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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
EN 300 328 V.1.4.1 (2003) EN 301 489-1 V.1.4.1 (2002) / EN 301 489-17 V.1.2.1 (2002) ¾ EN 60950-1: 2001 ¾ EN 55022: 1998 + A1: 2000 + A2: 2003 ¾ EN61000-3-2:2001 ¾ EN61000-3-3:2001 ¾ EN 55024: 1998 +A1: 2001 + A2: 2003 European standards dictate maximum radiated transmit power of 100mW EIRP and frequency range 2.400-2.4835GHz; In France, the equipment must be restricted to the 2.4465-2.4835GHz frequency range and must be restricted to indoor use.
Package contents.............................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1: About this Guide .............................................................................................. 2 1.1 Purposes.............................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Conventions ......................................................................................................... 2 1.
5.8.5 Remote Management .............................................................................. 40 5.8.6 Advanced Security ................................................................................... 41 5.9 Static Routing..................................................................................................... 42 5.10 DDNS............................................................................................................... 43 5.10.1 Oray.net DDNS ...........................
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Package contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ One TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router One AC power Adapter for TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information Wall-mounting screws Note: If any of the listed contents are damaged or missing, please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 1: About this Guide Thank you for choosing the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router. This router provides dedicated solution for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks. With your network all connected, your local wired or wireless network can share Internet access, files and fun for multiple PCs through one ISP account. It adopts 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM WLAN transmission technology so that transmission distance is 2-3 times of traditional IEEE 802.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 2: Introduction 2.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router integrates 4-port Switch, firewall, NAT-router and Wireless AP. Its design is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router will allow you to connect your network wirelessly better than ever, sharing Internet Access, files and fun, easily and securely.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Supports Virtual Server, Port Triggering, and DMZ host Built-in firewall supporting IP address filtering, Domain Name filtering, and MAC address filtering Supports connecting/disconnecting Internet at a specified time of day Supports access control, allowing parents and network administrators to establish restricted access policies based on the time of day for children or staff Supports TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP Supports UPnP, Dy
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ ¾ Wireless antenna Factory Default Reset button There are two ways to reset the router's factory defaults: 1. Use the Factory Defaults function on System Tools -> Factory Defaults page in the router's Web-based Utility. 2. Use the Factory Default Reset button: First, turn off the router's power. Second, press and hold the default reset button then turn on the router's power, until the system LED lights up (about 3 seconds).
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 3: Connecting the Router 3.1 System Requirements ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable modem that has an RJ45 connector (you do not need it if you connect the router to Ethernet) Each PC on the LAN needs a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors TCP/IP protocol must be installed on each PC Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later 3.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide WAN 1 2 3 4 RE SE T To WAN To LAN Switch/Hub （XDSL、Cable、Ethernet） Figure 3-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router -7-
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 4: Quick Installation Guide After connecting the TL-WR542G Router into your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR542G Wireless Router. These procedures only take you a few minutes. You can access the Internet via the router immediately after successfully configured. 4.1 TCP/IP configuration The default IP address of the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router is 192.168.1.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide PC and the router has been established. Figure 4-2 Failed result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to that shown in figure 4-2, it means that your PC has not connected to the router. Please check it following these steps: 1. Is the connection between your PC and the router correct? Note: The Link/Act LEDs of LAN port on the router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Note: If the above screen does not prompt, it means that your web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it. If the User Name and Password are correct, you can configure the router using the web browser. Please click the Quick Setup link on the left of the main menu and the Quick Setup screen will appear.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide contact your ISP. If you choose " Dynamic IP", the router will automatically receive the IP parameters from your ISP without needing to enter any parameters. If you Choose "Static IP", the Static IP settings page will appear, shown in figure 4-8: Figure 4-8 ¾ Quick Setup - Static IP Note: The IP parameters should have been provided by your ISP. IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP).
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide all wireless devices on your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as TP-Link. ¾ Channel - the current channel in use. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. ¾ Mode - Indicates the current mode (54Mbps (802.11g), 11Mbps (802.11b)). If you select 54Mbps (802.11g), it is compatible with 11Mbps (802.11b).
