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TD-W8950N

  150M bps Wireless N  ADSL2+  M odem Router User Guide

 

6 

Chapter 2.  Connecting the Modem Router 

2.1  System Requirements 

  Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet). 

  PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors. 

  TCP/IP  protocol on each PC. 

  Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla  Firefox or Apple Safari. 

2.2  Installation Environment Requirements 

  The Product should not be located where it will  be exposed to moisture or excessive  heat. 

  Place the router in a location where it can be connected to the various devices as well as to a 

power source. 

  Make sure the cables and power cord are safely placed out of the way so they do not create a 

tripping hazard. 

  The router can be placed on a shelf or desktop. 

  Keep  away from the strong electromagnetic radiation and the device of electromagnetic 

sensitive. 

Generally, TD-W8950N is placed on a horizontal surface. The device also can be mounted on the 
wall as shown in Figure 2-1. 

 

 

Figure 2-1 Wall-mount Install 

 

Note: 

The diameter of the screw, 3.5mm<D<8mm, and the distance of two screws is 107.5mm. 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. 

Summary of Contents for TD-W8950N

Page 1: ...TD W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router REV 2 0 1 1910011611 ...

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 2016 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD All rights reserved http www tp link com ...

Page 3: ...tion 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 expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Note The manufacturer is not responsible for...

Page 4: ...out brouillage radioélectrique subi meme si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator your body Déclaration d exposition aux radiations Cet équipement ...

Page 5: ...r button the power button is one of the way to shut off the product when there is no power button the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source 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 Avoid water and wet locatio...

Page 6: ...ove products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives Directives 1999 5 EC Directives 2011 65 EU The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents EN 300 328 V1 9 1 EN 301 489 1 V1 9 2 EN 301 489 17 V2 2 1 EN 55022 2010 AC 2011 EN 55024 2010 EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 A12 2011 A2 2013 EN ...

Page 7: ...irements 6 2 3 Connecting the Modem Router 7 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 8 3 1 TCP IP Configuration 8 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 9 Chapter 4 Configuring the Modem Router 13 4 1 Login 13 4 2 Device Info 13 4 3 Quick Setup 14 4 4 Advanced Setup 14 4 4 1 Layer2 Interface 15 4 4 2 WAN Service 17 4 4 3 MAC Clone 26 4 4 4 LAN 27 4 4 5 NAT 30 4 4 6 Security 35 4 4 7 Parental Control 38 4 4 8 Qua...

Page 8: ... 6 Advanced 71 4 6 7 Station info 72 4 7 Guest Network 73 4 7 1 Basic 73 4 7 2 Station list 74 4 8 Diagnostics 74 4 9 Management 75 4 9 1 Settings 75 4 9 2 System Log 78 4 9 3 SNMP Agent 79 4 9 4 TR 069 Client 81 4 9 5 Internet Time 82 4 9 6 Access Control 82 4 9 7 Firmware Upgrade 84 4 9 8 Reboot 85 4 10Logout 85 Appendix A Specifications 86 Appendix B Configuring the PC 87 Appendix C Troubleshoo...

Page 9: ...for TD W8950N150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router Quick Installation Guide Technical Support card One RJ45 cable Two RJ11 cables One ADSL splitter One Resource CD for TD W8950N150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router including This User 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 distri...

Page 10: ... ideal for handling multiple data streams at the same time which ensures your network stable and smooth The performance of this 802 11n wireless router will give you the unexpected networking experience at speed 650 faster than 802 11g 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 WEP...

Page 11: ...SK WPA2 PSK data security TKIP AES encryption security Provides 64 128 bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL Access Control List Adopts Advanced DMT modulation and demodulation technology Adopts 150M wireless LAN transmission technology Supports access control parents and network administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day for children or staff Supports ...

Page 12: ...n or the modem router is operating in Bridge mode Please refer to Note 2 for troubleshooting Wi Fi On Wireless is enabled Flash The modem router is sending or receiving data over Wi Fi Off Wireless is disabled WPS On A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by WPS function Flash WPS handshaking is in process and will continue for about 2 minutes Please press the WPS button on o...

