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TL-R480T

Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude

the router is not experiencing difficulties, there is no need to download a more recent
firmware version, unless the version has a new feature that you want to use.

Note: When you upgrade the router's firmware, you may lose its configuration

settings, so make sure you write down the router settings before you upgrade its

firmware.

To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions:
1. Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website

(

www.tp-link.com

2. Run a TFTP Server on a PC on your LAN, and take the file in the TFTP server’s

path.

3. Type the downloaded file name into the

File Name

box.

4. Type the IP address of the PC that runs the TFTP server in the

TFTP Server’s IP

Address

field.

5. Click

the

Upgrade

button.

Firmware Version

displays the current firmware version.

Hardware Version

displays the current hardware version. The hardware version

of the upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version.

Note:

Do not turn off the router or press the Reset button while the firmware is

being upgraded.

2. The router will reboot after the upgrading has been finished.

5.10.3 Factory Defaults

This page (shown in figure 5-38) allows you to restore the factory default settings for the
router.

Figure 5-38 Restore Factory Default

Click the

Restore

button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.

•

The default

User Name

: admin

•

The default

Password

: admin

•

The default

IP Address

: 192.168.1.1

•

The default

Subnet Mask

: 255.255.255.0

Note

: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored.

5.10.4 Reboot

This page (shown in figure 5-39) allows you to reboot the router.

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Page 2: ...y 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 2005 TP LINK Technologies Co Ltd All rights reserved SAFETY NOTICES Caution Do not use this product near water for example in a wet basement or near a swimming pool Avoid using this product during an electrical sto...

Page 3: ...allation Guide 8 4 1 TCP IP configuration 8 4 2 Quick Installation Guide 9 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router 12 5 1 login 12 5 2 Status 12 5 3 Quick Setup 13 5 4 Network 13 5 4 1 LAN 13 5 4 2 WAN 14 5 4 3 MAC Clone 19 5 4 4 Bandwidth Control 20 5 4 5 VLAN 20 5 4 6 Port Mirror 20 5 5 DHCP 21 5 5 1 DHCP Settings 21 5 5 2 DHCP Clients List 22 5 5 3 Address Reservation 23 5 6 Forwarding 24 5 6 1 Virtua...

Page 4: ...n DDNS 39 5 10 System Tools 40 5 10 1 Time 41 5 10 2 Firmware 41 5 10 3 Factory Defaults 42 5 10 4 Reboot 42 5 10 5 Password 43 5 10 6 Log 44 5 10 7 Statistics 44 Appendix A FAQ 46 Appendix B Configuring the PCs 49 Appendix C Specifications 54 Appendix D Glossary 55 Appendix E Contact Information 56 ...

Page 5: ...rd for TL R480T Enterprise Broadband Router One Resource CD for TL R480T Enterprise Broadband Router including This Guide Other Helpful Information Mounting fittings for installing in a standard 19 rack Note If any of the listed contents are damaged or missing please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the TL R480T Enterprise Broadband Router for assistance 1 ...

Page 6: ...ot be familiar with the router this guide will make configuring the router easy Before installing the router please look through this guide to get to know all the router s functions 1 1 Purposes This Guide tells you how to use the TL R480T Enterprise Broadband Router 1 2 Conventions The router mentioned in this guide stands for TL R480T Enterprise Broadband Router 1 3 Overview of this User Guide C...

Page 7: ...asy to manage Quick Setup is supported and friendly help messages are provided for every step So you can configure it quickly and share Internet access files and fun comfortably 2 2 Features Complies with IEEE802 3 IEEE802 3u standards Built in 4 port 10 100Mbps switch Ethernet connection to a WAN device such as a Cable modem or DSL modem Shares data and Internet access for the network connecting ...

Page 8: ...no device linked to the corresponding port Lit up There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no activity Link Act Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port Not lit The linked device is running at 10Mbps 100M Lit up The linked device is running at 100Mbps The LEDs description The front panel contains the following features Viewed from left to right Factory Defa...

Page 9: ...er to a cable DSL modem or Ethernet 2 3 2 The Rear Panel The rear panel of the TL R480T only features a power receptacle which is an AC power receptacle Connect the female of the power cord head here and the male head to the AC power outlet 220V 50Hz 0 1A Figure 2 2 Rear Panel sketch 5 ...

Page 10: ...Well ventilated especially if it is in a closet Operating temperature 0 40 32 104 Operating Humidity 10 90 RH Non condensing 3 3 Connecting the Router Before you install the router you should connect your PC to the Internet through your broadband service successfully If there is any problem please contact with your ISP for help After that please install the router according to the following steps ...

