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Appendix B: Configuring the PCs

In this section, we

’ll use Windows 7 as an example to introduce how to install and configure the

TCP/IP correctly. First make sure 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

Windows

icon, and then select

Control Panel

Figure B-0-1

2) Click on

View network status and tasks

under

Network and Internet

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Page 1: ...TL WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router REV1 0 0 1910011614 ...

Page 2: ...s are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation transformation or adaptation without permission from TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD Copyright 2016 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD All rights reserved http www tp link com ...

Page 3: ...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 user s ...

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Page 7: ...make repairs yourself You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty If you need service please contact us Avoid water and wet locations Adapter shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible The plug considered as disconnect device of adapter Use only power supplies which are provided by manufacturer and in the original packing of this product If you hav...

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Page 9: ...ble 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 EN 300 328 V1 9 1 EN 301 489 1 V1 9 2 EN 301 489 17 V2 2 1 EN 55022 2010 AC 2011 EN 55024 2010 EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 A12 2011 A...

Page 10: ... 2 3 TCP IP Configuration 6 2 4 Connecting the router 8 2 4 1 Before you start 8 2 4 2 Router Mode 9 2 4 3 Range Extender Mode 11 2 4 4 Access Point Mode 13 Chapter 3 Configuration for Router Mode 16 3 1 Login 16 3 2 Quick Setup 16 3 3 Basic 16 3 3 1 Network Map 16 3 3 2 Internet 17 3 3 3 Wireless 22 3 3 4 Guest Network 23 3 4 Advanced 23 3 4 1 Status 24 3 4 2 Network 25 3 4 3 Wireless 35 3 4 4 Wi...

Page 11: ...er Mode 108 4 1 Login and switch the working mode 108 4 2 Quick Setup 108 4 3 Setting 108 4 3 1 Status 108 4 3 2 Network 109 4 3 3 Wireless 111 4 3 4 DHCP 120 4 3 5 System Tools 124 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode 135 5 1 Login and switch the working mode 135 5 2 Quick Setup 135 5 3 Setting 135 5 3 1 Status 135 5 3 2 Network 136 5 3 3 Wireless 138 5 3 4 Guest Network 149 5 3 5 DHCP 150 5 3 6 System To...

Page 12: ...tems should be found in your package TL WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router DC Power Adapter Quick Installation Guide Ethernet Cable Note Make sure that the package contains the above items If any of the listed items is damaged or missing please contact with your distributor ...

Page 13: ...s LAN 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption Wi Fi protected Access WPA2 PSK WPA PSK as well as advanced Firewall protections the TL WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router provides complete data privacy The TL WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router provides flexible access control so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff It also su...

Page 14: ...ion 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 server supporting static IP address distributing Built in firewall supporting IP address filtering Domain Name filtering and MAC address filtering Connects Internet on demand and disconnects from the Internet when idle for PPPoE Prov...

Page 15: ...function is disabled On The wireless function is enabled PWR Blinking The router is updating or initializing On The router is working in a normal status WAN Off No connection On Orange The router s Internet port has been connected but the Internet is unavailable On The Internet is available LAN On There is a device connected to the corresponding port Off No connection WPS Blinking A wireless devic...

Page 16: ...less network The wireless security will be automatically configured for your wireless network Internet This port is where you will connect the DSL cable Modem or Ethernet Reset With the router powered on press and hold the Reset button until all LEDs turn back on momentarily And then release the button and wait the router to reboot to its factory default settings Wi Fi The button for the wireless ...

Page 17: ...The default domain name of the 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router is http tplinkwifi net the default IP address is 192 168 0 1 and the default Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 These values can be changed as you desire In this guide we all use the default values for description Connect the local PC to the Ethernet ports of the router and then you can configure the IP address for your PC by following ...

Page 18: ...gure 2 2 it means the connection between your PC and the router failed Figure 2 2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps 1 Is the connection between your PC and the router correct Note The 1 2 3 4 LEDs of Ethernet ports which you link to on the router and LEDs on your PC s adapter should be lit ...

Page 19: ...herefore 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 2 4 Connecting the router 2 4 1 Before you start Before installing the Router please make sure your broadband service provided by your ISP is available If there is any problem please contact with your ISP Please choose the operation mode you...

Page 20: ...nternet connection via ADSL Cable Modem 2 4 2 1 Hardware Connection If your Internet connection is through an Ethernet cable from the wall instead of through a DSL Cable Satellite modem connect the Ethernet cable directly to the router s Internet port then follow steps 3 and 5 to complete the hardware connection ...

Page 21: ...ia an Ethernet cable 3 Turn on the router 4 Put the battery back turn on the modem and wait about 2 minutes for it to restart 5 Connect your devices to the router and check the LED lights Wired Connect your computer to the router LAN port via an Ethernet cable Wireless Connect wirelessly by using the SSID network name and password printed on the bottom label of the router ...

