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User Guide 

 

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Router  Local  IP: 

These  are  the  IP  settings  of  the  LAN  interface  for  the  device.  These 

settings  may  be  referred  to  as  Private  settings.  You  may  change  the  LAN  IP  address  if 

needed. The LAN IP address is private to your internal network and cannot be seen on the 

Internet.

 

 

IP  Address: 

Enter the modem router’s local IP Address, then you can access to the 

Web management page via the IP Address. The default value is 192.168.1.1.

 

 

IP  Subnet  Mask: 

Enter  the  modem  router’s  Subnet  Mask.  The 

default  value  is 

255.255.255.0.

 

 

Dynamic  Route:

  Select  this  option  to  specify  the  RIP  (Routing  Information  protocol) 

version for LAN interface, including 

RIP1

RIP2-B

 and 

RIP2-M

. RIP2-B and RIP2-M are 

both  sent  in  RIP2  format,  the  difference  is  that  RIP2-M  using  Multicast,  while  RIP2-B 

using Broadcast format. 

Summary of Contents for TD-W8961N

Page 1: ...User Guide 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router TD W8961N 1910012832 REV 4 0 0...

Page 2: ...Chapter 3 Quick Start 8 Chapter 4 Software Configuration 12 4 1 Status 12 4 1 1 Device Info 12 4 1 2 System Log 13 4 1 3 Statistics 14 4 2 Interface Setup 17 4 2 1 Internet 17 4 2 2 LAN 23 4 2 3 Wire...

Page 3: ...4 4 6 CWMP 60 4 5 Maintenance 61 4 5 1 Administration 61 4 5 2 Time Zone 62 4 5 3 Firmware 63 4 5 4 SysRestart 65 4 5 5 Diagnostics 66 4 6 Help 66 Appendix A Configuring the PC 68 Appendix B Troubles...

Page 4: ...n Teal Contents to be emphasized and texts on the web page are in teal including the menus items buttons etc The menu structures to show the path to load the corresponding page For example Access Mana...

Page 5: ...iness network 1 2 Product Appearance 1 2 1 The Front Panel The modem router s LEDs are located on the front panel View from left to right LED Explanation Name Status Indication Power On System initial...

Page 6: ...rt is connected Flash The modem router is sending or receiving data over this LAN port Off The corresponding LAN port is not connected Note 1 If the ADSL LED is off please check your Internet connecti...

Page 7: ...e telephone Or you can connect them by an external separate splitter For details please refer to 2 2 Connecting the Modem Router Antennas Used for wireless operation and data transmit Note If your cli...

Page 8: ...r excessive heat Keep away from the strong electromagnetic radiation and the device of electromagnetic sensitive Place the modem router in a location where it can be connected to the various devices a...

Page 9: ...ctly connect the modem router to the phone jack with the ADSL line Method Two Connect the modem router to the phone jack via a separate splitter External splitter can divide the data and voice and the...

Page 10: ...The WPS function cannot be configured if the wireless function of the modem router is disabled Also the WPS function will be disabled if your wireless encryption is WEP Please make sure the wireless f...

Page 11: ...r to Appendix A Configuring the PC for more detailed instruction 2 Once your host PC is properly configured launch a web browser and go to http tplinkmodem net or 192 168 1 1 3 Enter the default Usern...

Page 12: ...for the modem router and then click NEXT Step 3 Select your country and ISP from the dropdown list Then select your ISP Connection type and complete the corresponding settings with the information pro...

Page 13: ...d click NEXT Note If the Access Point is activated the wireless function will be available even without the external antenna because of an additional printed antenna To adopt the wireless security pro...

Page 14: ...User Guide 11 Step 5 Click SAVE to finish the Quick Start...

Page 15: ...e web management page and submenus with detailed configurations or status information will be available after you click one of the main menus To apply any settings you have altered on the page please...

Page 16: ...User Guide 13 4 1 2 System Log Go to Status System Log and you can query the logs of the modem router...

Page 17: ...ll traffic You can query the logs to find what happened to your modem router Click CLEAR LOG to clear the logs Click SAVE LOG to save the logs 4 1 3 Statistics Go to Status Statistics and you can view...

Page 18: ...ted over the Ethernet port Transmit Collision The collision occurred over the Ethernet port when data is being transmitted Transmit Error Frames The error frames over the Ethernet port when data is be...

Page 19: ...N and you will see the statistics table as below Statistics Table Transmit Statistics Tx Frames Count The frames transmitted over the WLAN when wireless data is being transmitted Tx Errors Count The e...

Page 20: ...ou will see the following submenus Internet LAN Wireless 6RD Guest Network Click any of them and you can configure the corresponding function 4 2 1 Internet Go to Interface Setup Internet and you can...

Page 21: ...tifier settings to you In this device you can totally set up 8 VCs on different encapsulations If you apply 8 different virtual circuits from your ISP you need to activate the VC to take effect For PV...

Page 22: ...t Rate These QoS types are all controlled by the parameters specified below including PCR Peak Cell Rate SCR Sustained Cell Rate and MBS Maximum Burst Size Please configure them according to your need...

