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TP-Link TL-WR842ND V1 User Guide

1. Microsoft Windows HP Version 5 1 2600 LC Copyright 1985 2681 Microsoft Corp C Documents and Settings english ping 192 168 60 1 Pinging 192 168 80 1 with 32 bytes of data 192 168 6 1 bytes 32 time lt ims 192 168 6 1 bytes 32 time lt ims 192 168 6 1 bytes 32 time lt ims Reply from 192 168 0 1 bytes 32 time lt ims Ping statistics for 192 168 60 1 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost A loss gt Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum Pms Maximum Ams Average Ams C gt Documents and Settings english Figure 3 1 Success result of Ping command TL WR842ND REITER AE AER OUEN gt Ifthe result displayed is similar to Figure 3 2 it means the connection between your PC and the Router failed et CAOWINDOWS is ystem3 2 icmd exe Microsoft Windows AP Version 5 1 2600 CC Copyright 1985 2681 Microsoft Corp C2sDocuments and Settings english ping 192 168 0 1 Pinging 192 168 0 1 with 32 bytes of data Destination host unreachable Destination host unreachable Destination host unreachable Destination host unreachable Ping statistics for 192 168 0 1 Packets Sent 4 Received A Lost 4 iHz loss gt C Documents and Settings english gt Figure 3 2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps 1 Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct Note The 1 2 3 4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Router an
2. To add a new rule follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 54 2 Select a common application from the Common Applications drop down list then the Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatically filled If the Common Applications do not have the application you need enter the Trigger Port and the Incoming Ports manually 3 Select the protocol used for Trigger Port from the Trigger Protocol drop down list either TCP UDP or All 4 Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports from the Incoming Protocol drop down list either TCP or UDP or All 5 Select Enabled in Status field 6 Click the Save button to save the new rule 5 TL WR842ND REITER AER AO RESTA CNE Add or Modify a Port Triggering Entry Trigger Port Trigger Protocol Incoming Ports Incoming Protocol ALL Status Enabled Common Applications Select One Figure 4 54 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry 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 all protocols supported by the Router gt Incoming Port The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC which triggered this rule You can input a
3. To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Find the desired entry in the table 2 Click modify or delete as desired on the Configuration column Click the Delete All button to delete all entries 4 8 2 IPsec IPsec IP Security is a set of services and protocols defined by IETF Internet Engineering Task Force to provide high security for IP packets and prevent attacks To ensure a secured communication the two IPsec peers use IPsec protocol to negotiate the data encryption algorithm and the security protocols for checking the integrity of the transmission data and exchange the key to data de encryption Choose menu VPN gt IPsec you can view the information of IPsec Policies in this table shown in Figure 4 34 and edit them by the action buttons Check the Enable box and click the Save button to enable IPsec function List of IPsec Policy Enable Disable Index Name Local Subnet Peer Subnet Negotiation Mode Status Configuration 1 IPsec_1 192 168 1 0 24 192 168 3 0 24 IKE mode w enable modify delete Delete All Figure 4 34 List of IPsec Policy To add a new IPsec Policy entry click the Add button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 35 You can set parameters for IPsec Policy entry on this page 51 Y Vv VV Y TL WR842ND REITER AE AER OO SET ACNE IPsec Policy Settings Policy Name Local Subnet Peer Subnet Peer Gateway Negotiation Mode Security Protocol Auth
4. 172 31 70 224 255 255 255 0 172 31 7B8 1 172 31 51 2 Figure 3 11 Find MAC Address 3 If the connection type detected is Static IP the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 12 Quick Setup Static IP IP Address oooo Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Optional Primary DNS 0 0 0 0 Optional secondary DNS 0 0 0 0 Optional Figure 3 12 Quick Setup Static IP gt IP Address This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet including your ISP Your ISP will provide you with the IP address you need to enter here Enter the IP address into the field gt Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address Your IPS will provide you with the subnet mask which is usually 255 255 255 0 gt Default Gateway Your ISP will provide you with the Gateway address which is the ISP server s address Enter the gateway IP address into the box if required gt Primary DNS Enter the DNS Server IP address into the box if required 15 TL WR842ND BRUM he exe AE US AER OO SETITI L gt Secondary DNS If your ISP provides another DNS server enter it into this field 5 Click Next to continue the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3 13 Quick Setup Wireless Wireless Network Name TP LINK_84203C Also called the SSID Region United States Channel Auto e Mode 11bgn mixed Channel Width Auto Ma
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6. Key Selected WEP Key Key Type We do not recommend using the WEP encreption ifthe device operates in 802 11n mode due to the fact that VveP is not supported by Dratt 11M specification Figure 4 19 WEP e Type you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop down list The default setting is Automatic which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request e WEP Key Format Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits 0 9 a f A F in the specified length ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length e WEP Key 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 cS Note If you do
7. 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 LAN or High Speed Internet ocal Area Connection connected Firewalled ealtek Disable Status Repair Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties Figure B 1 116 TL WR842ND ieJ m Aa AER E Colei c mm Ol 1 A C LE In the prompt page that showed below double click on the Internet Protocol TCP IP A Local Area Connection Properties x General Authentication Advanced Connect using E Realtek ATL8139 Family PCI Fast Ett This connection uses the following tems Install Unirnetall Properties Description Transmission Control ProtocolInternet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected M Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure B 2 117 9 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties x TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe Utes eleven AER AO AE ACNE Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically as shown in the Figure below General Alternate Configuration fou can get F settings assigned automatically if your network supports
8. by your ISP gt Primary Secondary DNS Optional Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Click the Save button to save your settings 3 If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection select PPPoE Russia PPPoE option And you should enter the following parameters Figure 4 8 25 TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AR US AER AUREA CNE WAN Connection Type PPPoE Connection User Name Password Confirm Password secondary Connection Wan Connection Mode PPPoE Russia PPPoE Username Disabled DynamicIP Static IP For Dual Access Russia PPPoE Connect on Demand hax Idle Time minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connect Automatically O Time based Connecting Period of Time frorn o 3 o HH MMM to 23 so HH Witt O Connect Manually hax Idle Time 15 minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connect Disconnected Figure 4 8 WAN PPPoE User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive Secondary Connection It s available only for PPPoE Connection If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic Static IP to connect to a local area network then you can check the radio button of Dynamic Static IP to activate this secondary connection e Disabled The Secondary Connection is disabled by default so there is PPPoE connection only Thi
9. e In Target field select Target_1 e In Schedule field select Schedule _1 e In Status field select Enable e Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Access Control Rule Management page and see the following list ID Rule Name Target Schedule 1 Rule_1 Target 1 schedule 1 4 13 2 Host Choose menu Access Control Host and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4 72 The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule Host Settings ID Host Description information Modify 1 Host_1 IP 192 168 0 1 192 168 0 23 Edit Delete Add New Delete All Current Mo Page Figure 4 72 Host Settings 82 TL WR842ND REITER SS AER Me Coden c SETITI L gt Host Description Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique gt Information Here displays the information about the host It can be IP or MAC gt Modify To modify or delete an existing entry To add a new entry please follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button 2 Inthe Mode field select IP Address or MAC Address e f you select IP Address the screen shown is Figure 4 73 1 In Host Description field create a unique description for the host e g Host_1 2 In LAN IP Address field enter the IP address e If you select MAC Address the screen shown is Figure 4 74 1 In Host Description field create a unique description for the host
10. exe AE SU AER AO SETITI L 4 10 Forwarding Port Triggering DMZ UPnP Figure 4 50 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu shown in Figure 4 50 Virtual Servers Port Triggering DMZ and UPnP Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 10 1 Virtual Servers Choose menu Forwarding Virtual Servers and then you can view and add virtual servers in the next screen shown in Figure 4 51 Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN A virtual server is defined as a service port and all requests from 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 Internal Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify 1 21 21 192 168 171 100 ALL Enabled Modify Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Figure 4 51 Virtual Servers gt Service Port The numbers of External Service Ports You can enter a service port or a range of service ports the format is XXX YYY XXX is the Start port and YYY is the End port gt Internal Port The Internal Service Port number of the PC running the service application You can leave it blank if the Internal Port is the same as the Service Port or enter a specific p
11. 3 Local Management Choose menu Security Local Management and then you can configure the management rule in the screen as shown in Figure 4 60 The management feature allows you to deny computers in LAN from accessing the Router Local Management Management Rules Allthe PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router s Web Based Utility Only the PCs listed can browse the builtin web pages to perform Administrator tasks MAC 3 MAC 4 Your PC s MAC Address Figure 4 60 Local Management By default the radio button All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router s Web Based Utility is checked If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the Router s Web Based Utility locally from inside the network check the radio button Only the PCs listed can browse the built in web pages to perform Administrator tasks and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field The format for the MAC Address is XX XX XX XX XX XXK X is any hexadecimal digit Only the PCs with MAC address listed can 7a ae TL WR842ND BRU hey exe AE EE AO AE ACNE use the password to browse the built in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked After click the Add button your PC s MAC Address will be placed in the list above Click the Save button to save your settings E Note If your PC is blocked but you want to access the Router again use
12. A to F the length should be between 8 and 64 characters Please also note the key is case sensitive this means that upper and lower case keys will affect the outcome It would also be a good idea to write down the key and all related wireless security settings gt No Change If you choose this option wireless security configuration will not change These settings are only for basic wireless parameters For advanced settings please refer to 4 6 Wireless Click the Next button You will then see the Finish page If you don t make any change on the Wireless page you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3 14 Click the Finish button to finish the Quick Setup ee TL WR842ND RIIIE A ESA TAO TA CNS Quick Setup Finish Congratulations The Router is now connecting you to the Internet For detail settings please click other menus if necessary Figure 3 14 Quick Setup Finish If there is anything changed on the Wireless page you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3 15 Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration take effect and finish the Quick Setup Quick Setup Finish Congratulations The Router is now connecting you to the Internet For detail settings please click other menus if necessary The change of wireless config will not take effect until the Router reboot Figure 3 15 Quick Setup Finish 18 TL WR842ND BRUM fey exe AE EE E Colei c mm Ol 1 ACNL
13. All Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Move You can change the entry s order as desired Enter in the first box the ID number of the entry you want to move and in the second box another ID number and then click the Move button to change the entries order Next Click the Next button to go to the next page Previous Click the Previous button to return to the previous page There are two methods to add a new rule Method One 1 Click Setup Wizard button and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 67 Quick Setup Create a Host Entry Mode IP Address se S Figure 4 67 Quick Setup Create a Host Entry gt Host Description In this field create a unique description for the host e g Host_1 gt Mode Here are two options IP Address and MAC Address You can select either of them from the drop down list If the IP Address is selected you can see the following item gt LAN IP Address Enter the IP address or address range of the host in dotted decimal format e g 192 168 0 23 If the MAC Address is selected you can see the following item gt MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the host in XX XX XX XX XX XX format e g 00 1 1 22 33 44 AA Click Next when finishing creating the host entry and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 68 276 TL WR842ND REITER AER OO AE ACNE Quick Setup Create an Access Target Entry
14. E Colei c mm OET ACNE gt End IP Address Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses 192 168 0 199 is the default end address gt Address Lease Time The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be leased this dynamic IP Address After the time is up the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address The range of the time is 1 2880 minutes The default value is 120 minutes gt Default Gateway Optional It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the Router The default value is 192 168 0 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 cs Note To use the DHCP server function of the Router you must configure all computers on the LAN as Obtain an IP Address automatically 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 screen as shown in Figure 4 28 DHCP Clients List D Client Name MAC Address Assigned IP Lease Time 1 1p 113ea910 272d 40 61 S6 CF 20 74 19
15. FTP Media Print Server Provides WPA WPA2 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK authentication TKIP AES encryption security Up to 5 VPN tunnels enable remote VPN connections Up to 4 SSIDs support multiple wireless networks with different SSIDs and passwords Shares data and Internet access for users supporting Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE Internet access Supports Virtual Server Special Application and DMZ host Supports UPnP Dynamic DNS Static Routing Provides Automatic connection and Scheduled Connection on certain time to the Internet Built in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing Supports Parental Control and Access Control Connects Internet on demand and disconnects from the Internet when idle for PPPoE Provides 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL Access Control List Supports Flow Statistics Supports firmware upgrade and Web management TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AE AER E Colei c SETITI L 1 4 Panel Layout 1 4 1 The Front Panel Figure 1 1 Front Panel sketch The Router s LEDs are located on the front panel View from left to right The device has a system error SYS The device is initialising Flashing The device is working properly l The wireless function is disabled A Wireless Flashing The wireless function is enabled Off There is no device linked to the corresponding port GI LAN 1 4 O There is a
16. Guide Vv Y VY WV Resource CD for TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router including e This Guide e Other Helpful Information cs Note Make sure that the package contains the above items If any of the listed items is damaged or missing please contact your distributor TL WR842ND BRUM le exe AE US ESOO OET ACNE Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview of the Router The TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router integrates 4 port Switch Firewall NAT Router and Wireless AP Powered by 2x2 MIMO technology the 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router delivers exceptional range and speed which can fully meet the need of Small Office Home Office SOHO networks and the users demanding higher networking performance Additionally the TL WR842ND provides a USB port which supports storage FTP Media Print Server Incredible Speed The TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function 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 much faster than 802 11g It is also compatible with all IEEE 802 11g and IEEE 802 11b products Multiple Security Protections With multiple protection measures including SSID broadcast control and wireles
17. List gt Description This is the information about the rules such as address range gt Egress bandwidth This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port the default is 0 gt Ingress bandwidth This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the WAN port the default is 0 gt Enable This displays the status of the rule Modify Click Modify to edit the rule Click Delete to delete the rule 91 TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AR AER AO RES ACE To add modify a Bandwidth Control rule follow the steps below 1 Click Add New shown in Figure 4 86 you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4 87 2 Enter the information like the screen shown below Bandwidth Control Rule Settings Enable IP Range 192 168 0 2 1192 1568 0 25 Protocol Min Bandwidthikbps Max BandwidthikKbps Egress Bandwidth A 1000 Ingress Bandwidth Ml 4000 Figure 4 87 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings 3 Click the Save button 4 16 IP amp MAC Binding Setting IP amp MAC Binding Figure 4 88 the IP amp MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP amp MAC Binding menu shown in Figure 4 88 Binding Settings and ARP List Click either of them and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 16 1 Binding Settings This page displays the IP amp MAC Binding Setting table you can ope