Page 22: ... 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 the Using Proxy checkbox and click OK to finish it 2 After successfully login follow Quick Setup to complete the configuration For wireless devices you may have to reconnect to the wireless network if you have customized the SSID wireless name and pas...

Page 23: ...outer for about 3 seconds within 1 minute The router will start to reboot 3 After rebooted the RE LED should change from blinking to a solid state indicating a successful connection Note If not please refer to the Option Two Option Two Using Web Browser 1 Connect a computer to the router via an Ethernet cable or wirelessly by using the SSID wireless name and password printed on the bottom label of...

Page 24: ...Quick Setup to complete the configuration Make sure to choose Range Extender and click Survey to choose your host network and fill in its wireless password 2 4 3 2 STEP 2 Relocate Place the router between your host router and the Wi Fi dead zone The location you choose must be within the range of your existing host network The extended network shares the same SSID wireless name and password as you...

Page 25: ... username and password and then click Login Figure 2 7 Login the Router Figure 2 8 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 the Using Proxy checkbox and click OK to finish it 2 After successfully login Click Mode button on the top right c...

Page 26: ...15 TL WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Connect to the wireless network by using the SSID wireless name and password of the router ...

Page 27: ...admin for both username and password and then click Login Figure 3 1 Login 3 2 Quick Setup Refer to Router Login and Quick Setup 3 3 Basic 3 3 1 Network Map Network Map provides a router centered dashboard that shows you the status of your Internet connection and network You can click corresponding icons to view the detail information All the information is read only ...

Page 28: ...to the router currently Wireless Click to view the current settings or information for wireless WAN Click to view the current information applied to the WAN port of the router You can configure them in the Internet page 3 3 2 Internet Go to Basic Internet WAN and you can view or change the basic ISP information for your router Dynamic IP If your ISP provides the DHCP service please choose Dynamic ...

Page 29: ...dresses 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 You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses Click the Save button to save ...

Page 30: ...ed decimal notation provided by your ISP Primary Secondary DNS Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Click the Save button to save your settings PPPoE Russia PPPoE If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection select PPPoE Russia PPPoE option And you should enter the following parameters in the screen below Figure 3 5 PPPoE User Name Password Enter the User Name ...

Page 31: ...rd Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive Auth Server Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name Auth Domain Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location e g NSW ACT nsw bigpond net au VIC TAS WA SA NT vic bigpond net au QLD qld bigpond net au Click Connect to connect immediately Click Disconnect to disconnect immediately ...

Page 32: ...tatic IP Choose either as you are given by your ISP VPN Server IP Domain Name Enter the IP address or domain name of your VPN server Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately Click the Save button to save your settings PPTP Russia PPTP If your ISP provides PPTP connection please select PPTP Russia PPTP option Figure 3 7 PPTP Russia PPTP ...

Page 33: ...tically search your Internet connection for servers and protocols The connection type will be reported when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the router This report is for your reference only To make sure the connection type your ISP provides please refer to the ISP The various types of Internet connections that the router can detect are as follows PPPoE Connections which use ...

Page 34: ...Click ON OFF to enable or disable this feature If enabled guests can communicate with hosts Wireless Click ON OFF to enable or disable your Guest network If enabled the wireless stations will be able to access the Router otherwise wireless stations will not be able to access the Router Network Name SSID Create a name up to 32 characters for your Guest network The same Name SSID must be assigned to...

Page 35: ...1HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router The detailed explanations for each Web page s key function are listed below 3 4 1 Status Go to Advanced Status you can see the current status information about the router ...

Page 36: ...50Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3 10 Status 3 4 2 Network There are three submenus under the Network menu WAN MAC Clone and LAN Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function ...

Page 37: ...ameters from your ISP Click the Release button to release the IP parameters 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 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 addres...

Page 38: ...Enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Subnet Mask Enter the subnet Mask in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP usually is 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 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 cha...

Page 39: ...ction to connect to the local area network provided by ISP 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 Max Idle Time and be re established when you attempt to access the Internet ag...

Page 40: ...ing the Internet continually in the background If you want to do some advanced configurations please click the Advanced button and the page shown below will then appear Figure 3 14 PPPoE Advanced Settings MTU Size The default MTU size is 1480 bytes which is usually fine It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP Service Name AC Name The service name and ...

Page 41: ...gpond Cable connection please select Bigpond Cable option And you should enter the following parameters User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive Auth Server Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name Auth Domain Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location e g NSW ACT nsw bigpond net au VIC TAS WA SA NT vi...

Page 42: ...isconnect 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 your Internet connection to r...

Page 43: ...tive 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 ...

Page 44: ...l not be able to re establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again To use this option click the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested Caution Sometimes the co...

