TL-ER604W SafeStreamTM Wireless N Gigabit Broadband VPN Router Rev: 1.0.
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CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1 About this Guide ................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Intended Readers ..................................................................................................................2 1.2 Conventions ....................................................................................
3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Advanced .............................................................................................................................58 3.4.1 NAT ..........................................................................................................................58 3.4.2 Traffic Control ..........................................................................................................67 3.4.3 Session Limit ...........................................................
3.8.7 Logs .......................................................................................................................138 Chapter 4 Application........................................................................................................ 140 4.1 Network Requirements.......................................................................................................140 4.2 Network Topology............................................................................................
Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-ER604W Router ¾ One Power Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD 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.
Chapter 1 About this Guide This User Guide contains information for setup and management of TL-ER604W Router. Please read this guide carefully before operation. 1.1 Intended Readers This Guide is intended for Network Engineer and Network Administrator. 1.2 Conventions In this Guide the following conventions are used: ¾ The Router or TL-ER604W mentioned in this Guide stands for TL-ER604W SafeStreamTM Wireless N Gigabit Broadband VPN Router without any explanation.
Appendix B FAQ Provides the possible solutions to the problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the router. Appendix C Glossary Lists the glossary used in this guide.
Chapter 2 Introduction Thanks for choosing the SafeStreamTM Wireless N Gigabit Broadband VPN Router TL-ER604W. 2.1 Overview of the Router The SafeStreamTM Wireless N Gigabit Broadband VPN Router TL-ER604W from TP-LINK supports Wireless N speed and Gigabit wired speeds on all ports. It integrates multiple VPN protocols, high-security and high-performance VPN capabilities, making it an ideal choice for branch offices in need of cost-effective secure remote connections to headquarters or remote offices.
+ Possessing MAC Filtering function to block the access of illegal hosts. z Flexible Traffic Control + Featured Bandwidth Control with flexible bandwidth management to automatically control the bandwidth of the host in bi-direction to avoid bandwidth over occupation, as well as optimize bandwidth usage. + Supporting Session Limit to avoid the complaint of a few people to force whole sessions.
¾ Supports Virtual Server, Port Triggering, ALG, Static Route and RIP v1/v2 ¾ Built-in Switch supporting Port Mirror, Port VLAN, Rate Control and so on ¾ Supports to change the MAC address of LAN and WAN port ¾ Supports Logs, Statistics, Time setting ¾ Supports Remote and Web management ¾ Supports Diagnostic (Ping/Tracert) and Online Detection Wireless ¾ Supports Wireless N speed and 2 detachable 5dBi antennas ¾ Supports WEP, WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Encryption ¾ Supports WDS, Multi-SSID,
2.3 Appearance 2.3.1 Front Panel The front panel of TL-ER604W is shown as the following figure.
z Reset button Use the button to restore the Router to the factory defaults. With the Router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the Reset button (about 4~5 seconds). After the SYS LED goes out, release the Reset button. If the SYS LED is flashing with a high frequency about two or three seconds, it means the Router is restored successfully. z Wifi button Press this button to enable or disable WI-FI. 2.3.2 Rear Panel The rear panel of TL-ER604W is shown as the following figure.
Chapter 3 Configuration 3.1 Network 3.1.1 Status The Status page shows the system information, the port connection status and other information related to this Router. Choose the menu Network→Status to load the following page. Figure 3-1 Status 3.1.2 System Mode The TL-ER604W Router can work in three modes: NAT, Non-NAT and Classic.
If your Router is hosting your local network’s connection to the Internet with a network topology as the Figure 3-2 shown, you can set it to NAT mode. Figure 3-2 Network Topology - NAT Mode If your Router is connecting the two networks of different areas in a large network environment with a network topology as the Figure 3-3 shown, and forwards the packets between these two networks by the Routing rules, you can set it to Non-NAT mode.
If your Router is connected in a combined network topology as the Figure 3-4 shown, you can set it to Classic Mode. Figure 3-4 Network Topology – Classic Mode Choose the menu Network→System Mode to load the following page. Figure 3-5 System Mode You can select a System Mode for your Router according to your network need.
source IP address can be transported by NAT, whereas the packet with 20.31.76.80 as its source IP address will be dropped. z Non-NAT Mode In this mode, the Router functions as the traditional Gateway and forwards the packets via routing protocol. The Hosts in different subnets can communicate with one another via the routing rules whereas no NAT is employed. Note: In Non-NAT mode, all the NAT forwarding rules will be disabled. z Classic Mode It's the combined mode of NAT mode and Non-NAT mode.
Note: By default, TL-ER604W is set to work in the mode of dual WAN ports. 3.1.3.2 WAN1 TL-ER604W provides the following six Internet connection types: Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE/Russian PPPoE, L2TP/Russian L2TP, PPTP/Russian PPTP and BigPond. To configure the WAN, please first select the type of Internet connection provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider). Tips: It’s allowed to set the IP addresses of both the WAN ports within the same subnet.
computer. IP Address: Enter the IP address assigned by your ISP. If you are not clear, please consult your ISP. Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by your ISP. Default Gateway: Optional. Enter the Gateway assigned by your ISP. MTU: MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the maximum data unit transmitted by the physical network. It can be set in the range of 576-1500. The default MTU is 1500. It is recommended to keep the default value if no other MTU value is provided by your ISP.
Figure 3-8 WAN – Dynamic IP The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ Dynamic IP Connection Type: Select Dynamic IP if your ISP assigns the IP address automatically. Click to get the IP address from your ISP’s server. Click to release the current IP address of WAN port. Host Name: Optional. This field allows you to give a name for the Router. It's blank by default. MTU: MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the maximum data unit transmitted by the physical network.
Get IP Address by The broadcast requirement may not be supported by a few ISPs. Unicast: Select this option if you can not get the IP address from your ISP even if with a normal network connection. This option is not required generally. Use the following DNS Select this option to enter the DNS (Domain Name Server) Server: address manually. Primary DNS: Enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS (Domain Name Server). If you are not clear, please consult your ISP. Optional.
3) Gateway Address: Displays the Gateway Address assigned by your ISP. Primary DNS: Displays the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS. Secondary DNS: Displays the IP address of your ISP’s Secondary DNS. PPPoE If your ISP (Internet Service Provider) has provided the account information for the PPPoE connection, please choose the PPPoE connection type (Used mainly for DSL Internet service).
The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ PPPoE Settings Connection Type: Select PPPoE if your ISP provides xDSL Virtual Dial-up connection. Click to dial-up to the Internet and obtain the IP address. Click to disconnect the Internet connection and release the current IP address. Account Name: Enter the Account Name provided by your ISP. If you are not clear, please consult your ISP. Password: Enter the Password provided by your ISP.
ISP Address: Optional. Enter the ISP address provided by your ISP. It's null by default. Service Name: Optional. Enter the Service Name provided by your ISP. It's null by default. Primary DNS: Enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS. Secondary DNS: Optional. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s Secondary DNS. Secondary Connection: Here allows you to configure the secondary connection. Dynamic IP and Static IP connection types are provided.
z “Connected” indicates that the Router has successfully obtained the IP parameters from your ISP. z “Disconnected” indicates that the connection has been manually terminated or the request of the Router has no response from your ISP. Please ensure that your settings are correct and your network is connected well. Consult your ISP if this problem remains. 4) IP Address: Displays the IP address assigned by your ISP. Gateway Address: Displays the Gateway Address assigned by your ISP.
