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Page 2: ...oduct names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation transformation or adaptation without permission from TP LINK Technologies Co Ltd Copyright 2005 TP LINK Technologies Co Ltd All rights reserved ...

Page 3: ... harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth fo...

Page 4: ...00 3 3 2001 EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 European standards dictate maximum radiated transmit power of 100mW EIRP and frequency range 2 400 2 4835GHz In France the equipment must be restricted to the 2 4465 2 4835GHz frequency range and must be restricted to indoor use ...

Page 5: ...ick Installation Guide 8 4 1 TCP IP configuration 8 4 2 Quick Installation Guide 9 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router 13 5 1 login 13 5 2 Status 13 5 3 Quick Setup 14 5 4 Network 14 5 4 1 LAN 15 5 4 2 WAN 15 5 4 3 MAC Clone 20 5 5 Wireless 21 5 5 1 Wireless Settings 21 5 5 2 MAC Filtering 24 5 5 3 Wireless Statistics 26 5 6 DHCP 27 5 6 1 DHCP Settings 27 5 6 2 DHCP Clients List 28 5 6 3 Address Rese...

Page 6: ...5 10 2 Oray net DDNS 44 5 10 3 Comexe cn DDNS 45 5 11 System Tools 46 5 11 1 Time 47 5 11 2 Firmware 47 5 11 3 Factory Defaults 48 5 11 4 Reboot 48 5 11 5 Password 49 5 11 6 Log 50 5 11 7 Statistics 50 Appendix A FAQ 52 Appendix B Configuring the PCs 56 Appendix C Specifications 61 Appendix D Glossary 62 Appendix E Contact Information 64 ...

Page 7: ...er Adapter for TL WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for TL WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router including This Guide Other Helpful Information Wall mounting screws Note If any of the listed contents are damaged or missing please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the TL WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router for assistance 1 ...

Page 8: ...nded to 4 9 times It is an easy web based setup for installation and management Even though you may not be familiar with the router this guide will make configuring the router easy Before installing the router please look through this guide to get to know all the router s functions 1 1 Purposes This Guide tells you how to use the TL WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router 1 2 Conventions The router mentione...

Page 9: ...36m tested in China Transmission range is extended to 4 9 times It is compatible with all IEEE 802 11g and IEEE 802 11b products The TL WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router provides flexible access control so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff It has built in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing It also supports V...

Page 10: ... ports Supports firmware upgrade Supports Remote and Web management Detachable reverse SMA connector antenna 2 3 Panel Layout 2 3 1 The Front Panel The front panel of the TL WR542G consists of several LED indicators which is designed to indicate connections Viewed from left to right Table 2 1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the router Figure 2 1 Front Panel sketch Name Action Description ...

Page 11: ...r s power Second press and hold the default reset button then turn on the router s power until the system LED lights up about 3 seconds Last release the reset button and wait for the router to reboot Note Ensure the router is powered on before it restarts completely WAN RJ45 port for connecting the router to a cable DSL modem or Ethernet Four LAN 10 100Mbps RJ45 ports for connecting the router to ...

Page 12: ...g the Router Before you install the router you should connect your PC to the Internet through your broadband service successfully If there is any problem please contact your ISP After that please install the router according to the following steps Don t forget to pull out the power plug and keep your hands dry 1 Power off your PC s Cable DSL modem and the router 2 Locate an optimum location for th...

Page 13: ...TL WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide To LAN Switch Hub 4 3 2 1 WAN To WAN RESET XDSL Cable Ethernet Figure 3 1 Hardware Installation of the TL WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router 7 ...

Page 14: ...our PCs Configure the IP address manually 1 Set up the TCP IP Protocol for your PC s If you need instructions as to how to do this please refer to Appendix B Configuring the PCs 2 Configure the network parameters The IP address is 192 168 1 xxx xxx is from 2 to 254 Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 and Gateway is 192 168 1 1 The router s default IP address Obtain an IP address automatically 1 Set up th...

Page 15: ...ation for your PC correct Note If the router s IP address is 192 168 1 1 your PC s IP address must be within the range of 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 254 the gateway must be 192 168 1 1 4 2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web based Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator utility the TL WR541G 54Mbps Wireless Router is easy to configure and manage The Web based utility can be used on any Windows Macintos...

Page 16: ...word are correct you can configure the router using the web browser Please click the Quick Setup link on the left of the main menu and the Quick Setup screen will appear Figure 4 5 Quick Setup Click Next the Choose WAN Connection Type page will appear shown in figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 Choose WAN Connection Type The router supports three popular ways to connect to Internet Please select one compatible...

