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TD-W8970

300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router

Rev: 1.1.0

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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 1.1.
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright © 2013 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Cet appareil est conforme aux norms CNR exemptes de licence d’Industrie Canada.
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.
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CONTENTS Package Contents ....................................................................................................1 Chapter 1. Product Overview...................................................................................2 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router ...................................................................................... 2 1.2 Main Features................................................................................................................. 3 1.
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4.6.2 Clients List.......................................................................................................................... 42 4.6.3 Address Reservation.......................................................................................................... 43 4.6.4 Conditional Pool ................................................................................................................. 44 4.7 Wireless ..............................................................................
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4.13.3 IPv6 WAN Host................................................................................................................. 78 4.13.4 IPv6 Schedule................................................................................................................... 79 4.14 IPv6 Tunnel................................................................................................................... 80 4.15 Bandwidth Control .............................................................................
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One Power Adapter for TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable ¾ Two RJ11 cables ¾ One ADSL splitter ¾ One Resource CD for TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router, including: • This User Guide • Other Helpful Informa
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router. 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router The TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.2 Main Features ¾ Maximum wireless speed up to 300Mbps at 2.4GHz. ¾ Four 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports (Auto MDI/MDIX), one RJ11 port. ¾ Provides external splitter. ¾ Adopts Advanced DMT modulation and demodulation technology. ¾ Supports bridge mode and Router function. ¾ Multi-user sharing a high-speed Internet connection. ¾ Downstream data rates up to 24Mbps, upstream data rates up to 1Mbps.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 The modem router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). They indicate the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation. LED Explanation: Name (Power) (ADSL) Status On The modem router is powered on. Off The modem router is off. Please ensure that the power adapter is connected correctly.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide (WPS) On A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by WPS function. Slow 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. Quick Flash A wireless device has failed to be added to the network by WPS function. Please refer to 4.7.2 WPS Settings for more information.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ ADSL: Through the port, you can connect the modem router with the telephone. Or you can connect them by an external separate splitter. For details, please refer to 2.3 Connecting the Modem Router. ¾ USB1, USB2: The USB port connects to a USB storage device or a USB printer. ¾ WPS: The switch for the WPS function. For details, please refer to 4.7.2 WPS Settings. ¾ WiFi: The switch for the WiFi function.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Modem Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/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.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: The diameter of the screw, 3.5mm
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 3.1 Configuring the PC After you directly connect your PC to the modem router TD-W8970 or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the modem router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address. Follow the steps below to configure it. Step 1: Click the Start menu on your desktop, right click My Network Places, and then select Properties (shown in Figure 3-1).
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3 Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-4 ) Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” in the screen above. 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.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown below, it means that your PC has not connected to the modem router. Figure 3-6 You can check it following the steps below: 1) Is the connection between your PC and the modem 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.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: 1) Do not mix up the user name and password with your ADSL account user name and password which are needed for PPP connections. 2) The login screen will be locked for 10 minutes after five failed attempts to login. 3) If the login screen does not pop up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-11 5. Enter the Username, Password and Confirm Password given by your ISP, and then click Next. Figure 3-12 6. On the Wireless screen, we use the default SSID, select a Mode. Set a Password or select Disable Security(Disable Security is not recommended.), and then click Next to continue. Figure 3-13 7. On this page, please confirm all parameters. Click Back to modify or click the Save button to save your configuration.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-14 8. You will see the Complete screen below, click Finish to complete these settings.