Figure 3-10 WAN - L2TP The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ L2TP Settings Connection Type: Select L2TP if your ISP provides a L2TP connection. Click to dial-up to the Internet and obtain the IP address. Click to disconnect the Internet connection and release the current IP address. Account Name: Enter the Account Name provided by your ISP. If you are not clear, please consult your ISP. Password: Enter the Password provided by your ISP.
Server IP: Enter the Server IP provided by your ISP. MTU: MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the maximum data unit transmitted by the physical network. It can be set in the range of 576-1460. The default MTU is 1460. It is recommended to keep the default value if no other MTU value is provided by your ISP. Active Mode: You can select the proper Active Mode according to your need.
Downstream Specify the bandwidth for receiving packets on the port. Bandwidth: ¾ L2TP Status Status: Displays the status of PPPoE connection. z “Disabled” indicates that the L2TP connection type is not applied. z “Connecting” indicates that the Router is obtaining the IP parameters from your ISP. z “Connected” indicates that the Router has successfully obtained the IP parameters from your ISP.
Figure 3-11 WAN - PPTP The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ PPTP Settings Connection Type: Select PPTP if your ISP provides a PPTP connection. Click to dial-up to the Internet and obtain the IP address. Click to disconnect the Internet connection and release the current IP address. Account Name: Enter the Account Name provided by your ISP. If you are not clear, please consult your ISP. Password: Enter the Password provided by your ISP.
Server IP: Enter the Server IP provided by your ISP. MTU: MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the maximum data unit transmitted by the physical network. It can be set in the range of 576-1460. The default MTU is 1460. It is recommended to keep the default value if no other MTU value is provided by your ISP. Active Mode: You can select the proper Active mode according to your need.
Downstream Bandwidth: ¾ Specify the bandwidth for receiving packets on the port. PPTP Status Status: Displays the status of PPTP connection. z “Disabled” indicates that the PPTP connection type is not applied. z “Connecting” indicates that the Router is obtaining the IP parameters from your ISP. z “Connected” indicates that the Router has successfully obtained the IP parameters from your ISP.
Figure 3-12 WAN – Bigpond The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ BigPond Settings Connection Type: Select BigPond if your ISP provides a BigPond connection. Click to dial-up to the Internet and obtain the IP address. Click to disconnect the Internet connection and release the current IP address. Account Name: Enter the Account Name provided by your ISP. If you are not clear, please consult your ISP. Password: Enter the Password provided by your ISP.
Auth Domain: Enter the domain name of authentication server. It's only required when the address of Auth Server is a server name. Auth Mode: You can select the proper Active mode according to your need. z Manual: Select this option to manually activate or terminate the Internet connection by the or button. It is optimum for the dial-up connection charged on time. z Always-on: Select this option to keep the connection always on.
Default Gateway: Displays the IP address of the default gateway assigned by your ISP. Note: To ensure the BigPond connection re-established normally, please restart the connection at least 5 seconds after the connection is off. 3.1.4 LAN 3.1.4.1 LAN On this page, you can configure the parameters for LAN port of this router. Choose the menu Network→LAN→LAN to load the following page.
Choose the menu Network→LAN→DHCP to load the following page. Figure 3-14 DHCP Settings The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ DHCP Settings DHCP Server: Enable or disable the DHCP server on your Router. To enable the Router to assign the TCP/IP parameters to the computers in the LAN automatically, please select Enable. Start IP Address: Enter the Start IP address to define a range for the DHCP server to assign dynamic IP addresses.
Primary DNS: Optional. Enter the Primary DNS server address provided by your ISP. It is recommended to enter the IP address of the LAN port of the Router. Secondary DNS: 3.1.4.3 Optional. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it. DHCP Client On this page, you can view the information about all the DHCP clients connected to the Router. Choose the menu Network→LAN→DHCP Client to load the following page.
¾ DHCP Reservation MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the computer for which you want to reserve the IP address. IP Address: Enter the reserved IP address. Description: Optional. Enter a description for the entry. Up to 28 characters can be entered. Status: ¾ Activate or Inactivate the corresponding entry. List of Reserved Address In this table, you can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons. The first entry in Figure 3-16 indicates: The IP address 192.168.0.
Figure 3-17 MAC Address The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ MAC Address Displays the port type of the Router. Port: Current MAC Address: Displays the current MAC address of the port. MAC Clone: It’s only available for WAN port. Click the button to restore the MAC address to the factory default value or click the button to clone the MAC address of the PC you are currently using to configure the Router. Then click to apply.
Figure 3-18 Statistics The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ Statistics Unicast: Displays the number of normal unicast packets received or transmitted on the port. Broadcast: Displays the number of normal broadcast packets received or transmitted on the port. Pause: Displays the number of flow control frames received or transmitted on the port. Multicast: Displays the number of normal multicast packets received or transmitted on the port.
Normal: Displays the number of the received packets (including error frames) that are between 64 bytes and the maximum frame length. The maximum untagged frame this Router can support is 1518 bytes long and the maximum tagged frame is 1522 bytes long. Oversize: Displays the number of the received packets (including error frames) that are longer than the maximum frame. Total (Bytes): Displays the total number of the received or transmitted packets (including error frames).
Enable Port Mirror: Check the box to enable the Port Mirror function. If unchecked, it will be disabled. Mode: Select the mode for the port mirror function. Options include: z Ingress: When this mode is selected, only the incoming packets received by the mirrored port will be copied to the mirroring port. z Egress: When this mode is selected, only the outgoing packets sent by the mirrored port will be copied to the mirroring port.
1) Check the box before Enable Port Mirror to enable the Port Mirror function and select the Ingress & Egress mode. 2) Select Port 3 to be the Mirroring Port to monitor all the packets of the other ports. 3) Select all the other ports to be the Mirrored Ports. 4) Click the button to apply. 3.1.6.3 Rate Control On this page, you can control the traffic rate for the specific packets on each port so as to manage your network flow.
3.1.6.4 Port Config On this page, you can configure the basic parameters for the ports. Choose the menu Network→Switch→Port Config to load the following page. Figure 3-21 Port Config The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ Port Config Status: Specify whether to enable the port. The packets can be transported via this port after being enabled. Flow Control: Allows you to enable/disable the Flow Control function. Negotiation Mode: Select the Negotiation Mode for the port.
Figure 3-22 Port Status 3.1.6.6 Port VLAN A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is a network topology configured according to a logical scheme rather than the physical layout, which allows you to divide the physical LAN into multiple logical LANs so as to control the communication among the ports. The VLAN function can prevent the broadcast storm in LANs and enhance the network security.
VLAN: Select the desired VLAN for the port. Tips: The Port VLAN can only be created among the LAN ports. 3.2 Wireless 3.2.1 Wireless Setting 3.2.1.1 Wireless Setting On this page you can configure the basic parameters of the wireless network. Choose the menu Wireless→Wireless Setting→Wireless Setting to load the following page.
The following items are displayed on this screen: Wireless Setting Wireless: Enable or disable the Wireless function. Region: Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.
