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TL-WR842ND

300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide

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Figure 4-101 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 firmware, follow these instructions below:

1. Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com).

2. Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the

File

blank.

3. Click

the

Upgrade

button.

4. The Router will reboot when the upgrading has been finished.

)

Note:

Please note that the upgrading is only allowed via the connected wired PC. That is, your PC

must connect to one of the ports on the Router with an Ethernet cable; otherwise, the

following screen will appear to remind you.

New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free.

There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you

want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the

configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.

When you upgrade the Router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so before

upgrading the firmware please write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing

important settings.

Summary of Contents for TL-WR842ND

Page 1: ...TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router Rev 1 1 0 1910010642 ...

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 2012 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD All rights reserved http www tp link com ...

Page 3: ...ced radio TV technician for help This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference 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 u...

Page 4: ...k 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 Ny Ålesund Russian Federation None Only for indoor applications Note Please don t use the product outdoors in France This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below and having a maximum gain of 5 dBi Antennas not inclu...

Page 5: ...lage susceptible de provoquer un fonctionnement indésirable NOTE IMPORTANTE Déclaration d exposition aux radiations Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements IC établies pour un environnement non contrôlé Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé avec un minimum de 20 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps Korea Warning Statements 당해 무선설비는 운용중 전...

Page 6: ...to the product within the scope of Council Directives Directives 1999 5 EC Directives 2004 108 EC Directives 2006 95 EC Directives 1999 519 EC Directives 2011 65 EU The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents ETSI EN 300 328 V1 7 1 2006 ETSI EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 2008 ETSI EN 301 489 17 V2 1 1 2009 EN 55022 2010 EN 55024 2010 EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009...

Page 7: ...quirements 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 WPS 21 4 5 Network 23 4 5 1 WAN 23 4 5 2 LAN 33 4 5 3 MAC Clone 34 4 6 Wireless 35 4 6 1 Wireless Settings 35 4 6 2 Wireless Security 38 4 6 3 Wireless MAC Filtering 42 4 6 4 Wi...

Page 8: ... 10 2 Port Triggering 65 4 10 3 DMZ 67 4 10 4 UPnP 67 4 11 Security 69 4 11 1 Basic Security 69 4 11 2 Advanced Security 70 4 11 3 Local Management 72 4 11 4 Remote Management 73 4 12 Parental Control 74 4 13 Access Control 76 4 13 1 Rule 77 4 13 2 Host 82 4 13 3 Target 84 4 13 4 Schedule 86 4 14 Advanced Routing 88 4 14 1 Static Routing List 88 4 14 2 System Routing Table 89 4 15 Bandwidth Contro...

Page 9: ...tem Tools 98 4 18 1 Time Setting 98 4 18 2 Diagnostic 100 4 18 3 Firmware Upgrade 101 4 18 4 Factory Defaults 103 4 18 5 Backup Restore 103 4 18 6 Reboot 104 4 18 7 Password 104 4 18 8 System Log 105 4 18 9 Statistics 108 Appendix A FAQ 110 Appendix B Configuring the PCs 116 Appendix C Specifications 119 Appendix D Glossary 120 ...

Page 10: ... Wireless N Router DC Power Adapter for TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router including This Guide Other Helpful Information Note Make sure that the package contains the above items If any of the listed items is damaged or missing please contact your distributor ...

Page 11: ...h faster than 802 11g It is also compatible with all IEEE 802 11g and IEEE 802 11b products With multiple protection measures including SSID broadcast control and wireless LAN 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption Wi Fi Protected Access WPA2 PSK WPA PSK as well as advanced Firewall protections the TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router provides complete data privacy The TL WR842ND 300Mbps Mul...

Page 12: ...p to 5 VPN tunnels enable remote VPN connections Up to 4 SSIDs support multiple wireless networks with different SSIDs and passwords Shares data and Internet access for users supporting Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE Internet access Supports Virtual Server Special Application and DMZ host Supports UPnP Dynamic DNS Static Routing Provides Automatic connection and Scheduled Connection on certain time to...

Page 13: ...device linked to the corresponding port On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but there is no activity LAN 1 4 Internet Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port Off No storage device or printer is plugged into the USB port USB On A storage device or printer has connected to the USB port Slow Flash A wireless device is connecting to the network by WPS func...

