TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router Rev:1.1.
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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.
National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Bulgaria Reason/remark General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band mW e.i.r.p. within the band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed 2454-2483.5 MHz regulation.
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 108M Wireless Router Model No.: TL-WR642G Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives: Directives 1999/5/EC The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents: ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1: 2006 ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.8.
CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction............................................................................................ 2 1.1 Overview of the Router ....................................................................................... 2 1.2 Conventions........................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Features..............
4.7.3 DMZ...................................................................................................................42 4.7.4 UPnP .................................................................................................................43 4.8 Security............................................................................................................. 44 4.8.1 Firewall ..............................................................................................................
Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router ¾ One Power Adapter for TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router. 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-router and Wireless AP. Its design is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions.
TL-WR642G 1.3 108M Wireless Router User Guide Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u standards. ¾ 1 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, 4 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. ¾ Adopts 2x to 3x eXtended Range™ and 108M Super G™ wireless LAN transmission technology. ¾ Supports 108/54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/3/2/1Mbps data transfer rates.
TL-WR642G 1.4 108M Wireless Router User Guide Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right).
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The rear panel contains the following features. (View from left to right) ¾ Power socket: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (you do not need it if you connect the router to the Ethernet) ¾ Each PC in the LAN needs a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ¾ TCP/IP protocol must be installed on each PC ¾ Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Netscape Navigator 6.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router 7
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide After connecting the TL-WR642G Router into your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR642G Wireless Router. These procedures only take you a few minutes. You can access the Internet via the router immediately after successfully configuring. 3.1 TCP/IP configuration The default IP address of the TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router is 192.168.1.1.
TL-WR642G Figure 3-1 108M Wireless Router User Guide Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to that shown in Figure 3-2, it means that your PC has not connected to the router. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 1. Is the connection between your PC and the router correct? ) Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN port which you link to on the router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2.
TL-WR642G 3.2 108M Wireless Router User Guide Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator) utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser. Connect to the router by typing http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of Web browser. Figure 3-3 Login the router After a moment, a login window will appear similar to that shown in Figure 4-4.
TL-WR642G Figure 3-5 108M Wireless Router User Guide Quick Setup Click Next, and then Choose WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in figure 4-6. Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The router supports three popular ways to connect to Internet. Please select one compatible with your ISP. Click Next to enter the necessary network parameters.
TL-WR642G Figure 3-8 108M Wireless Router User Guide Quick Setup - Static IP ) Note: The IP parameters should have been provided by your ISP. ¾ IP Address: This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Enter the IP address into the field. ¾ Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address, it is usually 255.255.255.0 ¾ Default Gateway: Enter the gateway IP address into the box if required.
TL-WR642G ¾ 108M Wireless Router User Guide SSID: Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices on your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK_XXXXXX(XXXXXX indicates the last unique six characters of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as tp-link. ¾ Region: Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the router can be used.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter describes each Web page's key functions. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the router. There are twelve main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 4.2: "Quick Installation Guide.
TL-WR642G 4.4 108M Wireless Router User Guide Network Figure 4-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-2): LAN, WAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.4.1 LAN You can configure the IP parameters of LAN on this page. Figure 4-3 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide IP. If you are given a fixed IP (static IP), please select Static IP. If you are given a user name and a password, please select the type of your ISP provided (PPPoE/BigPond/L2TP/PPTP). If you are not sure which connection type you use currently, please contact your ISP to obtain the correct information. 1. If you choose Dynamic IP, the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide rarely required.) 2. If you choose Static IP, you should have fixed IP Parameters specified by your ISP. The Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 4-5: Figure 4-5 WAN - Static IP You should type the following parameters into the spaces provided: ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. ¾ Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-6 WAN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time).
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0" in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number time in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide to the router during login, click “Use the following DNS servers” checkbox and enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it as well. Click the Save button to save your settings. 4. If you choose 802.1X + Dynamic IP, you should enter the follow parameters(Figure 4-8): Figure 4-8 802.1X + Dynamic IP Settings ¾ User Name - Enter the user name for 802.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-9 802.1X + Static IP Settings ¾ User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP ¾ Password - Enter the password for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP. Click Login to start 802.1X authentication. Click Logout to end 802.1X authentication. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. ¾ Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
TL-WR642G Figure 4-10 108M Wireless Router User Guide Big Pond Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. ¾ Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location. Eg, NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ 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. To use this option, click the radio button.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP – Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time).
TL-WR642G Figure 4-12 108M Wireless Router User Guide PPTP Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP – Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP. And click the Save button. Click the Connect button to connect immediately.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Save button to save your settings. ) Note: 1) 2) 4.5 Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone feature. If you click the Save button, the router will prompt you to reboot. Wireless Figure 4-14 Wireless menu There are three submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-14): Wireless Settings, MAC Filtering and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
TL-WR642G Figure 4-15 ¾ 108M Wireless Router User Guide Wireless Settings SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK_XXXXXX(XXXXXX indicates the last unique six characters of each Router’s MAC address), but it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name (SSID) to a different value. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as tp-link.
TL-WR642G ¾ 108M Wireless Router User Guide Region - Select your region from the pull-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. The default region is United States.