SSID: Enter a name for the wireless network. The same name of SSID(Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless device in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test. Description: Enter the description for the SSID. SSID Broadcast: Enable or disable the SSID Broadcast.
Auth Type: Choose the Auth type of the WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) or WPA2-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. Encryption: Select the Encryption type， including Automatic, TKIP, AES.
Encryption: Select the Encryption type. which including Automatic, TKIP, AES. The default setting is Automatic, which can select TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) or AES （Advanced Encryption Standard） automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. TKIP – TKIP is a security protocol used in the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking standard. AES – AES is a specification for the encryption of electronic data established by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Key Format: Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Key Selected: You can select the key based on need. WEP Key: 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.
Figure 3-25 Multi-SSID The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ General Multi-SSID: Enable or disable the Multi-SSID. You can establish multiple wireless networks if Multi-SSID is enabled. SSID Insulation: Enable or disable the SSID Insulation. If enabled, the hosts accessing to the different SSID cannot be communicate with each other. ¾ Multi-SSID Config SSID: Specify a name for the wireless network. Description: Enter a description for this SSID.
Specify the security option of the wireless network. If you do not want to use Security: wireless security, select “Disable Security”, otherwise select one Security option from the drop-down list. It’s strongly recommended to choose one of the security options to enable security. There are three wireless security options supported by the Router: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, WPA/WPA2 and WEP. It is recommend to choose WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. The detail information of the three security options will be introduced below.
Auth Type: Choose the Auth type of the WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) or WPA2-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. Encryption: Select the Encryption type. which including Automatic, TKIP, AES.
Encryption: Select the Encryption type. which including Automatic, TKIP, AES. The default setting is Automatic, which can select TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) or AES （Advanced Encryption Standard） automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. TKIP – TKIP is a security protocol used in the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking standard. AES – AES is a specification for the encryption of electronic data established by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Key Format: Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Key Selected: You can select the key based on need. WEP Key: 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.
Tips: ● The WDS function will be disabled if Multi-SSID is enabled. ● UP to 7 new SSIDs can be added to the router. ● The router allows only one SSID to use WEP Auth. 3.2.1.3 WDS With the WDS function, the Router can bridge two or more WLANs. Choose the menu Wireless→Wireless Setting→WDS to load the following page. Figure 3-26 WDS Configuration ¾ General WDS: Enable or disable the WDS function. With this function, the Router can bridge two or more WLANs.
BSSID(to be bridged): The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join. Key Type: This option should be chosen according to the AP's security configuration. It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's security type WEP Key Index: This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP (ASCII) or WEP (HEX).It indicates the index of the WEP key.
WMM: WMM function can guarantee the packets with high- priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended enabled. Short GI: This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time. ¾ Wireless Advanced Transmit Power: Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended.
3.2.2 MAC Filtering On this page, you can control the wireless access by configuring the MAC Filtering. Choose the menu User Wireless→MAC Filtering to load the following page. Figure 3-28 MAC Filtering ¾ General Each SSID can be configured the MAC Address Filtering rules. You can select a SSID in the SSID drop-down list. To create a new SSID, please refer to 3.2.1.2 Multi-SSID.
3.2.3 Host Status On this page, you can view the information of all the hosts connected to the wireless network. Choose the menu User Wireless→Host Status to load the following page. Figure 3-29 Host Status ¾ General Select a SSID, the status of the host in this wireless network will display on the following table. ¾ Host Status MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the host which access the Router by wireless connection. SSID: Displays the name of the SSID to which the host connects.
Choose the menu User Group→Group to load the following page. Figure 3-30 Group Configuration The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ ¾ Group Config Group Name: Specify a unique name for the group. Description: Give a description for the group. It's optional. List of Group In this table, you can view the information of the Groups and edit them by the Action buttons. 3.3.2 User On this page, you can configure the User for the group.
User Name: Specify a unique name for the user. IP Address: Enter the IP Address of the user. It cannot be the network address or broadcast address of the port. Description: ¾ Give a description to the user for identification. It's optional. List of User In this table, you can view the information of the Users and edit them by the Action buttons. 3.3.3 View On this page, you can configure the User View or Group View. Choose the menu User Group→View to load the following page.
Available Group: Displays the Groups that the User can join. Selected Group: Displays the Groups to which this User belongs. Group Name: Select the name of the desired Group. Group Structure: Click this button to view the tree structure of this group. All the members of this group will be displayed, including Users and sub-Groups. The Group Names are displayed in bold. Available Member: Displays the Users and the Groups which can be added into this group.
Source Port Range: Enter the source port range between 2049 and 65000, the span of which must be not less than 100. ¾ NAT-DMZ NAT-DMZ: Enable or disable NAT-DMZ. NAT DMZ is a special service of NAT application, which can be considered as a default forwarding rule. When NAT DMZ (Pseudo DMZ) is enabled, all the data initiated by external network falling short of the current connections or forwarding rules will be forwarded to the preset NAT DMZ host. Host IP Address: 3.4.1.
DMZ Forwarding: Enable or disable DMZ Forwarding. The packets transmitted to the Translated IP Address will be forwarded to the host of Original IP if DMZ Forwarding is enabled. ¾ Description: Give a description for the entry. Status: Activate or inactivate the entry. List of Rules In this table, you can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons. The first entry in Figure 3-34 indicates: The IP address of host1 in local network is 192.168.0.
¾ Description: Give a description for the entry. Status: Activate or inactivate the entry. list of Rules You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons. The first entry in Figure 3-35 indicates that: This is a Multi-Nets NAT entry named tplink1. The subnet under the LAN port of the Router is 192.168.2.0/24 and this entry is activated. After the corresponding Static Route entry is set, the hosts within this subnet can access the Internet through the Router via NAT.
Configuration procedure 1. Establish the Multi-Nets NAT entries with Subnet/Mask of VLAN2 and VLAN3. The configured entries are as follows: 2. Then set the corresponding Static Route entry, enter the IP address of the interface connecting the Router and the three layer switch into the Next Hop field.
Choose the menu Advanced→Routing→Static Route to load the following page. The Static Route entry is as follows: 3.4.1.4 Virtual Server Virtual server sets up public services in your private network, such as DNS, Email and FTP, and defines a service port. All the service requests to this port will be transmitted to the LAN server appointed by the Router via IP address. Choose the menu Advanced→NAT→Virtual Server to load the following page.
Figure 3-36 Virtual Server The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ Virtual Server Name: Enter a name for Virtual Server entries. Up to 28 characters can be entered. Interface: Select an interface for forwarding data packets. External Port: Enter the service port or port range the Router provided for accessing external network. All the requests from Internet to this service port or port range will be redirected to the specified server in local network.
Note: ● The External port and Internal Port should be set in the range of 1-65535. ● The external ports of different entries should be different, whereas the internal ports can be the same. ¾ List of Rules In this table, you can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.
Name: Enter a name for Port Triggering entries. Up to 28 characters can be entered. Interface: Select an interface for forwarding data packets. Trigger Port: Enter the trigger port number or the range of port. Only when the trigger port initiates connection will all the corresponding incoming ports open and provide service for the applications, otherwise the incoming ports will not open. Trigger Protocol: Select the protocol used for trigger port.
