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TL-WDR3500

N600 Wireless Dual Band Router

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Figure 4-1 Router Status

4.3 Quick Setup

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Summary of Contents for TL-WDR3500

Page 1: ...TL WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Rev 1 1 0 1910010836 ...

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 2013 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD All rights reserved http www tp link com ...

Page 3: ...d 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 expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the...

Page 4: ...band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation Full implementation planned 2012 Italy None If used outside of own premises general authorization is required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply not for spectrum Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of N...

Page 5: ...and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e i r p is not more than that permitted for successful communication Industry Canada Statement Complies with the Canadian ICES 003 Class B specifications Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada This Class B device meets all t...

Page 6: ... Safety Information When product has power 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 plea...

Page 7: ...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 ETSI EN 300 328 V1 7 1 2006 ETSI EN 301 489 1 V1 9 2 2011 ETSI EN301 489 17 V2 2 1 2012 EN 55022 2010 EN 55024 2010 EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN 6100...

Page 8: ...7 2 3 Connecting the Router 7 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 9 3 1 TCP IP Configuration 9 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 10 Chapter 4 Configuring the Router 19 4 1 Login 19 4 2 Status 19 4 3 Quick Setup 20 4 4 Network 21 4 4 1 WAN 21 4 4 2 LAN 30 4 4 3 MAC Clone 30 4 5 Dual Band Selection 31 4 6 Wireless 2 4GHz 32 4 6 1 Wireless Settings 32 4 6 2 WPS 34 4 6 3 Wireless Security 37 4 6 4 Wireless ...

Page 9: ...ss Reservation 61 4 10 USB Settings 62 4 10 1 Storage Sharing 63 4 10 2 FTP Server 64 4 10 3 Media Server 66 4 10 4 Print Server 68 4 10 5 User Accounts 68 4 11 NAT 70 4 12 Forwarding 70 4 12 1 Virtual Servers 71 4 12 2 Port Triggering 73 4 12 3 DMZ 75 4 12 4 UPnP 75 4 13 Security 76 4 13 1 Basic Security 77 4 13 2 Advanced Security 78 4 13 3 Local Management 79 4 13 4 Remote Management 80 4 14 Pa...

Page 10: ...exe cn DDNS 102 4 19 2 Dyndns org DDNS 103 4 19 3 No ip com DDNS 104 4 20 IPv6 Support 104 4 20 1 IPv6 Status 105 4 20 2 IPv6 Setup 106 4 21 System Tools 111 4 21 1 Time Setting 112 4 21 2 Diagnostic 113 4 21 3 Firmware Upgrade 115 4 21 4 Factory Defaults 116 4 21 5 Backup Restore 117 4 21 6 Reboot 117 4 21 7 Password 118 4 21 8 System Log 118 4 21 9 Statistics 120 Appendix A FAQ 123 Appendix B Co...

Page 11: ... Band Router DC Power Adapter for TL WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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: ...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 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption Wi Fi Protected Access WPA2 PSK WPA PSK as well as advanced Firewall protections the TL WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router provides complete data privacy The TL WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router...

Page 13: ...TKIP AES encryption security Shares data and Internet access for users supporting Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE Internet access Works in 2 4GHz or 5GHz radio bands doubling your network capability Supports Virtual Server Special Application and DMZ host Supports UPnP Dynamic DNS Static Routing Provides Automatic connection and Scheduled Connection on certain time to the Internet Built in NAT and DHCP...

Page 14: ...rking properly Off The Router has a system error Wireless 2 4GHz Off The wireless function is disabled Flashing The wireless function is enabled The Router is working on 2 4GHz radio band Wireless 5GHz Off The wireless function is disabled Flashing The wireless function is enabled The Router is working on 5GHz radio band Ethernet Internet Off There is no device linked to the corresponding port On ...

Page 15: ... by WPS function the WPS LED will keep on for about 5 minutes and then turn off 2 The Router is set to working concurrently in 2 4GHz and 5GHz by default If you desire to choose the working frequency please go to 4 5 Dual Band Selection 1 4 2 The Rear Panel Figure 1 2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel View from left to right Power The Power socket is where you wil...

Page 16: ...uickly establish a connection between the Router and client devices and automatically configure wireless security for your wireless network Pressing this button for more than 5 seconds enables the Reset function With the Router powered on press and hold the WPS Reset button approximately 8 seconds until the SYS LED becomes quick flash from slow flash And then release the button and wait the Router...

