TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Rev: 1.1.
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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 ......................................................................................... 47 4.7.3 Address Reservation .................................................................................... 48 VPN.......................................................................................................................... 49 4.8.1 IKE................................................................................................................ 49 4.8.
4.16.2 ARP List........................................................................................................ 94 4.17 Dynamic DNS........................................................................................................... 95 4.17.1 Comexe.cn DDNS ........................................................................................ 95 4.17.2 Dyndns.org DDNS ........................................................................................ 96 4.17.3 No-ip.com DDNS ...........
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router ¾ DC Power Adapter for TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. Powered by 2x2 MIMO technology, the 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N 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-WR842ND 1.2 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Conventions The Router or TL-WR842ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router without any explanation. 1.3 Main Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 450Mbps. ¾ One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Internet port, four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. ¾ Provides USB Port supporting storage/FTP/Media/Print Server.
TL-WR842ND 1.4 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N 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). Name （SYS） Status Off The device has a system error. On The device is initialising. Flashing (Wireless) (LAN 1-4) (Internet) (USB) (WPS) Indication The device is working properly. Off The wireless function is disabled. Flashing The wireless function is enabled.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ) 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). ¾ POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide press and hold the WPS/RESET button (approximately 8 seconds) until the SYS LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash. And then release the button and wait the Router to reboot to its factory default settings. ¾ WIFI ON/OFF: Press this button to enable or disable Wi-Fi. ¾ Wireless antenna: To receive and transmit the wireless data.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N 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 (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ) Note: If you want to use the Router to share files or printer, plug the USB storage device to the USB port or connect the printer to the Router with a matching cable. 6. 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-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the Router is http://tplinklogin.net and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire. In this guide, we use all the default values for description.
TL-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide If the result displayed is similar to 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 LAN ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Settings interface may not be opened with some web browsers, it is strongly recommended that you use Internet Explorer. 1. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default domain name http://tplinklogin.net in the address field. Figure 3-3 Log in the Router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to Figure 3-4. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 3. Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear as shown in Figure 3-6. 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. ¾ Confirm Password - Enter the password again to make sure that the password is correct. 2) If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – MAC Clone z If you are visiting the Router from another computer, rather than the main computer, please select No, and then enter the main computer’s MAC in the field WAN MAC Address. Figure 3-10 Quick Setup – MAC Clone ) Note: 1. It’s strongly recommended that you visit and configure the Router from the main computer. 2.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-11 Find MAC Address 3) If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup - Static IP ¾ 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-WR842ND ¾ 5. 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Secondary DNS - If your ISP provides another DNS server, enter it into this field. Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-13. Figure 3-13 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Choose from the drop-down list to enable or disable the wireless radio. ¾ Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters.
TL-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. If you select auto, then the AP will select the best channel automatically. ¾ Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the Router works on. 11b only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-14 Quick Setup - Finish If there is anything changed on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-15. Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration take effect and finish the Quick Setup.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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 seventeen 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-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-1 Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide.
TL-WR842ND 4.4 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 WPS ¾ WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide You can also keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect. (Shown in the following figure) Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly. Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. (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-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-6 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. ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Save button to save your settings. 2. If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP. The Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 4-7. Figure 4-7 WAN - Static IP 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-8 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. If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network, then you can check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate this secondary connection.
TL-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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 take effect. ¾ Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ¾ 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. ¾ 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-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-11 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP 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.
TL-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-12 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-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-13 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-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the Router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC Address To button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field. Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value. Click the Save button to save your settings.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings ¾ SSID (1-4) - Up to four SSIDs for each BSS (Basic Service Set) can be entered in the filed SSID1 ~ SSID4. The name can be up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Check the Enable box to enable the desired SSID. The wireless stations connected to different SSIDs can not communicate with each other.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the Router 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide or more Wlans. If this checkbox is selected, you will have to set the following parameters as shown in Figure 4-17. Make sure the following settings are correct. Figure 4-17 ¾ 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-18 Wireless Security ¾ SSID - Select the desired SSID from the drop-down list. 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 4-19.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-19 WEP • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ) Note: If you check the WPA/WPA2 radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-20. Figure 4-20 WPA/WPA2 • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server. • 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide • PSK Passphrase - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. • 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. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. 4.6.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. 2. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. 3.
TL-WR842ND 4.6.4 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-24 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-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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 1-15 Beacon Intervals.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. ) Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 4.7 DHCP Figure 4-26 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-26), DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation.
TL-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address. ¾ 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.
