TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router REV3.0.
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CONTENTS Package Contents ............................................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Router ................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Conventions ....................................................................
4.8 4.9 DHCP ............................................................................................................................ 46 4.8.1 DHCP Settings .................................................................................................. 47 4.8.2 DHCP Clients List ............................................................................................. 48 4.8.3 Address Reservation.........................................................................................
4.18 Dynamic DNS ............................................................................................................... 92 4.18.1 Comexe.cn DDNS............................................................................................. 93 4.18.2 Dyn.com/dns DDNS .......................................................................................... 93 4.18.3 No-ip.com DDNS .............................................................................................. 94 4.19 IPv6 Support ......
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router DC Power Adapter for TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Installation Guide Ethernet Cable Resource CD for TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-router and Wireless AP. The 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router delivers exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and the users demanding higher networking performance.
TL-WR1043ND 1.2 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Conventions The router or TL-WR1043ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router without any explanation. 1.3 Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 450Mbps. One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Internet port, four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Ethernet ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX.
TL-WR1043ND 1.4 1.4.1 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Panel Layout The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name (Power) (System) (Wireless ) (Internet) (Ethernet) (WPS) (USB) Status Indication Off Power is off. On Power is on. On The router is initializing or maybe has a system error. Flashing The router is working properly. Off The router has a system error. Off The wireless function is disabled.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Note: After a device is successfully added to the network by WPS function, the WPS LED will keep on for about 5 minutes and then turn off. 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). Wireless On/Off: The button for the wireless function. Press and hold the wireless button for about 5 seconds to turn it on or off.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router flash together once. And then release the button and wait the router to reboot to its factory default settings. Wireless antenna: To receive and transmit the wireless data.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors TCP/IP protocol on each PC Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari 2.
TL-WR1043ND 7. 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router is http://tplinkwifi.net, the default IP address is 192.168.0.1, and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the router failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 1. Is the connection between your PC and the router correct? Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of Ethernet ports which you link to on the router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2.
TL-WR1043ND 1. 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type the default address http://tplinkwifi.net in the address field of the browser. Figure 3-3 Login the Router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to the Figure 3-4. Enter admin for both of the User Name and Password in lower case letters. Then click the Login button or press the Enter key.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The router provides Auto-Detect function and supports five popular ways Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE, L2TP/Russian L2TP and PPTP/Russian PPTP to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router b) 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 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.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. d) If the connection type is L2TP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-10.Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Select Dynamic IP if none of the above parameters are provided. Then you just need to enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP. e) If the connection type is PPTP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-11. Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue. Figure 3-11 Quick Setup – PPTP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Select Dynamic IP if none of the above parameters are provided. Then you just need to enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP. 4. Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio by choosing from the drop-down list. Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Region - Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of 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. Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-13 Quick Setup – Finish -18-
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the Login button or press the Login key. Figure 4-1 Login Windows 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.
TL-WR1043ND 4.2 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Status The Status page provides the current status information about the router. All information is read-only. Figure 4-2 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide.
TL-WR1043ND 4.4 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS （Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. a). Choose menu “WPS”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-3 ). Figure 4-3 WPS SSID - The name of your wireless network. WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. Current PIN - The current value of the router's PIN displayed here.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-4 Figure 4-5 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device. Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 4: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the router. II. Enter the client device’s PIN on the router Use this method if your client device does not have the WPS button, but has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN number.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit 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 4-3 (It is also labeled on the bottom of the router). Step 2: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-8 WAN - Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-9 WAN - Static IP IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation. Usually, the Sub Mask is 255.255.255.0. Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-10 WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Confirm Password - Re-enter the Password provided by your ISP to ensure the Password you entered is correct. Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE Connection.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was down. Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be established in the period from the start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format). Note: Only when you have configured the system time on System Tools -> Time page, will the Time-based Connecting function can take effect.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ISP Specified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the router during login, please click “Use IP address specified by ISP” check box and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation. Detect Online Interval - The router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval. The default value is “0”. You can input the value between “0”and “120”. The value “0” means no detect.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-13 WAN –L2TP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Confirm Password - Re-enter the Password provided by your ISP to ensure the Password you entered is correct. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button. Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Confirm Password - Re-enter the Password provided by your ISP to ensure the Password you entered is correct. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router PPPoE - Connections which use PPPoE that requires a user name and password. Dynamic IP - Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment. Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment. The router can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually. 4.5.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-16 LAN MAC Address - The physical address of the router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. IP Address - Enter the IP address of your router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.0.1). Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.
TL-WR1043ND 4.6.1 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless Settings Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Setting”, and then you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page. Figure 4-18 Wireless Settings Wireless Network Name (also called SSID) - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Mode - Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed. 11bg mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router • 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.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router • 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.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router • 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. WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio button, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-22.