18. MAC Binding list Click the Refresh button to refresh all items 94 TL WR842ND REITER AER AO AE ACNL Note An item could not be loaded to the IP amp MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before Error warning will prompt as well Likewise Load All only loads the items without interference to the IP amp MAC Binding list 4 17 Dynamic DNS Choose menu Dynamic DNS and you can configure the Dynamic DNS function The Router offers the DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System feature which allows the hosting of a website FTP 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 Before using this feature you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such aS www comexe cn www dyndns org or www no ip com The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key 4 17 1 Comexe cn DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www comexe cn the page will appear as shown in Figure 4 93 DONS Domain Hame Domain Name Domain Hame Domain Name Domain Name User Name Password C Enable DONS Connection Status CONS not launching Save Figure 4 93 Comexe cn DDNS Settings 95 TL WR842ND REITER A EE OO AIESEC To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the Domain Name
19. PPTP Russia PPTP option And you should enter the following parameters Figure 4 12 31 TL WR842ND ie E AOA ESSE WAN Connection Type PPIP Russia PPTP w User Hame username Password Connect Disconnected Dynamic IP Static IF Server IP Address Name IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS Internet IP Address 0 0 0 0 Internet DNS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MTU Size in bytes The defaultis 1420 do not change unless necessary Max Idle Time minutes 0 means remain active at all times WAN Connection Mode Connect on Demand Connect Automatically Connect Manually Figure 4 12 PPTP Settings User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive Dynamic IP Static IP Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP s IP address or the domain name If you choose static IP and enter the domain name you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP And click the Save button Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately Connect on Demand You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity Connect on Demand enables the Router to de TL WR842ND REITER EE E Colei c OET CITI L automatically re es
20. Time Figure 4 79 Advanced Schedule Settings For example If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA to access www google com only from 18 00 to 20 00 on Saturday and Sunday you should first follow the settings below 1 Click Add New button shown in Figure 4 78 to enter the Advanced Schedule Settings page 2 In Schedule Description field create a unique description for the schedule e g Schedule_1 3 In Day field check the Select Days radio button and then select Sat and Sun 87 TL WR842ND REITER EE AO AE A CEN 4 In Time field enter 1800 in Start Time field and 2000 in Stop Time field 5 Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list D Schedule Description Day Time Modify Schedule 1 sat sun 18 00 20 00 Edit Delete 4 14 Advanced Routing Acwanced Routing system Routing Table Figure 4 80 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4 80 Static Routing List and System Routing Table Click either of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 14 1 Static Routing List Choose menu Advanced Routing Static Routing List and then you can configure the Static route in the next screen shown in Figure 4 81 A static route is a pre determined path that network informati
21. a host from the drop down list for the rule The default value is the Host Description you set just now gt Target In this filed select a target from the drop down list for the rule The default value is the Target Description you set just now gt Schedule In this field select a schedule from the drop down list for the rule The default value is the Schedule Description you set just now gt Status In this field there are two options Enabled or Disabled Select Enabled so that the rule will take effect Select Disabled so that the rule won t take effect 5 Click Finish to complete adding a new rule Method Two 1 Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 71 Give a name e g Rule_1 for the rule in the Rule Name field Select a host from the Host drop down list or choose Click Here To Add New Host List A Select a target from the Target drop sown list or choose Click Here To Add New Target List 5 Select a schedule from the Schedule drop down list or choose Click Here To Add New Schedule 6 Inthe Status field select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry 7 Click the Save button Add Internet Access Control Entry Rule Name Host Click Here To Add New Host List Target Any Target Click Here To Add New Target List Schedule Click Here To Add New Schedule Status Enabled Figure 4 71 Add Internet Access Control
22. assign your Router an IF address when connecting to the Internet O Static IP This type of connection uses a permanent fixed static IP address that your ISP assigned Figure 3 6 WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPOE Dynamic IP and Static IP to connect to the Internet It s recommended that you make use of the Auto Detect function If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring 4 If you select Auto Detect the Router will automatically detect the connection type your ISP provides Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the WAN port before detection The appropriate configuration page will be displayed when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the Router 1 Ifthe connection type detected is PPPOE the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 7 12 TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AE AER E Colei c SETITI L Quick Setup PPPoE User Name username Password Confirm Password Figure 3 7 Quick Setup PPPoE gt User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive If you have difficulty with this process please contact your ISP gt Confirm Password Enter the password again to make sure that the password is correct 2 If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP the next scr
23. field The part behind is excluded e Password Your mail account password e Confirm The Password Enter the password again to confirm e Enable Auto Mail Feature Select it to mail logs automatically You could mail the current logs either at a specified time everyday or by intervals but only one could be the current effective rule Enter the desired time or intervals in the corresponding field as shown in Figure 4 107 Click Save to keep your settings 107 TL WR842ND REITER EE E Colei c SET ACNE Click Back to return to the previous page Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button to return to the previous page 4 18 9 Statistics Choose menu System Tools Statistics and then you can view the statistics of the Router including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval gt Statistics Current Statistics Status Disabled Packets Statistics Interval 5 60 10 Seconds Auto refresh Sorted Rules Sorted by Current Bytes Reset All Delete All Total Current IP Address Modify MAC Address Packets Bytes Fackets Bytes IMP Tx UDF Tx SYN Tx The current listis empty entries per page Current Mo page Figure 4 108 Statistics Current Statistics Status Enable or Disable The default value is disabled To enable it click the Enable button If it is disabled the function of DoS protection in Security settings wil
24. for the Access Control Rule Target Settings ID Target Description information Modify 1 Target 1927 166 0 2 1927 1668 0 23 217CP Edit Delete Add Mew Delete All Current Mo Page Figure 4 75 Target Settings gt Target Description Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique gt Information The target can be IP address port or domain name gt Modify To modify or delete an existing entry To add a new entry please follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button 2 In Mode field select IP Address or Domain Name 3 If you select IP Address the screen shown is Figure 4 76 84 TL WR842ND REITER AER OO SETITI Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Mode IP Address e Protocol Common Service Port please select Figure 4 76 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1 In Target Description field create a unique description for the target e g Target_1 2 In IP Address field enter the IP address of the target 3 Select a common service from Common Service Port drop down list so that the Target Port will be automatically filled If the Common Service Port drop down list doesn t have the service you want specify the Target Port manually 4 In Protocol field select TCP UDP ICMP or ALL from the drop down list 4 If you select Domain Name the screen shown is Figure 4 77 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Pp pO Po Figure 4 7
25. return the previous page fe Note This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds 4 7 DHCP DHCP DHCP Clients List Address Reservation Figure 4 26 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu shown in Figure 4 26 DHCP Settings DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 7 1 DHCP Settings Choose menu DHCP DHCP Settings you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4 27 The Router is set up by default as a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server which provides the TCP IP configuration for all the PC s that are connected to the Router on the LAN DHCP Settings DHCP Server O Disable Enable Start IP Address 192 168 0 100 End iP Address 192 168 0 199 Address Lease Time 120 minutes 1 2880 minutes the default value is 120 Default Gateway 192 168 0 1 optional Default Domain optional Primary DNS 400 optional Secondary DNS 00 0 0 optional Figure 4 27 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 configure the computer manually gt Start IP Address Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses 192 168 0 100 is the default start address 46 TL WR842ND BRUM he exe AE EE
26. search your Internet connection for servers and protocols The connection type will be reported when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the Router This report is for your reference only To make sure the connection type your ISP provides please refer to the ISP The various types of Internet connections that the Router can detect are as follows e PPPoE Connections which use PPPoE that requires a user name and password e Dynamic IP Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment e Static IP Connections which use static IP address assignment The Router can not detect PPTP L2TP BigPond connections with your ISP If your ISP uses one of these protocols then you must configure your connection manually 4 5 2 LAN Choose menu Network LAN you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below e TL WR842ND REITER AE AER OO mm Olt ACNL MAC Address 00 0A EB 7 7 88 33 IP Address 152 168 0 1 Subnet Mask 7255 255 2550 Dave Figure 4 13 LAN MAC Address The physical address of the Router as seen from the LAN The value can t be changed IP Address Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted decimal notation factory default 192 168 0 1 Subnet Mask An address code that determines the size of the network Normally use 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask Note If you change the IP Address of LAN you must use the new IP Address to log in
27. set the following parameters as shown in Figure 4 17 Make sure the following settings are correct 55ID to be bridged BSSID to be bridged Example 00 1D 0F 11 22 33 Key type WEP Index Auth type Password Figure 4 17 gt SSID to be bridged The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join gt BSSID to be bridged The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join gt Search Click this button you can search the AP which runs in the current channel gt Key type This option should be chosen according to the AP s security configuration It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP s security type gt WEP Index This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP ASCII or WEP HEX It indicates the index of the WEP key gt Auth Type This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP ASCII or WEP HEX It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP gt Password If the AP your Router is going to connect needs password you need to fill the password in this blank ce Note If one of SSID 2 3 is enabled the Enable WDS checkbox will turn gray and cannot be enabled 4 6 2 Wireless Security Choose menu Wireless Wireless Security you can configure the security settings of your wireless n
28. stored content with other computers and devices on your home network and on the Internet 57 gt TL WR842ND BRUM he exe AR ESOO RES ACNE Media Server Setting Server Name TP LINK_778833 Server Status Started C Auto scan every Name File System Folder Delete folder FAT32 Printing Delete folder FAT32 Learning Delete Figure 4 42 Media Server Setting Server Name The name of this Media Server Server Status Indicates the Media Server s current status started or stopped You can click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it Name The display name of this folder File System The file system type on the partition can be FAT32 or NTFS Folder The real full path of the specified folder Delete You can delete the share folder by clicking Delete To set up your media server please follow the instructions below ll Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 43 Media Server Setting Server Name TP LINK_2D7084 Server Status Stopped Auto scan every File System Folder Delete Figure 4 43 Media Server Setting Click the Start button to start the media server and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 44 58 TL WR842ND REITER AE AUREA CNE Media Server Setting Server Name TP LINK_2D7084 Server Status Started C Auto scan every
29. the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 18 1 Time Setting Choose menu System Tools Time Setting and then you can configure the time on the following screen Time Settings Time zone GMT 08 00 Beijing Hong Kong Perth Singapore Date 2011 MMWDDIY Time HHIMMISS NTP Server l 0000 Optional NTP Server Il 0000 Optional Get GMT Enable Daylight Saving End Nov 2nd Sun Daylight Saving Status daylight saving is down Note Click the GET GMT to update the time from the internet with the pre defined servers or entering the customized server IP Address or Domain Name in the above frames Save Figure 4 97 Time settings 98 gt TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AR AE E Colei c mm Olt ACNE Time Zone Select your local time zone from this pull down list Date Enter your local date in MM DD YY into the right blanks Time Enter your local time in HH MM SS into the right blanks NTP Server NTP Server Il Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server or NTP Server Il and then the Router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially In addition the Router built in some common NTP Servers so it can get time automatically once it connects the Internet Enable Daylight Saving Check the box to enable the Daylight Saving function Start The time to start the Daylight Saving Select the month in the first field t
30. the Find button as shown in Figure 4 89 2 Enter the MAC Address or IP Address 3 Click the Find button in the page as shown in Figure 4 91 93 TL WR842ND REITER AE AER E Colei c OET CITI Find IP amp MAC Binding Entry MAC Address 00 E0 4 00 07 BE ID MAC Address IP Address Bind Link 1 00 E0 46 00 07 BE 192 168 0 4 To page Figure 4 91 Find IP amp MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries 4 16 2 ARP List To manage the computer you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list and you could also configure the items on the ARP list This page displays the ARP List it shows all the existing IP amp MAC Binding entries shown in Figure 4 92 MAC Address IP Address Status Configure 40 61 86 CP 40 7A 192 168 0 101 Unbound Load Delete Load Al Figure 4 92 ARP List 1 MAC Address The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN 2 IP Address The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN 3 Status Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound 4 Configure Load or delete an item gt Load Load the item to the IP amp MAC Binding list gt Delete Delete the item Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items available after enable Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP amp
31. you have a computer or server that has more than one type of available service If so select another service and type the same IP address for that computer or server To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Find the desired entry in the table 2 Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column Click the Enable Disable All button to make all entries enabled disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries 64 TL WR842ND BRUM fe exe ARS AER E Colei c SETITI Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page Note If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80 you must set the Web management port on Security 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 10 2 Port Triggering Choose menu Forwarding Port Triggering you can view and add port triggering in the next screen shown in Figure 4 53 Some applications require multiple connections like Internet games video conferencing Internet telephoning and so on Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that cannot work with a pure NAT Router Port Triggering ID Trigger Port Trigger Protocol Incoming Port Incoming Protocol Status Modity 1 5454 ALL 970 8994 ALL Enabled Modify Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Figure 4 53 Port Triggering
32. 0 PER 1M 90dBm 8 PER 5dBi External Antenna Environmental and Physical Operating 0C 40C 32 104 F Temperature 7 f A Storage 40 C 70 C 40T 158T ON Operating 10 90 RH Non condensing Humidity Storage 5 90 RH Non condensing Only 2 412GHz 2 462GHZz is allowed to be used in USA which means only channel 1 11 is available for American users to choose 119 TL WR842ND REITER US ES AO SECTI L Appendix D Glossary gt 802 11n 802 11n builds upon previous 802 11 standards by adding MIMO multiple input multiple output MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding The Enhanced Wireless Consortium EWC 3 was formed to help accelerate the IEEE 802 11n development process and promote a technology specification for interoperability of next generation wireless local area networking WLAN products gt 802 11b The 802 11b 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