Page 17: ...ting 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 hands dry 1...

Page 18: ...ectrical outlet shown in Figure 2 1 The Router will start to work automatically 7 Power on your Cable DSL Modem Figure 2 1 Hardware Installation Figure 2 2 USB Installation Note If you want to use the Router to share files or printer plug the USB storage device to the USB port or connect the printer to the Router with a matching cable ...

Page 19: ...lowing method Set up the TCP IP Protocol in Obtain an IP address automatically mode on your PC If you need instructions as to how to do this please refer to Appendix B Configuring the PC 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 PC and the Router The following example is in Wi...

Page 20: ...N IP of the modem connected with your router is 192 168 0 x the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192 168 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 ...

Page 21: ...b browser has been set to a proxy Go to Tools menu Internet Options Connections LAN Settings in the screen that appears cancel the Using Proxy checkbox and click OK to finish it 2 After successful login you can click the Quick Setup menu to quickly configure your Router Figure 3 5 Quick Setup 3 Click Next and then WAN Connection Type page will appear shown in Figure 3 6 The Router provides Auto De...

Page 22: ...s PPPoE the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 7 Figure 3 7 Quick Setup PPPoE 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 Enter the password again to make sure that the password is correct 2 If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP the next s...

Page 23: ...ct Yes and then click Next If you are visiting the Router from another computer rather than the main computer please select No and then click Next Note 1 It s strongly recommended that you visit and configure the Router from the main computer 2 To find the main computer s MAC please go to Start Run on your main computer type in cmd and press Enter At the command prompt enter ipconfig all and press...

Page 24: ...u with the subnet mask which is usually 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Your ISP will provide you with the Gateway address which is the ISP server s address Enter the gateway IP address into the box if required Primary DNS Enter the DNS Server IP address into the box if required Secondary DNS If your ISP provides another DNS server enter it into this field 5 After finishing WAN Connection Type selec...

Page 25: ...cters The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network The default SSID is set to be TP LINK_2 4GHz_XXXXXX 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...

Page 26: ... is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point If you select Auto then the AP will select the best channel automatically Wireless Security Disable Security The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled If disabled the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption Enable Security WPA PSK...

Page 27: ...ies 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 assistance Note Limited by local law regulations version for North America does not have region selection option Band This...

Page 28: ...e to connect the Router without encryption Enable Security WPA PSK WPA2 PSK It s selected by default with the default PSK password the same as the default PIN code No Change If you chose this option wireless security configuration will not change These settings are only for basic wireless parameters For advanced settings please refer to 4 7 Wireless 5GHz 8 Then you will see the Finish page If you ...

Page 29: ...gin After your successful login you will see the sixteen main menus on the left of the Web based utility On the right there are the corresponding explanations and instructions The detailed 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: ...TL WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 20 Figure 4 1 Router Status 4 3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3 2 Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 31: ...gure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below 1 If your ISP provides the DHCP service please choose Dynamic IP type and the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP You can see the page as follows Figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 WAN Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP including IP address Subnet Mask Default Gateway etc Click the Rene...

Page 32: ...uld contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses Host Name This option specifies the Host Name of the Router Get IP with Unicast DHCP A few ISPs DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications If you cannot get the IP Address normally you can choose this option It is rarely required Click the Save button to save your settings 2 If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address Subnet Mask G...

Page 33: ...ssword Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive Secondary Connection It s available only for PPPoE Connection If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic Static IP to connect to a local area network then you can check the radio button of Dynamic Static IP to activate this secondary connection Disabled The Secondary Connection is disabl...

Page 34: ...u have configured the system time on System Tools Time Settings page will the Time based Connecting function can take effect Connect Manually You can click the Connect Disconnect button to connect disconnect immediately This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re es...

Page 35: ...n Detect Online Interval The Router will detect 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 ...

Page 36: ...ise 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 Connect on Demand mode The Internet connection can be disconnect...

Page 37: ...ter 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 M...

Page 38: ...ve 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 continually in the background Click the Save button to save your settings 6 ...

Page 39: ...connect or disconnect manually After a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection and you will 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 Tim...

Page 40: ...nter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted decimal notation factory default 192 168 0 1 Subnet Mask An address code that determines the size of the network Normally use 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask Note 1 If you change the IP Address of LAN you must use the new IP Address to log in the Router 2 If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet the IP Address pool of the...

