TL-WR810N User Guide 300Mbps Wireless N Mini Router 1910011750 REV2.0.
Contents About This Guide................................................................................................1 Chapter 1. Get to Know About Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. 1. 1. 2. Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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About This Guide This guide is a complementation of Quick Installation Guide. The Quick Installation Guide instructs you on quick Internet setup, and this guide provides details of each function and shows you the way to configure these functions appropriate to your needs. When using this guide, please notice that features of the router may vary slightly depending on the model and software version you have, and on your location, language, and Internet service provider.
Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Router This chapter introduces what the router can do and shows its appearance.
Chapter 1 1. 1. Get to Know About Your Router Product Overview To meet the wireless needs of almost any situation you might encounter, the TP-LINK portable router, with multiple operating modes, is designed for home and travel use. The portable size of the router means that you can put it in your pocket and take it with you wherever you go. The built-in adapter makes it perfect for travelers, students, and anyone else living life on the go. 1. 2.
Chapter 2 Connect the Hardware This chapter contains the following sections: • Position Your Router • Connect Your Router
Connect the Hardware Chapter 2 2. 1. Position Your Router • The Product should not be located where it will be exposed to moisture or excessive heat. • Place the router in a location where it can be connected to the various devices as well as to a power source. • Make sure the cables and power cord are safely placed out of the way so they do not create a tripping hazard. • The router can be placed on a shelf or desktop.
Connect the Hardware Chapter 2 2. 2. 2. Access Point Mode Create a wireless network from an Ethernet connection. This mode is suitable for dorm rooms or homes where there’s already a wired router but you need a wireless hotspot. 1. Connect the hardware according to step A to C. 2. Connect your device to the router wirelessly or via an Ethernet cable. The Wi-Fi network name and password are on the router’s label.
Connect the Hardware Chapter 2 2. 2. 4. Client Mode In this mode, this device can be connected to another device via an Ethernet cable and act as an adapter to grant your wired devices access to a wireless network, especially for a smart TV, media player, or game console. 1. Plug the router into an electrical outlet within the signal range of your host AP. 2. Connect your device to the router wirelessly or via an Ethernet cable. The Wi-Fi network name and password are on the router’s label.
Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard This chapter introduces how to connect your router to the Internet via the web-based Quick Setup Wizard.
Chapter 3 3. 1. Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard Log into the Router With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the rouer. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari. Follow the steps below to log into your router. 1. Set up the TCP/IP Protocol in Obtain an IP address automatically mode on your computer. 2. Visit http://tplinkwifi.
Chapter 3 3. 2. 1. Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard Standard Wireless Router Mode 1. Select the WAN Connection Type. When using the router in a hotel room or a small office, select Dynamic IP. • • • • Note: If you use DSL line and you are only provided an account name and a password by your ISP, choose PPPoE. If you use cable TV or fiber cable, choose Dynamic IP. If you are provided more information such as IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway, choose Static IP.
Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 4. Click Finish to complete the configuration. Now your computers and Wi-Fi devices can connect to the Internet! 3. 2. 2. Access Point Mode 1. Either customize your Wireless Network Name and Wireless Password or keep the default ones, and then click Next.
Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 2. Select the LAN IP type of the router or leave the default setting Smart IP for most cases, and then click Next. 3. Click Reboot to complete the configuration. 3. 2. 3. Repeater Mode 1. Click Survey to find your host network and click Connect. Enter the host network’s password in the Wireless Password field, and then click Next.
Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 2. Select the LAN IP type of the router or leave the default setting Smart IP for most cases, and then click Next. 3. Click Reboot to complete the configuration.
Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 4. Relocate the router about halfway between your host AP and the Wi-Fi dead zone. The extended network shares the same network name and password as your host network. 3. 2. 4. Client Mode 1. Click Survey to find your host network and click Connect. Enter the host network’s password in the Wireless Password field, and then click Next. 2.
Chapter 3 3. 2. 5. Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard Hotspot Router Mode 1. Select the WAN Connection Type. When using the router in a hotel room or a small office, select Dynamic IP. 2. In this case, we take dynamic IP that requires no more parameters for instance. For other connection types, please enter the parameters provided by your ISP. 3. Click Survey to find the public Wi-Fi network and click Connect. Enter the public Wi-Fi password in the Password field.
Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 4. Click Reboot to complete the configuration.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in Standard Wireless Router Mode This chapter presents how to configure the various features of the router working as a Standard Wireless Router.