Page 13: ...tly Refer to 4 2 Device Info for more information 1 3 2 The Back Panel Figure 1 2 ADSL Connect to the Modem Port of Splitter or to the telephone line LAN4 WAN LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 Through these ports you can connect the router to your PC or the other Ethernet network devices Enable EWAN function and you will be able to connect to Cable FTTH ADSL device WiFi The switch for the Wi Fi function WPS RESET 1 ...

Page 14: ...tion where it can be connected to the various devices as well as to a power source Make sure the cables and power cord are safely placed out of the way so they do not create a tripping hazard The router can be placed on a shelf or desktop Keep away from the strong electromagnetic radiation and the device of electromagnetic sensitive Generally TD W8950Nis placed on a horizontal surface The device a...

Page 15: ...he Internet and make calls at the same time The external splitter has three ports LINE Connect to the wall jack PHONE Connect to the phone sets MODEM Connect to the ADSL port of TD W8950N Plug one end of the twisted pair ADSL cable into the ADSL port on the rear panel of TD W8950N Connect the other end to the MODEM port of the external splitter Step 2 Connect the Ethernet cable Attach one end of a...

Page 16: ... your PC in the following way Obtain an IP address automatically 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 Please...

Page 17: ...zilla Firefoxor Apple Safari 1 To access the configuration utility open a web browser and type the default address http tplinkmodem net in the address field of the browser Figure 3 3 After a moment a login window will appear similar to the Figure 3 4 Enter admin for the User Name and Password both in lower case letters Then click the Login button or press the Enter key Figure 3 4 Note 1 Do not mix...

Page 18: ...TD W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router User Guide 10 Figure 3 5 3 Choose the WAN Type for Internet access and then click Next Figure 3 6 ...

Page 19: ...ce 4 If ADSL WAN is chosen please select your ISP from the drop down list Select WAN Link Type provided by your ISP and enter the related parameters and then click Next Here we use PPPoE as an example Figure 3 7 Note If your ISP is not listed please select Other Then you can manually enter the VPI VCI values and select WAN Link Type provided by your ISP If Ethernet WAN is chosen please select WAN ...

Page 20: ...ame your wireless network name and create your own password in this page The default wireless name is TP LINK_XXXXXX and the default wireless password the same as the PIN code is printed on the bottom label Click Next to continue Figure 3 9 6 You will see the Summary screen below click Confirm to make your settings take effect ...

Page 21: ...se Device Info menu there are six submenus under the main menu Summary WAN Statistics Route ARP and DHCP This Device Info section mainly introduces the elementary information about the router and its current settings in use Click any of them and you will be able to view the corresponding information Choose Device Info Summary you will see the Summary screen shown in Figure 4 1 The first table indi...

Page 22: ...tistics Route ARP and DHCP 4 3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 4 4 AdvancedSetup Choose Advanced Setup there are many submenus under the main menu Among the submenus Layer2 Interface WAN Service LAN etc are default menus while NAT will appear only when you select some corresponding functions Click any one of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding ...

Page 23: ...figuration 4 4 1 Layer2 Interface Choose Advanced Setup Layer2 Interface and you can select WAN Service Interface layer2 interface over ATM Interface or ETH Interface ATM Interface Configure the router to access Internet as an ADSL user ISP provides you VPI Virtual Path Identifier VCI Virtual Channel Identifier settings and the DSL Interface with RJ11 connector Figure 4 2 ETH Interface Configure t...

Page 24: ... the button and you can add a new interface in the next screen Figure 4 3 VPI VCI the VPI and VCI values provided by your ISP Do not change them unless it was required by your ISP DSL Link Type Select a DSL Link Type which is provided by your ISP The options include EoA it is for PPPoE IPoE and Bridge PPPoA PPP over ATM and IPoA IP over ATM Encapsulation Mode The mode of the data processing over t...

