TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router REV: 4.0.
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CONTENTS Package Contents ....................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ............................................................................................. 2 1.1 Overview of the Router................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Conventions .................................................................................................................
5.4 5.5 5.6 DHCP ......................................................................................................................... 43 5.4.1 DHCP Settings ............................................................................................... 43 5.4.2 DHCP Clients List ........................................................................................... 44 5.4.3 Address Reservation ......................................................................................
5.14.1 Time Settings .................................................................................................. 89 5.14.2 Diagnostic ....................................................................................................... 90 5.14.3 Firmware Upgrade .......................................................................................... 92 5.14.4 Factory Defaults ............................................................................................. 93 5.14.5 Backup & Restore .
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router DC Power Adapter for TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router Ethernet Cable Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router TP-LINK understands the need for sharing the 3G/4G connection locally that benefits our end users. We realize the convenience with our latest wireless N 3G/4G Routers ----- they give you the freedom to quickly set up a stable and high speed wireless network, up to 300Mbps, on-the-go and share a 3G/4G connection.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Provides WPA/WPA2-Enterprise, WPA/WPA2-Personal authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security Supports 3G/4G/Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/L2TP/PPTP Internet access Supports Virtual Server, Special Application and DMZ host Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing Provides Automatic-connection and Scheduled Connection on certain time to the Internet Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing Connects Internet o
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Note: After a device is successfully added to the network by WPS function, the WPS LED will keep on for about 5 minutes and then turn off. 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors TCP/IP protocol on each PC Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 , Netscape Navigator 6.0 or above 2.
TL-MR3420 Figure 2-1 Figure 2-2 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Hardware Installation – 3G/4G connection Hardware Installation – WAN connection -6-
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 3G/4G Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the 3G/4G Wireless N Router is 192.168.0.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire. In this guide, we use all the default values for description.
TL-MR3420 Figure 3-2 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Login Windows Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it. 2. After successful login, the Quick Setup page will appear for you to select your Region and Time zone. After finishing the selection, click Next.
TL-MR3420 Figure 3-4 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Choose Internet Access Mode 3G/4G Only In this mode, the Router will try 3G/4G access only. WAN access is disabled. 3G/4G Preferred In this mode, the Router will try 3G/4G access first. If 3G/4G access fails and WAN access is valid, or if no 3G/4G USB modem is inserted, the Router would switch to WAN access.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Mobile ISP - Select the ISP (Internet Service Provider) you apply to for 3G/4G service. The Router will show the default Dial Number and APN of that ISP. If your ISP is not listed in the Mobile ISP, check the box before Set the Dial Number, APN, Username and Password manually and fill the Dial Number and APN blanks below. Authentication Type - Some ISPs need a specific authentication type. Please confirm it with your ISP or keep it Auto.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 4. Basic 4.1 Network Map Network Map provides a router-centered dashboard that lets you see the status of your Internet connection and network at a glance. You can click any of the six sections of the dashboard to view the detail information. All the information is read-only. Figure 4-1 Network Map Internet - Click to view the ISP settings of your router. Wireless Clients - Click to view the wireless devices connected to your network.
TL-MR3420 4.2 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Internet Choose menu “Basic→Internet”, and you can view or change the basic ISP information for your router. 3G/4G Figure 4-2 Internet 3G/4G USB Modem - 3G/4G device status Plugged or Unplugged. Location - Please select the location where you're enjoying the 3G/4G card. Mobile ISP - Please select the ISP(Internet Service Provider) you apply to for 3G/4G service. The router will show the default Dial Number and APN of that ISP.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 Timefield. Otherwise, enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link requested.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-4 Dynamic IP IP Address - Assigned dynamically by your ISP. Subnet Mask - Assigned dynamically by your ISP. Default Gateway - Assigned dynamically by your ISP. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-5 Static IP 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 - Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Primary/Secondary DNS - Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
TL-MR3420 4. 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select L2TP/Russia L2TP option. And you should enter the following parameters in the screen below. Figure 4-7 L2TP/Russia L2TP VPN Server IP/Domain Name - Enter the IP address or domain name of your VPN server. User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP. And click the Save button. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Click the Save button to save your settings.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 5. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 5.1 Status Choose menu “Advanced→Status”, you can see the current status information about the router.