Page 14: ...r WAN This port is where you will connect the DSL cable Modem or Ethernet 1 2 3 4 LAN These ports 1 2 3 4 connect the Router to the local PC s USB The USB port connects to a USB storage device or a USB printer WPS RESET Press this button to quickly establish a connection between the Router and client devices that support Wi Fi Protected Setup Press and hold this button for more than 5 seconds appr...

Page 15: ...ET button approximately 8 seconds until the SYS LED becomes quick flash from slow flash And then release the button and wait the Router to reboot to its factory default settings WIFI ON OFF Press this button to enable or disable Wi Fi Wireless antenna To receive and transmit the wireless data ...

Page 16: ...Router Operating Temperature 0 40 32 104 Operating Humidity 10 90 RH Non condensing 2 3 Connecting the Router Before installing the Router make sure your PC is connected to the Internet through the broadband service successfully If there is any problem please contact your ISP After that please install the Router according to the following steps Don t forget to pull out the power plug and keep your...

Page 17: ...r plug the USB storage device to the USB port or connect the printer to the Router with a matching cable 6 Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router and the other end into an electrical outlet The Router will start to work automatically 7 Power on your PC and Cable DSL Modem Figure 2 1 Hardware Installation ...

Page 18: ...e Router and then you can configure the IP address for your PC by the following 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...

Page 19: ...s must be within the range of 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 254 3 Is the default LAN IP of the Router correct Note If the LAN 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...

Page 20: ...r After a moment a login window will appear similar to Figure 3 4 Enter admin for the User Name and Password both in lower case letters Then click the OK button or press the Enter key Figure 3 4 Login Windows Note If the above screen does not pop up it means that your Web browser has been set to a proxy Go to Tools menu Internet Options Connections LAN Settings in the screen that appears cancel th...

Page 21: ...ake use of the Auto Detect function If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring 4 If you select Auto Detect the Router will automatically detect the connection type your ISP provides Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the WAN port before detection The appropriate configuration page will be displayed wh...

Page 22: ... Figure 3 8 Figure 3 8 Quick Setup MAC Clone A MAC address is a 12 digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification Some ISPs will register the MAC address of your computer when you access the Internet for the first time via the cable ADSL modem they offered If you add a router into your network to share the Internet the ISP may not recognize the new MAC address of the router a...

Page 23: ...main computer s MAC in the field WAN MAC Address Figure 3 10 Quick Setup MAC Clone 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 Enter The MAC will be displayed under Physical Address shown in...

Page 24: ...the Internet including your ISP Your ISP will provide you with the IP address you need to enter here Enter the IP address into the field Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address Your IPS will provide you 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 addr...

Page 25: ...ices in your network Considering your wireless network security the default SSID is set to be TP LINK_XXXXXX XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router s MAC address This value is case sensitive For example TEST is NOT the same as test Region Select your region from the drop down list This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used It may be i...

Page 26: ...eless security function can be enabled or disabled If disabled the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption It is recommended strongly that you choose one of following options to enable security WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Select WPA based on pre shared passphrase z PSK Password You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters For ASCII the key can be made up of any numbers from 0...

Page 27: ...8 Figure 3 14 Quick Setup Finish If there is anything changed on the Wireless page you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3 15 Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration take effect and finish the Quick Setup Figure 3 15 Quick Setup Finish ...

Page 28: ...way 4 1 Login After your successful login you will see the seventeen 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 29: ...TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router User Guide 20 Figure 4 1 Status 4 3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3 2 Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 30: ...u can get a new random value for the Router s PIN You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN Add device You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button b To add a new device If the wireless adapter supports Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and Router using either Push Button Configuration P...

Page 31: ...S LED is on the client device has successfully connected to the Router Step 5 Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions II Enter the client device s PIN on the Router Use this method if your client device has a Wi Fi Protected Setup PIN number Step 1 Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4 2 then the following screen w...

Page 32: ...er 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 5 Network Figure 4 5 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu show...

Page 33: ...ess required by your ISP Use These DNS Servers If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields Otherwise the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP Note If you find error when you go to a website after entering the DNS addresses it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly ...

Page 34: ...mal notation provided by your ISP usually is 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Optional Enter the gateway IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP MTU Size The normal MTU Maximum Transmission Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP Primary Secondary DNS Optional Enter one or two DNS add...

Page 35: ... IP You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP z Static IP You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP Connect on Demand In this mode the Internet connection can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period ...