Page 25: ...o configure as the WAN port Click Save Apply to save your settings and then you will see the screen similar to Figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 Remove Select the check box in the table on the screen above and then click the Remove button the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table Note Only one ETH is allowed to configure as the layer 2 WAN Interface 4 4 2 WAN Service Choose Advanced Setup WAN S...

Page 26: ...ration of ATM PVC VPI VCI you should go to the previous section 4 4 1 Layer2 Interface to configure them again 4 4 2 1 ATM EoA PPPoE If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection and you need to use an ATM Interface follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface 1 Add a new ATM interface 4 4 1 1 ATM Interface 2 Click the Add button on the screen Figure 4 7 and you will enter t...

Page 27: ...esn t provide it MTU bytes Maximum Transmission Unit Size Check this box then you can change the MTU size The default MTU value is 1480 Bytes It is not recommended that you change the default value unless required by your ISP Authentication Method Select the Authentication Method from the drop down list the default method is AUTO and you can leave it as a default setting Dial on demand with idle t...

Page 28: ...are not sure please contact your ISP or just leave it 5 Select a preferred wan interface as the system default gateway in Figure 4 11 and click Next Figure 4 11 6 Configure the DNS Server Addresses on the screen below and click Next Figure 4 12 Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN Interfaces You can select this option to automatically get DNS server information from the selected WAN inte...

Page 29: ... and you need to use an ATM Interface follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface 1 Add a new ATM interface 4 4 1 1 ATM Interface 2 Click the Add button on the screen as shown Figure 4 7 Select WAN Service Interface over ATM PVC on the next screen as shown Figure 4 8 3 If your ISP provides an IPoE connection select IP over Ethernet option for the WAN service type on t...

Page 30: ...identify Vendor class Option 61 IAID IAID Identity Association ID assigns an Identity Association ID to individual interfaces In cases where the device is functioning with a single DHCP client identity it must use value 1 for IAID for all DHCP interactions In cases where the device is functioning with multiple DHCP client identities the values of IAID have to start at 1 for the first identity and ...

Page 31: ...lates the IP addresses of a local area network to the WAN IP address for the Internet If this router is hosting your network s connection to the Internet please select the check box If another router exists in your network you don t need to select the option Enable Firewall A SPI firewall enhances network s security Select the option to use a firewall or else without a firewall Enable IGMP Multica...

Page 32: ...ick Next Figure 4 17 7 Configure the DNS Server Addresses on the screen as follows Figure 4 18 Note If only single PVC with IPoA is configured you must enter static DNS server IP addresses 8 On the next screen as shown Figure 4 19 you will see the detailed settings you ve made Please click the Save Apply button to save these settings ...

Page 33: ...oA connection and you need to use an ATM Interface follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface 1 Add a new ATM interface and select PPPoA option for DSL Link Type see 4 4 1 1 ATM Interface 2 Click the Add button on the screen Figure 4 7 and the next configuration is similar to PPPoE see section 4 4 2 1 ATM EoA PPPoE The difference is that you don t need to set the PPP...

Page 34: ...on 4 4 2 2 ATM EoA IPoE 4 4 2 8 ETH Bridge If you want to adopt the Bridge service and you need to use an ETH Interface follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ETH interface 1 Add a new ETH interface on the screen of 4 4 1 2 ETH Interface 2 Click the Add button on the screen Figure 4 7 and the next configuration is similar to Bridge over ATM interface see section 4 4 2 3 ATM Eo...

Page 35: ...hen you can access to the Web based Utility via the IP Address the default value is 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask Enter the router s Subnet Mask the default value is 255 255 255 0 Enable IGMP Snooping If you select the option please choose the IGMP Mode Standard Mode or Blocking Mode Enable LAN side firewall You can click the check box to enable LAN side firewall DHCP Server These settings allow you to ...

Page 36: ...t of time in which a network user will be allowed to connect to the router with their current dynamic IP address Enter the amount of time in hours then the user will be leased this dynamic IP address The default is 24 hours Static IP Lease List The function allows you to specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN that PC will always obtain the assigned IP address each time when it accesses ...