TL-MR3420 5.2 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Network Figure 5-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu as shown in Figure 5-2: Inernet Access, 3G/4G, WAN, MAC Clone, and LAN. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 5.2.1 Internet Access Choose menu “Network→Internet Access”, you can configure the access mode on the screen below.
TL-MR3420 • 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide When the router succeeds to connect to the WAN network, the router would stop the 3G/4G connection and switch back to WAN access immediately. WAN Only - In this mode, the router will try WAN access only. 3G/4G access is disabled. Note: 1. If you are using the 3G/4G Preferred or WAN Preferred, the router would connect, disconnect or switch the current access automatically.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 3G/4G USB Modem - 3G/4G device status Plugged or Unplugged. Location - Please select the location where you're enjoying the 3G/4G card. Mobile ISP - Please select the ISP(Internet Service Provider) you apply to for 3G/4G service. The router will show the default Dial Number and APN of that ISP. Connection Mode - Please select the Connection Mode to accessing the Internet with 3G/4G.
TL-MR3420 • 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Note - Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications visit the Internet continually in the background. Authentication Type - Some ISPs need a specifical authentication type, please confirm it with your ISP or keep it Auto. There are three choices: • Auto - The router will have dynamic negotiation with the dialing server and the Autnentication Type need not to be specified.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-5 WAN – Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
TL-MR3420 2. 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP. The Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 5-6. Figure 5-6 WAN - Static IP 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.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-7 WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network, then you can check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate this secondary connection.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Note: Only when you have configured the system time on “Advanced→System Tools→Time Settings” page, will the Time-based Connecting function can take effect. Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Primary DNS/Secondary DNS - If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to the router during login, please click “Use the following DNS servers” check box and enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it as well. Click the Save button to save your settings. 4. If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select L2TP/Russia L2TP option.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-10 PPTP Settings VPN Server IP/Domain Name - Enter the IP address or domain name of the VPN server provided by your ISP. User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Select Static IP if IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS server address have been provided by your ISP. Otherwise, please select Dynamic IP.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, click the radio button.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the Internet port. If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (X is any hexadecimal digit). Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the router.
TL-MR3420 5.3 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Wireless 2.4GHz Figure 5-13 Wireless menu There are six submenus under the Wireless menu, shown in Figure 5-13: Wireless Settings, WPS, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions. 5.3.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “Advanced→Wireless 2.4GHz→Wireless Settings”, you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network of 2.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Note: Per FCC regulations, all Wi-Fi products marketed in the U.S. must be fixed to the U.S. region only. Mode - Select the desired mode. 11n only - Select if you are using 802.11n wireless clients. 11bg mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients. 11bgn mixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to 802.
TL-MR3420 • • 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-15 WDS Settings SSID (to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the Survey function to select the SSID to join. • MAC Address (to be bridged) - The MAC address (BSSID) of the AP your router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the Survey function to select the MAC address (BSSID) to join. • Survey - Click this button, you can search the APs that run in all channels.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the router to its default value. Gen New PIN - Click this button, and then you can get a new random value for the router's PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN. Add device - You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 5.3.3 Wireless Security Choose menu “Advanced→Wireless 2.4GHz→Wireless Security”, you can configure the security settings of your wireless network. There are five wireless security modes supported by the router: WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, and WEP. Figure 5-18 Wireless Security Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Note: If you check the WPA/WPA2-Personal radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 5-19. Figure 5-19 WPA/WPA2 – Personal • Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. The default password is the same with the default PIN code, which is labeled on the router or can be found in Figure 5-16.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide • Radius Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius server. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio button, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 5-21.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 5.3.4 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “Advanced→Wireless 2.4GHz→Wireless MAC Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function, shown in Figure 5-22. Figure 5-22 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter.
TL-MR3420 4. 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Save button to save this entry. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 5.3.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Advanced→Wireless 2.4GHz→Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 5-24 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the router but not with each other. To use this function, check this box. AP Isolation is disabled by default. Note: If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance. 5.3.
