TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router REV: 7.0.
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ATTENTION: Due to EU law, the country settings must be identical to the country where the device is operating (important due to non-harmonised frequencies in the EU). Warning: This equipment will be inoperable when mains power fails. Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSSs.
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CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Product Overview ................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router ...................................................................................... 2 1.2 Main Features ................................................................................................................ 3 1.
4.4.13 Interface Grouping ............................................................................................................. 49 4.4.14 IP Tunnel ............................................................................................................................ 50 4.4.15 Multicast ............................................................................................................................. 53 4.5 IPTV ........................................................................
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: One TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router One power Adapter for TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Quick Installation Guide Technical Support card One RJ45 cable Two RJ11 cables One ADSL splitter One Resource CD for TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router, including: • This User Guide • Other Helpful Informat
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router. 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router The TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-router and Wireless AP.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.2 Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel The router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Figure 1-1 LED Explanation: Name (Power) (ADSL) (Internet) (Wi-Fi) (WPS) (LAN1-4) Status Indication On The modem router is powered on. Off The modem router is off. Please ensure that the power adapter is connected correctly. On ADSL line is synchronized and ready to use. Flash The ADSL negotiation is in progress.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: 1) If the ADSL LED is off, please check your Internet connection first. Refer to 2.3 Connecting the Modem Router for more information about how to make Internet connection correctly. If you have already made a right connection, please contact your ISP to make sure if your Internet service is available now. 2) If the Internet LED is off, please check your ADSL LED first. If your ADSL LED is also off, please refer to Note 1.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Modem Router 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/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, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari. 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2.3 Connecting the Modem Router Before installing the device, please make sure your broadband service provided by your ISP is available. If there is any problem, please contact your ISP. Before cable connection, cut off the power supply and keep your hands dry. You can follow the steps below to install it. Step 1: Connect the ADSL Line.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router is 192.168.1.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide You can check it by following the steps below: 1) Is the connection between your PC and the router correct? The LED of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2) Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? If the router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.254. 3.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-5 3. Choose the WAN Type for Internet access, and then click Next.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: 1) The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you to configure the WAN Service over ATM interface. 2) If you are unwilling to configure WAN Service now, you can click the Skip WAN button. Then you can configure WAN service referring to 4.4.1 Layer2 Interface. 4. If ADSL WAN is chosen, please select your Country and ISP from the drop-down list. Select WAN Link Type provided by your ISP and enter the related parameters, and then click Next.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 5. Figure 3-8 The WLAN function is enabled by default. You can rename your wireless network name and create your own password in this page. The default wireless name is TP-LINK_XXXXXX, and the default wireless password, the same as the PIN code, is printed on the bottom label. Click Next to continue. Figure 3-9 6. You will see the Summary screen below, click Confirm to make your settings take effect.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Modem Router This chapter will show each Web page's key function and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-1 Note: Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info, and you will be able to view the corresponding information about WAN, Statistics, Route, ARP and DHCP. 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. 4.4 Advanced Setup Choose “Advanced Setup”, there are many submenus under the main menu. Among the submenus, Layer2 Interface, WAN Service, LAN etc.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide This Advanced Setup section mainly introduces how to configure the router for adequate use. The detailed explanations for each subsection are provided below. Note: To completely configure the WAN Interface, you need to first select the Layer2 Interface (4.4.1 Layer2 Interface) according to the connection ISP provides for you, and then to select the type of the connection (4.4.2 WAN Service) for the further configuration. 