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CONTENTS Package Contents..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Router .................................................................................................2 1.2 Conventions ..................................................................................................................3 1.
4.7.2 4.8 4.9 Storage Sharing ..............................................................................................44 DHCP ..........................................................................................................................45 4.8.1 DHCP Settings ................................................................................................46 4.8.2 DHCP Clients List ...........................................................................................47 4.8.
4.16.2 Rules List ........................................................................................................91 4.17 IP & MAC Binding Setting ...........................................................................................92 4.17.1 Binding Settings ..............................................................................................92 4.17.2 ARP List ..........................................................................................................93 4.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router DC Power Adapter for TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Quick Installation Guide Ethernet Cable Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items is damaged or missing, please contact your distributor.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. Powered by 2x2 MIMO technology, the 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router delivers exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and the users demanding higher networking performance.
TL-WR842N 1.2 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Conventions The Router or TL-WR842N mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router without any explanation. 1.3 Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 450Mbps. One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Internet port, four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. Provides USB Port supporting storage/FTP/Media/Print Server.
TL-WR842N 1.4 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name (Power) Status Off Power is off. On Power is on. Flash (WLAN) (LAN4-1) (Internet) (USB) (WPS) Indication The device is initializing or upgrading. Off The Wireless function is disabled. On The Wireless function is working properly.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: After a device is successfully added to the network by WPS function, the WPS LED will keep on for about 5 minutes and then turn off. 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Wi-Fi ON/OFF POWER INTERNET 1 Figure 1-2 2 3 4 USB WPS/ RESET Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). ON/OFF: The switch of the power. POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 2-1 5. Hardware Installation Verify that the hardware connection is correct by checking these LEDs.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the Router is http://tplinkwifi.net and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire. In this guide, we use all the default values for description.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide If the result displayed is similar to Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 1. Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Settings interface may not be opened with some web browsers, it is strongly recommended that you use Internet Explorer. 1. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default domain name http://tplinkwifi.net in the address field. Figure 3-3 Log in the Router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to Figure 3-4. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: The Router will automatically detect the Internet connection. If the Internet is available, the Router will direct you to Step 5; otherwise, you need to continue with Step 3. 3. Select Auto-Detect to detect the Internet connection type and then click Next.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - MAC Clone 2) If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8. Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - Static IP IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Your ISP will provide you with the IP address you need to enter here.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-9 Quick Setup - PPPoE/Russia PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. Confirm Password - Enter the password again to make sure that the password is correct.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Select Static IP if IP Address/ Subnet Mask/ Gateway and DNS server address have been provided by your ISP. Then please enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP, and also enter the corresponding parameters. Select Dynamic IP if none of the above parameters are provided. Then you just need to enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Select Dynamic IP if none of the above parameters are provided. Then you just need to enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP. 5. Configure the basic parameters for 2.4GHz wireless network in the following screen as shown in Figure 3-12, and then click Next. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup - Wireless Wireless Radio - Displays whether the wireless function is enabled or not.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the router without encryption. WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - It’s selected by default, with the default PSK password the same as the default PIN code. No Change - If you chose this option, wireless security configuration will not change! The above settings are only for basic wireless parameters.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right are the corresponding explanations and instructions. The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below. 4.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-1 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide.
TL-WR842N 4.4 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. Choose menu “WPS”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 WPS SSID - It display the SSID (Wireless Network Name) of the router. WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed here.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Use this method if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup button. Step 1: Press the WPS/RESET button on the back panel of the Router, as shown in the following figure. You can also keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Step 2: Enter the PIN number from the client device in the field on the above WPS screen. Then click Connect button. Step 3: “Connect successfully” will appear on the screen of Figure 4-4, which means the client device has successfully connected to the Router. III. Enter the Router’s PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device asks for the Router’s PIN number.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-6 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.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Save button to save your settings. 2. If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP. The Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 4-7. Figure 4-7 WAN - Static IP 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, usually is 255.255.255.0.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-8 WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network, then you can check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate this secondary connection.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be established in the period from the start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format). Note: Only when you have configured the system time on “System Tools → Time-based Connecting function take effect. Time” page, will the Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ISP Specified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the Router during login, please click “Use IP address specified by ISP” check box and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation. Detect Online Interval - The Router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval. The default value is “0”. You can input the value between “0” and “120”. The value “0” means no detect.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-11 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP User Name/Password/Confirmpassword - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button. Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-12 WAN - PPTP/Russia PPTP User Name/Password/Confirmpassword - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP. And click the Save button.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-13 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (X is any hexadecimal digit).