TL-WR1043ND 4.6.3 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless MAC Filtering”, and then you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Address Filtering function, shown in Figure 4-23. Figure 4-23 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disable. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button.
TL-WR1043ND 2. 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. 3. Status - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop-down list. 4. Click the Save button to save this entry. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button.
TL-WR1043ND 4.6.4 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Advanced”, and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-25 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. When the router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on 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 to the previous page. Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 4.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Egress Bandwidth For Guest Network - The upload speed through the WAN port for Guest Network. Ingress Bandwidth For Guest Network - The download speed through the WAN port for Guest Network. Guest Network – Click to enable or disable the Guest Network function here. Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same Name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your Guest Network.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-30 Guest Network Storage Sharing • User Name - The user name is guest for Guest Network, it can't be changed. • Password - Enter the password in the Password field. The password must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length. • Confirm Password - Re-enter the password here. • Storage Authority - Authority of user: Read Only or Read and Write. Name - This folder's display name.
TL-WR1043ND 4.8.1 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Settings”, and then you can configure the DHCP Server on the page (shown in Figure 4-32).The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to the router on the LAN. Figure 4-32 DHCP Settings DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Note: To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. 4.8.2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Clients List”, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the router in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-33). Figure 4-33 DHCP Clients List ID - The index of the DHCP Client. Client Name - The name of the DHCP client.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-34 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve IP address. Reserved IP Address - The IP address of the router reserved. Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. To Reserve IP addresses: 1. Click the Add New … button. (Pop-up Figure 4-35) 2. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format) and IP address of the computer you wish to add in dotted-decimal notation. 3.
TL-WR1043ND 4.9 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router USB Settings Figure 4-36 The USB Settings menu There are five submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-36): Storage Sharing, FTP Server, Media Server, Print Server and User Accounts. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.9.1 Storage Sharing Choose menu “USB Settings→Storage Sharing”, and then you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the router on this page as shown in Figure 4-37.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Eject Disk button to safely remove the USB storage device that is connected to USB port. This takes the drive offline. A message (as shown in Figure 4-38) will appear on your web browser when it is safe to detach the USB disk. Figure 4-38 Safe Unplug Message Click the Rescan button to start a new scan. Follow the instructions below to set up your router as a file server: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router.
TL-WR1043ND 4.9.2 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router FTP Server Choose menu “USB Settings→FTP Server”, and then you can configure FTP Server on this page as shown in Figure 4-40. Figure 4-40 FTP Server Configuration Server Status - Indicates the FTP Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can click the Start button to start the FTP Server and click the Stop button to stop it. Internet Access – Indicates the current status of Internet Access.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-41 FTP Server Configuration 2. Click the Enable/Disable box to enable/disable internet access to FTP from Internet port. 3. Change the Service Port to specify a port for FTP Server to use. (The default is 21, do not change unless necessary.) 4. Click Add New Folder to add new folders for the FTP Server. The screen will show as Figure 4-42.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Folder - Name of folders that is in current path. Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings and page will be redirected to the FTP server configuration page. Back - You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the FTP Server configuration page. To add a new share folder for your FTP Server, please follow the instructions below: 1) Select the Share entire partition or a specific folder option.
TL-WR1043ND 4.9.3 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Media Server Choose menu “USB Settings→Media Server”, and then you can configure Media Server on this page as shown in Figure 4-44. Figure 4-44 Media Server Setting Server Name – The name of this Media Server. Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it. Name - The display name of this folder.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-46 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 4-47. Figure 4-47 Add New Folder Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. Share entire partition - You can select this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared. Folder Location- Displays the location of this folder.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings and the page will be redirected to the media server configuration page. Back - You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page. To add a new share folder for your media server, please follow the instructions below: 1) Select the Share entire partition or a specified folder option.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Online - Indicates the print server has been turned on. You can click the "Stop" button to stop the print server. Offline - Indicates the print server feature is disabled. You can click "Start" button to start it. 4.9.5 User Accounts You can specify the user name and password for Storage Sharing and FTP Server users on this page. Storage Sharing users can use Internet Explorer to access files on the USB drive.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-51 Add or Modify User Account 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. Password - Enter the password in the Password field. The password must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length. For security purposes, the password for each user account is not displayed.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-52 NAT Control Setting Enable NAT Control - If enabled, the NAT function and the Forwarding configuration will take effect. Disable NAT Control - If disabled, neither NAT function nor forwarding configuration will take effect. Enable Hardware NAT Control - If enabled, the Hardware NAT feature will take effect. Disable Hardware NAT Control - If disabled, neither Hardware NAT feature will take effect. 4.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-54 Virtual Servers Service Port - The numbers of External Service Ports. You can enter a service port or a range of service ports (the format is XXX – YYY; XXX is the Start port and YYY is the End port). Internal Port - The Internal Service Port number of the PC running the service application. You can leave it blank if the Internal Port is the same as the Service Port, or enter a specific port number when Service Port is a single one.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-55 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Note: It is possible that you have a computer or server that has more than one type of available service. If so, select another service, and type the same IP address for that computer or server. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-56 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 4-57. 2. Select a common application from the Common Applications drop-down list, then the Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatically filled. If the Common Applications do not have the application you need, enter the Trigger Port and the Incoming Ports manually. 3.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Incoming Port - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC which triggered this rule. You can input at most 5 groups of ports (or port sections). Every group of ports must be separated with ",", for example, 2000-2038, 2046, 2050-2051, 2085, 3010-3030.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 4-58 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. 4.11.