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Modem Router This chapter will show each Web page's key function and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the eighteen 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.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-1 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. 4.4 Operation Mode Choose “Operation Mode”, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-2. Select your desired mode and then click Save.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2 ¾ ADSL Modem Router Mode: In this mode, the device enables multi-users to share Internet via ADSL using its ADSL port and share it wirelessly at 300Mbps wireless 802.11n speeds. ¾ 3G Router Mode: In this mode, the device allows multi-users to share a 3G mobile broadband connection via wired or wireless connection.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.1 WAN Settings Choose “Network”Æ“WAN Settings”, and you will see the WAN Port Information Table in the screen similar to Figure 4-3, which describes the WAN port settings and the relevant manipulation to each interface. There are five different configurations for the connection types, which are Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPPoA, IPoA and Bridge. You can select the corresponding types according to your needs.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-4 4.5.1.1 Static IP Select this option if your ISP provides static IP information to you. You should set static IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway address in the screen below.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-5 ATM Configuration: ¾ ¾ 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). Please input the value provided by your ISP.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ DNS Server/ Secondary DNS Server: Here you can set DNS Server (at least one) manually. The Route will use this DNS Server for priority. ¾ Enable IPv6: Check the box to enable IPv6. ¾ IPv6 Address: Enter the IPv6 address provided by your ISP. ¾ Prefix Length: Enter the prefix length of the IPv6 address. The default value is 64. ¾ IPv6 Gateway: Enter the gateway IPv6 address provided by your ISP.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-6 Click Advance, advanced selections for WAN Service Setup can be shown. ¾ MTU (bytes): Maximum Transmission Unit Size. Check this box then you can change the MTU size. The default MTU value is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default value unless required by your ISP. ¾ Enable NAT: This technology translates the IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Get IP with Unicast: This is disabled by default. The minority of DHCP Server of ISP will not support to enable this. When the Route is connected right but IP cannot get, you can select this box. ¾ Set DNS Server manually: Choose “Set DNS Server manually”, you can set DNS Server manually here. The modem router will use this DNS Server for priority. ¾ Get IPv6 Address with Unicast: This is disabled by default.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-7 ¾ PPP Username/Password/Confirm Password: Enter the User Name, Password and Confirm Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Connection Mode: For PPPoE connection, you can select Always on or Connect on demand or Connect manually. Connect on demand is dependent on the traffic. If there is no traffic (or Idle) for a pre-specified period of time, the connection will tear down automatically.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ IPv6 Default Gateway: Select a WAN connection from the drop-down list as the IPv6 default gateway. Click Advance, advanced selections for WAN Service Setup can be shown. ¾ Service Name/Server Name: Enter the Service Name and Server Name if it was provided by your ISP. You can leave them blank, if the ISP doesn’t provide them. ¾ MTU (bytes): Maximum Transmission Unit Size. Check this box then you can change the MTU size.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-8 4.5.1.5 IPoA If your ISP provides an IPoA connection, select IPoA option for the Connection Type on the screen.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-9 ¾ IP Address/Subnet Mask: Enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask provided by ISP. If you forget, you can ask your ISP. ¾ DNS Server/Secondary DNS Server: Type in your preferred DNS server. ¾ Default Gateway: select a WAN Interface from the drop-down list as the IPv4 default gateway. 4.5.1.6 Bridge If you select this type of connection, the modem can be configured to act as a bridging device between your LAN and your ISP.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: After you finish the Internet configuration, please click Save to make the settings take effect. 4.5.2 3G Settings If your modem router is in 3G Router Mode, choose menu “Network→3G Settings”, you can configure parameters for 3G function on the screen below. To use the 3G function, you should first insert your USB modem on the USB port of the modem router. There is already much 3G USB modem information embedded in the modem router.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Connect manually: You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect connection immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on demand mode. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. ¾ Authentication Type: Some ISPs need a specific authentication type, please confirm it with your ISP or keep it Auto.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-13 ¾ Set the Dial Number and APN manually: Check the box and fill the Dial Number and APN blanks below if your ISP is not listed in the ISP list or the default values are not the latest ones. ¾ Dial Number: Enter the Dial Number provided by your ISP. ¾ APN: Enter the APN (Access Point Name) provided by your ISP. ¾ Username/Password: Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.3 Interface Grouping Choose “Network”Æ“Interface Grouping”, you can view all the current groups on this page (shown in Figure 4-15). Figure 4-15 ¾ VLAN: Enable or disable this function. Virtual LAN (VLAN) is a group of devices on one or more LANs that are configured so that they can communicate as if they were attached to the same LAN.