Page 36: ...tempt to access the Internet again Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background If you want to do some advanced configurations please click the Advanced button an...

Page 37: ...tomatically assign DNS addresses to the Router during login please click Use the following DNS servers check box and enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation of your ISP s primary DNS server If a secondary DNS server address is available enter it as well Click the Save button to save your settings 4 If your ISP provides BigPond Cable or Heart Beat Signal connection please select BigPond Cab...

Page 38: ...re 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 disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re e...

Page 39: ...an configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re establish your 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 y...

Page 40: ...you attempt to access the Internet again To use this option check the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle...

Page 41: ... the domain name If you choose static IP and enter the domain name you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP And click the Save button Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately Connect on Demand You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time If your In...

Page 42: ...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 Note If you don t know how to choose the appropriate connection type click the Detect button to ...

Page 43: ... new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet the IP Address pool of the DHCP server will change accordingly at the same time while the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will not take effect until they are re configured 4 5 3 MAC Clone Choose menu Network MAC Clone you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the screen below Figure 4 14 Figure 4 14 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that yo...

Page 44: ...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 6 Wireless Figure 4 15 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu shown in Figure 4 15 Wireless Settings Wireless Security Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics Click any of them and you will be able to configur...

Page 45: ...each other Note Multiple SSIDs can be set up in public places like coffee house for guests to allow virtual segregation stations which share the same channel Region Select your region from the drop down list This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified...

Page 46: ...ted only 802 11g wireless stations can connect to the Router When 802 11n mode is selected only 802 11n wireless stations can connect to the Router It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode 11bng mixed and all of 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11n wireless stations can connect to the Router Channel width Select the channel width from the drop down list The default setting is automatic which can ad...

Page 47: ...security configuration It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP s security type WEP Index This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP ASCII or WEP HEX It indicates the index of the WEP key Auth Type This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP ASCII or WEP HEX It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP Password If the AP your Router is going to connect...

Page 48: ...D from the drop down list Disable Security If you do not want to use wireless security check this radio button But it s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security WEP It is based on the IEEE 802 11 standard If you check this radio button you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4 19 ...

Page 49: ...an 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 characters 152 bit You can enter 32 hexadecimal d...

Page 50: ... 30 or above Enter 0 to disable the update WPA PSK WPA2 PSK It s the WPA WPA2 authentication type based on pre shared passphrase Version you can choose the version of the WPA PSK security on the drop down list The default setting is Automatic which can select WPA PSK Pre shared key of WPA or WPA2 PSK Pre shared key of WPA automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request Encrypt...

Page 51: ... you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function shown in Figure 4 22 Figure 4 22 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address click Enable The default setting is Disabled MAC Address The wireless station s MAC address that you want to filter Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled Description A simple description of the w...

Page 52: ...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 the wireless station A with MAC address 00 0A EB B0 00 0B and the wireless station B with MAC address 00 0A EB 00 07 5F are able to access the Router but all the other wireless stations cannot access the Router you can conf...

Page 53: ...s are the packets sent by the Router to synchronize a wireless network Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons The default value is 100 RTS Threshold Here you can specify the RTS Request to Send Threshold If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size the Router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame...

Page 54: ...olate wireless stations on your network from each other Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other To use this function check this box AP Isolation is disabled by default Note If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page it s strongly recommended to keep the provided default values otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performanc...

Page 55: ...e to configure the corresponding function 4 7 1 DHCP Settings Choose menu DHCP DHCP Settings you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4 27 The Router is set up by default as a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server which provides the TCP IP configuration for all the PC s that are connected to the Router on the LAN Figure 4 27 DHCP Settings DHCP Server Enable or Dis...

Page 56: ... 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 4 7 2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu DHCP DHCP Clients List you ...

Page 57: ...dress Reservation MAC Address The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address Reserved IP Address The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled To Reserve an IP address 1 Click the Add New button Then Figure 4 30 will pop up 2 Enter the MAC address in XX XX XX XX XX XX format and IP address in dotted decimal notati...

Page 58: ... the public network generally via the Internet However the private network is a logical network without any physical network lines so it is called Virtual Private Network which can guarantee a secured data exchange 4 8 1 IKE IKE Internet Key Exchange Proposal is used for key negotiation before VPN tunnels based on IPSec are established Here you could easily set up high security connections with IK...