Page 11: ...rprise Broadband Router User Giude Switch Hub To WAN To LAN XDSL Cable Ethernet TL R480T 1 2 3 4 POWER M1 M2 Enterprise Broadband Router Figure 3 1 Hardware Installation of the TL R480T Enterprise Broadband Router 7 ...

Page 12: ...dress manually 1 Set up the TCP IP Protocol for your PC s If you need instructions as to how to do this please refer to Appendix B Configuring the PCs 2 Configure the network parameters The IP address is 192 168 1 xxx xxx is from 2 to 254 Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 and Gateway is 192 168 1 1 The router s default IP address Obtain an IP address automatically 1 Set up the TCP IP Protocol in Obtain...

Page 13: ...P address is 192 168 1 1 your PC s IP address must be within the range of 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 254 the gateway must be 192 168 1 1 4 2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web based Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator utility the TL R480T Enterprise Broadband Router is easy to configure and manage The Web based utility can be used on any Windows Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser Connect to t...

Page 14: ...on the left of the main menu and the Quick Setup screen will appear Figure 4 5 Quick Setup Click Next the Choose WAN Connection Type page will appear shown in figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 Choose WAN Connection Type The router supports three popular ways to connect to Internet Please select one compatible with your ISP if you are given another way not listed here refer to Network WAN for detailed list Cli...

Page 15: ...ed by your ISP IP Address This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet including your ISP Enter the IP address into the field Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address it is usually 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Enter the gateway into the box if required Primary DNS Enter the DNS Server IP address into the boxes if required Secondary DNS If your ISP provide...

Page 16: ... page s key functions below 5 2 Status The Status page displays the router s current status and configuration All information is read only 1 LAN This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN including the MAC address IP address and Subnet Mask 2 WAN These parameters apply to the WAN port of the router including MAC address IP address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS server and...

Page 17: ...re 5 2 the Network menu There are six submenus under the Network menu shown in figure 5 2 LAN WAN MAC Clone Bandwidth Control VLAN and Port Mirror Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 5 4 1 LAN You can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on this page 13 ...

Page 18: ... IP Address you set is not in the same subnet the Virtual Server and DMZ Host may change accordingly at the same time you d better re configure it as well 5 4 2 WAN You can configure the WAN port parameters on this page First please choose the WAN Connection Type Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE 802 1x Dynamic IP 802 1x Static IP to the Internet The default type is PPPoE If you aren t given any login pa...

Page 19: ...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 ISP Note If you get Address not found errors when you go to a Web site it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses Get IP with Unicast DH...

Page 20: ...e spaces provided IP Address Enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation provided 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 By...

Page 21: ...he following parameters figure 5 6 Figure 5 6 WAN PPPoE User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive Connect on Demand You can configure the router to disconnect 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 rout...

Page 22: ... will disconnect your Internet connection and not be able to re establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again To use this option click 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 in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a ne...

Page 23: ...address is available enter it as well Click the Save button to save your settings 5 4 3 MAC Clone You can configure the MAC address of the WAN port on this page figure 5 8 Figure 5 8 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your adapter which is connected to your cable DSL modem or Ethernet during installation You do not generally need to change anything here WAN MA...

Page 24: ...mit means no bandwidth limit 5 4 5 VLAN On this page you can configure VLAN based on LAN port There are three VLAN modes in the VLAN Mode pull down list One VLAN Two VLAN and Four VLAN the default is One VLAN Figure 5 10 VLAN Settings One VLAN In this VLAN mode all LAN ports are in one VLAN all LAN ports can communicate with each other Two VLANs In this VLAN mode the LAN1 and LAN2 are in one VLAN ...

Page 25: ...2 the DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu shown in figure 5 12 DHCP Settings DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 5 5 1 DHCP Settings The router is set up by default as a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server which provides t...

Page 26: ... is 192 168 1 1 Default Domain Optional Input the domain name of your network Primary DNS Optional Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP Or consult your ISP Secondary DNS Optional Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers Note To use the DHCP server function of the router you must configure all computers on the LAN as Obtain an IP Address automatically...

Page 27: ...rve IP address Assigned IP Address The IP address of the router reserved To Reserve IP addresses 1 Enter the MAC address The format for the MAC address is XX XX XX XX XX XX and IP address in dotted decimal notation of the computer you wish to add 2 Click the Save button when finished To modify A Reserved IP address 1 Select the reserved address entry as you desire and modify it If you wish to dele...