Page 45: ...e correct MAC address into this field in XX XX XX XX XX XX format X is any hexadecimal digit Your PC s MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the router If the MAC address is required you can click the Clone MAC Address button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of Internet port to the ...

Page 46: ... 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 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 3 4 3 Wireless There are six submenus under the Wireless menu Wireless Settings WPS Wireless S...

Page 47: ... is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to 802 11bgn 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 including Auto 20MHz 40MHz Channel This field determines which operating frequency will be used The default channel is set to Auto so the router will choose the best channel automatically ...

Page 48: ...ault value Gen New PIN Click this button and then you can get a new random value for the router s PIN You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN Disable PIN of this device WPS external registrar of entering this device s PIN can be disabled or enabled manually If this device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external registrar this function will be disabled auto...

Page 49: ...creen which means the client has successfully connected to the router Note 1 The WPS LED on the router will light blue 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 III Enter the router s PIN on your clie...

Page 50: ...EP Disable Security The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled If disabled the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption It is strongly recommended that you choose the other options to enable security Figure 3 22 Disable security WPA WPA2 Personal It s the WPA WPA2 authentication type based on pre shared passphrase The router is configured by this secu...

Page 51: ...ith the default PIN code which is labeled on the router or can be found in Figure 3 20 Group Key Update Period Specify the group key update interval in seconds The value should be 30 or above Enter 0 to disable the update WPA WPA2 Enterprise It s based on Radius Server If you choose WPA WPA2 Enterprise WPS function will be disabled Figure 3 24 WPA WPA2 Enterprise Version you can choose the version...

Page 52: ...below Radius Server IP Enter the IP address of the Radius server Radius Port Enter the port number of the Radius server Radius Password Enter the password for the Radius server Group Key Update Period Specify the group key update interval in seconds The value should be 30 or above Enter 0 to disable the update WEP It is based on the IEEE 802 11 standard Figure 3 25 WEP Type you can choose the type...

Page 53: ...ngth 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 digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F and null key is ...

Page 54: ...dd New button The Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry page will appear Figure 3 27 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 ...

Page 55: ... 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 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 stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filter...

Page 56: ...data frame The default value is 2346 Fragmentation Threshold This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result 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 DTI...

Page 57: ...ts for each connected wireless station Figure 3 29 Wireless Statistics MAC Address The connected wireless station s MAC address Current Status The connected wireless station s running status one of STA AUTH STA 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 ...

Page 58: ...ed through the WAN port for Guest Network Ingress Bandwidth For Guest Network The download speed through the WAN port for Guest Network Enable Guest Network If enabled the Guest Network function will take effect Network Name Enter a value of up to 32 characters The same Name SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices in your Guest Network Wireless Security You can choose the security type of Gu...

Page 59: ...p Key Update Period Specify the group key update interval in seconds The value should be 30 or above Enter 0 to disable the update Access Time During this time the wireless stations could accessing the AP Note The range of bandwidth for Guest Network is calculated according to the setting of Bandwidth Control on the page Bandwidth Control Control Settings 3 4 6 DHCP There are three submenus under ...

Page 60: ...ing IP addresses 192 168 0 199 is the default end address Address Lease Time The Address Lease Time 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 ...

Page 61: ...e values on this page To update this page and to show the current attached devices click the Refresh button 3 4 6 3 Address Reservation Go to Advanced DHCP Address Reservation you can view and add a reserved address for clients 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 accesses the DHCP server Reserved IP addresses ...

Page 62: ...ll entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page 3 4 7 Forwarding There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu Virtual Servers Port Triggering DMZ and UPnP Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 3 4 7 1 Virtual Servers Go to Advanced Forwarding Virtual Servers and then you can view and add...

Page 63: ...ng the service application Protocol The protocol used for this application either TCP UDP or All all protocols supported by the router Status The status of this entry Enabled means the virtual server entry is enabled Modify To modify or delete an existing entry To setup a virtual server entry 1 Click the Add New button 2 Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list If the C...

Page 64: ...All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page Note If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80 you must set the Web management port on Advanced Security Remote Management page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080 Otherwise there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server 3 4 7 2 P...

Page 65: ...col used for Trigger Port from the Trigger Protocol drop down list TCP UDP or All 4 Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports from the Incoming Protocol drop down list TCP or UDP or All 5 Select Enabled in Status field 6 Click the Save button to save the new rule Figure 3 38 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry Trigger Port The port for outgoing traffic An outgoing connection using this port will tr...

Page 66: ...the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Once the router is configured the operation is as follows 1 A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field 2 The router records this connection opens the incomin...

Page 67: ...IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function Figure 3 39 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server 1 Select the Enable radio button 2 Enter the IP address of a local PC that is set to be DMZ host in the DMZ Host IP Address field 3 Click the Save button 3 4 7 4 UPnP Go to Advanced Forwarding UPnP and then you can view the information about...