3.4.1.6 ALG Some special protocols such as FTP, H.323, SIP, IPsec and PPTP will work properly only when ALG (Application Layer Gateway) service is enabled. Choose the menu Advanced→NAT→ALG to load the following page. Figure 3-38 ALG The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ ALG FTP ALG: Enable or disable FTP ALG. The default setting is enabled. It is recommended to keep the default setting if no special requirement. H.323 ALG: Enable or disable H.323 ALG. The default setting is enabled. H.
3.4.2.1 Setup Choose the menu Advanced→Traffic Control→Setup to load the following page. Figure 3-39 Configuration The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ General Disable Bandwidth Select this option to disable Bandwidth Control. Control: Enable Bandwidth Select this option to enable Bandwidth Control all the time.
¾ Interface Bandwidth Interface: Displays the current enabled WAN port(s). The Total bandwidth is equal to the sum of bandwidth of the enabled WAN ports. Upstream Displays the bandwidth of each WAN port for transmitting data. The Bandwidth: Upstream Bandwidth of WAN port can be configured on WAN page. Downstream Displays the bandwidth of each WAN port for receiving data. The Bandwidth: Downstream Bandwidth of WAN port can be configured on WAN page.
¾ Bandwidth Control Rule Direction: Select the data stream direction for the entry. The direction of arrowhead indicates the data stream direction. WAN-ALL means all WAN ports through which the data flow might pass. Individual WAN port cannot be selected if WAN-ALL rules are added. Group: Select the group to define the controlled users. Mode: Individual: The bandwidth of each user equals to the current bandwidth of this entry.
Note: ● The premise for single rule taking effect is that the bandwidth of the interface for this rule is sufficient and not used up. ● It is impossible to satisfy all the guaranteed bandwidth if the total guaranteed bandwidth specified by all Bandwidth Control rules for certain interface exceeds the physical bandwidth of this interface. 3.4.3 Session Limit The amount of TCP and UDP sessions supported by the Router is finite.
¾ Group: Select a group to define the controlled users. Max. Sessions: Enter the max. Sessions for the users. Description: Give a description for the entry. Status: Activate or inactivate the entry. List of Session Limit You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons. The first entry in Figure 3-41 indicates: The amount of maximum sessions for the hosts within group1 is 100 and this entry is enabled. 3.4.3.
Figure 3-43 Configuration With the box before Enable Application Optimized Routing checked, the Router will consider the source IP address and destination IP address of the packets as a whole and record the WAN port they pass through. And then the packets with the same source IP address and destination IP address or destination port will be forwarded to the recorded WAN port. This feature is to ensure the multi-connected applications to work properly.
Protocol: Select the protocol for the entry in the drop-down list. If the protocol you want to set is not in the list, you can add it to the list on 3.4.4.4 Protocol page. Source IP: Enter the source IP range for the entry. 0.0.0.0 - 0.0.0.0 means any IP is acceptable. Destination IP: Enter the destination IP range for the entry. 0.0.0.0 - 0.0.0.0 means any IP is acceptable. Source Port: Enter the source Port range for the entry, which is effective only when the protocol is TCP, UDP or TCP/UDP.
Figure 3-45 Link Backup The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ General WAN Ports: Displays all the WAN ports in use. You can drag the light-blue WAN button to primary and backup WAN list. The color of WAN button changing to gray indicates that the WAN port is already in the primary and backup WAN list. WAN Config: The WAN port in the secondary WAN list will share the traffic for the WAN in the primary WAN list under the specified condition. Mode: You can select Timing or Failover Mode.
Failover: Specify the premise for Failover Mode. The backup WAN port will be enabled only when the premise is met. Backup Effective Time: Specify the backup effective time if Timing Mode has been selected. Then the backup WAN port will be enabled, while the primary WAN port is disabled in the specified time period. When the start time you enter is not earlier than the end time, the default effective time is from the start time of the day to the end time of the next day.
Figure 3-46 Protocol The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ Protocol Name: Enter a name to indicate a protocol. The name will display in the drop-down list of Protocol on Access Rule page. Number: ¾ Enter the Number of the protocol in the range of 0-255. List of Protocol You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons. Note: The system predefined protocols cannot be configured. 3.4.5 Routing 3.4.5.
Choose the menu Advanced→Routing→Static Route to load the following page. Figure 3-47 Static Route The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ Static Route Destination: Enter the destination host the route leads to. Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask of the destination network. Next Hop: Enter the gateway IP address to which the packet should be sent next. Interface: Select the physical network interface, through which this route is accessible. Metric: Defines the priority of the route.
The first entry in Figure 3-47 indicates: If there are packets being sent to a device with IP address of 211.162.1.0 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, the Router will forward the packets from WAN1 port to the next hop of 211.200.1.1. Application Example There is a network topology as the following figure shown: If the LAN port of TL-ER604W（with Non-NAT or Classic system mode）is connected to LAN1 with subnet of 192.168.0.0/24, while the LAN port of another Router R1 is connected to LAN2 with network of 192.
The distance of RIP refers to the hop counts that a data packet passes through before reaching its destination, the value range of which is 1–15. It means the destination cannot be reached if the value is more than 15. Optimal path indicates the path with the fewest hop counts. RIP exchanges the route information every 30 seconds by broadcasting UDP packets.
Authentication: network situation, and the password should not be more than 15 characters. All Interfaces: Here you can operate all the interfaces in bulk. All the interfaces will not apply RIP if “Enable” option for All Interfaces is selected. ¾ List of RIP After RIP is enabled, the information of RIP forwarding the packets received by the Router will be displayed in the list. The first entry in Figure 3-48 indicates: when receiving packets with destination IP is 116.10.20.
Flags: The Flags of route entry. The Flags describe certain characteristics of the route. Logical Interface: The logical interface of route entry. Physical The physical interface of route entry. Interface: Metric The Metric of route entry. 3.5 Firewall 3.5.1 Anti ARP Spoofing ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is used for analyzing and mapping IP addresses to the corresponding MAC addresses so that packets can be delivered to their destinations correctly.
Figure 3-50 IP-MAC Binding The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ General It is recommended to check all the options. You should import the IP and MAC address of the host to IP-MAC Binding List and enable the corresponding entry before enabling “Permit the packets matching the IP-MAC Binding entries only”.
You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons. The first entry in Figure 3-50 indicates: The IP address of 192.168.1.101 and MAC address of 00-19-66-83-53-CF have been bound and this entry is activated. Note: If all the entries in the binding list are disabled and “Permit the packets of IP-MAC Binding entries only” option is selected and saved, the WEB management page of the Router cannot be login.
Indicates that the IP and MAC address of this entry are already bound. To bind the entries in the list, check these entries and click the button, then the settings will take effect if the entries do not conflict with the existed entries. Note: If the local hosts suffered from ARP attack, you cannot add IP-MAC Binding entries on this page. Please add entries manually on 3.5.1.1 IP-MAC Binding. 3.5.1.
Figure 3-53 Attack Defense The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ General Flood Defense: Flood attack is a commonly used DoS (Denial of Service) attack, including TCP SYN, UDP, ICMP and so on. It is recommended to select all the Flood Defense options and specify the corresponding thresholds. Keep the default settings if you are not sure.