Page 59: ...protection Local Peer ID Type Select the type of Local ID Peer ID for negotiation in Aggressive mode Local Peer ID If IP is selected enter the IP Address of gateway for negotiation if NAME is selected enter the name for negotiation Authentication Algorithm Select the authentication algorithm for IKE Negotiation Encryption Algorithm Select the encryption algorithm for IKE Negotiation DH Group Selec...

Page 60: ...rvices and protocols defined by IETF Internet Engineering Task Force to provide high security for IP packets and prevent attacks To ensure a secured communication the two IPsec peers use IPsec protocol to negotiate the data encryption algorithm and the security protocols for checking the integrity of the transmission data and exchange the key to data de encryption Choose menu VPN IPsec you can vie...

Page 61: ...parameters according to the instructions Security Protocol Select the Security Protocol from the drop down list Here you could find AH Authentication Header and ESP Encapsulation Security Payload protocols Authentication Algorithm Select the Authentication Algorithm for IPsec connection You could also keep the default value Auto Encryption Algorithm Select the Encryption Algorithm for IPsec connec...

Page 62: ... entries 4 8 3 Security Alliance List Choose VPN Security Alliance List you can view the information of the IPsec SA Security Alliance in this table shown in Figure 4 36 Figure 4 36 List of Security Alliance Name Here displays the name or description of the IPsec policy SPI Here displays the SPI Security Parameter Index of each specific IPsec policy Tunnel Initiator Tunnel initiator gateway Tunnel...

Page 63: ...tings menu There are four submenus under the USB Settings menu shown in Figure 4 37 Storage Sharing FTP Server Media Server Print Server and User Accounts Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 9 1 Storage Sharing Choose menu USB Settings Storage Sharing you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the Router and view volume and share properties such as ...

Page 64: ...fe Unplug Message Click the Rescan button to start a new scan Follow the instructions below to set up your Router as a file server 1 Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router 2 Click the Rescan button to find the USB drive that has been attached to the Router 3 Click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service 4 Click the Enable button under Shared to enabl...

Page 65: ...isplayed Folder The real full path of the specified folder To set up your FTP Server please follow the instructions below 1 Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router 2 Click the Enable Disable radio box to enable disable Internet access to FTP from WAN port 3 Specify a port for the FTP server to use The default port number is 21 4 The Internet Address displays the WA...

Page 66: ...to the upper folder You can click the Back button to return to the ftp server configuration page Note 1 The max share folders number is 10 If you want to share a new folder when the number has reached 10 you can delete an existing share folder and then add a new one 2 If you want to change the FTP settings you need to restart FTP Server to make the changes take effect 3 The max FTP clients number ...

Page 67: ...me of this folder File System The file system type on the partition can be FAT32 or NTFS Folder The real full path of the specified folder Delete You can delete the share folder by clicking Delete To set up your media server please follow the instructions below 1 Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 43 Figure ...

Page 68: ... can select this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared Folder Location Displays the location of this folder Select You can select this option to share the specified folder Folder Name of folders that is in current path upper You can click the upper button to get into the upper folder Save You can click the Save button to save your settings and the page will be ...

Page 69: ...lders immediately You can also tick the Auto scan every at the same time select an auto scan interval time by drop down list In this case the media server will auto scan the share folders Note The max share folders number is 6 and the max share media files number is 3000 If you want to share a new folder when the number has reached 6 you can delete an existing share folder and then add a new one 4...

Page 70: ...nd Guest as shown in Figure 4 48 Administrator has read write access to Storage Sharing and can access FTP Server while Guest has read only access to Storage Sharing and can not access FTP Server Figure 4 48 User Account Management Only Administrator can use a Web browser to transfer the files from a PC to the Writable shared volume on the USB drive To add a new user account please follow the step...

Page 71: ... the user FTP Access Choose Yes or No from the drop down list to decide whether the user can access FTP Server or not Save You can click the SAVE button to save your settings Back You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page Note 1 The two default user accounts cannot be deleted 2 Please restart the service for the new settings to take ef...

Page 72: ...is 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 Figure 4 51 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 ...

Page 73: ...Service Port field 3 Enter the IP address of the computer running the service application in the IP Address field 4 Select the protocol used for this application in the Protocol drop down list either TCP UDP or All 5 Select the Enabled option in the Status drop down list 6 Click the Save button Figure 4 52 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Note It is possible that you have a computer or server ...