Page 17: ...igure 4 8 Quick Setup Static IP Note The IP parameters should have been provided by your ISP IP Address This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet including your ISP Enter the IP address into the field Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address it is usually 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Enter the gateway into the box if required Primary DNS Enter the DNS ...

Page 18: ...where the wireless function of the router can be used It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the router in a region other than one of those specified in this filed Channel the current channel in use This field determines which operating frequency will be used Mode Indicates the current mode 54Mbps 802 11g 11Mbps 802 11b If you select 54Mbps 802 11g it is compatible with 11Mbps 802 11b T...

Page 19: ...r s current status and configuration All information is read only 1 LAN This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN including the MAC address IP address and Subnet Mask 2 Wireless This field displays basic information or status for wireless function including Wireless Radio SSID Channel Mode Wireless MAC address and IP address 3 WAN These parameters apply to the WAN port of...

Page 20: ...on 4 2 Quick Installation Guide 5 4 Network Figure 5 2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu shown in figure 5 2 LAN WAN and MAC Clone Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 14 ...

Page 21: ...ntil they are re configured c If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will change accordingly at the same time 5 4 2 WAN You can configure the WAN port parameters on this page First please choose the WAN Connection Type Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE 802 1x Dynamic IP 802 1x Static IP to the Internet The default type is PPPoE If you aren t given any ...

Page 22: ... you one or two DNS addresses select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields Otherwise the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from ISP Note If you get Address not found errors when you go to a Web site it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses Get IP with Unicast DHCP A ...

Page 23: ... provided IP Address Enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Subnet Mask Enter the subnet Mask in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP usually is 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Optional Enter the gateway IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP MTU Size The normal MTU Maximum Transmission Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes For ...

Page 24: ...ollowing parameters figure 5 6 Figure 5 6 WAN PPPoE User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive Connect on Demand You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity Connect on Demand enables the router t...

Page 25: ...e the router will disconnect your Internet connection and not be able to re establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again To use this option click the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last...

Page 26: ...ter it as well Click the Save button to save your settings 5 4 3 MAC Clone You can configure the MAC address of the WAN port on this page figure 5 8 Figure 5 8 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter which is connected to your cable DSL modem or Ethernet during installation You do not generally need to change anything here WAN MAC Address This field di...

Page 27: ... settings for the wireless network are set on this page figure 5 10 Figure 5 10 Wireless Settings SSID Enter a value of up to 32 characters The same name SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices on your network The default SSID is TP LINK but it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name SSID to a different value This value is case sensitive For example TP LINK is NOT the same...

Page 28: ...The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled If disabled the wireless stations will be able to connect the router without encryption It is strongly recommended that you choose this option to encrypt your wireless network The encryption settings are described below Authentication Type You can select one of the following authentication types WEP Select WEP authentication type based on 8...

Page 29: ...d or 13 ASCII characters For 152 bit encryption You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F zero key is not permitted or 16 ASCII characters Encryption When you select WPA PSK WPA2 PSK or WPA WPA2 as an Authentication Type you can select either Automatic TKIP or AES as Encryptions Figure 5 10a WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Passphrase You can enter a WPA or WPA2 passphras...

Page 30: ... the router WEP Key Specify a unique WEP key in Hexadecimal format to access the router Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled To disable the Wireless MAC Address Filters feature keep the default setting Disable To set up an entry click Enable and follow these instructions First you must decide whether the unspecified wireless stations can or cannot access the router If you des...

Page 31: ...n 64 bit or 128 bit or 152 bit is selected WEP Key will be enabled To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Click the Edit or Delete button in the Modify column in the MAC Address Filtering Table 2 Enter the value as desired in the Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry page and click the Save button You can click the Enable All button to make all the entries effective click the Disable...

Page 32: ...tton and enter the MAC address 00 0A EB 00 07 8A in the MAC Address field enter wireless station C in the Description field select 128 bit in the Privilege pull down list enter 2F34D20BE2E54B326C5476586A in the WEP Key field and select Enabled in the Status pull down list Click the Save and the Return button The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list Note a If you ...

Page 33: ...ne page click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page Note This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds 5 6 DHCP Figure 5 14 the DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu shown in figure 5 14 DHCP Settings DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding...

Page 34: ... 168 1 1 Default Domain Optional Input the domain name of your network Primary DNS Optional Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP Or consult your ISP Secondary DNS Optional Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers Note To use the DHCP server function of the router you must configure all computers on the LAN as Obtain an IP Address automatically mode T...

Page 35: ...ve IP address Assigned IP Address The IP address of the router reserved To Reserve IP addresses 1 Enter the MAC address The format for the MAC Address is XX XX XX XX XX XX and IP address in dotted decimal notation of the computer you wish to add 2 Click the Save button when finished To modify A Reserved IP address 1 Select the reserved address entry as you desire and modify it If you wish to delet...