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.0.1). Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. IGMP Proxy - If you want to watch TV through IGMP, please Enable it. Note: 1) If you change the LAN IP address, you must use the new IP address to login to the Router.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same Name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXX (XXXX indicates the last unique four numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test. Mode - Select the desired mode.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Enable Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of the Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access. If enabled, the wireless stations will be able to access the Router. Otherwise, wireless stations will not be able to access the Router. Enable SSID Broadcast - If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the wireless router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Password - If the AP your Router is going to connect needs password, you need to fill the password in this blank. 4.6.2 Wireless Security Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Security”, you can configure the security settings of your wireless network.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide capability and request. • Encryption - When WPA-PSK or WPA is set as the Authentication Type, you can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES as Encryption. Note: If you check the WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-19. Figure 4-19 WPA/WPA2 - Personal • Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide • 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. If you check this radio button, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-21. Figure 4-21 WEP • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide the Wireless MAC Filtering function, shown in Figure 4-22. Figure 4-22 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. Description - A simple description of the wireless station.
TL-WR842N 4. 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Save button to save this entry. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries.
TL-WR842N 4.6.4 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-24 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time. Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other. To use this function, check this box. AP Isolation is disabled by default.
TL-WR842N 4.7 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Guest Network Figure 4-26 The Guest Network menu There are two submenus under the Guest Network menu (shown in Figure 4-26): Wireless Settings and Storage Sharing. Click either of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions. 4.7.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “Guest Network → Wireless Settings”, you can configure the Guest Network Wireless Settings on the page as shown in Figure 4-27.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Ingress Bandwidth For Guest Network - The download speed through the WAN port for Guest Network. Guest Network - Enabled or disable the Guest Network function here. Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same Name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your Guest Network. Wireless Security - You can configure the security of Guest Network here.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Follow the instructions below to set up your Guest Network Storage Sharing: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router. 2. Make sure the Service Status on the page “USB Settings -> Storage Sharing” is Started. 3. Make sure the Access shared storage with password on the page “USB Settings -> Storage Sharing” is Enabled. 4. Click the Start button to start the Guest Network Storage Sharing. 5.
TL-WR842N 4.8.1 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Settings”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4-31.The Router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to the Router on the LAN. Figure 4-31 DHCP Settings DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: To use the DHCP server function of the Router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically". 4.8.2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Clients List”, you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-32.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router. Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. To Reserve an IP address: 1. Click the Add New… button. Then Figure 4-34 will pop up. 2. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide There are three submenus under the VPN menu (shown in Figure 4-35), IKE, IPsec and Security Alliance List. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a private network established via the public network, generally via the Internet.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Policy Name - Specify a unique name to the IKE policy for identification and management purposes. Exchanged Mode - Select the IKE Exchange Mode in phase 1, and ensure the remote VPN peer uses the same mode. Main mode - Provides identity protection and exchanges more information, which applies to the scenarios with higher requirement for identity protection.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To ensure a secured communication, the two IPsec peers use IPsec protocol to negotiate the data encryption algorithm and the security protocols for checking the integrity of the transmission data, and exchange the key to data de-encryption. Choose menu “VPN → IPsec”, you can view the information of IPsec Policies in this table (shown in Figure 4-38) and edit them by the action buttons.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Peer Gateway - Enter the Peer gateway or domain. Negotiation Mode - Here you could find two options, IKE Negotiation Mode and Manually Mode. You are recommended to select the default mode-- IKE Negotiation Mode, and all the parameters could be negotiated automatically according to IKE. If Manually Mode is selected, you should manually set up the Encryption and SPI parameters according to the instructions.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-40 List of Security Alliance Name - Here displays the name or description of the IPsec policy. SPI - Here displays the SPI (Security Parameter Index) of each specific IPsec policy. Tunnel Initiator - Tunnel initiator gateway. Tunnel Receiver - Tunnel receiver gateway. Security Protocol - Here displays the Security Protocol of the IPsec policy.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide able to configure the corresponding function. 4.10.1 Storage Sharing Choose menu “USB Settings→Storage Sharing”, you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the Router and view volume and share properties such as share name, capacity, used space, and free space, etc on this page as shown below. Figure 4-42 Storage Sharing Service Status - Indicates the Network Sharing service's current status.