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TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router CONTENTS Package Contents .......................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Overview of the Router................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Conventions .............................
TL-WR1042ND 4.7.3 4.8 4.9 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Address Reservation ...................................................................................... 43 USB Settings .............................................................................................................. 45 4.8.1 Storage Sharing.............................................................................................. 45 4.8.2 FTP Server ........................................................................
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.17 System Tools .............................................................................................................. 89 4.17.1 Time Setting.................................................................................................... 90 4.17.2 Diagnostic....................................................................................................... 91 4.17.3 Firmware Upgrade .............................................................
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ DC Power Adapter for TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. The 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router delivers exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and the users demanding higher networking performance.
TL-WR1042ND 1.2 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Conventions The Router or TL-WR1042ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router without any explanation. 1.3 Main Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps. ¾ One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. ¾ Provides USB Port supporting storage/FTP/Media/Print Server.
TL-WR1042ND 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs and the Wireless On/Off button are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name PWR SYS WIRELESS LAN 1-4 INTERNET USB WPS Status Indication Off Power is off. On Power is on. On The Router is initializing or maybe has a system error. Flashing The Router is working properly. Off The Router has a system error.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: 1. 2. 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. Pressing the Wireless On/Off button for two seconds will turn on/off the wireless radio. When the WIRELESS LED flashes, the wireless function has been enabled. When the WIRELESS LED is off, the wireless function has been disabled. 1.4.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ 1,2,3,4 (LAN): These ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the Router to the local PC(s). ¾ Wireless antenna: To receive and transmit the wireless data.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ¾ TCP/IP protocol on each PC ¾ Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 , Netscape Navigator 6.0 or above 2.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the Router is http://tplinklogin.net 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-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 1. Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? ) Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2. Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? ) Note: If the Router's IP address is 192.168.0.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.0.2 ~ 192.168.0.254. 3.
TL-WR1042ND Figure 3-3 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Login the Router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to the Figure 3-4. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key. Figure 3-4 Login Windows ) Note: If the above screen does not pop up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP and Static IP to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring. 4.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8. z If you are visiting the Router from the main computer, please select Yes, and then click Clone MAC Address. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – MAC Clone z If you are visiting the Router from another computer, rather than the main computer, please select No, and then enter the main computer’s MAC in the field WAN MAC Address.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-10 Find MAC Address ¾ If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-11. Figure 3-11 Quick Setup - Static IP ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Enter the IP address into the field. ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address, it is usually 255.255.255.0. 5.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio by choosing from the drop-down list. ¾ Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of following options to enable security. ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared passphrase. z PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For ASCII, the key can be made up of any numbers from 0 to 9 and any letters from A to Z, and the length should be between 8 and 63 characters.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the sixteen 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.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. a). Choose menu “WPS”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ).
TL-WR1042ND Figure 4-2 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router WPS ¾ WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide. ¾ Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the Router to its default. ¾ 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.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly. Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 4: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the Router. Step 5: Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions. II.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: 1) The WPS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. 2) The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS. 4.5 Network Figure 4-5 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-5): WAN, LAN and MAC Clone.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation. ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. 3.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router • Dynamic IP - You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP. • Static IP - You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-9 PPPoE Advanced Settings ¾ MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name, which should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-10 WAN – BigPond Cable ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. ¾ Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location. e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, click the radio button.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-12 WAN –PPTP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ 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.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button. ¾ 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.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router (factory default: 192.168.0.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. ) Note: 1. If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to login the Router. 2.
TL-WR1042ND 4.6 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless Figure 4-15 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-15): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.6.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Setting”, and then you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. ¾ 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.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum tx rate of the Router through this field. ¾ Enable Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access. ¾ Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-17 ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, select this check box, but it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-18. Figure 4-18 • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. • 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. • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit) for encryption.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router WPA/WPA2 - Personal(Recommended) - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-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.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-21 Wireless MAC address Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disable. ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. ¾ Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled. ¾ Description - A simple description of the wireless station. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button.
TL-WR1042ND 4. 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries.
TL-WR1042ND 4.6.4 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Advanced”, and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-23 Wireless Advanced ¾ 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. ¾ Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high- priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended enabled. ¾ Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time. ¾ Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other.
TL-WR1042ND 4.7 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router DHCP Figure 4-25 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-25): DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Settings”, and then you can configure the DHCP Server on the page (shown in Figure 4-26).