TL-MR3420 5.4 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide DHCP Figure 5-26 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu, shown in Figure 5-26: DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions. 5.4.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “Advanced→DHCP→DHCP Settings”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 5-27.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. Default Gateway - (Optional.) It is suggested to input the IP address of the Ethernet port of the router. The default value is 192.168.0.1. 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.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-29 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the router. Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. To Reserve an IP address: 1. Click the Add New… button. Then Figure 5-30 will pop up. 2. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.
TL-MR3420 5.5 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Forwarding Figure 5-31 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu: Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 5.5.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “Advanced→Forwarding→Virtual Servers”, and then you can view and add virtual servers in the next screen shown in Figure 5-32. Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Common Service Port - Some common services already exist in the drop-down list. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To setup a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add New... button. 2. Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port menu does not list the service that you want to use, enter the number of the service port or service port range in the Service Port field. 3.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on Advanced→Security→Remote Management page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080. Otherwise there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server. 5.5.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “Advanced→Forwarding→Port Triggering”, you can view and add port triggering in the next screen shown in Figure 5-34.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-35 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule. Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router). Incoming Ports - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request.
TL-MR3420 3. 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide When necessary, the external host will be able to connect to the local host using one of the ports defined in the Incoming Ports field. Note: 1. When the trigger connection is released, the corresponding opened ports will be closed. 2. Each rule can only be used by one host on the LAN at a time. The trigger connection of other hosts on the LAN will be refused. 3. Incoming Ports ranges cannot overlap each other. 5.5.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-37 UPnP Setting Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. This feature is enabled by default. Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information. App Description - The description about the application which initiates the UPnP request. External Port - The port which the router opened for the application. Protocol - The type of protocol which is opened.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 5.6.1 Basic Security Choose menu “Advanced→Security→Basic Security”, and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 5-39. Figure 5-39 Basic Security Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the router’s firewall. SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide through the use of cryptographic security services. To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the router, click Enable. ALG - It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway (ALG) because ALG allows customized Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer "control/data" protocols such as FTP, TFTP, H323 etc.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-40 Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics. The result of the statistics is used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the router will startup the blocking function immediately. Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port - Enable or Disable Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port. The default setting is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the Internet cannot access the router.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Note: If your PC is blocked but you want to access the router again, use a pin to press and hold the WPS/Reset button (hole) on the back panel for about 5 seconds to reset the router’s factory defaults on the router’s Web-Based Utility. 5.6.4 Remote Management Choose menu “Advanced→Security→Remote Management”, and then you can configure the Remote Management function in the screen as shown in Figure 5-42.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-43 Parental Control Settings Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise, check Disable. MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below. MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this router.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-44 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry 2. Enter the MAC address of the PC (e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA) you’d like to control in the MAC Address of Child PC field, or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop-down list. 3. Give a description (e.g. Allow tp-link) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. 4. Enter the allowed website name, e.g. www.tp-link.com. 5. Select the schedule (e.g.
TL-MR3420 1. 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Click “Parental Control” menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page. Check Enable and enter the MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field. 2. Click “Advanced→Access Control→Schedule” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New... button to create a new schedule with Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Time is all day-24 hours. 3.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-46 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control - Select the checkbox to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Displays the name of the rule and this name is unique. Host - Displays the host selected in the corresponding rule. Target - Displays the target selected in the corresponding rule. Schedule - Displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide There are two methods to add a new rule. Method One: 1. Click Setup Wizard button and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 5-47. Figure 5-47 Quick Setup – Create a Host Entry Host Description - In this field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and MAC Address. You can select either of them from the drop-down list.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide If the IP Address is selected, you will see the following items: IP Address - Enter the IP address (or address range) of the target (targets) in dotted-decimal format (e.g. 192.168.0.33). Target Port - Specify the port or port range for the target. For some common service ports, you can make use of the Common Service Port item below. Protocol - Here are four options, All, TCP, UDP, and ICMP. Select one of them from the drop-down list for the target.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Stop Time - Enter the stop time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers). For example 2000 is 20:00. 4. Click Next when finishing creating the advanced schedule entry. The next screen will appear as shown in Figure 5-50. Figure 5-50 Quick Setup – Create an Internet Access Control Entry Rule Name - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1).
