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2. 65 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router l Local Area Connection Properties 2 x General Authentication Advanced Connect using E Realtek ATL8139 Family PCI Fast Ett This connection uses the following tems 155 Packet Scheduler AEGIS Protocol IEEE 802 14 v3 4 3 0 TEPAIP Internet Proto k Install Properties Description Transmission Control Frotacal Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication actos diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected v Notify me when this connection has limited no connectivity Figure B 2 5 The following TCP IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default Now you have two ways to configure the TCP IP protocol below gt Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically Choose Obtain DNS server automatically as shown in the Figure below 66 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties 21 General Alternate Configuration can get P settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Othenwise you need to ask your network administrator Far the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically C Use the followi
3. you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page Wireless Settings SSID TP LINK_137B00 Region China Warnintj Ensure you select a correct country to conform local law Incorrect settings may cause Interference Channel Channel Width Automatic Rate Best Automatic I Enable Wireless Router Radio W Enable SSID Broadcast cave Figure 4 12 Wireless Settings gt 580 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 Routers MAC address This value is case sensitive For example TP LINK is NOT the same as ftp link gt Region Select your region from the pull down list This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the router can be used It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field If your country or region is not listed please contact your local government agency for assistance When you select your local region from the pull down list Click the Save button then the Note Dialog appears Click OK moral TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router xi AN Mote Selecting the incorrect country may cause interference
4. Current PIN 12345670 Restore PIN Gen New PIN Add anew device Add device Figure 4 2 QSS gt QSS Status Enable or disable the QSS function here gt Current PIN The current value of the router s PIN displayed here The default PIN of the router can be found in the label or User Guide gt Restore PIN Restore the PIN of the router to its default gt Gen New PIN Click this button and then you can get a new random value for the router s PIN You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN gt Add device You can add the new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button b To add a new device If the wireless adapter supports Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and router using either Push Button Configuration PBC method or PIN method Cf Note To build a successful connection by QSS you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for QSS function meanwhile For the configuration of the new device here takes the Wireless Adapter of our company for example Il By PBC If the wireless adapter supports Wi Fi Protected Setup and the Push Button Configuration PBC 16 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router method you can add it to the network by PBC with the following two methods Method One Step 1 Press the QSS button on the front panel of the router St
5. 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 When necessary the external host will be able to connect to the local host using one of the ports defined in the Incoming Ports field gt Trigger Port The port for outgoing traffic An outgoing connection using this port will Trigger this rule gt Trigger Protocol The protocol used for Trigger Ports either TCP UDP or all protocols supported by the router gt Incoming Ports Range The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule You can input at most 5 groups of ports or port section Every group of ports must be set apart with For example 2000 2038 2050 2051 2085 40 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router 3010 3030 gt Incoming Protocol The protocol used for Incoming Ports Range either TCP or UDP or ALL all protocols supported by the router gt Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled To add a new rule enter the following data on the Port Triggering screen 1 Click the Add New button pop up Figure 4 27 2 Enter a port number used by the application when it generates an outgoing request 3 Select the protocol used for Trigger
6. 2 To change the WEB management port number Login to the router click the Security menu on the left of your browser and click Remote Management submenu On the Remote Management page type a port number except 80 such as 88 into the Web Management Port field Click Save and reboot the router 280 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Remote Management Web Management Port 90 Remote Management IP Address 0000 SEVE Figure 7 Remote Management Note If the above configuration takes effect to configure to the router by typing http 192 168 1 1 88 the routers LAN IP address Web Management Port in the address field of the Web browser 3 Login to the router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click the Virtual Servers submenu On the Virtual Server page click Add New then on the Add or Modify a Virtual Server page enter 80 into the blank behind the Service Port and your IP address behind the IP Address assuming 192 168 1 188 for an example remember to Enable and Save Virtual Servers ID Service Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify Add Mew Enable All Disable All Delete All Previn WERE Figure A 8 Virtual Servers Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Service Port an ER IP Address 192 168 1 188 Protocol ALL Status Enabled Common Service Port Sele
7. Fragmentation Threshold This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance since excessive packets 2346 is the default setting and is recommended gt DTIM Interval This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the Router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value You can specify the value between 1 255 Beacon Intervals The default value is 1 which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval Enable WMM WMM function can guarantee the packets with high priority messages being transmitted preferentially It is strongly recommended enabled gt Enable Short GI This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time Cf Note If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page it s strongly recommended to keep the provided default values otherwise may result in lower wireless network performance 4 6 5 Wireless Statistics Choose menu Wireless Wireless Statistics you can see the MAC Address Current Status Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station Wireless Statis
8. Maximum Transmission Unit The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted gt NAT Network Address Translation NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet 70 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router _ N Router gt 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 gt SSID A Service Set Identification is a thirty two character maximum alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other all devices must be configured with the same SSID This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name gt WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A data privacy mechanism based on 64 bit or 128 bit or 152 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard Wi Fi A trade name for the 802 11b wireless networking standard given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance see http www wi fi net an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802 11b devices gt WLAN Wireless Local Area Network A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly which network ser
9. e Reorientor relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 his device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This device and its antenna must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter CE Mark Warning C 1588 This is a class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user ma
10. gt 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 gt Primary Secondary DNS Optional Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP 3 If you choose PPPoE you should enter the following parameters Figure 4 8 L8 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router WAH Connection Type PPPoE User Name username Password PTT iii if Wan Connection Mode C Connect on Demand Max Idle Time 15 minutes 0 means remain active at all tires C Connect Automatically C Time based Connecting Period af Time from 0 iHH MM to 23 59 HH hth f Connect Manually Max Idle Time 15 minutes 0 means remain active at all times Disconnect Disconnect Save Advanced Figure 4 8 WAN PPPoE gt User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive gt Connect on Demand In this mode the Internet connection can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period Max Idle Time and be re established when you attempt to access the Internet again If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time please enter O in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconne
11. 116 standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2 4GHz and WEP encryption for security 802 11b networks are also referred to as Wi Fi networks gt 802 119 specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS technology using OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2 4GHz and backward compatibility with IEEE 802 11b devices and WEP encryption for security gt DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address gt DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol that automatically configure the TCP IP parameters for the all the PC s that are connected to a DHCP server gt DMZ Demilitarized Zone A Demilitarized Zone allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing gt DNS Domain Name System An Internet Service that translates the names of websites into IP addresses gt Domain Name A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet DSL Digital Subscriber Line A technology that allows data to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines gt ISP Internet Service Provider A company that provides access to the Internet gt MTU
