TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Rev: 1.0.
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CONTENTS Package Contents.....................................................................................................2 Chapter 1. Introduction.........................................................................................3 1.1 Overview of the Router............................................................................................... 3 1.2 Conventions ............................................................................................................... 4 1.
4.8 4.9 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List ......................................................................................... 51 4.7.3 Address Reservation .................................................................................... 51 USB Settings ............................................................................................................ 53 4.8.1 Storage Sharing............................................................................................ 53 4.8.2 FTP Server .....
4.16.3 No-ip.com DDNS .......................................................................................... 97 4.17 System Tools ............................................................................................................ 98 4.17.1 Time Setting.................................................................................................. 98 4.17.2 Diagnostic................................................................................................... 100 4.17.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ DC Power Adapter for TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router. 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP.
TL-WR2543ND 1.2 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Conventions The Router or TL-WR2543ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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 450Mbps. ¾ One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Internet port, four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX.
TL-WR2543ND 1.4 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Figure 1-2 LEDs on the front panel Name （Power） (Wireless 2.4GHz) Status Off Power is off. On Power is on. Off The wireless function is disabled. Flashing Off (Wireless 5GHz) (LAN 1-4) (Internet), (USB) (WPS) Indication The wireless function is enabled. The Router is working on 2.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ) 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 1-3 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). ¾ POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Router and client devices and automatically configure wireless security for your wireless network. ¾ Wireless antenna: To receive and transmit the wireless data.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari 2.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: If you want to use the Router to share files or printer, plug the USB storage device to the USB port or connect the printer to the Router with a matching cable. 6. Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router the Router failed. 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.
TL-WR2543ND 1. 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default domain name http://tplinklogin.net in the address field. Figure 3-3 Log in the Router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to 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.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 3. Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 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.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. ¾ These fields are case-sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. ¾ Confirm Password - Enter the password again to make sure that the password is correct. 2) If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-9 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. Figure 3-10 Quick Setup – MAC Clone ) Note: 1. It’s strongly recommended that you visit and configure the Router from the main computer. 2.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 3) If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup - Static IP ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Your ISP will provide you with the IP address you need to enter here. Enter the IP address into the field. ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-13 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Choose from the drop-down list to enable or disable the wireless radio. ¾ Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.
TL-WR2543ND ¾ 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Band - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to 2.4GHz. Two options are available: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. It is recommended that your computers and devices running video and voice applications use the 5GHz band, while your guest access and computers that are only browsing the web use the 2.4GHz band. z 2.4GHz - You can use the 2.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router For ASCII, the key can be made up of any numbers from 0 to 9 and any letters from A to Z, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters. For Hexadecimal, the key can be made up of any numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F, the length should be between 8 and 64 characters. Please also note the key is case-sensitive, this means that upper and lower case keys will affect the outcome.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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.
TL-WR2543ND a). 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Choose menu “WPS”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 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.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND Figure 4-6 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Save button to save your settings. 2. 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 4-7. Figure 4-7 WAN - Static IP ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. ¾ Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0.
TL-WR2543ND Figure 4-8 ¾ 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ 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-WR2543ND ¾ 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be established in the period from the start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format). ) Note: Only when you have configured the system time on “System Tools → Time” page, will the Time-based Connecting function can take effect. ¾ Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ ISP Specified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the Router during login, please click “Use IP address specified by ISP” check box and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation. ¾ Detect Online Interval - The Router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval. The default value is “0”. You can input the value between “0” and “120”. The value “0” means no detect.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-11 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP 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. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button. ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-13 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (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.
TL-WR2543ND ¾ 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the Router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC Address To button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field. Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value. Click the Save button to save your settings. ) Note: Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.6.1.1. 2.4GHz Wireless Settings Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings – 2.4GHz ¾ Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address).