Page 74: ...rnet telephoning and so on Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that cannot work with a pure NAT Router Figure 4 53 Port Triggering To add a new rule follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 54 2 Select a common application from the Common Applications drop down list then the Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field...

Page 75: ...orts or port sections Every group of ports 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 applica...

Page 76: ... 3 Incoming Ports ranges cannot overlap each other 4 10 3 DMZ Choose menu Forwarding DMZ and then you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen shown in Figure 4 55 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 be...

Page 77: ...isplays the current UPnP information App Description The description about the application which initiates the UPnP request 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...

Page 78: ...and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4 58 Figure 4 58 Basic Security Firewall A firewall protects your network from the outside world Here you can enable or disable the Router s firewall SPI Firewall SPI Stateful Packet Inspection also known as dynamic packet filtering helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session It validates that the ...

Page 79: ... services To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Router click Enable ALG It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway ALG because ALG allows customized Network Address Translation NAT traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer control data protocols such as FTP TFTP H323 etc FTP ALG To allow FTP clients and se...

Page 80: ...it is enabled will the flood filters be enabled Note Dos Protection will take effect only when the traffic Statistics in Systems Tool Statistics is enabled Enable ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering Enable or Disable the ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering ICMP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 The default value is 50 Enter a value between 5 3600 When the current ICMP FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value the...

Page 81: ...e used to defend against some viruses Click the Save button to save the settings Click the Blocked DoS Host List button to display the DoS host table by blocking 4 11 3 Local Management Choose menu Security Local Management and then you can configure the management rule in the screen as shown in Figure 4 60 The management feature allows you to deny computers in LAN from accessing the Router Figure...

Page 82: ...mber is 80 For greater security you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided Choose a number between 1 and 65534 but do not use the number of any common service port Remote Management IP Address This is the current address you will use when accessing your Router from the Internet This function is disabled when the IP address is set to t...

Page 83: ...ontrolling PC or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below MAC Address of Your PC This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this Router If the MAC Address of your adapter is registered you can click the Copy To Above button to fill this address to the MAC Address of Parental PC field above Website Description Description of the allowed website for the PC controlled Sc...

Page 84: ...f the website either the full name or the keywords e g google in the Allowed Domain Name field Any domain name with keywords in it www google com www google com cn 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 ...

Page 85: ...C field 2 Click Access Control Schedule on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page Click Add New button to create a new schedule with Schedule Description is Schedule_1 Day is Sat and Time is all day 24 hours 3 Click Parental Control menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify Parental Control Entry page 1 Click Add New button 2 Enter 00 11 22 33 44 AA in the MAC Address of Child PC fiel...

Page 86: ...rnet Access Control function so the Default Filter Policy can take effect Rule Name Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique Host Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule Target Here displays the target selected in the corresponding rule Schedule Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule Enable Here displays the status of the rule enabled or n...

Page 87: ... add a new rule Method One 1 Click Setup Wizard button and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 67 Figure 4 67 Quick Setup Create a Host Entry Host Description In this field create a unique description for the host e g Host_1 Mode Here are two options IP Address and MAC Address You can select either of them from the drop down list If the IP Address is selected you can see the following...

Page 88: ...ce ports you can make use of the Common Service Port item below Protocol Here are four options All TCP UDP and ICMP Select one of them from the drop down list for the target Common Service Port Here lists some common service ports Select one from the drop down list and the corresponding port number will be filled in the Target Port field automatically For example if you select FTP 21 will be fille...

Page 89: ... select the certain day days or choose Everyday Time Select 24 hours or specify the Start Time and Stop Time yourself Start Time Enter the start time in HHMM format HHMM are 4 numbers For example 0800 is 8 00 Stop Time Enter the stop time in HHMM format HHMM are 4 numbers For example 2000 is 20 00 4 Click Next when finishing creating the advanced schedule entry and the next screen will appear as s...

Page 90: ...ake effect Select Disabled so that the rule won t take effect 5 Click Finish to complete adding a new rule Method Two 1 Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 71 2 Give a name e g Rule_1 for the rule in the Rule Name field 3 Select a host from the Host drop down list or choose Click Here To Add New Host List 4 Select a target from the Target drop sown list or...