Page 41: ...e MAC address of Internet 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 Dual Band Selection Choose menu Dual Band Selection and you can choose the working frequency for your Router It is recommended that your computers and devices running video and voice applications use the 5GHz band while your...

Page 42: ...less phones and microwave ovens 4 6 Wireless 2 4GHz Figure 4 13 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu shown in Figure 4 13 Wireless Settings WPS Wireless Security Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 6 1 Wireless Settings Choose menu Wireless 2 4GHz Wireless Settings...

Page 43: ...red mode 11b only Select if all of your wireless clients are 802 11b 11g only Select if all of your wireless clients are 802 11g When 802 11g mode is selected only 802 11g wireless stations can connect to the Router 11n only Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802 11n When 802 11n mode is selected only 802 11n wireless stations can connect to the Router 11bg mixed Select if you are usi...

Page 44: ...nction to select the SSID to join MAC Address to be bridged The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join Survey Click this button you can search the AP which runs in the current channel Key type This option should be chosen according to the AP s security configuration It is recommended that the security type is ...

Page 45: ... PIN code Add device You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button If the wireless adapter supports 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 corresponding configuration of the new device for WP...

Page 46: ...ion for further instructions II Enter the client device s PIN on the Router Use this method if your client device does not have the WPS QSS button but has a WPS PIN number Step 1 Keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4 16 then Figure 4 19 will appear Figure 4 19 Add A New Device Step 2 Enter the PIN number from the client device in the PIN field in Figure...

Page 47: ... Step 4 Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions Note 1 The WPS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network 2 The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS 4 6 3 Wireless Securi...

Page 48: ...al radio button and choose TKIP encryption you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4 21 Figure 4 21 WPA WPA2 Personal PSK Password You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters The default password is the same with the default PIN code which is labeled on the bottom of the Router or can be found in Figure 4 16 Group Key Update Period Specify ...

Page 49: ...e WEP security on the drop down list The default setting is Automatic which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request WEP Key Format Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits 0 9 a f A F in the specified length ASCII format stands for any com...

Page 50: ...tication Type Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page 4 6 4 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu Wireless 2 4GHz Wireless MAC Filtering you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function shown in Figure 4 24 Figure 4 24 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address click Enable The default setting is Disabled MAC Addres...

Page 51: ...dify If you want to delete the entry click the Delete 2 Modify the information 3 Click the Save button Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page Click the Previous button to return to the previous page For example If you desire that...

Page 52: ...Wireless Advanced you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network Figure 4 26 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power Here you can specify the transmit power of Router You can select High Middle or Low which you would like High is the default setting and is recommended Beacon Interval Enter a value between 20 1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here The beacons are the packets sent by ...

Page 53: ... function can guarantee the packets with high priority messages being transmitted preferentially It is strongly recommended Enable Short GI This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time Enabled AP Isolation This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the Route...

Page 54: ...the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page Note This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds 4 7 Wireless 5GHz Figure 4 28 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu shown in Figure 4 13 Wireless Settings WPS Wireless Security Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics Click any of them and you will be able to confi...

Page 55: ... 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 assistance When you select your local region from the drop down list click the Save button then the Note Dialog appears Click...

Page 56: ...st channel automatically It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point Enable SSID Broadcast When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox the Wireless Router will broadcast its name SS...

Page 57: ... new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS function Figure 4 31 WPS WPS Status Enable or disable the WPS function here Current PIN The current value of the Router s PIN is displayed here The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide Restore PIN Restore the PIN of the Router to its default Gen New PIN Click this button and then you can get a new random value ...

Page 58: ... default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4 31 Then choose Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect shown in Figure 4 33 Figure 4 32 Figure 4 33 Add A New Device Step 2 Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly Step 3 The WPS LED flashes for two minutes during the WPS process Step 4 When the WPS LED is on the client device...

Page 59: ... number listed on the Router s WPS screen shown in Figure 4 31 It is also labeled on the bottom of the Router Step 2 The WPS LED flashes for two minutes during the WPS process Step 3 When the WPS LED is on the client device has successfully connected to the Router Step 4 Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions Note 1 The WPS LED on the Router will light green...

Page 60: ...d by this security type by default 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 T...

Page 61: ...tomatic which can select WPA Wi Fi Protected Access or WPA2 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 37 Figure 4 37 WPA WPA2 Enterprise Radius Server IP Enter the IP a...