TL-WR842ND 4.7.3 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP → Address Reservation”, you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-29).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-WR842ND 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Enable/Disable 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. 4.8 VPN Figure 4-31 The VPN menu There are three submenus under the VPN menu (shown in Figure 4-31), IKE, IPsec and Security Alliance List.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-33 IKE Policy Settings ¾ Policy Name - Specify a unique name to the IKE policy for identification and management purposes. ¾ Exchanged Mode - Select the IKE Exchange Mode in phase 1, and ensure the remote VPN peer uses the same mode. z Main mode - Provides identity protection and exchanges more information, which applies to the scenarios with higher requirement for identity protection.
TL-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide DPD - Enable or disable DPD (Dead Peer Detect) function. If enabled, a Dead Peer Detection (DPD) packet is sent from the VPN Concentrator to the VPN Client to ensure its peer is still there. ¾ DPD Interval - Manually enter the number of seconds for the DPD Interval. The default value is 10. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click modify or delete as desired on the Configuration column.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-35 IPsec Policy Settings ¾ Policy Name - Enter the name for the IPsec Policy. ¾ Local Subnet - Enter the local (LAN) subnet and mask.(ex. 192.168.0.0/24) ¾ Peer Subnet - Enter the Peer subnet and mask. ¾ Peer Gateway - Enter the Peer gateway or domain. ¾ Negotiation Mode - Here you could find two options, IKE Negotiation Mode and Manually Mode.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ¾ Out Authentication Key - It is for direction out authentication key set in manual mode, and the key must be same as peer In Authentication Key. ¾ PFS Group - Select the PFS property from the drop-down list that should be the same for the local and remote endpoints. If you select "None" for local endpoint, any value is accepted for remote endpoint. ¾ Lifetime - Manually enter the number of seconds for the IPsec Lifetime.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 10.0.0.10 and 10.0.0.1 respectively. Security protocol and other parameters for IPsec tunnel and the remote router should be configured the same. As Security Association is unidirectional, an ingoing SA and an outgoing SA are created to protect data flows for each tunnel after IPsec tunnel is successfully established. The ingoing SPI value and outgoing SPI value are different.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ¾ Used - The used space of the USB driver. ¾ Free - The available space of the USB driver. ¾ Use% - The percentage of the used space. ¾ Shared - Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume. When the volume is shared, you can click the Disable to stop sharing the volume; when volume is non-shared, you can click the Enable button to share the volume. Click the Start button to start the Network Sharing service.
TL-WR842ND 4.9.2 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide FTP Server Choose menu “USB Settings→FTP Server”, you can create an FTP server that can be accessed from the Internet or your local network. Figure 4-40 FTP Server Configuration ¾ Server Status - Indicates the FTP Server's current status. ¾ Internet Access - Select enable to allow access of the FTP server from the Internet. Otherwise, select disable to only allow local network access.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To add a new folder, follow the instructions below. 1. Click Add New Folder in Figure 4-40. Figure 4-41 Add or Modify Share Folder 2. Select the Share entire partition or a specific folder option. 3. Enter display name of the share folder in Display Name filed. 4. Click the Save button to save the settings. You can click the upper button to go to the upper folder.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-42 Media Server Setting ¾ Server Name – The name of this Media Server. ¾ 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. ¾ Name - The display name of this folder. ¾ File System - The file system type on the partition can be FAT32 or NTFS. ¾ Folder - The real full path of the specified folder.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-44 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 4-45. Figure 4-45 Add New Folder ¾ Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. ¾ Share entire partition - You can select this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To add a new share folder for your media server, please follow the instructions below: a) Select the Share entire partition or a specified folder option. b) Enter the display name of the share folder in Display Name edit box. c) Click the Save button to save the configuration and the page will be redirected to the media server configuration page as shown in Figure 4-46. Figure 4-46 Media Server Setting 4.
TL-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Offline - Indicates the print service feature is disabled. You can click "Start" button to start the print service. 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. FTP Server users can log into the FTP Server via FTP Client.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-49 Add or Modify User Account ¾ 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. ¾ 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-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.10 Forwarding Figure 4-50 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-50): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.10.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “Forwarding→Virtual Servers”, and then you can view and add virtual servers in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-51).
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide supported by the Router). ¾ Status - The status of this entry, "Enabled" means the virtual server entry is enabled. ¾ Common Service Port - Some common services already exist in the drop-down list. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To set up a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add New... button. (pop-up Figure 4-52) 2. Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to 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. 4.10.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-54 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry ¾ Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule. ¾ Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Incoming Port - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host. 3.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN. Figure 4-56 UPnP Setting ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. This feature is enabled by default. ¾ Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.11 Security Figure 4-57 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4-57: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.11.1 Basic Security Choose menu “Security → Basic Security”, and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4-58.
TL-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the Router. • PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP network. To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Router, click Enable.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-59 Advanced Security ¾ 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.