4.4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2 Remove: Select the check box in the table on the screen above and then click the Remove button, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table. Note: If the interface is used by the configuration of the 4.4.2 WAN Service, you need to remove the corresponding WAN Service entry first before you can remove it here. Add: Click the button, and you can add a new interface in the next screen.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: The detailed configuration about Scheduler for Queues of Equal Precedence will be described in Quality of Service. 4.4.1.2 ETH Interface Choose “Advanced Setup”“Layer2 InterfaceETH Interface”, you can configure ETH WAN interfaces on the screen below. Figure 4-4 Add: Click the Add button, and you can add a new interface in the next screen. Figure 4-5 ETH port: Select an ETH port to configure as the WAN port.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide below to complete the further configuration of WAN Interface. There are five different configurations for the connection types, which are PPPoE, IPoE, Bridge, PPPoA, and IPoA. You can select the corresponding types according to your needs.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-9 4. Enter the following parameters and then click Next. Figure 4-10 PPP Username/Password: Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. PPPoE Service Name: Enter the Service Name if it was provided by your ISP. You can leave it blank, if the ISP doesn’t provide it. MTU (bytes): Maximum Transmission Unit Size. Check this box then you can change the MTU size.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide re-establish the connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If your Internet is charged by time you may want to select this option in order to save money. Bridge PPPoE Frames Between WAN and Local Ports: Select this option to enable PPP connection in your local PC. Enable IGMP Multicast Proxy: IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) is used to manage multicasting on TCP/IP networks.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 8. Figure 4-13 On the next screen you will see the WAN Port Information Table with the new configuration. Figure 4-14 Remove: Select the check box in the table above and then click Remove, the corresponding interface will be deleted. 4.4.2.2 ATM-EoA-IPoE If your ISP provides an IPoE connection and you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface: 1. Add a new ATM interface (4.4.1.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-15 Obtain an IP address automatically: Select this option, the router will be able to obtain IP network information dynamically from a DHCP server provided by your ISP. Note: 1) The response message from a DHCP server typically contains a number of configuration parameters (DHCP options) for the router. The DHCP options include IP network information, and also the vendor-specific options.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Option 125: The option 125 allows DHCP server to be pre-configured with policy for handling classes of devices in a certain way without requiring DHCP server to be able to parse the unique format used in client-identifier option. Use the following IP Address: If you are provided with a static IP/gateway Address, please select this option, and then enter the WAN IP Address, WAN Subnet Mask and WAN gateway IP Address manually. 5.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6. Select a preferred WAN interface as the system default gateway and click Next. Figure 4-17 7. Configure the DNS Server Addresses on the screen as follows. Figure 4-18 Note: If only single PVC with IPoA is configured, you must enter static DNS server IP addresses. 8. On the next screen (as shown Figure 4-19) you will see the detailed settings you’ve made. Please click the Save/Apply button to save these settings.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-19 4.4.2.3 ATM-EoA-Bridging If you want to adopt the Bridge service and you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface: 1. Add a new ATM interface (see 4.4.1.1 ATM Interface). 2. Click the Add button on the screen Figure 4-7. Select WAN Service Interface over ATM PVC on the next screen (as shown Figure 4-8). 3.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Static IP Address on the screen of Figure 4-15, and the Static IP Address for DNS Server on the screen of Figure 4-18. 4.4.2.6 ETH-PPPoE If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection and you need to use an ETH Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ETH interface: 1. Add a new ETH interface on the screen of 4.4.1.2 ETH Interface. 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click Restore Default button to restore the WAN Interface’s default MAC Address. Note: Only the WAN Ports can use MAC Address Clone function. All the clone MAC addresses must not be the same with each other. 4.4.4 LAN Choose “Advanced Setup”“LAN”, and you will see the LAN screen (shown in Figure 4-21), the section allows you to configure the router’s LAN ports settings.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Start IP Address: Enter a value for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP addresses. Because the default IP address for the router is 192.168.1.1, the default Start IP Address is 192.168.1.100, and the Start IP Address must be 192.168.1.2 or greater, but smaller than 192.168.1.254. • End IP Address: Enter a value for the DHCP server to end with when issuing IP addresses. The End IP Address must be smaller than 192.168.1.254.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-23 Interface Address (prefix length is required): Here enter your interface address with its prefix length. IPv6 LAN Applications: Select a type to assign IPv6 addresses to the computers in your LAN. DHCPv6 Server and RADVD are provided. For DHCPv6 Server: 1) If Stateless is selected, it doesn’t need to be configured. 2) If Stateful is selected, please complete the following parameters.