H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit REV1.0.
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CONTENTS Package Contents.....................................................................................................1 Chapter 1. Introduction.........................................................................................2 1.1 Product Overview ....................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Conventions ............................................................................................................... 2 1.
4.7 4.8 4.9 4.6.4 Wireless MAC Filtering ................................................................................. 43 4.6.5 Wireless Advanced ....................................................................................... 45 4.6.6 Wireless Statistics......................................................................................... 47 Wireless 5GHz ......................................................................................................... 48 4.7.
4.15 Parental Control ....................................................................................................... 86 4.16 Access Control ......................................................................................................... 89 4.16.1 Rule .............................................................................................................. 89 4.16.2 Host .............................................................................................................. 94 4.
5.4.1 5.5 5.6 Wireless Statistics....................................................................................... 123 Powerline ............................................................................................................... 124 5.5.1 Network Settings ........................................................................................ 124 5.5.2 Station Settings........................................................................................... 125 System Tools .......
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One H5R (AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Dual Band Router) ¾ One H5E (AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Extender) ¾ One power adapter for the H5R ¾ Two Ethernet cables ¾ One Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD, including: • This User Guide • Management Utility • Other helpful information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit. 1.1 Product Overview The H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit is designed to meet wireless Internet access needs of SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) users, concentrating on solving the wireless signal coverage problem. The H5R integrates the functions of powerline adapter and wireless router. Based on IEEE 802.11n, the H5R supports up to 300Mbps (2.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Provides one 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Internet port, four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Ethernet ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. ¾ Provides a USB port supporting storage/FTP/Media/Print Server. ¾ Supports AP clone. ¾ Supports WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security. ¾ Shares data and Internet access for users, supporting Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE Internet access. ¾ Works in 2.
H5R & H5E 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 H5R ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Front panel Figure 1-1 Front panel Seven LEDs are located on the router’s front panel. LED (Power) Status Off The router is off. On The router is on or has completed AP clone. Blink (USB) (Wireless) (WPS) Description The router is performing AP clone. Off No storage device or printer is plugged into the USB port. On A storage device or printer is connected to the USB port. Off The wireless function is disabled.
H5R & H5E (WAN) Off The WAN port is not connected. On The WAN port is connected. Blink (LAN) (Powerline) AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit The WAN port is transferring data. Off No LAN port is connected. On At least one LAN port is connected. Off The router hasn’t formed a powerline network. On The router has formed a powerline network. Blink The powerline network is transferring data.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit The following parts are located on the router’s front panel. Part Wireless antennas ON/OFF switch Description Use these antennas to receive and transmit wireless data. Use this switch to power on/off the router. Power socket Use this socket to connect the power adapter that is provided with the router. WIFI ON/OFF switch Use this switch to enable or disable the wireless function.
H5R & H5E 1.4.2 ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit H5E Front panel Wi-Fi button Figure 1-4 Front panel Four LEDs and one button are located on the extender’s front panel. LED Status Description Off (Power) The extender is off. Blink Quickly The extender is performing AP clone with the AP CLONE/PAIR button pressed. Blink Slowly The extender is performing AP clone without the AP CLONE/PAIR button pressed. The extender failed to perform AP clone.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Bottom panel Ethernet ports AP CLONE/PAIR button Figure 1-5 Bottom panel Reset button The following parts are located on the extender’s bottom panel. Part AP CLONE /PAIR button Description Use this button to perform AP clone. For details, please refer to 3.2.2 Unify and Extend the Network via AP Clone. Press this button for more than 10 seconds to make the extender leave the powerline network.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Chapter 2. Hardware Connection 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet access service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/cable modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the router is connected directly to the Ethernet) ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ¾ TCP/IP protocol on each PC ¾ Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari 2.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 2-1 Hardware connection Figure 2-2 USB connection ) Note: If you want to use the router to share files or printer, plug a USB storage device to the USB port or connect the printer to the router with a matching cable.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the router is 192.168.1.1 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.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 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 LAN LED on the router and the LEDs on your PC’s adapter should be lit. 2. Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? ) Note: If the router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.1.2–192.168.1.254. 3.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 3-3 Log in to the router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to Figure 3-4. Enter admin for the user name and password, both in lower-case letters. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key. Figure 3-4 Login Windows ) Note: If the above screen does not pop up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to use a proxy. Go to “Tools → Internet Options → Connections → LAN Settings“.