Page 68: ...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 UPnP Click the Disable button to disable UPnP Click the Refresh button to update ...

Page 69: ...y 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 through the router PPTP Passthrough Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP allows the Point to Point Protocol PPP to be tunneled through an IP network To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the rou...

Page 70: ...G 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 some streaming media servers across NAT click Enable SIP ALG To allow some multimedia clie...

Page 71: ...Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function Only when it is enabled will the flood filters be enabled Note Dos Protection will take effect only when the Traffic Statistics in Advanced System Tools 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...

Page 72: ...isable Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port The default setting is disabled If enabled the ping packet from LAN cannot access the router This function can be 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 3 4 8 3 Local Management Go to Advanced Security Local Management and then you can con...

Page 73: ... router s default remote management web port number 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 funct...

Page 74: ... 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 Schedule The time peri...

Page 75: ...e go to Access Control Schedule page to create the schedule you need 6 In the Status field you can select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry 7 Click the Save button Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table For example If you de...

Page 76: ... PC field 3 Enter Allow tp link in the Website Description field 4 Enter www tp link com in the Allowed Website 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 page and see the following list 3 4 10 Access Control There are four submenus unde...

Page 77: ...nding checkbox to enable the 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 b...

Page 78: ...ollowing 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 The next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 49 Figure 3 49 Quick...

Page 79: ...on Service Port 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 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 f...

Page 80: ...eld create a name for the rule Note that this name should be unique e g Rule_1 Host In this field select a host from the drop down list for the rule The default value is the Host Description you set just now Target In this filed select a target from the drop down list for the rule Schedule In this field select a schedule from the drop down list for the rule Status In this field there are two optio...

Page 81: ...by any enabled access control policy to pass through the router 2 Click Setup Wizard button 3 Add a new host with the Host Description is Host_1 and MAC Address is 00 11 22 33 44 AA and click Next 4 Add a new target with the Target Description is Target_1 and Domain Name is www tp link com and click Next 5 Add a new schedule with the Schedule Description is Schedule_1 Day is Sat and Sun Start Time...

Page 82: ...n 2 In the Mode field select IP Address or MAC Address If you select IP Address the screen is shown as Figure 3 55 1 In Host Description field create a unique description for the host e g Host_1 2 In LAN IP Address field enter the IP address Figure 3 55 Add or Modify a Host Entry If you select MAC Address the screen is shown as Figure 3 56 1 In Host Description field create a unique description fo...

Page 83: ...ost 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 3 4 10 3 Target Go to Advanced Access Control Target and then you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 3 57 The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule Figure 3 57 Target Settings Targe...

Page 84: ...ol field select TCP UDP ICMP or All from the drop down list 4 If you select Domain Name the screen is shown as Figure 3 59 Figure 3 59 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 Domain Name field enter the domain name either the full name or the keywords e g tp link in the blank Any domain name with keywords in it...

Page 85: ... Go to Advanced Access Control Schedule and then you can view and set a schedule in this page The schedule is necessary for the Access Control Rule Figure 3 60 Schedule Settings Schedule Description Displays the description of the schedule and this description is unique Day Displays the day s in a week Time Displays the time period in a day Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing schedule T...

Page 86: ...ld first follow the settings below 1 Click Add New button shown in Figure 3 60 to enter the Advanced Schedule Settings page 2 In Schedule 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 se...

Page 87: ...ion 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 contact between the router and the network or host 3 Select Enabled or Disab...

Page 88: ...st 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 the host portion Gateway This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host Interface This interface tells you either the Destination IP Address is on the LAN WLAN internal wired and w...

Page 89: ... 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 speed through the Internet port Ingress Bandwidth The download speed through the Internet port 3 4 12 2 Rule List Go to Advanced Bandwidth Control Rule List and then you can view and configure the Bandwidth ...

Page 90: ...in Figure 3 66 you will see a new screen shown in Figure 3 67 2 Enter the information like the screen shown below Figure 3 67 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings 3 Click the Save button 3 4 13 IP MAC Binding There are two submenus under the IP MAC Binding menu Binding Settings and ARP List Click any of them and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations ...

Page 91: ...n or Modify button and then you will go to the next page This page is used for adding or modifying an IP MAC Binding entry Figure 3 69 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 3 68 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 exi...

Page 92: ... on the ARP list Figure 3 71 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 Binding list Delete Delete the item Click the Bind All button to bind all the curr...

Page 93: ... www no ip com The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key 3 4 15 1 Comexe DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www comexe cn Figure 3 72 Comexe cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave 2 Enter the User Name for your DDNS account 3 Enter the Password for your DDNS accou...