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-43 Safe Unplug Message Click the Rescan button to start a new scan. Follow the instructions below to set up your Router as a file server: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router. 2. Click the Rescan button to find the USB drive that has been attached to the Router. 3. Click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service. 4.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-44 FTP Server Configuration Server Status - Indicates the FTP Server's current status. Internet Access - Select enable to allow access of the FTP server from the Internet. Otherwise, select disable to only allow local network access. Service Port - Enter the FTP Port number to use. The default is 21. Name - This folder's display name. Partition - The name of the partition is displayed.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-45 Add or Modify Share Folder 2. Select the Share entire partition or a specific folder option. 3. Enter display name of the share folder in Display Name filed. 4. Click the Save button to save the settings. You can click the upper button to go to the upper folder. You can click the Back button to return to the ftp server configuration page. Note: 1. 2. 3. The max share folders number is 10.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Server Name - The name of this Media Server. Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it. Name - The display name of this folder. File System - The file system type on the partition can be FAT32 or NTFS. Folder - The real full path of the specified folder.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-49 Add New Folder Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. Share entire partition - You can select this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared. Folder Location- Displays the location of this folder. Select - You can select this option to share the specified folder. Folder - Name of folders that is in current path.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately. You can also tick the Auto-scan every at the same time, select an auto scan interval time by drop-down list. In this case, the media server will auto scan the share folders. Note: The max share folders number is 6. If you want to share a new folder when the number has reached 6, you can delete an existing share folder and then add a new one. 4.10.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-52 User Account Management Only Administrator can use a Web browser to transfer the files from a PC to the Writable shared volume on the USB drive. To add a new user account, please follow the steps below: 1. Click Add New User button, and the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-53. 2. Self-define a User Name. 3. Enter the password in the Password field. 4. Re-enter the password in the Confirm Password field. 5.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide password for each user account is not displayed. Confirm Password - Re-enter the password here. Storage Authority - Choose Read and Write or Read Only from the drop-down list to assign access authority of Storage Sharing to the user. FTP Access - Choose Yes or No from the drop-down list to decide whether the user can access FTP Server or not. Save - You can click the SAVE button to save your settings.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP address because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function. Figure 4-55 Virtual Servers Service Port - The numbers of External Service Ports. You can enter a service port or a range of service ports (the format is XXX - YYY; XXX is the Start port and YYY is the End port). Internal Port - The Internal Service Port number of the PC running the service application.
TL-WR842N Figure 4-56 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Note: It is possible that you have a computer or server that has more than one type of available service. If so, select another service, and type the same IP address for that computer or server. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Port Triggering Figure 4-57 To add a new rule, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-58. 2. Select a common application from the Common Applications drop-down list, then the Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatically filled. If the Common Applications do not have the application you need, enter the Trigger Port and the Incoming Ports manually. 3.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the Router). Incoming Port - 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 which triggered this rule. You can input at most 5 groups of ports (or port sections).
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. The Router forwards packets of all services to the DMZ host. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function. Figure 4-59 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Click the Enable button. 2.
TL-WR842N • 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide App Description - The description about the application which initiates the UPnP request. • External Port - The port which the Router opened for the application. • Protocol - The type of protocol which is opened. • Internal Port - The port which the Router opened for local host. • IP Address - The IP address of the local host which initiates the UPnP request. • Status - Either Enabled or Disabled.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-62 Basic Security Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the Router’s firewall. • 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 factory default.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide customized Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer "control/data" protocols such as FTP, TFTP, H323 etc. • FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, click Enable. • TFTP ALG - To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, click Enable.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be enabled. Note: Dos Protection will take effect only when the traffic Statistics in “System Tools → Statistics” is enabled.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-64 Local Management By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility” is checked.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-65 Remote Management Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided. Choose a number between 1 and 65534 but do not use the number of any common service port.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-66 Parental Control Settings Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise, check Disable. MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below. MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this Router.