33. 2 168 0 100 01 49 59 Figure 4 28 DHCP Clients List 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 a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user 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 47 TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe ARS AER E Colei c mm Olt CTU el 4 7 3 Address Reservation Choose menu DHCP Address Reservation you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen shown in Figure 4 29 When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings Address Reservation ID MAC Address Reserved IP Address Status Modify 1 00 0A EB 00 23 11 192 163 0 100 Enabled Modify Delete Add Mew Enable All Disable All Delete All Figure 4 29 Address Reservation gt MAC Address The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address gt Reserved IP Address The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router gt Status The status of this entry eithe
34. 20 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps Korea A Statements Ja FAAS 23 AREA 7540 3 ajo NCC Notice SEL AIR SERGE Al SRB AJA AA A ARS MAD ARIS TL RENA o RT ER EA Ng a SRL KER A THEA ESTE A ae AE MARA AAA HA AA TARMA Be ALE PES ZAR IR SR E ARIS I BT Se BEE AG Be Pee A BBY PEE FR L TIR o y MlpoaykT ceptudqikoBaHo 3riaHo c npaBunamu cuctemu YkpCEMPO Ha BIAnoBiAHicTte BUMOFaM HOPMaTUBHUX OOKYMeHTIB Ta BUMOTaM LUO nepernbayehi YWUHHUMU 3aKOHOAABYUMU AKTamMu YkpalHn TP LINK TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment Product Description 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router Model No TL WR842ND Trademark TP LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives Directives 1999 5 EC Directives 2004 108 EC Directives 2006 95 EC Directives 1999 519 EC Directives 2011 65 EU The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents ETSI EN 300 328 V1 7 1 2006 ETSI EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 2008 amp ETSI EN 301 489 17 V2 1 1 2009 EN 55022 2010 EN 55024 2010 EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN 61000 3 3 2008 EN60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 A12 2011 EN62311 2008 The product carries the CE Mark C 1588 Person is responsible for mar
35. 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 tplinklogin net TP LINK Multi Function Wireless N Router WR842MJD User name f admin Password Figure 3 4 Login Windows ce 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 gt Internet Options gt Connections gt LAN Settings in the screen that appears cancel the Using Proxy checkbox and click OK to finish it 2 After successfully logging in you can click the Quick Setup menu to quickly configure your Router 11 TL WR842ND REITER AER AO RES ACE The quick setup will tell you how to configure the basic network parameters To continue please click the Next button To exit please click the Exit button Figure 3 5 Quick Setup 3 Click Next and then WAN Connection Type page will appear as shown in Figure 3 6 Quick Setup WAN Connection Type The Quick Setup is preparing to setup your connection type of WAN port The Router willtry to detect the Internet connection type your ISP provides ifyou select the Auto Detect option Otherwise you need to specity the connection type manually Auto Detect Letthe Router automatically detect the connection type your ISP provides O PPPoE Forthis connection you will need your account name and password from your ISF Dynamic IP Your ISF uses a DHCP service to
36. 46811372 10 0 0 1 10 0 0 10 ESF MOS IDES Figure 4 36 List of Security Alliance Name Here displays the name or description of the IPsec policy SPI Here displays the SPI Security Parameter Index of each specific IPsec policy Tunnel Initiator Tunnel initiator gateway Tunnel Receiver Tunnel receiver gateway Security Protocol Here displays the Security Protocol of the IPsec policy AH Auth Here displays the AH Authentication Algorithm of the IPsec policy ESP Auth Here displays the ESP Authentication Algorithm of the IPsec policy ESP Encr Here displays the ESP Encryption Algorithm of the IPsec policy Figure 4 36 displays the connection status of the NO 1 entry in the List of IPsec policy in Figure 4 35 As shown in the figure the IP address of WAN and the default gateway of remote peer are 53 TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AS AER AO AE CITI L 10 0 0 10 and 10 0 0 1 respectively Security protocol and other parameters for IPsec tunnel and the remote router should be configured the same As Security Association is unidirectional an ingoing SA and an outgoing SA are created to protect data flows for each tunnel after IPsec tunnel is successfully established The ingoing SPI value and outgoing SPI value are different However the Incoming SPI value must match the Outgoing SPI value at the other end of the tunnel and vice versa 4 9 USB Settings USB Settings FTP Server Media Server P
37. 600 The default value is 50 Enter a value between 5 3600 When the current ICMP FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value the Router will startup the blocking function immediately gt Enable UDP FLOOD Filtering Enable or Disable the UDP FLOOD Filtering gt UDP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 The default value is 500 Enter a value between 5 3600 When the current UPD FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value the Router will startup the blocking function immediately a f 4 TL WR842ND REITER AE AER AO AE ACNE gt Enable TCP SYN FLOOD Attack Filtering Enable or Disable the TCP SYN FLOOD Attack Filtering gt TCP SYN FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 The default value is 50 Enter a value between 5 3600 When the current TCP SYN FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value the Router will startup the blocking function immediately gt Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port Enable or Disable Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port The default setting is disabled If enabled the ping packet from the Internet cannot access the Router gt Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port Enable or Disable Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port The default setting is disabled If enabled the ping packet from LAN cannot access the Router This function can be used to defend against some viruses Click the Save button to save the settings Click the Blocked DoS Host List button to display the DoS host table by blocking 4 11
38. 7 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1 In Target Description field create a unique description for the target e g Target 1 2 In Domain Name field enter the domain name either the full name or the keywords for example google in the blank Any domain name with keywords in it 85 TL WR842ND REITER AE SU AER E Colei c SETITI www google com www google cn will be blocked or allowed You can enter 4 domain names 5 Click the Save button Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button to return to the previous page For example If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA in the LAN to access www google com only you should first follow the settings below 1 Click Add New button in Figure 4 75 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page 2 In Mode field select Domain Name from the drop down list 3 In Target Description field create a unique description for the target e g Target_1 4 In Domain Name field enter www google com 5 Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list D Target Description information Modify Target_1 Www Google com Edit Delete 4 13 4 Schedule Choose menu Access Control Schedule and then you can view and set a Schedule list in th
39. CO on RE Pee EN Sea nee eee A 82 74 ed 6 1s al Ramee ean ea ee eee ee i eee eee eae ee oe 84 AAO AE GI UIC arse eee acetate cee T ete caesar enc ein ees 86 AAAs Advanced ROL ii E E AA E eee 88 A 1421 Static Routing dd ould 88 4 14 2 System Routing Table aid 89 419 Bandwidth CONtrol soperas tri 90 A515 1 O o A eda ia ee tae ecu alae canteens ame Or 90 A o2 Rules US See iaa 91 A To IPA MAC BINGInG Semn eeni senate tatsieni nau eae a dendsneeueiecnatieeee 92 4 16 1 Binding SCUINGS sins lc 92 ATOZ AR Sd IS ees 94 A A e Mesueedetcecaneadenakcenataaeseaene 95 ANTA Comexe cn DIN Ss e paces 95 AZ DYndnS 01d DDN Se ce a ad 96 ANS ANOD COM DON SA ib 97 AO a a ote eos 98 A A daeeaneh oes tetas 98 4102 DIAGMOSUC virilidad 100 AO Firmware UPDATE E noO ds ed alt 101 4 18 4 Factory Detalla did 103 418 9 DAKAR A a aaa 103 4 19 0 RI setetestecea Gaus E einen ds eetdldaacteanetnauss 104 A AB Ras WO latin 104 AOS SEM LI a N 105 4 A E OE 108 ApPpendiCA FAQ uan da ca 110 Appendix B Configuring the PCS coocconcconcoconoconocnnocccnnconnronanonnnnanonanonarennrnannnns 116 Appendix C Specifications iii aaa 119 Appendix D Glossary isis ad 120 TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AE AER E Colei c SETITI L Package Contents The following items should be found in your package TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router DC Power Adapter for TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router Quick Installation
40. Chapter 4 Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page s key functions and the configuration way 4 1 Login After your successful login you will see the seventeen main menus on the left of the Web based utility On the right there are the corresponding explanations and instructions Quick Setup WPS Network Wireless DHCP VPN USB Settings Forwarding security Parental Control Access Control Advanced Routing Bandwidth Control IP amp MAC Binding Dynamic DNS system Tools 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 19 TL WR842ND RKIIIITEA ATEO A ESSE CIEL Ce Co Status Firmware Version Hardware Version MAC Address IP Address Subnet Mask Wireless Wireless Radio Name SSID Channel Mode Channel Width Max Tx Rate MAC Address WDS Status MAC Address IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS Server Traffic Statistics Bytes Packets System Up Time 4 3 Quick Setup 3 12 22 Build 120424 Rel 59632n WRS42ND w1 00000000 90 FR 52 20 7 0 54 192 168 0 1 255 255 255 0 Enable TP LIMNK_2D7084 Auto Current channel 5 11bgn mixed Automatic S00Mbps 90 FR 52 2D 70 54 Disable 40 61 66 FC F0 FD 172 30 74 68 Static IF 255 255 255 0 172 530 741 1723111 0 0 0 0 Received Se
41. DDDODO Figure 4 101 Firmware Upgrade gt Firmware Version Displays the current firmware version gt Hardware Version Displays the current hardware version The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the Router s current hardware version To upgrade the Router s firmware follow these instructions below 1 Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website www tp link com 2 Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank 3 Click the Upgrade button 4 The Router will reboot when the upgrading has been finished E Note 1 Please note that the upgrading is only allowed via the connected wired PC That is your PC must connect to one of the ports on the Router with an Ethernet cable otherwise the following screen will appear to remind you Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 New firmware versions are posted at http www tp link com and can be downloaded for free There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use However when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration you can try to upgrade the firmware 3 When you upgrade the Router s firmware you may lose its current configurations so before upgrading the firmware please write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing important settings 102 TL WR842ND REITER EE AO AE ACN
42. Entry For example If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA to access www google com only from 18 00 to 20 00 on Saturday and Sunday and forbid other hosts in the 81 TL WR842ND BRUM he exe ARS MEE OO AE ACNL LAN to access the Internet you should follow the settings below 1 Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page Select Enable Internet Access Control and choose Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router 2 We recommend that you click Setup Wizard button to finish all the following settings 3 Click the submenu Host of Access Control in the left to enter the Host List page Add a new entry with the Host Description is Host_1 and MAC Address is 00 11 22 33 44 AA 4 Click the submenu Target of Access Control in the left to enter the Target List page Add a new entry with the Target Description is Target_1 and Domain Name is www google com 5 Click the submenu Schedule of Access Control in the left to enter the Schedule List page Add a new entry with the Schedule Description is Schedule_1 Day is Sat and Sun Start Time is 1800 and Stop Time is 2000 6 Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left Click Add New button to add a new rule as follows e in Rule Name field create a name for the rule Note that this name should be unique for example Rule _1 e In Host field select Host_1
43. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field For example Wireless station A 3 Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop down list 4 Click the Save button to save this entry To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify If you want to delete the entry click the Delete 2 Modify the information 3 Click the Save button Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disable 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 Click the Previous button to return to the previous page For example If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00 OA EB BO 00 0B and the wireless station B with MAC address 00 OA 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 Allow the entries specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules 3 Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already 4 Click the Add New button Enter the MAC address 00 0A EB B0 00 0B 00 0A EB 00 07 5F in the MAC Address field 2 Enter wireless station A B in the Description fie
44. IP Address assuming 192 168 0 188 for an example remember to Enable and Save Virtual Servers ID Service Port Internal Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify 1 1720 1720 192168 0 169 ALL Enabled Modify Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Figure A 9 Virtual Servers sii TL WR842ND BRU he exe AU AER OCRE CTU el Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Service Port CARP OF BOR Internal Port 4 Only valid for single Service Port or leave it blank IP Address 192 160 0160 Protocol LL Status Enabled Common Service Port Select One Figure A 10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router 1 Make sure the Wireless Router Radio is enabled 2 Make sure that the wireless stations SSID accord with the Router s SSID 3 Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the Router is encrypted 4 Ifthe wireless connection is ready but you can t access the Router check the IP Address of your wireless stations 115 TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AR AER OO mm Olt ACNE Appendix B Configuring the PCs In this section we ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP IP correctly in Windows XP First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working refer to the adapter s manual if needed 1 Install TCP IP component 1 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control
45. L 4 Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the Router 5 The firmware version must correspond to the hardware 6 The upgrade process takes a few moments and the Router restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete 4 18 4 Factory Defaults Choose menu System Tools Factory Defaults and then 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 Figure 4 102 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 Password admin e The default IP address 192 168 0 1 e The default Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Note All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored 4 18 5 Backup amp Restore Choose menu System Tools Backup 8 Restore and then you can save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 4 103 Backup Restore Backup Figure 4 103 Backup amp Restore Configuration 103 TL WR842ND REITER AE EE E Coleic SETITI gt Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer gt To upgrade t
46. Mode IP Address w IP Address ef Protocol Common Service Port please select Y Figure 4 68 Quick Setup Create an Access Target Entry Target Description In this field create a description for the target Note that this description should be unique e g Target_1 Mode Here are two options IP Address and Domain Name You can choose either of them from the drop down list If the IP Address is selected you will see the following items gt IP Address Enter the IP address or address range of the target targets in dotted decimal format e g 192 168 0 23 Target Port Specify the port or port range for the target For some common service ports you can make use of the Common Service Port item below Protocol Here are four options All TCP UDP and ICMP Select one of them from the drop down list for the target Common Service Port Here lists some common service ports Select one from the drop down list and the corresponding port number will be filled in the Target Port field automatically For example if you select FTP 21 will be filled in the Target Port automatically If the Domain Name is selected you will see the following items gt Domain Name Here you can enter 4 domain names either the full name or the keywords for example google Any domain name with keywords in it www google com www google cn will be blocked or allowed Click Next when finishing creatin
47. TP LINK User Guide TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router Rev 1 1 0 1910010642 COPYRIGHT amp TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice TP LINK is a 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 O 2012 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD All rights reserved http www tp link com FCC STATEMENT HE 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 measu
48. 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 drop down list click the Save button then the Note Dialog appears Click OK mye oe TL WR842ND REITER EE E Colei c SET ACNL Microsoft Internet Explorer A Selecting the incorrect country may cause interference to other devices and violate the applicable lar Note Dialog 5 Note Limited by local law regulations version for North America does not have region selection option Channel This field determines which operating frequency will be used The default channel is set to Auto so the Router will choose the best channel automatically It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point Mode Select the desired mode 11b only Select if all of your wireless clients are 802 11b 11g only Select if all of your wireless clients are 802 11g 11n only Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802 11n 11bg mixed Select if you are using both 802 11b and 802 11g wireless clients 11bgn mixed Select if you are using a mix of 802 11b 11g and 11n wireless clients Select the desired wireless
49. a pin to press and hold the WPS RESET button on the back panel for approximately 8 seconds to reset to the Router s factory defaults 4 11 4 Remote Management Choose menu Security Remote Management and then you can configure the Remote Management function in the screen as shown in Figure 4 61 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 Enter 255 255 255 255 for all Figure 4 61 Remote Management gt Web Management Port Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80 This Router s default remote management web port number is 80 For greater security you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided Choose a number between 1 and 65534 but do not use the number of any common service port gt Remote Management IP Address This is the current address you will use when accessing your Router from the Internet This function is disabled when the IP address is set to the default value of 0 0 0 0 To enable this function change 0 0 0 0 to a valid IP address If set to 255 255 255 255 then all the hosts can access the Router from internet Note 1 To access the Router you should type your Router s WAN IP address into your browser s address in IE or Location in Navigator box followed by a colon and the custom po