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-51 Add Internet Access Control Entry For example: If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.tp-link.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: 1. Click the menu Access Control on the left.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-52 Host Settings Host Description - Displays the description of the host and this description is unique. Information - Displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. If you select IP Address, the screen is shown as Figure 5-53.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 5-52 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list. 3.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-56 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target, e.g. Target_1. 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP address of the target. 3) Select a common service from Common Service Port drop-down list, so that the Target Port will be automatically filled. If the Common Service Port drop-down list doesn’t have the service you want, specify the Target Port manually. 4) 4.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN to access www.tp-link.com only, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New… button in Figure 5-55. 2. In Mode field, select Domain Name from the drop-down list. 3. In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target, e.g. Target_1. 4. In Domain Name field, enter www.tp-link.com. 5.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 4. In Time field, you can select all day-24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding field. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page.
TL-MR3420 5.9 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Advanced Routing Figure 5-60 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 5-60: Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 5.9.1 Static Routing List Choose menu “Advanced→Advanced Routing→Static Routing List”, and then you can configure the static route in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-61).
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host. 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop-down list. 4. Click the Save button to make the entry take effect. Other configurations for the entries: Click the Delete button to delete the entry. Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 5.10 Bandwidth Control Figure 5-64 Bandwidth Control There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 5-64: Control Settings and Rules List. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. Note: Bandwidth Control will become invalid if NAT Boost is enabled.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-66 Bandwidth Control Rules List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the Internet port, the default is 0. Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the Internet port, the default is 0. Enable - This displays the status of the rule. Modify - Click Modify to edit the rule.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 5.11 IP & MAC Binding Figure 5-68 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu, shown in Figure 5-68: Binding Settings and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 5.11.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-70 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 5-69. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4. Click the Save button to save it. To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below. 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-72 ARP List 1. MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. 2. IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. 3. Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound. 4. Configure - Load or delete an item. Load - Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list. Delete - Delete the item. Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items, available after enable.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-73 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-74 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out the DDNS service.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide WAN • Connection Type - The IPv6 connection way for WAN • IPv6 Address - The WAN IPv6 address • IPv6 Default Gateway - The router's default gateway • Primary IPv6 DNS - The primary IPv6 DNS address • Secondary IPv6 DNS - The secondary IPv6 DNS address LAN • IPv6 Address Assign Type - There are two types of assignation for IPv6 address: SLAAC (Stateless address auto-configuration) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide WAN Connection Type - Choose the correct WAN connection type based on your ISP network topology. • DHCPv6 - Connections which use dynamic IPv6 address assignment. • Static IPv6 - Connections which use static IPv6 address assignment. • PPPoEv6 - Connections which use PPPoEV6 that requires a user name and password. • Tunnel 6to4 - Connections which use 6to4 address assignment. Different types of WAN connection require you to do different settings.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-80 DHCPv6 – DHCPv6 Server Get non-temporary IPv6 address - Get a non-temporary IPv6 address from the ISP. Get IPv6 prefix delegation - Get a temporary IPv6 address and IPv6 prefix from the ISP, the temporary IPv6 address is set to the WAN port, and the LAN port advertise IPv6 address by RADVD or DHCPs. IPv6 Address - The IPv6 address assigned by your ISP dynamically. Click the Renew button to renew the IPv6 parameters from your ISP.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide IPv6 Address Assign Type - There are two types of assignation for IPv6 address: SLAAC (Stateless address auto-configuration) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server. SLAAC • IPv6 Address Prefix -The Prefix of IPv6 Address. DHCPv6 Server • IPv6 Address Prefix -The Prefix of IPv6 Address. • Release Time - the length of time a network user will be allowed to keep connecting to the router with the current DHCPv6 Address.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-82 Static IPv6 – DHCPv6 Server IPv6 Address - Enter the IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Default Gateway - Enter the default gateway 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 some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide that the DHCPv6 address will be leased. The time range is 1~691200 seconds. The default value is 86400 seconds. LAN IPv6 Address - Displays the LAN IPv6 Address.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Get IPv6 Address Way • Get non-temporary IPv6 address - Get a non-temporary IPv6 address by DHCPv6 from the ISP. • Get IPv6 prefix delegation - Get a prefix delegation IPv6 address by DHCPv6 from the ISP, and the clients in LAN create IPv6 address with the delegation.