Chapter 4 4. 1. Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode Status 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Status. You can view the current status information of the router in Standard Wireless Router Mode. • Firmware Version - The version information of the router’s firmware. • Hardware Version - The version information of the router’s hardware.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • Channel - The current wireless channel in use. • MAC Address - The physical address of the router. • WDS Status - The status of WDS connection. • WAN - This field displays the current settings of the WAN, and you can configure them on the Network > WAN page. • MAC Address - The physical address of the WAN port. • IP Address - The current WAN (Internet) IP Address. This field will be blank or 0.0.0.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 2. Select Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect. 3. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your client device. 4. A success message will appear on the WPS page if the client device has been successfully added to the router’s network. Method TWO: Enter the Client’s PIN 1. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click Add Device. 2.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 3. A success message will appear on the WPS page if the client device has been successfully added to the router’s network. Method Three: Enter the Router’s PIN 1. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and get the Current PIN of the router. 2. Enter the router’s current PIN on your client device to join the router’s Wi-Fi network. 4. 3. Working Mode 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode Dynamic IP If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please select Dynamic IP, and the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. Click Renew to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click Release to release the IP parameters. • 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.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. • Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Normally 255.255.255.0 is used as the subnet mask.. • Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. • MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE connection. If your ISP provides an extra connection type, select Dynamic IP or Static IP to activate the secondary connection. • WAN Connection Mode • Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and be reestablished when you attempt to access the Internet again.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work. • ISP Specified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the router, please select Use IP address specified by ISP and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode established when you attempt to access the Internet again. If you want to keep your Internet connection active all the time, please enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. • Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it is down.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Select either as required by your ISP. If Static IP is selected, please enter the IP address, subnet marsk, gateway and DNS also provided by your ISP. • Internet IP Address/ Internet DNS - The Internet IP address and DNS server address assigned by L2TP server.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • User Name/Password - Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. • Confirm Password - Enter the Password provided by your ISP again to ensure the password you entered is correct. • Connect/Disconnect - Click this button to connect or disconnect immediately. • Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Select either as required by your ISP.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and not be able to re-establish when you attempt to access the Internet again. Note: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you have specified the Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. 4. 4. 2. MAC Clone 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports. The value can not be changed. • IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your router (factory default - 192.168.0.254). • Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally 255.255.255.0 is used as the subnet mask.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • Channel Width - Select any channel width from the drop-down list. The default setting is Auto, which can automatically adjust the channel width for your clients. • Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • Encryption - Select Automatic, TKIP or AES. • Wireless Password - Enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For Hexadecimal, the length should be between 8 and 64 characters; for ASCII, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. • WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode I want to: Deny or allow specific wireless client devices to access my network by their MAC addresses. For example, you want the wireless client A with the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B and the wireless client B with the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F to access the router, but other wireless clients cannot access the router How can I do that? 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 2. Go to Wireless > Wireless Advanced. 3. Configure the advanced settings of your wireless network and click Save. Note: If you are not familiar with the setting items on this page, it’s strongly recommended to keep the provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance. • Transmit Power - Select High, Middle or Low which you would like to specify for the router. High is the default setting and recommended.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • Enable AP Isolation - This function isolates all connected wireless stations so that wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN. This function will be disabled if WDS/Bridge is enabled. 4. 5. 5. Wireless Statistics 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 3. Specify DHCP server settings and click Save. • DHCP Server - Enable or disable the DHCP server. If disabled, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually. • Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • 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. After the dynamic IP address has expired, a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user. You cannot change any of the values on this page.
Chapter 4 4. 7. Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode Forwarding Router’s NAT (Network Address Translation) feature makes the devices in the LAN use the same public IP address to communicate in the Internet, which protects the local network by hiding IP addresses of the devices. However, it also brings about the problem that external hosts cannot initiatively communicate with the specified devices in the local network.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 4. Click Add New. Select HTTP from the Common Service Port list. The service port, internal port and protocol will be automatically filled with contents. Enter the PC’s IP address 192.168.0.100 in the IP Address field. 5. Leave the status as Enabled and click Save. Note: • It is recommended to keep the default settings of Internal Port and Protocol if you are not clear about which port and protocol to use.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 4. Leave the status as Enabled and click Save. Note: • You can add multiple port triggering rules according to your network need. • The triggering ports can not be overlapped. • If the application you need is not listed in the Common Applications list, please enter the parameters manually. You should verify the incoming ports the application uses first and enter them in Incoming Ports field.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 4. Select Enable and enter the IP address 192.168.0.100 in the DMZ Host IP Address filed. 5. Click Save. Done! 4. 7. 4. You’ve set your PC to a DMZ host and now you can make a team to game with other players. UPnP UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol allows the applications or host devices to automatically find the front-end NAT device and send request to it to open the corresponding ports.
Chapter 4 4. 8. Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode Security This function allows you to protect your home network from cyber attacks and unauthorized users by implementing these network security functions. 4. 8. 1. Basic Security 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Security > Basic Security, and you can enable or disable the security functions. • Firewall - A firewall protects your network from Internet attacks.