Page 36: ...Email and FTP A virtual server is defined as a service port and all requests from Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP Address because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function You can set up virtual servers on this page shown in figure 5 19 Figure 5 19 Vi...

Page 37: ... Address for that computer or server To modify a virtual server entry 1 Select the entry you want to modify 2 Modify the information from the Service Port the IP Address boxes and the Protocol pull down list 3 Click the Save button To delete a service entry 1 Clear the entry s all information except the Protocol pull down list 2 Click the Save button To delete all service entries 1 Click the Clear...

Page 38: ...ts Range The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule You can input at most 5 groups of ports or port section Every group of ports must be apart with For example 2000 2038 2050 2051 2085 3010 3030 Incoming Protocol The protocol used for Incoming Ports Range either T...

Page 39: ...ld and the Enable checkbox 2 Click the Save button To delete all rules 1 Click the Clear All button 2 Click the Save button Note 1 When the trigger connection is released the according opening ports will be closed 2 Each rule allowed to be used only by one host on LAN synchronously The trigger connection of other hosts on LAN will be refused 3 Incoming Port Range cannot overlap each other 5 7 3 DM...

Page 40: ...own in figure 5 22 Figure 5 22 UPnP Settings Enable UPnP UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button As allowing this may present a risk to security this feature is disabled by default Current UPnP Settings Table this table displays the current UPnP information App Description The description provided by the application in the UPnP request External Port External port w...

Page 41: ...the Firewall page shown in figure 5 24 you can turn the general firewall switch on or off The default setting for the switch is off If the general firewall switch is off even if IP Address Filtering DNS Filtering and MAC Filtering are enabled their settings are ineffective Figure 5 24 Firewall Settings Enable Firewall the general firewall switch is on or off Enable IP Address Filtering set IP Addr...

Page 42: ...lt setting Disabled To set up an IP Address Filtering entry click Enable Firewall and Enable IP Address Filtering on the Firewall page and click the Add New button The page Add or Modify an IP Address Filtering entry will appear shown in figure 5 26 Figure 5 26 Add or Modify an IP Address Filtering Entry To create or modify an IP Address Filtering entry please follow these instructions 1 Effective...

Page 43: ... When finished click the Return button to return to IP Address Filtering page To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Find the desired entry in the table 2 Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries You can change the entry...

Page 44: ...effect For example 0803 1705 the entry will take effect from 08 03 to 17 05 2 Domain Name Type the domain or key word as desired in the field A blank in the domain field means all websites on the Internet For example www xxyy com cn net 3 Status Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull down list 4 Click the Save button to save this entry To add additional entries repeat steps 1...

Page 45: ...MAC Filtering Like the IP Address Filtering page the MAC Address Filtering page shown in figure 5 29 allows you to control access to the Internet by users on your local network based on their MAC Address Figure 5 29 MAC address Filtering Before setting up MAC Filtering entries you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable MAC Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page To Add a MAC Address...

Page 46: ...esired on the Edit column Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page Fox example If you want to block the PCs with MAC addresses 00 0A EB 00 07 BE and 00 0A EB 00 07 5F to ...

Page 47: ...is function change the default IP Address to another IP Address as desired To access the router you will type your router s WAN IP Address into your browser s Address in IE or Location in Navigator box followed by a colon and the custom port number For example if your Router s WAN address is 202 96 12 8 and you use port number 8080 enter in your browser http 202 96 12 8 8080 You will be asked for ...

Page 48: ...D FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value the router will start up the blocking function immediately Enable TCP SYN FLOOD Attack Filtering Enable or Disable the TCP SYN FLOOD Attack Filtering TCP SYN FLOOD Packets threshold 5 3600 The default value is 50 Enter a value between 5 3600 packets When the current TCP SYN FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value the router will start up the bl...

Page 49: ...ic Routing page shown in figure 5 34 Figure 5 34 Static Routing To add static routing entries 1 Enter the following data Destination IP Address The Destination IP Address 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 Gateway This is th...

Page 50: ...ice provider will give you a password or key To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 5 10 1Dyndns org DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www dyndns org The page will appear as shown in figure 5 35 Figure 5 35 Dyndns org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Type the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave 2 Type the User Name for your DDNS...

Page 51: ...sword for your DDNS account 3 Click the Login button to login the DDNS service Connection Status the status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Domain Name the domain names are displayed here Click Logout to logout the DDNS service 5 10 3 Comexe cn DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www comexe cn The page will appear that shown in figure 5 37 45 ...

Page 52: ...utton to login to the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service 5 11 System Tools Figure 5 38 the System Tools menu There are seven submenus under the System Tools menu shown in figure 5 38 Time Firmware Factory Defaults Reboot Password Log and Statistics Click any of them and you will be able to configure ...