TL-WR842N Figure 4-67 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Add or Modify Parental Control Entry 2. Enter the MAC address of the PC (e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA) you’d like to control in the MAC Address of Child PC field, or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop-down list. 3. Give a description (e.g. Allow TP-LINK) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. 4.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example: If you desire that the child PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.tp-link.com on Saturday only while the parent PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB is without any restriction, you should follow the settings below. 1.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-69: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.14.1 Rule Choose menu “Access Control → Rule”, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-70.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Disable All - Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Delete All - Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Move - You can change the entry’s order as desired. Enter in the first box the ID number of the entry you want to move and in the second box another ID number, and then click the Move button to change the entries’ order. Next - Click the Next button to go to the next page.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-72 Quick Setup - Create an Access Target Entry Target Description - In this field, create a description for the target. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Target_1). Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and Domain Name. You can choose either of them from the drop-down list.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-73 Quick Setup - Create an Advanced Schedule Entry Schedule Description - In this field, create a description for the schedule. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Schedule_1). Day - Choose Select Days and select the certain day (days), or choose Everyday. Time - Select "24 hours", or specify the Start Time and Stop Time yourself. Start Time - Enter the start time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers).
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). Host - In this field, select a host from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Host Description you set just now. Target - In this filed, select a target from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Target Description you set just now.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: 1. Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page. Select Enable Internet Access Control and choose "Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router". 2. We recommend that you click Setup Wizard button to finish all the following settings. 3.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Host Description - Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique. Information - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-77.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-76 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list. 3. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 4. In MAC Address field, enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list. 4.14.
TL-WR842N Figure 4-80 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP address of the target. 3) Select a common service from Common Service Port drop-down list, so that the Target Port will be automatically filled. If the Common Service Port drop-down list doesn’t have the service you want, specify the Target Port manually.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN to access www.tp-link.com only, you should first follow the settings below: 1.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To add a new schedule, follow the steps below: 1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-82 and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-83. 2. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). 3. In Day field, select the day or days you need. 4. In Time field, you can select all day-24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding field. 5.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list. 4.15 Advanced Routing Figure 4-84 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-84: Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click either of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.15.
TL-WR842N 2. 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Enter the following data: 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 gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host. 3.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. Interface - This interface tells you either the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & WLAN (internal wired and wireless networks), or on the WAN (Internet). 4.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.16.2 Rules List Choose menu “Bandwidth Control → Rules List”, and then you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below. Figure 4-90 Bandwidth Control Rules List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.17 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-92 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-92): Binding Settings and ARP List. Click either of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.17.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. 1. 2. 3. 4. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4-93. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. Select the Bind checkbox. Click the Save button to save it. To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below. 1. 2. Find the desired entry in the table. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. To find an existing entry, follow the steps below. 1. 2. 3.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 3. Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound. 4. Configure - Load or delete an item. Load - Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list. Delete - Delete the item. Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items, available after enable. Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP & MAC Binding list. Click the Refresh button to refresh all items.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-97 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-98 Dyn.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-99 Noip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out the DDNS service.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.19.1 IPv6 Status Figure 4-101 IPv6 Status The IPv6 Status page displays the router's current IPv6 status and configuration. All information is read-only. WAN • Connection Type - The IPv6 connection way for WAN. • IPv6 Address - The WAN IPv6 address. • IPv6 Default Gateway - The router's default gateway. • Primary IPv6 DNS - The primary IPv6 DNS address. • Secondary IPv6 DNS - The secondary IPv6 DNS address.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.19.2 IPv6 Setup Figure 4-102 Enable/Disable IPv6 Enable IPv6 - Tick the checkbox to enable the IPv6 function. It’s enabled by default. WAN Connection Type - Choose the correct WAN connection type based on your ISP network topology. • SLAAC - Connections which use RADVD IPv6 address assignment. • DHCPv6 - Connections which use dynamic IPv6 address assignment. • Static IPv6 - Connections which use static IPv6 address assignment.
TL-WR842N 1) 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide SLAAC Figure 4-103 SLAAC IPv6 Address - The IPv6 address assigned by your ISP dynamically. IPv6 Address Prefix - Display the IPv6 Prefix Length in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Default Gateway - Display the default gateway in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Secondary IPv6 DNS - Enter another DNS IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Note: If you get Address not found error when you access a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. Address Autoconfiguration Type- RADVD (Router Advertisement Daemon) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Default Gateway - Display the default gateway in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. Click the Renew button to renew the IPv6 parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IPv6 parameters from your ISP. If your ISP gives you one or two DNS IPv6 addresses, select Use the following IPv6 DNS Servers and enter the Primary IPv6 DNS and Secondary IPv6 DNS into the correct fields.