TL-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately. ¾ Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port - Enable or Disable Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.12 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and then you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-62. 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-63 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry 2. Enter the MAC address of the PC (e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA) you’d like to control in the MAC Address of Child PC field, or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop-down list. 3. Give a description (e.g. Allow Google) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. 4.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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 that the child PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.google.com on Saturday only while the parent PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB is without any restriction, you should follow the settings below. 1.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-59: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.13.1 Rule Choose menu “Access Control → Rule”, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-66.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ¾ Disable All - Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. ¾ Delete All - Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. ¾ Move - You can change the entry’s order as desired. Enter in the first box the ID number of the entry you want to move and in the second box another ID number, and then click the Move button to change the entries’ order. ¾ Next - Click the Next button to go to the next page.
TL-WR842ND Figure 4-68 ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Quick Setup – Create an Access Target Entry Target Description - In this field, create a description for the target. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Target_1). ¾ Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and Domain Name. You can choose either of them from the drop-down list.
TL-WR842ND Figure 4-69 ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Quick Setup – Create an Advanced Schedule Entry Schedule Description - In this field, create a description for the schedule. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Schedule_1). ¾ Day - Choose Select Days and select the certain day (days), or choose Everyday. ¾ Time - Select "24 hours", or specify the Start Time and Stop Time yourself. ¾ Start Time - Enter the start time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers).
TL-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). ¾ 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. ¾ 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-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. Select Enable Internet Access Control and choose "Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router". 2. We recommend that you click Setup Wizard button to finish all the following settings. 3.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ¾ Host Description - Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique. ¾ Information - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. z If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-73.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-72 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. 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. 4.13.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-76 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 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. If the Common Service Port drop-down list doesn’t have the service you want, specify the Target Port manually.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide (www.google.com, www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names. 5. 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.
TL-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Modify - Here you can edit or delete an existing schedule. To add a new schedule, follow the steps below: 1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-78 and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-79. 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4) In Time field, enter 1800 in Start Time field and 2000 in Stop Time field. 5) Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list. 4.14 Advanced Routing Figure 4-80 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-80: Static Routing List and System Routing Table.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-82 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination Network - The Destination Network 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-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-83 System Routing Table ¾ Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host to which the static route is assigned. 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-85 Bandwidth Control Settings ¾ Enable Bandwidth Control - Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings can take effect. ¾ Line Type - Select the right type for you network connection. If you don’t know how to choose, please ask your ISP for the information. ¾ Egress Bandwidth - The upload speed through the WAN port. ¾ Ingress Bandwidth - The download speed through the WAN port. 4.15.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To add/modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps below. 1. Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-86, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-87. 2. Enter the information like the screen shown below. Figure 4-87 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings 3. Click the Save button. 4.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. ¾ Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. 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-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-91 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.16.2 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ) 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. 4.17 Dynamic DNS Choose menu “Dynamic DNS”, and you can configure the Dynamic DNS function.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ) Note: If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the Logout button, then input your new username and password and click the Login button. 4.17.3 No-ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.no-ip.com, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-95. Figure 4-95 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.18 System Tools Figure 4-96 The System Tools menu Choose menu “System Tools”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, 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. 4.18.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. ¾ Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. ¾ NTP Server 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-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ) Note: 1. This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully, otherwise, these functions will not take effect. 2. The time will be lost if the router is turned off. 3. The Router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly. 4.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ) Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-101 Firmware Upgrade ¾ Firmware Version - Displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version - Displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the Router’s current hardware version. To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below: 1. Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com). 2.
TL-WR842ND 4) 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the Router. 5) The firmware version must correspond to the hardware. 6) The upgrade process takes a few moments and the Router restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete. 4.18.
TL-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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 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-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-105 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. ) Note: The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and not include any spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm it.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-106 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. ¾ Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown. ¾ Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. ¾ Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-107 Mail Account Settings • From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. • To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. • 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. • Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click Back to return to the previous page. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 4.18.9 Statistics Choose menu “System Tools → Statistics”, and then you can view the statistics of the Router, including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval. Figure 4-108 Statistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router. Total Packets Bytes The total number of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ) Note: 1) Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in the background. 2) If you are a Cable user, please configure the Router following the above steps. 2. 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-4 Virtual Servers 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.
TL-WR842ND 5) 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide How to enable H323 ALG: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click “Basic Security” submenu. On the “Basic Security” page, check the Enable radio button next to H323 ALG. Remember to click the Save button. Figure A-7 4.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-8 Remote Management ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you can visit and configure the Router by typing http://192.168.0.1:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address 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.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. 1) Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. 2) Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID. 3) Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the Router is encrypted.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N 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 needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
TL-WR842ND 4) 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide In the prompt page that showed below, double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
TL-WR842ND 5) 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 - 118 -
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.1X, IEEE 802.3X, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.
TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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-WR842ND ¾ 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote 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.