TL-MR3420 4) 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Tunnel 6to4 Figure 5-85 Tunnel 6to4 - SLAAC Figure 5-86 Tunnel 6to4 – DHCPv6 Server Address/Subnet Mask/Default Gateway - the IPv4 address/ subnet mask/ default gateway assigned, in dotted-decimal notation.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1480 Bytes. For some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. If your ISP gives you one or two DNS IPv6 addresses, select Use the following IPv6 DNS Servers and enter the Primary IPv6 DNS and Secondary IPv6 DNS into the correct fields.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 5.14.1 Time Settings Choose menu “Advanced→System Tools→Time Settings”, and then you can configure the time on the following screen. Figure 5-88 Time settings Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list.
TL-MR3420 2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. 3. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. 4. Click Save. 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide To set time automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II. 3. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet. To set Daylight Saving: 1. Check the box to enable Daylight Saving. 2.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-90 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-91 Diagnostic Results Note: 1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time. 2. "Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size" and "Ping Timeout" are Ping Parameters, and "Traceroute Max TTL" is Traceroute Parameter. 5.14.3 Firmware Upgrade Choose menu “Advanced→System Tools→Firmware Upgrade”, and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the router on the following screen.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Note: 1) New firmware versions are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-94 Backup & Restore Configuration Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. To upgrade the router's configuration, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore. • Click the Restore button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 5.14.7 Password Choose menu “Advanced→System Tools→Password”, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the router in the next screen as shown in Figure 5-96. Figure 5-96 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the router, because all users who try to access the router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the router's default user name and password.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 5-97 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 5-98. Figure 5-98 Mail Account Settings • From - Your mail box address. The router would connect it to send logs. • To - Recipient’s address.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Note: Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields. • User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is included. • Password - Your mail account password. • Confirm The Password - Enter the password again to confirm. • Enable Auto Mail Feature - Select it to mail logs automatically.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 5.14.9 Statistics Choose menu “Advanced→System Tools→Statistics”, and then you can view the statistics of the router, including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval. Figure 5-99 Statistics Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it, click the Enable button. If it is disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address Total Packets Bytes Packets Bytes ICMP Current Tx The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. The total number of packets received and transmitted by the router. The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the router. The total number of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the Internet port on the router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Login to the router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu.
TL-MR3420 2. 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide How do I configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking “Save”. 2) Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable/DSL Modem during installation.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, using 192.168.0.169 as an example, remember to click the Save button.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference. 2) To change the WEB management port number: Log in to the router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click "Remote Management" submenu.
TL-MR3420 3) 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Log in to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers" submenu. On the "Virtual Servers" page, click Add New…, then on the “Add or Modify a Virtual Server” page, enter “80” into the blank next to the “Service Port”, and your IP address next to the “IP Address”, assuming 192.168.0.188 for an example, remember to Enable and Save.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 7. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2) Click the Network and Internet, and click the Network and Sharing Center, then click Change adapter settings.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure B-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure B-3 Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available 2 If the router's LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.0.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 3 Type the router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.0.1) into the Default gateway field. 4 Select Use the following DNS server addresses radio button.
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TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards Protocols Ports LEDs Safety & Emissions Wireless Frequency Band IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.3x TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One RJ45 WAN port, Four RJ45 LAN ports, One USB 2.0 WAN port (for 3G/4G network connection) (PWR), (LAN1-4), FCC, CE (SYS), (USB), (WLAN), (WAN）, (WPS) 2.4~2.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding. The Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC) [3] was formed to help accelerate the IEEE 802.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices.
TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix E: Compatible 3G/4G USB Modem The UMTS/HSPA/EVDO USB modems we’ve tested in the field are listed below. You can find the latest compatibility list in our website: http://www.tp-link.com.