TL-WR642G ¾ 108M Wireless Router User Guide Enable Wireless Security – The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the router without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose this option to encrypt your wireless network. The encryption settings are described below. ¾ Authentication Type - You can select one of the following authentication types: • WEP - Select WEP authentication type based on 802.11 authentications.
TL-WR642G Figure 5-15a ¾ 108M Wireless Router User Guide WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Passphrase - You can enter a WPA or WPA2 passphrase between 8 and 63 characters long. ¾ Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 seconds or from 30 seconds and up, 1-29 seconds are not usable figures. Enter 0 to disable the update.
TL-WR642G Figure 4-16 108M Wireless Router User Guide Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the router, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access. ¾ Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled. ¾ Privilege - Select the privileges for this entry.
TL-WR642G 1. 108M Wireless Router User Guide Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. 2. Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. 3. Privilege - Select the privileges for this entry, one of Allow / Deny / 64-bit / 128-bit / 152-bit. 4.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide pull-down list and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. Click the Save and the Return button. 5. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field, enter wireless station B in the Description field, select Deny in the Privilege pull-down list and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. Click the Save and the Return button. 6. Click the Add New...
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ Received Packets - Packets received by the station ¾ Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station 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 the previous page.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide computer. ¾ Start IP Address - This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP address pool. 192.168.1.100 is the default start address. ¾ End IP Address - This field specifies the last of the addresses in the IP address pool. 192.168.1.199 is the default end address. ¾ Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time in which a network user will be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP Address.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 4.6.3 Address Reservation 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 servers that require permanent IP settings. This page is used for address reservation (shown in Figure 4-22). Figure 4-22 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC of which you want to reserve IP address.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. ) Note: The function won't take effect until the router reboots. 4.7 Forwarding Figure 4-24 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-24): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide To setup a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add New button.(pop-up Figure 4-25) 2. Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port list does not have the service that you want to use, type the number of the service port or service port range in the Service Port box. 3. Type the IP Address of the computer in the Server IP Address box. 4.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 4.7.2 Port Triggering Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet calling and so on. These applications cannot work with a pure NAT router. Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that can work with an NAT router. You can set up Port Triggering on this page shown in Figure 4-27: Figure 4-27 Port Triggering Once configured, operation is as follows: 1.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide request. 5. Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports Range from the pull-down list, either TCP or UDP, or All. 6. Select the Enable checkbox to enable. 7. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-28 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry There are many popular applications in the Popular Application list. You can select it, and the application will fill in the Trigger Port, incoming Ports Range boxes and select the Enable checkbox.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function. You can set up DMZ host on this page shown in Figure 4-29: Figure 4-29 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Click the Enable radio button 2. Enter the local host IP Address in the DMZ Host IP Address field 3. Click the Save button. ) Note: After you set the DMZ host, the firewall related to the host will not work. 4.
TL-WR642G • 108M Wireless Router User Guide Status - Either Enabled or Disabled, “Enabled” means that port is still active. Otherwise, the port is inactive. Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 4.8 Security Figure 4-31 The Security menu There are five submenus under the Security menu (shown in Figure 4-31): Firewall, IP Address Filtering, Domain Filtering, MAC Address Filtering and Advanced Security. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide default filtering rules of IP Address Filtering, either Allow or Deny passing through the router. ¾ Enable Domain Filtering - set Domain Filtering is enabled or disabled. ¾ Enable MAC Filtering - set MAC Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. You can select the default filtering rules of MAC Address Filtering, either Allow or Deny accessing the router. 4.8.
TL-WR642G 1. 108M Wireless Router User Guide Effective Time - Enter a range of time in HHMM format, which point to the range time for the entry to take effect. For example, 0803 - 1705, the entry will take effect from 08:03 to 17:05. 2. LAN IP Address - Enter a LAN IP Address or a range of LAN IP addresses in the field, in dotted-decimal notation format. For example, 192.168.1.20 - 192.168.1.30. Keep the field open, which means all LAN IP Addresses have been put into the field. 3.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 4.8.3 Domain Filtering The Domain Filtering page (shown in Figure 4-35) allows you to control access to certain websites on the Internet by specifying their domains or key words. Figure 4-35 Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering entry, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Domain Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page. To Add a Domain filtering entry, click the Add New… button.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enabled All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide shown in Figure 4-38: Figure 4-38 Add or Modify a MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0E-AE-B0-00-0B. 2. Type the description of the PC in the Description field. Fox example: John’s PC. 3.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 4.8.5 Advanced Security Using Advanced Security page (shown in Figure 4-39), you can protect the router from being attacked by TCP-SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood from LAN. Figure 4-39 ¾ Advanced Security settings Packets Statistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide between 5 ~ 3600 packets. When the current UPD-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the router will start up the blocking function immediately. ¾ Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN- FLOOD Attack Filtering. ¾ TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets threshold: (5 ~ 3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600 packets.