Page 23: ...ll periodically send routing information and accept routing information and then incorporate them into routing table IN only means the ADSL modem router will only accept but will not send RIP packet O...

Page 24: ...l not accept the IP address if it is not in this format 3 PPPoA PPPoE Select this option if your ISP requires you to use a PPPoE connection This option is typically used for DSL services Select Dynami...

Page 25: ...anually Connect On Demand is dependent on the traffic If there is no traffic or Idle for a pre specified period of time the connection will tear down automatically And once there is traffic send or re...

Page 26: ...re devices that enable two or more networks to communicate as if they are two segments of the same physical LAN Note After you finish the Internet configuration please click SAVE to make the settings...

Page 27: ...er the modem router s local IP Address then you can access to the Web management page via the IP Address The default value is 192 168 1 1 IP Subnet Mask Enter the modem router s Subnet Mask The defaul...

Page 28: ...t group The ADSL ATU R supports both IGMP version 1 IGMP v1 IGMP v2 and IGMP v3 Select Disabled to disable it IGMP Snoop Enable the IGMP Snoop function if you need Mld Snoop Enable the Mld Snoop funct...

Page 29: ...ol Count The max user pool size Lease Time The length of time for the IP lease After the dynamic IP address has expired the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address The default is...

Page 30: ...ed DNS server Secondary DNS Server Type in your preferred DNS server Note If Use Auto Discovered DNS Server Only is selected in DNS Relay this modem router will accept the first received DNS assignmen...

Page 31: ...unction will not take effect Radvd Enable Enable or Disable the auto configuration of radvd DHVCPv6 Server Enable or Disable the modem router working as a DHCPv6 Server 4 2 3 Wireless Go to Interface...

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Page 33: ...n and negotiates the sending of a data frame After receiving an RTS the wireless station responds with a Clear to Send CTS frame to acknowledge the right to begin transmission In most cases keep its d...

Page 34: ...ireless networks to associate with they will detect the SSID broadcast by the modem router To broadcast the modem router s SSID keep the default setting If you don t want to broadcast the modem router...

Page 35: ...his device into my access point or wireless router in the configuration utility and get the PIN code on the screen as below then click Connect The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 2 F...

Page 36: ...N code of your modem router from AP self PIN code each modem router has its unique PIN code Here takes the PIN code 00000000 of this modem router for example Step 2 For the configuration of the wirele...

Page 37: ...n page 2 PBC If the wireless adapter supports Wi Fi Protected Setup and the Push Button Configuration PBC method you can add it to the network by PBC with the following two methods Select PBC you will...

Page 38: ...lick OK to complete the WPS configuration The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two Software push button Step 1 Click Start WPS button on the screen Step 2 For the configuration of t...

Page 39: ...ll points in a wireless network The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters use any of the characters on the keyboard Make...

Page 40: ...encryption keys for each packet transmitted AES Advanced Encryption Standard A security method that uses symmetric 128 bit block data encryption Pre Shared Key Enter the key shared by the modem route...

Page 41: ...wireless network Under certain circumstances changes may benefit performance Carefully consider and evaluate any changes to these wireless settings 4 2 4 6RD IPv6 tunnel is a kind of transition mechan...

Page 42: ...Setup Guest Network and you will see the Guest Network screen This feature allows you to create a separate network for your guests without allowing them to access your main network and the computers c...

Page 43: ...ireless clients on your guest network from each other Client isolation is disabled by default Guest Network Bandwidth Control With this function you can configure the Upstream Bandwidth and Downstream...

Page 44: ...me segment as your modem router over Internet WAN the gateway must be the IP address of one of the remote nodes Metric Metric represents the cost of transmission for routing purposes IP Routing uses h...

Page 45: ...User Guide 42 4 3 3 NAT Go to Advanced Setup NAT you can setup the NAT Network Address Translation function for the Modem router...

Page 46: ...o to Advanced Setup NAT DMZ you can configure the DMZ host in the following screen A DMZ demilitarized zone is a host between a private local network and the outside public network It prevents outside...

Page 47: ...nformation about the Virtual Servers you establish To add a virtual server entry Step 1 Select Virtual Circuit and select Virtual Server Step 2 Select the Rule index for the rule Step 3 Select the app...

Page 48: ...he rule is for all local IPs then the Start IP is 0 0 0 0 and the End IP is 255 255 255 255 Public Start End IP Enter the public IP Address you want to do NAT Public Start IP is the starting public IP...

Page 49: ...enters your modem router By attaching special identification marks or headers to incoming packets QoS determines which queue the packets enter based priority This is useful when there are certain typ...

Page 50: ...f the action to assign the priority When you select IPP TOS you can assign the priority via IP information IP QoS function is intended to deliver guaranteed as well as differentiated Internet services...

Page 51: ...ical instead of physical connections it is very flexible for user host management bandwidth allocation and resource optimization There are two types of VLAN as follows Port Based VLAN Each physical sw...