Page 94: ...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 logout of the DDNS service Note If you want to login again with another account after a successful login please click the Logout button then input your new username and password and c...

Page 95: ...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 again with another account after a successful login please click the Logout button then input your new username and password and click the Login button 3 4 17 IPv6 Support There are two submenus under the IPv6 Support menu IPv6 Status and IPv6 Setup Click...

Page 96: ...S 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 1 SLAAC IPv6 Address Prefix The Prefix of IPv6 Address 2 DHCPv6 Server Release Time the length of time a network user will be allowed to keep connecting to the router with the curr...

Page 97: ...ork topology SLAAC Connections which use Radvd IPv6 address assignment 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 settin...

Page 98: ...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 Primary IPv6 DNS Enter the DNS IPv6 address in colon hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP Secondary IPv6 DNS Enter another DNS IPv6 address in colon hexadecimal notation provided by your I...

Page 99: ...c Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length manually Please contact your ISP to get more infomation before you configure them LAN IPv6 Address Display the LAN IPv6 address created by the device Click the Save button to save your settings 1 DHCPv6 Figure 3 78 DHCPv6 IPv6 Address Display the IPv6 address in colon hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP IPv6 Address Prefix Display the IPv6 P...

Page 100: ...otted decimal notation provided by your ISP Note If you get Address not found error when you access a Web site it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses Address Autoconfiguration Type RADVD Router Advertisement Daemon and DHCPv6 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 Server Site Prefix Configuration Type The type of IPv6 ...

Page 101: ...Ps you may need to modify the MTU But this is rarely required and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection Primary DNS Enter the DNS IPv6 address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Secondary DNS Enter another DNS IPv6 address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Note If you get Address not found error when you access a Web site it is li...

Page 102: ...type for IPv6 connection There are two types Share with PPPoEv4 The PPPoEv6 and PPPoEv4 use the same PPP session Create a new Session The PPPoEv6 and PPPoEv4 use different PPP sessions It is default to select this option User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive IPv6 Address Display the IPv6 address in colon hexadecimal notation provid...

Page 103: ...the DNS servers will be assigned from ISP dynamically Primary IPv6 DNS Enter the DNS IPv6 address in colon hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP Secondary IPv6 DNS Enter another DNS IPv6 address in colon hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP Note If you get Address not found error when you access a Web site it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly You should contact your IS...

Page 104: ... the amount of time in seconds that the DHCPv6 address will be leased The time range is 1 691200 seconds The default value is 86400 seconds Site Prefix Configuration Type The type of IPv6 address prefix Delegated Get the IPv6 address prefix from the ISP automatically and the device will delegate it to the LAN Static Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length manually Please contact your ISP ...

Page 105: ... Bytes For some ISPs you may need to modify the MTU But this is rarely required and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection 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 P...

Page 106: ...r Site Prefix Configuration Type The type of IPv6 address prefix Delegated Get the IPv6 address prefix from the ISP automatically and the device will delegate it to the LAN Static Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length manually Please contact your ISP to get more information before you configure them Site Prefix Site Prefix Length Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length Please c...

Page 107: ...ponding functions The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 3 4 18 1 LED Control Go to Advanced System Tools LED Control and then you can turn On or Off the LEDs on your router according to a specific time schedule Figure 3 83 LED Control Night Mode Indicates whether the Night Mode is On enabled or Off disabled LED Off Time Select the time schedule to turn off LEDs 3 4 18 2 Tim...

Page 108: ...tomatically once it connects the Internet Enable Daylight Saving Check the box to enable the Daylight Saving function Start The time to start 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 End The time to end the Daylight Saving Select the month in the first field the week in the second field the day in...

Page 109: ...button to save the settings Figure 3 85 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 be lost if the router is turned off 3 The router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly ...

Page 110: ... 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 bytes to be sent The default is 64 Ping Timeout Time to wait for a response...

Page 111: ...r on the following screen Figure 3 88 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 lin...

Page 112: ...g 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 3 4 20 1 Factory Defaults Go to Advanced System Tools Factory Defaults and then and you can restore the configurations of the router to factory defaults on the following screen Figure 3 89 Restore F...

Page 113: ...he 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 damage 3 4 20 3 Reboot Go to Advanced System Tools Reboot and then you can reboot the router by clicking the Reboot butt...

Page 114: ...r router at a specific time please select Schedule Day Choose Everyday or choose Select Days and select the certain day days to reboot the router Time Specify the time in HHMM format for auto reboot Some settings of this device will take effect only after rebooting which include Change the LAN IP Address system will reboot automatically Change the DHCP Settings Upgrade the firmware of this device ...

Page 115: ...not exceed 15 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 3 4 20 5 System Log Go to Advanced System Tools System Log and then you can view the logs of the router Figure 3 93 System Log Auto Mail Feature Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not Mail Settings Set th...