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide address. After the dynamic IPv6 address has expired, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IPv6 address. The default is 24 hours. For RADVD: 1) If Randomly Generate is selected, it doesn’t need to be configured. 2) If Statically Configure is selected, please complete the following parameters. • Prefix: Enter a value for the site prefix. Click Save/Apply to make the configuration take effect. 4.4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.5.1 Virtual Servers Choose “Advanced Setup”“NAT”“Virtual Servers”, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below (shown in Figure 4-25). Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from the Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To add a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add button on the preceding screen Figure 4-25, and then you will see the new Virtual Server in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-26. Figure 4-26 2. Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop-down list. 3. Select the service which you want to use from the drop-down list. If the list does not have the service you need, type the name of the custom service in the text box. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide application on the LAN initiates a TCP/UDP connection to a remote device using the triggering ports. The router allows the remote party from the WAN side to establish new connections back to the application on the LAN side using the open ports. A maximum 32 entries can be configured. Figure 4-27 Port Triggering Table: The table indicates the information about the Port Triggering entries.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. Select the application from the drop-down list. If the list does not have the application that you want, select the Custom application radio button, and type the name of the custom application in the text box. 3. Enter the Trigger Port Start, Trigger Port End, Open Port Start and Open Port End in the table, and then select the Trigger protocol and Open protocol, TCP, UDP or All. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-30 Click the Save/Apply button to save your settings. 4.4.6 Security Choose “Advanced Setup”“Security”, and you will see the security screen including IP Filtering and MAC Filtering (only effective in Bridging mode) submenus. 4.4.6.1 IP Filtering The IP address filtering feature makes it possible for administrators to control user's access to the Internet, which is based on user's IP.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Set up an Outgoing IP Filtering rule: 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-31, and you will see the next screen as shown in Figure 4-32. Figure 4-32 2. Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is exclusive and must be filled. 3. Select the protocol: TCP/UDP, TCP, UDP or ICMP in the drop-down list for the connection between the Source IP address and Destination IP address. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-33 Change Policy: There are two policies for the MAC filters: FORWARDED and BLOCKED. Select the Change checkbox and click the Change Policy button to change from one policy to another. When you set FORWARDED, it means that all MAC layer frames will be forwarded except those matching with any of the specified rules in the table (shown in Figure 4-33).
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 5. Click Save/Apply to save this entry and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure 4-34. 4.4.7 Parental Control Choose “Advanced Setup”“Parental Control”. You can configure the Parental Control function on the screen as shown in Figure 4-35. Time Restriction allows you to control the Internet activities of the children by restricting the time of surfing. URL Filter limits the computers you choose to access certain websites.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-37 2. Enter the User Name of the LAN device connected to the router. 3. To restrict the device where the browser is running, select the Browser's MAC Address radio button. The MAC Address has been automatically displayed in the text box. To restrict other LAN devices, click Other MAC Address radio button and enter the MAC address of the other LAN device. 4. Select the day to allow the rule to take effect in the table. 5.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-38 To set up the URL Filter: 1. Check the Allow or Deny radio button. Here we take Deny for example. 2. Focus on the Devices Under Control section. Choose the MAC Address of the computer you want to control and click the Add to Devices Under Control button. 3. Focus on the Website Restriction section. Click the Add button and then you will see the next screen, as shown in the following picture.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.8 Quality of Service Choose “Advanced Setup”“Quality of Service”, you can enable QoS (Quality of Service) on the screen shown in Figure 4-40. QoS helps to prioritize data as it enters your router. By attaching special identification marks or headers to incoming packets, QoS determines which queue the packets enter, based priority.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-41 Click the Add button in Figure 4-41, and you can configure the QoS queue entry on the next screen as shown in Figure 4-42. Figure 4-42 Name: Set a name for the entry. Enable: Select Enable option to take this entry effect. Interface: Assigned a specific Wan Service for this QoS queue entry. Precedence: Specify precedence for this QoS queue entry.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide After you specify the condition, click Save/Apply to save the entry and then you will see you settings as shown in Figure 4-41. Note: 1) Lower integer values for precedence imply higher priority for this queue relative to others. 2) The queue entry configured here will be used by the classifier to place ingress packets appropriately. 4.4.8.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.9 Routing Choose “Advanced Setup”“Routing”, it includes 2 menus: Default Gateway and Static Route. The detailed descriptions are provided below. 