12. a PIN into my access point or a registrar 2 Enter the PIN from my access point Push the button on your access point and click Next to continue Automatically select the network The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ll 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 18 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Add A New Device Enter the new device s PIN Press the button of the new device in two minutes Step 2 Choose Enter the new device s PIN and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field behind PIN in the above figure Then click Connect Note The PIN code of the adapter is always displayed on the QSS configuration screen Step 3 For the configuration of the wireless adapter please choose Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar in the configuration utility of the QSS as below and click Next OSS for Wireless Join a Wireless Network 155 15 preparing ta join Your computer to a wireless network Which setup method do you want to use Push the button on my access point e Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar Enter the PIN from my access poin
13. by Ethernet users 1 Login to the router click the Network menu on the left of your browser and click WAN submenu On the WAN page select Dynamic IP for WAN Connection Type finish by clicking Save 2 Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter which is connected to your cable DSL Modem during installation If your ISP requires MAC register login to the router and click the Network menu link on the left of your browser and then click MAC Clone submenu link On the MAC Clone page if your PC s MAC address is proper MAC address click the Clone MAC Address button and your PC s MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field Or else type the MAC Address into the WAN MAC Address field The format for the MAC Address is XX XX XX XX XX XX Then click the Save button It will take effect after rebooting MAC Clone WAM MAC Address 00 04 EB 00 23 12 Restore Factory MAC Your PC s MAC Address 00 1 3 Clone MAC Address Figure A 3 MAC Clone 3 use Netmeeting what do need to do 1 If you start Netmeeting as a sponsor you don t need to do anything with the router 2 If you start as a response you need to configure Virtual Server or DMZ Host 3 How to configure Virtual Server Login to the router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click Virtual Servers submenu On the Virtual Server page click Add New then on th
14. s order after entering the ID number in the first box and another ID number in second box Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen click the Next button to view the information in the next screen 4 9 3 Domain Filtering Choose menu Security Domain Filtering you can configure the Domain filtering rule in the screen shown in Figure 4 34 The Domain Filtering feature allows you to control access to certain websites on the Internet by specifying their domains or key words Domain Filtering Firewall Settings You can change it on Firewall page Enable Firewall Enabled Enable Domain Filtering Enabled ID Effective time Domain Name Status Modify Add Mew Enable All Disable All Delete All MEE Previgus Figure 4 34 Domain Filtering gt Effective Time Enter a time in HHMM format to specify the period when the filtering will take effect For example if the period is 0803 1705 then filtering will be active from 08 03 to 17 05 Domain Name Type the domain or key word as desired in the field A blank in the domain field means all websites on the Internet For example www xxyy com cn net Status Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull down list Enabled means the rule is effective Disabled means the rule is ineffective cg Note Before adding an IP Address Filtering entry you should enable the Firewall and the IP Address Filteri
15. up by default as a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server which provides the TCP IP configuration for all the PC s that are connected to the router on the LAN DHCP Settings DHCP Server C Disable Enable Start IP Address 192 168 1 100 End IP Address 192 166 1 199 Address Lease Time 120 minutes l 2880 minutes the default value is 120 Default Gateway 192 168 1 1 foptional Default Domain optional Primary DHS 0 0 0 0 raptianal Secondary DNS 0 0 0 0 foptional cave Figure 4 19 DHCP Settings gt DHCP Server Enable or Disable the DHCP server If you disable the Server you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the 2362 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router computer gt Start IP Address This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP address pool 192 168 1 100 is the default start address gt End IP Address This field specifies the last of the addresses in the IP address pool 192 168 1 199 is the default end address gt Address Lease Time The Address Lease Time is the amount of time in which a network user will be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP Address Enter the amount of time in minutes The user will be leased this dynamic IP Address The range of the time is 1 2880 minutes The default value is 120 minutes gt Default Gateway Optional Suggest to input
16. 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 39 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page Note If vou set the virtual server of service port as 80 vou must set the Web management port on System Tools gt 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 2 Port Triggering Choose menu Forwarding Port Triggering you can view and add port triggering in the next screen shown in Figure 4 26 Some applications require multiple connections like Internet games video conferencing Internet calling and so on These applications cannot work with a pure NAT router Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that can work with an NAT router Port Triggering ID Trigger Port Trigger Protocol Incoming Ports Incoming Protocol Status Modify 1 554 ALL 5870 5889 ALL Enabled Modify Delete Ade New Enable All Disable All Delete All Previgus Figure 4 26 Port Triggering Once configured operation is as follows Figure 4 26 1 local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in
17. your DDNS account 4 Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service gt Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service 52 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router 4 12 System Tools Time Settings Figure 4 41 The Svstem Tools menu Choose menu Svstem Tools vou can see the submenus under the main menu Time Settings Firmware Factorv Defaults Backup Restore Reboot Password Svstem Log Remote Management 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 12 1 Time Setting Choose menu System Tools Time Setting you can configure the time on the following screen Time Settings Time zone iL MIT HIE UU Beijing Hang Kong Perth Singapore Date 1 1 2000 MMOD Time 1 43 49 HHM biS S NTP Server Prior 0 0 0 0 0000 Get GMT GMT when connected to Internet Save Figure 4 42 Time settings gt Time Zone Select your local time zone from this pull down list gt Date Enter your local date in MM DD YY into the right blanks gt Time Enter your local time in HH MM SS into the right blanks gt NTP Server Prior Enter the address for the NTP Server then the Router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially In addition the Router built in some common NTP
18. 0 0 0 0 Clear All Figure 4 48 System Log 57 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router The router can keep logs of all traffic You can query the logs to find what happened to the router Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs Click the Clear All button to clear all the logs 4 12 8 Remote Management Choose menu System Tools Remote Management you can configure the Remote Management function on this screen shown in Figure 4 49 This feature allows you to manage your Router from a remote location via the Internet Remote Management Web Management Port Remote Management IP Address 0 0 0 0 Figure 4 49 Remote Management gt Web Management Port The port number used to access the router This router s default remote management web port number is 80 For greater security you d better change the remote management web interface to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided Choose a number between 1024 and 65534 but do not use the number of any common service port gt Remote Management IP Address This is the current address you will use when accessing your router from the Internet The default IP address is 0 0 0 0 It means this function is disabled To enable this function change the default IP address to another IP address as desired c Note 1 To access the router you will type your router s WAN IP address into your browser s addres
19. 0 STP maximum 100m LEDs Power System WLAN WAN LAN 1 4 QSS FCC CE Safety amp Emissions Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835GHz 11n up to 300Mbps Automatic Radio Data Rate 119 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6M Automatic 11b 11 5 5 2 1M Automatic DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DBPSK DQPSK CCK OFDM 16 QAM 64 QAM WEP WPA WPA2 WPA2 PSK WPA PSK 270M 68dBm 10 PER 130M 68dBm 10 PER 108M 68dBm 10 PER Sensitivity PER 54M 68dBm 10 PER e OO 11M 85dBm 8 amp PER 6M 88dBm 10 PER 1M 90dBm 8 PER RF Power 20dBm max Environmental and Physical Operating 0 40 32 F 104 F otorage 40 70 40 158 F Operating 10 90 RH Non condensing Storage 5 90 RH Non condensing Temperature Humidity 69 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Appendix D Glossary gt 802 11 802 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 11n development process and promote a technology specification for interoperability of next generation wireless local area networking WLAN products gt 802 116 The 802
20. 881 Microsoft Corp LF Es F Documents and Settings user gt ping 192 168 1 1 Pinging 192 168 1 1 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 172 168 1 1 hutes 1i time ims TIL 64 Reply from 192 164 1 1 bytes 32 timekimz TIL 64 Reply from 192 164 1 1 butes 32 time 2ms TIL 64 Reply from 172 168 1 1 hutez 32 timetims TIL 64 Ping statistics for 192 168 1 1 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost 05 loss Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum Bms Maximum 2ms Average ms F Documents and Settings user Figure 3 1 Success result of Ping command gt If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3 2 it means the connection between your PC and the router is failed cs WINDOWS syste Microsoft Windows 73 sion 5 1 26HHl Copyright 19785 2001 Microsoft Corp F 5 Documents and Settings user ping 192 168 1 1 Pinging 192 168 1 1 with 32 bytes of data Destination host unreachable Destination host unreachable Destination host unreachable Destination host unreachable Ping statistics for 192 168 1 1 Packets Sent d Received H Lost 4 F 5 Documents and Settings user Figure 3 2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps 1 15 the connection between your PC and the router correct AT TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router 3 2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web based Int
