User Guide 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router TD-W8960N REV 8.1.
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CONTENTS About This Guide ...................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ............................................................................................ 2 1.1 Product Overview ........................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Product Appearance ..................................................................................................... 2 1.
4.5.1 Basic .................................................................................................................................. 50 4.5.2 Security .............................................................................................................................. 51 4.5.3 Wireless Schedule ............................................................................................................. 62 4.5.4 MAC Filter ............................................................
TD-W8960N User Guide About This Guide This guide is a complement to Quick Installation Guide. The Quick Installation Guide instructs you on quick internet setup, and this guide provides details of each function and shows you the way to configure these functions appropriate to your needs. When using this guide, please notice that features of the router may vary slightly depending on the model and software version you have, and on your location, language, and internet service provider.
TD-W8960N User Guide Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Product Overview TP-Link’s Modem router is a combined wired/wireless network connection device with integrated wireless router and DSL modem, reducing hassle of configuration and saving space. With DSL and WAN ports, the modem router is compatible with DSL connections and fiber/cable access. With Ethernet ports and antennas, the modem router provides wired and wireless access for multiple computers and mobile devices.
TD-W8960N User Guide (WPS) (LAN1-4) On A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by WPS function. Flash WPS handshaking is in process and will continue for about 2 minutes. Please press the WPS button on other wireless devices that you want to add to the network while the LED is flashing. Off The WPS function is disabled or the wireless device fails to be added to the network in 2 minutes after WPS function is enabled. For more information, please refer to WPS Setup.
TD-W8960N User Guide ON/OFF: The switch for the power. POWER: The Power plug is where you will connect the power adapter. Wireless Antennas: To receive and transmit the wireless data.
TD-W8960N User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Modem Router 2.1 Positioning the Modem Router With the modem router, you can access your network from anywhere within the wireless network coverage. However, the wireless signal strength and coverage vary depending on the actual environment of your modem router. Many obstacles may limit the range of the wireless signal, for example, concrete structures or thick walls.
TD-W8960N User Guide 2.2 Connecting the Modem Router Before installing the device, please make sure your broadband service provided by your ISP is available. If there is any problem, please contact your ISP. Before cable connection, cut off the power supply and keep your hands dry. You can follow the steps below to install it. Step 1: Connect the ADSL Line. Method one: Directly connect the modem router to the phone jack with the ADSL line.
TD-W8960N User Guide Click the network icon of your computer or go to Wi-Fi Setting of your smart device, then use the default SSID (Wireless Network Name) and Wireless Password printed on the product label of the modem router to join the network. Method Three: Via the WPS button Wireless devices that support WPS, including Android phones, tablets, most USB network cards, can be connected to your router through this method. (WPS is not supported by iOS devices.
TD-W8960N User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your modem router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 1. If the TCP/IP Protocol on your computer is set to a static IP address, you need to change it to obtain an IP address automatically. Please refer to Appendix A: Configuring the PC for more detailed instruction. 2. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type the default address http://tplinkmodem.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4. Choose the WAN Type for internet access, and then click Next. Note: 1) The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you to configure the WAN Service over ATM interface. 2) If you are unwilling to configure WAN Service now, you can click Skip WAN. Then you can configure WAN service referring to 4.3.1 Layer2 Interface. 5. If ADSL WAN is chosen, please select your Country and ISP from the drop-down list.
TD-W8960N User Guide If Ethernet WAN is chosen, please select WAN Link Type provided by your ISP and enter the related parameters, then click Next. Here we use PPPoE as an example. 6. The WLAN function is enabled by default. You can rename your wireless network and create your own password in this page. The default wireless name is TP-LINK_XXXX, and the default wireless password which is the same as the PIN code, is printed on the bottom label. Click Next to continue. 7.
TD-W8960N User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Modem Router This chapter will show each web management page's key function and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on the left of the web management page. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. The detailed explanations for each web management page’s key function are listed below. 4.
TD-W8960N User Guide Note: Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info, and you will be able to view the corresponding information about WAN, Statistics, Route, ARP and DHCP. 4.3 Advanced Setup Go to Advanced Setup, there are many submenus under the main menu. Among the submenus, Layer2 Interface, WAN Service, LAN etc. are default menus, while NAT will appear only when you select some corresponding functions.