Page 53: ...ate and time in the right blanks 3 Click Save Click the Get GMT button to get GMT time from Internet if you have connected to Internet Note 1 This setting will be used for some time based functions such as firewall You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully if not the time limited on these functions will not take effect 2 The time will be lost if the router is turned...

Page 54: ... runs the TFTP server in the TFTP Server s IP Address field 5 Click the Upgrade button Firmware Version displays the current firmware version Hardware Version displays the current hardware version The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version Note 1 Do not turn off the router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded 2 The router will r...

Page 55: ...ter s settings to factory default system will reboot automatically 5 11 5 Password This page shown in figure 5 43 allows you to change the factory default user name and password of the router Figure 5 43 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the router All users who try to access the router s web based utility or Quick Setup will be promp...

Page 56: ...lays the network traffic of each PC on LAN including total traffic and traffic of the last Packets Statistic interval seconds Figure 5 45 Statistics Current Statistics Status Enable or Disable The default value is disabled To enable click the Enable button If disabled the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective Packets Statistics Interval The default value is 10 Select ...

Page 57: ...ceived and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds ICMP Tx The total amount of the ICMP packets transmitted to WAN in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds UDP Tx The total amount of the UDP packets transmitted to WAN in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds Current TCP SYN Tx The total amount of the TCP SYN packets transmitted to WAN in the last Packets Statistic in...

Page 58: ...or connect Manually for Internet connection mode Type an appropriate number for Max Idle Time to avoid wasting paid time Otherwise you can select Auto connecting for Internet connection mode Figure A 2 PPPoE Connection Mode Note i Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in the backgrou...

Page 59: ...need to do anything with the router 2 If you start as a responsor you need configure Virtual Server or DMZ Host 3 How to configure Virtual Server Login to the router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click Virtual Servers submenu On the Virtual Server page enter 1720 into the blank below the Service Port and your IP address below the IP Address assuming 192 168 1 169 for an...

Page 60: ...e Management page type a port number except 80 such as 88 into the Web Management Port field Click Save and reboot the router Figure A 6 Remote Management Note If the above configuration takes effect to configure to the router by typing http 192 168 1 1 88 the router s LAN IP address Web Management Port in the address field of the web browser 3 Login to the router click the Forwarding menu on the ...

Page 61: ...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 55 ...

Page 62: ...onfiguration tab in the appearing Network window 3 Click on the Add button Select Protocol and then click Add Figure B 1 Add Network Protocol 4 Under Manufacturers on Select Network Protocol page highlight Microsoft Under Network Protocols highlight TCP IP Click OK TCP IP protocol will take effect after reboot Figure B 2 Select Network Protocol 2 Configure TCP IP for your computer 1 On the Windows...

Page 63: ...ow will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default 4 Now you have two ways to configure the TCP IP protocol below Assigned by DHCP Sever a Select Obtain an IP address automatically as shown in the figure below Figure B 4 IP Address tab b Do not type anything into the New gateway field on the Gateway tab 57 ...

Page 64: ...tab as shown in the following figure Figure B 6 DNS Configuration tab Setting IP address manually a Select Specify an IP address on IP Address tab as shown in the following figure If the router s LAN IP address is 192 168 1 1 type IP address is 192 168 1 x x is from 2 to 254 and subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 58 ...

Page 65: ... Gateway tab and click on the Add button as shown in the figure Figure B 8 Gateway tab c On the DNS Configuration tab click Enable DNS radio and type your computer name in to the Host field and a Domain such as szonline com into the Domain field In the DNS Server Search Order field you can type the DNS server IP addresses which has been provided by your ISP and 59 ...

Page 66: ...TL WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide click Add button Shown below Figure B 9 DNS Configuration tab Now all the configurations are finished it will take effect after reboot 60 ...

Page 67: ...MDIX Cabling Type 10BASE T UTP category 3 4 5 cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 100Ω STP maximum 100m 100BASE TX UTP category 5 5e cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 100Ω STP maximum 100m Radio Data Rate 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6Mbps or 11 5 5 3 2 1Mbps Power Supply 9V 0 8A LEDs Power System WLAN Link Act Safety Emissions FCC CE Environmental and Physical Operating Temp 0 40 32 104 Operating Humidity 10 95 R...

Page 68: ... networking at 54 Mbps using direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS technology using 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 Proto...

Page 69: ...ices must be configured with the same SSID This is typically 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 wireles...

Page 70: ...ess Router User Guide Appendix E Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of the TP LINK TL WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router please contact us E mail support tp link com Website http www tp link com 64 ...

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