Packet Anomaly Packet Anomaly refers to the abnormal packets. It is Defense: recommended to select all the Packet Anomaly Defense options. Enable Attack With this box checked, the Router will record the defense logs. Defense Logs: 3.5.3 MAC Filtering On this page, you can control the Internet access of local hosts by specifying their MAC addresses. Choose the menu Firewall→MAC Filtering→MAC Filtering to load the following page.
¾ List of Rules You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons. 3.5.4 Access Control 3.5.4.1 URL Filtering URL (Uniform Resource Locator) specifies where an identified resource is available and the mechanism for retrieving it. URL Filter functions to filter the Internet URL address, so as to provide a convenient way for controlling the access to Internet from LAN hosts. Choose the menu Firewall→Access Control→URL Filtering to load the following page.
Object: Mode: Select the range in which the URL Filtering takes effect: z ANY: URL Filtering will take effect to all the users. z Group: URL Filtering will take effect to all the users in group. Select the mode for URL Filtering. “Keyword’’ indicates that all the URL addresses including the specified keywords will be filtered. “URL Path” indicates that the URL address will be filtered only when it exactly matches the specified URL. Description: ¾ Give a description for the entry.
3.5.4.2 Web Filtering On this page, you can filter the desired web components. Choose the menu Firewall→Access Control→Web Filtering to load the following page. Figure 3-56 Web Filtering Check the box before Enable Web Filtering and select the web components to be filtered. 3.5.4.3 Access Rules Choose the menu Firewall→Access Control→Access Rules to load the following page.
Figure 3-57 Access Rule The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ Access Rules Policy: Select a policy for the entry: y Block: When this option is selected, the packets obeyed the rule will not be permitted to pass through the Router. y Allow: When this option is selected, the packets obeyed the rule will be allowed to pass through the Router. Service: Select the service for the entry. Only the service belonging to the specified service type is limited by the entry.
Source: Select the Source IP Range for the entries, including the following three ways: y IP/MASK: Enter an IP address or subnet mask. ("0.0.0.0/32" means any IP). y Group: Select a predefined group of users. You can set the group on3.3.1 Group. y Destination: ANY: means for any users. Select the Destination IP Range for the entries, including the following two ways: y IP/MASK: Enter an IP address or subnet mask. ("0.0.0.0/32" means any IP is acceptable). y ANY: means for any users.
3.5.4.4 Service The Service function allows you to specify the protocol and port number to be filtered for Firewall function conveniently. Protocol name and port range constitute a service type. The Router predefines three commonly used services such as HTTP, FTP and TELNET and you can also add customized services if needed. Choose the menu Firewall→Access Control→Service to load the following page.
¾ List of Service You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons. Note: The service types predefined by the system cannot be modified. 3.5.5 App Control 3.5.5.1 Control Rules On this page, you can enable the Application Rules function. Choose the menu Firewall→App Control→Control Rules to load the following page.
Object: Specify the object for the entry. You can select “Group” to limit the predefined group, or select “ANY” to limit all the users. Group: If select “Group” as object, you can select the group in the drop-down list. To establish new group, please refer to 3.3.1 Group. Application: Click the button to select applications from the popup checkbox. The applications include IM, Web IM, SNS, P2P, Media, Basic and Proxy.
The database refers to all the applications in the application list on the Application Rules page, you can download the latest database from http://www.tp-link.com, Click the button and select the file, and then click the button to upgrade the database. 3.6 VPN VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a private network established via the public network, generally via the Internet.
phase 2, the IKE peers use the ISAKMP SA established in Phase 1 to negotiate the parameters for security protocols in IPsec and create IPsec SA to secure the transmission data. 3.6.1.1 IKE Policy On this page you can configure the related parameters for IKE negotiation. Choose the menu VPN→IKE→IKE Policy to load the following page.
Exchange Mode: Select the IKE Exchange Mode in phase 1, and ensure the remote VPN peer uses the same mode. z Main: Main mode provides identity protection and exchanges more information, which applies to the scenarios with higher requirement for identity protection. z Aggressive: Aggressive Mode establishes a faster connection but with lower security, which applies to scenarios with lower requirement for identity protection. Local ID Type: Select the local ID type for IKE negotiation.
Enter the interval after which the DPD is triggered. DPD Interval: ¾ List of IKE Policy In this table, you can view the information of IKE Policies and edit them by the action buttons. 3.6.1.2 IKE Proposal On this page, you can define and edit the IKE Proposal. Choose the menu VPN→IKE→IKE Proposal to load the following page.
Encryption: Specify the encryption algorithm for IKE negotiation. Options include: z DES: DES (Data Encryption Standard) encrypts a 64-bit block of plain text with a 56-bit key. z 3DES: Triple DES, encrypts a plain text with 168-bit key. z AES128: Uses the AES algorithm and 128-bit key for encryption. z AES192: Uses the AES algorithm and 192-bit key for encryption. z AES256: Uses the AES algorithm and 256-bit key for encryption.
3.6.2.1 IPsec Policy On this page, you can define and edit the IPsec policy. Choose the menu VPN→IPsec→IPsec Policy to load the following page. Figure 3-64 IPsec Policy The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ General You can enable/disable IPsec function for the Router here. ¾ IPsec Policy Policy Name: Specify a unique name to the IPsec policy. Up to 28 characters can be entered.
Mode: Select the network mode for IPsec policy. Options include: z LAN-to-LAN: Select this option when the client is a network. z Local Subnet: Client-to-LAN: Select this option when the client is a host. Specify IP address range on your local LAN to identify which PCs on your LAN are covered by this policy. It's formed by IP address and subnet mask. Remote Subnet: Specify IP address range on your remote network to identify which PCs on the remote network are covered by this policy.
PFS: Select the PFS (Perfect Forward Security) for IKE mode to enhance security. This setting should match the remote peer. With PFS feature, IKE negotiates to create a new key in Phase2. As it is independent of the key created in Phase1, this key can be secure even when the key in Phase1 is de-encrypted.
Outgoing SPI: Specify the Outgoing SPI (Security Parameter Index) manually. The Outgoing SPI here must match the Incoming SPI value at the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa. AH Authentication Key-Out: Specify the outbound AH Authentication Key manually if AH protocol is used in the corresponding IPsec Proposal. The outbound key here must match the inbound AH authentication key at the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa.
Figure 3-65 IPsec Proposal The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ IPsec Proposal Proposal Name: Specify a unique name to the IPsec Proposal for identification and management purposes. The IPsec proposal can be applied to IPsec policy. Security Protocol: Select the security protocol to be used. Options include: z AH: AH (Authentication Header) provides data origin authentication, data integrity and anti-replay services.
ESP Authentication: Select the algorithm used to verify the integrity of the data for ESP authentication. Options include: z MD5: MD5 (Message Digest Algorithm) takes a message of arbitrary length and generates a 128-bit message digest. z SHA: SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm) takes a message less than the 64th power of 2 in bits and generates a 160-bit message digest. ESP Encryption: Select the algorithm used to encrypt the data for ESP encryption. Options include: NONE: Performs no encryption.
outgoing SPI value are different. However, the Incoming SPI value must match the Outgoing SPI value at the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa. The connection status on the remote endpoint of this tunnel is as the following figure shows. The SPI value is obtained via auto-negotiation. 3.6.3 L2TP/PPTP Layer 2 VPN tunneling protocol consists of L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) and PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol).