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional) Suggest to input the IP address of the LAN port of the Router, default value is 192.168.1.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-28). When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings. Figure 4-28 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve IP address.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 4.8 USB Settings Figure 4-30 The USB Settings menu There are five submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-30): Storage Sharing, FTP Server, Media Server, Print Server and User Accounts. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.8.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Shared - Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume. When the volume is shared, you can click the Disable to stop sharing the volume; when volume is non-shared, you can click the Enable button to share the volume. ¾ View- Click “Open the disk” under this column, you can view the disk content. Click the Eject Disk button to safely remove the USB storage device that is connected to USB port. This takes the drive offline.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 2. The new settings will not take effect until you restart the service. 3. To unplug the USB drive, click Eject Disk button first. It is not recommended to simply pull the USB drive out of the USB port, because this can cause damage to the device and cause data loss. 4. Mounted volumes are subject to the 8-volume limit, so you cannot access more than 8 volumes on the USB storage device. 4.8.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-35 FTP Server Configuration 2. Click the Enable/Disable box to enable/disable internet access to FTP from WAN port. 3. Change the Service Port to specify a port for FTP Server to use. (The default is 21, do not change unless necessary.) 4. Click Add New Folder to add new folders for the FTP Server. The screen will show as Figure 4-36. Figure 4-36 Add or Modify Share Folder ¾ Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Folder - Name of folders that is in current path. ¾ Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings and page will be redirected to the FTP server configuration page. ¾ Back - You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the FTP Server configuration page. To add a new share folder for your FTP Server, please follow the instructions below: 1) Select the Share entire partition or a specific folder option.
TL-WR1042ND 4.8.3 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Media Server Choose menu “USB Settings→Media Server”, and then you can configure Media Server on this page as shown in Figure 4-38. Figure 4-38 Media Server Setting ¾ Server Name – The name of this Media Server. ¾ Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it. ¾ Name - The display name of this folder.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-40 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 4-41. Figure 4-41 Add New Folder ¾ Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. ¾ Share entire partition - You can select this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared. ¾ Folder Location- Displays the location of this folder.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings and the page will be redirected to the media server configuration page. ¾ Back - You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page. To add a new share folder for your media server, please follow the instructions below: 1) Select the Share entire partition or a specified folder option.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Online - Indicates the print service has been turned on, and no user is using the print services at present. You can click the "Stop" button to stop the print service. ¾ Offline - Indicates the print service feature is disabled. You can click "Start" button to start the print service. ¾ Busy - Indicates the print service has been turned on, but at this moment other users are using print services. 4.8.
TL-WR1042ND 6. 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Choose FTP Access from the drop-down list, Yes or No. Figure 4-45 Add or Modify User Account ¾ User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The user name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length. ¾ Password - Enter the password in the Password field. The password must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length.
TL-WR1042ND 4.9 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Forwarding Figure 4-46 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-46): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.9.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “Forwarding→Virtual Servers”, and then you can view and add virtual servers in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-47).
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Common Service Port - Some common services already exist in the drop-down list. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To setup a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add New... button. (pop-up Figure 4-48) 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.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router System Tools –> Remote Management page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080. Otherwise there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server. 4.9.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “Forwarding→Port Triggering”, you can view and add port triggering in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-49). Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephoning and so on.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-50 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry ¾ Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule. ¾ Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Incoming Port - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request.
TL-WR1042ND 2. 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host. 3. 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.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-52 UPnP Setting ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. This feature is enabled by default. ¾ 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-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.10.1 Basic Security Choose menu “Security → Basic Security”, and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4-54. Figure 4-54 Basic Security ¾ Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the Router’s firewall.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router the use of cryptographic security services. To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Router, click Enable. ¾ 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-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-55 Advanced Security ¾ 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. ¾ DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router UDP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 500. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current UPD-FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately. ¾ Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering. ¾ TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router button “Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks”, and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). Only the PCs with MAC address listed can use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router you will be able to access the Router's web-based utility. 2. Be sure to change the Router's default password to a very secure password. 4.11 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and then you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-58. The Parental Control function can be used to control the internet activities of the child, limit the child to access certain websites and restrict the time of surfing.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-59 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 Google) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. 4.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router For example: If you desire that the child PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.google.com on Saturday only while the parent PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB is without any restriction, you should follow the settings below. 1. 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.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.12.1 Rule Choose menu “Access Control → Rule”, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-62. Figure 4-62 Access Control Rule Management ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. ¾ Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Move - You can change the entry’s order as desired. Enter in the first box the ID number of the entry you want to move and in the second box another ID number, and then click the Move button to change the entries’ order. ¾ Next - Click the Next button to go to the next page. ¾ Previous - Click the Previous button to return to the previous page. There are two methods to add a new rule. Method One: 1.