Chapter 4 • Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol. SPI Firewall is enabled by default. • VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using IPSec, PPTP or L2TP protocols to pass through the router’s firewall.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 2. Go to Security > Advanced Security, and you can protect the router from being attacked by ICMP-Flood, UDP Flood and TCP-SYN Flood. • 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.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the number of the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD packets is beyond the set value, the router will startup the blocking function immediately. • Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port - The default setting is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the Internet cannot access the router.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 3 ) Click Add, and your PC’s MAC address will also be listed. 4 ) Click Save. Note: If your PC is blocked but you want to access the router again, press and hold the Reset button to reset the router to the factory defaults. 4. 8. 4. Remote Management 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode For example, you want the children’s PC with the MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.tp-link.com on Saturday only while the parent PC with the MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB is without any restriction. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Access Control > Schedule. 3.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 7. Enter appropriate parameters in corresponding fields. • Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Children’s PC field. • Enter Allow TP-LINK in the Website Description field. • • Enter www.tp-link.com in the Allowed Website Name field. Select Schedule_1 you created just now from the Effective Time drop-down list. In the Status field, select Enable. • 8. Click Save.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 3. Go to Access Control > Target and configure the target settings: 1 ) Click Add New. 2 ) Select Domain Name as the mode type. Create a unique description (e.g. target_1) for the target in the Target Description field and enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example TP-LINK) in the Domain Name field. Note: Any domain name with keywords in it (e.g. www.tp-link.com) will be blocked or allowed. 3 ) Click Save. 4.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 2 ) Give a name for the rule in the Rule Name field. Select host_1 from the host drop-down list; select target_1 from the target drop-down list; select schedule_1 from the schedule drop-down list. 3 ) Leave the status as Enabled as click Save. 6. Select Enable Internet Access Control to enable Access Control function. 7.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 1. Click Add New. 2. Enter the following information. • Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. • Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host to which the static route is assigned. • Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. • Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • Line Type - Select the right type for you network connection. If you are not sure, please consult your ISP. • Egress Bandwidth - The upload speed through the WAN port. • Ingress Bandwidth - The download speed through the WAN port. 4. 12. 2. Rules List 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 3. Click Save. 4. 13. IP&MAC Binding IP & MAC Binding, namely, ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Binding, is used to bind a network device’s IP address to its MAC address. This will prevent ARP spoofing and other ARP attacks by denying network access to a device with a matching IP address in the ARP list, but with an unrecognized MAC address. 4. 13. 1. Binding Settings 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 3. Enter the MAC address and IP address. 4. Click Save. ¾¾ To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete in the Modify column. ¾¾ To find an existing entry: 1. Click Find. 2. Enter the MAC address or IP address in the corresponding field. 3. Click Find on this page as shown below. 4. 13. 2.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • IP Address - The assigned IP address of the listed computer in the LAN. • Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound. • Configure - Load or delete an item. • Load - Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list. • Delete - Delete the item. • Click Bind All to bind all the current items. • Click Load All to load all items to the IP & MAC Binding list. • Click Refresh to refresh all items.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider. 2. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click Login. 5. Click Save. • Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. • Logout - Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service. Dyndns.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 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 here. 4. Click Login. 5. Click Save. • Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. • Logout - Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service. No-ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.noip.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 2. Go to System Tools > Time Settings and configure the system time as needed. ¾¾ To set time manually: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. 3. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. 4. Click Save. ¾¾ To set time automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II. 3.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 2. Go to System Tools > Diagnostic. • Diagnostic Tool - Select one diagnostic tool. • Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. • Tracerouter - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping Timeout” are used for the Ping function. Option “Tracert Hops” is used for the Tracert function. 4. 15. 3. Firmware Upgrade TP-LINK is dedicated to improving and richening the product features, giving users a better network experience. We will release the latest firmware at TP-LINK official website.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • The default Username: admin • The default Password: admin • The default IP Address: 192.168.0.254 • The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 4. 15. 5. Backup & Restore The configuration settings are stored as a configuration file in the router. You can backup the configuration file in your computer for future use and restore the router to the previous settings from the backup file when needed. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, including: • Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). • Change the DHCP Settings. • Change the Working Modes. • Change the Web Management Port. • Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically). • Restore the router to its factory defaults (system will reboot automatically).
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode 4. 15. 8. System Log 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to System Tools > System Log, and you can view the logs of the router. • Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether the auto mail feature is enabled or not. • Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • 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. 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.
Chapter 4 Configure the Router in StandardWireless Router Mode • Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will disabled. • Packets Statistics Interval (5-60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 in the drop-down list. The Packets Statistic Interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode This chapter presents how to configure the various features of the router working as an Access Point.