Page 28: ...NS Email and FTP A virtual server is defined as a service port and all requests from Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP address because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function You can set up virtual servers on this page shown in figure 5 17 Figure 5 17...

Page 29: ... one type of available service If so select another service and enter the same IP address for that computer or server To modify a virtual server entry 1 Select the entry you want to modify 2 Modify the information from the Service Port the IP Address boxes and the Protocol pull down list 3 Click the Save button To delete a service entry 1 Clear the entry s all information except for the Protocol p...

Page 30: ... this rule Trigger Protocol The protocol used for Trigger Ports either TCP UDP or All all protocols supported by the router Incoming Ports Range 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 triggered this rule You can input at most 5 groups of ports or port section Every group of ports...

Page 31: ...ar all the content in the Trigger Port field the Open Port field and the Enable checkbox 2 Click the Save button To delete all rules 1 Click the Clear All button 2 Click the Save button Note 1 When the trigger connection is released the according opening ports will be closed 2 Each rule allowed to be used only by one host on LAN synchronously The trigger connection of other hosts on LAN will be re...

Page 32: ...covered by the UPnP service application on the LAN You can configure UPnP on this page shown in figure 5 20 Figure 5 20 UPnP Settings Enable UPnP UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button As allowing this may present a risk to security this feature is disabled by default Current UPnP Settings Table this table displays the current UPnP information App Description The ...

Page 33: ...ering Domain Filtering MAC Filtering Remote Management and Advanced Security Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 5 7 1 Firewall Using the Firewall page shown in figure 5 21 you can turn the general firewall switch on or off The default setting for the switch is off If the general firewall switc...

Page 34: ... accessing the router 5 7 2 IP Address Filtering The IP Address Filtering feature allows you to control Internet Access by specific users on your LAN based on their IP addresses The IP Address Filtering are set on this page figure 5 23 Figure 5 23 IP Address Filtering To disable the IP Address Filtering feature keep the default setting Disabled To set up an IP Address Filtering entry click Enable ...

Page 35: ...ect Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull down list 9 Click the Save button to save this entry To add additional entries repeat steps 1 9 When finished click the Return button to return to IP Address Filtering page To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Find the desired entry in the table 2 Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column Click the Enable All button to enabl...

Page 36: ...ge Add or Modify a Domain Filtering entry will appear shown in figure 5 26 Figure 5 26 Add or Modify a Domain Filtering entry To add or modify a Domain Filtering entry follow these instructions 1 Effective Time Enter a range of time in HHMM format which point to the range time for the entry to take effect For example 0803 1705 the entry will take effect from 08 03 to 17 05 2 Domain Name Type the d...

Page 37: ...he previous page For example if you want to block the PCs on your LAN from accessing websites www xxyy com cn www aabbcc com and websites with net at the end on the Internet while no limit for other websites First enable the Firewall and Domain Filtering on the Firewall page then specify the following Domain filtering list 5 7 4 MAC Filtering Like the IP Address Filtering page the MAC Address Filt...

Page 38: ...tering page To Modify or delete an existing entry 1 Find the desired entry in the table 2 Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Edit column Click the Enable All button to enable all entries Click the Disable All button to disable all entries Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page...

Page 39: ...this function is disabled To enable this function change the default IP address to another IP address as desired To access the router you will 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 you use port number 8080 enter in your browser http 2...

Page 40: ... a value between 5 3600 packets When the current ICMP FLOOD Packets numbers are beyond the set value the router will start up the blocking function immediately Enable UDP FLOOD Filtering Enable or Disable the UDP FLOOD Filtering UDP FLOOD Packets threshold 5 3600 The default value is 50 Enter a value between 5 3600 packets When the current UPD FLOOD Packets numbers are beyond the set value the rou...

Page 41: ...le This page shows Host IP Address and Host MAC Address for each host blocked by the router Host IP Address The IP addresses that are blocked by DoS are displayed here Host MAC Address The MAC addresses that are blocked by DoS are displayed here To update this page and to show the current blocked host click on the Refresh button Click the Clear All button to clear all displayed entries After the t...

Page 42: ...s Subnet Mask and Gateway 2 Click the Save button To delete an existing entry 1 Select the entry as you desire and make all of its fields blank 2 Click the Save button To delete all the entries 1 Click the Clear All button 2 Click the Save button Note You can set up to 8 entries 5 9 DDNS The router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS feature DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name t...