Figure 3-67 L2TP/PPTP Tunnel The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ General Enable VPN-to-Internet: Specify whether to enable VPN-to-Internet function. If enabled, the VPN client is permitted to access the LAN of the server and Internet. Hello Interval: ¾ Specify the interval to send hello packets. L2TP/PPTP Tunnel Protocol: Select the protocol for VPN tunnel. Options include L2TP and PPTP. Mode: Specify the working mode for this Router.
Account Name: Enter the account name of L2TP/PPTP tunnel. It should be configured identically on server and client. Password: Enter the password of L2TP/PPTP tunnel. It should be configured identically on server and client. Tunnel: Select the network mode for the tunnel. Options include: z LAN-to-LAN: Select this option when the L2TP/PPTP client is a LAN. The tunneling request is always initiated by a router. z Client-to-LAN: Select this option when the L2TP/PPTP client is a single PC.
Enter the IP address range of your remote network. (It's always the IP Remote Subnet: address range of LAN on the remote peer of VPN tunnel.) It’s the combination of IP address and subnet mask. Activate or inactivate the entry. Status ¾ List of Configurations In this table, you can view your configurations of the tunnels and edit them by the action buttons. The No.1 entry in Figure 3-67 indicates: this tunnel is encapsulated by using L2TP.
In this table, you can view the information of IP Pools and edit them by the action buttons. 3.6.3.3 List of L2TP/PPTP Tunnel This page displays the information and status of the tunnels. Choose the menu VPN→L2TP/PPTP→List of L2TP/PPTP Tunnel to load the following page. Figure 3-69 List of L2TP/PPTP Tunnel Figure 3-69 displays the connection status of the NO.1 entry in the list of tunnel in Figure 3-68. This tunnel has been successfully established. Each tunnel has a Tunnel ID and a Session ID.
Figure 3-70 General The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ General PPPoE Server: Specify whether to enable the PPPoE Server function. Dial-up Access Only: Specify whether to enable the Dial-up Access Only function. If enabled, only the Dial-in Users and the user with Exceptional IP can access the Internet. PPPoE User Isolation: Specify whether to allow the Dial-in Users to communicate with one another. Primary/Secondary Enter the Primary/Secondary DNS server address.
Idle Timeout: Enter the maximum idle time. The session will be terminated after it has been inactive for this specified period. It can be 0-10080 minutes. If you want your Internet connection to remain on at all times, enter 0 in the Idle Timeout field. The default value is 30. Authentication: Select the Authentication type. It can be Local authentication and Remote authentication.
Figure 3-71 IP Address Pool The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ IP Address Pool Pool Name: Specify a unique name to the IP Address Pool for identification and management purposes. IP Address Range: Specify the start and the end IP address for IP Pool. The start IP address should not exceed the end address and the IP address ranges must not overlap. ¾ List of IP Pool In this table, you can view the information of IP Address Pools and edit them by the Action buttons. 3.7.1.
Figure 3-72 Account The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ Account Account Name: Enter the account name. This name should not be the same with the one in L2TP/PPTP connection settings. Password: Enter the password. IP Address Assigned Select the IP Address Assigned Mode for IP assignment. Mode: z Static: Select this option to assign a static IP address to the client. z Dynamic: Select this option to assign available IP addresses to the client automatically.
Description: Enter the description for management and search purposes. Up to 28 characters can be entered. Status: Activate or inactivate the entry. MAC Binding: Select a MAC Binding type from the pull-down list. Options include: MAC Address: z Disable: Select this option to disable the MAC Binding function. z Manual: Select this option to bind the account to a MAC address manually. Only from the Host with this MAC address can the account log on to the server.
The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ Exceptional IP IP Address Range: Specify the start and the end IP address to make an exceptional IP address range. This range should be in the same IP range with LAN port of the Router. The start IP address should not exceed the end address and the IP address ranges must not overlap. ¾ Description: Give a description to the exceptional IP address range for identification. Status: Activate or inactivate the entry.
Figure 3-75 E-Bulletin The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ ¾ General Enable E-Bulletin: Specify whether to enable electronic bulletin function. Interval: Specify the interval to release the bulletin. Enable Logs: Specify whether to log the E-Bulletin. E-Bulletin Title: Enter a title for the bulletin.
Content: Enter the content of the bulletin. Object: Select the object of this bulletin. Options include: z z ANY: The bulletin will be released to all the users and the PCs on the LAN. Group: The bulletin will be released to the users in the selected group. You can click < > button to add a group to the selected group and click < > to remove a group from the selected group. Group is created on User Group→Group page. Effective Time: Specify the effective time for the bulletin.
latest IP address, the server will update the mappings between the domain name and IP address in DNS database. Therefore, the users can use the same domain name to access the DDNS client even if the IP address of the DDNS client has changed. DDNS is usually used for the Internet users to access the private website and FTP server, both of which are established based on Web server. The Router, as a DDNS client, cannot provide DDNS service.
Domain Name: Enter the Domain Name that you registered with your DDNS service provider. ¾ DDNS Service: Activate or inactivate DDNS service here. WAN Port: Displays the WAN port for which Dyndns DDNS is selected. DDNS Status: Displays the current status of DDNS service z Offline: DDNS service is disabled. z Connecting: client is connecting to the server. z Online: DDNS works normally. z Authorization fails: The Account Name or Password is incorrect. Please check and enter it again.
Account Name: Enter the Account Name of your DDNS account. If you have not registered, click to go to the website of No-IP for register. Password: Enter the password of your DDNS account. Domain Name: Enter the Domain Name that you registered with your DDNS service provider. ¾ DDNS Service: Activate or inactivate DDNS service here. WAN Port: Displays the WAN port for which No-IP DDNS is selected.
Figure 3-78 PeanutHull DDNS The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ PeanutHull DDNS Account Name: Enter the Account Name of your DDNS account. If you have not registered, click to go to the website of PeanutHull for register. Password: Enter the password of your DDNS account. DDNS Service: Activate or inactivate DDNS service here. WAN Port: Displays the WAN port for which PeanutHull DDNS is selected.
Domain Name: Displays the domain names obtained from the DDNS server. Up to 16 domain names can be displayed here. ¾ List of PeanutHull Account In this table, you can view the existing DDNS entries or edit them by the Action button. 3.7.3.4 Comexe On this page you can configure Comexe DDNS client. Choose the menu Services→Dynamic DNS→Comexe to load the following page.
DDNS Status: Domain Name: Displays the current status of DDNS service z Offline: DDNS service is disabled. z Connecting: client is connecting to the server. z Online: DDNS works normally. z Authorization fails: The Account Name or Password is incorrect. Please check and enter it again. Displays the domain names obtained from the DDNS server. Up to 5 domain names can be displayed here.
¾ General UPnP Function: ¾ Enable or disable the UPnP function globally. List of UPnP Mapping After UPnP is enabled, all UPnP connection rules will be displayed in the list of UPnP Mapping. Up to 64 UPnP service connections are supported in TL-ER604W. The NO.1 entry in Figure 3-80 indicates: TCP data received on port 12856 of the WAN port in the Router will be forwarded to port 12856 in 192.168.0.101 server in LAN.