TD-W8960N User Guide This Advanced Setup section mainly introduces how to configure the router for adequate use. The detailed explanations for each subsection are provided below. Note: To completely configure the WAN Interface, you need to first select the Layer2 Interface (4.3.1 Layer2 Interface) according to the connection ISP provides for you, and then to select the type of the connection (4.3.2 WAN Service) for the further configuration. 4.3.
TD-W8960N User Guide Add: Click to add a new interface in the next screen. VPI/VCI: the VPI and VCI values provided by your ISP. Do not change them unless it was required by your ISP. DSL Link Type: Select the DSL Link Type provided by your ISP. The options include EoA (it is for PPPoE, IPoE, and Bridge), PPPoA (PPP over ATM) and IPoA (IP over ATM). Encapsulation Mode: The mode of data processing over the Link Type you have selected. Use the default settings, if you are not sure.
TD-W8960N User Guide Remove: Select the checkbox in the table and then click Remove, then the corresponding interface will be deleted from the table. Note: If the interface is used by the configuration of the 4.3.2 WAN Service, you need to remove the corresponding WAN Service entry before removing it here. 4.3.1.2 ETH Interface Go to Advanced Setup → Layer2 Interface → ETH Interface, you can configure ETH WAN interfaces on the screen below. Add: Click to add a new interface in the next screen.
TD-W8960N User Guide Note: Only one ETH is allowed to configure as the layer 2 WAN Interface. 4.3.2 WAN Service Go to Advanced Setup → WAN Service, and you will see the WAN Port Information Table, which describes the WAN port settings and the relevant manipulation to each interface. After you add a new Layer2 Interface, please follow the instructions below to complete the further configuration of WAN Interface.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4. Enter the following parameters and then click Next. PPP Username/Password: Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. PPPoE Service Name: Enter the Service Name if it was provided by your ISP. You can leave it blank if the ISP doesn’t provide it. MTU (bytes): Maximum Transmission Unit Size. The default MTU value is 1480 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default value unless required by your ISP.
TD-W8960N User Guide Bridge PPPoE Frames Between WAN and Local Ports: Select this option to enable PPP connection in your local PC. Enable NAT: This technology translates the IP addresses of a local area network to the WAN IP address for the internet. If this router is hosting your network’s connection to the internet, please select the checkbox. If another router exists in your network, you don’t need to select the option. Enable Firewall: A SPI firewall enhances network’s security.
TD-W8960N User Guide 7. On the next screen you will see the detailed settings you’ve made.Click Save/Apply to save these settings. 8. On the next screen you will see the WAN Port Information Table with the new configuration. Remove: Select the checkbox in the table and then click Remove, the corresponding interface will be deleted. 4.3.2.
TD-W8960N User Guide Obtain an IP address automatically: Select this option, the router will be able to obtain IP network information dynamically from a DHCP server provided by your ISP. Note: 1) The response message from a DHCP server typically contains a number of configuration parameters (DHCP options) for the router. The DHCP options include IP network information, and also the vendor-specific options. In some cases, the router is implemented to perform user-defined operations (as shown below).
TD-W8960N User Guide 5. You will see the next screen as below. You can enable the NAT, SPI Firewall, and IGMP Multicast. If you are not sure about the settings, just leave the default settings. Click Next. Enable NAT: This technology translates the IP addresses of a local area network to the WAN IP address for the internet. If this router is hosting your network’s connection to the internet, please select the checkbox. If another router exists in your network, you don’t need to select the option.
TD-W8960N User Guide 7. Configure the DNS Server Addresses on the screen as follows. Note: If only single PVC with IPoA is configured, you must enter static DNS server IP addresses. 8. On the next screen you will see the detailed settings you’ve made. Please click Save/Apply to save these settings. 4.3.2.3 ATM-EoA-Bridging If you want to adopt the Bridge service and you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface: 1.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.3.2.4 ATM-PPPoA If your ISP provides a PPPoA connection and you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface: 1. Add a new ATM interface and select PPPoA option for DSL Link Type (see 4.3.1.1 ATM Interface). 2. Click Add and the next configuration is similar to PPPoE, (see section 4.3.2.1 ATM-EoA-PPPoE). The difference is that you don’t need to set the PPPoE Service Name and Bridge PPPoE Frames Between WAN and Local Ports.