Chapter 5 5. 1. Configure the Router in Access Point Mode Status 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Status. You can view the current status information of the router in Access Point Mode. • Firmware Version - The version information of the router’s firmware. • Hardware Version - The version information of the router’s hardware.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode • Working Mode - The current wireless working mode in use. • Wireless Network Name - The SSID of the router. • Channel - The current wireless channel in use. • Mode - The current wireless mode which the router works on. • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use. • MAC Address - The physical address of the router. • Traffic Statistics - The router’s traffic statistics.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode 2. Select Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect. 3. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your client device. 4. A success message will appear on the WPS page if the client device has been successfully added to the router’s network. Method TWO: Enter the Client’s PIN 1. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click Add Device. 2.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode 2. Enter the router’s current PIN on your client device to join the router’s Wi-Fi network. 5. 3. Working Mode 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Working Mode. 3. Select the working mode as needed and click Save. 5. 4. Network 5. 4. 1. LAN 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Network > LAN. 3.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode • MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports. The value can not be changed. • Type - Either select Smart IP(DHCP) to get IP address from DHCP server, or Static IP to configure IP address manually. • IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation if your select Static IP (factory default - 192.168.0.254). • Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally 255.255.255.0 is used as the subnet mask.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode • Wireless Network Name - Enter a string of up to 32 characters. The default SSID is TP-LINK_XXXX (XXXX indicates the last unique four numbers of each router’s MAC address). It is strongly recommended that you change your network name (SSID). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test. • Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode • Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, wireless clients can connect to the router without a password. It’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. • WPA-PSK/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on preshared passphrase. • Version - Select Automatic, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. • Encryption - Select Automatic, TKIP or AES.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server. • Radius Port - Enter the port that Radius server used. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius server. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. • WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode 2. Go to Wireless > Wireless MAC Filtering. 3. Click Enable to enable the Wireless MAC Filtering function. 4. Select Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access as the filtering rule. 5. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. 6. Click Add New and fill in the blank. 1 ) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-0007-5F in the MAC Address field.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode • Transmit Power - Select High, Middle or Low which you would like to specify for the router. High is the default setting and recommended. • Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network. The default value is 100.
Chapter 5 5. 5. 5. Configure the Router in Access Point Mode Wireless Statistics 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Wireless > Wireless Statistics to check the data packets sent and received by each client device connected to the router. • MAC Address - The MAC address of the connected wireless client. • Current Status - The running status of the connected wireless client.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode • Rate - The Throughput unit. • Run Time - How long this function is running. • Transmit - Wireless transmit rate information. • Receive - Wireless receive rate information. Click Start/Stop to start or stop wireless throughput monitor. 5. 6. DHCP By default, the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server is enabled and the router acts as a DHCP server; it dynamically assigns TCP/IP parameters to client devices from the IP Address Pool.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode • Default Gateway (Optional) - It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the router. The default value is 192.168.0.254. • Default Domain (Optional) - Input the domain name of your network. • Primary DNS (Optional) - Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. • Secondary DNS (Optional) - Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and show the current attached devices, click Refresh. 5. 6. 3. Address Reservation You can reserve an IP address for a specific client. When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, this PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode • Diagnostic Tool - Select one diagnostic tool. • Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. • Tracerouter - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping Timeout” are used for the Ping function. Option “Tracert Hops” is used for the Tracert function. 5. 7. 2. Ping Watch Dog The Ping Watch Dog is dedicated for continuous monitoring of the particular connection to remote host using the Ping tool. It makes the router continuously ping a user defined IP address (it can be the internet gateway for example).
Chapter 5 5. 7. 3. Configure the Router in Access Point Mode Firmware Upgrade TP-LINK is dedicated to improving and richening the product features, giving users a better network experience. We will release the latest firmware at TP-LINK official website. You can download the latest firmware file from the Support page of our website www.tp-link.com and upgrade the firmware to the latest version. 1. Download the latest firmware file for the router from our website www.tp-link.com. 2.
Chapter 5 5. 7. 5. Configure the Router in Access Point Mode Backup & Restore The configuration settings are stored as a configuration file in the router. You can backup the configuration file in your computer for future use and restore the router to the previous settings from the backup file when needed. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to System Tools > Backup & Restore.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode • Restore the router to its factory defaults (system will reboot automatically). • Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically). 5. 7. 7. Password 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to System Tools > Password, and you can change the factory default username and password of the router.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode • Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether the auto mail feature is enabled or not. • Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature. • From - Your mail box address. The router will connect it to send logs. • To - Recipient’s mail address. The destination mailbox which will receive logs. • SMTP Server - Your smtp server.
Chapter 5 Configure the Router in Access Point Mode Note: Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the user name and password in the following fields. • User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is included. • Password - Your mail account password. • Confirm The Password - Enter the password again to confirm. • Enable Auto Mail Feature - Select it to mail logs automatically.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode This chapter presents how to configure the various features of the router working as a Repeater.
Chapter 6 6. 1. Configure the Router in Repeater Mode Status 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Status. You can view the current status information of the router in Repeater Mode. • Firmware Version - The version information of the router’s firmware. • Hardware Version - The version information of the router’s hardware.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode • Wireless Name of Root AP - The SSID of the root router. • Channel - The current wireless channel in use. • Mode - The current wireless working mode in use. • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use. • MAC Address - The physical address of the router. • Traffic Statistics - The router’s traffic statistics. • Received (Bytes) - Traffic in bytes received from the WAN port.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode • MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports. The value can not be changed. • Type - Either select Smart IP(DHCP) to get IP address from DHCP server, or Static IP to configure IP address manually. • IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation if your select Static IP (factory default - 192.168.0.254). • Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally 255.255.255.0 is used as the subnet mask.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode • Wireless Name of Root AP - The SSID of AP that you want to connect to. • MAC Address of Root AP - The MAC address of AP that you want to connect to. • Mode - Select the desired mode. It is strongly recommended that you keep the default setting 11bgn mixed, so that all of 802.11b/g/n wireless stations can connect to the router. Note: If 11bg mixed mode is selected, the Channel Width field will turn grey and the value will become 20M, and cannot be changed.