21. Enter the port that radius service used e Radius Password Enter the password for the Radius Server e 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 gt WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Its the WPA WPA2 authentication type based on pre shared passphrase e Version you can choose the version of the WPA PSK security on the dropl down list The default setting is Automatic which can select WPA PSK Pre shared key of WPA or WPA2 PSK Pre shared key of WPA automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request e Encryption When WPA PSK or WPA is set as the Authentication Type you can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES as Encryption 30 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router e PSK Passphrase You can enter a Passphrase between 8 and 63 characters e 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 3 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu Wireless MAC Filtering you can control the wireless access by configuring the MAC addresses Filtering function shown in Figure 4 14 Wireless MAC Address Filtering Wireless MAC Address Filtering Disabled Enable Filtering Rules Allow the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the lis
22. Port from the pull down list either TCP UDP or All 4 Enter the range of port numbers used by the remote system when it responds to the PC s request 5 Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports Range from the pull down list either TCP or UDP or All 6 Select the Enable checkbox to enable 7 Click the Save button to save the new rule Add or Modify a Port Triggering Entry Trigger Port Trigger Protocol ALL oF Incoming Ports Incoming Protocol ALL status Enabled Common Applications Select cave Return Figure 4 27 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry There are many popular applications in the Popular Application list You can select it and the application will fill in the Trigger Port incoming Ports Range boxes and select the Enable checkbox It has the same effect as adding a new rule 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 41 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Cf Note 1 When the trigger connection is released the according opening ports will be closed 2 Each rule allowed to be used only by one host on LAN synchronously The tri
23. R841ND Wireless N Router N Router Wireless Security Disable Security WEP Automatic v WEP Key Format asce Key Selected WEP Key Key Type Key 1 amp NEN Disabled gt Key 2 Disabled Key 3 fi Disabled Key 4 Disabled C WPAWPAZ2 Version Automatic Encryption Automatic Radius Server IP Radius Port 1812 1 85535 U stands for default part 1812 Radius Password Group Key Update Period 120 fin second minimum is 30 0 means na update C WPA PSKAWPA2 PSK Version Automatic Encryption Automatic e PSK Passphrase The Passphrase is between 8 and 63 characters long Group Key Update Period 120 fin second minimum is 30 0 means no update nave Figure 4 13 gt Disable Security If you do not want to use wireless security select this check box but it s recommended strongly to choose one of the following modes to enable security gt WEP Itis based on the IEEE 802 11 standard e Type you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull 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 e WEP Key Format ASCII and Hexadecimal formats are provided ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length Hexadecimal format stands for
24. Servers so it can get time automatically once it connects the Internet To configure the system manually 1 Select your local time zone 2 Enter date and time in the right blanks 53 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router 3 Click Save to save the configuration To configure the system automatically 1 Select your local time zone 2 Enter the IP address for NTP Server Prior 3 Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet 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 The time will be lost if the router is turned off The router will obtain GMT automatically from Internet if it has already connected to Internet 4 12 2 Firmware Choose menu System Tools Firmware you can update the latest version of firmware for the Router on the following screen Firmware Upgrade File browse Firmware Version 3 0 0 Build 080130 Hardware Version WRB41NDv3 00000000 Upgrade Figure 4 A3 Firmware Upgrade Firmware Version This displays the current firmware version Hardware Version This 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
25. WAN Ports For example 25 110 Keep the field blank which means all WAN Ports are controlled by the rule gt Protocol This indicates which protocol is used either TCP UDP or All all protocols supported by the router Action This field displays the action that the Router takes to deal with the traffic Allow means that the Router allows the traffic through the Router Deny means that the Router rejects the traffic through the router Status This field displays the status of the rule Enabled means the rule will take effect Disabled means the rule will not take effect cg Note Before adding an IP Address Filtering entry you should enable the Firewall and the IP Address Filtering function first shown in Figure 4 31 To add modify an IP Address filtering entry For example If you desire to block E mail received and sent by the IP address 192 168 1 7 on 45 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router your local network during the time of 1800 to 2200 And wish to make the PCs with IP addresses 192 168 1 8 to 192 168 1 12 unable to visit the website of IP address 202 96 134 12 all the day while other PCs have no limit You can configure the rules as follows 1 Enable the Firewall and IP Address Filtering on the Firewall screen show in Figure 4 31 and then you should select the Default IP Address Filtering Rule Allow the packets not specified by any filtering rules to pa
26. X YYY format XXX is the start port number YYY is the end port number 38 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router gt IP Address The IP Address of the PC providing the service application gt Protocol The protocol used for this application either TCP UDP or All all protocols supported by the router gt Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled To setup a virtual server entry 1 Click the Add New button pop up Figure 4 25 2 Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list If the Common Service Port list does not have the service that you want to use type the number of the service port or service port range in the Service Port box 3 Type the IP Address of the computer in the Server IP Address box Select the protocol used for this application either TCP or UDP or All Select the Enable check box to enable the virtual server 6 Click the Save button Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Service Port CARR RR IP Address Protocol ALL Status Enabled Common Service Port Select Save Return Figure 4 25 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Cf Note lf your computer or server has more than one type of available service please select another service and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify If
27. a OA TP LINK User Guide TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router Rev 1 0 0 COPYRIGHT amp TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice TP LINK isa registered trademark of TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation transformation or adaptation without permission from TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD Copyright 2008 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD All rights reserved http www tp link com FCC STATEMENT FC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures
28. abled Enable Current UPnP Settings List App Description External Port Protocol Internal Port IP Address Status Refresh Figure 4 29 UPnP Setting gt Current UPnP Status UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button As allowing this may present a risk to security this feature is disabled by default gt Current UPnP Settings List This table displays the current UPnP information e App Description The description provided by the application in the UPnP request e External Port External port which the router opened for the application e Protocol Shows which type of protocol is opened e Internal Port Internal port which the router opened for local host IP Address The UPnP device that is currently accessing the router e Status The ports status displayed here Enabled means that port is still active Otherwise the port is inactive Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List 4 9 Security Firewall Figure 4 30 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu shown in Figure 4 30 Firewall IP Filtering Domain Filtering and MAC Filtering Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 9 1 Firewall Choose menu Security Firewall you can control the general firewall switch in the firewall page shown in Figure 4 31 The default setting for the switch is off When the general firewa
29. addresses 00 0 00 07 and 00 0A EB 00 07 5F to access the Internet you can configure as follows 1 Enable the Firewall and MAC Address Filtering on the Firewall screen show in Figure 4 31 And then specify the Default MAC Address Filtering Rule as Deny these PCs with enabled rules to access the Internet 2 Click Add New Modify shown in Figure 4 36 you will see the following screen 49 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Add or Modify a MAC Address Filtering Entry MAC Address 00 0 00 07 Description John s Status Enabled cave Back 3 Enter the appropriate MAC address and descriptions and then choose the enabled status 4 Finally click Save to make the rule take effect To add additional entries repeat steps 1 4 After you finish the configurations you will see the rules in the table below MAC Address Description Status Modifv 00 07 John s computer Enabled Modify Delete 00 07 5 Alice s computer Enabled Modify Delete Figure 4 37 Other configurations for the entries Click the Delete button to delete the entry Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen click the Next button to view the informat
30. ally click the Save and the Back button The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list Filtering Rules O Allow the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the listta access Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the listta access MAC Address Status Description Modify 00 04 EB 00 07 BE Enabled wireless station A Modifv Delete 00 04 EB 00 07 5F Enabled wireless station B Modify Delete 4 6 4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu Wireless Wireless Advanced you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network Wireless Advanced Beacon Interval 100 20 1 000 RTS Threshold 2345 1 2346 Fragmentation Threshold 2345 255 2345 DTIM Interval 1 1 255 Enable Enable Short Gl Figure 4 16 Wireless Advanced gt Beacon Interval Enter a value between 20 1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons The default value is 100 gt RTS Threshold Here you can specify the RTS Request to Send Threshold If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size the router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame The default value is 2346 33 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router gt