4.4.9.1 Default Gateway Choose “Advanced Setup”“Routing”“Default Gateway”, you can see the Default Gateway screen. Figure 4-45 4.4.9.2 Static Route Choose “Advanced Setup”“Routing”“Static Route”.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-47 2. Enter the following data: IP Version: Select the version of IP. Destination IP Address/prefix length: The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. Interface: Select the Interface name in the text box, or else, the default Use Interface will be adopted for the Static Route.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-48 For PPPoA, PPPoE enabled PVC(s), please select the Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN interfaces checkbox, this modem router will accept automatically the first received DNS assignment from the selected configured WAN interface during the connection establishment.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To add a DDNS entry: 1. Click the Add button (pop-up after Figure 4-49), and then you will set the DDNS in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-50). Figure 4-50 2. Select D-DNS provider in the drop-down list. 3. Enter the Hostname of the DNS Server, and select the corresponding Interface for the DDNS, you can leave it default. 4. Type the User Name and Password for your DDNS account. Click Save/Apply to save your settings. 4.4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-51 You can select the modulation type, phone line pair and the capability of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click Save/Apply to save the configurations. 4.4.12 UPnP Choose “Advanced Setup”“UPnP”, you can Enable or Disable the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol on the screen.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.13 Interface Grouping Choose “Advanced Setup”“Interface Grouping”, you can configure multiple ports to PVC and bridging groups to perform as an independent network. Figure 4-53 To support this feature, you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the Add button. The Remove button will remove the grouping and add the ungrouped interfaces to the Default group. Only the default group has IP interface.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-54 2. Enter a unique name for Group. 3. Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop-down list. Note: If you like to automatically add LAN clients to a WAN Interface in the new group add the DHCP vendor ID string. By configuring a DHCP vendor ID string any DHCP client request with the specified vendor ID (DHCP option 60) will be denied an IP address from the local DHCP server. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide IPv6 completely supplants IPv4. It is a temporary solution for networks that do not support native dual-stack, where both IPv6 and IPv4 run independently. Choose “Advanced Setup”“IP Tunnel”, it includes two menus: IPv6inIPV4 and IPv4inIPv6, The detailed descriptions are provided below. 4.4.14.1 IPv6inIPv4 Choose “Advanced Setup”““IP Tunnel”“IPv6inIPv4”.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: In this type, there should not have any IPv6 WAN connections. If there are IPv6 WAN connections, the page will prompt you to delete all the IPv6 WAN connections. 4.4.14.2 IPv4inIPv6 Choose “Advanced Setup”““IP Tunnel”“IPv4inIPv6”. You can see the 4in6 tunnel configuration screen, this screen allows you to configure the static routes (shown in Figure 4-57).
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.15 Multicast Choose “Advanced Setup”“Multicast”, you can configure the IGMP protocol on the screen. Figure 4-59 Click Save/Apply to save your settings. 4.5 IPTV Figure 4-60 Enable IPTV: Check this box to enable IPTV. If you enable IPTV, please make sure the following settings are correct. VPI (0-255): Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM network. The valid range is from 0 to 255.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6 Wireless Choose “Wireless”, there are six submenus to configure Wireless LAN settings. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.6.1 Basic Choose “Wireless””Basic”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Basic settings shown as below. The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide SSID: SSID (Wireless network name) shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for all stations in your wireless network. Type the desired SSID in the space provided. BSSID: Show the MAC address of the router’s wireless network.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2) To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS function meanwhile. I. By PBC If the wireless adapter supports WPS and the Push Button Configuration (PBC) method, you can add it to the network by PBC with the following two methods. Click Push-Button radio box, you will see the screen as shown below. Figure 4-63 Method One: Hardware push button.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen of adapter appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 4-64 Method Two: Client’s configuration utility Step 1: Press the WPS/RESET button on the back panel of the router.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-65 Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 4-66 II. By PIN If the new device supports Quick Security Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN of wireless adapter into my router.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-67 Note: The PIN code of the adapter is always displayed on the WPS configuration screen. Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of this device into my access point or wireless router” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Connect. Figure 4-68 Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 19342306 as the preceding figure shown.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Method Two: Enter the PIN of my router into the wireless adapter. Step 1: Select Use AP PIN and get the Device PIN generated by the router as shown below. You can click Gen New PIN to get a new PIN code for router.