TD-W8960N User Guide Type the new value for the WAN Interface whose MAC Address you want to change. You can select corresponding WAN Interface from the drop-down list and click Clone to clone your current PC MAC. Click Restore Default to restore the WAN Interface’s default MAC Address. Note: Only the WAN Ports can use MAC Address Clone function. All the clone MAC addresses must not be the same with each other. 4.3.
TD-W8960N User Guide Enable IGMP Snooping: If you select the option, please choose the IGMP Mode: Standard Mode or Blocking Mode. Enable LAN side firewall: You can click the checkbox to enable LAN side firewall. DHCP Server: These settings allow you to configure the router‘s Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server function. The DHCP server is enabled by default for the router’s Ethernet LAN interface.
TD-W8960N User Guide Interface Address (prefix length is required): Here enter your interface address with its prefix length. IPv6 LAN Applications: Select a type to assign IPv6 addresses to the computers in your LAN. DHCPv6 Server and RADVD are provided. For DHCPv6 Server: 1) If Stateless is selected, it doesn’t need to be configured. 2) If Stateful is selected, please complete the following parameters.
TD-W8960N User Guide • Leased Time (hour): The Leased Time is the amount of time in which a network user will be allowed to connect to the modem router with their current dynamic IPv6 address. Enter the amount of time, in hours, then the user will be “leased” this dynamic IPv6 address. After the dynamic IPv6 address has expired, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IPv6 address. The default is 24 hours. For RADVD: 1) If Randomly Generate is selected, it doesn’t need to be configured.
TD-W8960N User Guide Go to Advanced Setup → NAT, there are 4 submenus under the main menu: Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ Host and ALG. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.3.5.1 Virtual Servers Go to Advanced Setup → NAT → Virtual Servers, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below. Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP.
TD-W8960N User Guide Remove: Select the checkbox in the table and then click Remove, then the corresponding entry will be deleted in the table. To add a virtual server entry: 1. Click Add and then you will see the new Virtual Server in the next screen. 2. Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop-down list. 3. Select the service which you want to use from the drop-down list. If the list does not have the service you need, type the name of the custom service in the text box. 4.
TD-W8960N User Guide application on the LAN initiates a TCP/UDP connection to a remote device using the triggering ports. The router allows the remote party from the WAN side to establish new connections back to the application on the LAN side using the open ports. A maximum 32 entries can be configured. Port Triggering Table: The table indicates the information about the Port Triggering entries. • Application (Name): This is the name of the Port Triggering. It is exclusive and must be filled.
TD-W8960N User Guide 2. Select the application from the drop-down list. If the list does not have the application that you want, select Custom application, and type the name of the custom application in the text box. 3. Enter the Trigger Port Start, Trigger Port End, Open Port Start and Open Port End in the table, and then select the Trigger protocol and Open protocol, TCP, UDP or All. 4. Click Save/Apply to make the settings effective.
TD-W8960N User Guide Click Save/Apply to make the settings effective. 4.3.6 Security Go to Advanced Setup → Security, and you will see the security screen including IP Filtering and MAC Filtering (only effective in Bridge mode) submenus. 4.3.6.1 IP Filtering The IP address filtering feature makes it possible for administrators to control user's access to the internet, which is based on user's IP. You can configure Outgoing Filtering or Incoming Filtering rules according to your needs.
TD-W8960N User Guide 2. Then you will see the next screen. 3. Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is exclusive and must be filled. 4. Select the protocol in the drop-down list for the connection between the Source IP address and Destination IP address. 5. Enter a Source IP Address in dotted-decimal notation format and then type Source Port (port or port: port) in the text boxes separately. 6.