H5R & H5E 3. AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Select Auto-Detect to detect the Internet connection type and then click Next. Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The router provides Auto-Detect function and supports five types of WAN connection: Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE/Russian PPPoE, L2TP/Russian L2TP, and PPTP/Russian PPTP. It’s recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 2) If the connection type 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 ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Your ISP will provide you with the IP address you need to enter here. Enter the IP address into the field.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Confirm Password - Enter the password again to make sure that the password is correct. Check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate the secondary connection if your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network. 4) If the connection type is L2TP/ Russian L2TP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-10.Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 3-11 Quick Setup – PPTP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. 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.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Dual Band Selection ¾ 2.4GHz - You can use the 2.4GHz band to connect to many classic wireless devices like gaming consoles, laptops, DVRs, ect. ¾ 5GHz - This band is less crowded and is used for time-sensitive music, video streaming or gaming. Using this band can avoid interference with 2.4GHz networks or noisy devices like cordless phones and microwave ovens. 6. Configure the basic parameters for 2.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the router works on. z 11b only/11g only/11n only - Select the corresponding mode if you are using 802.11b, 802.11g or 802.11n wireless clients only.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 3-14 Quick Setup – Wireless 5GHz ¾ Wireless Radio - Displays whether the wireless function is enabled or not. ¾ Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_5GHz_XXXXXX. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit nearby access point. If you select “Auto”, then the router will select the best channel automatically. ¾ Wireless Security z 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. z Enable Security (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK) – It’s selected by default, with the default PSK password the same as the default PIN code.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 3. Press the AP CLONE/PAIR button on the extender’s bottom and the extender’s Power LED will blink quickly. In about 20 seconds, both Powerline LEDs will be solid on, indicating that the router and the extender have formed a powerline network. Then both Power LEDs will be solid on, indicating that the AP clone process is completed. 4. Place the extender in your desired location.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will describe the key functions and configuration way of the router’s Web management page. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below. 4.
H5R & H5E Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide.
H5R & H5E 4.4 AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Network Figure 4-2 Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-2): WAN, LAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.4.1 WAN Choose menu “Network → WAN”, and then you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below. 1.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Use These DNS Servers - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Click the Save button to save your settings. 3. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE/Russia PPPoE option.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and be re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. If you want your Internet connection keeps 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.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. ¾ Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location. e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-8 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. Click the Save button to save your settings. 6. If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select PPTP/Russia PPTP option.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-10 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the router. The value can't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.1.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. ) Note: 1) If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in to the router.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of Internet port to the factory default value. Click the Save button to save your settings. ) Note: Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function. 4.5 Dual Band Selection Choose menu “Dual Band Selection”, and you can choose the working frequency for your router.
H5R & H5E 4.6 AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Wireless 2.4GHz Figure 4-13 Wireless 2.4GHz menu There are six submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-13): Wireless Settings, WPS, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.6.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “Wireless 2.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the drop-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK. Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Mode - Select the desired mode.
H5R & H5E 4.6.2 AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit WPS Choose menu “Wireless 2.4GHz → WPS”, and then you can the screen as shown in Figure 4-15. This section will guide you to add your client device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. Figure 4-15 WPS ¾ WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the router's PIN displayed here. The default PIN of the router can be found in the label or User Guide.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-16 Or you can keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-15. Then choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect, shown in Figure 4-17. Figure 4-17 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly. Step 3: The WPS LED blinks for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Step 3: “Connecting succeeded!” will appear on the screen of Figure 4-18, 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. Step 1: On the client device, enter the PIN number listed on the router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen, shown in Figure 4-15 (It is also labeled on the bottom of the router).
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-19 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. ¾ WPA/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. The router is configured by this security type by default. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-20 WPA/WPA2 – Personal • PSK Password - You can enter 8 to 63 ASCII characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. The default password is the same with the default PIN code, which is labeled on the bottom of the router or can be found in Figure 4-15. • 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. ¾ WPA/WPA2- Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-22 WEP • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station'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.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-23 Wireless MAC Filtering ¾ Wireless MAC Filtering - Enable or disable wireless MAC filtering. To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled. ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. ¾ Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. ¾ Description - A simple description of the wireless station.