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 5: Configuring the Router This chapter describes each web page's key functions. 5.1 login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the router. There are ten main menus on the left of the web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus. The ten main menus are: Status, Quick Setup, Network, Wireless, DHCP, Forwarding, Security, Static Routing, DDNS and System Tools.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-1 Router Status 5.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 4.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 5.4 Network Figure 5-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in figure 5-2): LAN, WAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.4.1 LAN You can configure the IP parameters of LAN on this page. Figure 5-3 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 in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.1.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. Note: a.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-4 WAN - Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. MTU Size: The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to reduce the MTU.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-4a ¾ ¾ 2. WAN - 802.1X + Dynamic IP User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1x authentication provided by your ISP Password - Enter the password for 802.1x authentication provided by your ISP. Click Login button to start 802.1x authentication. Click Logout button to end 802.1x authentication. If you choose Static IP, you should have fixed IP Parameters specified by your ISP.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide If you are also given a user name and a password for 802.1x authentication, you should select 802.1x + Static IP for WAN Connection Type, a box will then appear requesting a user name and a password, shown in figure 5-5a: Figure 5-5a ¾ ¾ WAN - 802.1X + Static IP User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1x authentication provided by your ISP Password - Enter the password for 802.1x authentication provided by your ISP. Click Login to start 802.1x authentication.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide the background. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button ¾ Time-based Connecting - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect based on time. Enter the start time in HH:MM for connecting and end ¾ time in HH:MM for disconnecting in the Period of Time fields.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ ISP Specified IP Address - If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit your IP address to the router during login, click “Use the IP Address specified by ISP” check box and enter the IP Address in dotted-decimal notation, which your ISP provided. ¾ Detect Online Interval - The default value is 0, you can input the value between 0 and 120. The router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval between seconds.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.5 Wireless Figure 5-9 Wireless menu There are three submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in figure 5-9): Wireless Settings, MAC Filtering and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 5.5.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. ¾ Mode - Select the desired wireless mode. The options are: • 54Mbps (802.11g) - Both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations can connect to the router. • 11Mbps (802.11b) - Only 802.11b wireless stations can connect to the router. Note: The default is "54Mbps (802.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ Encryption - When you select WPA-PSK or WPA for Authentication Type you can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES as Encryption. Figure 5-10a WPA-PSK ¾ WPA-PSK Passphrase - You can enter a WPA passphrase between 8 and 63 characters long. ¾ Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 second or from 30 seconds or up, 1-29 seconds is not a usable second. Enter 0 to disable the update.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide accessing the router, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access. Description - A simple description of the wireless station. Privilege - Allow means allowing the station to access the router. Deny means denying the station to access the router. 64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit means assigning a unique WEP key to access the router.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Note: When 64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit is selected, WEP Key will be enabled. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Edit or Delete button in the Modify column in the MAC Address Filtering Table. 2. Enter the value as desired in the Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry page, and click the Save button.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide a) If you select the radio button Allow the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules, the wireless station B will still not be able to access the router, however, other wireless stations that are not in the list will be able to access the router.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide submenu are provided below. 5.6.1 DHCP Settings The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the router on the LAN. The DHCP Server can be configured on the page (shown in figure 5-15): Figure 5-15 DHCP Settings ¾ DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.6.2 DHCP Clients List This page shows Client Name, MAC Address, Assigned IP and Lease Time for each DHCP Client attached to the router (figure 5-16): Figure 5-16 ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ DHCP Clients List Index - The index of the DHCP Client Client Name - The name of the DHCP client MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client Assigned IP - The IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP client. Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC of which you want to reserve IP address. ¾ Assigned IP Address - The IP address of the router reserved. To Reserve IP addresses: 1. Enter the MAC address (The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.) and IP address in dotted-decimal notation of the computer you wish to add. 2. Click the Save button when finished. To modify A Reserved IP address: 1. Select the reserved address entry as you desire, and modify it.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-19 Virtual Servers ¾ Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of service ports (the format is XXX – YYY, XXX is Start port, YYY is End port). ¾ IP Address - The IP Address of the PC running the service application Protocol - The protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router). ¾ ¾ ¾ Enable - The Enable checkbox to enable the virtual server entry.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide To delete a service entry: 1. Clear the entry's all information except the Protocol pull-down list. 2. Click the Save button. To delete all service entries: 1. Click the Clear All button. 2. Click the Save button Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 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 Ports Range - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule. You can input at most 5 groups of ports (or port section). Every group of ports must be apart with ",".