Page 62: ... 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 character...

Page 63: ...ar shown in Figure 4 25 Figure 4 40 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 Descripti...

Page 64: ...he 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 entries specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules 3 Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already 4 Click the Add New button 5 Enter the MAC address 00 0A EB B0 00 0B ...

Page 65: ...sult 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 next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the Router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associat...

Page 66: ... ASSOC STA JOINED WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK AP UP AP DOWN Disconnected Received Packets Packets received by the station Sent Packets Packets sent by the station You cannot change any of the values on this page To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations click on the Refresh button If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page click the Next button to ...

Page 67: ...rk Bandwidth Control If enabled the Guest Network Bandwidth Control rules will take effect Egress Bandwidth For Guest Network The upload speed through the WAN port for Guest Network Ingress Bandwidth For Guest Network The download speed through the WAN port for Guest Network Guest Network 2 4G 5G Enabled or disable the Guest Network function here Network Name Enter a value of up to 32 characters T...

Page 68: ...er name is guest for Guest Network which can t be changed Password Enter the password in the Password field The password must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length Confirm Password Re enter the password here Storage Authority Authority of user Read Only or Read and Write Name This folder s display name Partition The volume that the folder resides Volume 1 8 is m...

Page 69: ...sit folders of Guest Network Storage Sharing with guest account you must enable Access shared storage with password on the page USB Settings Storage Sharing or the guests can t access to the Guest Network Storage Sharing 2 The max share folders number is 6 If you want to share a new folder when the number has reached 6 you can delete a share folder and then add a new one 4 9 DHCP Figure 4 47 The D...

Page 70: ...ime is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be leased this dynamic IP Address After the time is up the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address The range of the time is 1 2880 minutes The default value is 120 minutes Default Gateway Optional It is su...

Page 71: ...any of the values on this page To update this page and to show the current attached devices click the Refresh button 4 9 3 Address Reservation Choose menu DHCP Address Reservation you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen shown in Figure 4 50 When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it ac...

Page 72: ...nt 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 button to make all entries enabled disabled 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 the previous page 4 10 USB Settings Figure 4 52 The USB Settings menu There are ...

Page 73: ...ity of the USB driver Used The used space of the USB driver Free The available space of the USB driver Use The percentage of the used space Shared Indicates the shared or non shared status of the volume When the volume is shared you can click the Disable to stop sharing the volume when volume is non shared you can click the Enable button to share the volume Click the Start button to start the Netw...

Page 74: ...rive click Eject Disk button first Simply pulling USB drive out of the USB port can cause damage to the device and loss of data 4 Mounted volumes of each USB port are subject to the 8 volume limit So you cannot access more than 8 volumes on the USB storage device 5 If you change the storage settings during the storage connection is established then the changes will not take effect until the Router...

Page 75: ...ia this address 5 If WAN type is PPPoE PPTP L2TP two connections will be available Therefore users can access FTP server via two connections Users in a private LAN can access ftp server via Public Address while Internet users can access ftp server via Internet Address 6 Click the Start button to start the ftp server To add a new folder follow the instructions below 1 Click Add New Folder in Figure...

Page 76: ... the Internet Figure 4 57 Media Server Setting Server Name The name of this Media Server Server Status Indicates the Media Server s current status started or stopped You can click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it Name The display name of this folder File System The file system type on the partition can be FAT32 or NTFS Folder The real full path of the...

Page 77: ...Figure 4 60 Add New Folder Display Name You can enter a display name for the share folder Share entire partition Choose this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared Folder Location Displays the location of this folder Select Check the radio button to select the folder to share Folder Displays folders that are in current path Upper Click this button to get into th...

Page 78: ...re are two states of the print server they are as follows Online Indicates the print service has been turned on and no user is using the print service at present You can click the Stop button to stop the print service Offline Indicates the print service feature is disabled You can click Start button to start the print service 4 10 5 User Accounts You can specify the user name and password for Stor...

Page 79: ...e enter the password in the Confirm Password field 5 Choose the Storage Authority from the drop down list Read and Write or Read Only 6 Choose FTP Access from the drop down list Yes or No Figure 4 63 Add or Modify User Account User Name Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive The user name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length Passw...

Page 80: ...er configuration page Note 1 Please restart the service for the new settings to take effect 2 If you cannot use the new user name and password to access the shares press Windows logo R to open the Run dialog box and type net use 192 168 1 1 delete yes and press Enter 192 168 1 1 is your router s LAN IP address If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192 168 1 x the default LAN IP ...