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.4 LAN Settings Choose “Network”Æ“LAN Settings” menu, and you will see the LAN screen (shown in Figure 4-17). Please configure the parameters for LAN ports according to the descriptions below. Figure 4-17 ¾ IP Address: You can configure the modem router’s IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN Interface.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Leased Time: The Leased Time is the amount of time in which a network user will be allowed connection to the modem router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount of time, in hours, then the user will be “leased” this dynamic IP address. After the dynamic IP address has expired, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The default is 1440 minutes.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Site Prefix Configuration Type: Select a type to assign prefix to IPv6 addresses. Delegated and Static are provided. 1) If Delegated is selected, please complete the following parameters. Figure 4-20 • Prefix Delegated WAN Connection: Select a WAN connection form the drop-down list to assign prefix. 2) If Static is selected, please complete the following parameters. Figure 4-21 • Site Prefix: Enter a value for the site prefix.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.7 ALG Settings Choose menu “Network”Æ“ALG Settings”, and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4-23. Figure 4-23 ¾ Virtual Private Network (VPN): VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the modem router.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.8 DSL Settings Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“DSL Settings”, you can select the DSL Modulation Type and Annex Type in the next screen. The DSL feature can be selected when you meet the physical connection problem. Please check the proper settings with your Internet service provider. Figure 4-24 ¾ ¾ DSL Modulation Type: Select the DSL operation Modulation Type which your DSL connection uses.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: You could also use other VPN Routers to set VPN tunnels with TD-W8970. TD-W8970 supports up to 10 VPN tunnels simultaneously. Click Add New Connection in Figure 4-25 and then you will enter the screen shown in Figure 4-26. Figure 4-26 ¾ IPSec Connection Name: Enter a name for your VPN.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ IP Address for VPN: Enter the IP address of your LAN. (For example: Input 192.168.1.1 in Device1, Input 192.168.2.1 in Device2) ¾ IP Subnetmask: Enter the Subnet mask of your LAN. ( For example: Input 255.255.255.0 in both Device1 and Device2) ¾ Tunnel access from remote IP addresses: Choose Subnet if you want the Remote Whole LAN to join the VPN network, or else choose Single Address if you want single IP to join the VPN network.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-27 ¾ Mode: Select Main Mode to configure the standard negotiation parameters for IKE phase1. ¾ Aggressive Mode: Select Aggressive Mode to configure IKE phase1 of the VPN Tunnel to carry out negotiation in a shorter amount of time.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.6.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP Server”Æ“DHCP Settings”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4-28.The modem router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to the modem router on the LAN.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ ¾ Secondary DNS - (Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. DHCP Relay: Select Relay, then you will see the next screen, and the modem router will work as a DHCP Relay. A DHCP relay is a computer that forwards DHCP data between computers that request IP addresses and the DHCP server that assigns the addresses. Each of the device's interfaces can be configured as a DHCP relay.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP Server”Æ“Address Reservation”, you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-30).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.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6.4 Conditional Pool Choose menu “DHCP Server”Æ“Conditional Pool”, you can see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-32). This page displays vendor class settings and allows you to set parameters for vendor class by clicking corresponding buttons. Figure 4-32 To add a vendor class: 1. Click the Add New button. Then Figure 4-33 will pop up. 2. Enter parameters for the vendor class. Click the Save button.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7 Wireless Choose “Wireless”, there are six submenus to configure Wireless LAN settings. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.7.1 Basic Settings Choose “Wireless”Æ”Basic Settings”, you will see the screen shown as below. The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Mode: Select the desired mode. 11b only: Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b. 11g only: Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g. 11n only: Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n. 11bg mixed: Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Key type: This option should be chosen according to the AP's security configuration. It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's security type WEP Index: This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX). It indicates the index of the WEP key. Auth Type: This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX). It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide You can also keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-35, then Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect. (Shown in the following figure) Figure 4-36 Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly. Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 1: On the client device, enter the PIN number listed on the modem router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen. (It is also labeled on the bottom of the modem router.) Step 2: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 3: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the modem router.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide passphrase. The modem router is configured by this security type by default. • Authentication Type: You can choose the type for the WPA/WPA2-Personal security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Auto, which can select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. • Encryption: You can select Auto, TKIP or AES as Encryption.