Page 37: ...ected it doesn t need to be configured 2 If Stateful is selected please complete the following parameters Start interface ID Enter a value for the DHCPv6 server to start with when issuing IPv6 addresses End interface ID Enter a value for the DHCPv6 server to end with when issuing IPv6 addresses Leased Time hour The Leased Time is the amount of time in which a network user will be allowed to connec...

Page 38: ...ply to make the configuration take effect 4 4 5 NAT NAT Network Address Translation allows you to share one WAN Wide Area Network IP address for multiple computers on your LAN Local Area Network Note When you select PPPoA or PPPoE for the WAN Setup or when you select Enable NAT for the type of IPoA and IPoE connection 4 4 2 WAN Service you will see the NAT menu in the Web based Utility shown in Fi...

Page 39: ...ntries Server Name This is the name of the Virtual Server It is exclusive and must be filled in External Port Start The base number of External Ports You can type a service port or leave it blank External Port End The end number of External Ports You can type a service port or leave it blank Protocol The protocol used for this application TCP UDP or TCP UDP Internal Port Start The base number of I...

Page 40: ...Internal Port Start and Internal Port End in the table and then select the protocol used for this Virtual Server TCP UDP or All 6 Click Save Apply to enable virtual server and then you will see your setting as shown in Figure 4 25 Note If you select the service from the drop down list the External Port Start External Port End Internal Port Start Internal Port End and the Protocol will be added in ...

Page 41: ...me This is the name of the Port Triggering It is exclusive and must be filled Trigger It includes the Protocol and the Start and End value of the Trigger Ports Open It includes the Protocol and the Start and End value of the Open Ports WAN Interface The WAN Service Interface setting the Port Triggering Add Click the button to add a new entry Remove Select the check box in the table shown in Figure...

Page 42: ...nal Port Start Internal Port End and the Protocol will be added in the table automatically 4 4 5 3 DMZ Host Choose Advanced Setup NAT DMZ Host you can set up DMZ Host on the screen shown in Figure 4 29 The DMZ host feature can make a local host exposed to the Internet for a special purpose service such as online gaming or video conferencing Figure 4 29 To add a new DMZ Host You can enter the compu...

Page 43: ...possible for administrators to control user s access to the Internet which is based on user s IP The IP address filtering here means Outgoing the detailed descriptions are provided below Choose Advanced Setup Security IP Filtering you can configure Outgoing Filtering rules on the screen shown in Figure 4 31 The Outgoing IP Filtering feature allows you to control some IP traffic from LAN to access ...

Page 44: ...y Note 1 When you add an Outgoing IP Filtering entry you must configure at least one condition on the preceding screen except the Filter name If you leave the Protocol blank it means that the rule is effective to all protocols if you leave the Source IP Address and or Destination IP Address blank it suggests that all Source IP Addresses and or Destination IP Addresses are controlled by the rule if...

Page 45: ...l be blocked except those matching with any of the specified rules in the preceding table Add Click the Add button and then you can add a new MAC Filter in the next screen shown in Figure 4 33 Remove Select the check box in the table shown in Figure 4 33 and then click the Remove button and then the corresponding entry will be deleted in the table To add a MAC Filtering rule 1 Click the Add button...

Page 46: ... 4 35 Time Restriction allows you to control the Internet activities of the children by restricting the time of surfing URL Filter limits the computers you choose to access certain websites These two features work independently Figure 4 35 4 4 7 1 Time Restriction This feature allows you add time of day restriction to a special device connected to the router Figure 4 36 To add a Time Restriction e...

Page 47: ...y to allow the rule to take effect in the table 5 Enter the Start Blocking Time and End Blocking Time in the text box separately and then the device controlled will be unable to connect to the Internet during that time 6 Click Save Apply to save this entry and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure 4 36 Note The Time Restriction will not work correctly before the time of the device is ...