Chapter 6 6. 4. 2. Configure the Router in Repeater Mode Wireless Security 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Wireless > Wireless Security. 3. Configure the the security settings of your wireless network and click Save. • Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, wireless clients can connect to the router without a password.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius server. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. • WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. • Type - The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless client’s capability and request.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode 4. Select Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access as the filtering rule. 5. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. 6. Click Add New and fill in the blank. 1 ) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-0007-5F in the MAC Address field. 2 ) Enter wireless client A/B in the Description field. 3 ) Leave the status as Enabled. 4 ) Click Save and click Back. 7.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode • Transmit Power - Select High, Middle or Low which you would like to specify for the router. High is the default setting and recommended. • Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The beacons are the packets sent by the Router to synchronize a wireless network. The default value is 100.
Chapter 6 6. 4. 5. Configure the Router in Repeater Mode Wireless Statistics 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Wireless > Wireless Statistics to check the data packets sent and received by each client device connected to the router. • MAC Address - The MAC address of the connected wireless client. • Current Status - The running status of the connected wireless client. • Received Packets - Packets received by the wireless client.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode • Rate - The Throughput unit. • Run Time - How long this function is running. • Transmit - Wireless transmit rate information. • Receive - Wireless receive rate information. Click Start/Stop to start or stop wireless throughput monitor. 6. 5. DHCP By default, the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server is enabled and the router acts as a DHCP server; it dynamically assigns TCP/IP parameters to client devices from the IP Address Pool.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode • Default Gateway (Optional) - It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the router. The default value is 192.168.0.254. • Default Domain (Optional) - Input the domain name of your network. • Primary DNS (Optional) - Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. • Secondary DNS (Optional) - Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and show the current attached devices, click Refresh. 6. 5. 3. Address Reservation You can reserve an IP address for a specific client. When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, this PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode • Diagnostic Tool - Select one diagnostic tool. • Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. • Tracerouter - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping Timeout” are used for the Ping function. Option “Tracert Hops” is used for the Tracert function. 6. 6. 2. Ping Watch Dog The Ping Watch Dog is dedicated for continuous monitoring of the particular connection to remote host using the Ping tool. It makes the router continuously ping a user defined IP address (it can be the internet gateway for example).
Chapter 6 6. 6. 3. Configure the Router in Repeater Mode Firmware Upgrade TP-LINK is dedicated to improving and richening the product features, giving users a better network experience. We will release the latest firmware at TP-LINK official website. You can download the latest firmware file from the Support page of our website www.tp-link.com and upgrade the firmware to the latest version. 1. Download the latest firmware file for the router from our website www.tp-link.com. 2. Visit http://tplinkwifi.
Chapter 6 6. 6. 5. Configure the Router in Repeater Mode Backup & Restore The configuration settings are stored as a configuration file in the router. You can backup the configuration file in your computer for future use and restore the router to the previous settings from the backup file when needed. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to System Tools > Backup & Restore.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode • Restore the router to its factory defaults (system will reboot automatically). • Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically). 6. 6. 7. Password 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to System Tools > Password, and you can change the factory default username and password of the router.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode • Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether the auto mail feature is enabled or not. • Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature. • From - Your mail box address. The router will connect it to send logs. • To - Recipient’s mail address. The destination mailbox which will receive logs. • SMTP Server - Your smtp server.
Chapter 6 Configure the Router in Repeater Mode Note: Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the user name and password in the following fields. • User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is included. • Password - Your mail account password. • Confirm The Password - Enter the password again to confirm. • Enable Auto Mail Feature - Select it to mail logs automatically.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode This chapter presents how to configure the various features of the router working as a client.
Chapter 7 7. 1. Configure the Router in Client Mode Status 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Status. You can view the current status information of the router in Client Mode. • Firmware Version - The version information of the router’s firmware. • Hardware Version - The version information of the router’s hardware. • Wired - This field displays the current settings of the LAN, and you can configure them on the Network > LAN page.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use. • MAC Address - The physical address of the router. • Traffic Statistics - The router’s traffic statistics. • Received (Bytes) - Traffic in bytes received from the WAN port. • Received (Packets) - Traffic in packets received from the WAN port. • Sent (Bytes) - Traffic in bytes sent out from the WAN port. • Sent (Packets) - Traffic in packets sent out from the WAN port.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode • MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports. The value can not be changed. • Type - Either select Smart IP(DHCP) to get IP address from DHCP server, or Static IP to configure IP address manually. • IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation if your select Static IP (factory default - 192.168.0.254). • Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally 255.255.255.0 is used as the subnet mask.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode • Enable WDS - If your host AP supports WDS well, please enable this option. If WDS is enabled, all traffic from wired networks will be forwarded in the format of WDS frames consisting of four address fields. If WDS is disabled, three address frames are used. • Wireless Name of Root AP - Enter the SSID of the AP that you want to access. • MAC Address of Root AP - Enter the MAC address of the AP that you want to access.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode • Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, wireless clients can connect to the router without a password. It’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. • WPA-PSK/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on preshared passphrase. • Version - Select Automatic, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. • Encryption - Select Automatic, TKIP or AES.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode • WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. • Type - The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless client’s capability and request. • WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode 6. Click Add New and fill in the blank. 1 ) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-0007-5F in the MAC Address field. 2 ) Enter wireless client A/B in the Description field. 3 ) Select Enabled in the Status drop-down list. 4 ) Click Save and click Back. 7. The configured filtering rules should be listed as the picture shows below. Done! 7. 4. 4. Now only client A and client B can access your network. Wireless Advanced 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode • Transmit Power - Select High, Middle or Low which you would like to specify for the router. High is the default setting and recommended. • Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network. The default value is 100.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode • MAC Address - The MAC address of the connected wireless client . • Current Status - The running status of the connected wireless client . • Received Packets - Packets received by the wireless client. • Sent Packets - Packets sent by the wireless client. • Configure - The button is used for loading the item to the Wireless MAC Filtering list.