H5R & H5E 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page. Click the Previous button to return to the previous page.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-25 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40 and 1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit ) Note: If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance. 4.6.6 Wireless Statistics Choose menu “Wireless 2.4GHz → Wireless Statistics”, and then you can see the MAC Address, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station.
H5R & H5E 4.7 AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Wireless 5GHz Figure 4-27 Wireless 5GHz menu There are six submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-13): Wireless Settings, WPS, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the drop-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK. Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-29 WPS ¾ WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the router's PIN displayed here. The default PIN of the router can be found in the label or User Guide. ¾ Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the router to its default. ¾ Gen New PIN - Click this button, and then you can get a new random value for the router's PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-31 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly. Step 3: The WPS LED blinks for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 4: When the WPS LED is solid on, the client device has successfully connected to the router. Step 5: Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions. II.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Step 3: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the router. Step 4: Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions. ) Note: 1) 2) The WPS LED on the router will light on for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the router is disabled.
H5R & H5E • AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) or WPA2-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. • Encryption - When WPA-PSK or WPA is set as the Authentication Type, you can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES as Encryption.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-35 WPA/WPA2 - Enterprise • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server. • Radius Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server. • 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. ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard.
H5R & H5E • AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-38 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. 2. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. 3.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 5. Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. 6. Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. 7. Select Enabled in the Status drop-down list. 8. Click the Save button. 9. Click the Back button. The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list: 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended. (This value cannot be changed when 11N-series wireless mode is used.) ¾ DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. ) Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 4.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit ) Note: Clicking the Set Local button will make all current network stations leave the router's network since the router's network name changes but the stations' network name remains unchanged. Clicking the Set All button will not change the network names for the stations that are powered off or those whose passwords haven’t been correctly entered in the Station Settings page. 4.8.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Click the Add New... button to add a station into current network. The steps are the same as adding a station entry. Figure 4-45 Add a new station Click the Refresh button to update the current connected stations. Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. ) Note: You can do Add or Modify operation only when the remote station is connected.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit . Figure 4-46 QoS Settings ¾ Simple Application Mapping - The group allows you to choose what type of traffic with the highest user priority you will use your local device for by pitching on one of the following four radios: • Internet - The Internet Application Mapping be use to Internet server. • Online Game - The Online Game Application Mapping be use to Online Game server.
H5R & H5E • AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit IGMP Priority - IGMP frames are defined by the Internet Group Management Protocol and represent management messages passed between various network infrastructure components. As a management protocol, these frames are by default classified at the highest CAP3 by default. • AV Stream Priority - AV Stream is placed in the specified priority queue, default is CAP2. ) Note: 1. CAP3 is the highest priority while CAP0 is the lowest priority.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 4.10 DHCP Figure 4-48 DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-48), DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.10.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Settings”, and then you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4-49.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional.) It is suggested to input the IP address of the Ethernet port of the router. The default value is 192.168.1.1. ¾ Default Domain - (Optional.) Input the domain name of your network.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 4.10.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP → Address Reservation”, and then you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-51). When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Click the Enable/Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. 4.11 USB Settings Figure 4-53 USB Settings menu There are five submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-53), Storage Sharing, FTP Server, Media Server, Print Server and User Accounts.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit ¾ Volume - The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to. ¾ Capacity - The storage capacity of the USB driver. ¾ Used - The used space of the USB driver. ¾ Free - The available space of the USB driver. ¾ Use% - The percentage of the used space. ¾ Shared - Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume.