Page 48: ...ple 2 Focus on the Devices Under Control section Choose the MAC Address of the computer you want to control and click the Add to Devices Under Control button 3 Focus on the Website Restriction section Click the Add button and then you will see the next screen as shown in the following picture Enter a URL address such as a website then click Save Apply Figure 4 39 ...

Page 49: ... queue the packets enter based priority This is useful when there are certain types of data you want to give higher priority such as voice data packets give higher priority than Web data packets This option will provide better service of selected network traffic over various technologies Figure 4 40 Select the Enable QoS checkbox to enable all QoS for all interfaces and click Save Apply to save th...

Page 50: ... next screen as shown in Figure 4 42 Figure 4 42 Name Set a name for the entry Enable Select Enable option to take this entry effect Interface Assigned a specific Wan Service for this QoS queue entry Precedence Specify precedence for this QoS queue entry DSL Latency Select latency path for the type of data transmission only Path0 is available for this router ...

Page 51: ...ropriately 4 4 8 2 QoS Classification This section will guide you to create a traffic class rule to classify the upstream traffic assign queue which defines the precedence and the interface and optionally overwrite the IP header DSCP byte A rule consists of a class name and at least one condition below All of the specified conditions in this classification rule must be satisfied for the rule to ta...

Page 52: ...ay you can see the Default Gateway screen Figure 4 45 4 4 9 2 Static Route Choose Advanced Setup Routing Static Route You can see the Static Route screen this screen allows you to configure the static routes shown in Figure 4 46 A static route is a pre determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network Figure 4 46 To add static routing entries 1 Click the Add ...

Page 53: ...ly and the other option for Interface will adopt the default Gateway address for the Static Route 3 Click Save Apply to and then you will see you settings as shown in Figure 4 46 To remove a static routing entry 1 Select the Remove check boxaccording to the entry in the Figure 4 46 2 Click the Remove button and the entry will be deleted Note Gateway IP address should be correctly configured if IP ...

Page 54: ...e primary and or optional secondary DNS server IP addresses provided by your ISP Click the Save Apply button to save the new configuration 4 4 10 2 Dynamic DNS Choose Advanced Setup DNS Dynamic DNS you can see the Dynamic DNS screen this screen allows you to configure the Dynamic DNS shown in Figure 4 49 The modem router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS feature DDNS lets you assign a fixed...

Page 55: ...gure 4 50 2 Select D DNS provider in the drop down list 3 Enter the Hostname of the DNS Server and select the corresponding Interface for the DDNS you can leave it default 4 Type the User Name and Password for your DDNS account Click Save Apply to save your settings 4 4 11 DSL Choose Advanced Setup DSL you can see the DSL Settings screen this screen allows you to configure the DSL shown in Figure ...

Page 56: ...y protocol on the screen UPnP Universal Plug and Play is a distributed open networking standard that uses TCP IP for simple peer to peer network connectivity between devices An UPnP device can dynamically join a network obtain an IP address convey its capabilities and learn about other devices on the network In turn a device can leave a network smoothly and automatically when it is no longer in us...

Page 57: ...m as an independent network Figure 4 53 To support this feature you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the Add button The Remove button will remove the grouping and add the ungrouped interfaces to the Default group Only the default group has IP interface To create a new interface group 1 Click the Add button You can add a new interface group in the next screen...

Page 58: ...r 4 Select interfaces from the available interface list and add it to the grouped interface list using the arrow buttons to create the required mapping of the ports Note These clients may obtain public IP addresses 5 Click Save Apply to make the entry effective immediately Note If a vendor ID is configured for a specific client device please REBOOT the client device attached to the modem to allow ...

Page 59: ...ure 4 55 and you can configure the 6in4 tunnel on the next screen as shown in Figure 4 56 Figure 4 56 Mechanism 6RD this type is used in the situation that your WAN connection is IPv4 while LAN connection is IPv6 Associated WAN Interface Select a WAN connection from the drop down list Only the connected WAN connections can be shown in the drop down list Associated LAN Interface Select a LAN connec...