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-71 Select SSID: Select a wireless network to configure. Network Authentication: Select an authentication type from the drop-down list. Options available are: Open, Shared, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, Mixed WPA2/WPA, and Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK. Note: For most users, it is recommended to use the default Wireless LAN Performance settings. Any changes made to these settings may adversely affect your wireless network.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-72 Figure 4-73 Encryption strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. Current Network Key: To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmission key number. Network Key 1-4: If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then enter them in the network Key 1-4 fields. Configure WEP Settings 1. Select Shared from the Network Authentication drop-down list.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-74 Note: We use Network Authentication Shared, Encryption Strength 64-bit, Current Network Key “1” and enter 10 hexadecimal digits”1234567890” in the Network Key 1 for example, as shown in Figure 4-74 above.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. WPA WPA security for wireless communication has been developed to overcome some of the shortcomings of WEP. WPA combines the key generation with the authentication services of a RADIUS server. Figure 4-75 WPA Group ReKey Interval: Enter the Key Renewal period, which tells the router how often it should change encryption keys. RADIUS Server IP Address: The IP address of the RADIUS server. RADIUS Port: The port of the RADIUS server.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-76 3. WPA-PSK WPA-PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. Figure 4-77 WPA/WAPI passphrase: WPA/WAPI passphrase is also called Wireless Network Key. In this field, enter the key shared by the router and your other network devices. It must have 8-63 ASCII characters or 8-64 Hexadecimal digits.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-78 Note: If you click the option “Click here to display”, the Figure 4-79 will pop-up, and it shows the password you have set. In addition, it won't show the blank characters in both ends of the password phrase. Figure 4-79 4. WPA2 To configure WPA2, select the WPA2 option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps of these settings are similar to WPA settings.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide WPA2 Preauthentication: Select Enable from the drop-down list, Stations will authenticate with the AP during the scanning process, and once association is required, the station has been already authenticated. Network Re-auth Interval: Enter a value in seconds as the frequency interval to enable periodic Network Re-authentication function, while leave it blank or enter “0” to disable it. 5.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-83 4.6.3 Wireless Schedule Choose menu “Wireless”“Wireless Schedule”, you can configure the Task Schedule as shown below. Figure 4-84 Note: The time you set is the period you need the wireless off. Before configure the wireless schedule, please set system time first which refer to 4.8.5 Internet Time, then you can enable or disable Wireless Schedule. Apply To: Select the day or days you need the wireless off.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Add: Click this button to add your selected time to the below table. Click the Clear Schedule button to clear your settings in the table. Click Save to complete the settings. 4.6.4 MAC Filter Choose “Wireless””MAC Filter”, you will see the screen of Wireless--MAC Filter settings shown as below. Figure 4-85 Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’s RADIUS.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6.5 Wireless Bridge Choose “Wireless””Wireless Bridge”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Bridge settings shown as below. You can configure wireless bridge features of the wireless LAN interface and click Save/Apply button to save the current configuration. Figure 4-87 AP Mode: Select an AP Mode from the drop-down list. Options available are: Access Point and Wireless Bridge.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-89 Note: Only Open or Shared authentication method support wireless bridge, you should choose “Wireless”“Security” to change authentication method to “open” or ”shared” mode first. 4.6.6 Advanced Choose “Wireless””Advanced”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Advanced settings shown as below. Figure 4-90 Channel: Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down List.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Fragmentation Threshold: This value specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation Threshold. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance. Only minor reduction of the default value is recommended. In most cases, it should remain at its default value of 2346.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide MAC: Displays the connected wireless station's MAC address. Associated: Displays whether the wireless station has associated with the access point. Authorized: Displays the information of Authentication. SSID: Displays the connected wireless station's SSID. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Encryption: You can select either AES, or AES+TKIP. Wireless Password: Enter the wireless password for the Guest Network as you like. You also can click Click here to display to see the wireless password. 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-94 4.9 Management Choose “Management”, there are eight submenus under the main menu. They are Settings, System Log, SNMP Agent, TR-069 Client, Internet Time, Access Control, Update Firmware and Reboot. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.9.1 Settings This section provides three important functions for managing the router; they are Export, Import and Restore Default (shown in Figure 4-95).
