TL-WR841N TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Rev: 3.2.
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This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below, and having a maximum gain of 5 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 5 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for successful communication.
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CONTENTS Package Contents.....................................................................................................1 Chapter 1. Introduction.........................................................................................2 1.1 Overview of the Router............................................................................................... 2 1.2 Conventions ............................................................................................................... 3 1.
4.8 4.9 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List ......................................................................................... 48 4.7.3 Address Reservation .................................................................................... 49 Forwarding ............................................................................................................... 50 4.8.1 Virtual Servers .............................................................................................. 50 4.8.
4.16.5 Backup & Restore......................................................................................... 87 4.16.6 Reboot .......................................................................................................... 87 4.16.7 Password...................................................................................................... 88 4.16.8 System Log................................................................................................... 88 4.16.9 Statistics .............
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ DC Power Adapter for TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router. 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router without any explanation. ) Note: The two devices of TL-WR841N and TL-WR841ND are sharing this User Guide. For simplicity, we will take TL-WR841ND for example throughout this Guide. The differences between them are: ¾ TL-WR841N Router with 2 fixed antennas. ¾ TL-WR841ND Router with 2 detachable antennas. 1.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 1.4 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). Name （Power） (System) (WLAN) (WAN), (LAN 1-4) (QSS) Status Indication Off Power is off. On Power is on. Flashing The Router is working properly. On /Off The Router has a system error. Off The Wireless function is disabled. Flashing The Wireless function is enabled.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ) Note: After a device is successfully added to the network by QSS function, the QSS 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). ¾ ON/OFF: The switch for the power. ¾ POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 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 (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ¾ TCP/IP protocol on each PC ¾ Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari 2.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 6. 300Mbps Wireless N Router Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router is http://tplinklogin.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-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 1.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router should be lit. 2. 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. 3. Is the default LAN IP of the Router correct? ) Note: 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.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 3-4 Login Windows ) Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it. 1. After successfully log in, you can click the Quick Setup menu to quickly configure your Router. Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 2.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP and Static IP 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. 3.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 2) If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. Then you can go on with the wireless configuration. ¾ If you are visiting the Router from the main computer, please select Yes, and then click Clone MAC Address.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - Static IP ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). 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. 4. ¾ Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address into the box if required. ¾ Primary DNS - Enter the DNS Server IP address into the box if required.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio choosing from the drop-down list. ¾ Wireless Network Name - 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. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Router No Change - If you chose this option, wireless security configuration will not change! These settings are only for basic wireless parameters. For advanced settings, please refer to 4.6 Wireless. 5. Click the Next button. You will then see the Finish page. If you don’t make any changes on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-10. Click the Finish button to finish the Quick Setup.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below. 4.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. 4.4 QSS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND a). 300Mbps Wireless N Router Choose menu “QSS”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 QSS ¾ QSS Status - Enable or disable the QSS function here. ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide. ¾ Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the Router to its default. ¾ Gen New PIN - Click this button, and then you can get a new random value for the Router's PIN.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Step 2: Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Three: Step 1: Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then the following screen will appear.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND Figure 4-3 300Mbps Wireless N Router Add A New Device Step 2: Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect. Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Next. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router Step 1: Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then the following screen will appear.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Router in Figure 4-2 (each Router has its unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 12345670 of this Router for example).
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-2. c). You will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the network. ) Note: 1) The QSS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4.5 Network Figure 4-4 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-4): LAN, WAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.5.1 WAN Choose menu “Network → WAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below. 1.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Use These DNS Servers - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 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. ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 3. 300Mbps Wireless N Router If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE/Russia PPPoE option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-7): Figure 4-7 ¾ WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE Connection.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router please enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. ¾ Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was down. ¾ 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).
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Router MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Router 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. e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-10 ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. 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-WR841N/TL-WR841ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Router Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button. 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.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-11 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-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-12 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.0.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Router WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (X is any hexadecimal digit). ¾ Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the Router.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-15 Wireless Settings ¾ Wireless Network Name - 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. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. ¾ Mode - Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed. 11b only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b. 11g only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g. 11n only- Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n. 11bg mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Router SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join. ¾ BSSID(to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join. ¾ Survey - Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-17 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. ¾ 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 4-18. Figure 4-18 • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. • WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N 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. ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK – Personal (Recommended) - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-21 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disable. ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. ¾ Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. ¾ Description - A simple description of the wireless station. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 3. 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. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-23 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Router Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high-priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended. ¾ Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time. ¾ Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4.7 DHCP Figure 4-25 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-25), DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Settings”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4-26.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Router Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4.7.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP → Address Reservation”, you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-28).When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 1. 300Mbps Wireless N Router 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 Enable/Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. 4.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ IP Address - The IP Address of the PC providing the service application. ¾ Protocol - The protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. To set up a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-32. 2. Select the service port you want to use from the Common Service Port list.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. ) Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on “Security → Remote Management” page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080. Otherwise there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server. 4.8.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ALL (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. 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 4-34. 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.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ) Note: 1. When the trigger connection is released, the corresponding opening ports will be closed. 2. Each rule is allowed to be used only by one host on LAN synchronously. The trigger connection of other hosts on LAN will be refused. 3. Incoming Port Range cannot overlap each other. 4.8.3 DMZ Choose menu “Forwarding → DMZ”, you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen as shown in Figure 4-35.