Page 60: ...t screen as shown in Figure 4 58 Figure 4 58 Mechanism DS Lite this type is used in the situation that your WAN connection is IPv6 while LAN connection is IPv4 Associated WAN Interface Select a WAN connection from the drop down list Only the connected WAN connections can be shown in the drop down list Associated LAN Interface Select a LAN connection from the drop down list Only the connected LAN c...

Page 61: ...IPTV If you enable IPTV please make sure the following settings are correct VPI 0 255 Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM network The valid range is from 0 to 255 Please input the value provided by your ISP VCI 1 65535 Identifies the virtual channel endpoints in an ATM network The valid range is from 1 to 65535 1 to 31 is reserved for well known protocols Please input the value...

Page 62: ...allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface You can enable or disable the wireless LAN interface hide the network from active scans and set the wireless network name also known as SSID Enable Wireless If you want to use wireless features you must select Enable Wireless If you deselect Enable Wireless option the wireless network will be disabled Hide Access Point When wirel...

Page 63: ...ress of the router s wireless network Max Clients The maximum number of wireless clients that can connect to the router Click Save Apply to save your settings 4 6 2 Security Choose Wireless Security you will see the screen of Wireless Security settings shown as below You can configure security features of the wireless LAN interface by manually setting the network authentication or through WPS Wi F...

Page 64: ...evice for WPS function meanwhile I By PBC If the wireless adapter supports WPS and the Push Button Configuration PBC method you can add it to the network by PBC with the following two methods Click Push Button radio box you will see the screen as shown below Figure 4 63 Method One Hardware push button Step 1 Press the WPS RESET button on the back panel of the router ...

Page 65: ...xt screen of adapter appears Click OK to complete the WPS configuration Figure 4 64 Method Two Client s configuration utility Step 1 Press the WPS RESET button on the back panel of the router Step 2 For the configuration of the wireless adapter please choose Push the button on my access point or wireless router in the configuration utility of the WPS as below and click Connect ...

Page 66: ...tion Figure 4 66 II By PIN If the new device supports Quick Security Setup and the PIN method you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods Method One Enter the PIN of wireless adapter into my router Step 1 Select the Enter STA PIN radio box and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field under as shown below Then click Add Enrollee ...

Page 67: ...S configuration screen Step 2 For the configuration of the wireless adapter please choose Enter the PIN of this device into my access point or wireless router in the configuration utility of the WPS as below and click Connect Figure 4 68 Note In this example the default PIN code of this adapter is 19342306 as the preceding figure shown ...

Page 68: ...apter please choose Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router in the configuration utility of the WPS as below and enter the PIN code of the router into the field after Device PIN Then click Connect Figure 4 70 4 6 2 2 Manual Setup AP Follow the instructions below to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface manually You can set the network authentication method select da...

Page 69: ...ate any changes to these wireless settings 1 WEP WEP is a basic encryption method offering two levels of encryption 64 bit and 128 bit encryption To configure the WEP encryption there are two ways Keep the Network Authentication of Open insecurity and select Enabled from the WEP Encryption drop down list as shown in Figure 4 72 Open insecurity with WEP encryption disable allows any wireless statio...

Page 70: ...r Network Key 1 4 If you want to manually enter the WEP keys then enter them in the network Key 1 4 fields Configure WEP Settings 1 Select Shared from the Network Authentication drop down list The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings 2 Select 64 bit from the WEP Encryption drop down list 3 Select 1 from Current Network Key drop down list 4 Type in the password in the Network Key 1 fi...

Page 71: ... Modem Router User Guide 63 Figure 4 74 Note We use Network Authentication Shared Encryption Strength 64 bit Current Network Key 1 and enter 10 hexadecimal digits 1234567890 in the Network Key 1 for example as shown in Figure 4 74 above ...

Page 72: ...ort of the RADIUS server The default number is 1812 RADIUS key The password of the RADIUS Server WPA Encryption Select the encryption you want to use TKIP or AES AES is an encryption method stronger than TKIP Configure WPA settings 1 Select WPA from the Network Authentication drop down list The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings 2 Change the WPA Group Rekey Interval as desired 3 Ty...