New User Name: Enter a new user name for the Router. New Password: Enter a new password for the Router. Confirm New Re-enter the new password for confirmation. Password: Note: ● The factory default password and user name are both admin. ● You should enter the new user name and password when next login if the current username and password has been changed. ● The new user name and password must not exceed 31 characters in length and must consist of numbers or letters.
Telnet Idle Timeout: Enter a timeout period that the Router will log the remote PCs out of the Web-based Utility after a specified period (Telnet Idle Timeout) of inactivity. Note: ● The default Web Management Port is 80. If the port is changed, you should type in the new address, such as http://192.168.0.1:XX (“XX” is the new management port number). E.g: If the Web Management Port is changed to 88, type http://192.168.0.1:88 in the address filed to login the Router.
Network Requirements Allow the IP address within 210.10.10.0/24 segment to manage the Router with IP address of 210.10.10.50 remotely. Configuration Procedure Type 210.10.10.0/24 in the Subnet/Mask field on Remote Management page and enable the entry as the following figure shows. Then type the corresponding port number in Web Management Port and Telnet Management Port fields as the following figure shows. Finally, start the web browser and type 210.10.10.
Figure 3-85 Export and Import The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ Configuration Version Displays the current Configuration version of the Router. ¾ Export Click the button to save the current configuration as a file to your computer. You are suggested to take this measure before upgrading or modifying the configuration. ¾ Import Click the button to locate the update file for the device, or enter the exact path to the saved file in the text box.
Figure 3-86 Reboot Click the button to reboot the Router. The configuration will not be lost after rebooting. The Internet connection will be temporarily interrupted while rebooting. Note: To avoid damage, please don't turn off the device while rebooting. 3.8.2.4 Firmware Upgrade Choose the menu Maintenance→Management →Firmware Upgrade to load the following page. Figure 3-87 Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the Router is to get more functions and better performance. Go to http://www.tp-link.
Figure 3-88 License 3.8.4 Statistics 3.8.4.1 Interface Traffic Statistics Interface Traffic Statistics screen displays the detailed traffic information of each port and extra information of WAN ports. Choose the menu Maintenance→Statistics→Interface Traffic Statistics to load the following page.
¾ Interface: Displays the interface. Rate Rx： Displays the rate for receiving data frames. Rate Tx: Displays the rate for transmitting data frames. Packets Rx: Displays the number of packets received on the interface. Packets Tx: Displays the number of packets transmitted on the interface. Bytes Rx: Displays the bytes of packets received on the interface. Bytes Tx: Displays the bytes of packets transmitted on the interface. Advanced WAN Information Interface: Displays the interface.
Figure 3-90 IP Traffic Statistics The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ General Enable IP Traffic Allows you to enable or disable IP Traffic Statistics. Statistics: Enable Auto-refresh: Allows you to enable/disable refreshing the IP Traffic Statistics automatically. The default refresh interval is 10 seconds. ¾ Traffic Statistics Direction: Select the direction in the drop-down list to get the Flow Statistics of the specified direction.
Figure 3-91 Diagnostics The following items are displayed on this screen: ¾ Ping Destination IP/Domain: Enter destination IP address or Domain name here. Then select a port for testing, if you select “Auto”, the Router will select the interface of destination automatically. After clicking button, the Router will send Ping packets to test the network connectivity and reachability of the host and the results will be displayed in the box below.
Destination IP/Domain: Enter destination IP address or Domain name here. Then select a port for testing, if Auto is selected, the Router will select the interface of destination automatically. After clicking the button, the Router will send Tracert packets to test the connectivity of the gateways during the journey from the source to destination of the test data and the results will be displayed in the box below. 3.8.5.2 Online Detection On this page, you can detect the WAN port is online or not.
Ping: Enter the destination IP for Ping in Manual mode. 0.0.0.0 means PING detection is disabled. DNS Lookup: Enter the IP address of DNS server in Manual mode. 0.0.0.0 means DNS Lookup is disabled. ¾ List of WAN status Port: Displays the detected WAN port. Detection: Displays whether the Online Detection is enabled. WAN Status: Display the detecting results. 3.8.6 Time System Time is the time displayed while the Router is running.
Status: ¾ Displays the status of time capturing Config Get GMT: When this option is selected, you can configure the time zone and the IP Address for the NTP Server. The Router will get GMT automatically if it has connected to a NTP Server. z Time Zone: Select your local time. z Primary/Secondary NTP Server: Enter the IP Address for the NTP Server. Manual: With this option selected, you can set the date and time manually.
¾ List of Logs List of Logs displays the system log information in log buffer. An entry of log contains the following four parts: ¾ Config Enable Auto-refresh: With this option selected, the page will refresh automatically every 5 seconds. Severity: Displays the severity level of the log information. You can select a severity level to display the log information with the same level.
Chapter 4 Application 4.1 Network Requirements The company has established the server farms in the headquarters to provide the Web, Mail and FTP services for all the staff in the headquarters and the branch offices, and to transmit the commercial confidential data to its partners. The dedicated line access service was used by this company, which costs greatly in network maintain and cable layout.
4.2 Network Topology 4.3 Configurations You can configure the Router via the PC connected to the LAN port of this Router. To log in to the Router, the IP address of your PC should be in the same subnet of the LAN port of this Router. (The default subnet of LAN port is 192.168.0.0/24.). The IP address of your PC can be obtained automatically or configured manually. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default address http://192.168.0.
4.3.1.1 System Mode Set the system mode of the Router to the NAT mode. Choose the menu Network→System Mode to load the following page. Select the NAT mode and the button to apply. Figure 4-1 System Mode 4.3.1.2 Internet Connection Configure the Static IP connection type for the WAN1 and WAN2 ports of the Router. Choose the menu Network→WAN→WAN1 to load the following page. Select the Static IP connection type and enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway provided by your ISP.
Figure 4-3 Link Backup 4.3.2 VPN Setting To enable the hosts in the remote branch office (WAN: 116.31.85.133, LAN: 172.31.10.1) to access the servers in the headquarters, you can create the VPN tunnel via the TP-LINK VPN routers between the headquarters and the remote branch office to guarantee a secured communication. The following takes IPsec settings of the Router in the headquarters for example.
Authentication: MD5 Encryption: 3DES DH Group: DH2 Click the button to apply. Figure 4-4 IKE Proposal z IKE Policy Choose the menu VPN→IKE→IKE Policy to load the configuration page. Settings: Policy Name: IKE_1 Exchange Mode: Main IKE Proposal: proposal_IKE_1 (you just created) Pre-shared Key: aabbccddee SA Lifetime: 3600 DPD: Enable DPD Interval: 10 Click the button to apply.
Figure 4-5 IKE Policy Tips: For the VPN Router in the remote branch office, the IKE settings should be the same as the Router in the headquarters. 2) IPsec Setting To configure the IPsec function, you should create an IPsec Proposal firstly. z IPsec Proposal Choose the menu VPN→IPsec→IPsec Proposal to load the following page.