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. • WEP Key: Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network. • Key Type: You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-40 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: 00:1D:0F:11:22:33. 2. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. 3.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless”Æ”Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-41 ¾ Transmit Power: Here you can specify the transmit power of modem 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 25-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Enable Short GI: This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time. ¾ Enabled Client isolation: This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the modem router but not with each other. To use this function, check this box. Client isolation is disabled by default.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide There are six submenus under the USB Settings menu, USB Mass Storage, User Accounts, Storage Sharing, FTP Server, Media Server and Print Server. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.8.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide address field of your browser or Windows Explorer, such as. \\192.168.1.1. FTP Server users can log into the FTP Server via FTP Client. There are five users here, which provide means to control the access to the USB mass storage by Storage Sharing or FTP. The Super User has the right to read and write to Storage Sharing and FTP Server. Figure 4-44 To add a new user account, please follow the steps below: 1.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-45 ¾ Server Status: Indicates the Storage Sharing's current status. ¾ Anonymous access to all the volumes: This function is enabled by default, so users can access all activated volumes of Storage Sharing without accounts. If you want to add a shared folder which does not allow anonymous login, uncheck the box to disable this function. And Folder Table will be displayed as shown below.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1. Click Add New Folder in Figure 4-46. Figure 4-47 2. Click the Browse button, and then select the Select Volume from the drop-down list. 3. Enter display name of the share folder in Share Name filed. 4. Click the Apply button to apply the settings. You can click the upper button to go to the upper folder Click the Enable/Disable Selected button to enable or disable the selected entries.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-48 ¾ Server Status: Indicates the FTP Server's current status. ¾ Internet Access: If Internet Access is enabled, user(s) in public network can access FTP server via Internet Address. ¾ Internet Address: If Internet Access is enabled, WAN IP will be displayed here. ¾ Service Port: Enter the FTP Port number to use. The default is 21. ¾ Share Name: This folder's display name.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-49 2. Click the Browse button, and then select the Select Volume from the drop-down list. 3. Enter display name of the share folder in Share Name filed. 4. Click the Apply button to apply the settings. You can click the upper button to go to the upper folder. Click the Enable/Disable Selected button to enable or disable the selected entries. Click the Delete Selected button to delete the selected entries. ) Note: 1.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Server Name: The name of this Media Server. ¾ To add a new share folder for your media server, please follow the instructions below: a) Click Add New Folder button, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-51. b) Enter the name of the share folder in Share Name field. c) Click the Apply button to apply the configuration. Figure 4-51 b) Click the Scan now to scan all the share folders immediately.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.9 Route Settings Choose “Route Settings”, it includes four menus: Default Gateway, Static Route IPv6 Static Route and RIP Settings. The detailed descriptions are provided below. 4.9.1 Default Gateway Choose “Route Settings”Æ“Default Gateway”, you can see the Default Gateway screen. You can select a WAN Interface from the drop-down list as the system default gateway. Figure 4-53 Click the Add Interface button, you can add WAN Interfaces.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-55 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination IP Address: The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To add a new entry, follow the instructions below. 1. Click the Add New button in Figure 4-56, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-57. Figure 4-57 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination IPv6 Address: The Destination IPv6 Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Prefix Length: The prefix length of the destination IPv6 address.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-58 ) Note: RIP cannot be configured on the WAN Interface which has NAT enabled (such as PPPoE). 4.10 Forwarding There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu: Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.10.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Protocol: The protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the modem router). ¾ Status: The status of this entry, "Enabled" means the virtual server entry is enabled. ¾ Edit: To modify or delete an existing entry. To set up a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add New button. (pop-up Figure 4-60) 2. Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Otherwise there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server. 4.10.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “Forwarding”→ ”Port Triggering”, you can view and add port triggering in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-61). Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephoning and so on. Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that cannot work with a pure NAT modem router.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide this rule. ¾ Trigger Protocol: The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the modem router). ¾ Open Port: The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC which triggered this rule. You can input at most 5 groups of ports (or port sections).