Page 73: ...d by the router and your other network devices It must have 8 63 ASCII characters or 8 64 Hexadecimal digits Click here to display Click it to show you the WPA Pre Shared Key Configure WPA PSK settings 1 Select WPA PSK The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings as the picture show above 2 WPA Personal requires a shared key Type the key in the space provided PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex...

Page 74: ... will pop up and it shows the password you have set In addition it won t show the blank characters in both ends of the password phrase Figure 4 79 4 WPA2 To configure WPA2 select the WPA2 option from the drop down list The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings The steps of these settings are similar to WPA settings Figure 4 80 ...

Page 75: ... WPA2 PSK option from the drop down list The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings WPA2 PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type Figure 4 81 6 Mixed WPA2 WPA To configure Mixed WPA2 WPA settings select the Mixed WPA2 WPA option from the drop down list The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings The ste...

Page 76: ...84 Note The time you set is the period you need the wireless off Before configure the wireless schedule please set system time first which refer to 4 8 5 Internet Time then you can enable or disable Wireless Schedule Apply To Select the day or days you need the wireless off Start Time End Time You can select all day 24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and End Time in the corresponding field ...

Page 77: ... to filter users by MAC Address select Disabled Disabled Select this option to disable MAC Filter function Allow Select this option to enable MAC Filter function that allow wireless access by the devices listed on this screen Deny Select this option to enable MAC Filter function that block wireless access from the devices listed on this screen Add Click this button to add the MAC Address Remove Se...

Page 78: ... access Wireless Bridge Also known as WDS Wireless Distribution System it will bridge the wireless stations in bridge mode Bridge Restrict Disabled Select this option to disables wireless bridge restriction that any wireless bridge will be granted access Enabled Select this option as shown below to enables wireless bridge restriction please enter the MAC address of the Remote Bridges that you want...

Page 79: ...nnel Select the channel you want to use from the drop down List This field determines which operating frequency will be used It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point Mode In the drop down list you can select 11b 11bg 11bgn and 11n only 11bgn allows both 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11n wireless stations to connect to the...

Page 80: ...of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages The countdown unit is measured by the amounts of beacon frames received When the router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value Its clients hear the beac...

Page 81: ...ny of them and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 7 1 Basic Choose menu Guest Network Basic and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4 92 This feature allows you to create a separate network for your guests without allowing them to access your main network and the computers connected to it Figure 4 ...

Page 82: ... disabled by default Click Save Apply to save your settings 4 7 2 Station list Choose menu Guest Network Station list you can see the MAC Address Associated Authorized and SSID Figure 4 93 MAC Displays the connected wireless station s MAC address Associated Displays whether the wireless station has associated with the access point Authorized Displays the information of Authentication SSID Displays...

Page 83: ...em Log SNMP Agent TR 069 Client Internet Time Access Control Update Firmware and Reboot Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 9 1 Settings This section provides three important functions for managing the router they are Export Import and Restore Default shown in Figure 4 95 The detailed manipulations are described below Figure 4 95 ...

Page 84: ...e 4 96 allows you to save the current configuration of the router as a backup file Figure 4 96 To back up the router s current settings 1 Click the Backup Settings button on the preceding screen pop up Figure 4 96 the following screen will then appear shown in Figure 4 97 Figure 4 97 2 Click the Save button and save the file as the appointed file shown in Figure 4 98 ...

Page 85: ...s Figure 4 99 To update the router s settings 1 Click the Choose File button to locate the update file for the device and you can also enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box 2 After you have selected the file for updating the settings click the Import Settings button Note The router will reboot upon completion This process will take a while don t turn off the router or press the ...

Page 86: ...uration to the factory defaults and then follow the on screen instructions to complete it Account and Password The default account name and password are both admin The default IP Address 192 168 1 1 The default Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 4 9 2 System Log Choose Management System Log you can see the System Log screen this screen shown in Figure 4 101 allows you to view the system log and configure t...