31. any combination of hexadecimal digits 0 9 a f A F in the specified length 29 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router e WEP Key settings Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network e Key Type You can select the WEP key length 64 bit or 128 bit or 152 bit for encryption Disabled means this WEP key entry is invalid 64 bit You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F zero key is not promoted or 5 ASCII characters 128 bit You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F zero key is not promoted or 13 ASCII characters 152 bit You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F zero key is not promoted or 16 ASCII characters G Note If you do not set the key the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type gt WPA WPA2 It s based on Radius Server Version you can choose the version of the WPA security on the pull down list The default setting is Automatic which can select WPA Wi Fi Protected Access or WPA2 WPA version 2 automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request e Encryption You can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES e Radius Server IP Enter the IP address of the Radius Server e Radius Port
32. changed as you desire In this guide we use all the default values for description Connect the local PC to the LAN ports of the router And then you can configure the IP address for your PC in the following two ways gt Configure the IP address manually 1 Set up the TCP IP Protocol for your PC If you need instructions as to how to do this please refer to Appendix B Configuring the PC 2 Configure the network parameters The IP address is 192 168 1 xxx is any number from 2 to 254 Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 and Gateway is 192 168 1 1 The router s default IP address gt Obtain an IP address automatically 1 Setup the TCP IP Protocol in Obtain an IP address automatically mode on your PC If you need instructions as to how to do this please refer to Appendix B Configuring the PC 2 Reboot the PC and the router Then the built in DHCP server will assign IP address for the PC Now you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection between your PC and the router The following example is in Windows 2000 OS Open a command prompt and type ping 192 168 1 1 and then press Enter gt the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3 1 it means the connection between your PC and the router has been established well TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router EX FAWIND WSsystem32 cmd Microsoft Windows 5 1 2600 CG Copyright 1785 2
33. ckage Contents The following items should be found in your package gt TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router DC Power Adapter Quick Installation Guide Resource CD including e This Guide e Other Helpful Information Note Make sure that the package contains the above items If any of the listed items are damaged or missing please contact with your distributor TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview of the Router Thank you for choosing the TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router The TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router integrates 4 port Switch Firewall NAT router and Wireless AP Powered by 2x2 MIMO technology the 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 Incredible Speed The TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router provides up to 300Mbps wireless connection with other 802 11n wireless clients The incredible speed makes it ideal for handling multiple data streams at the same time which ensures your network stable and smooth The performance of this 802 11n wireless router will give you the unexpected networking experience at speed 650 faster than 802 119 It is also compatible with all IEEE 802 119 and IEEE 802 11b products Multiple Security Protections With multiple protection measures inclu
34. ct Figure A 9 Add 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 x58 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router 3 Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the router is encrypted 4 wireless connection is ready but you can t access the router check the IP Address of your wireless stations 64 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router 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 Windows taskbar click the Start button point to Settings 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 3 Right click the icon that showed below select Properties on the prompt page LAM or High Speed Internet ocal Area Connection connected Firemalled Disable Status Repair Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties Figure B 1 4 Inthe prompt page that showed below double click on the Internet Protocol TCP IP
35. ct Other configurations for the entries Click the Delete button to delete the entry Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries 51 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen click the Next button to view the information in the next screen 4 11 Dynamic DNS Choose menu Dynamic DNS you can configure the Dynamic DNS function in the next screen shown in Figure 4 40 The router offers the DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System feature which allows the hosting of a website FIP server or e mail server with a fixed domain name named by yourself and a dynamic IP address and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is Service Provider Dyndns www dyndns org 1 gt Soto register User Name username Password Domain Enable DONS Connection Status DODNS not launching Logout Save Figure 4 40 Dyndns org DDNS Settings Before using this feature you need to sign up for DDNS service providers www dyndns org To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Type the domain names that you registered with your DDNS service provider Type the User Name for your DDNS account Type the Password for
36. cts gt Connect Automatically The connection can be re established automatically when it was down gt 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 Cf Note Only when you have configured the system time on System Tools gt Time page will the Time based Connecting function can take effect gt Connect Manually You can click the Connect Disconnect button to connect disconnect immediately This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re established when you attempt to access the Internet again Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background 24 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router If you want to do some advanced configurations please click the Advanced button and the page shown in Figure 4 9 will then appear PPPoE Advanced Settings MTU Size in bytes 1492 The defaultis 1492 da nat change unless necessary Service Name AC Name Use IF address specified by ISP ISP Specified IP Address Detect Online Interval 0 Seconds 0 120 seconds the defaultis 0 0 means detecting Use the following ONS Servers P
37. ding SSID broadcast control and wireless LAN 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption WiFi Protected Access WPA2 PSK WPA PSK as well as advanced Firewall protections the TL WR841N 841ND Wireless N Router provides complete data privacy Flexible Access Control The TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router provides flexible access control so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff It also supports Virtual Server and DMZ host for Port Triggering and then the network administrators can manage and monitor the network in real time with the remote management function Simple Installation Since the router is compatible with virtually all the major operating systems it is very easy to manage Quick Setup Wizard is supported and detailed instructions are provided step by step in this user guide Before installing the router please look through this guide to know all the router s functions TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router 1 2 Conventions The router TL WR841N TL WR841ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router without any explanation G 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 gt TL WR841N router with 2 fixed antennas gt TL WR841ND router with 2 detachable anten
38. e Add or Modify a Virtual Server page enter 1720 for the Service Port blank and your IP address for the IP Address blank taking 192 168 1 169 for an example remember to Enable and Save Virtual Servers ID Service Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify Add Mew Enable All Disable All Delete All B KEVIDLIS MEXE Figure A 4 Virtual Servers 61 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Service Port 1720 OF XR IP Address 192 166 1169 Protocol ALL Status Enabled Common Service Port Select Y SAVE Return Figure A 5 Add or Modify Virtual server Entry G Note Vour opposite side should call vour WAN IP which is displaved on the Status page 4 How to enable DMZ Host Login to the router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click DMZ submenu On the DMZ page click Enable radio and type your IP address into the DMZ Host IP Address field using 192 168 1 169 as an example remember to click the Save button DMZ Current DM Status C Enable Disable DMZ Host IP Address 0 0 0 0 Save Figure A 6 DMZ 4 lwantto build a WEB Server on the LAN what should 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
39. e 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 Otherwise the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP 22 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Cf Note If you find error when you go to a Web site after entering the DNS addresses it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses gt Get IP with Unicast DHCP A few ISPs DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications If you cannot get the IP Address normally you can choose this option It is rarely required 2 f you choose Static IP you should have the fixed IP Parameters given by your ISP The Static IP settings page will appear shown in Figure 4 7 WAN WAH Connection Type Static IF IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Optional MTU Size in bytes 1500 The defaultis 1500 do not change unless necessary Primary DNS Optional Secondary DNS Optional Figure 4 7 WAN Static IP gt IP Address Enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP gt Subnet Mask Enter the subnet Mask in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP usually is 255 255 255 0 gt Default Gateway Optional Enter the gateway IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP
40. e router The best place is usually at the center of your wireless network The place must accord with the Installation Environment Requirements 3 Adjust the direction of the antenna Normally upright is a good direction 4 Connect the PC s and each Switch Hub in your LAN to the LAN Ports on the router shown in Figure 2 1 If you have the wireless NIC and want to use the wireless function you can skip this step TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router 5 Connect the DSL Cable Modem to the WAN port on the router shown in Figure 2 1 6 Connect the DC power adapter to the DC 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 A QH 2 a IL Ls l rVQKT v To LAN S M 0 l LAN jafu Lu ue Dn e xDSL Cable Ethernet ee s m Figure 2 1 Hardware Installation of the TL WR841ND Wireless N Router TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL WR841ND Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes 3 1 TCP IP configuration The default IP address of the TL WR841ND Wireless N Router is 192 168 1 1 And the default Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 These values can be
41. e will appear shown in Figure 3 6 Quick Setup Choose WAN Connection Type Please choose WAN Connection tf Dynamic IP Static IP Figure 3 6 Choose WAN Connection Type The router supports three popular ways to connect to Internet Please select one compatible with your ISP Click Next to enter the necessary network parameters a If you are provided the ADSL Dial up service please choose PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet and you will see this page shown in Figure 3 7 Quick Setup PPPoE User Name Password Figure 3 7 Quick Setup PPPoE gt User Name and 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 b If the Router connects to a DHCP server or the ISP supplies you with DHCP connection please choose Dynamic IP the router will automatically receive the IP parameters from your ISP with no need to enter any parameters c If the IP parameters have been provided by your ISP please choose Static IP and then the Static IP settings page will appear shown in Figure 3 8 11 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Quick Setup Static IP IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 Default Gateway Optional Primary DNS 00 0 0 Mptional Secondary DNS 00 0 0 Mptional Back Next Figure 3 8 Quick Setup S
42. ect only after rebooting which include e Change Web Service Port of the router e Upgrade the firmware of the router system will reboot automatically e Restore the router s settings to factory default system will reboot automatically 4 12 6 Password Choose menu System Tools Password you can change the factory default user name and password of the router in the next screen shown in Figure 4 47 56 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Password Old User Name Old Password New User New Password Contirm New Password save Clear All Figure 4 47 Password It is recommended strongly 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 G Note The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and not include anv spaces Enter the new Password twice to confirm Click the Save button when finished Click the Clear All button to clear all 4 12 7 Svstem log Choose menu System Tools Svstem Log you can view the logs of the Router System Log Log Content 1 1st day 00 00 07 System started Time 2008 01 01 0 08 10 491s H Ver WHB41ND v3 00000000 S Ver 3 0 0 Build 080130 Rel 60864n L 192 168 1 1 M 255 255 255 0 W1 DHCP W 0 0 0 0 M 0 0 0 0 G
43. elect Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull 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 Modify the information Click the Save button Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries 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 to the previous page For example If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00 0A EB 00 07 BE and the wireless station B with MAC address 00 0A EB 00 07 5F are able to access the router but all the other wireless stations cannot access the router you can configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these steps 1 Click the Enable button to enable this function 2 Select the radio button Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router to access for Filtering Rules Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already Click the Add New button and enter the MAC address 00 0A EB 00 07 BE 00 0A EB 00 07 5F in the MAC Address field then enter wireless station A B in the Description field while select Enabled in the Status pull down list Fin
44. ep 2 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 055 for Wireless Join a Wireless Network 155 is preparing to join your computer to wireless network Which setup method do you want to use Push the button on my access point Enter PIN into my access point a registrar O Enter the PIN from my access point Push the button on your access point and click Next to continue Automatically select the network The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two 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 17 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Add A New Device Enter the new device s PIN Press the button of the new device two minutes Back Saale educat Figure 4 3 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 055 for Wireless Join a Wireless Network 55 is preparing to join your computer to wireless network Which setup method vau want to use Push the button my access point C Enter
45. ernet Explorer or Netscape Navigator utility it is easy to configure and manage the TL WR841ND Wireless N Router The Web based utility can be used on any Windows Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser 1 To access the configuration utility open a web browser and type in the default address http 192 168 1 1 in the address field of the browser Address http 192 168 11 Figure 3 3 Login the router After a moment a login window will appear similar to the Figure 3 4 Enter admin for the User Name and Password both in lower case letters Then click the OK button or press the Enter key Connect to 192 168 1 1 TP LINK Wireless Router WR841ND User name admin Y Password Tr v Remember my password Figure 3 4 Login Windows Cf 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 2 After successfully login you can click the Quick Setup to quickly configure your router Quick Setup The quick setup will tell you how ta configure the basic network parameters To continue please click the Next button To exit please click the Exit button Exit Figure 3 5 Quick Setup 10 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router 3 Click Next and then Choose WAN Connection Type pag
46. ess to login the router b If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet the IP Address pool of the 21s TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router DHCP server will change accordingly at the same time while the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will not take effect until they are re configured 4 5 2 WAN Choose menu Network WANT you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below 1 If your ISP provides the DHCP service please choose Dynamic IP type and the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP You can see the page as follows Figure 4 6 WAH Connection Type Dynamic IP IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Renew Release MTU Size in bytes 1500 The defaultis 1500 do not change unless necessary Use These ONS Servers Primary DNS Secondary DNS rOptianal Unicast DHCP tis usually not required Save 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 gt 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 gt Us
47. gger connection of other hosts on LAN will be refused 3 Incoming Port Range cannot overlap each other 4 8 5 DMZ Choose menu Forwarding DMZ you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen shown in Figure 4 28 The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing DMZ host forwards all the ports at the same time Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function DMZ Current DMZ Status Enable Disable DMZ Host IP Address 0 0 0 0 Save Figure 4 28 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server 1 Click the Enable radio button 2 Enter the local host IP Address in the DMZ Host IP Address field 3 Click the Save button G Note After you set the DMZ host the firewall related to the host will not work 4 8 4 UPnP Choose menu Forwarding UPnP you can view the information about UPnP Universal Plug and Plav in the screen shown in Figure 4 29 The UPnP feature allows the devices 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 ADs TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router UPnP Current UPnP Status Dis
48. indicates the time section of the packets statistic gt Sorted Rules Here displays sort as desired Statistics Table IP MAC Address The IP MAC Address displayed with statistics Packets The total amount of packets received and transmitted by the router Total The total amount of bytes received and transmitted by the router The total amount of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds The total amount of bytes received and transmitted in the last Packets Bytes Statistic interval seconds The total amount of the ICMP packets transmitted to WAN in the last Current ICMP Tx Packets Statistic interval seconds The total amount of the UDP packets transmitted to WAN in the last UDP Tx Packets Statistic interval seconds TCP The total amount of the TCP SYN packets transmitted to WAN in the last SYN Tx Packets Statistic interval seconds Click the Save button to save the Packets Statistic interval value Click the Auto refresh checkbox to refresh automatically Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately 59 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Appendix A FAQ 1 How dol 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
49. ion in the next screen 4 10 Static Routing Choose menu static routing you can configure the static route in the next screen shown in Figure 4 38 A static route is a pre determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network 50 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Static Routing ID Destination IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Status Modify 1 202 109 37 42 255 255 255 0 202 108 37 1 Disabled Modify Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Previous Figure 4 38 Static Routing To add static routing entries 1 Click Add New shown in Figure 4 38 you will see the following screen Add or Modify a Static Route Entry Destination IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Status Enabled Save Return Figure 4 39 Add Modify a Static Route Entry 2 Enter the following data gt Destination IP Address The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route gt Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion and which portion is the host portion gt Gateway This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host 3 Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull down list 4 Click the Save button to make the entry take effe