Page 116: ...entication 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 included Password Your mail account password Confirm The Password Enter the password again to confirm Enable Auto Mail Feature Select it to mail logs automatically You could mail the current logs either at a specified time every day or by i...

Page 117: ...er including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval Figure 3 95 Statistics Current Statistics Status 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 seco...

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 TCP SYN Tx The number of TCP SYN packets transmitted to th...

Page 119: ...orner of the Web management page or press the RE button on the top panel of the router to switch the working mode of the router to Range Extender 4 2 Quick Setup Refer to Range Extender Option one configure 4 3 Setting Click Setting then you will see the main menus on the left of the Web Management Page On the right there are the corresponding explanations and instructions The detailed explanation...

Page 120: ... Figure 4 2 status 4 3 2 Network There is one submenu under the Network menu LAN Click it and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 3 2 1 LAN Go to Setting Network LAN and then you can configure the IP parameters of LAN on this page ...

Page 121: ...192 168 0 1 Subnet Mask An address code that determines the size of the network Normally 255 255 255 0 is used as the subnet mask Gateway The gateway should be in the same subnet as your IP address Click the Save button to save your settings Note If you change the IP address you must use the new IP address to login the system If you select the type of Smart IP the DHCP server in this device will n...

Page 122: ...menu are provided below 4 3 3 1 Wireless Settings Go to Setting Wireless Wireless Settings and then you can configure the basic settings of wireless network Figure 4 4 Wireless settings Wireless Name of Remote AP The SSID of the AP your device is going to connect to as a client You can also click the Survey button to search the AP to join and then this field will be filled automatically MAC Addres...

Page 123: ...d then AP List page will appear as shown below Find the SSID of the AP you want to access and click Connect in the corresponding row For example the eleventh item is selected The target network s SSID will be automatically filled into the corresponding box which is shown as the last figure Figure 4 5 AP List Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page Note 1 The operating d...

Page 124: ...4 6 Wireless Security There are three wireless security modes supported by the Router WPA WPA2 Personal and WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy Each security option has its own settings as described follows Disable Security The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled If disabled the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption It is recommended strongly that you ...

Page 125: ...hentication Type you can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES as Encryption Note If you check the WPA WPA2 Personal radio button and choose TKIP encryption you will find a notice in red as shown below Wireless Password You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters For Hexadecimal the length should be between 8 and 64 characters for ASCII the length should be between 8 and 63 characters Group Key...

Page 126: ...sword Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create Make sure these values are identical on all wireless 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 prom...

Page 127: ... Enable The default setting is Disabled MAC Address The wireless station s MAC address that you want to access Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled Description A simple description of the wireless station To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry click the Add New button The Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry page will appear Figure 4 10 Add and modify Wir...

Page 128: ...ry you want to modify 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 Disable 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 4 3 3 4 Wirele...

Page 129: ... the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the Router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value You can specify the value between 1 255 Beacon Intervals The default value is 1 which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval Enable WMM WMM function can guarantee the packets with...

Page 130: ...figure The button is used for loading the item to the Wireless MAC Filtering list 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 go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page N...

Page 131: ...ansmit rate information Receive Wireless receive rate information Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor Click the Stop button to start wireless throughput monitor 4 3 4 DHCP There are three submenus under the DHCP menu DHCP Settings DHCP Client List and Address Reservation Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function ...

Page 132: ...Address Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses 192 168 0 199 is the default end address Address Lease Time The Address Lease Time 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 th...

Page 133: ...ent List and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router Figure 4 15 DHCP Client List Client Name The name of the DHCP client MAC Address The MAC address of the DHCP client Assigned IP The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client Lease Time The time of the DHCP client leased After the dynamic IP address has expired a new dynamic IP address will be ...

Page 134: ...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 Modify To modify or delete an existing entry To Reserve an IP address 1 Click the Add New button Then Figure 6 24 will pop up 2 Enter the MAC address in XX XX XX XX XX XX format and IP address in dotted decimal notation of the c...

Page 135: ...r the main menu LED Control Time settings Diagnostic Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults Backup Restore Reboot Password and System Log Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 3 5 1 LED Control Go to Setting System Tools LED Control and then you can turn On or Off the LEDs on your router according t...

Page 136: ...ion the router built in some common NTP Servers so it can get time automatically once it connects the Internet Enable Daylight Saving Check the box to enable the Daylight Saving function Start The time to start 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 End The time to end the Daylight Saving Select...

Page 137: ...ld 4 Click the Save button to save the settings Figure 4 20 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 be lost if the router is turned off 3 The router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is con...

Page 138: ... 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 bytes to be sent The default is 64 Ping Timeout Time to wait for a response...

Page 139: ...or the router Figure 4 23 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 Ente...