ESP Encryption: 3DES Click the button to apply. Figure 4-6 IPsec Proposal z IPsec Policy Choose the menu VPN→IPsec→IPsec Policy to load the configuration page. Settings: IPsec: Enable Policy Name: IPsec_1 Status: Activate Mode LAN-to-LAN Local Subnet: 192.168.0.0/24 Remote Subnet: 172.31.10.0/24 WAN: WAN1 Remote Gateway: 116.31.85.
Figure 4-7 IPsec Policy Tips: For the VPN Router in the remote branch office, the IPsec settings should be consistent with the Router in the headquarters. The Remote Gateway of the remote Router should be set to the IP address of the Router in the headquarters. After the IPsec VPN tunnel of the two peers is established successfully, you can view the connection information on the VPN→IPsec→IPsec SA page. Figure 4-8 List of IPsec SA 4.3.2.
z L2TP/PPTP Tunnel Choose the menu VPN→L2TP/PPTP→L2TP/PPTP Tunnel to load the following page. Check the box of Enable VPN-to-Internet to allow the PPTP clients to access the local enterprise network and the Internet. Then continue with the following settings for the PPTP Tunnel. Settings: L2TP/PPTP: Enable Protocol: PPTP Mode: Server Username: PPTP Password: abcdefg Tunnel: Client-to-LAN IP Pool: PPTP_Dialup_User (you just created) Click the button to apply.
4.3.3 Network Management To manage the enterprise network effectively and forbid the Hosts within the IP range of 192.168.0.30-192.168.0.50 to use IM/P2P application, you can set up a User Group and specify the network bandwidth limit and session limit for this group. The detailed configurations are as follows. 4.3.3.1 User Group Create a User Group with all the Hosts in the IP range of 192.168.0.30-192.168.0.50 as its group members. z Group Choose the menu User Group→Group to load the following page.
Choose the menu User Group→User to load the configuration page. Click the button to enter the batch processing screen. Then continue with the following settings: Settings: Action: Add Start IP Address: 192.168.0.30 End IP Address: 192.168.0.50 Prefix Username: User Start No.: 1 Step: 1 Click the OK button to add the Users in bulk. Figure 4-10 User Config - Batch z View Choose the menu User Group→View to load the configuration page.
Application: Click the button and select the applications desired to be blocked on the popup window. Status: Activate Figure 4-11 App Rules 4.3.3.3 Bandwidth Control To enable Bandwidth Control, you should configure the total bandwidth of interfaces and the detailed bandwidth control rule first. 1) Enable Bandwidth Control Choose the menu Advanced→Traffic Control→Setup to load the configuration page.
Figure 4-12 Bandwidth Setup 2) Interface Bandwidth Choose the menu Network→WAN→WAN1 to load the configuration page. Configure the Upstream Bandwidth and Downstream Bandwidth of the interface as Figure 4-13 shows. The entered bandwidth value should be consistent with the actual bandwidth value. 3) Bandwidth Control Rule Choose the menu Advanced→Traffic Control→Bandwidth Control to load the configuration page.
Figure 4-14 Bandwidth Control Rule 4.3.3.4 Session Limit Choose the menu Advanced→Session Limit→Session Limit to load the configuration page. Check the box before Enable Session Limit and click the button to apply. Then continue with the following settings: Settings: Group: group1 Max. Sessions: 250 Status: Activate Click the button to apply. Figure 4-15 Session Limit 4.3.
4.3.4.1 LAN ARP Defense You can configure IP-MAC Binding manually or by ARP Scanning. For the first time configuration, please bind most of the ARP information by ARP Scanning. For some special items not bound, you can bind them manually. 1) Scan and import the entries to ARP List Specify ARP Scanning range. Choose the menu Firewall→Anti ARP Spoofing→ARP Scanning to load the configuration page. No ARP attack in the local network is the premise of ARP Scanning.
Choose the menu Firewall→Anti ARP Spoofing→IP-MAC Binding to load the configuration page. To add the host with IP address of 192.168.1.20 and MAC address of 00-11-22-33-44-aa to the list, you can follow the settings below: Settings: IP Address: 192.168.0.20 MAC Address: 00-11-22-33-44-aa Status: Activate Click the button to apply. The other entries can be added in the same way. 3) Set Attack Defense Choose the menu Firewall→Anti ARP Spoofing→IP-MAC Binding to load the configuration page.
4.3.4.3 Attack Defense Choose the menu Firewall→Attack Defense→Attack Defense to load the configuration page. Select the options desired to be enabled as Figure 4-20 shows, and then click the button. Figure 4-20 Attack Defense 4.3.4.4 1) Traffic Monitoring Port Mirror Choose the menu Network→Switch→Port Mirror to load the configuration page. Check the box before Enable Port Mirror and select the Ingress&Egress mode.
Figure 4-21 Port Mirror 2) Statistics Choose the menu Maintenance→Statistics to load the page. Load the Interface Traffic Statistics page to view the traffic statistics of each physical interface of the Router as Figure 4-22 shows. Figure 4-22 Interface Traffic Statistics Load the IP Traffic Statistics page, and Check the box before Enable IP Traffic Statistics and Enable Auto-refresh, then click the button to apply.
Figure 4-23 IP Traffic Statistics After all the above steps, the enterprise network will be operated based on planning.
Appendix A Hardware Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.
Appendix B FAQ Q1. What can I do if I cannot access the web-based configuration page? 1. 2. For the first login, please try the following steps: 1) Make sure the cable is well connected to the LAN port of the Router. The corresponding LED should flash or be solid light. 2) Make sure the IP address of your PC is set in the same subnet addresses of the Router. It’s recommended to set your PC to get the IP address automatically.
Q3: What can I do if the Router with the remote management function enabled cannot be accessed by the remote computer? 1. Make sure that the IP address of the remote computer is in the subnet allowed to remotely access the router. 2. If the router’s management port has been modified, please log into the Router with the new address, such as http://192.168.0.1:XX (“XX” is the new management port number). 3.
Appendix C Glossary Glossary Description DSL (Digital Subscriber A technology that allows data to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines. Line) Application Level Gateway (ALG) is application specific ALG （ Application Layer translation agent that allows an application on a host in one address realm to connect to its counterpart running on a host in Gateway） different realm transparently.
Glossary Description H.323 allows dissimilar communication devices to communicate H.323 H with each other by using a standardized communication protocol. H.323 defines a common set of CODECs, call setup and negotiating procedures, and basic data transport methods. HTTP（Hypertext Transfer The protocol used by Web browsers and Web servers to transfer files, such as text and graphic files.
Glossary Description Standardized data link layer address that is required for every port or device that connects to a LAN. Other devices in the MAC address（Media network use these addresses to locate specific ports in the Access Control address） network and to create and update routing tables and data M structures. MAC addresses are 6 bytes long and are controlled by the IEEE. MTU（Maximum The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted.
Glossary Telnet（Telecommunication Network protocol） UDP（User Datagram Protocol） U UPnP（Universal Plug and Play） Description Telnet is used for remote terminal connection, enabling users to log in to remote systems and use resources as if they were connected to a local system. UDP is a simple protocol that exchanges datagram without acknowledgments or guaranteed delivery, requiring that error processing and retransmission be handled by other protocols.