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-63 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. 4.10.4 UPnP Choose menu “Forwarding→UPnP”, and then you can view the information about UPnP in the screen (shown in Figure 4-64).
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click the Enable button to enable UPnP. Click the Disable button to disable UPnP. Click the Refresh button to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 4.11 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-65.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.12 Firewall There are four submenus under the Firewall menu: Rule, LAN Host, WAN Host and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.12.1 Rule Choose menu “Firewall” → “Rule”, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-66.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The methods to add a new rule: 1. Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4-67. 2. Give a name (e.g. Rule_1) for the rule in the Description field. 3. Select a host from the LAN Host drop-down list or choose “Add LAN Host”. 4. Select a target from the WAN Host drop-sown list or choose “Add WAN Host”. 5. Select a schedule from the Schedule drop-down list or choose “Add Schedule”. 6.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Edit: To modify 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. z If you select IP Address, please follow the steps below: 1) In Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP address.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-70 1) In Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP address. If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-71. Figure 4-71 1) In Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In MAC Address field, enter the MAC address. If you select URL Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-72.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.12.4 Schedule Choose menu “Firewall” → “Schedule”, and then you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-73. Figure 4-73 ¾ Description: Here displays the description of the schedule and this description is unique. ¾ Edit: Here you can modify an existing schedule. To add a new schedule, follow the steps below: 1. Click Add New button and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-74. 2.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click the Delete Selected button to delete the slected entries in the table. 4.13 IPv6 Firewall There are four submenus under the IPv6 Firewall menu: IPv6 Rule, IPv6 LAN Host, IPv6 WAN Host and IPv6 Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.13.1 IPv6 Rule Choose menu “IPv6 Firewall” → “IPv6 Rule”, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-75.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-76 2. Give a name (e.g. Rule_1) for the rule in the Description field. 3. Select a host from the IPv6 LAN Host drop-down list or choose “Add IPv6 LAN Host”. 4. Select a target from the IPv6 WAN Host drop-sown list or choose “Add IPv6 WAN Host”. 5. Select a schedule from the IPv6 Schedule drop-down list or choose “Add IPv6 Schedule”. 6. In the Action field, select Deny or Allow to deny or allow your entry. 7.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-78. Figure 4-78 2. Create a unique name for the host (e.g. Host_1) in the Description field. 3. Enter an IPv6 address in the IPv6 Address field. 4. Enter the prefix length of the IPv6 address in the Prefix Length field. 5. Click the Save button to save the settings.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-80 2. Create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1) in the Description field. 3. Enter an IPv6 address in the IPv6 Address field. 4. Enter the prefix length of the IPv6 address in the Prefix Length field. 5. Click the Save button to save the settings. Click the Delete Selected button to delete selected entries. 4.13.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-82 2. Create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) in Description field. 3. Select the day or days you need in Apply To field. 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 save the settings. Click the Clear Schedule button to clear your settings in the table.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Mechanism: Select a type for IPv6 tunnel from the drop-down list. DS-Lite, 6RD and 6to4 are supported. 1) DS-Lite This type is used in the situation that your WAN connection is IPv6 while LAN connection is IPv4. Select DS-Lite, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-84. Figure 4-84 ¾ WAN Connection: Select a WAN connection from the drop-down list. Only the connected WAN connections can be shown in the drop-down list.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Configuration Type: Select a configuration type for this tunnel. Auto means to obtain the following parameters automatically while Manual means you set them manually. If Auto is selected, only Dynamic IP connection can be selected from the drop-down list. ¾ IPv4 Mask Length: The length of the selected WAN connection’s IPv4 mask. ¾ 6RD Prefix: The prefix of the 6RD tunnel. ¾ 6RD Prefix Length: The length of the 6RD prefix.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-87 ¾ Enable Bandwidth Control: Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings can take effect. ¾ Line Type: Select the right type for you network connection. If you don’t know how to choose, please ask your ISP for the information. ¾ Total Upstream Bandwidth - The upload speed through the WAN port. ¾ Total Downstream Bandwidth - The download speed through the WAN port.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-88 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/ Disable Selected button to make selected entries enabled or disabled. Click the Delete Selected button to delete selected entries. 