TD-W8960N User Guide 2. Then you will see the next screen as shown below. 3. Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is exclusive and must be filled. 4. Select the protocol in the drop-down list for the connection between the Source IP address and Destination IP address. 5. Enter a Source IP Address in dotted-decimal notation format and then type Source Port (port or port: port) in the text boxes separately. 6.
TD-W8960N User Guide Change Policy: There are two policies for the MAC filters: FORWARDED and BLOCKED. Select the Change checkbox and click Change Policy to change from one policy to another. When you set FORWARDED, it means that all MAC layer frames will be forwarded except those matching with any of the specified rules in the table. While BLOCKED means that all MAC layer frames will be blocked except those matching with any of the specified rules in the preceding table.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.3.7 Parental Control Go to Advanced Setup → Parental Control, you can configure the Parental Control function. Time Restriction allows you to control the internet activities of the children by restricting the time of surfing. URL Filter limits the computers you choose to access certain websites. These two features work independently. 4.3.7.1 Time Restriction This feature allows you add time of day restriction to a special device connected to the router.
TD-W8960N User Guide 6. Click Save/Apply to save this entry. Note: The Time Restriction will not work correctly before the time of the device is set in Management → Internet Time. 4.3.7.2 URL Filter This feature allows you to configure the filter rules based on URL to control the computers in the LAN to access the specified websites, and it is independent of Time Restriction feature. To set up the URL Filter: 1. Check Allow or Deny. Here we take Deny for example. 2.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.3.8 Quality of Service Go to Advanced Setup → Quality of Service, you can enable QoS (Quality of Service) on the screen shown below. QoS helps to prioritize data as it enters your router. By attaching special identification marks or headers to incoming packets, QoS determines which queue the packets enter, based priority. This is useful when there are certain types of data you want to give higher priority, such as voice data packets give higher priority than Web data packets.
TD-W8960N User Guide Name: Set a name for the entry. Enable: Select Enable option to take this entry effect. Interface: Assigned a specific Wan Service for this QoS queue entry. Precedence: Specify precedence for this QoS queue entry. DSL Latency: Select latency path for the type of data transmission, only Path0 is available for this router. After you specify the condition, click Save/Apply to save the entry.
TD-W8960N User Guide After you specify the condition, click Save/Apply to save the entry. 4.3.9 Routing Go to Advanced Setup → Routing, it includes 2 menus: Default Gateway and Static Route. The detailed descriptions are provided below. 4.3.9.1 Default Gateway Go to Advanced Setup → Routing → Default Gateway, you can see the Default Gateway screen.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.3.9.2 Static Route Go to Advanced Setup → Routing → Static Route, you can see the Static Route screen and configure the static routes. A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. To add static routing entries: 1. Click Add, and you will see the screen as shown below. 2. Enter the following data: IP Version: Select the version of IP.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.3.10 DNS When you select the connection type PPPoE, PPPoA or IPoA for WAN configuration, you will see the DNS menu in the Web-based Utility. It includes DNS Server and Dynamic DNS submenus. 4.3.10.1 DNS Server Go to Advanced Setup → DNS → DNS Server, and you can see the DNS Server Configuration screen.
TD-W8960N User Guide To add a DDNS entry: 1. Click Add, and then you can set the DDNS in the next screen. 2. Select D-DNS provider in the drop-down list. 3. Enter the Hostname of the DNS Server, and select the corresponding Interface for the DDNS, you can leave it default. 4. Type the User Name and Password for your DDNS account. Click Save/Apply to make the settings effective.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.3.11 DSL Go to Advanced Setup → DSL, you can configure the DSL Settings. You can select the modulation type, phone line pair and the capability of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click Save/Apply to save the configurations. 4.3.12 UPnP Go to Advanced Setup → UPnP, you can Enable or Disable the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol on the screen.
TD-W8960N User Guide Select the checkbox and click Save/Apply to enable the UPnP function. 4.3.13 Interface Grouping Go to Advanced Setup → Interface Grouping, you can configure multiple ports to PVC and bridging groups to perform as an independent network. To support this feature, you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the Add button. The Remove button will remove the grouping and add the ungrouped interfaces to the Default group.