Page 91: ...t Description is Target_1 and Domain Name is www google com 5 Click the submenu Schedule of Access Control in the left to enter the Schedule List page Add a new entry with the Schedule Description is Schedule_1 Day is Sat and Sun Start Time is 1800 and Stop Time is 2000 6 Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left Click Add New button to add a new rule as follows In Rule Name field creat...

Page 92: ...escription for the host e g Host_1 2 In LAN IP Address field enter the IP address z If you select MAC Address the screen shown is Figure 4 74 1 In Host Description field create a unique description for the host e g Host_1 2 In MAC Address field enter the MAC address 3 Click the Save button to complete the settings Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next bu...

Page 93: ... see the following list 4 13 3 Target Choose menu Access Control Target and then you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4 75 The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule Figure 4 75 Target Settings Target Description Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique Information The target can be IP address port or domain name Mod...

Page 94: ...ll be automatically filled If the Common Service Port drop down list doesn t have the service you want specify the Target Port manually 4 In Protocol field select TCP UDP ICMP or ALL from the drop down list 4 If you select Domain Name the screen shown is Figure 4 77 Figure 4 77 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1 In Target Description field create a unique description for the target e g Target_...

Page 95: ... 75 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page 2 In Mode field select Domain Name from the drop down list 3 In Target Description field create a unique description for the target e g Target_1 4 In Domain Name field enter www google com 5 Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list 4 13 4 Schedule Choose menu Access Co...

Page 96: ...5 Click Save to complete the settings Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button to return to the previous page Figure 4 79 Advanced Schedule Settings For example If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA to access www google com only from 18 00 to 20...

Page 97: ...g menu as shown in Figure 4 80 Static Routing List and System Routing Table Click either of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 14 1 Static Routing List Choose menu Advanced Routing Static Routing List and then you can configure the static route in the next screen shown in Figure 4 81 A static route is a pre determined path that network information must travel to re...

Page 98: ...tus drop down list 4 Click the Save button to make the entry take effect Other configurations for the entries Click the Delete button to delete the entry Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen click the...

Page 99: ...is on the LAN WLAN internal wired and wireless networks or on the WAN Internet 4 15 Bandwidth Control Figure 4 84 Bandwidth Control There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4 84 Control Settings and Rules List Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 15 1 Control ...

Page 100: ... speed through the WAN port 4 15 2 Rules List Choose menu Bandwidth Control Rules List and then you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below Figure 4 86 Bandwidth Control Rules List Description This is the information about the rules such as address range Egress bandwidth This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port the default is 0 Ingres...

Page 101: ...Click the Save button 4 16 IP MAC Binding Setting Figure 4 88 the IP MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP MAC Binding menu shown in Figure 4 88 Binding Settings and ARP List Click either of them and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 16 1 Binding Settings This page displays the IP MAC Bind...

Page 102: ...used for adding or modifying an IP MAC Binding entry shown in Figure 4 90 Figure 4 90 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 89 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 an existing entry follow the steps below 1 Find the des...

Page 103: ...page displays the ARP List it shows all the existing IP MAC Binding entries shown in Figure 4 92 Figure 4 92 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 item Load Load the item to the IP MAC Bi...

Page 104: ...Name System feature which allows the hosting of a website FTP server or e mail server with a fixed domain name named by yourself and a dynamic IP address and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is Before 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 Dyn...

Page 105: ...account after a successful login please click the Logout button then input your new username and password and click the Login button 4 17 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 94 Figure 4 94 Dyndns org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the User Name for your DDNS account 2 Enter ...

Page 106: ... 4 95 No ip com 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 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 se...

Page 107: ...e Settings Diagnostic Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults Backup Restore Reboot Password System Log and Statistics Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 18 1 Time Setting Choose menu System Tools Time Setting and then you can configure the time on the following screen Figure 4 97 Time settings ...

Page 108: ... the third field and the time in the last field End The time to end the Daylight Saving Select the month in the first field the week in the second field the day in the third field and the time in the last field Daylight Saving Status Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use To set time manually 1 Select your local time zone 2 Enter the Date in Month Day Year format 3 Enter the Tim...

Page 109: ...ernet if it is configured accordingly 4 The Daylight Saving will take effect one minute after the configurations are completed 4 18 2 Diagnostic Choose menu System Tools Diagnostic and then you can transact Ping or Traceroute function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen Figure 4 99 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too Ping T...