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router option. ¾ Band - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. Two options are available: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. It is recommended that your computers and devices running video and voice applications use the 5GHz band, while your guest access and computers that are only browsing the web use the 2.4GHz band. z 2.4GHz - You can use the 2.4GHz band to connect to many classic wireless devices like gaming consoles, laptops, DVRs, ect.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-17 WDS Setting ¾ SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join. ¾ BSSID(to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join. ¾ Survey - Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.6.1.2. 5GHz Wireless Settings Figure 4-18 Wireless Settings – 5GHz ¾ Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Band - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. Two options are available: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. It is recommended that your computers and devices running video and voice applications use the 5GHz band, while your guest access and computers that are only browsing the web use the 2.4GHz band.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-19 ¾ SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join. ¾ BSSID(to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join. ¾ Survey - Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-20 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. 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 check this radio button, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-21. Figure 4-21 WEP • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. • 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, or 152-bit.
TL-WR2543ND ¾ 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK- Personal - 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-24 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled. 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example: If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B and the wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F are able to access the Router, but all the other wireless stations cannot access the Router, you can configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these steps: 1. Click the Enable button to enable this function. 2.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-26 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 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the packets sent by the Router to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons.
TL-WR2543ND ¾ 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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.
TL-WR2543ND 4.7 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router DHCP Figure 4-28 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-28), 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”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4-29.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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.) It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the Router. The default value is 192.168.0.1. ¾ Default Domain - (Optional.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings. Figure 4-31 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. ¾ Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router. ¾ Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. To Reserve an IP address: 1. Click the Add New… button.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. 4.8 USB Settings Figure 4-33 The USB Settings menu There are four submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-33), 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-WR2543ND ¾ 450Mbps Dual-Band 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. Click the Start button to start the Network Sharing service. Click the Stop button to stop the Network Sharing service. Click the Eject Disk button to safely remove the USB storage device that is connected to USB port.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-36 FTP Server Configuration ¾ Service Status - Indicates the FTP Server's current status. ¾ Internet Access - Select enable to allow access of the FTP server from the Internet. Otherwise, select disable to only allow local network access. ¾ Service Port - Enter the FTP Port number to use. The default is 21. ¾ Name - This folder's display name. ¾ Partition - The name of the partition is displayed.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-37 Add or Modify Share Folder 2. Select the Share entire partition or a specific folder option. 3. Enter display name of the share folder in Display Name filed. 4. Click the Save button to save the settings. You can click the upper button to go to the upper folder. You can click the Back button to return to the ftp server configuration page. ) Note: 1. 2. The max share folders number is 10.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. ¾ File System - The file system type on the partition can be FAT32 or NTFS. ¾ Folder - The real full path of the specified folder.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. ¾ Select - You can select this option to share the specified folder. ¾ Folder - Name of folders that is in current path.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-42 Media Server Setting 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately. You can also select the Auto-scan, at same time, select an auto scan interval time by drop-down list. In this case, the media server will auto scan the share folders. ) Note: The max share folders number is 6. If you want share a new folder when the numbers has been reached to be 6, you can delete a share folder and then add a new one. 4.8.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router page. Storage Sharing users can use Internet Explorer to access files on the USB drive. FTP Server users can log into the FTP Server via FTP Client. There are two default user accounts that can access the Storage Sharing and FTP Server. They are Administrator and Guest (as shown in Figure 4-44).
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. For security purposes, the password for each user account is not displayed.
TL-WR2543ND 4.9 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router supported by the Router). ¾ Status - The status of this entry, "Enabled" means the virtual server entry is enabled. 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.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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. ) Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on 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.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND 1. 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. 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.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN. 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.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.10 Security Figure 4-53 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4-53: Basic Security, 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.
TL-WR2543ND ¾ 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the Router. • PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP network. To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Router, click Enable.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND ¾ 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately. ¾ Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port - Enable or Disable Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port. The default setting is disabled.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above. Click the Save button to save your settings.