TD-W8960N User Guide 2. Enter a unique name for Group. 3. Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop-down list. Note: If you like to automatically add LAN clients to a WAN Interface in the new group add the DHCP vendor ID string. By configuring a DHCP vendor ID string any DHCP client request with the specified vendor ID (DHCP option 60) will be denied an IP address from the local DHCP server. 4.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.3.14.1 IPv6inIPv4 Go to Advanced Setup → IP Tunnel → IPv6inIPv4. You can see the 6in4 tunnel configuration screen, this screen allows you to configure the static routes. Click Add, and you can configure the 6in4 tunnel on the next screen. Mechanism: 6RD, this type is used in the situation that your WAN connection is IPv4 while LAN connection is IPv6. Associated WAN Interface: Select a WAN connection from the drop-down list.
TD-W8960N User Guide Click Add, and you can configure the 6in4 tunnel on the next screen as shown below. Mechanism: DS-Lite, this type is used in the situation that your WAN connection is IPv6 while LAN connection is IPv4. Associated WAN Interface: Select a WAN connection from the drop-down list. Only the connected WAN connections can be shown in the drop-down list. Associated LAN Interface: Select a LAN connection from the drop-down list.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.4 IPTV Enable IPTV: Check this box to enable IPTV. If you enable IPTV, please make sure the following settings are correct. VPI (0-255): Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM network. The valid range is from 0 to 255. Please input the value provided by your ISP. VCI (1-65535): Identifies the virtual channel endpoints in an ATM network. The valid range is from 1 to 65535 (1 to 31 is reserved for well-known protocols).
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.5.1 Basic Go to Wireless → Basic, you can configure the basic settings for wireless networking. This page allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface. You can enable or disable the wireless LAN interface, hide the network from active scans and set the wireless network name (also known as SSID). Enable Wireless: If you want to use wireless features, you must select “Enable Wireless”.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.5.2 Security Go to Wireless → Security, you can configure security features of the wireless LAN interface by manually setting the network authentication or through WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) method. 4.5.2.1 WPS Setup This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (or called QSS) method. Note: 1) This feature is available only when WPA2-PSK or OPEN mode is configured.
TD-W8960N User Guide Method One: Hardware push button. Step 1: Press the WPS/RESET button on the back panel of the router. Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the adapter (if it has one) for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the following screen of adapter appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. Method Two: Client’s configuration utility Step 1: Click Push-Button, you will see the screen as shown below. Then click Connect.
TD-W8960N User Guide Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Push the button on my access point or wireless router in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Connect. Step 3: Wait for a while until the following screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. II. By PIN If the new device supports Quick Security Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.
TD-W8960N User Guide Note: The PIN of the adapter is always displayed on the WPS configuration screen. Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Enter the PIN of this device into my access point or wireless router in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Connect. Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 19342306 as the preceding figure shows. Method Two: Enter the PIN of my router into the wireless adapter.
TD-W8960N User Guide Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the router into the field after Device PIN. Then click Connect. 4.5.2.2 Manual Setup AP Follow the instructions below to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface manually.
TD-W8960N User Guide Network Authentication: Select an authentication type from the drop-down list. Options available are: Open, Shared, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, Mixed WPA2/WPA, and Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK. Note: For most users, it is recommended to use the default Wireless LAN Performance settings. Any changes made to these settings may adversely affect your wireless network. Under certain circumstances, changes may benefit performance.
TD-W8960N User Guide Encryption strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. Current Network Key: To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmission key number. Network Key 1-4: If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then enter them in the network Key 1-4 fields. Configure WEP Settings 1. Select Shared from the Network Authentication drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. 2. Select 64-bit from the WEP Encryption drop-down list. 3.
TD-W8960N User Guide 2. WPA WPA security for wireless communication has been developed to overcome some of the shortcomings of WEP. WPA combines the key generation with the authentication services of a RADIUS server. WPA Group ReKey Interval: Enter the Key Renewal period, which tells the router how often it should change encryption keys. RADIUS Server IP Address: The IP address of the RADIUS server. RADIUS Port: The port of the RADIUS server. The default number is 1812.