50. ll switch is off even if IP Address Filtering DNS Filtering and MAC Filtering are enabled their settings are ineffective 43 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Firewall Enable Firewall the general firewall switch Enable IF Address Filtering Default IP Address Filtering Rules Allow the packets nat specified by any filtering rules ta pass through the router f Deny the packets not specified by any filtering rules ta pass through the router Enable Domain Filtering Enable MAC Address Filtering Default MAC Address Filtering Rules Allow these PCs with enabled rules to access the Internet f Deny these PCs with enabled rules ta access the Internet cave Figure 4 31 Firewall Enable Firewall the general firewall switch is on or off Enable IP Address Filtering set IP Address Filtering is enabled or disabled There are two default filtering rules of IP Address Filtering either Allow or Deny passing through the router Enable Domain Filtering set Domain Filtering is enabled or disabled Enable MAC Filtering set MAC Address Filtering is enabled or disabled You can select the default filtering rules of MAC Address Filtering either Allow or Deny accessing the router 4 9 2 IP Filtering Choose menu Security IP Filtering you can configure the IP Address filtering rule in the screen shown in Figure 4 32 The IP Address Filtering feature allows you to co
51. nas 1 3 Main Features gt Complies with IEEE 802 11n draft version 2 0 to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps One 10 100M Auto Negotiation RJ45 WAN port four 10 100M Auto Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports supporting Auto MDI MDIX gt Provides WPA WPA2 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK authentication TKIP AES encryption security gt Shares data and Internet access for users supporting Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE Internet access gt Supports Virtual Server Special Application and DMZ host Supports UPnP Dynamic DNS Static Routing Provide Automatic connection and Scheduled Connection on certain time to the Internet gt Built in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing Bullt in firewall supporting IP address filtering Domain Name filtering and MAC address filtering gt Connecting Internet on demand and disconnecting from the Internet when idle for PPPoE Provides 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL Access Control List gt Supports Flow Statistics gt Supports firmware upgrade and Web management TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router 1 4 Panel Layout 1 4 1 The Front Panel TP LINK Wireless N Router 055 TL WR841ND Power System Figure 1 1 Front Panel sketch The Router s LEDs and the QSS button are located on the front panel View from left to right Power off Power on The router is initializing or maybe has a system e
52. ng IP address IF address Subnet mask Default gateway Use the following ONS server addresses Prefered DNS server Alternate LHS server Figure B 3 gt Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button And the following items available 2 Ifthe router s LAN IP address is 192 168 1 1 type IP address is 192 168 1 x x is from 2 to 254 and Subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 3 the router s LAN IP address the default IP is 192 168 1 1 into the Default gateway field 4 Select Use the following DNS server addresses radio button In the Preferred DNS Server field you can type the DNS server IP address which has been provided by your ISP ETAT TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties 132 158 1 241 2 13 25 H 132 158 1 1 L DIS semer address automatically Ku 202 96 134 133 Figure 4 68 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router Appendix C Specifications Standards IEEE 802 3 802 3u 802 11b 802 119 and 802 11n draft 2 0 TCP IP PPPoE DHCP ICMP NAT SNTP One 10 100M Auto Negotiation WAN RJ45 port Four 10 100M Auto Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI MDIX Protocols Ports 10BASE T UTP category 3 4 5 cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 1000 STP maximum 100m Cabling Type 100BASE TX UTP category 5 5e cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 100
53. ng function first shown in Figure 4 31 47 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router To Add a Domain filtering entry For example if you want to block the PCs on your LAN from accessing websites www xxyy com cn www aabbcc com and websites with end of net on the Internet while no limit for other websites you can configure as follows 1 Click Add New Modify shown in Figure 4 34 you will see following screen Add or Modify an Domain Filtering Entry Effective time pn 2400 Domain Name Status Enabled Save Back Figure 4 35 Add or Modify a Domain Filtering entry 2 Enter the Effective time and Domain in the screen shown in Figure 4 35 3 Select the Status for the rule as shown in the screen 4 Finally click Save to make the rule take effect To add additional entries repeat steps 1 4 After you finish the configurations you will see the rules in the table below Effective time Domain Name Status Modify 0000 2400 TAR COT Enabled Modify Delete 0600 2000 www aabbcc cam Enabled Modify Delete 0000 2400 het Enabled Modify Delete Other configurations for the entries Click the Delete button to delete the entry Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries Click the Previous button to view the information in the pre
54. ntrol the Internet Access of some specific users based on their IP addresses 44 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router IP Filtering Firewall Settings You can change it on Firewall page Enable Firewall Enabled Enable IP Filtering Enabled Default Filtering Rules Deny the packets not specified by any filtering rules to pass through the router ID Effective time LAN IP LAN Port WAH IP WAH Protocol Action Status Modify Add Mew Enable A Disable All Belete All EXE Figure 4 32 IP address Filtering gt Effective Time This is the time or the range of time for the entry to take effect For example 1800 2200 it means that the entry will take effect from 18 00 to 22 00 gt LAN IP This is the LAN IP address or the range of LAN IP addresses in dotted decimal notation format For example 192 168 1 20 192 168 1 30 Keep the field blank which means all LAN IP addresses are controlled by the rule LAN Port This is the LAN Port or the range of LAN ports in the field For example 1030 2000 Keep the field blank which means all LAN ports are controlled by the rule gt WAN IP This is the WAN IP address or the range of WAN IP addresses in dotted decimal notation format For example 202 96 134 210 202 96 134 230 Keep the field blank which means all WAN IP addresses are controlled by the rule WAN Port This is the WAN Port or the range of
55. reen below Figure 4 10 MAC Clone WAN MAC Address 00 0 13 68 79 Restore Factory Your PC s MAC Address O0 19 66 19 40 7F Clone MAC Address To cave Figure 4 10 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter Changes are rarely needed here gt 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 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 Note Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function 4 6 Wireless Figure 4 11 Wireless menu There are four submenus under the Wireless menu shown in Figure 4 11 Wireless Settings Wireless Security Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics Click 26 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router any of them you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 6 1 Wireless Settings Choose menu Wireless Wireless Setting
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57. rimary DNS Secondary DNS Optional Figure 4 9 PPPoE Advanced Settings gt MTU Size The default MTU size is 1492 bytes which is usually fine It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP gt Service Name AC Name The service name and AC Access Concentrator name which should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP In most cases leaving these fields blank will work gt 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 gt Detect Online Interval The router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval The default value is O You can input the value between O and 120 The value 0 means no detect gt DNS IP address If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to the router during login please click Use the following DNS servers check box and enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation of your ISP s primary DNS server If a secondary DNS server address is available enter it as well Click the Save button to save your settings 25 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router 4 5 3 MAC Clone Choose menu Network Clone you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the sc
58. rror System Flashing The router is working properly of The router has a system error of The Wireless function is disabled WLAN Flashing The Wireless function is enabled There is no device linked to the corresponding port There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no n LAN 1 4 activity Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port There is a wireless device connecting to the network by Flash green QSS function There is a wireless device successfully added to the On green network by QSS function There is a wireless device failed to add to the network by QSS function Table 2 1 The LEDs description Flash red TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router 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 gt Power socket The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter Please use the power adapter provided with this TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router gt LAN 1 2 3 4 These ports 1 2 3 4 connect the router to the local PC s gt WAN This WAN port is where you will connect the DSL cable Modem or Ethernet gt Reset button There are two ways to reset to the router s factory defaults 1 Use the Factory Defaults function on System Tools gt Factory Defaults page in the router s Web based Utility 2 Use the Factory Default Reset button Press
59. s in IE or Location in Navigator box followed by a colon and the custom port number For example if your Router s WAN address is 202 96 12 8 and the port number you use is 8080 please enter http 202 96 12 8 8080 in your browser Later you may be asked for the router s password After successfully entering the username and password you will be able to access the router s web based utility 2 Be sure to change the router s default password to a very secure password 4 12 9 Statistics Choose menu System Tools Statistics you can view the statistics of the Router including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic interval seconds 58 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router statistics Current Statistics Status Enabled Disable Packets Statistics Interval 5 60 10 seconds Auto refresh Refresh sorted Rules Sorted by IP Address Reset All Delete All Current Packets Bytes Packets Bytes ICMP Tx UDP Tx SYN Tx i rto s 38 250 0 EN m oro oro Reset Modify 4 264 0 00 0 0 0 0 Reset Modify Figure 4 50 Statistics gt Current Statistics Status Enable or Disable The default value is disabled To enable click the Enable button gt Packets Statistics Interval The default value is 10 Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull down list The Packets Statistic interval