H5R & H5E 3) AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit To unplug the USB drive, click Eject Disk button first. Simply pulling USB drive out of the USB port can cause damage to the device and loss of data. 4) Mounted volumes are subject to the 8-volume limit, so you cannot access more than 8 volumes on the USB storage device. 5) If you change the storage settings during the storage connection is established, then the changes will not take effect until the router or the client is rebooted. 4.11.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit To set up your FTP Server, please follow the instructions below: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router. 2. Click the Enable/Disable radio box to enable/disable Internet access to FTP from Internet port. 3. Specify a port for the FTP server to use (The default port number is 21). 4. The Internet Address displays the WAN IP address of this router, so that other users can access FTP via this address. 5.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 4.11.3 Media Server Choose menu “USB Settings → Media Server”, and then you can create media server that allows you to share stored content with other computers and devices on your home network and on the Internet. Figure 4-58 Media Server Setting ¾ Server Name - The name of this Media Server. ¾ Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started or stopped.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-60 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 4-61. Figure 4-61 Add New Folder ¾ Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. ¾ Share entire partition - Choose this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared. ¾ Folder Location- Displays the location of this folder.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately. You can also select the Auto-scan checkbox and select an auto-scan interval. In this case, the media server will automatically scan the share folders. ) Note: The max share folders number is 6. If you want share a new folder when the number has reached 6, you can delete a share folder and then add a new one. 4.11.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 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 4-64. Figure 4-64 Add or Modify User Account ¾ User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The user name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length. ¾ Password - Enter the password in the Password field.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit your router is 192.168.1.x, the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.0.1 to avoid IP conflict; in this case, please try net use \\192.168.0.1 /delete / yes.) 4.12 NAT Choose menu “NAT”, and then you can disable or enable the NAT and Hardware NAT Control features. The NAT Rules and Hardware NAT will work properly only when the NAT Control feature is enabled.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit services on your LAN. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP. Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP address because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function. Figure 4-67 Virtual Servers To add a new virtual server, please follow the steps below: 1. Click the Add New... button.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Common Service Port - Some common services already exist in the drop-down list. Select the service you want to use from it. ¾ Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings. ¾ Back - You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the virtual Server configuration page. 2. Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-69 Port Triggering 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 4-70. Figure 4-70 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry ¾ Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule. ¾ Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router).
H5R & H5E 2. AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 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. Select the protocol used for Trigger Port from the Trigger Protocol drop-down list, either TCP, UDP, or All. 4.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 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 4-71 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Click the Enable button. 2. Enter the IP address of a local PC that is set to be DMZ host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. 3. Click the Save button. 4.13.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit z External Port - The port which the router opened for the application. z Protocol - The type of protocol which is opened. z Internal Port - The port which the router opened for local host. z IP Address - The IP address of the local host which initiates the UPnP request. z Status - Either Enabled or Disabled. "Enabled" means that the port is still active; otherwise, the port is inactive. Click the Enable button to enable UPnP.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-74 Basic Security ¾ Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the router’s firewall. z 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.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer "control/data" protocols such as FTP, TFTP, H323 etc. z FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, click Enable. z TFTP ALG - To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, click Enable. z H323 ALG - To allow Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT, click Enable.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 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 Statistics in “System Tool → Statistics” is enabled. ¾ Enable ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering. ¾ ICMP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-76 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. If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the router's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks”, and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 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.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below. ¾ MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this router. If the MAC Address of your adapter is registered, you can click the Copy To Above button to fill this address to the MAC Address of Parental PC field above.
H5R & H5E 5. AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Select from the Effective Time drop-down list the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) you want. If there are not suitable schedules for you, click the Schedule in red below to go to the Advance Schedule Settings page and create the schedule you need. 6. In the Status field, you can select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. 7. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-80 Parental Control Settings 4.16 Access Control Figure 4-81 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-81: Rule, Host, Target, and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.16.1 Rule Choose menu “Access Control → Rule”, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-82.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. ¾ Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique. ¾ Host - Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule. ¾ Target - Here displays the target selected in the corresponding rule. ¾ Schedule - Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit If the IP Address is selected, you can see the following item: ¾ LAN IP Address - Enter the IP address or address range of the host in dotted-decimal format (e.g. 192.168.1.23). If the MAC Address is selected, you can see the following item: ¾ MAC Address - Enter the MAC address of the host in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA). 2. Click Next when finishing creating the host entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-84.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit If the Domain Name is selected, you will see the following items: ¾ Domain Name - Here you can enter 4 domain names, either the full name or the keywords (for example, google). Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com, www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed. 3. Click Next when finishing creating the access target entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-85.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). ¾ Host - In this field, select a host from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Host Description you set just now. ¾ Target - In this filed, select a target from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Target Description you set just now.