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.9.1.1 Export Choose “Management”“Settings”“Export”, you can see the Export screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-96) allows you to save the current configuration of the router as a backup file. Figure 4-96 To back up the router’s current settings: 1. Click the Backup Settings button on the preceding screen (pop-up Figure 4-96), the following screen will then appear (shown in Figure 4-97). Figure 4-97 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-98 4.9.1.2 Import Choose “Management”“Settings”“Import”, you can see the Import screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-99) allows you to update the router’s settings. Figure 4-99 To update the router’s settings: 1. Click the Choose File button to locate the update file for the device, and you can also enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box. 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.9.1.3 Restore Default Choose “Management”“Settings”“Restore Default”, you can see the Restore Default screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-100) allows you to restore the router’s configuration to the factory defaults on the screen. Figure 4-100 Restore Default Settings: Click this button to restore the router’s configuration to the factory defaults, and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete it.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-102 Refresh: Click the button, the information in the table will be updated. Back: Click the button, the screen will back to the previous page. To Configure the System Log Settings: Click the Configure System Log button (shown in Figure 4-101), you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 4-103). Figure 4-103 Disable/Enable: Select the Enable to log the events, if you don’t want to log these events, please select Disable.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) has been widely applied in the computer networks currently, which is used for ensuring the transmission of the management information between any two nodes. In this way, network administrators can easily search and modify the information on any node on the network. Meanwhile, they can locate faults promptly and implement the fault diagnosis, capacity planning and report generating.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide System Contact: The location of the person that is identified as the system contact. Trap Manager IP: Enter the IP address of the SNMP Manager，where the SNMP Agent forwards trap notifications. Select the desired values and click Save/Apply to configure the SNMP options. 4.9.4 TR-069 Client Choose “Management”“TR-069 Client”, you can see the TR-069 client screen as shown below.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: The Connection Request User Name and Connection Request Password are used for ACS log on the router and manage it. Select the desired values and click Save/Apply to configure the TR-069 client options. 4.9.5 Internet Time Choose “Management”“Internet Time”, you can see the Time settings screen as shown below. Here you can configure the time of the router.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To change the password: Figure 4-107 1. Enter the Old Password in the text box. 2. Enter the New Password and Confirm Password. The Confirm Password should be the same as the New Password. 3. Click Save/Apply to make your change take effect. Note: 1) Access to your DSL modem router is controlled through the account admin.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Web：Select this box, you can access your modem router via web. Telnet: Select this box, you can access your modem router via command line. ICMP(ping): Select this box, PC in public network can ping the WAN address of the modem router. Click Save/Apply to make your change take effect. 4.9.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.9.8 Reboot Choose “Management”“Reboot”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-110) which allows you to reboot the router. Figure 4-110 Note: 1) After you clicked the Reboot button, please wait for a while before reopening your web browser. 2) Do not turn off the router or press the RESET button while the router is rebooting. 3) If necessary, reconfigure your PC's IP address to match your new configuration. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: Specifications General Standards ANSI T1.413.I2, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , 802.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem 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 XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary. 1. Configure TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure B-0-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure B-0-3 Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted. Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available 2 If the modem router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and the Subnet mask as 255.255.255.0. 3 Type the modem router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure B-0-4 Now: Click OK to keep your settings.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix C: Troubleshooting T1. What can I do if I don’t know or forget my password? For default wireless password: Please refer to the “Wireless Password/PIN” labeled on the bottom of the modem router. For the web management page password: Reset the modem router first and then use the default user name and password: admin/admin. T2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Then click OK. For Windows 8 Move your mouse to the lower right corner and you will see Search icon in the Popups. Go to “ -> Apps”. Type Control Panel in the search box and press Enter, then you will go to Control Panel. Click “View network status and tasks > Change adapter settings”.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Now, try to log on to the Web-based configuration page again after the above settings have been configured. If you still cannot access the configuration page, please restore your modem router’s factory default settings and reconfigure your modem router following the instructions in 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. Please feel free to contact our Technical Support if the problem still exists. T4.