60. s N Router N Router 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 48 Forwarding Figure 4 23 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu shown in Figure 4 23 Virtual Servers Port Triggering DMZ and UPnP Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 8 1 Virtual Servers Choose menu Forwarding Virtual Servers you can view and add virtual servers in the next screen shown in Figure 4 24 Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN such as DNS Email and FTP A virtual server is defined as a service port and all requests from the Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP Address because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function Virtual Servers ID Service Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify 1 21 192 168 1 101 ALL Enabled Modify Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Press ext Figure 4 24 Virtual Servers Service Port The numbers of External Ports You can type a service port or a range of service ports in XX
61. s firmware follow these instructions below 1 Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP LINK website www tp link com 2 Type the path and file name of the update file into the File field Or click the Browse button to locate the update file 3 Click the Upgrade button cg Note 1 New firmware versions are posted at www tp link com and can be downloaded for free If your router experiences no difficulties it is unnecessary to download a recent firmware version 54 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router unless the new version has a special feature that you want 2 When you upgrade the router s firmware you may lose its current configurations so please back up the router s current settings before you upgrade its firmware 3 Do not turn off the router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded otherwise the router may be damaged 4 The router will reboot after the upgrading has been finished 4 12 3 Factory Defaults Choose menu System Tools Factory Defaults and you can restore the configurations of the Router to factory defaults on the following screen Factory Defaults Click the following button to reset all configuration settings to their default values Restore Figure 4 44 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values e The default User Name admin e The default Pas
62. ss Reservation Choose menu DHCP Address Reservation you can view and add a reserved addresses for clients via the next screen shown in Figure 4 21 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 Address Reservation ID MAC Address Reserved IP Address Status Modify 1 00 0 00 23 11 192 168 1 100 Enabled Delete Add New Enable All Disable Delete All Previous Figure 4 21 Address Reservation gt MAC Address The MAC address of the PC of which you want to reserve IP address Assigned IP Address The IP address of the router reserved Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled To Reserve IP addresses 1 Click the Add New button Pop up Figure 4 22 2 Enter the MAC address in XX XX XX XX XX XX format and IP address in dotted decimal notation of the computer you wish to add 3 Click the Save button when finished Add or Modify a Address Reservation Entry MAC Address Reserved IP Address Status Enabled Save Back Figure 4 22 Add or Modify an Address Reservation 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 AT TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireles
63. ss through the router 2 Click Add New Modify shown in Figure 4 32 you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4 33 Enter the Effective time for the rule to take effect Add or Modify an IP Address Filtering Entry Effective time S00 2200 LANIPAddress 192 158 1 7 LAN Port WAN IP Address WAN Port v Protocol ALL Action Deny Status Enabled Figure 4 33 3 Enter the LAN IP Address LAN Port WAN IP Address and WAN Port in the corresponding field 4 Select the Protocol Action and Status for the rule as shown in the Figure 4 33 5 Click the Save button to save this entry 6 Goto Step 2 to complete the other rules continually After you finish the configurations you will see the rules in the table below Effective time LAN IP LAN Port WAN IP WAN Port Protocol Action Status Modify 1800 2200 192 168 1 7 25 ALL Deny Enabled Modify Delete 1800 2200 192 168 1 7 110 Enabled Modify Delete 0000 2400 192 168 1 8 192 168 1 12 202 96 134 12 ALL Deny Enahled Madify Delete 46 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Other configurations for the entries Click the Delete button to delete the entry Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries Click the Move button to change the entry
64. sword admin e The default IP Address 192 168 1 1 e The default Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Note Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored 4 12 4 Backup amp Restore Choose menu System Tools Backup and Restore you can save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file shown in Figure 4 45 Backup amp Restore Configuration Backup Backup File Browse Wograde Figure 4 45 Backup amp Restore Configuration 55 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router gt Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer gt To upgrade the router s configuration follow these instructions e Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device or enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box e Click the Upgrade button Cf Note The current configuration will be covered by the uploading configuration file The upgrade process lasts for 20 seconds and the router will restart automatically Keep the router on during the upgrading process to prevent any damage 4 12 5 Reboot Choose menu System Tools Reboot click the Reboot button to reboot the router the next screen Reboot Click this button to reboot the router Reboot Figure 4 46 Reboot the router Some settings of the router will take eff
65. t 6952898 into your access point or external registrar and click Nest continue Automatically select the network The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter 2 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 19 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router code Here takes the PIN code 12345670 of this router for example Step 2 For the configuration of the wireless adapter please choose Enter a PIN from my access point in the configuration utility of the QSS as below and enter the PIN code of the Router into the field behind Access Point PIN Then click Next 055 for Wireless Join a Wireless Network 055 is preparing to join your computer to a wireless network Which setup method vou want to use Push the button on my access point Enter a PIN into my access point a registrar e Enter the PIN from my access point Enter the fram your access point below and click Hest to continue Access Point PIN 12345670 Automatically select the network 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 s
66. tatic IP gt 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 Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address it is usually 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Enter the gateway IP address into the box if required Primary DNS Enter the DNS Server IP address into the box if required gt Secondary DNS If your ISP provides another DNS server enter it into this field 4 Click Next to continue the Wireless settings page will appear shown in Figure 3 9 Quick Setup Wireless Wireless Radio Enable SID TP LINK 1372600 Region Channel Channel Width Figure 3 9 Quick Setup Wireless gt Wireless Radio Enable or disable the wireless radio choosing from the pull down list gt SSID Enter a value of up to 32 characters The same name of SSID Service Set Identification must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network 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 TP LINK is NOT the same as ftp link 12 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router gt Region Select your region from the pull down list This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the router can be
67. the IP address of the LAN port of the router default value is 192 168 1 1 gt Default Domain Optional Input the domain name of your network gt Primary DNS Optional Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP Or consult your ISP gt Secondary DNS Optional Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers Cf Note To use the DHCP server function of the router you must configure all computers on the LAN as Obtain an IP Address automatically mode 4 7 2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu DHCP DHCP Clients List you can view the information about the clients attached to the router in the next screen shown in Figure 4 20 DHCP Clients List Client Name MAC Address Assigned IP Lease Time Anthea UD 13 SF AA BD 7 182 158 1 100 01 59 29 Refresh Figure 4 20 DHCP Clients List gt ID The index of the DHCP Client gt Client Name The name of the DHCP client gt MAC Address The MAC address of the DHCP client gt Assigned IP The IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP client gt Lease Time The time of the DHCP client leased After the dynamic IP address has expired the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address 36 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router You cannot change any of the values on this page To update this page and to show the current attached devices click the Refresh button 4 7 3 Addre
68. the Reset button for five seconds and then wait for the router to reboot gt Wireless antenna receive and transmit the wireless data TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 2 1 System Requirements gt Broadband Internet Access Service DSL Cable Ethernet gt One DSL Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector which is not necessary if the router is connected directly to the Ethernet gt PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors gt TCP IP protocol on each PC gt Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 Netscape Navigator 6 0 or above 2 2 Installation Environment Requirements gt Place the router in a well ventilated place far from any heater or heating vent gt Avoid direct irradiation of any strong light Such as sunlight gt Keep atleast 2 inches 5 cm of clear space around the router gt Operating Temperature 0 40 32 104 gt Operating Humidity 10 90 RH Non condensing 2 3 Connecting the Router Before installing the router make sure your PC is connected to the Internet through the broadband service successfully If there is any problem please contact your ISP After that please install the router according to the following steps Don t forget to pull out the power plug and keep your hands dry 1 Power off your PC Cable DSL Modem and the router 2 Locate an optimum location for th