Page 81: ...y change when using the DHCP function Figure 4 66 Virtual Servers Service Port The numbers of External Service Ports You can enter a service port or a range of service ports the format is XXX YYY XXX is the Start port and YYY is the End port Internal Port The Internal Service Port number of the PC running the service application You can leave it blank if the Internal Port is the same as the Servic...

Page 82: ...try Note It is possible that you have a computer or server that has more than one type of available service If so select another service and type the same IP address for that computer or server 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 Disabled All button to make all entries enabled disabled...

Page 83: ...below 1 Click the Add New button the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 69 2 Select a common application from the Common Applications drop down list then the Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatically filled If the Common Applications do not have the application you need enter the Trigger Port and the Incoming Ports manually 3 Select the protocol used for Trigg...

Page 84: ...ts must be separated with for example 2000 2038 2046 2050 2051 2085 3010 3030 Incoming Protocol The protocol used for Incoming Port either TCP UDP or ALL all protocols supported by the Router Status The status of this entry Enabled means the Port Triggering entry is enabled Modify To modify or delete an existing entry Common Applications Some popular applications already listed in the drop down li...

Page 85: ...DMZ host in the screen shown in Figure 4 70 The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing The Router forwards packets of all services to the DMZ host Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its ...

Page 86: ...quest External Port The port which the Router opened for the application Protocol The type of protocol which is opened Internal Port The port which the Router opened for local host IP Address The IP address of the local host which initiates the UPnP request Status Either Enabled or Disabled Enabled means that the port is still active otherwise the port is inactive Click the Enable button to enable...

Page 87: ...amic packet filtering helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world you can disable it VPN VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass ...

Page 88: ...on for certain application layer control data protocols such as FTP TFTP H323 etc FTP ALG To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT click Enable TFTP ALG To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT click Enable H323 ALG To allow Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT click Enable RTSP ALG To allow some media player clients to communicate with so...

Page 89: ...ault value is 500 Enter a value between 5 3600 When the current UPD FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value the Router will startup the blocking function 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...

Page 90: ...l 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 the Reset Bu...

Page 91: ...5 255 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 you may be...

Page 92: ...New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 78 Figure 4 78 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry Parental Control Check Enable if you want this function to take effect otherwise check Disable MAC Address of Parental PC In this field enter the MAC address of the controlling PC or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below ...

Page 93: ...ords e g google in the Allowed Domain Name field Any domain name with keywords in it www google com www google com hk will be allowed 5 Select from the Effective Time drop down list the schedule e g Schedule_1 you want If there are not suitable schedules for you click the Schedule in red below to go to the Advance Schedule Settings page and create the schedule you need 6 In the Status field you ca...

Page 94: ...oogle com in the Allowed Domain Name field 5 Select Schedule_1 you create just now from the Effective Time drop down list 6 In Status field select Enable 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 79 Figure 4 79 Parental Control Settings 4 15 Access Control Figure 4 80 Access Control There are fo...

Page 95: ...pecific entry Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing rule Setup Wizard Click the Setup Wizard button to create a new rule entry Add New Click the Add New button to add a new rule entry Enable All Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list Disable All Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list Delete All Click the Delete All button to delete all t...

Page 96: ...s selected you can see the following 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 ...

Page 97: ...nd 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 name with keywords in it www google com www google cn w...

Page 98: ...t 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 Enable or Disable Select Enable so that the rule will take effect Sele...

Page 99: ...ass through the Router 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...

Page 100: ...nique Information Here displays the information about the host It can be IP or MAC Modify 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 1 If you select IP Address the screen shown is Figure 4 88 In Host Description field create a unique description for the host e g Host_1 In LAN...

Page 101: ...elow 1 Click Add New button in Figure 4 87 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 15 3 Target...

Page 102: ...f you select IP Address the screen shown is Figure 4 91 Figure 4 91 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1 In Target Description field create a unique description for the target e g Target_1 2 In IP Address field enter the IP address of the target 3 Select a common service from Common Service Port drop down list so that the Target Port will be automatically filled If the Common Service Port drop d...

Page 103: ...previous page For example If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA in the LAN to access www google com only you should first follow the settings below 1 Click Add New button in Figure 4 90 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...

Page 104: ...k Add New button shown in Figure 4 93 and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 94 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 enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding field 5 Click Save to complete the settings Click th...