Page 110: ... of data bytes to be sent The default is 64 Ping Timeout Time to wait for a response in milliseconds The default is 800 Traceroute Max TTL Set the maximum number of hops max TTL to be reached in the path to search for the target destination The default is 20 Click Start to check the connectivity of the Internet The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis If the result is similar t...

Page 111: ...uter will reboot when the upgrading has been finished Note 1 Please note that the upgrading is only allowed via the connected wired PC That is your PC must connect to one of the ports on the Router with an Ethernet cable otherwise the following screen will appear to remind you 2 New firmware versions are posted at http www tp link com and can be downloaded for free There is no need to upgrade the ...

Page 112: ...u can restore the configurations of the Router to factory defaults on the following screen Figure 4 102 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 0 1 The default Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Note All changed settings will be lost when defaults are re...

Page 113: ... Keep the power of the Router on during the process in case of any damage 4 18 6 Reboot Choose menu System Tools Reboot and then you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Router via the next screen Figure 4 104 Reboot the Router Some settings of the Router will take effect only after rebooting which include Change the LAN IP Address system will reboot automatically Change the DHCP Settings Cha...

Page 114: ... the Router s Web based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router s default user name and password Note The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and not include any spaces Enter the new Password twice to confirm it Click the Save button when finished Click the Clear All button to clear all 4 18 8 System Log Choose menu System Tools System Log and then you...

Page 115: ... 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 and validation information set in Mail Settings Clear Log All the logs will be deleted from the Router permanently not just from the page Mail Settings Set the receiving and sending mailbox address server ...

Page 116: ...is required by most mailboxes that need User Name and Password to log in Note Only when you select Authentication do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields User Name Your mail account name filled in the From field The part behind is excluded Password Your mail account password Confirm The Password Enter the password again to confirm Enable Auto Mail Feature Select it ...

Page 117: ...Enable or Disable The default value is disabled To enable it click the Enable button If it is disabled the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled Packets 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 th...

Page 118: ...mber 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 Current TCP SYN Tx The number of TCP SYN packets transmitt...

Page 119: ...nu on the left of your browser and click WAN submenu On the WAN page select PPPoE Russia PPPoE for WAN Connection Type Type user name in the 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 fo...

Page 120: ...n click MAC Clone submenu link On the MAC Clone page if your PC s MAC address is proper MAC address click the Clone MAC Address button and your PC s MAC 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 ...

Page 121: ...should call your WAN IP which is displayed on the Status page 4 How to enable DMZ Host Log in to the Router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click DMZ submenu On the DMZ page click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the DMZ Host IP Address field using 192 168 0 169 as an example remember to click the Save button Figure A 6 DMZ ...

Page 122: ...c Security 4 I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN what should I do 1 Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference 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 M...

Page 123: ...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 in this case please try http 192 168 1 1 88 3 Log in to the Router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click the Virtual Servers submenu On the Virtual Servers page click Add New then on the Add or Modify a Virtual Server page enter 80 into the blank nex...

Page 124: ...nect to the Router 1 Make sure the Wireless Router Radio is enabled 2 Make sure that the wireless stations SSID accord with the Router s SSID 3 Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the Router is encrypted 4 If the wireless connection is ready but you can t access the Router check the IP Address of your wireless stations ...

Page 125: ...ure your Ethernet 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 Fig...

Page 126: ...TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router User Guide 117 4 In the prompt page that showed below double click on the Internet Protocol TCP IP Figure B 2 ...

Page 127: ...TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router User Guide 118 5 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically as shown in the Figure below Figure B 3 ...

Page 128: ... EIA TIA 568 100Ω STP maximum 100m LEDs SYS Wireless LAN 1 4 Internet USB WPS Safety Emissions FCC CE Wireless Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835GHz Radio Data Rate 11b 1 2 5 5 11Mbps 11g 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps 11n up to 300Mbps Frequency Expansion DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Modulation DBPSK DQPSK CCK OFDM 16 QAM 64 QAM Security WEP WPA WPA2 WPA2 PSK WPA PSK Sensitivity PER 270M 68dBm 10 PER 1...

Page 129: ...sing OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2 4GHz and backward compatibility with IEEE 802 11b devices and WEP encryption for security DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol that automatically configure the TCP IP parameters for the all ...

Page 130: ...ically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A data privacy mechanism based on a 64 bit or 128 bit or 152 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard Wi Fi A trade name for the 802 11b wireless networking standard given by the Wireless Ethernet C...

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