TL-WR642G Figure 4-41 108M Wireless Router User Guide Static Routing To add static routing entries: 1. Click the Add New button. (pop-up Figure 4-42) 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.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 4.10 IP QoS IP QoS helps you to arrange the network resources more reasonably. This function can guarantee the minimum bandwidth or limit the maximum bandwidth for the specified IP address(or IP range) to make full use of the supplied bandwidth. You can configure the IP QoS on this page, shown as in Figure 4-43 Figure 4-43 ¾ Enable IP QoS – Enable or disable IP QoS function.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Bandwidth Limit. ¾ Bandwidth – Specifies the bandwidth you want to supply to this entry. ¾ Description – Description of this entry. ¾ Enable – Enable this entry. This entry won’t be effective unless you check the Enable box. Click the Delete button to delete single entry. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Save button to save all configuration.
TL-WR642G Figure 4-45 108M Wireless Router User Guide IP & MAC Binding Setting • MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. • IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. • Bind - Whether or not enable the arp binding. • Modify - Edit or delete item. When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Modify button, and then you will go to the next page.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 1. Click the Find button (shown in Figure 4-45). 2. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. 3. Enter the Find button in the next page (shown in Figure 4-47). Figure 4-47 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.11.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP & MAC Binding list. Click the Refresh button to refresh all items. ) Note: An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before. Error warning will prompt as well. Likewise, "Load All" only loads the items without interference to the IP & MAC Binding list. 4.12 DDNS The router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 4.12.2 Oray.net DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.oray.net, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-50: Figure 4-50 Oray.net DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. ¾ Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.
TL-WR642G Figure 4-51 108M Wireless Router User Guide Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. ¾ Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service. 4.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 4.13.1 Time You can set time manually or get GMT from the Internet for the router on this page (shown in Figure 4-53): Figure 4-53 Time settings 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. Time setting follows these steps below: 1. Select your local time zone. 2.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 4.13.2 Firmware The page (shown in Figure 4-54) allows you to upgrade the latest version firmware to keep your router up-to-date. Figure 4-54 Firmware Upgrade New firmware is posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. If the router is not experiencing difficulties, there is no need to upgrade firmware, unless the new firmware supports a new feature you need.
TL-WR642G • The default Password: admin • The default IP Address: 192.168.1.1 • The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 108M Wireless Router User Guide ) Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 4.13.4 Backup & Restore This page (shown in Figure 4-56) allows you to save current configuration of router as backup or restore the configuration file you saved before.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide • Web Service Port of the router. • Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically). • Restore the router's settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically). 4.13.6 Password This page (shown in Figure 4-58) allows you to change the factory default user name and password of the router. Figure 4-58 Password It is recommended strongly that you change the factory default user name and password of the router.
TL-WR642G Figure 4-59 108M Wireless Router User Guide System Log The router can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the router. Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs. Click the Clear All button to clear all the logs. 4.13.8 Remote Management You can configure the Remote Management function on this page shown in Figure 4-60. This feature allows you to manage your Router from a remote location, via the Internet.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide your browser: http://202.96.12.8:8080. You will be asked for the router's password. After successfully entering the password, you will be able to access the router's Web-based utility. ) Note: Be sure to change the router's default password to a very secure password. 4.13.9 Statistics The Statistics page (shown in Figure 4-61) displays the network traffic of each PC in LAN, including total traffic and traffic of the last Packets Statistic interval seconds.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide The total amount of the UDP packets transmitted to WAN in the last UDP Tx Packets Statistic interval seconds. TCP The total amount of the TCP SYN packets transmitted to WAN in the last SYN Tx Packets Statistic interval seconds. Click the Save button to save the Packets Statistic interval value. Click the Auto-refresh checkbox to refresh automatically. Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Login to the router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “PPPoE” for WAN Connection Type.
TL-WR642G 1) 108M Wireless Router User Guide 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-WR642G Figure A-5 108M Wireless Router User Guide Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your Netmeeting partner should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Login to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, click “Enable” radio and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, using 192.168.1.169 as an example, remember to click the "Save” button. Figure A-6 4.
TL-WR642G Figure A-7 108M Wireless Router User Guide Remote Management ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, to configure to the router by typing http://192.168.1.1:88 (the router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. 3) Login to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers" submenu.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide encrypted. 4) If the wireless connection is ready, but you can’t access the router, check the IP Address of your wireless stations.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary. 1. Configure TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2) Click the Network and Internet Connections icon, and then click on the Network Connections tab in the appearing window.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 63 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 64 )Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and router may need to be restarted. ¾ Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available 2 If the router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and the Subnet mask as 255.255.255.0. 3 Type the router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the Default gateway field.
TL-WR642G Now: Click OK to keep your settings.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 108M Super G™ WLAN Transmission Technology - 108M Super G™ WLAN Transmission Technology employs multiple performance-enhancing techniques including packet bursting, fast frames, data compression, and dynamic turbo mode that combine to improve the throughput and range of wireless networking products.
TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide IP addresses. ¾ Domain Name - A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet. ¾ DoS (Denial of Service) - A hacker attack designed to prevent your computer or network from operating or communicating. ¾ DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) - A technology that allows data to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines. ¾ ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A company that provides access to the Internet.