TL-WR1043ND • 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router App Description - The description about the application which initiates the UPnP request. • External Port - The port which the router opened for the application. • Protocol - The type of protocol which is opened. • Internal Port - The port which the router opened for local host. • IP Address - The IP address of the local host which initiates the UPnP request. • Status - Either Enabled or Disabled.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-61 Basic Security Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the router’s firewall. • SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol. SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default.
TL-WR1043ND • 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router IPSec Passthrough - Internet Protocol security (IPSec) is a suite of protocols for ensuring private, secure communications over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, through the use of cryptographic security services. To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the router, click Enable.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-62 Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics. The result of the statistics is used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering. TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the router will startup the blocking function immediately. Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port - Enable or Disable Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port. The default setting is disabled.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above. Click the Save button to save your settings.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.13 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and then you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-65. The Parental Control function can be used to control the internet activities of the child, limit the child to access certain websites and restrict the time of surfing. Figure 4-65 Parental Control Settings To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-66 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise, check Disable. MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below. MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this router.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. google) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com, www.google.com.cn) will be allowed. 5. Select from the Effective Time drop-down list the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) you want.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-67 Parental Control Settings 4.14 Access Control Figure 4-68 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-68: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.14.1 Rule Choose menu “Access Control → Rule”, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-69.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique. Host - Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule. Target - Here displays the target selected in the corresponding rule. Schedule - Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule. Enable - Here displays the status of the rule, enabled or not. Check this option to enable a specific entry. Modify - Here you can edit or delete an existing rule.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router LAN IP Address - Enter the IP address or address range of the host in dotted-decimal format (e.g. 192.168.0.23). If the MAC Address is selected, you can see the following item: 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 4-71.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router If the Domain Name is selected, you will see the following items: 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 4-72.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-73 Quick Setup – Create an Internet Access Control Entry Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). Host - In this field, select a host from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Host Description you set just now. Target - In this filed, select a target from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Target Description you set just now.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-74 Add Internet Access Control Entry For example: If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: 1. Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.14.2 Host Choose menu “Access Control → Host”, and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-75. The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-75 Host Settings Host Description - Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique. Information - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-77 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-75 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list. 3. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 4.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 2. In Mode field, select IP Address or Domain Name. 3. If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-79. Figure 4-79 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 4. 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.
TL-WR1043ND 5. 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Save button. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN to access www.google.com only, you should first follow the settings below: 1.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.15 Advanced Routing Figure 4-83 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-83: Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.15.1 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 4-84).
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host. 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop-down list. 4. Click the Save button to make the entry take effect.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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). 4.16 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-87 Bandwidth Control There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-87: Control Settings and Rules List. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-89 Bandwidth Control Rules List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the Internet port, the default is 0. Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the Internet port, the default is 0. Enable - This displays the status of the rule. Modify - Click Modify to edit the rule.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.17 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-91 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-91): 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. 4.17.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-93 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4-92. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4. Click the Save button to save it. 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.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.17.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could also configure the items on the ARP list. This page displays the ARP List; it shows all the existing IP & MAC Binding entries (shown in Figure 4-95). Figure 4-95 ARP List 1. MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. 2.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router service providers such as www.comexe.cn, dyn.com/dns, or www.noip.com. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. 4.18.1 Comexe.cn DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-96. Figure 4-96 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-97 Dyn.com/dns DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-98 Noip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out the DDNS service.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.19.1 IPv6 Status Figure 4-100 IPv6 Status The IPv6 Status page displays the router's current IPv6 status and configuration. All information is read-only.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.19.2 IPv6 Setup Figure 4-101 Enable/Disable IPv6 Enable IPv6 - Tick the checkbox to enable the IPv6 function. It’s enabled by default. WAN Connection Type - Choose the correct WAN connection type based on your ISP network topology. • SLAAC - Connections which use Radvd IPv6 address assignment. • DHCPv6 - Connections which use dynamic IPv6 address assignment. • Static IPv6 - Connections which use static IPv6 address assignment.