Page 43: ... Password for your DDNS account 3 Click the Login button to login the DDNS service Connection Status the status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Domain Name the domain names are displayed here Click Logout to logout the DDNS service 5 9 2 Comexe cn DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www comexe cn The page will appear that shown in figure 5 34 39 ...

Page 44: ...n button to login to the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service 5 10 System Tools Figure 5 35 the System Tools menu There are seven submenus under the System Tools menu shown in figure 5 35 Time Firmware Factory Defaults Reboot Password Log and Statistics Click any of them and you will be able to configu...

Page 45: ... date and time in the right blanks 3 Click Save Click the Get GMT button to get GMT time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet 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 if not the time limited on these functions will not take effect 2 The time will be lost if the router is ...

Page 46: ...hat runs the TFTP server in the TFTP Server s IP Address field 5 Click the Upgrade button Firmware Version displays the current firmware version Hardware Version displays the current hardware version The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version Note 1 Do not turn off the router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded 2 The router wil...

Page 47: ...ore the router s settings to factory default system will reboot automatically 5 10 5 Password This page shown in figure 5 40 allows you to change the factory default user name and password of the router Figure 5 40 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the router All users who try to access the router s web based utility will be prompted ...

Page 48: ...re 5 42 displays the network traffic of each PC on LAN including total traffic and traffic of the last Packets Statistic interval seconds Figure 5 42 Statistics Current Statistics Status Enable or Disable The default value is disabled To enable click the Enable button If disabled the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective Packets Statistics Interval The default value i...

Page 49: ... of bytes received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds ICMP Tx The total amount of the ICMP packets transmitted to WAN in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds UDP Tx The total amount of the UDP packets transmitted to WAN in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds Current TCP SYN Tx The total amount of the TCP SYN packets transmitted to WAN in the last Packets ...

Page 50: ...ion 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 i Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max I...

Page 51: ...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 responsor you need configure Virtual Server or DMZ Host 3 How to configure Virtual Server Login to the router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click Virtual Servers ...

Page 52: ...your browser 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 6 Remote Management Note If the above configuration takes effect to configure to the router by typing http 192 168 1 1 88 the router s LAN IP address Web Management Port in the address field of the web br...

Page 53: ...n the Configuration tab in the appearing Network window 3 Click on the Add button Select Protocol and then click Add Figure B 1 Add Network Protocol 4 Under Manufacturers on Select Network Protocol page highlight Microsoft Under Network Protocols highlight TCP IP Click OK TCP IP protocol will take effect after reboot Figure B 2 Select Network Protocol 2 Configure TCP IP for your computer 1 On the ...

Page 54: ...window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default 4 Now you have two ways to configure the TCP IP protocol below Assigned by DHCP Sever a Select Obtain an IP address automatically as shown in the figure below Figure B 4 IP Address tab b Do not type anything into the New gateway field on the Gateway tab 50 ...

Page 55: ...n the DNS configuration following figure Figure B 6 DNS Configuration tab Setting IP address manually ress on IP Address tab as shown in the following a Select Specify an IP add figure If the router s LAN IP address is 192 168 1 1 type IP address is 192 168 1 x x is from 2 to 254 and subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 51 ...

Page 56: ...b and click on the Add button as shown in the figure Figure B 8 Gateway tab c On the DNS Configuration tab click Enable DNS radio and type your computer name in to the Host field and a Domain such as szonline com into the Domain field In the DNS Server Search Order field you can type the DNS server IP addresses which has been provided by your ISP and click Add button Shown below 52 ...

Page 57: ...TL R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure B 9 DNS Configuration tab Now all the configurations are finished it will take effect after reboot 53 ...

Page 58: ...to Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI MDIX Cabling Type 10BASE T UTP category 3 4 5 cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 100Ω STP maximum 100m 100BASE TX UTP category 5 5e cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 100Ω STP maximum 100m LEDs M1 M2 Link Act Speed Power Environmental and Physical Operating Temp 0 40 32 104 Operating Humidity 10 90 RH Non condensing Dimensions W D H 11 6 x 7 1 x 1 7 In 294...

Page 59: ...ddresses Domain Name A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet DoS Denial of Service A hacker attack designed to prevent your computer or network from operating or communicating DSL Digital Subscriber Line A technology that allows data to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines ISP Internet Service Provider A company that provides access to the Inter...

Page 60: ...band Router User Giude Appendix E Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of the TP LINK TL R480T Enterprise Broadband Router please contact us E mail support tp link com Website http www tp link com 56 ...

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