Page 87: ...level in the drop down list for the Log level all events above or equal to the selected level will be logged Display Level Select the Display level in the drop down list for the Display Level all logged events above or equal to the selected level will be displayed Mode Select the mode to record the events If the selected mode is Local events will be recorded in the local memory If the selected mod...

Page 88: ...g the requested information and trap event reports that are generated by the SNMP agent SNMP Manager is the third party management system Monitor one is an SNMP Manager Figure 4 104 SNMP Agent You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the function Note SNMP Community string provides a simple method of authentication between the router SNMP Agent and a remote network manager SNMP Manager You...

Page 89: ... the checkbox to disable or enable the function of TR 069 client Inform Interval Type the interval time of your router contact with the ACS ACS URL Please accept this information from your ISP And through ACS Auto Configuration Server you can perform auto configuration provision collection and diagnostics to this router ACS User Name Please accept this User Name information from your ISP ACS Passw...

Page 90: ...re you can configure the time of the router Figure 4 106 Enable DST Select the checkbox to enable daylight saving function 4 9 6 Access Control There are two submenus under the Access Control menu Passwords and Remote Access The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 9 6 1 Password Choose Management Access Control Password you can see the screen shown in Figure 4 107 which all...

Page 91: ...on of your DSL modem router if you access from the local area network If you access via the Internet Firmware Upgrade Management Firmware Upgrade and Settings Export Import Management Settings Export Import functions are unavailable 2 Admin can do remote management For security reasons please change its default password when remote access function is enabled 3 The password cannot contain a space a...

Page 92: ...elected the latest software click the button To upgrade the router s software 1 Download the latest software upgrade file from the TP LINK website http www tp link com 2 Click Choose File to view the folders and select the image file or enter the exact path to the image file location in the text box 3 Click the Upgrade Firmware button Note 1 There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new ...

Page 93: ...r Figure 4 110 Note 1 After you clicked the Reboot button please wait for a while before reopening your web browser 2 Do not turn off the router or press the RESET button while the router is rebooting 3 If necessary reconfigure your PC s IP address to match your new configuration 4 10 Logout Choose Logout and you will back to the login screen as shown in Figure 4 111 Figure 4 111 ...

Page 94: ...m 100BASE TX UTP category 5 5e cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 100Ω STP maximum 100m LED Power ADSL Internet WLAN WPS 1 2 3 4 LAN Safety Emissions FCC CE Wireless Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835GHz Radio Data Rate 11n up to 150Mbps 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 ...

Page 95: ...fer 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 0 1 4 In the prompt page that showed below dou...

Page 96: ... 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 97: ...wing items available 2 If the modem router s LAN IP address is 192 168 1 1 specify the IP address as 192 168 1 x x is from 2 to 254 and the Subnet mask as 255 255 255 0 3 Type the modem router s LAN IP address the default IP is 192 168 1 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 gat...

Page 98: ...TD W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router User Guide 90 Figure B 0 4 Now Click OK to keep your settings ...

Page 99: ... router is reset the current configuration settings will be lost and you will need to re configure the router T3 What can I do if I cannot access the web based configuration page 1 Configure your computer s IP Address For Mac OS X Click the Apple icon on the upper left corner of the screen Go to System Preferences Network Select Airport on the left menu bar and then click Advanced for wireless con...

Page 100: ...o Apps Type Control Panel in the search box and press Enter then you will go to Control Panel Click View network status and tasks Change adapter settings Right click Ethernet and then select Properties Double click Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically choose Obtain DNS server address automatically and then click OK 2 Configure your IE browser Open your IE ...

Page 101: ...ure the telephone and Ethernet cables are plugged in correctly 2 Try to log into the web management page of the modem router using the default address at http tplinkmodem net If you can try the following answers If you cannot change your computer to obtain an IP address automatically from the modem router 3 Consult your ISP and make sure all the VPI VCI WAN Link Type account username and password ...

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