TD-W8960N User Guide 3. WPA-PSK WPA-PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. WPA/WAPI passphrase: WPA/WAPI passphrase is also called Wireless Network Key. In this field, enter the key shared by the router and your other network devices. It must have 8-63 ASCII characters or 8-64 Hexadecimal digits. Click here to display: Click it to show you the WPA Pre-Shared Key. Configure WPA-PSK settings 1. Select WPA-PSK.
TD-W8960N User Guide Note: If you click the option Click here to display, a window will pop-up and show the password you have set. In addition, it won't show the blank characters in both ends of the password phrase. 4. WPA2 To configure WPA2, select the WPA2 option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps of these settings are similar to WPA settings. WPA2 Preauthentication: Select Enable from the drop-down list.
TD-W8960N User Guide 5. WPA2 -PSK To configure WPA2-PSK settings, select the WPA2 -PSK option from the drop-down list. WPA2 -PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. 6. Mixed WPA2/WPA To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA option from the drop-down list. The steps to these settings are similar to those for WPA-PSK. 7.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.5.3 Wireless Schedule Go to menu Wireless → Wireless Schedule, you can configure the Task Schedule as shown below. Note: The time you set is the period you need the wireless off. Before configuring the wireless schedule, please set system time first which refer to 4.8.5 Internet Time, then you can enable or disable Wireless Schedule. Apply To: Select the day or days you need the wireless off.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.5.4 MAC Filter Go to Wireless → MAC Filter, you will see the screen of MAC Filter settings. Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’s RADIUS. To filter wireless users by MAC Address, either permitting or blocking access. If you do not wish to filter users by MAC Address, select Disabled. Disabled: Select this option to disable MAC Filter function.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.5.5 Wireless Bridge Go to Wireless → Wireless Bridge, you can configure wireless bridge features of the wireless LAN interface. AP Mode: Select an AP Mode from the drop-down list. Options available are: Access Point and Wireless Bridge. • Access Point: Select this option to allow wireless stations including AP clients to access. • Wireless Bridge: Also known as WDS (Wireless Distribution System), it will bridge the wireless stations in bridge mode.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.5.6 Advanced Go to Wireless → Advanced, you will see the screen of Wireless Advanced settings shown as below. Channel: Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down List. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Mode: In the drop-down list you can select 11b, 11g, 11bg, 11bgn and 11n only. “11bgn” allows both 802.11b, 802.
TD-W8960N User Guide Beacon Interval: Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds. The beacons are the packets sent by the modem router to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100. Transmit Power: This option will allow you to configure the wireless transmit power. High transmit power will extend the wireless signal range of the device and make the signal transmit more legible.
TD-W8960N User Guide You can enable or disable Guest Network. When you enable this function, you could set wireless parameters for Guest Network. Guest SSID: The guest network name. When setting up a Guest network, it is strongly recommended to use a name that easily distinguishes it from your primary network. Authentication Type: Select the Authentication Type from the drop-down list. Encryption: You can select either AES, or AES+TKIP.
TD-W8960N User Guide Associated: Displays whether the wireless station has associated with the access point. Authorized: Displays the information of Authentication. SSID: Displays the connected wireless network's SSID. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click Refresh. 4.7 Diagnostics Go to Diagnostics, you will see the Diagnostics screen.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.8.1 Settings This section provides three important functions for managing the router; they are Export, Import and Restore Default. The detailed manipulations are described below. 4.8.1.1 Export Go to Management → Settings → Export, you can see the Export screen, which allows you to save the current configuration of the router as a backup file. To back up the router’s current settings: 1. Click Backup Settings, the following screen will then appear.
TD-W8960N User Guide 2. Click Save, and save the file as the appointed file. 4.8.1.2 Import Go to Management → Settings → Import, you can update the router’s settings. To update the router’s settings: 1. Click Choose File to locate the update file for the device, and you can also enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box. 2. After you have selected the file for updating the settings, click Import Settings. Note: The router will reboot upon completion.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.8.1.3 Restore Default Go to Management → Settings → Restore Default, you can restore the router’s configuration to the factory defaults on the screen. Restore Default Settings: Click to restore the router’s configuration to the factory defaults, and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete it. Account and Password: The default account name and password are both admin. The default IP Address: 192.168.1.1. The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0. 4.8.