TL-WR1042ND Figure 4-64 ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Setup – Create an Access Target Entry Target Description - In this field, create a description for the target. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Target_1). ¾ Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and Domain Name. You can choose either of them from the drop-down list.
TL-WR1042ND Figure 4-65 ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Setup – Create an Advanced Schedule Entry Schedule Description - In this field, create a description for the schedule. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Schedule_1). ¾ Day - Choose Select Days and select the certain day (days), or choose Everyday. ¾ Time - Select "24 hours", or specify the Start Time and Stop Time yourself. ¾ Start Time - Enter the start time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers).
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). ¾ Host - In this field, select a host from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Host Description you set just now. ¾ Target - In this filed, select a target from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Target Description you set just now.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 1. Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page. Select Enable Internet Access Control and choose "Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router". 2. We recommend that you click Setup Wizard button to finish all the following settings. 3. Click the submenu Host of Access Control in the left to enter the Host List page.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. z If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-69. 1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. z If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-70.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4. In MAC Address field, enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list. 4.12.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, and then you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-71. The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-72 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.
TL-WR1042ND 5. 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Save button. 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. 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.google.com only, you should first follow the settings below: 1.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 2. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). 3. In Day field, select the day or days you need. 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.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.13 Advanced Routing Figure 4-76 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-76: Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.13.1 Static Routing List Choose menu “Advanced Routing → Static Routing List”, and then you can configure the static route in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-77).
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. ¾ 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.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Router and the network or host. ¾ Interface - This interface tells you either the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & WLAN (internal wired and wireless networks), or on the WAN (Internet). 4.14 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-80 Bandwidth Control There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-80: Control Settings and Rules List. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-82 Bandwidth Control Rules List ¾ Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. ¾ Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0. ¾ Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0. ¾ Enable - This displays the status of the rule. ¾ Modify - Click Modify to edit the rule.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.15 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-84 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-84): 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. 4.15.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-86 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 4-85. 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-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.15.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could also configure the items on the ARP list. This page displays the ARP List; it shows all the existing IP & MAC Binding entries (shown in Figure 4-88). Figure 4-88 ARP List 1. MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. 2.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.comexe.cn, www.dyndns.org, or www.no-ip.com. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. 4.16.1 Comexe.cn DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-89. Figure 4-89 Comexe.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the Logout button, then input your new username and password and click the Login button. 4.16.2 Dyndns.org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.dyndns.org, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-90. Figure 4-90 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-91 No-ip.com 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 log out the DDNS service.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Choose menu “System Tools”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.17.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. ) Note: 1. This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully, otherwise, these functions will not take effect. 2. The time will be lost if the router is turned off. 3.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries. ¾ IP Address/Domain Name - Enter the IP Address or Domain Name of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose. ¾ Pings Count - Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent. The default is 4.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-96 Firmware Upgrade ¾ Firmware Version - Displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version - Displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the Router’s current hardware version. To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below: 1. Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com). 2.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-97 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User Name: admin • The default Password: admin • The default IP Address: 192.168.1.1 • The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 ) Note: All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored. 4.17.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.17.6 Reboot Choose menu “System Tools → Reboot”, and then you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Router via the next screen. Figure 4-99 Reboot the Router Some settings of the Router will take effect only after rebooting, which include • Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). • Change the DHCP Settings. • Change the Wireless configurations. • Change the Web Management Port.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and not include any spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm it. Click the Save button when finished. Click the Clear All button to clear all. 4.17.8 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, and then you can view the logs of the Router. Figure 4-101 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not.
TL-WR1042ND Figure 4-102 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Mail Account Settings • From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. • To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. • SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field. You can log on the relevant website for help if you are not clear with the address. • Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication.
TL-WR1042ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings. ¾ Clear Log - All the logs will be deleted from the Router permanently, not just from the page. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 4.17.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router. Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router. Total Packets Bytes The total number of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 WAN 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-WR1042ND 2. 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 192.168.1.169 as an example, remember to click the Save button.
TL-WR1042ND Figure A-7 4. 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Basic Security 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-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router http://192.168.1.1:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.1.x, the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.0.1 to avoid IP conflict; in this case, please try http://192.168.0.1:88.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix B: Configuring the PCs 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 needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
TL-WR1042ND 4) 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router In the prompt page that showed below, double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). 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-WR1042ND 6) 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 -107-
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.
TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 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-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.