Page 105: ...ule 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 16 Advanced Routing Figure 4 95 Advanced Routi...

Page 106: ... 97 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 gateway device that allows for co...

Page 107: ...s all of the valid route entries in use The Destination IP address Subnet Mask Gateway and Interface will be displayed for each entry Figure 4 98 System Routing Table Destination Network The Destination Network 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...

Page 108: ...th please select the right Line Type and ask your ISP for the total bandwidth of the egress and ingress Figure 4 100 Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control 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 sp...

Page 109: ...dd New shown in Figure 4 101 you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4 102 2 Enter the information like the screen shown below Figure 4 102 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings 3 Click the Save button 4 18 IP MAC Binding Setting Figure 4 103 the IP MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP MAC Binding menu shown in Figure 4 103 Binding Settings and ARP List Click any of them and you will b...

Page 110: ...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 4 105 Figure 4 105 IP MAC Binding Setting Add Modify To add IP MAC Binding entries follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button as shown in Figure 4 104 2 Enter the MAC Address and IP Address 3 Select the Bind checkbox 4 Click the Save button to save it To modify or delete a...

Page 111: ...nfigure the items on the ARP list This page displays the ARP List it shows all the existing IP MAC Binding entries shown in Figure 4 107 Figure 4 107 ARP List 1 MAC Address The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN 2 IP Address The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN 3 Status Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound 4 Configure Load or delete an...

Page 112: ...ver 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 using this feature you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www comexe cn www dyndns org or www no ip com The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key ...

Page 113: ...hen input your new username and password and click the Login button 4 19 2 Dyndns org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www dyndns org the page will appear as shown in Figure 4 109 Figure 4 109 Dyndns org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the User Name for your DDNS account 2 Enter the Password for your DDNS account 3 Enter the Domain Name you ...

Page 114: ...o set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the User Name for your DDNS account 2 Enter the Password for your DDNS account 3 Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider 4 Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to log out the DDNS service Note If you want to login...

Page 115: ...Pv6 address IPv6 Default Gateway The router s default gateway Primary IPv6 DNS The primary IPv6 DNS address Secondary IPv6 DNS The secondary IPv6 DNS address LAN IPv6 Address Assign Type There are two types of assignation for IPv6 address SLAAC Stateless address auto configuration and DHCPv6 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 Server SLAAC IPv6 Address Prefix The Prefix of IPv6 Address DH...

Page 116: ...n type based on your ISP network topology DHCPv6 Connections which use dynamic IPv6 address assignment Static IPv6 Connections which use static IPv6 address assignment PPPoEv6 Connections which use PPPoEV6 that requires a user name and password Tunnel 6to4 Connections which use 6to4 address assignment Different types of WAN connection require you to do different settings Below are the detailed exp...

Page 117: ...by your ISP dynamically Click the Renew button to renew the IPv6 parameters from your ISP Click the Release button to release the IPv6 parameters from your ISP If your ISP gives you one or two DNS IPv6 addresses select Use the following IPv6 DNS Servers and enter the Primary IPv6 DNS and Secondary IPv6 DNS into the correct fields Otherwise the DNS servers will be assigned from ISP dynamically Prim...

Page 118: ... this option IPv6 Address Assign Type There are two types of assignation for IPv6 address SLAAC Stateless address auto configuration and DHCPv6 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 Server SLAAC IPv6 Address Prefix The Prefix of IPv6 Address DHCPv6 Server Release Time the length of time a network user will be allowed to keep connecting to the router with the current DHCPv6 Address Enter the...

Page 119: ...cimal notation provided by your ISP Secondary DNS Enter another DNS IPv6 address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP IPv6 Address Assign Type There are two types of assignation for IPv6 address SLAAC Stateless address auto configuration and DHCPv6 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 Server SLAAC IPv6 Address Prefix The Prefix of IPv6 Address DHCPv6 Server Release Time the leng...

Page 120: ...onnect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately IPv6 Address Assign Type There are two types of assignation for IPv6 address SLAAC Stateless address auto configuration and DHCPv6 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 Server SLAAC IPv6 Address Prefix The Prefix of IPv6 Address DHCPv6 Server Release Time the length of time a network user will be allo...