TD-W8960N User Guide Disable/Enable: Select the Enable to log the events, if you don’t want to log these events, select Disable. Log Level: Select the Log level in the drop-down list, for the Log level, all events above or equal to the selected level will be logged. Display Level: Select the Display level in the drop-down list, for the Display Level, all logged events above or equal to the selected level will be displayed. Mode: Select the mode to record the events.
TD-W8960N User Guide SNMP Agent: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the function. Note: SNMP Community string provides a simple method of authentication between the router (SNMP Agent) and a remote network manager (SNMP Manager). You can specify the community string as the password to authenticate the management station to the router.
TD-W8960N User Guide Inform: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the function of TR-069 client. Inform Interval: Type the interval time of your router contact with the ACS. ACS URL: Please accept this information from your ISP. And through ACS (Auto-Configuration Server) you can perform auto-configuration, provision, collection, and diagnostics to this router. ACS User Name: Please accept this User Name information from your ISP.
TD-W8960N User Guide Enable DST: Select the checkbox to enable daylight saving function. 4.8.6 Access Control There are two submenus under the Access Control menu: Passwords and Remote Access. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.8.6.1 Password Go to Management → Access Control → Password, you can change the factory default password of the router. The default password is the same as the user name, which is admin/admin, support/support, and user/user respectively.
TD-W8960N User Guide To change the password: 1. Enter the Old Password in the text box. 2. Enter the New Password and Confirm Password. The Confirm Password should be the same as the New Password. 3. Click Save/Apply to make your change take effect. Note: 1) Access to your DSL modem router is controlled through the account admin. You have unrestricted access to change and view configuration of your DSL modem router if you access from the local area network.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4.8.7 Firmware Upgrade Go to Management → Firmware Upgrade, you can see the screen which allows you to upgrade the latest version software to keep the router up to date. Choose File: Click the button to locate the latest software for the device. Upgrade Firmware: After you have selected the latest software, click the button. To upgrade the router's software: 1. Download the latest software upgrade file from the TP-Link website (http://www.tp-link.com). 2.
TD-W8960N User Guide Note: 1) After you click the Reboot button, please wait for a while before reopening your web browser. 2) Do not turn off or reset the router while it is rebooting. 3) If necessary, reconfigure your PC's IP address to match your new configuration. 4.9 Logout Go to Logout, and you will back to the login screen as shown below.
TD-W8960N User Guide Appendix A: Configuring the PC We’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly on your computer. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary. The default IP address of the modem router is 192.168.1.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire. Here we use all the default values for description and take Windows XP as example. 1.
TD-W8960N User Guide 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
TD-W8960N User Guide Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available 2 If the modem router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and the Subnet mask as 255.255.255.0. 3 Type the modem router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the Default gateway field. 4 Select Use the following DNS server addresses.
TD-W8960N User Guide Now: Click OK to keep your settings. 2. Verify the network connection Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection. Please click the Start menu on your desktop, select run tab, type cmd or command in the field and press Enter. Type ping 192.168.1.1 on the following screen, and then press Enter. If the result displayed is similar to the screen below, the connection between your PC and the router has been established.
TD-W8960N User Guide You can check it by following the steps below: 1) Is the connection between your PC and the router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2) Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? 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.
TD-W8960N User Guide Appendix B: Troubleshooting T1. What can I do if I don’t know or forget my password? For default wireless password: Please refer to the Wireless Password/PIN labeled on the bottom of the modem router. For the web management page password: Reset the modem router first and then use the default username and password: admin/admin. T2.
TD-W8960N User Guide 4) Click LAN settings, deselect the following three options and click OK; 5) Go to Advanced → Restore advanced settings, and click OK to save the settings.
TD-W8960N User Guide Change a web browser or computer and log in again. Reset the modem router to factory default settings. Note: You’ll need to reconfigure the modem router to surf the internet once the modem router is reset. Open a web browser and log in again. If login fails, please contact the technical support. T4. What can I do if I cannot access the internet? 1) Check to see if all the connectors are connected well, including the telephone line, Ethernet cables and power adapter.