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 1. 2. 3. When the trigger connection is released, the according opening ports will be closed. Each rule allowed to be used only by one host on LAN synchronously. The trigger connection of other hosts on LAN will be refused. Incoming Port Range cannot overlap each other. 5.7.3 DMZ The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ Enable UPnP - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. As allowing this may present a risk to security, this feature is disabled by default. ¾ Current UPnP Settings Table - this table displays the current UPnP information. • App Description – The description provided by the application in the UPnP request • • • • • External Port - External port, which the router opened for the application.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-24 ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Firewall Settings Enable Firewall - the general firewall switch is on or off. Enable IP Address Filtering - set IP Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. There are two default filtering rules of IP Address Filtering, either Allow or Reny passing through the router. Enable Domain Filtering - set Domain Filtering is enabled or disabled. Enable MAC Filtering - set MAC Address Filtering is enabled or disabled.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide To disable the IP Address Filtering feature, keep the default setting, Disabled. To set up an IP Address Filtering entry, click Enable Firewall and Enable IP Address Filtering on the Firewall page, and click the Add New… button. The page " Add or Modify an IP Address Filtering entry " will appear shown in figure 5-26: Figure 5-26 Add or Modify an IP Address Filtering Entry To create or modify an IP Address Filtering entry, please follow these instructions: 1.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries You can change the entry’s order as desired. Fore entries are before hind entries. Enter the ID number in the first box you want to move and another ID number in second box you want to move to, and then click the Move button to change the entry’s order. Click the Next button to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-28 Add or Modify a Domain Filtering entry To add or modify a Domain Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Effective Time - Enter a range of time in HHMM format, which point to the range time for the entry to take effect. For example, 0803 - 1705, the entry will take effect from 08:03 to 17:05. 2. Domain Name - Type the domain or key word as desired in the field. A blank in the domain field means all websites on the Internet. For example: www.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide allows you to control access to the Internet by users on your local network based on their MAC Address. Figure 5-29 MAC address Filtering Before setting up MAC Filtering entries, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable MAC Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page. To Add a MAC Address filtering entry, clicking the Add New… button.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.8.6 Advanced Security Using Advanced Security page (shown in figure 5-32), you can protect the router from being attacked by TCP-SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood from LAN. Figure 5-32 ¾ ¾ Advanced Security settings Packets Statistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide a value between 5 ~ 3600 packets. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the router will start up the blocking function immediately. ¾ Ignore Ping Packet from WAN Port - Enable or Disable ignore ping packet from WAN port. The default is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the Internet cannot access the router.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-34 Static Routing To add static routing entries: 1. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that 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.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.10.1 Oray.net DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.oray.net. The page will appear that shown in figure 5-35: Figure 5-35 Oray.net DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. ¾ Connection Status - the status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-36 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Connection Status: The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service. 5.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.11.1 Time You can set time manually or get GMT from the Internet for the router on this page (shown in figure 5-38): Figure 5-38 ¾ ¾ ¾ Time settings Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. Time setting follows these steps below: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter date and time in the right blanks 3.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide New firmware versions are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. If the router is not experiencing difficulties, there is no need to download a more recent firmware version, unless that version has a new feature that you want to use. Note: When you upgrade the router's firmware, you may lose its configuration settings, so make sure you write down the router settings before you upgrade its firmware.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-41 Reboot the router Click the Reboot button to reboot the router. Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include: • Change LAN IP Address. (System will reboot automatically) • MAC Clone (system will reboot automatically) • DHCP service function. • Static address assignment of DHCP server. • Web Service Port of the router. • Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically).
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.11.6 Log This page (shown in figure 5-43) allows you to query the Logs of the router. Figure 5-43 System Log The router can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the router. Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs. Click the Clear Log button to clear all the logs. 5.11.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide IP Address Total Packets The total amount of packets received and transmitted by the router. Bytes The total amount of bytes received and transmitted by the router. Packets Bytes Current The IP Address displayed with statistics ICMP Tx UDP Tx The total amount of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds. The total amount of bytes received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) 2) First, configure the ADSL modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 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. Login to the router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “PPPoE” for WAN Connection Type.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide MAC register, login to the router and click the "Network" menu link on the left of your browser, and then click "MAC Clone" submenu link. On the "MAC Clone" page, if your PC’s MAC address is proper MAC address, click the "Clone MAC Address" button and your PC’s MAC address will fill in the "WAN MAC Address" field. Or else, type the MAC Address into the " WAN MAC Address" field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX. Then click the "Save" button.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-5 4. DMZ I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) 2) 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. To change the WEB management port number: Login to the router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click "Remote Management" submenu.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 1) 2) 3) 4) Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the router's SSID. Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the router is encrypted. If the wireless connection is ready, but you can’t access the router, check the IP Address of your wireless stations.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 95/98. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component 1) 2) 3) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click the Network icon, click on the Configuration tab in the appearing Network window.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Network window that appears. An example shown in the following figure: Figure B-3: Configuration tab 3) 4) • Click on Properties. The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: Assigned by DHCP Sever a. Select Obtain an IP address automatically, as shown in the figure below: Figure B-4: IP Address tab b.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-5: Gateway tab c. Choose Disable DNS on the DNS configuration tab, as shown in the following figure: Figure B-6: DNS Configuration tab • Setting IP address manually a. Select Specify an IP address on IP Address tab, as shown in the following figure. If the router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, type IP address is 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-7: IP Address tab b. Type the router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the New gateway field on the Gateway tab, and click on the Add button, as shown in the figure: Figure B-8: Gateway tab c. On the DNS Configuration tab, click Enable DNS radio, and type your computer name in to the Host field and a Domain (such as szonline.com) into the Domain field.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide click Add button. Shown below: Figure B-9: DNS Configuration tab Now, all the configurations are finished, it will take effect after reboot.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device with 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM WLAN transmission technology make its sensitivity up to 105 dB, which gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wireless connections. With this range-enhancing technology, a 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM based client and access point can maintain a connection at as much as three times the transmission distance of traditional 802.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ NAT (Network Address Translation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet. ¾ PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote 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.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix E: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of the TP-LINK TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router, please contact us. E-mail: support@tp-link.com Website: http://www.tp-link.