Chapter 7 7. 5. Configure the Router in Client Mode DHCP By default, the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server is enabled and the router acts as a DHCP server; it dynamically assigns TCP/IP parameters to client devices from the IP Address Pool. You can change the settings of DHCP Server if necessary, and you can reserve LAN IP addresses for specified client devices. 7. 5. 1. DHCP Settings 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode • To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as Obtain an IP Address automatically. • When you choose Smart IP (DHCP) in Network > LAN, the DHCP Server function will be disabled. You will see the page as below. 7. 5. 2. DHCP Client List 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to DHCP > Address Reservation. 3. Click Add New and fill in the blank. 1 ) Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) of the client for which you want to reserve an IP address. 2 ) Enter the IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) which you want to reserve for the client. 3 ) Leave the Status as Enabled. 4 ) Click Save. 7. 6. System Tools 7. 6.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode • Diagnostic Tool - Select one diagnostic tool. • Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. • Tracerouter - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping Timeout” are used for the Ping function. Option “Tracert Hops” is used for the Tracert function. 7. 6. 2. Ping Watch Dog The Ping Watch Dog is dedicated for continuous monitoring of the particular connection to remote host using the Ping tool. It makes the router continuously ping a user defined IP address (it can be the internet gateway for example).
Chapter 7 7. 6. 3. Configure the Router in Client Mode Firmware Upgrade TP-LINK is dedicated to improving and richening the product features, giving users a better network experience. We will release the latest firmware at TP-LINK official website. You can download the latest firmware file from the Support page of our website www.tp-link.com and upgrade the firmware to the latest version. 1. Download the latest firmware file for the router from our website www.tp-link.com. 2. Visit http://tplinkwifi.
Chapter 7 7. 6. 5. Configure the Router in Client Mode Backup & Restore The configuration settings are stored as a configuration file in the router. You can backup the configuration file in your computer for future use and restore the router to the previous settings from the backup file when needed. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to System Tools > Backup & Restore.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode • Restore the router to its factory defaults (system will reboot automatically). • Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically). 7. 6. 7. Password 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to System Tools > Password, and you can change the factory default username and password of the router.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode • Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether the auto mail feature is enabled or not. • Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature. • From - Your mail box address. The router will connect it to send logs. • To - Recipient’s mail address. The destination mailbox which will receive logs. • SMTP Server - Your smtp server.
Chapter 7 Configure the Router in Client Mode Note: Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the user name and password in the following fields. • User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is included. • Password - Your mail account password. • Confirm The Password - Enter the password again to confirm. • Enable Auto Mail Feature - Select it to mail logs automatically.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode This chapter presents how to configure the various features of the router working as a Hotspot Router.
Chapter 8 8. 1. Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode Status 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Status. You can view the current status information of the router in Hotspot Router Mode. • Firmware Version - The version information of the router’s firmware. • Hardware Version - The version information of the router’s hardware.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use. • MAC Address - The physical address of the router. • Client Status - The status of client. Init: Connection is down; Scan: Try to find the AP; Auth: Try to authenticate; ASSOC: Try to associate; Run: Associated successfully. • WAN - This field displays the current settings of the WAN, and you can configure them on the Network > WAN page.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode Method ONE: Press the WPS Button on Your Client Device 1. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click Add Device. 2. Select Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect. 3. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your client device. 4. A success message will appear on the WPS page if the client device has been successfully added to the router’s network. Method TWO: Enter the Client’s PIN 1.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode 3. A success message will appear on the WPS page if the client device has been successfully added to the router’s network. Method Three: Enter the Router’s PIN 1. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and get the Current PIN of the router. 2. Enter the router’s current PIN on your client device to join the router’s Wi-Fi network. 8. 3. Working Mode 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode 8. 4. Network 8. 4. 1. WAN 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Network > WAN. 3. Configure the IP parameters of the LAN and click Save. Dynamic IP If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please select Dynamic IP, and the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. Click Renew to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click Release to release the IP parameters.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode Static IP If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and DNS setting, please select Static IP. • IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. • Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Normally 255.255.255.0 is used as the subnet mask.. • Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • User Name/Password - Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. • Confirm Password - Enter the Password provided by your ISP again to ensure the password you entered is correct. • Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE connection. If your ISP provides an extra connection type, select Dynamic IP or Static IP to activate the secondary connection.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • MTU Size - The default MTU size is 1480 bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU size unless required by your ISP. • Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and be reestablished when you attempt to access the Internet again. If you want to keep your Internet connection active all the time, please enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Select either as required by your ISP. If Static IP is selected, please enter the IP address, subnet marsk, gateway and DNS also provided by your ISP. • Internet IP Address/ Internet DNS - The Internet IP address and DNS server address assigned by L2TP server.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • User Name/Password - Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. • Confirm Password - Enter the Password provided by your ISP again to ensure the password you entered is correct. • Connect/Disconnect - Click this button to connect or disconnect immediately. • Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Select either as required by your ISP.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and not be able to re-establish when you attempt to access the Internet again. Note: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you have specified the Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. 8. 4. 2. MAC Clone 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Network > LAN.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports. The value can not be changed. • IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your router (factory default - 192.168.0.254). • Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally 255.255.255.0 is used as the subnet mask. • IGMP Proxy - The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) feature allow you to watch TV on IPTV-supported devices in the LAN .