50. ain computer please select No and then enter the main computer s MAC in the field WAN MAC Address Quick Setup MAC Clone Please read help carefully on the right Yes lam connected by the main computer clone MAC address No lam connected by another computer do NOT clone MAC address WAN MAC Address 40 61 86 C4 98 43 Restore Factory MAC Your PC s MAC Address Figure 3 10 Quick Setup MAC Clone cs Note 1 It s strongly recommended that you visit and configure the Router from the main computer 2 To find the main computer s MAC please go to Start gt Run on your main computer type in cmd and press Enter At the command prompt enter ipconfig all and press Enter The MAC will be displayed under Physical Address shown in the following figure 14 TL WR842N D 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router User Guide cs C WINDOWS system3 cmd exe Microsoft Windows AP Versi LC Copyright 1985 2681 Mic C Documents and Settings e Mindows IP Configuration Host Mame a Primary Dns Suffix Mode Type IP Routing Enabled WINS Proxy Enabled Ethernet adapter Local rea Connection specif ic Description Physical Address Dhcp Enabled IP Address a Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS Servers on 5 1 2606 rosoft Corp nylish ipconfigrall a ES A Unknown Ho Ho Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller 12 46 61 86 CF 26 7fA Mo
51. ance is 50 ohms To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e i r p is not more than that permitted for successful communication Industry Canada Statement This device complies with RSS 210 of the Industry Canada Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with Canada radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator amp your body Ce dispositif est conforme a la norme CNR 210 d Industrie Canada applicable aux appareils radio exempts de licence Son fonctionnement est sujet aux deux conditions suivantes 1 Le dispositif ne doit pas produire de brouillage pr judiciable et 2 Ce dispositif doit accepter tout brouillage recu y compris un brouillage susceptible de provoquer un fonctionnement ind sirable NOTE IMPORTANTE D claration d exposition aux radiations Cet equipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements IC tablies pour un environnement non contr l Cet quipement doit tre install et utilis avec un minimum de
52. 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 gt 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 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 120 TL WR842ND BRU he exe AE US ES E Colei c mm Olt ACNE PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE is a protocol for connect
53. and the parameter must be the same as peer Out SPI In Authentication Key It is for direction in authentication key set in manual mode and the key must be the same as peer Out Authentication Key Out SPI It is for direction out SPI parameter set in manual mode and the parameter must be same as peer In SPI j gt TL WR842ND REITER EE E Colei c SET A C NE Out Authentication Key It is for direction out authentication key set in manual mode and the key must be same as peer In Authentication Key PFS Group Select the PFS property from the drop down list that should be the same for the local and remote endpoints If you select None for local endpoint any value is accepted for remote endpoint Lifetime Manually enter the number of seconds for the IPsec Lifetime The default value is 28800 Enable Enable or Disable current policy To modify or delete an existing entry 3 4 Find the desired entry in the table Click modify or delete as desired on the Configuration column Click the Delete All button to delete all entries 4 8 3 Security Alliance List Choose VPN Security Alliance List you can view the information of the IPsec SA Security Alliance in this table shown in Figure 4 36 List of Security Alliance Vv Vv VV Y VV WV WV Index Name SPI Tunnel initiator Tunnel Recenver Security Protocol AH Auth ESP Auth ESP Ener Psec_1 947983752 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 1 ESF MOS IDES 2 Psec_1 80
54. atically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN Current UPnP Status Enabled Current UPnP Settings List ID App Description External Port Protocol internal Port IP Address Status BitComet 192 166 1 100 25959 25959 TER 23959 192 166 1 100 Enabled 2 BitComet 192 166 1 100 23959 23959 UDP 29954 192 166 171 100 Enabled Figure 4 56 UPnP Setting gt Current UPnP Status UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button This feature is enabled by default gt Current UPnP Settings List This table displays the current UPnP information App Description The description about the application which initiates the UPnP request e External Port The port which the Router opened for the application e Protocol The type of protocol which is opened Internal Port The port which the Router opened for local host e IP Address The IP address of the local host which initiates the UPnP request e Status Either Enabled or Disabled Enabled means that the port is still active otherwise the port is inactive Click the Enable button to enable UPnP Click the Disable button to disable UPnP Click the Refresh button to update the Current UPnP Settings List 68 TL WR842ND REITER AE SU AER E Colei c mm SETITI L 4 11 Security Security Advanced Security Local Management Remote Management Figure 4 57 The Security menu There are four submenus under
55. aution Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background Click the Save button to save your settings If your ISP provides L2TP connection please select L2TP Russia L2TP option And you should enter the following parameters Figure 4 11 29 TL WR842ND RIIIE ATEO A SESENTA CNS WAN WAN Connection Type L9TPRussia LATP we User Name username Password Disconnected Dynamic IP Static IF Server IP Address Hame IP Address subnet Mask Gateway DNS Internet IP Address Internet DNS MTU Size in bytes 1460 The defaultis 1460 do not change unless necessary Max Idle Time minutes 0 means remain active at all times WAH Connection Mode Connect on Demand Connect Automatically Connect Manually Figure 4 11 WAN L2TP Russia L2TP User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive Dynamic IP Static IP Choose either as you are given by your ISP Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately Connect on Demand You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity Connect on Demand enables the Rou
56. cess Control Schedule on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page Click Add New button to create a new schedule with Schedule Description is Schedule 1 Day is Sat and Time is all day 24 hours Click Parental Control menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify Parental Control Entry page 1 Click Add New button Enter 00 11 22 33 44 AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field Enter Allow Google in the Website Description field Enter www google com in the Allowed Domain Name field Select Schedule 1 you create just now from the Effective Time drop down list DM oe amp Ny In Status field select Enable Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Parental Control Settings page and see the following list as shown in Figure 4 64 ID MAC address Website Description Schedule Enable Modify Allow Google Schedule_1 Edit Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Figure 4 64 Parental Control Settings 4 13 Access Control Access Control Target Schedule Figure 4 65 Access Control 2762 TL WR842ND REITER AER E Colei c mm Olt ACNL There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4 59 Rule Host Target and Schedule Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 13 1 Rule Choose menu Access Control Rule and then you can view and set Access Control rule
57. click the Login button 4 17 3 No ip com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www no ip com the page will appear as shown in Figure 4 95 service Provider Mo IP ur o ip corr w Goto register User Name Username Password Domain Name Enable DONS Connection Status DONS not launching Figure 4 95 No ip com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the User Name for your DDNS account 2 Enter the Password for your DDNS account 3 Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider 4 Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to log out the DDNS service cs Note If you want to login again with another account after a successful login please click the Logout button then input your new username and password and click the Login button 97 TL WR842ND REITER AE MEE AO SET ACNL 4 18 System Tools System Tools Diagnostic Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults Backup amp Restore Reboot Password system Log Statistics Figure 4 96 The System Tools menu Choose menu System Tools and you can see the submenus under the main menu Time Settings Diagnostic Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults Backup 8 Restore Reboot Password System Log and Statistics Click any of them and you will be able to configure
58. col PPTP allows the Point to Point Protocol PPP to be tunneled through an IP network To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Router click Enable e L2TP Passthrough Layer Two Tunneling Protocol L2TP is the method used to enable Point to Point sessions via the Internet on the Layer Two level To allow L2TP tunnels to pass through the Router click Enable e IPSec Passthrough Internet Protocol security IPSec is a suite of protocols for ensuring private secure communications over Internet Protocol IP networks through the use of cryptographic security services To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Router click Enable gt ALG It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway ALG because ALG allows customized Network Address Translation NAT traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer control data protocols such as FTP TFTP H323 etc e FTP ALG To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT click Enable e TFTP ALG To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT click Enable e H323 ALG To allow Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT click Enable e RTSP ALG To allow some media player clients to communicate with some streaming media servers across NAT click Enable Click the Save button to save your settings 4 11 2 Advanced Security Choose menu Security Advanced S
59. d LEDs on your PC s adapter should be lit 2 Is the TCP IP configuration for your PC correct fe Note If the Router s IP address is 192 168 0 1 your PC s IP address must be within the range of 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 254 3 Is the default LAN IP of the Router correct Note If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192 168 0 x the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 1 1 to avoid IP conflict Therefore in order to verify the network connection between your PC and the Router you can open a command prompt and type ping 192 168 1 1 and then press Enter 3 2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web based utility it is easy to configure and manage the 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router The Web based utility can be used on any Windows Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari However as the USB 10 TL WR842ND REITER AE AER E Colei c mm OET CTU el Settings interface may not be opened with some web browsers it is strongly recommended that you use Internet Explorer 1 To access the configuration utility open a web browser and type in the default domain name htto tplinklogin net in the address field EA Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Address http eplinklogin net ae EJ so Figure 3 3 Log in the Router After a moment a login window will appear similar to Figure 3
60. d data exchange 4 8 1 IKE IKE Internet Key Exchange Proposal is used for key negotiation before VPN tunnels based on IPSec are established Here you could easily set up high security connections with IKE but make sure that the IKE settings should be the same for the local and peer endpoints Choose menu VPN IKE you can view the information of IKE Policies in this table shown in Figure 4 33 and edit them by the action buttons List of IKE Policy Index SecurityPolicy Exchange Mode Authentication Encryption DH Group Pre sharedKey Configuration 1 IKE_1 Agressive mode MES DES DH1 123456 modify delete Delete All Figure 4 32 List of IKE Policy To add a new IKE Policy entry click the Add button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 33 You can set parameters for IKE Policy entry on this page 49 TL WR842ND REITER AE US AER OCRE ACNE IKE Policy Settings Policy Name Exchange Mode O Main mode Aggressive mode Local ID Type SIP O NAME Local ID Peer ID Type IP O NAME Peer ID Authentication Algorithms Encryption Algorithm DH Group Pre shared Key Lifetime 20000 seconds 60 604500 DPD O enable disable Figure 4 33 IKE Policy Settings Policy Name Specify a unique name to the IKE policy for identification and management purposes Exchanged Mode Select the IKE Exchange Mode in phase 1 and ensure the remote VPN peer uses the same mode e Main mode Pro
61. d to the WAN per second at the TCP specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate SYN Tx Max transmitting rate Reset Reset the value of he entry to zero Modify Delete the existing entry in the table There would be 5 entries on each page Click Previous to return to the previous page and Next to the next page 109 TL WR842ND REITER AER OO OEIT Appendix A FAQ 1 How do configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users 1 First configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model 2 Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem 3 Login to the Router click the Network menu on the left of your browser and click WAN submenu On the WAN page select PPPoE Russia PPPoE for WAN Connection Type Type user name in the User Name field and password in the Password field type password in the Confirm Password field again finish by clicking Connect WAN Connection Type PPPoE Russia PPPoE 2 PPPoE Connection User Name Username Password MTTTT TT Confirm Password MTTTTTTT Figure A 1 PPPoE Connection Type 4 If your ADSL lease is in pay according time mode select Connect on Demand or Connect Manually for Internet connection mode Type an appropriate number for Max Idle Time to avoi
62. d wasting paid time Otherwise you can select Auto connecting for Internet connection mode Wan Connection Mode Connect on Demand Max Idle Time minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connect Automatically O Time based Connecting Period of Time from HH to 23 HH htt Connect Manually hax Idle Time 115 minutes 0 means remain active at all times Disconnected Figure A 2 PPPoE Connection Mode 110 TL WR842ND REITER AER AO AE ACNL E Note 1 Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in the background 2 Ifyou are a Cable user please configure the Router following the above steps 2 How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users 1 Login to the Router click the Network menu on the left of your browser and click WAN submenu On the WAN page select Dynamic IP for WAN Connection Type finish by clicking Save 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 you
63. device linked to the corresponding port but there is Internet no activity Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port No storage device or printer is plugged into the USB port gt USB g i piugg p A storage device or printer has connected to the USB port Slow Flash A wireless device is connecting to the network by WPS function This process will last in the first 2 minutes A wireless device has been successfully added to the network a ee by WPS function A wireless device failed to be added to the network by WPS Quick Flash ee Table 1 1 The LEDs Description TL WR842ND REITER AE EE E Colei c SETITI L cf Note After a device is successfully added to the network by WPS function the WPS LED will keep on for about 5 minutes and then turn off 1 4 2 The Rear Panel Figure 1 2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel View from left to right gt Y Vv V WV POWER The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter Please use the power adapter provided with this TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router WAN This port is where you will connect the DSL cable Modem or Ethernet 1 2 3 4 LAN These ports 1 2 3 4 connect the Router to the local PC s USB The USB port connects to a USB storage device or a USB printer WPS RESET Press this button to quickly establish a connection between the Router and client devices tha
64. e for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field Enter the allowed domain name of the website either the full name or the keywords e g google in the Allowed Domain Name field Any domain name with keywords in it www google com www google com cn will be allowed Select from the Effective Time drop down list the schedule e g Schedule_1 you want If there are not suitable schedules for you click the Schedule in red below to go to the Advance Schedule Settings page and create the schedule you need In the Status field you can select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry Click the Save button Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list 75 TL WR842ND REITER AE AER AO AE CITI Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button to return to the previous page For example If you desire that the child PC with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA can access www google com on Saturday only while the parent PC with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 BB is without any restriction you should follow the settings below 1 Click Parental Control menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page Check Enable and enter the MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field Click Ac
65. e g Host_1 2 In MAC Address field enter the MAC address 3 Click the Save button to complete the settings Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button to return to the previous page Add or Modify a Host Entry Mode IP Address w Host Description LAN IF Address 192 165 0 1 192 168 0 23 Figure 4 73 Add or Modify a Host Entry Add or Modify a Host Entry Mode MAC Address Host Description MAC Address 00 11 22 33 44 AA Figure 4 74 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA you should first follow the settings below 83 TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe A AE AO SETITI 1 Click Add New button in Figure 4 72 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page 2 In Mode field select MAC Address from the drop down list 3 In Host Description field create a unique description for the host e g Host_1 4 In MAC Address field enter 00 11 22 33 44 AA 5 Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list ID Host Description information Modify 1 Host_1 MAC 00 11 22 33 44 AA Edit Delete 4 13 3 Target Choose menu Access Control Target and then you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4 75 The target list is necessary