H5R & H5E 1. AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page. Select Enable Internet Access Control and choose "Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router". 2. We recommend that you click Setup Wizard button to finish all the following settings. 3. Click the submenu Host of Access Control in the left to enter the Host List page.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit ¾ Host Description - Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique. ¾ Information - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. 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. 1) 2) 3. If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-89.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 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. 4.16.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, and then you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-91.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-92 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. 4) 4.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN to access www.google.com only, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New… button in Figure 4-91 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select Domain Name from the drop-down list. 3.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 2. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). 3. In Day field, select the day or days you need. 4. In Time field, you can select all day-24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding field. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 4.17 Advanced Routing Figure 4-96 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-96: Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.17.1 Static Routing List Choose menu “Advanced Routing → Static Routing List”, and then you can configure the static route in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-97).
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. ¾ Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host. 3.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host. ¾ Interface - This interface tells you either the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & WLAN (internal wired and wireless networks), or on the WAN (Internet). 4.18 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-100 Bandwidth Control There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-100: Control Settings and Rules List.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 4.18.2 Rules List Choose menu “Bandwidth Control → Rules List”, and then you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below. Figure 4-102 Bandwidth Control Rules List ¾ Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. ¾ Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the Internet port, the default is 0.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 4.19 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-104 IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP & MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-104): Binding Settings and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.19.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-106 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below: 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. To find an existing entry, follow the steps below: 1. Click the Find button. The Find IP & MAC Binding Entry page will appear. 2. Enter the MAC address or IP address. 3. Click the Find button.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. ¾ IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. ¾ Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound. ¾ 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.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-109 Comexe 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.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-110 Dyndns 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.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-111 No-IP 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.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit There are nine submenus under the System Tools menu (shown in Figure 4-112): Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.21.
H5R & H5E 2. Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY format. 3. Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS format. 4. Click Save. AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit To set time automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of 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.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-115 Diagnostic Tools ¾ Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select a diagnostic tool. ¾ Ping - This diagnostic tool tests connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. ¾ Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. ) Note: You can use ping/traceroute by using the IP address or domain name.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit The Diagnostic Results field displays the Ping/Traceroute result. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. Figure 4-116 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. 4.21.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 3. Click the Upgrade button. 4. The router will reboot while the upgrading has been finished. ) Note: 1) New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit 4.21.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “System Tools → Backup & Restore”, and then you can save the current configuration of the router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 4-119. Figure 4-119 Backup & Restore ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. ¾ To restore the router's configuration, follow these instructions. 1.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit ¾ Change the Wireless configurations. ¾ Change the Web management port. ¾ Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically). ¾ Restore the router's settings to factory defaults (system will reboot automatically). ¾ Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically). 4.21.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-122 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ Mail Settings - Set the sending and receiving mailbox addresses, SMTP server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-123. Figure 4-123 Mail Account Settings z From - Your mail box address. The router will connect it to send logs. z To - Recipient’s mail box address. It will receive the logs sent.
H5R & H5E z AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit SMTP Server - Your SMTP server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field. You can log on to the relevant website for help if you are not clear with the address. z Authentication - Most SMTP server requires authentication. It is required by most mailboxes that need user name and password to log in. ) Note: When you select the Authentication check box, you need to enter your user name and password in the following fields.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 4-124 Statistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it, click the Enable button. If it is disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled. ¾ Packets Statistics Interval （5-60） - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the drop-down list. The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address Packets Total Bytes Packets Bytes ICMP Current Tx The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. The total number of packets received and transmitted by the router. The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the router. The total number of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Chapter 5. Configuring the Extender This chapter will describe the key functions and configuration way of the extender’s Web management page. 5.1 Login To access the web management page of the extender, open a web-browser, type http://tplinkextender.net (for wireless connection only) or http://192.168.1.254 in the address field and press Enter. Then, use the default user name and password (admin/admin) to log in.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 5-1 Status 5.3 Network Figure 5-2 Network menu There is only one submenu under the Network menu (shown in Figure 5-2): LAN. Click it, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 5.3.1 LAN Choose menu “Network → LAN”, and then you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below. Figure 5-3 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the extender. The value can't be changed.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit IP Address - Enter the IP address of your extender or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.1.254). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. ) Note: If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in to the extender. 5.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit ) Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 5.5 Powerline Figure 5-6 Powerline menu There are two submenus under the Powerline menu (shown in Figure 5-6): Network Settings and Station Settings. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 5.5.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Clicking the Set All button will not change the network names for the stations that are powered off or those whose passwords haven’t been correctly entered in the Station Settings page. 5.5.2 Station Settings Choose menu “Powerline → Station Settings”, and you can view remote stations in the current network and enter, modify or delete their passwords and names on this page. Figure 5-8 Station Settings ¾ Device Name - The name used for identifying a station.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 5-10 Add a new station Click the Refresh button to update the current connected stations. Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. ) Note: You can do Add or Modify operation only when the remote station is connected. If the remote station which you entered the password is power off or leave the current network, you can only do Delete operation. 5.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 5-12 Firmware Upgrade ¾ Firmware Version - Displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version - Displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the extender’s current hardware version. To upgrade the extender's firmware, follow these instructions below: 1. Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com). 2.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure 5-13 Factory Defaults Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. ¾ Default User Name: admin ¾ Default Password: admin ¾ Default IP Address: 192.168.1.254 ¾ Default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 ) Note: All user-defined settings will be lost after the restoration. 5.6.