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • BSSID - The MAC address of the public Wi-Fi your router is going to connect to as a client. • Survey - Click this button to search the public Wi-Fi. • Key type - Select the key type according to the public Wi-Fi’s security configuration. It is recommended that the key type is the same as the public Wi-Fi’s security type. • WEP Index - Select which of the four keys will be used if the key type is WEP (ASCII) or WEP (HEX).
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, wireless clients can connect to the router without a password. It’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. • WPA-PSK/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on preshared passphrase. • Version - Select Automatic, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. • Encryption - Select Automatic, TKIP or AES.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • Type - The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless client’s capability and request. • WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here. Hexadecimal 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.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode 1 ) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-0007-5F in the MAC Address field. 2 ) Enter wireless client A/B in the Description field. 3 ) Leave the status as Enabled. 4 ) Click Save and click Back. 7. The configured filtering rules should be listed as the picture shows below. Done! 8. 5. 4. Now only client A and client B can access your network. Wireless Advanced 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The beacons are the packets sent by the Router to synchronize a wireless network. The default value is 100. • RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • MAC Address - The MAC address of the connected wireless client. • Current Status - The running status of the connected wireless client. • Received Packets - Packets received by the wireless client. • Sent Packets - Packets sent by the wireless client. • Configure - The button is used for loading the item to the Wireless MAC Filtering list.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed to connect to the Router with the current dynamic IP Address. When 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. • Default Gateway (Optional) - It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the Router. The default value is 192.168.0.254.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to DHCP > Address Reservation. 3. Click Add New and fill in the blank. 1 ) Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) of the client for which you want to reserve an IP address. 2 ) Enter the IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) which you want to reserve for the client. 3 ) Leave the status as Enabled. 4 ) Click Save. 8. 7.
Chapter 8 I want to: Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode Share my personal website I’ve built in local network with my friends through the Internet. For example, the personal website has been built in my home PC (192.168.0.100). I hope that my friends in the Internet can visit my website in some way. My PC is connected to the router with the WAN IP address 218.18.232.154. Personal Website Router LAN WAN: 218.18.232.154 Home 1. Set your PC to a static IP address, for example 192.168.0.100. 2.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode If you have changed the default Service Port, you should use http:// WAN IP: Service Port to visit the website. 8. 7. 2. Port Triggering Port triggering can specify a triggering port and its corresponding external ports. When a host in the local network initiates a connection to the triggering port, all the external ports will be opened for subsequent connections. The router can record the IP address of the host.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode between internal hosts and external hosts. The DMZ host becomes a virtual server with all ports opened. When you are not clear about which ports to open in some special applications, such as IP camera and database software, you can set the PC to be a DMZ host. Note: DMZ is more applicable in the situation that users are not clear about which ports to open.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode Tips: • UPnP is enabled by default in this router. • Only the application supporting UPnP protocol can use this feature. • UPnP feature needs the support of operating system (e.g. Windows Vista/ Windows 7/ Windows 8, etc. Some of operating system need to install the UPnP components).
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • Firewall - A firewall protects your network from Internet attacks. • SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol. SPI Firewall is enabled by default.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer “control/data” protocols such as FTP, TFTP, H323 etc. • FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the default Enable. • TFTP ALG - To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the default Enable. • H323 ALG - To allow Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT, keep the default Enable.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics. The result of the statistics is used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. • DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Select Enable or Disable to enable or disable the DoS protection function.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode For example, if you want to allow PCs with specific MAC addresses to access the router’s web management page locally from inside the network, please follow the instructions below: 1 ) Select Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks. 2 ) Enter the MAC address of each PC separately. The format of the MAC address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit).