Page 140: ...graded 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 3 5 5 Factory Defaults Go to Setting System Tools Factory Defaults and then and you can restore the configurations of the router to factory defaults Figure 4 24 Restore F...

Page 141: ...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 damage 4 3 5 7 Reboot Go to Setting System Tools Reboot and then you can reboot the router by clicking the Reboot butto...

Page 142: ... you want to reboot your router at a specific time please select Schedule Day Choose Everyday or choose Select Days and select the certain day days to reboot the router Time Specify the time in HHMM format for auto reboot Some settings of this device will take effect only after rebooting which include Change the LAN IP Address system will reboot automatically Change the DHCP Settings Upgrade the f...

Page 143: ...assword must not exceed 15 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 3 5 9 System Log Go to Setting System Tools System Log and then you can view the logs of the router Figure 4 28 System Log Auto Mail Feature Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not Mail Sett...

Page 144: ...uthentication 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 included Password Your mail account password Confirm The Password Enter the password again to confirm Enable Auto Mail Feature Select it to mail logs automatically You could mail the current logs either at a specified time every day or b...

Page 145: ...s 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 Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button to return to the previous page ...

Page 146: ...on the top right corner of the Web management page to switch the working mode of the router to Access Point 5 2 Quick Setup Refer to Access Point Mode Login and Quick Setup 5 3 Setting Click Setting then you will see the main menus on the left of the Web Management Page On the right there are the corresponding explanations and instructions The detailed explanations for each Web page s key function...

Page 147: ... Figure 5 2 status 5 3 2 Network There is one submenu under the Network menu LAN Click it and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 5 3 2 1 LAN Go to Setting Network LAN and then you can configure the IP parameters of LAN on this page ...

Page 148: ...192 168 0 1 Subnet Mask An address code that determines the size of the network Normally 255 255 255 0 is used as the subnet mask Gateway The gateway should be in the same subnet as your IP address Click the Save button to save your settings Note If you change the IP address you must use the new IP address to login the system If you select the type of Smart IP the DHCP server in this device will n...

Page 149: ...orresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 5 3 3 1 Wireless Settings Go to Setting Wireless Wireless Settings and then you can configure the basic settings of wireless network Figure 5 4 Wireless settings Wireless Network Name Enter a value of up to 32 characters The same Name SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network Mode This field det...

Page 150: ...ue Gen New PIN Click this button and then you can get a new random value for the router s PIN You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN Disable PIN of this device WPS external registrar of entering this device s PIN can be disabled or enabled manually If this device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external registrar this function will be disabled automaticall...

Page 151: ...e Then click Connect button 3 Connect successfully will appear on the screen of the last figure which means the client has successfully connected to the router Note 1 The WPS LED on the router will light blue 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 wirel...

Page 152: ...ecurity and then you can configure the security settings of wireless network Figure 5 7 Wireless Security There are three wireless security modes supported by the Router WPA WPA2 Personal WPA WPA2 Enterprise and WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy Each security option has its own settings as described follows Disable Security The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled If disabled the wirel...

Page 153: ...cryption You can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES Note If you check the WPA WPA2 radio button and choose TKIP encryption you will find a notice in red as shown below Radius Server IP Enter the IP address of the Radius Server Radius Port Enter the port that radius service used Radius Password Enter the password for the Radius Server Group Key Update Period Specify the group key update interva...

Page 154: ...ryption When WPA PSK or WPA is set as the Authentication Type you can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES as Encryption Note If you check the WPA WPA2 Personal radio button and choose TKIP encryption you will find a notice in red as shown below Wireless Password You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters For Hexadecimal the length should be between 8 and 64 characters for ASCII the length sh...

Page 155: ...assword Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create Make sure these values are identical on all wireless 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 pr...

Page 156: ... Enable The default setting is Disabled MAC Address The wireless station s MAC address that you want to access Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled Description A simple description of the wireless station To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry click the Add New button The Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry page will appear Figure 5 12 Add and modify Wir...

Page 157: ...ry you want to modify 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 Disable 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 5 3 3 5 Wirele...

Page 158: ... the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the Router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value You can specify the value between 1 255 Beacon Intervals The default value is 1 which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval Enable WMM WMM function can guarantee the packets with...

Page 159: ...st Deny if the Wireless MAC Filtering function enable deny the station to access Allow if the Wireless MAC Filtering function enable allow the station to access 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 160: ...function is running Transmit Wireless transmit rate information Receive Wireless receive rate information Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor Click the Stop button to start wireless throughput monitor 5 3 4 Guest Network Choosing menu Setting Guest Network you can configure the basic setting for guest Network ...

Page 161: ...ssigned to all wireless devices in your Guest Network Password Create a password for your wireless network The password must have a minimum of 8 characters in length Click the Save button to save your settings 5 3 5 DHCP There are three submenus under the DHCP menu DHCP Settings DHCP Client List and Address Reservation Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function ...

