Figure A 8 Remote Management Note If the above configuration takes effect configure to the Router by typing 192 168 0 1 88 the Router s LAN IP address Web Management Port in the address field of the Web browser 3 Log in to th...

Page 109: ... or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5 The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router 1 Make sure the Enable Wireless Router Radio is checked 2 Make sure that the wireless stations SSID accord with the Router s SSID 3 Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the Router is encrypted 4 If the wireless connection is ready but you can t access the Router check the IP Address...

Page 110: ...efer to the adapter s manual if necessary 1 Configure TCP IP component 1 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button and then click Control Panel 2 Click the Network and Internet Connections icon and then click on the Network Connections tab in the appearing window 3 Right click the icon that showed below select Properties on the prompt page Figure B 1 4 In the prompt page that showed below doub...

Page 111: ...IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default Now you have two ways to configure the TCP IP protocol below Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically Choose Obtain DNS server automatically as shown in the Figure below ...

Page 112: ...following items available 2 If the Router s LAN IP address is 192 168 0 1 specify the IP address as 192 168 0 x x is from 2 to 254 and the Subnet mask as 255 255 255 0 3 Type the Router s LAN IP address the default IP is 192 168 0 1 into the Default gateway field 4 Select Use the following DNS server addresses In the Preferred DNS Server field you can enter the same value as the Default gateway or...

Page 113: ...TL WR841N TL WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 103 Now click OK to keep your settings ...

Page 114: ...IA TIA 568 100Ω STP maximum 100m LEDs Power System WLAN WAN LAN 1 4 WPS Safety Emissions FCC CE Wireless Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835GHz Radio Data Rate 11n up to 300Mbps Automatic 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6Mbps Automatic 11b 11 5 5 2 1Mbps Automatic Frequency Expansion DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Modulation DBPSK DQPSK CCK OFDM 16 QAM 64 QAM Security WEP WPA WPA2 WPA2 PSK WPA PSK Sensitivity...

Page 115: ...icensed 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 name to a dynamic Internet IP Address DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol that automatically configure the TCP IP parameters for the all the PC s that are connected to a DHCP server ...

Page 116: ...ess 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 key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard Wi Fi A trade name for the 802 11b wireless networking standard given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance WECA see http www wi fi ...

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