TL-WR2543ND 2. 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-59 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise, check Disable. ¾ 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. ¾ MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this Router.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 3. Give a description (e.g. Allow Google) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. 4. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. google) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com, www.google.com.cn) will be allowed. 5. Select from the Effective Time drop-down list the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) you want.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-60 Parental Control Settings 4.12 Access Control Figure 4-61 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-59: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 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.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. ¾ Host - Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule. ¾ Target - Here displays the target selected in the corresponding rule. ¾ Schedule - Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule.
TL-WR2543ND ¾ 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and MAC Address. You can select either of them from the drop-down list. If the IP Address is selected, you can see the following item: ¾ LAN IP Address - Enter the IP address or address range of the host in dotted-decimal format (e.g. 192.168.0.23). If the MAC Address is selected, you can see the following item: ¾ MAC Address - Enter the MAC address of the host in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (e.g.
TL-WR2543ND ¾ 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Protocol - Here are four options, All, TCP, UDP, and ICMP. Select one of them from the drop-down list for the target. ¾ Common Service Port - Here lists some common service ports. Select one from the drop-down list, and the corresponding port number will be filled in the Target Port field automatically. For example, if you select "FTP", "21" will be filled in the Target Port automatically.
TL-WR2543ND 4. 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click Next when finishing creating the advanced schedule entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-66. Figure 4-66 ¾ Quick Setup – Create an Internet Access Control Entry 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.
TL-WR2543ND 7. 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Save button. Figure 4-67 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.google.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 submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.12.2 Host Choose menu “Access Control → Host”, and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-68. The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-68 Host Settings ¾ Host Description - Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique. ¾ Information - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-69 Add or Modify a Host Entry Figure 4-70 Add or Modify a Host Entry 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 4-68 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list. 3.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-71 Target Settings ¾ Target Description - Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique. ¾ Information - The target can be IP address, port, or domain name. ¾ 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 Mode field, select IP Address or Domain Name. 3. If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-72.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-73 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 Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example, google) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com, www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names. 5. Click the Save button.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.12.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, and then you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-74. The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-74 Schedule Settings ¾ Schedule Description - Here displays the description of the schedule and this description is unique. ¾ Day - Here displays the day(s) in a week. ¾ Time - Here displays the time period in a day.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-75 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, you should first follow the settings below: 1) Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-74 to enter the Advanced Schedule Settings page. 2) In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Figure 4-77 Static Routing To add static routing entries: 1. Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-77, you will see the following screen.
TL-WR2543ND 4. 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen. 4.13.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.14.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.16.3 No-ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.no-ip.com, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-91. 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.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.17 System Tools Figure 4-92 The System Tools menu 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-93 Time settings ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. ¾ Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. ¾ NTP Server I / NTP Server II - Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II, and then the Router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-94 Time settings ) 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. The Router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly. 4.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If 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.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-97 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the Router. 5) The firmware version must correspond to the hardware. 6) The upgrade process takes a few moments and the Router restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete. 4.17.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router • 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. ) Note: The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file. Wrong process will lead the device unmanaged. The restoring process lasts for 20 seconds and the Router will restart automatically then.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-101 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. ) 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.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-102 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ 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 4-103. Figure 4-103 Mail Account Settings • From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. • To - Recipient’s address.
TL-WR2543ND • 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication. It is required by most mailboxes that need User Name and Password to log in. ) 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 excluded. • Password - Your mail account password.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-104 Statistics ¾ 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. ¾ Packets Statistics Interval （5-60） - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the drop-down list. The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router background. 2) If you are a Cable user, please configure the Router following the above steps. 2. 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”.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure A-4 Virtual Servers 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.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router check the Enable radio button next to H323 ALG. Remember to click the Save button. Figure A-7 4. 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.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure A-8 Remote Management ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you can visit and configure the Router by typing http://192.168.0.1:88 (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 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure A-10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. 1) Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. 2) Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID. 3) Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the Router is encrypted.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND 4) 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND 6) 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 - 118 -
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.1X, IEEE 802.3X, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. ¾ SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key 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.