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-36 UPnP ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. ¾ Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information. • App Description - The description provided by the application in the UPnP request. • External Port - The external port the Router opens for the application. • Protocol - The type of protocol the Router opens for the application.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4.9.1 Basic Security Choose menu “Security → Basic Security”, you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4-38. Figure 4-38 Basic Security ¾ Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the Router’s firewall. z SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND z 300Mbps Wireless N 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, keep the default, Enabled.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Router 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. ¾ DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router screen as shown in Figure 4-40. The management feature allows you to deny computers in LAN from accessing the Router. Figure 4-40 Local Management By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility” is checked.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-41 Remote Management ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided. Choose a number between 1 and 65534 but do not use the number of any common service port.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-42 Parental Control Settings ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect, otherwise check Disable. ¾ MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below. ¾ MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this Router.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 6. In the Status field, you can select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. 7. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. 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 return to the previous page.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 3. Click “Parental Control” menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify Parental Control Entry page: z Click Add New... button. z Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field. z Enter “Allow Google” in the Website Description field. z Enter “www.google.com” in the Allowed Domain Name field. z Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from the Effective Time drop-down list. z In Status field, select Enable. 4.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-46 Access Control Rule Management ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. ¾ Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique. ¾ Host - Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule. ¾ Target - Here displays the target selected in the corresponding rule.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 5. Select a schedule from the Schedule drop-down list or choose “Click Here To Add New Schedule”. 6. In the Action field, select Deny or Allow. 7. In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. 8. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 3. Click “Access Control → Schedule” in the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Add a new entry with the Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Sun, Start Time is 1800 and Stop Time is 2000. 4. Click “Access Control → Rule” in the left to return to the Access Control Rule Management page. Select “Enable Internet Access Control” and choose "Deny the packets not specified by any access control policy to pass through the Router". 5.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. z If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-49. 1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. z If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-50.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4. In MAC Address field, enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list. 4.11.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-51. The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example google) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com, www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names. 3. 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 return to the previous page.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 1. Click Add New… button in Figure 4-51 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select Domain Name from the drop-down list. 3. In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 4. In Domain Name field, enter www.google.com. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list, 4.11.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 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 return to the previous page. Figure 4-55 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of 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, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New...
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4.12 Advanced Routing Figure 4-56 Advanced Routing Menu There are two submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-56): Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.12.1 Static Routing Choose menu “Advanced Routing → Static Routing”, and you can configure the static route in the next screen, shown in Figure 4-57.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 2. 300Mbps Wireless N Router 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. ¾ Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host. 3.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Router Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. ¾ Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host. ¾ Interface - This interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & WLAN (internal wired and wireless networks), the WAN(Internet).
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Ingress Bandwidth - The download speed through the WAN port. 4.13.2 Rules List Choose menu “Bandwidth Control → Rules List”, you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below. Figure 4-61 Bandwidth Control Rules List ¾ Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. ¾ Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Step 3: Click the Save button. 4.14 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-63 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-63): 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. 4.14.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-65 IP & MAC Binding Settings To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4-64. 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-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also. This page displays the ARP List; it shows all the existing IP & MAC Binding entries as shown in Figure 4-67. Figure 4-67 ARP List ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. ¾ IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4.15.1 Comexe.cn DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-68. Figure 4-68 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider. 2. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-69 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 5. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 6. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 7. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here. 8. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service. Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service. 4.15.3 No-ip.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-70 No-ip.com 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. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4. Click the Login button to log in the DDNS service. Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out the DDNS service. 4.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.16.1 Time Settings Choose menu “System Tools → Time Settings”, you can configure the time on the following screen. Figure 4-72 Time settings ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this drop-down list. ¾ Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router To set time manually: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. 3. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. 4. Click Save. 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.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND Figure 4-73 ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Router Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. z Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. z 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-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Click Start to check the connectivity of the Internet. 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 4-74 Diagnostic Results ) Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping Timeout” are used for Ping function. Option “Tracert Hops” are used for Tracert function. 4.16.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N 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.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-77 Backup & Restore Configuration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. ¾ To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse… button to locate the update file for the Router, or enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box. • Click the Restore button.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND • 300Mbps Wireless N Router Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically. 4.16.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-79.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-80 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ 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 4-81.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND Figure 4-81 300Mbps Wireless N Router Mail Account Settings z From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. z To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. z SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field. You can log on the relevant website for Help if you are not clear with the address. z Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND z 300Mbps Wireless N Router Enable Auto Mail Feature - Select it to mail logs automatically. You could mail the current logs either at a specified time everyday or by intervals, but only one could be the current effective rule. Enter the desired time or intervals in the corresponding field as shown in Figure 4-81 Click Save to keep your settings. Click Back to return to the previous page. ¾ Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Router Sorted Rules – Choose how displayed statistics are sorted. Select the Auto-refresh checkbox to refresh automatically. Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately. Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero. Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table. Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N 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 WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Log in to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router "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. If your ISP requires MAC register, log in to the Router and click the "Network" menu link on the left of your browser, and then click "MAC Clone" submenu link.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND Figure A-5 300Mbps Wireless N Router 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 192.168.0.198 as an example, remember to click the Save button.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND Figure A-7 4. 300Mbps Wireless N Router Basic Security 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-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 3) 300Mbps Wireless N Router Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers" submenu. On the "Virtual Servers" page, click Add New…, then on the “Add or Modify a Virtual Server” page, enter “80” into the blank next to the “Service Port”, and your IP address next to the “IP Address”, assuming 192.168.0.188 for an example, remember to Enable and Save. Figure A-9 Figure A-10 5.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Appendix B: Configuring the PC 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-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure B-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure B-3 ) 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 192.168.0.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.0.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 192.168.0.1) into the Default gateway field.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND Now click OK to keep your settings.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 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-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. ¾ 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.