TL-WR842N 3) 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Static IPv6 Figure 4-105 Static IPv6 IPv6 Address - Enter the IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Default Gateway - Enter the default gateway in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. MTU Size (in bytes) - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide LAN IPv6 Address - Display the LAN IPv6 address created by the device. Click the Save button to save your settings. 4) PPPoEv6 Figure 4-106 PPPoEv6 PPPoE Session - The PPP session type for IPv6 connection. There are two types: • Share with PPPoEv4 - The PPPoEv6 and PPPoEv4 use the same PPP session. • Create a new Session - The PPPoEv6 and PPPoEv4 use different PPP sessions. It is default to select this option.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide MTU Size (in bytes) - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value is 1492 Bytes. For some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. Primary DNS - Enter the DNS IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Secondary DNS - Enter another DNS IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
TL-WR842N 5) 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Tunnel 6to4 Figure 4-107 Tunnel 6to4 Address/Subnet Mask/Default Gateway - The IPv4 address/ subnet mask/ default gateway assigned, in dotted-decimal notation. Tunnel Address - The 6to4 tunnel address created by the device to access to the IPv6 network. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1480 Bytes. For some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide • Static - Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length manually. Please contact your ISP to get more information before you configure them. LAN IPv6 Address - Display the LAN IPv6 address created by the device. Click the Save button to save your settings. 4.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-109 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. NTP Server 1 / NTP Server 2 - Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server 1 or NTP Server 2, and then the Router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server 1 or NTP Server 2. 3. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet. To set Daylight Saving: 1. Check the box to enable Daylight Saving. 2. Select the start time from the drop-down lists in the Start field. 3. Select the end time from the drop-down lists in the End field. 4.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-111 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click Start to check the connectivity of the Internet. The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. Figure 4-112 Diagnostic Results Note: 1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time. 2. "Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size" and "Ping Timeout" are Ping Parameters, and "Traceroute Max TTL" is Traceroute Parameter. 4.20.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide File blank. 3. Click the Upgrade button. 4. The Router will reboot when the upgrading has been finished. Note: The firmware version must correspond to the hardware. The upgrade process takes a few moments and this device restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete. It is important to keep power applied during the entire process. Loss of power during the upgrade could damage this device. 4.20.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-115 Backup & Restore Configuration Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse… button to find the configuration file which you want to restore. • Click the Restore button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank.
TL-WR842N • 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically. 4.20.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-117.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-118 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown. Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-119 Mail Account Settings • From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. • To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. • SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field. You can log on the relevant website for help if you are not clear with the address. • Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click Back to return to the previous page. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 4.20.9 Statistics Choose menu “System Tools → Statistics”, and then you can view the statistics of the Router, including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval. Figure 4-120 Statistics Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router. Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router. Total Packets Bytes The total number of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.21 Logout Click the Logout tab at the bottom of the main menu, and then the web-page will be logged out and return to the login window.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Login to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: 1) Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in the background. 2) If you are a Cable user, please configure the Router following the above steps. 2. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-4 Figure A-5 Virtual Servers Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, using 192.168.0.
TL-WR842N 5) 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide How to enable H323 ALG: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click “Basic Security” submenu. On the “Basic Security” page, check the Enable radio button next to H323 ALG. Remember to click the Save button. Figure A-7 Basic Security 4.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you can visit and configure the Router by typing http://192.168.0.1:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 to avoid IP conflict; in this case, please try http://192.168.1.1:88.
TL-WR842N 4) 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide If the wireless connection is ready, but you can’t access the Router, check the IP Address of your wireless stations.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N 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 7. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2) Click the Network and Internet, and click the Network and Sharing Center, then click Change adapter settings.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure B-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure B-3 Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available 2 If the router's LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.0.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 3 Type the router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.0.1) into the Default gateway field. 4 Select Use the following DNS server addresses radio button.
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TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.1X, IEEE 802.3X, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding. The Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC) [3] was formed to help accelerate the IEEE 802.
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID.