TL-WR1043ND 1) 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router SLAAC Figure 4-102 SLAAC IPv6 Address - Display the IPv6 address in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. IPv6 Address Prefix - Display the IPv6 Prefix Length in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Default Gateway - Display the default gateway in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Address Autoconfiguration Type - RADVD (Router Advertisement Daemon) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server. Site Prefix Configuration Type - The type of IPv6 address prefix. • Delegated - Get the IPv6 address prefix from the ISP automaticlly, and the device will delegate it to the LAN. • Static - Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length manually.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Primary DNS - Enter the DNS IPv6 address in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. Secondary DNS - Enter another DNS IPv6 address in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. Click the Renew button to renew the IPv6 parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IPv6 parameters from your ISP.
TL-WR1043ND 3) 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Static IPv6 Figure 4-104 Static IPv6 IPv6 Address - Enter the IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Default Gateway - Enter the default gateway in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Static - Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length manually. Please contact your ISP to get more infomation before you configure them. Release Time - The Release Time is the length of time a network user will be allowed to keep connecting to the Router with the current DHCPv6 Address. Enter the amount of time, in seconds, that the DHCPv6 address will be "leased". The time range is 1~691200 seconds. The default value is 86400 seconds.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router IPv6 Address - Display the IPv6 address in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. IPv6 Address Prefix - Display the IPv6 Prefix Length in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Default Gateway - Display the default gateway in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP.
TL-WR1043ND 5) 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Tunnel 6to4 Figure 4-106 Tunnel 6to4 Address/Subnet Mask/Default Gateway - the IPv4 address/ subnet mask/ default gateway assigned, in dotted-decimal notation. Tunnel Address - The 6to4 tunnel address created by the device to access to the IPv6 network. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1480 Bytes. For some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Delegated - Get the IPv6 address prefix from the ISP automatically, and the device will delegate it to the LAN. Static - Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length manually. Please contact your ISP to get more information before you configure them. Release Time - The Release Time is the length of time a network user will be allowed to keep connecting to the Router with the current DHCPv6 Address.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-108 Time settings Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. NTP Server I / NTP Server II - Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II, and then the router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router To set time automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II. 3. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet. To set Daylight Saving: 1. Check the box to enable Daylight Saving. 2. Select the start time from the drop-down lists in the Start field. 3. Select the end time from the drop-down lists in the End field. 4.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-110 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. Figure 4-111 Diagnostic Results Note: 1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time. 2. "Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size" and "Ping Timeout" are Ping Parameters, and "Traceroute Max TTL" is Traceroute Parameter. 4.20.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. 2.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-114 Backup & Restore Configuration Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. To upgrade the router's configuration, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore. • Click the Restore button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.20.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-116. Figure 4-116 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the router, because all users who try to access the router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the router's default user name and password.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-117 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-118. Figure 4-118 Mail Account Settings • From - Your mail box address. The router would connect it to send logs. • To - Recipient’s address.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Note: Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields. • User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is included. • Password - Your mail account password. • Confirm The Password - Enter the password again to confirm. • Enable Auto Mail Feature - Select it to mail logs automatically.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-119 Statistics 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. 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.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address Total The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the router. Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the router. Packets Bytes The total number of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the Internet port on the router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Login to the router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu.
TL-WR1043ND 2. 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router How do I configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking “Save”. 2) Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable/DSL Modem during installation.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, using 192.168.0.169 as an example, remember to click the Save button.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference. 2) To change the WEB management port number: Log in to the router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click "Remote Management" submenu.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 to avoid IP conflict; in this case, please try http://192.168.1.1:88. 3) Log in to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers" submenu.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll use Windows 7 as an example to introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly. 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 Windows icon, and then select Control Panel. Figure B-1 2) Click on View network status and tasks under Network and Internet.
TL-WR1043ND 3) 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Click on Change adapter settings. Figure B-3 4) Right-click Local Area Connection, and then select Properties. Figure B-4 5) In the Local Area Connection Properties window, click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Figure B-5 6) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure B-6 2. Verify the network connection between your PC and the router Open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.0.1, and then press Enter. If the result displayed is similar to the Figure B-4, it means the connection between your PC and the router has been established well. Figure B-4 Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to Figure B-5, it means the connection between your PC and the router failed.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure B-5 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 4. Is the connection between your PC and the router correct? Note: The Ethernet LED 5. on the router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? Note: If the router's IP address is 192.168.0.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.0.2 ~ 192.168.0.254. 6.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix D: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding. The Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC) [3] was formed to help accelerate the IEEE 802.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.