H5R & H5E 5.6.4 AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Reboot Choose menu “System Tools → Reboot”, and then you can click the Reboot button to reboot the extender via the next screen. Figure 5-15 Reboot the extender Some settings of the extender will take effect only after rebooting, which include ¾ Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). ¾ Upgrade the firmware of the extender (system will reboot automatically).
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Click the Clear All button to clear all fields. 5.6.6 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, and then you can view the logs of the extender. Figure 5-17 System Log ¾ Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. ¾ Clear All - All the logs will be deleted from the Extender permanently, not just from the page.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router for ADSL/cable users to access the Internet? 1) Configure the ADSL/cable modem to RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL/cable modem to the Internet port on the router, and plug the telephone cord into the Line port of the ADSL/cable modem. 3) Log in to the router and choose menu “Network → WAN”. On the WAN page, select “PPPoE/Russia PPPoE” for WAN connection type.
H5R & H5E 2) AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit (Optional) If your ISP requires that you register the MAC address of your adapter (which is connected to your ADSL/cable modem during installation), follow the below steps to clone MAC address: a. Choose menu “Network → MAC Clone". b. On the MAC Clone page, click Clone MAC Address to fill your PC’s MAC address in the "WAN MAC Address" field, or manually type a proper MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format) into the "WAN MAC Address" field. c. Click Save.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your peer side should call you by using your WAN IP, which is displayed on the Status page. 2) How to configure DMZ Host: Log in to the router, choose menu “Forwarding → DMZ". On the DMZ page, click the Enable radio button and type your IP address (for example, 192.168.0.169) into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field. Then, click Save.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I want to build a Web Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Change the Web management port number as follows to avoid interference from the Web server port 80: Log in to the router, choose menu “Security → Remote Management". On the Remote Management page, type a port number other than 80, such as 88, into the "Web Management Port" field. Click Save and reboot the router.
H5R & H5E 2) AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Configure Virtual Server as follows: Log in to the router, choose menu “Forwarding → Virtual Servers". On the Virtual Servers page, click Add New. On the Add or Modify a Virtual Server page, enter “80” in the “Service Port” field, and enter your IP address (for example, 192.168.0.169) in the “IP Address” field. Then, select Enabled for Status and click Save. Figure A-9 Virtual Servers Figure A-10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
H5R & H5E 4) AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit In the prompt page that showed below, double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Figure B-2 5) The TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
H5R & H5E 6) AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, and click OK.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Appendix C: Specifications H5R: Hardware Features Standards and Protocols HomePlug AV, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit H5E: Hardware Features Standards and HomePlug AV, IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.11b,IEEE802.11g, Protocols IEEE802.11n Ports Two 10/100Mbps Ethernet RJ45 Ports Button AP CLONE/PAIR, Wi-Fi, Reset LED Indicator PWR, PLC, ETH, Wireless Safe & Emissions CE,FCC,ROHS Data Rate Powerline: 500Mbps Wireless: 300Mbps Antenna Gain 2dBi@2.4-2.
H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11a - an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 wireless local network specifications that defined requirements for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communication system. It uses the same core protocol as the original standard, operates in 5 GHz band, and uses a 52-subcarrier OFDM with a maximum raw data rate of 54 Mbit/s. ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.
H5R & H5E ¾ AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit NAT (Network Address Translation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet. ¾ PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. ¾ SSID (Service Set Identifier) - A thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network.