Page 121: ...d from ISP dynamically Primary IPv6 DNS Enter the DNS IPv6 address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Secondary IPv6 DNS Enter another DNS IPv6 address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP IPv6 Address Assign Type There are two types of assignation for IPv6 address SLAAC Stateless address auto configuration and DHCPv6 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 Server SLAA...

Page 122: ...our local date in MM DD YY into the right blanks Time Enter your local time in HH MM SS into the right blanks NTP Server I NTP Server II Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II and then the Router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially In addition the Router built in some common NTP Servers so it can get time automatically once it connects the Internet Enable...

Page 123: ...me from the drop down lists in the Start field 3 Select the end time from the drop down lists in the End field 4 Click the Save button to save the settings Figure 4 120 Time 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 ...

Page 124: ... 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 Enter the IP Address or Domain Name of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose Pings Count Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent The default is 4 Ping Packet Size Specifies the number of data by...

Page 125: ... Choose menu System Tools Firmware Upgrade and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the Router on the following screen Figure 4 123 Firmware Upgrade 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 Router s current hardware version To upgrade the Router s fir...

Page 126: ...settings to avoid losing important settings 3 Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the Router 4 The firmware version must correspond to the hardware 5 The upgrade process takes a few moments and the Router restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete 4 21 4 Factory Defaults Choose menu System ...

Page 127: ...e button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank Note The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file Wrong process will lead the device unmanaged The restoring process lasts for 20 seconds and the Router will restart automatically then Keep the power of the Router on during the process in case of any d...

Page 128: ...he next screen as shown in Figure 4 127 Figure 4 127 Password It is strongly recommended 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 ...

Page 129: ...n Figure 4 129 Figure 4 129 Mail Account Settings From Your mail box address The Router would connect it to send logs To Recipient s address The destination mailbox where the logs would be received SMTP Server Your smtp server It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field You can log on the relevant website for help if you are not clear with the address Authentication Most SMTP Server r...

Page 130: ...ave 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 selecting the log level only logs of this level will be shown Refresh Refresh the page to show the latest log list Save Log Click to save all the logs in a txt file Mail Log Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address ...

Page 131: ...s Statistics Interval 5 60 The default value is 10 Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the drop down list The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic Sorted Rules Choose how the displayed statistics are sorted Select the Auto refresh checkbox to refresh automatically Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately Click Reset All to reset the values of...

Page 132: ...er of the ICMP packets transmitted to WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate UDP Tx The number of UDP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate TCP SYN Tx The number of TCP SYN packets transmitted to the ...

Page 133: ...he User Name field and password in the Password field type password in the Confirm Password field again finish by clicking Connect Figure A 1 PPPoE 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 connectin...

Page 134: ...address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field Or else type the MAC Address into the WAN MAC Address field The format for the MAC 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 host you don t need to do anything with the Router 2 If you start as a respons...

Page 135: ...t 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 0 169 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 Enable ...

Page 136: ...2 To change the WEB management port number Log in to the Router click the Security menu on the left of 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 8 Remote Management Note If the above configuration takes effect you can visit and configure the Rout...

Page 137: ...n the Add or Modify a Virtual Server page enter 80 into the blank next to the Service Port and your IP address next to the IP Address assuming 192 168 0 188 for an example remember to Enable and Save Figure A 9 Virtual Servers Figure A 10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5 The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router 1 Make sure the Wireless Router Radio is enabled 2 Make sure that the w...

Page 138: ...thernet Adapter is working refer to the adapter s manual if needed 1 Install TCP IP component 1 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 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 ...

Page 139: ...Dual Band Router 129 4 In the prompt page that showed below double click on the Internet Protocol TCP IP Figure B 2 5 The following TCP IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default ...

Page 140: ...TL WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 130 6 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically as shown in the Figure below Figure B 3 ...

Page 141: ...ireless 2 4GHz Wireless 5GHz Ethernet 1 4 Internet WPS USB Safety Emissions FCC CE Wireless Frequency Band 2 4GHz 5GHz Radio Data Rate 11b 1 2 5 5 11Mbps 11a g 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps 11n up to 300Mbps 2 4GHz 300Mbps 5GHz Frequency Expansion DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Modulation 11n g a QPSK BPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM for OFDM 11b CCK DQPSK DBPSK Security WEP WPA WPA2 WPA2 PSK WPA PSK Sensitiv...

Page 142: ...tibility 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 DMZ Demilitarized Zone A Demilitarized Zone allows ...

Page 143: ...less 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 net an industry standards group promoting interoper...

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