Page 52: ...itted from the VC Ethernet Select the Ethernet port as a member of VLAN Wireless LAN Select the wireless LAN port as a member of VLAN and if you leave the Tagged blank the tag in frames will be delete...

Page 53: ...ort 4 3 6 ADSL Go to Advanced Setup ADSL and you can select ADSL Mode and ADSL Type in the following screen The ADSL feature can be selected when you meet the physical connection problem Please check...

Page 54: ...sses which are contained in the Access Control List can access to the modem router If Deactivated all IP addresses can access to the modem router ACL Rule Index Select the ACL rule index for the entry...

Page 55: ...n Filter and URL Filter The feature makes it possible for administrators to control users access to the Internet and protect the networks 4 4 2 1 IP Filter Select IP MAC Filter as the Filter type and...

Page 56: ...ource IP address for the rule You can enter 0 0 0 0 it means that all IP addresses are controlled by the rule Destination IP Address Enter the destination IP address for the rule You can enter 0 0 0 0...

Page 57: ...s Destination IP Address Subnet Mask and Port Number in the corresponding field Step 4 Select the Protocol as TCP and select the Unmatched rule as Next Step 5 Finally click SAVE to save the entry Step...

Page 58: ...er Rule Index to locate the specific rule and then click DELETE to delete the entry 4 4 2 2 MAC Filter Select IP MAC Filter as the Filter type and select MAC as the Rule type and then you can configur...

Page 59: ...IP MAC Filter as the Filter Type Selection Select the MAC as the Rule Type on the Filter screen then you can configure the specific rule for the example Step 2 Select the IP MAC Filter Set Index and I...

Page 60: ...ilter type and then you can configure the filter rules based on application Filter Type Selection Select the Application Filter for the next configuration Application Filter Activate or deactivate the...

Page 61: ...For example If you want to forbid the user to access the website www yahoo com Presume the rule is aimed at the interface PVC0 and its index is 1 Step 1 Select URL Filter as the Filter Type Selection...

Page 62: ...king 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 o...

Page 63: ...r Dynamic DNS provider Dynamic DNS Activate the DDNS function or not Service Provider This field displays the service provider of DDNS My Host Name Enter your host name here Username Password Type the...

Page 64: ...word Enter the username and password that provided the ACS server to login the modem router Periodic Inform Activate or deactivate the function If activated the information will be informed to ACS ser...

Page 65: ...can configure the system time in the screen The system time is the time used by the device for scheduling services There are three methods to configure the time You can manually set the time or conne...

Page 66: ...y 2 PC s Clock Select PC s Clock as the Synchronize time and you don t need to set any items 3 Manually Select Manually as the Synchronize time and you need to set the date and time corresponding to t...

Page 67: ...you may lose its current configurations so please back up the modem router s current settings before you upgrade its firmware 2 Do not turn off the modem router or press the WPS Reset button while the...

Page 68: ...ings Step 1 Click Choose File of New Roomfile Location to locate the update file for the device Step 2 Click UPGRADE to complete 4 5 4 SysRestart Go to Maintenance SysRestart and you can select to res...

Page 69: ...nce Diagnostics and you can view the test results for the connectivity of the physical layer and protocol layer for both LAN and WAN sides in the screen 4 6 Help Choose Help and you can view the help...

Page 70: ...User Guide 67 Note Click the tab and you can get the corresponding information...

Page 71: ...5 255 0 These values can be changed as you desire Here we use all the default values for description and take Windows XP as example 1 Configure TCP IP component 1 On the Windows taskbar click Start an...

Page 72: ...y 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 and c...

Page 73: ...8 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 fiel...

Page 74: ...t menu on your desktop select run tab type cmd or command in the field and press Enter Type ping 192 168 1 1 on the following screen and then press Enter If the result displayed is similar to the scre...

Page 75: ...PC and the router correct The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC s adapter should be lit 2 Is the TCP IP configuration for your PC correct If the router s IP addres...

Page 76: ...Restore the default setting from Maintenance SysRestart of the modem router s web management page Note Once the modem router is reset the current configuration settings will be lost and you will need...

Page 77: ...User Guide 74 3 Click LAN settings deselect the following three options and click OK 4 Go to Advanced Restore advanced settings and click OK to save the settings...

Page 78: ...an log on to the web management page of the modem router If you can try the following steps If you cannot please set your computer referring to T3 then try to see if you can access the Internet If the...

Page 79: ...User Guide 76 Note For more details about Troubleshooting and Technical Support contact information please refer to the support page at www tp link com...

Page 80: ...duct names 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 transl...

Page 81: ...adio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not...

Page 82: ...ransmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter We TP Link...

Page 83: ...e FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 3 This device may not cause harmful interference 4 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may ca...

Page 84: ...en ce Safety Information Keep the device away from water fire humidity or hot environments Do not attempt to disassemble repair or modify the device If you need service please contact us Do not use da...

Page 85: ...symbol for Waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE This means that this product must be handled pursuant to European directive 2012 19 EU in order to be recycled or dismantled to minimize its i...

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