66. e next screen as shown in Figure 4 78 The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule schedule Settings ID schedule Description Time Modify 1 schedule_1 40 00 24 00 Edit Delete Add Mew Delete All Figure 4 78 Schedule Settings gt Schedule Description Here displays the description of the schedule and this description is unique Day Here displays the day s in a week Time Here displays the time period in a day 86 TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AE AER OO RES CTU el gt Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing schedule To add a new schedule follow the steps below 1 Click Add New button shown in Figure 4 78 and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 79 2 In Schedule Description field create a unique description for the schedule e g Schedule_ 1 3 In Day field select the day or days you need 4 In Time field you can select all day 24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding field 5 Click Save to complete the settings Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button to return to the previous page Advance Schedule Settings Mote The Schedule is based on the time of the Router Schedule Description Davy Time Po Everyday Select Days hon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sal sun all day 24 hours Start Time Stop
67. e number of Echo Request messages sent The default is 4 Ping Packet Size Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent The default is 64 Ping Timeout Time to wait for a response in milliseconds The default is 800 Vv VY V WV Traceroute Max TTL Set the maximum number of hops max TTL to be reached in the path to search for the target destination The default is 20 Click Start to check the connectivity of the Internet The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis If the result is similar to the following screen the connectivity of the Internet is fine Diagnostic Results Pinging 202 108 225 with 64 bytes of data Reply fram 202 108 225 bytes 64 time 1 TTL 127 seq 1 Reply from 202 108 225 byles 654 time 1 TTL 12 seq 2 Reply from 0 100 256 byrles 64 time 1 TIL5127 segq gt Reply from 202 108 225 brles 64 time 1 TTL 12 seq 4 Figure 4 100 Diagnostic Results Note 1 Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time 2 Ping Count Ping Packet Size and Ping Timeout are Ping Parameters and Traceroute Max TTL is Traceroute Parameter 4 18 3 Firmware Upgrade Choose menu System Tools Firmware Upgrade and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the Router on the following screen 101 TL WR842ND REITER AE AER AO AE ACNE Firmware Upgrade Firmware Version 3 12 22 Build 120424 Rel 39632n Hardware Version WRS42ND v1 DO
68. e the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference 2 Tochange the WEB management port number Log in to the Router click the Security menu on the left of your browser and click Remote Management submenu 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 113 TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AR AER Ma Colei c SETITI L Remote Management Web Management Port Remote Management IP Address 0 0 0 0 Enter 255 255 255 255 for all Dave Figure A 8 Remote Management Note If the above configuration takes effect you can visit and configure the Router by typing http 192 168 0 1 88 the Router s LAN IP address Web Management Port in the address field of the Web browser If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192 168 0 x the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 1 1 to avoid IP conflict in this case please try http 192 168 1 1 88 3 Log in to the Router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click the Virtual Servers submenu On the Virtual Servers page click Add New then on the Add or Modify a Virtual Server page enter 80 into the blank next to the Service Port and your IP address next to the
69. eanwhile I Use the Wi Fi Protected Setup Button Use this method if your client device has a Wi Fi Protected Setup button Step 1 Press the WPS RESET button on the back panel of the Router as shown in the following figure 21 TL WR842ND REITER AER OO SETITI a WIFI 1 ONOFF lest a You can also keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4 2 then Choose Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect Shown in the following figure Add A New Device Enter the new device s PIN Press the button of the new device in two minutes Figure 4 3 Add A New Device Step 2 Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly Step 3 The Wi Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi Fi Protected Setup process Step 4 When the WPS LED is on the client device has successfully connected to the Router Step 5 Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions ll Enter the client device s PIN on the Router Use this method if your client device has a Wi Fi Protected Setup PIN number Step 1 Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4 2 then the following screen will appear Add A New Device Enter the new device s PIN Press the button of the new device in two minutes Figure 4 4 Add A New Device Step 2 Ente
70. ecurity and then you can protect the Router from being attacked by TCP SYN Flood UDP Flood and ICMP Flood in the screen as shown in Figure 4 59 70 TL WR842ND BRUM he exe AR AER OCRE ACNL Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval 5 60 Seconds DoS Protection Disable Enable Enable ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering ICMP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 50 Packetsis Enable VDP FLOGO Filtering UDP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 soo Packetsis Enable TCP SYRM FLOOD Attack Filtering TCP SYN FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 so Packets s lanore Ping Packet From AN Port Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port Figure 4 59 Advanced Security gt Packets Statistics Interval 5 60 The default value is 10 Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop down list The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics The result of the statistics is used for analysis by SYN Flood UDP Flood and ICMP Flood gt DoS Protection Denial of Service protection Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function Only when it is enabled will the flood filters be enabled Note Dos Protection will take effect only when the traffic Statistics in Systems Tool Statistics is enabled gt Enable ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering Enable or Disable the ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering gt ICMP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3
71. een will appear as shown in Figure 3 8 Quick Setup MAC Clone Please read help carefully on the right Yes lam connected by the main computer clone MAC address Ho lam connected by another computer do NOT clone MAC address WAN MAC Address 00 04 EB 77 88 34 Restore Factory MAC Your PCs MAC Address 40 51 86 c 20 7a Figure 3 8 Quick Setup MAC Clone A MAC address is a 12 digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification Some ISPs will register the MAC address of your computer when you access the Internet for the first time via the cable ADSL modem they offered If you add a router into your network to share the Internet the ISP may not recognize the new MAC address of the router and will not offer the Internet connection any more Therefore it is necessary to clone the MAC address of the computer to the router e f you are visiting the Router from the main computer please select Yes and then click Clone MAC Address Be TL WR842ND REITER AE SU AER E Colei c SETITI Quick Setup MAC Clone Please read help carefully on the right Yes lam connected by the main computer clone MAC address No lam connected by another computer do NOT clone MAC address WAN MAC Address 40 61 86 C4 98 43 Restore Factory MAC Your PC s MAC Address Clone MAC Address Figure 3 9 Quick Setup MAC Clone e lf you are visiting the Router from another computer rather than the m
72. en 4 14 2 System Routing Table Choose menu Advanced Routing System Routing Table and then you can view the System Routing Table in the next screen shown in Figure 4 83 System routing table views all of the valid route entries in use The Destination IP address Subnet Mask Gateway and Interface will be displayed for each entry 89 TL WR842ND REITER AER AO AE ACNL System Routing Table Destination Network Subnet Mask Interface 192 168 0 0 255 255 255 0 LAN E MILAN 1 0 0 0 255 0 0 0 WAN 239 0 0 0 255 0 0 0 LAN amp WLAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WAN Figure 4 83 System Routing Table gt Destination Network The Destination Network is the address of the network or host to which the static route is assigned 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 gt Interface This interface tells you either the Destination IP Address is on the LAN 8 WLAN internal wired and wireless networks or on the WAN Internet 4 15 Bandwidth Control Bandwidth Control Rules List Figure 4 84 Bandwidth Control There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4 84 Control Settings and Rules List Click any of them and you will be able to configure the cor
73. 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 Host Name This option specifies the Host Name of the Router 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 aon TL WR842ND REITER AER OO RESTA CNE Click the Save button to save your settings 2 If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS setting select Static IP The Static IP settings page will appear shown in Figure 4 7 WAN Connection Type Static IP v IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 00 Optional MTU Size in bytes 1500 The defaultis 1500 do not change unless necessary Primary DNS 0 0 0 0 Optional Secondary DNS 00 0 0 Optional Save 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 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
74. entication Algorithm Encryption Algorithm In SPI In Authentication Key In Encryption Key Out SPI Out Authentication Key Out Encryption Key Enable ft or domain name O IKE negotiation Manual mode ESP Ww SHA w AES256 w po 256 4294967295 20 characters po 256 4294967295 DSSS 20 characters RR earaders Figure 4 35 IPsec Policy Settings Policy Name Enter the name for the IPsec Policy Local Subnet Enter the local LAN subnet and mask ex 192 168 0 0 24 Peer Subnet Enter the Peer subnet and mask Peer Gateway Enter the Peer gateway or domain Negotiation Mode Here you could find two options IKE Negotiation Mode and Manually Mode You are recommended to select the default mode IKE Negotiation Mode and all the parameters could be negotiated automatically according to IKE If Manually Mode is selected you should manually set up the Encryption and SPI parameters according to the instructions Security Protocol Select the Security Protocol from the drop down list Here you could find AH Authentication Header and ESP Encapsulation Security Payload protocols Authentication Algorithm Select the Authentication Algorithm for IPsec connection You could also keep the default value Auto Encryption Algorithm Select the Encryption Algorithm for IPsec connection You could also keep the default value Auto In SPI It is for direction in SPI parameter set in manual mode
75. ering you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function shown in Figure 4 22 Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless MAC Filtering Disabled Filtering Rules Deny the stations specified by any enabled entries in the listto access Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the listto access ID MAC Address Status Description Modify 1 00 0A EB B0 00 0B Enabled Wireless station A Modify Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Figure 4 22 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address click Enable The default setting is Disabled 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 23 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry Status Enabled e Figure 4 23 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry Ud TL WR842ND REITER US MEE OO RES CITI L 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 OA EB B0 00 06B 2
76. ess Security Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Advanced Wireless Statistics Figure 4 15 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu shown in Figure 4 15 Wireless Settings Wireless Security Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 6 1 Wireless Settings Choose menu Wireless Wireless Settings you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page 35 TL WR842ND REITER ES AO AE ACNL Wireless Settings 55101 TP LINK_04203 55102 Enable SSID3 Enable SID4 Enable Region United States Channel Auto Mode 11bgn mixed Channel Width Automatic Max Tx Rate 300Mbps Enable Wireless Router Radio Enable SSID Broadcast FP Enable WDS Save Figure 4 16 Wireless Settings SSID 1 4 Up to four SSIDs for each BSS Basic Service Set can be entered in the filed SSID1 SSID4 The name can be up to 32 characters The same name SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network Check the Enable box to enable the desired SSID The wireless stations connected to different SSIDs can not communicate with each other cf Note Multiple SSIDs can be set up in public places like coffee house for guests to allow virtual segregation stations which share the same channel Region Select your region from the drop down list
77. etwork 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 WPA PSK Pre Shared Key WPA2 PSK Pre Shared Key 38 TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AE US AER OO AE CITI Wireless Security SSID Disable Security WEP Type WEP Key Format Key Selected Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 Key 4 WPA WPA2 Version Encryption Radius Server IP Radius Port Radius Password Group Key Update Period O WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Wersion Encryption PSK Password Group Key Update Period TP LINK_64203C vw Automatic Hexadecimal ka WEF Key Key Type O PELO Po Disabled Po Disabled Po Disabled 1812 1 65535 0 stands for default port 1812 lo tin second minimum is 30 0 means no update AES e 1234567690 fou can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 or Hexadecimal characters between 8 and 64 lo fin second minimum is 30 0 means no update Save Figure 4 18 Wireless Security SSID Select the desired SSID from the drop down list Disable Security If you do not want to use wireless security check this radio button But it s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security WEP It is based on the IEEE 802 11 standard If you check this radio button you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4 19 39 TL WR842ND BRU hey exe AE AER AO AE CITI L
78. g the access target entry and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 69 E TL WR842ND REITER AE AER AO SETITI L Quick Setup Create an Advanced Schedule Entry Note The Schedule is based on the time of the Router Schedule Description Day Everyday Select Days Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri all day 24 hours HH _ HMMM Figure 4 69 Quick Setup Create an Advanced Schedule Entry gt Schedule Description In this field create a description for the schedule Note that this description should be unique e g Schedule_ 1 gt Day Choose Select Days and select the certain day days or choose Everyday gt Time Select 24 hours or specify the Start Time and Stop Time yourself gt Start Time Enter the start time in HHMM format HHMM are 4 numbers For example 0800 is 8 00 gt Stop Time Enter the stop time in HHMM format HHMM are 4 numbers For example 2000 is 20 00 Click Next when finishing creating the advanced schedule entry and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 70 Quick Setup Create an Internet Access Control Entry Target Target_1 e Schedule Schedule 1 w Status Enabled Figure 4 70 Quick Setup Create an Internet Access Control Entry 80 TL WR842ND REITER A AE AO mm SETITI L gt Rule In this field create a name for the rule Note that this name should be unique e g Rule_ 1 gt Host In this field select
79. h as sunlight Keep at least 2 inches 5 cm of clear space around the Router Operating Temperature 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Vv Vv VV V WV 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 the Router The best place is usually at the center of your wireless network 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 5 Connect the DSL Cable Modem to the Internet port on the Router shown in Figure 2 1 TL WR842ND REITER AE EE E Colei c SETITI L Cf Note If you want to use the Router to share files or printer plug the USB storage device to the USB port or connect the printer to the Router with a matching cable 6 Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router and the other end into an electrical outlet The Router will start to work automatically 7 Power o
80. he PC that is managing this Router If the MAC Address of your adapter is registered you can click the Copy To Above button to fill this address to the MAC Address of Parental PC field above gt Website Description Description of the allowed website for the PC controlled Schedule The time period allowed for the PC controlled to access the Internet For detailed information please go to Access Control Schedule gt Enable Check this option to enable a specific entry gt Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing entry To add a new entry please follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 63 74 6 T TL WR842ND REITER AE A aAA CE Me OLT ETITI L Add or Modify Parental Control Entry The Schedule is based on the time ofthe Router The time can be setin System Tools Time settings MAC Address of Child PC AU MAC Address In Current LAN please select e Website Description Allowed Domain Name Pp Pp PF ss Pp PO fective Time The time schedule can be setin Access Control Schedule Status Enabled w Figure 4 63 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry Enter the MAC address of the PC e g 00 11 22 33 44 AA you d like to control in the MAC Address of Child PC field or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop down list Give a description e g Allow Googl
81. he Router s configuration follow these instructions e Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore e Click the Restore button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank Note The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file Wrong process will lead the device unmanaged The restoring process lasts for 20 seconds and the Router will restart automatically then Keep the power of the Router on during the process in case of any damage 4 18 6 Reboot Choose menu System Tools Reboot and then you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Router via the next screen Reboot Click this button to reboot the device Figure 4 104 Reboot the Router Some settings of the Router will take effect only after rebooting which include e Change the LAN IP Address system will reboot automatically e Change the DHCP Settings e Change the Wireless configurations e Change the Web Management Port e Upgrade the firmware of the Router system will reboot automatically e Restore the Router s settings to factory defaults system will reboot automatically e Update the configuration with the file system will reboot automatically 4 18 7 Password Choose menu System Tools Password and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown
82. he week in the second field the day in the third field and the time in the last field End The time to end the Daylight Saving Select the month in the first field the week in the second field the day in the third field and the time in the last field Daylight Saving Status Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use To set time manually 1 2 3 4 Select your local time zone Enter the Date in Month Day Year format Enter the Time in Hour Minute Second format Click Save To set time automatically 1 2 3 Select your local time zone Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server or NTP Server Il Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet To set Daylight Saving 1 2 3 4 Check the box to enable Daylight Saving Select the start time from the drop down lists in the Start field Select the end time from the drop down lists in the End field Click the Save button to save the settings Enable Daylight Saving End Daylight Saving Status daylight saving is up Figure 4 98 Time settings 99 TL WR842ND REITER AER AO AE ACNL 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 automa
83. in Figure 4 105 104 TL WR842ND REITER AER OO RES ACNE Password Old User Hame Old Password Hew User Name Hew Password Confirm Hew Password Clear All Figure 4 105 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router because all users who try to access the Router s Web based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router s default user name and password E Note The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and not include any spaces Enter the new Password twice to confirm it Click the Save button when finished Click the Clear All button to clear all 4 18 8 System Log Choose menu System Tools System Log and then you can view the logs of the Router 105 Vv VV Y vv v TL WR842ND REITER AE A aAA CE OO SETITI L System Log Auto Mail Feature Disabled Mail Settings Log is Empty Time 2000 01 01 1 22 07 49235 H Ver WR842ND v1 00000000 S Ver 3 12 22 Build 120424 Rel 39632n L 192 168 0 1 M 255 255 255 0 Wi STATIC IF W 172 30 74 68 M 255 255 255 0 G 172 30 74 1 Mail Log Clear Log Current Mo Fage Figure 4 106 System Log Auto Mail Feature Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not Log Type By selecting the log type only logs of this type will be shown Log Level By selecting the log level only logs of this le
84. ing remote hosts to the Internet over an always on connection by simulating a dial up connection 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 WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A data privacy mechanism based on a 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 WECA see http www wi fi net an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802 11b devices WLAN Wireless Local Area Network A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly which network serving users are limited in a local area 121
85. ingle Service Port or leave it blank IP Address 192 160 0 163 Protocol LL Status Enabled Common Service Port Select Cne Figure A 5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry E Note Your opposite side should call your WAN IP which is displayed on the Status page 4 How to enable DMZ Host Log in to the Router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click DMZ submenu On the DMZ page click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the DMZ Host IP Address field using 192 168 0 169 as an example remember to click the Save button Current DMZ Status Enable Disable DMZ Host IP Address 192 168 0 169 SAWE Figure A 6 DMZ 112 TL WR842ND REITER AE E Colei c SETITI 5 How to enable H323 ALG Log in to the Router click the Security menu on the left of your browser and click Basic Security submenu On the Basic Security page check the Enable radio button next to H323 ALG Remember to click the Save button Basic Security Firewall SPI Firewall Enable O Disable PPTP Passthrough Enable Disable L2TP Passthrough Enable Disable IPSec Passthrough Enable Disable FTP ALG Enable Disable TFTP ALG Enable Disable H323 ALG Enable Disable RISP ALG Enable Disable Save Figure A 7 Basic Security want to build a WEB Server on the LAN what should do 1 Becaus
86. ivity period and re established when you attempt to access the Internet again Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background 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 1480 The default is 1480 do not change unless necessary Use IP address specified by ISP ISP Specified IP Address 0o00 Detect Online Interval o Seconds 0 120 seconds the defaultis 0 0 means not detecting C Use the following DNS Servers Secondary DNS ooon Optional Figure 4 9 PPPoE Advanced Settings gt MTU Size The default MTU size is 1480 bytes which is usually fine It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP gt Service Name AC Name The service name and AC Access Concentrator name should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP In most cases leaving these fields blank will work De TL WR842ND BRUM he exe AR AER OO SETITI L gt ISP Specified IP Address If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the Router during login please click U
87. king this declaration 38 Paras YN Lv Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International Business Date of issue 2012 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD Building 24 floors 1 3 4 5 and 28 floors 1 4 Central Science and Technology Park Shennan Rd Nanshan Shenzhen China CONTENTS Package Contents nuncio li 1 Chapter 1 INtoducioON sms 2 1 1 Overview of the ROUTE tias 2 AN A A E char whats cs eae ih ae hia 3 1 35 Mal ESatures nn A e its 3 tA Panel La vob a e ns ooh A e e er 4 LAT ENG FROME AMG sic nde 4 KAZ Tne REAP Panel iesene conidios danita 5 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router oooccconcccncocccocccocccnncenanonnnonncnnnonanenaronaronnrnanenanos 7 2 1 System Requie MENS sepesi old T 2 2 Installation Environment Requirements ocooccoccccccoccocnccnconcocoocnoonconnonnonnnonnonnnnnnanonoos T 2 5 Connecting Ne TR OUTER sesen r e E E T Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide ncoccconconccccconnocconccnnconcccncnnronnnancnanenanannos 9 Bet TEPIP CONNU AION a 9 32 QUICK Installation GUIGG outros 10 Chapter 4 Configuring the Router occoncccncocccocccocccnnconanonanonnnnanonanonarenaronanonnnnns 19 4 Ui A 3 bones te eee en Se teers Tee E ene ce ee ee ee 19 7 mS 2 a eae Re ore one Ne A a ee 19 97 QUICK CUD ans a a eee 20 E A A tce cette farce atecuutoe tata tance age aycedecert 21 AS s INGIWONIG sa sbstacesinn ti oul Gate eveihs ube teeel Gees e de et 23 451 WAN acierta ido coca 23
88. l be disabled Packets Statistics Interval 5 60 The default value is 10 Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the drop down list The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic Sorted Rules Choose how the displayed statistics are sorted Select the Auto refresh checkbox to refresh automatically Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table 108 TL WR842ND KITE ATEO A ESSE TAO TA CS Statistics Table IP MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router Total The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router The total number of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds The total number of bytes received and transmitted in the last Packets Bytes Statistic interval seconds The number of the ICMP packets transmitted to WAN per second at the ICMP Tx specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Current Max transmitting rate The number of UDP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the UDP Tx specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate The number of TCP SYN packets transmitte
89. ld 3 Select Enabled in the Status drop down list 4 Click the Save button 5 Click the Back button The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list 43 TL WR842ND REITER AE AER OO SETITI L Filtering Rules Deny the stations specified by any enabled entries in the listto access Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the listto access MAC Address Status Description Modify 00 0A EB B0 00 0B Enabled wireless station A Modify Delete 00 04 EB 00 07 5F Enabled wireless station E Modify Delete 4 6 4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu Wireless Wireless Advanced you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network Wireless Advanced Transmit Power Beacon Interval 100 40 1000 RTS Threshold 346 1 2346 Fragmentation Threshold 2346 256 2346 DTIM Interval 1 15 Enable vih Enable Short Gl C Enable AP Isolation save Figure 4 24 Wireless Advanced gt Transmit Power Here you can specify the transmit power of Router You can select High Middle or Low which you would like High is the default setting and is recommended 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 yo
90. mode When 802 11b mode is selected only 802 11b wireless stations can connect to the Router When 802 11g mode is selected only 802 11g wireless stations can connect to the Router When 802 11n mode is selected only 802 11n wireless stations can connect to the Router It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode 11bng mixed and all of 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11n wireless stations can connect to the Router Channel width Select the channel width from the drop down list The default setting is automatic which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically Cf Note If 11b only 11g only or 11bg mixed is selected in the Mode field the Channel Width selecting field will turn grey and the value will become 20M which is unable to be changed Max Tx Rate You can limit the maximum tx rate of the Router through this field Enable Wireless Router Radio The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access 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 Enable WDS Check this box to enable WDS With this function the Router can bridge two lt 37 TL WR842ND REITER AE AER OCRE ACNE or more Wlans If this checkbox is selected you will have to
91. n volume is non shared you can click the Enable button to share the volume Click the Start button to start the Network Sharing service Click the Stop button to stop the Network Sharing service Click the Eject Disk button to safely remove the USB storage device that is connected to USB port This takes the drive offline A message as shown in Figure 4 39 will appear on your web browser when it is safe to detach the USB disk Microsoft Internet Explorer A The disk can be physically unplugged from the Router now Figure 4 39 Safe Unplug Message Click the Rescan button to start a new scan Follow the instructions below to set up your Router as a file server 1 Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router 2 Click the Rescan button to find the USB drive that has been attached to the Router 3 Click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service 4 Click the Enable button under Shared to enable the disk to share 5 Click the Open the disk to visit the sharing disk cs Note 1 The Router cannot automatically locate new USB drive You have to click the Rescan button manually to display a list of volumes and information about them The new settings will not take effect until you restart the service To unplug the USB drive click Eject Disk button first Simply pulling USB drive out of the USB port can cause damage to the device and loss of data 4 Mounted volumes are subject to the 8 vol
92. n your PC and Cable DSL Modem To Internet i p m e ll l xDSL Cable Ethernet l l Switch Hub es LAN a N E pl I i Figure 2 1 Hardware Installation TL WR842ND REITER AE AER AUREA CNE Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes 3 1 TCP IP Configuration The default domain name of the Router is http tplinklogin net and the default Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 These values can be changed as you desire In this guide we use all the default values for description Connect the local PC to the LAN ports of the Router and then you can configure the IP address for your PC by the following method Set up 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 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 0 1 and then press Enter gt If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3 1 it means the connection between your PC and the Router has been established well cs C WINDOWS system3 cmd exe
93. not set the key the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type gt WPA WPAZ2 It s based on Radius Server e Version you can choose the version of the WPA security on the drop 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 40 TL WR842ND REITER AE EE E Colei c SET ACNL Cf Note If you check the WPA WPA2 radio button and choose TKIP encryption you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4 20 WPA WPA2 Encryption TKIP w Radius Server IP Radius Port 1912 1 65535 0 stands for default port 1812 Radius Password Group Key Update Period pa fin second minimum is 30 0 means no update We do not recommend using the TKIP encryption ifthe device operates in 802 11n mode due to the fact that TKIP is not supported by 802 11 specification Figure 4 20 WPA WPA2 e Radius Server IP Enter the IP address of the Radius server e Radius Port Enter the port number of the Radius server 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 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK It s the WPA WPA2 authe
94. nt 12381691 23941270 20611 22913 O days 01 08 10 Figure 4 1 Status Please refer to 3 2 Quick Installation Guide sI TL WR842ND REITER AER AO AE ACNL 44 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup function a Choose menu WPS and you will see the next screen shown in Figure 4 2 WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Status Enabled Current PIN 48795234 Restore PIN Gen New PIN Add a new device Add device Figure 4 2 WPS gt WPS Status Enable or disable the WPS function here gt Current PIN The current value of the Router s PIN is displayed here The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide 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 a 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 amp Note To build a successful connection by WPS you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS function m
95. ntication type based on pre shared passphrase e Version you can choose the version of the WPA PSK security on the drop down list The default setting is Automatic which can select WPA PSK Pre shared key of WPA or WPA2 PSK Pre shared key of WPA automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request e Encryption When WPA PSK or WPA is set as the Authentication Type you can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES as Encryption cs Note If you check the WPA PSK WPA2 PSK radio button and choose TKIP encryption you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4 21 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Version Encryption PSK Password Mou can enter ASCI characters between 6 and 63 or Hexadecimal characters between 8 and 64 Group Key Update Period E fin second minimum is 30 0 means no update We donot recommend using the TKIP encryption ifthe device operates in 802 119 mode due to the fact that TKIP is not supported by 802 11n specification Figure 4 21 WPA WPA2 PSK side TL WR842ND lle a US AER AO SETITI L e PSK Passphrase You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal 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 Filt
96. on must travel to reach a specific host or network static Routing Destination Network Subnet Mask Default Gateway Status Modify Add New Figure 4 81 Static Routing To add static routing entries 1 Click Add New shown in Figure 4 81 you will see the following screen 88 TL WR842ND REITER SU AER AO AE ACE Add or Modify a Static Route Entry Destination Network Subnet Mask Default Gateway Status Enabled e Figure 4 82 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry 2 Enter the following data gt Destination Network The Destination Network 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 Default Gateway This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host 3 Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop down list 4 Click the Save button to make the entry take effect 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 information in the next scre
97. ort number when Service Port is a single one gt IP Address The IP address of the PC running the service application gt Protocol The protocol used for this application either TCP UDP or All all protocols 263 TL WR842ND REITER AER E Colei c ETITI supported by the Router gt Status The status of this entry Enabled means the virtual server entry is enabled gt Common Service Port Some common services already exist in the drop down list gt Modify To modify or delete an existing entry To set up a virtual server entry 1 Click the Add New button pop up Figure 4 52 2 Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list If the Common Service Port menu does not list the service that you want to use enter the number of the service port or service port range in the Service Port field 3 Enter the IP address of the computer running the service application in the IP Address field 4 Select the protocol used for this application in the Protocol drop down list either TCP UDP or All 5 Select the Enabled option in the Status drop down list 6 Click the Save button Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Service Port Ys XOX XOX or XOX Internal Port XX Only valid for single Service Port or leave a blank Protocol ALL 44 Status Enabled 44 Common Service Port S elect One Figure 4 52 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry E Note It is possible that
98. other users can access FTP via this address 5 If WAN type is PPPOE PPTP L2TP two connections will be available Therefore users can access FTP server via two connections Users in a private LAN can access ftp server via Public Address while Internet users can access ftp server via Internet Address 6 Click the Start button to start the ftp server 56 TL WR842ND REITER AE US AER OO RES ACNE To add a new folder follow the instructions below 1 Click Add New Folder in Figure 4 40 Add or Modify Share Folder Partition C Share entire partition Folder Location Select Folder Learning O O Photos O Printing Figure 4 41 Add or Modify Share Folder 2 Select the Share entire partition or a specific folder option 3 Enter display name of the share folder in Display Name filed 4 Click the Save button to save the settings You can click the upper button to go to the upper folder You can click the Back button to return to the ftp server configuration page Cf Note 1 The max share folders number is 10 If you want to share a new folder when the number has reached 10 you can delete an existing share folder and then add a new one 2 Ifyou want to change the FTP settings you need to restart FTP Server to make the changes take effect 3 The max FTP clients number is 2 4 9 3 Media Server Choose menu USB Settings Media Server you can create media server that allows you to share