4.16 IP&MAC Binding There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu: Binding Settings and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Edit button, and then you will go to the next page. This page is used for adding or modifying an IP & MAC Binding entry (shown in Figure 4-90.) Figure 4-90 To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button as shown in Figure 4-89. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click the Load Selected button to load selected items to the IP & MAC Binding list. Click the Refresh button to refresh all items. 4.17 Dynamic DNS Choose menu “Dynamic DNS”, and you can configure the Dynamic DNS function.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-93 4.19 System Tools Choose menu “System Tools”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: System Log, Time Settings, Manage Control, CWMP Settings, SNMP Settings, Backup & Restore, Factory Defaults, Firmware Upgrade, Reboot 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. 4.19.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-94 ¾ Log Type: By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. ¾ Log Level: By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown. ¾ Refresh: Refresh the page to show the latest log list. ¾ Clear Log: All the logs will be deleted from the modem router permanently, not just from the page. ¾ Save Log: Click to save all the logs in a txt file.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-96 ¾ Time Zone: Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ Date: Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. ¾ Time: Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. ¾ NTP Server 1 / NTP Server 2: Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server 1 or NTP Server 2, and then the modem router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-97 ¾ Current User Status: This box displays the information about User Type, User Name, Host IP Address and Host MAC Address. ¾ Account Management: Here you can set the account user information about Old Password, New User Name, New Password and Confirm Password.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-98 ¾ CWMP: Select enable the CWMP function. ¾ Inform: Enable or disable the function. If enabled, the information will be informed to ACS server periodically. ¾ Inform Interval: Enter the interval time here. ¾ ACS URL: Enter the website of ACS which is provided by your ISP. ¾ ACS User Name/Password: Enter the User Name and password to login the ACS server.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-99 An SNMP Agent is an application running on the modem router that performs the operational role of receiving and processing SNMP messages, sending responses to the SNMP manager, and sending traps when an event occurs. So a router contains SNMP "agent" software can be monitored and/or controlled by SNMP Manager using SNMP messages. 4.19.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-101 Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User Name: admin • The default Password: admin • The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 ) Note: All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored. 4.19.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) 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 modem router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-104 ¾ Statistics Status: Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it, click the Enable. If it is disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled. ¾ 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.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.20 Logout Choose “Logout”, and you will back to the login screen as shown in Figure 4-105.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: Specifications General ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5, Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, TCP/IP, PPPoA, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT Safety & Emission FCC, CE Ports Four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports（Auto MDI/MDIX) One RJ11 port Two USB 2.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix B: Troubleshooting T1. How do I restore my modem router’s configuration to its factory default settings? With the modem router powered on, press and hold the RESET button on the rear panel for 8 to 10 seconds before releasing it. ) Note: Once the modem router is reset, the current configuration settings will be lost and you will need to re-configure the router. T2.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide m) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Then click OK. For Windows 8 n) Move your mouse to the lower right corner and you will see Search icon in the Popups. o) Go to Apps, type Control Panel in the search box and press Enter. p) Click “Control Panel -> View network status and tasks -> Change adapter settings”. q) Right-click “Ethernet”, select Properties.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Now, try to log on to the Web-based configuration page again after the above settings have been configured. If you still cannot access the configuration page, please restore your modem router’s factory default settings and reconfigure your modem router following the instructions in 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. Please feel free to contact our Technical Support if the problem still exists. T4.
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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix C: Technical Support Technical Support For more troubleshooting help, go to: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/faq To download the latest Firmware, Driver, Utility and User Guide, go to: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download For all other technical support, please contact us by using the following details: Singapore Tel: +65 6284 0493 Fee: Depending on rate of different carriers. E-mail: support.sg@tp-link.