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode Note: If your PC is blocked but you want to access the router again, press and hold the Reset button to reset the router to the factory defaults. 8. 8. 4. Remote Management 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Security > Remote Management, and you can manage your router from a remote device via the Internet.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Access Control > Schedule. 3. Click Add New to create a new schedule entry with Schedule Description as Schedule_1, Day as Sat and Time as all day-24 hours. 4. Go to Parental Control. 5. Select Enable and enter the MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field. 6. Click Add New. 7.
Chapter 8 • • • Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode Enter www.tp-link.com in the Allowed Website Name field. Select Schedule_1 you created just now from the Effective Time drop-down list. In the Status field, select Enable. 8. Click Save. Then you can go back to the Parental Control Settings page to check the following list. 8. 10. Access Control Access Control is used to deny or allow specific client devices to access your network with access time and content restrictions.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode 2 ) Select Domain Name as the mode type. Create a unique description (e.g. target_1) for the target in the Target Description field and enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example TP-LINK) in the Domain Name field. Note: Any domain name with keywords in it (e.g. www.tp-link.com) will be blocked or allowed. 3 ) Click Save. 4. Go to Access Control > Schedule and configure the schedule settings: 1 ) Click Add New.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode from the target drop-down list; select schedule_1 from the schedule drop-down list. 3 ) Leave the status as Enabled as click Save. 6. Select Enable Internet Access Control to enable Access Control function. 7. Select Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router as the default filter policy and click Save. Done! Now only the specific host(s) can visit the target(s) within the scheduled time period. 8.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode 2. Enter the following information. • Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. • Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. • Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the default gateway device that allows for the contact between the router and the network or host. 3.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host to which the static route is assigned. • Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. • Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • Line Type - Select the right type for you network connection. If you are not sure, please consult your ISP. • Egress Bandwidth - The upload speed through the WAN port. • Ingress Bandwidth - The download speed through the WAN port. 8. 12. 2. Rules List 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to Bandwidth Control > Rules List, and you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode 3. Click Save. 8. 13. IP&MAC Binding IP & MAC Binding, namely, ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Binding, is used to bind a network device’s IP address to its MAC address. This will prevent ARP spoofing and other ARP attacks by denying network access to a device with a matching IP address in the ARP list, but with an unrecognized MAC address. 8. 13. 1. Binding Settings 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode 3. Enter the MAC address and IP address. 4. Click Save. ¾¾ To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete in the Modify column. ¾¾ To find an existing entry: 1. Click Find. 2. Enter the MAC address or IP address in the corresponding field. 3. Click Find on this page as shown below. 8. 13. 2.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • IP Address - The assigned IP address of the listed computer in the LAN. • Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound. • Configure - Load or delete an item. • Load - Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list. • Delete - Delete the item. • Click Bind All to bind all the current items. • Click Load All to load all items to the IP & MAC Binding list. • Click Refresh to refresh all items.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider. 2. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click Login. 5. Click Save. • Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. • Logout - Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service. Dyndns.org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode 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 here. 4. Click Login. 5. Click Save. • Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. • Logout - Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service. No-ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.noip.com, the following page will appear.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode 2. Go to System Tools > Time Settings and configure the system time as needed. ¾¾ To set time manually: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. 3. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. 4. Click Save. ¾¾ To set time automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II. 3.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode 2. Go to System Tools > Diagnostic. • Diagnostic Tool - Select one diagnostic tool. • Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. • Tracerouter - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping Timeout” are used for the Ping function. Option “Tracert Hops” is used for the Tracert function. 8. 15. 3. Firmware Upgrade TP-LINK is dedicated to improving and richening the product features, giving users a better network experience. We will release the latest firmware at TP-LINK official website.
Chapter 8 • The default Username: admin • The default Password: admin • The default IP Address: 192.168.0.254 • The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode 8. 15. 5. Backup & Restore The configuration settings are stored as a configuration file in the router. You can backup the configuration file in your computer for future use and restore the router to the previous settings from the backup file when needed. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, including: • Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). • Change the DHCP Settings. • Change the Working Modes. • Change the Web Management Port. • Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically). • Restore the router to its factory defaults (system will reboot automatically).
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode 8. 15. 8. System Log 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router. 2. Go to System Tools > System Log, and you can view the logs of the router. • Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether the auto mail feature is enabled or not. • Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • 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. 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.
Chapter 8 Configure the Router in Hotspot Router Mode • Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will disabled. • Packets Statistics Interval (5-60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 in the drop-down list. The Packets Statistic Interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic.
FAQ Q1. What can I do if I cannot access the Internet? • If using a cable modem, unplug the Ethernet cable and reboot the modem. Wait until its Online LED is on and stable, then reconnect the Ethernet cable to the modem. • If you’re in a hotel room or on a trade show, the Internet may be limited and requires that you authenticate for the service or purchase the Internet access. • If your Internet access is still not available, contact TP-LINK Technical Support. Q2.
3. Enable H323 ALG: Go to Security > Basic Security, enable H323 ALG and click Save. Now you can enjoy your net meeting normally. Q6. What can I do if my wireless signal is unstable or weak? It may be caused by too much interference. • Set your wireless channel to a different one. • Choose a location with less obstacles that may block the signal between the router and the host AP. An open corridor or a spacious location is ideal.
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