99. r Enabled or Disabled To Reserve an IP address 1 Click the Add New button Then Figure 4 30 will pop up 2 Enter the MAC address in XX XX XX XX XX XX format and IP address in dotted decimal notation of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address 3 Click the Save button Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry Reserved IP Address AP Status Enabled Figure 4 30 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 Delete 48 TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AR MAESTRE CITI L 2 Modify the information 3 Click the Save button Click the Enable Disable All button to make all entries enabled disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page 48 VPN Figure 4 31 The VPN menu There are three submenus under the VPN menu shown in Figure 4 31 IKE IPsec and Security Alliance List Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function VPN Virtual Private Network is a private network established via the public network generally via the Internet However the private network is a logical network without any physical network lines so it is called Virtual Private Network which can guarantee a secure
100. r 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 WAN MAC Address 00 09 01 00 00 05 E Your PC s MAC Address 00 19 56 80 54 28 Clone MAC Address DAVE Figure A 3 MAC Clone 3 lwant to use Netmeeting what do need to do 1 2 If you start Netmeeting as a host you don t need to do anything with the Router If you start as a response you need to configure Virtual Server or DMZ Host and make sure the H323 ALG is enabled How to configure Virtual Server Log in to the Router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click Virtual Servers submenu On the Virtual Servers page click Add New Then on the Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry page enter 1720 for the Service Port blank and your IP address for the IP Address blank taking 192 168 0 169 for an example remember to Enable and Save 111 TL WR842ND REITER AE AER AO AE ACNL Virtual Servers ID Service Port internal Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify 1 4720 1720 192168 0 169 ALL Enabled Modify Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Figure A 4 Virtual Servers Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Service Port CARO OP ORD Internal Port a Xx Only valid for s
101. r the PIN number from the client device in the field on the above WPS screen Then click Connect button Step 3 Connect successfully will appear on the screen of Figure 4 4 which means the client device has successfully connected to the Router 22 TL WR842ND REITER AER E Colei c SETITI L lil Enter the Router s PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device asks for the Router s PIN number Step 1 On the client device enter the PIN number listed on the Router s Wi Fi Protected Setup screen It is also labeled on the bottom of the Router Step 2 The Wi Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi Fi Protected Setup process Step 3 When the WPS LED is on the client device has successfully connected to the Router Step 4 Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions cs Note 1 The WPS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network 2 The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS 4 5 Network Network MAC Clone Figure 4 5 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu shown in Figure 4 5 WAN LAN and MAC Clone Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 5 1 WAN Choose menu Net
102. rate it in accord with your desire shown in Figure 4 89 Binding Settings ARP Binding Disable Enable MAC Address IP Address Bind Modify 1 00 E0 4C 00 07 BE 192 168 0 4 Modify Delete Add NEw Enable All Disable All Delete All Current Mo Page Figure 4 89 Binding Setting 209 TL WR842ND REITER AER AO SETITI L MAC Address The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN IP Address The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN Bind Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device Vv Vv V WV Modify To modify or delete an existing entry When you want to add or modify an IP amp MAC Binding entry you can click the Add New button or Modify button and then you will go to the next page This page is used for adding or modifying an IP amp MAC Binding entry shown in Figure 4 90 IP amp MAC Binding Settings MAC Address IP Address Figure 4 90 IP amp MAC Binding Setting Add amp Modify To add IP amp MAC Binding entries follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button as shown in Figure 4 89 2 Enter the MAC Address and IP Address 3 Select the Bind checkbox 4 Click the Save button to save it To modify or delete an existing entry follow the steps below 1 Find the desired entry in the table 2 Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column To find an existing entry follow the steps below 1 Click
103. ration and the page will be redirected to the media server configuration page as shown in Figure 4 46 Media Server Setting Server Name TP LINK_2D7084 Server Status Started C Auto scan every scan All Add share folder Name File System Folder Delete Photos FAT 32 l Delete Figure 4 46 Media Server Setting 4 Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately You can also tick the Auto scan every at the same time select an auto scan interval time by drop down list In this case the media server will auto scan the share folders cS Note The max share folders number is 6 and the max share media files number is 3000 If you want to share a new folder when the number has reached 6 you can delete an existing share folder and then add a new one 4 9 4 Print Server Choose menu USB Settings Print Server you can configure print server on this page as shown below Print Server Setting Server Status Online Figure 4 47 Pint Server Setting There are two states of the print server they are as follows gt Online Indicates the print service has been turned on You can click the Stop button to stop the print service 60 TL WR842ND REITER AER AO AE ACNE gt Offline Indicates the print service feature is disabled You can click Start button to start the print service 4 9 5 User Accounts You can specify the user name and password for Storage Sharing and FTP Ser
104. reless devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other To use this function check this box AP Isolation is disabled by default cs Note If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page it s strongly recommended to keep the provided default values otherwise it 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 Statistics Current Connected Wireless Stations numbers 1 ID MAC Address Current Status Recerved Packets Sent Packets 1 00 04 EB 88 34 75 5TA ASSOC 416 2 Figure 4 25 Wireless Statistics 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 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 45 TL WR842ND BRUM ley exe A EE E Colei c SETITI L 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
105. res e Reorient or 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 This device may not cause harmful interference This 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 Note The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment Such modifications 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 conj
106. responding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 15 1 Control Settings Choose menu Bandwidth Control Control Settings and then you can configure the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwidth in the next screen Their values you configure should be less than 100000Kbps For optimal control of the bandwidth please select the right Line Type and ask your ISP for the total bandwidth of the egress and ingress 90 TL WR842ND REITER ES E Colei cs ETITI Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control F Line Type ADSL Other Ingress Bandwidth 2048 Kbps Save Figure 4 85 Bandwidth Control Settings gt Enable Bandwidth Control Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings can take effect gt Line Type Select the right type for you network connection If you don t know how to choose please ask your ISP for the information Egress Bandwidth The upload speed through the WAN port Ingress Bandwidth The download speed through the WAN port 4 15 2 Rules List Choose menu Bandwidth Control Rules List and then you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below Bandwidth Control Rules List Egress Bandwidth Kbps Ingress BandwidthrKbps ID Description Enable Modify Min hax Min hax 1 192 766 0 2 192 168 0 23 27TCP Modif Delete Add New Delete All Mow is the 1 page Figure 4 86 Bandwidth Control Rules
107. rint Server User Accounts Figure 4 37 The USB Settings menu There are four submenus under the USB Settings menu shown in Figure 4 37 Storage Sharing FTP Server Media Server Print Server and User Accounts Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 9 1 Storage Sharing Choose menu USB Settings Storage Sharing you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the Router and view volume and share properties such as share name capacity used space and free space etc on this page as shown below storage Sharing Service Status Started C Access shared storage with password Volume Capacity Used Free Shared View volumet 1 9 GB 1 3 GB 616 MB Open the disk Eject Disk Figure 4 38 Storage Sharing gt Service Status Indicates the Network Sharing service s current status You can click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the Stop button to stop it gt Volume The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to gt Capacity The storage capacity of the USB driver 54 TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AE SU AER AO AE CITI gt Used The used space of the USB driver gt Free The available space of the USB driver gt Use The percentage of the used space gt Shared Indicates the shared or non shared status of the volume When the volume is shared you can click the Disable to stop sharing the volume whe
108. rt number For example if your Router s WAN address is 202 96 12 8 and the port number used 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 73 TL WR842ND BRUM he exe A AER OUEN 4 12 Parental Control Choose menu Parental Control and then you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4 62 The Parental Control function can be used to control the internet activities of the child limit the child to access certain websites and restrict the time of surfing Parental Control Settings Mon Parental PCs not listed will not be able to access the Internet Parental Control Disable Enable MAC Address of Parental PC fs MAC Address of Your PC 40 61 86 c 20 7a Copy To Abowe Save ID MAC address Website Description schedule Enable Modify Add New Current Mo Fage Figure 4 62 Parental Control Settings gt Parental Control Check Enable if you want this function to take effect otherwise check Disable gt MAC Address of Parental PC In this field enter the MAC address of the controlling PC or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below gt MAC Address of Your PC This field displays the MAC address of t
109. s LAN 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption Wi Fi Protected Access WPA2 PSK WPA PSK as well as advanced Firewall protections the TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router provides complete data privacy Flexible Access Control The TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function 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 1 2 TL WR842ND REITER EE OO mm Olt ACNE Conventions The Router or TL WR842ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL WR842ND 300Mbps Multi Function Wireless N Router without any explanation 1 3 gt Vv Vv Y Y Y V WV Vv Vv V V WV v V Main Features Complies with IEEE 802 11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 450Mbps One 10 100M Auto Negotiation RJ45 Internet port four 10 100M Auto Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports supporting Auto MDI MDIX Provides USB Port supporting storage
110. s in the screen as shown in Figure 4 66 Vv Vv Vv V WV Vv Vv V WV Access Control Rule Management C Enable Internet Access Control Default Filter Policy O Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router Deny the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router Save ID Rule Name Enable setup Wizard Add New Current Ho Page Figure 4 66 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function so the Default Filter Policy can take effect Rule Name Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique Host Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule Target Here displays the target selected in the corresponding rule Schedule Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule Enable Here displays the status of the rule enabled or not Check this option to enable a specific entry Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing rule Setup Wizard Click the Setup Wizard button to create a new rule entry Add New Click the Add New button to add a new rule entry Enable All Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list f f gt gt TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AR EE E Colei c SETITI Disable All Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list Delete
111. s is recommended e Dynamic IP You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP e Static IP You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP 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 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects Connect Automatically The connection can be re established automatically when it was down Oe TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AE SU AER E Colei c SETITI L 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 5 Note Only when you have configured the system time on System Tools Time page will the Time based Connecting function 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 inact
112. scan All Add share folder Name File System Folder Delete Figure 4 44 Media Server Setting Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 4 45 Add New Folder Display Name folder Partition Share entire partition Folder Location i Select Folder Learning O O Photos O Printing Figure 4 45 Add New Folder gt Display Name You can enter a display name for the share folder Vv Share entire partition You can select this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared Folder Location Displays the location of this folder Select You can select this option to share the specified folder Folder Name of folders that is in current path upper You can click the upper button to get into the upper folder Vv V VW V WV Save You can click the Save button to save your settings and the page will be redirected to the media server configuration page gt Back You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page 59 TL WR842ND REITER AER OO RES ACNE To add a new share folder for your media server please follow the instructions below a Select the Share entire partition or a specified folder option b Enter the display name of the share folder in Display Name edit box c Click the Save button to save the configu
113. se 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 0 You can input the value between 0 and 120 The value 0 means no detect gt Primary DNS Secondary DNS 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 4 lf your ISP provides BigPond Cable or Heart Beat Signal connection please select BigPond Cable And you should enter the following parameters Figure 4 10 WAN Connection Type User Name Password Auth Server Auth Domain MTU Size in bytes fields are case sensitive BigPond Cable username SM Server The defaultis 1500 do not change unless necessari Connect on Demand hax Idle Time minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connect Automatically Connect Manually blax Idle Time 15 minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connect Disconnected Figure 4 10 WAN BigPond Cable User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These Auth Ser
114. t most 5 groups of ports or port sections Every group of ports must be separated with for example 2000 2038 2046 2050 2051 2085 3010 3030 gt Incoming Protocol The protocol used for Incoming Port either TCP UDP or ALL all protocols supported by the Router gt Status The status of this entry Enabled means the Port Triggering entry is enabled gt Modify To modify or delete an existing entry gt Common Applications Some popular applications already listed in the drop down list of Incoming Protocol To modify or delete an existing entry 5 Find the desired entry in the table 6 Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries 66 TL WR842ND REITER AE AER E LTTE CITI l Once the Router is configured the operation is as follows 1 A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field 2 The Router records this connection opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table and associates them with the local host 3 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 Note 1 When the trigger connection is released
115. t support Wi Fi Protected Setup Press and hold this button for more than 5 seconds approximately 8 seconds to reset the Router There are two ways to reset to the Router s factory defaults 1 Use the Factory Defaults function on System Tools Factory Defaults page in the Router s Web based Utility 2 Use the Factory Default WPS RESET button With the Router powered on use a pin to e TL WR842ND REITER AE US AER AO OETI L press and hold the WPS RESET button approximately 8 seconds until the SYS LED becomes quick flash from slow flash And then release the button and wait the Router to reboot to its factory default settings gt WIFI ON OFF Press this button to enable or disable Wi Fi gt Wireless antenna To receive and transmit the wireless data TL WR842ND REITER SU ES AO SETITI L 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 Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari 2 2 Installation Environment Requirements Place the Router in a well ventilated place far from any heater or heating vent Avoid direct irradiation of any strong light suc
116. t you want to give access to the USB drive The user name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length Password Enter the password in the Password field The password must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length For security purposes the password for each user account is not displayed Confirm Password Re enter the password here Storage Authority Choose Read and Write or Read Only from the drop down list to assign access authority of Storage Sharing to the user FTP Access Choose Yes or No from the drop down list to decide whether the user can access FTP Server or not Save You can click the SAVE button to save your settings Back You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page Note The two default user accounts cannot be deleted Please restart the service for the new settings to take effect If you cannot use the new user name and password to access the shares press Windows logo R to open the Run dialog box and type net use 192 168 0 1 delete yes and press Enter 192 168 0 1 is your router s LAN IP address If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192 168 0 x the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 1 1 to avoid IP conflict in this case please try net use 192 168 1 1 delete yes ls TL WR842ND BRUM he