69. the corresponding explanations and instructions 300M Wireless N Router Model No TL WR844N TL WR841ND gt Status The detailed explanations for each Web page s key function are listed below 4 2 Status The Status page provides the current status information about the router All information is read only 14 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Status Firmware Version Hardware Version LAN MAC Address IP Address Subnet Mask Wireless Wireless Radio Name SSID Channel Channel Width MAC Address WAN MAC Address IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS Server Traffic Statistics Bytes Packets System Up Time 3 0 0 Build 080130 60964 WRBATNDwv 3 00000000 00 0 1 3 78 00 192 163 1 1 255 255 255 0 Enable TP LINK_137B00 B Auto 00 0 1 3 70 02 00 0 1 3 78 01 0 0 0 0 Dynamic IP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Received Sent 0 0 0 0 days 00 03 08 Figure 4 1 Router Status 15 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router 43 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 44 QSS This section will guide you add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by QSS Quick Secure Setup function a Choose menu QSS you will see the next screen shown in Figure 4 2 QSS Quick Secure Setup 055 Status Enabled Disable Q53
70. the router click the Network menu on the left of your browser and click WAN submenu On the WAN page select PPPoE for WAN Connection Type Type user name in the User field and password in the Password field finish by clicking Connect WAH Connection Type PPPoE User Name Username Password IILLLIILLLLLL Figure A 1 PPPoE Connection Type 4 If your ADSL lease is in pay according time mode select Connect on Demand Connect Manually for Internet connection mode Type an appropriate number for Max Idle Time to avoid wasting paid time Otherwise you can select Auto connecting for Internet connection mode Wan Connection Mode f Connect an Demand Max Idle Time 15 minutes 0 means remain active at all times C Connect Automatically C Time based Connecting Period of Time from 0 E HH MM to 23 HH hihi C Connect Manually Idle Time 15 minutes U means remain active at all times iLG NEET Diseennect Figure 2 PPPoE Connection Mode cf Note l 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 60 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router background ii If you are a Cable user please configure the router following the above steps 2 How dol configure the router to access Internet
71. tics Current Connected Wireless Stations numbers 1 Retresh MAC Address Current Status Received Packets Sent Packets 00 0 00 23 11 941 Previous Figure 4 17 The router attached wireless stations gt MAC Address The connected wireless station s MAC address gt Current Status The connected wireless station s running status one of STA AUTH STA ASSOC STA JOINED WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK AP UP AP DOWN Disconnected gt Received Packets Packets received by the station gt Sent Packets Packets sent by the station 34 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router You cannot change any of the values on this page To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations click on the Refresh button If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page GF Note This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds 4 7 DHCP DHCP Settings Figure 4 18 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu shown in Figure 4 18 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 shown in Figure 4 19 The router is set
72. to other devices and violate the applicable law Note Dialog Cf Note Limited by local law regulations version for North America does not have region selection option gt Channel This field determines which operating frequency will be used The default channel is set to 6 It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point gt Channel width Select any channel width from the pull down list The default setting is automatic which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically gt Rate Select the appropriate wireless network rate from the pull down list gt Enable Wireless Router Radio The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access gt Enable SSID Broadcast When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox the Wireless Router will broadcast its name SSID on the air 4 6 2 Wireless Security Choose menu Wireless Wireless Security you can configure the security settings of your wireless network There are five wireless security modes supported by the Router WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access 2 WPA2 PSK Pre Shared Key WPA PSK Pre Shared Key 28 TL WR841N TL W
73. tto access f Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the listta access ID MAC Address Status Description Modify 1 00 0 0 00 08 Enabled Wireless station A Modify Delete Add Mew Enable All Disable All Delete All Previous Mexi Figure 4 14 Wireless MAC address Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address click Enable If you do not wish to filter users by MAC Address select Disable gt MAC Address The wireless station s MAC address that you want to filter gt Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled gt Description A simple description of the wireless station To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry click the Add New button The Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry page will appear shown in Figure 4 15 31 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry MAC Address Description status Enabled Save Back Figure 4 15 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry follow these instructions 1 Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field The format of the MAC Address is XX XX XX XX XX XX X is any hexadecimal digit For example 00 0A EB BO 00 0B 2 Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field For example Wireless station A 3 Status S
74. uccessfully connected to the network Add A New Device Enter the new device s PIN f Press the button of the new device in two minutes Connect successtully Back Connect 20 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router G Note a The status LED on the router will light green all the time if the device has been successfully added to the network b The QSS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the router is disabled Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the QSS 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 LAN Choose menu Network LAN you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below MAC Address 00 04 EB 1 3 65 78 IP Address 192 168 1 1 subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Swe Figure 4 5 LAN gt MAC Address The physical address of the router as seen from the LAN The value can t be changed gt IP Address Enter the IP address of your router or reset it in dotted decimal notation factory default 192 168 1 1 gt Subnet Mask An address code that determines the size of the network Normally use 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask GF Note a lfvou change the IP Address of LAN vou must use the new IP Addr
75. used It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field If your country or region is not listed please contact your local government agency for assistance Channel This field determines which operating frequency will be used The default channel is set to 6 It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point Channel width Select any channel width from the pull down list The default setting is automatic which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically These settings are only for basic wireless parameters For advanced settings please refer to Section 4 5 Wireless 5 Click the Next button You will then see the Finish page Quick Setup Finish Congratulations The router is now connecting you to the Internet For detail settings please contact other menus if necessary Back Finish Figure 3 10 Quick Setup Finish After finishing all configurations of basic network parameters please click Finish button to exit this Quick Setup 13 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router Chapter 4 Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page s key functions and the configuration way 41 Login After your successful login you will see the eleven main menus on the left of the Web based utility On the right there are
76. ving users are limited in a local area TA
77. vious screen click the Next button to view the information in the next screen 48 TL WR841N TL WR841ND Wireless N Router N Router 4 9 4 MAC Filtering Choose menu Security Address Filtering you can configure the MAC Address filtering rule in the next screen shown in Figure 4 36 The MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control access to the Internet by users on your local network based on their MAC addresses MAC Address Filtering Firewall settings You can change it on Firewall Enable Firewall Enable Enable MAC Address Filtering Enable Default Filtering Rules Deny these PCs with enabled rules to access the Internet ID MAC Address Description Status Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Previous Figure 4 36 MAC Address Filtering gt MAC Address This is the PC S MAC address which is controlled by the rule Its format is XX XX XX XX XX XX X is any hexadecimal digit For example OO OE AE BO OO 0B gt Description This is the description about the PC Fox example John s PC gt Status This field displays the status Enabled means the rule is effective Disabled means the rule is ineffective c Note Before adding a MAC Address Filtering entry you should enable the Firewall and the MAC Address Filtering function first shown in Figure 4 31 To add or modify a Domain Filtering entry Fox example If you want to block the PCs with MAC
78. y be required to take adequate measures National restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries and other countries following the EU directive 1999 5 EC without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below Country Restriction Reason remark General authorization required for outdoor use and Bulgaria None public service Outdoor use limited to 10 Military Radiolocation use Refarming of the 2 4 GHz France mW within the band band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current 2454 2483 5 MHz relaxed regulation Full implementation planned 2012 If used outside of own premises general authorization is Italy None required General authorization required for network and service Luxembourg None supply not for spectrum This subsection does not apply for the geographical area Norway Implemented within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny Alesund Russian Federation None Only for indoor applications Package scrani JB je ta 1 Chapter T JAntfoduclliOli ie at 2 1 1 Overview of the Router a KAEAE A EEKEn nn rnzEnznznnnnnzzn 2 S SI ce d fa e A a A a nD suy Gate 3 FE MER A a A MN ase 3 UNE dE OUR i ta A aa 4 NAA she ront Panel TT 4 MA LAGOON Pane lenien a l ah vide C Uu qu du ou 4 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router

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