Page 162: ... 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 suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the Router The default value is 192 168 0 254 Default Domain Optiona...

Page 163: ...nt leased After the dynamic IP address has expired a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user You cannot change any of the values on this page To update this page and to show the current attached devices click the Refresh button 5 3 5 3 Address Reservation Go to Setting DHCP Address Reservation and then you can view and add a reserved address for clients When you specify a...

Page 164: ... XX XX XX XX XX XX format and IP address in dotted decimal notation of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address 3 Click the Save button Figure 5 20 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify If you want to delete the entry click the Delete 2 Modify the information 3 Click the Save button Click ...

Page 165: ...he corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 5 3 6 1 LED Control Go to Setting System Tools LED Control and then you can turn On or Off the LEDs on your router according to a specific time schedule Figure 5 21 LED Control Night Mode Indicates whether the Night Mode is On enabled or Off disabled LED Off Time Select the time schedule to turn off LEDs 5 3 6 ...

Page 166: ...tomatically once it connects the Internet Enable Daylight Saving Check the box to enable the Daylight Saving function Start The time to start 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 End The time to end the Daylight Saving Select the month in the first field the week in the second field the day in...

Page 167: ... button to save the settings Figure 5 23 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 be lost if the router is turned off 3 The router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly...

Page 168: ... 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 bytes to be sent The default is 64 Ping Timeout Time to wait for a response...

Page 169: ...r on the following screen Figure 5 26 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 lin...

Page 170: ...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 5 3 6 5 Factory Defaults Go to Setting System Tools Factory Defaults and then and you can restore the configurations of the router to factory defaults on the following screen Figure 5 ...

Page 171: ...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 damage 5 3 6 7 Reboot Go to Setting System Tools Reboot and then you can reboot the router by clicking the Reboot butto...

Page 172: ... you want to reboot your router at a specific time please select Schedule Day Choose Everyday or choose Select Days and select the certain day days to reboot the router Time Specify the time in HHMM format for auto reboot Some settings of this device will take effect only after rebooting which include Change the LAN IP Address system will reboot automatically Change the DHCP Settings Upgrade the f...

Page 173: ... must not exceed 15 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 5 3 6 9 System Log Go to Setting System Tools System Log and then you can view the logs of the router Figure 5 31 System Log Auto Mail Feature Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not Mail Settings Se...

Page 174: ...tication 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 included Password Your mail account password Confirm The Password Enter the password again to confirm Enable Auto Mail Feature Select it to mail logs automatically You could mail the current logs either at a specified time every day or by int...

Page 175: ...s 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 Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button to return to the previous page ...

Page 176: ...nd 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 connecting for Internet conne...

Page 177: ...ill 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 response you need to ...

Page 178: ... opposite side should call your WAN IP which is displayed on the Status page 4 How to enable DMZ Host Log in to the router Go to Advanced Forwarding DMZ 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 179: ...ity 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 Go to Advanced Security Remote Management On the Remote Management page type a port number except 80 such as 8...

Page 180: ...h 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 in this case please try http 192 168 1 1 88 3 Log in to the router Go to Advanced Forwarding Virtual Servers On the Virtual Servers page click Add New then on the Add or Modify a Virtual Server page enter 80 into the blank next to the Service Port and your IP...

Page 181: ... 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 182: ...duce how to install and configure the TCP IP correctly First make sure 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 Windows icon and then select Control Panel Figure B 0 1 2 Click on View network status and tasks under Network and Internet Figure B 0 2 ...

Page 183: ...settings Figure B 0 3 4 Right click Local Area Connection and then select Properties Figure B 0 4 5 In the Local Area Connection Properties window click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Figure B 0 5 6 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address ...

Page 184: ... command prompt and type ping 192 168 0 1 and then press Enter If the result displayed is similar to the Figure B 4 it means the connection between your PC and the router has been established well Figure B 4 Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to Figure B 5 it means the connection between your PC and the router failed ...

Page 185: ...PC correct Note If the router s IP address is 192 168 0 1 your PC s IP address must be within the range of 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 254 6 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 ne...

Page 186: ... maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 100Ω STP maximum 100m LEDs PWR SYS WLAN LAN 1 4 WAN WPS Safety Emissions FCC Wireless Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835GHz Radio Data Rate 11n up to 300Mbps Automatic 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6M Automatic 11b 11 5 5 2 1M Automatic Frequency Expansion DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Modulation BPSK QPSK CCK OFDM 16 QAM 64 QAM Security WEP WPA WPA2 WPA2 PSK WPA PSK Sensitivity ...

Page 187: ...mpatibility 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 allo...

Page 188: ...ireless 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 intero...

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