117. tablish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again If you wish to activate Connect on Demand check the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter O in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates gt Connect Automatically Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected To use this option check the radio button gt Connect Manually You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually After a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection and you will not be able to re establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again To use this option click the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background Click the Save button to save your settings Cf Note If you don t Know how to choose the appropriate connection type click the Detect button to allow the Router to automatically
118. ter to automatically re establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again If you wish to activate Connect on Demand check the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates 30 TL WR842ND REITER AE US AER E Colei c SET ACNE gt Connect Automatically Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected To use this option check the radio button gt Connect Manually You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually After a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection and you will not be able to re establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again To use this option check the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background Click the Save button to save your settings 6 If your ISP provides PPTP connection please select
119. the Router If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet the IP Address pool of the 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 3 MAC Clone Choose menu Network MAC Clone you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the screen below Figure 4 14 MAC Clone WAN MAC Address 00 04 EB 7 7 38 34 Restore Factory MAC Your PC s MAC Address 40 61 86 cE20 7a Clone MAC Address cave Figure 4 14 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 34 TL WR842ND REITER EE OO ESA CNE gt Your PC s MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the Router lf 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 CSF Note Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function 4 6 Wireless Wireless Wirel
120. the Security menu as shown in Figure 4 57 Basic Security Advanced Security Local Management and Remote Management Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 11 1 Basic Security Choose menu Security Basic Security and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4 58 Basic Security Firewall SPI Firewall E Enable Disable PPTP Passthrough Enable Disable L2TP Passthrough Enable Disable IPSec Passthrough Enable Disable FTP ALG Enable Disable TFTP ALG Enable Disable H323 ALG Enable Disable RTSP ALG Enable Disable SAVE Figure 4 58 Basic Security gt Firewall A firewall protects your network from the outside world Here you can enable or disable the Router s firewall e SPI Firewall SPI Stateful Packet Inspection also known as dynamic packet filtering helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world you can disable it 69 TL WR842ND BRUM fey exe AE US ES E Colei c RIE ACNE gt VPN VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the Router e PPTP Passthrough Point to Point Tunneling Proto
121. the corresponding opened ports will be closed 2 Each rule can only be used by one host on the LAN at a time The trigger connection of other hosts on the LAN will be refused 3 Incoming Ports ranges cannot overlap each other 4 10 3 DMZ Choose menu Forwarding DMZ and then you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen shown in Figure 4 55 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 The Router forwards packets of all services to the DMZ host 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 be changed when using the DHCP function Current DMZ Status Enable Disable DMZ Host IP Address 192 188 0 100 Dave Figure 4 55 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server Click the Enable button 2 Enter the IP address of a local PC that is set to be DMZ host in the DMZ Host IP Address field 3 Click the Save button 4 10 4 UPnP Choose menu Forwarding UPnP and then you can view the information about UPnP in the screen shown in Figure 4 56 The Universal Plug and Play UPnP feature allows the devices 67 TL WR842ND BRUM he exe A AER OO ESA CNE such as Internet computers to access the local host resources or devices as needed UPnP devices can be autom
122. this capability Dthermze you need to ask pour network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address P address Use the following ONS server addresses Prefered DNS server Alternate LHS server Figure B 3 118 TL WR842ND REITER ES E Colei c OET ACNE Appendix C Specifications IEEE 802 11n IEEE 802 119 IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11a IEEE Standards 802 11e IEEE 802 11i IEEE 802 1X IEEE 802 3X IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u IEEE 802 3ab Protocols TCP IP PPPoE DHCP ICMP NAT SNTP One 10 100M Auto Negotiation Internet RJ45 port Four 10 100M Auto Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI MDIX One USB port supporting storage FTP Media Print Server 10BASE T UTP category 3 4 5 cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 100Q STP maximum 100m 100BASE TX UTP category 5 5e cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 1000 STP maximum 100m LEDs SYS Wireless LAN 1 4 Internet USB WPS Safety amp Emissions FCC CE Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835GHz 11b 1 2 5 5 11Mbps Ports Cabling Type Radio Data Rate 11g 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps 11n up to 300Mbps Frequency Expansion DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Modulation 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 11M 85dBm 8 PER 6M 88dBm 1
123. tically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly The Daylight Saving will take effect one minute after the configurations are completed 4 18 2 Diagnostic Choose menu System Tools Diagnostic and then you can transact Ping or Traceroute function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Parameters Diagnostic Tool Ping Traceroute IP Address Domain Name Ping Count 41 50 Ping Packet Size 4 1472 Bytes Ping Timeout 100 2000 Milliseconds Traceroute Max TTL Diagnostic Results The Router is ready Figure 4 99 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too Ping This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity reachability and name resolution to a given host or gateway gt Traceroute This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection 100 TL WR842ND REITER AER AO AE ACNL E Note You can use ping traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name If pinging tracerouting the IP address is successful but pinging tracerouting the domain name is not you might have a name resolution problem In this case ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System DNS queries gt IP Address Domain Name Enter the IP Address or Domain Name of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose Pings Count Specifies th
124. u 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 gt 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 because of excessive packets 2346 is the default setting and is recommended 44 TL WR842ND REITER EE OO AE ACNE 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 15 Beacon Intervals The default value is 1 which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval gt Enable WMM WMM function can guarantee the packets with high priority messages being transmitted preferentially It is strongly recommended gt Enable Short GI This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time gt Enabled AP Isolation This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other Wi
125. u notice interference problems with another nearby access point If you select auto then the AP will select the best channel automatically gt Mode This field determines the wireless mode which the Router works on 11b only Select if all of your wireless clients are 802 11b 11g only Select if all of your wireless clients are 802 11g 11n only Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802 11n 11bg mixed Select if you are using both 802 11b and 802 11g wireless clients 11bgn mixed Select if you are using a mix of 802 11b 11g and 11n wireless clients gt Channel Width Select any channel width from the drop down list The default setting is automatic which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically gt Max Tx Rate You can limit the maximum transmission rate of the Router through this field gt Disable Security The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled If disabled the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption It is recommended strongly that you choose one of following options to enable security gt WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Select WPA based on pre shared passphrase e PSK Password You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters For ASCII the key can be made up of any numbers from 0 to 9 and any letters from A to Z the length should be between 8 and 63 characters For Hexadecimal the key can be made up of any numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from
126. ume limit So you cannot access more than 8 volumes on the USB storage device 55 TL WR842ND REITER ES OO REA CNE 4 9 2 FTP Server Choose menu USB Settings FTP Server you can create an FTP server that can be accessed from the Internet or your local network FTP Server Configuration Server Status Started Internet Access Enable Disable Service Port The defaultis 21 do not change unless necessary Internet Address 0 0 0 0 Public Address 0 0 0 0 Add Mew Folder Partition Folder Modify olurne l volume Learning Edit Delete Save Figure 4 40 FTP Server Configuration gt Server Status Indicates the FTP Server s current status gt Internet Access Select enable to allow access of the FTP server from the Internet Otherwise select disable to only allow local network access gt Service Port Enter the FTP Port number to use The default is 21 gt Name This folder s display name gt Partition The name of the partition is displayed gt Folder The real full path of the specified folder To set up your FTP Server please follow the instructions below 1 Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router 2 Click the Enable Disable radio box to enable disable Internet access to FTP from WAN port 3 Specify a port for the FTP server to use The default port number is 21 4 The Internet Address displays the WAN IP address of this router so that
127. unction with any other antenna or transmitter CE Mark Warning 15880 This is a class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may 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 General authorization required for outdoor use and Bulgaria None public service Outdoor use limited to Military Radiolocation use Refarming of the 2 4 GHz 10 mW e i r p within band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current ES the band 2454 2483 5 relaxed regulation Full implementation planned 2012 MHz 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 Only for indoor applications Note Please don t use the product outdoors in France This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below and having a maximum gain of 5 dBi Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 5 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device The required antenna imped
128. vel will be shown Refresh Refresh the page to show the latest log list Save Log Click to save all the logs in a txt file Mail Log Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings Clear Log All the logs will be deleted from the Router permanently not just from the page Mail Settings Set the receiving and sending mailbox address server address validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature as shown in Figure 4 107 106 TL WR842ND REITER AE MES OO AIESEC Mail Account Settings From To SMTP Server Authentication Confirm The Password fs Enable Auto Mail Feature Everday mail the log at Mail the log every 48 hours Figure 4 107 Mail Account Settings e From Your mail box address The Router would connect it to send logs e To Recipient s address The destination mailbox where the logs would be received e SMTP Server Your smtp server It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field You can log on the relevant website for help if you are not clear with the address e Authentication Most SMTP Server requires Authentication It is required by most mailboxes that need User Name and Password to log in 7 Note Only when you select Authentication do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields e User Name Your mail account name filled in the From
129. ver Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name Auth Domain Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location 28 TL WR842ND REITER SU ES AO SETITI L e g NSW ACT nsw bigpond net au VIC TAS WA SA NT vic bigpond net au QLD qld bigpond net au MTU Size The normal MTU Maximum Transmission Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP 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 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects Connect Automatically The connection can be re established automatically when it was down 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 Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately C
130. ver users on this page Storage Sharing users can use Internet Explorer to access files on the USB drive FTP Server users can log into the FTP Server via FTP Client There are two default user accounts that can access the Storage Sharing and FTP Server They are Administrator and Guest as shown in Figure 4 48 Administrator has read write access to Storage Sharing and can access FTP Server while Guest has read only access to Storage Sharing and can not access FTP Server User Account Management Add New User User Name Password Storage Authority FTP Access admin admin Read and Write guest guest Read Only Figure 4 48 User Account Management Only Administrator can use a Web browser to transfer the files from a PC to the Writable shared volume on the USB drive To add a new user account please follow the steps below Click Add New User button and the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 49 Self define a User Name Enter the password in the Password field Re enter the password in the Confirm Password field Choose the Storage Authority from the drop down list Read and Write or Read Only of eS SYS Choose FTP Access from the drop down list Yes or No ee TL WR842ND BRUM hey exe AE SU AER OO ESA CNE Add or Modify User Account User Name Password Confirm Password Storage Authority Read Only we FIP Access Yeas w Figure 4 49 Add or Modify User Account User Name Type the user name tha
131. vides identity protection and exchanges more information which applies to the scenarios with higher requirement for identity protection e Aggressive mode Establishes a faster connection but with lower security which applies to scenarios with lower requirement for identity protection Local Peer ID Type Select the type of Local ID Peer ID for negotiation in Aggressive mode Local Peer ID If IP is selected enter the IP Address of gateway for negotiation if NAME is selected enter the name for negotiation Authentication Algorithm Select the authentication algorithm for IKE Negotiation Encryption Algorithm Select the encryption algorithm for IKE Negotiation DH Group Select the parameter of Diffie Hellman algorithm for IKE Negotiation Pre shared Key Manually enter ASCII characters for the Pre shared key that should be the same for the local and peer endpoints Lifetime Manually enter the number of seconds for the IKE Lifetime The period of time to pass before establishing a new IKE security association SA with the peer endpoint The default value is 28800 50 TL WR842ND BRUM he exe AE AE OO RES CITI gt DPD Enable or disable DPD Dead Peer Detect function If enabled a Dead Peer Detection DPD packet is sent from the VPN Concentrator to the VPN Client to ensure its peer is still there gt DPD Interval Manually enter the number of seconds for the DPD Interval The default value is 10
132. work WAN 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 lt 39 TL WR842ND REITER AE OREA CELE WAN WAN Connection Type Dynamic IP w IP Address 192 168 3 28 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 3 3 MTU Size in bytes 1500 The default is 1500 do not change unless necessary C Lise These DNS Servers secondary DNS Optional Host Name TL WR 42ND C GetIP with Unicast DHCP itis 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 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 Use These DNS Servers If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields Otherwise the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP cs Note If you find error when you go to a website after
133. x Tx Rate 300 Mbps pv Wireless Security O Disable Security WPA PSK WPA2 P5K PSK Password 1234567890 You can enter ASCI characters between 8 and 63 or Hexadecimal characters between 8 and 64 O No Change Figure 3 13 Quick Setup Wireless gt Wireless Radio Choose from the drop down list to enable or disable the wireless radio gt Wireless Network Name Also called the SSID Service Set Identification Enter a value of up to 32 characters The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network Considering your wireless network security the default SSID is set to be TP LINK_XXXXXX XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router s MAC address This value is case sensitive For example TEST is NOT the same as test gt Region Select your region from the drop down list This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field If your country or region is not listed please contact your local government agency for assistance Note Limited by local law regulations version for North America does not have region selection option 16 TL WR842ND REITER AER E Colei c mm Olt ACNL gt Channel This field determines which operating frequency will be used It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless yo
134. your dynamic DNS service provider gave 2 Enter the User Name for your DDNS account 3 Enter the Password for your DDNS account 4 Click the Login button to login the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service cs Note If you want to login again with another account after a successful login please click the Logout button then input your new username and password and click the Login button 4 17 2 Dyndns org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www dyndns org the page will appear as shown in Figure 4 94 DONS Service Provider Dyndns arar dyndns org Goto register User Name Username Password Domain Name Enable DONS Connection Status DONS not launching Save Figure 4 94 Dyndns org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the User Name for your DDNS account 2 Enter the Password for your DDNS account 3 Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider 4 Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service 96 TL WR842ND REITER AER AO AE ACNL Cf Note If you want to login again with another account after a successful login please click the Logout button then input your new username and password and

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