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1. po SCALE 3 1 SECTION A A Figure 2 2 Wall mount Install Note The diameter of the screw 3 5mm lt D lt 8mm and the distance of two screws is 118mm The screw that project from the wall need around 4 5mm based and the length of the screw need to be at least 20mm to withstand the weight of the product ae TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes 3 1 TCP IP Configuration The default domain name of the TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router is http tplinklogin net the default IP address is 192 168 0 1 and the default Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 These values can be changed as you desire In this guide we use all the default values for description Connect the local PC to the LAN ports of the Router And then you can configure the IP address for your PC in the following two ways gt Configure the IP address manually 1 Set up the TCP IP Protocol for your PC If you need instructions as to how to do this please refer to Appendix B Configuring the PC 2 Configure the network parameters The IP address is 192 168 0 xxx xxx is any number from 2 to 254
2. General fou can get IF settings assigned automatically if your network supports thie capability Othenvise you need to ask your network administrator hor the appropriate F settings Obtain an IF address automatically f Use the following IF address IP address 192 168 0 24 Subnet mask 255 255 255 U Default gateway 192 168 0 1 Obtain ONS server address automatically f Use the following ONS server addresses Preferred ONS server 202 96 134 139 Alternate ONS server Advanced Now click OK to keep your settings 200 TL WR840N RIIIE MM ESTAS mC LU Appendix C Specifications IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 119 and IEEE 802 11n Protocols TCP IP PPPoE DHCP ICMP NAT SNTP One 10 100M Auto Negotiation WAN RJ45 port Four 10 100M Auto Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI MDIX Standards 10BASE T UTP category 3 4 5 cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 1000 STP maximum 100m Cabling Type 100BASE TX UTP category 5 5e cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 1000 STP maximum 100m LEDs Power System WLAN WAN LAN 1 4 WPS Safety amp Emissions FCC CE Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835GHz 11n up to 300Mbps Automatic gt Radio Data Rate 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6Mbps Automatic gt 11b 11 5 5 2 11Mbps Automatic gt Frequency Expansion DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Modulation DBPSK DQPSK CCK OFDM 16
3. the password in this blank 4 6 2 Wireless Security Choose menu Wireless Wireless Security you can configure the security settings of your wireless network There are five wireless security modes supported by the Router WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access 2 WPA PSK Pre Shared Key WPA2 PSK Pre Shared Key 33 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Wireless Security O Disable Security WPA WPA2 Personal Recommended Version Encryption Wireless Password Group Key Update Period O WPA WPA2 Enterprise Version Encryption Radius Server IP Radius Port Radius Password Automatic Recommended Y AES Y 12345670 You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 or Hexadecimal characters between 8 and 64 0 Seconds Keep it default if you are not sure minimum is 30 0 means no update Automatic Automatic 1812 1 65535 0 stands for default port 1812 Group Key Update Period 0 in second minimum is 30 0 means no update Type Automatic WEP Key Format Hexadecimal Key Selected WEP Key Key 1 Disabled Y Key 2 Disabled Y Key 3 Disabled Key 4 Disabled v Key Type Figure 4 17 Wireless Security gt Disable Security If you do not want to use wirele
4. 2 Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter which is connected to your cable DSL Modem during installation If your ISP requires MAC register log in to the Router and click the Network menu link on the left of your browser and then click MAC Clone submenu link On the MAC Clone page if your PC s MAC address is proper MAC address click the Clone MAC Address button and your PC s MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field Or else type the MAC Address into the WAN MAC Address field The format for the MAC Address is XX XX XX XX XX XX Then click the Save button It will take effect after rebooting MAC Clone WAN MAC Address F8 D1 11 61 E3 6B Restore Factory MAC Your PC s MAC Address Clone MAC Address Figure A 3 MAC Clone 3 I want to use NetMeeting what do need to do 1 2 3 If you start NetMeeting as a sponsor 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 11130 for the Service Port blank and your IP address for the IP Address blank taking 192 168 0 198 for an exam
5. IP address provided by your ISP in dotted decimal notation 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 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 If your ISP provides L2TP connection please select L2TP Russia L2TP option And you should enter the following parameters Figure 4 10 WAN Connection Type L2TP Russia L2TP Username User Name Password Disconnected Dynamic IP Static IP Server IP Address Name IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS Internet IP Address Internet DNS MTU Size in bytes Max Idle Time Connection Mode 1460 The defaultis 1460 do not change unless necessary minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connecton Demand Connect Automatically Connect Manually Figure 4 10 96 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide gt User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP The
6. Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 and Gateway is 192 168 0 1 The Router s default IP address gt Obtain an IP address automatically 1 Setup the TCP IP Protocol in Obtain an IP address automatically mode on your PC If you need instructions as to how to do this please refer to Appendix B Configuring the PC 2 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 Ifthe result displayed is similar to the Figure 3 1 it means the connection between your PC and the Router has been established well TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide cx C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe Microsoft Windows KP Version 5 1 2600 lt C gt Copyright 1985 2661 Microsoft Corp C Documents and Settings Nenglish gt ping 192 168 0 1 Pinging 192 168 0 1 with 32 bytes of data from 192 168 0 1 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 64 from 192 168 0 1 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 64 from 192 168 0 1 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 64 from 192 168 0 1 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 64 Ping statistics for 192 168 0 1 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost z loss gt D Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum ms Maximum ms Average ms C Documen
7. TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Add Internet Access Control Entry Rule Name Host ee Click Here To Add New Host List Target Any Target Target Gli k Here To Add Ne Schedule Anytime w Click Here To Add New Schedule Status Enabled w w Figure 4 51 Add Internet Access Control 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 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 We recommend that you click Setup Wizard button to finish all the following settings 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 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 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
8. a Choose menu WPS and you will see the next screen shown in Figure 4 2 19 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Status Enabled Disable WPS Current PIN 12345670 Restore PIN Gen New PIN 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 attached on the router 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 Note To build a successful connection by WPS you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS function meanwhile 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 for one second You can al
9. field finish by clicking Connect WAN Connection Type PPPoE Russia PPPoE PPPoE Connection User Name username Password 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 avoid 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 Time based Connecting Period of Timesfrom O 0 HH mm to 59 HH MM Connect Manually hax Idle Time 15 minutes 0 means remain active at all times Disconnected Figure A 2 PPPoE Connection Mode ce 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 configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users 1 Log in 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 85 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide
10. Add or Modify a Virtual Server page enter 80 into the blank next to the Service Port and your IP address next to the IP Address assuming 192 168 0 188 for an example remember to Enable and Save 88 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Virtual Servers ID Service Port Internal Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify 1 80 21 192 168 0 188 ALL Enabled Modify Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Figure A 9 Virtual Servers Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Service Port Internal Port XX Only valid for single Service Port or leave it blank IP Address 192 166 0 188 Protocol ALL WF Status Enabled w Common Service Port Select One Figure A 10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5 The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router 1 Make sure the Enable Wireless Router Radio is checked 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 89 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix B Configuring the PC In this section we ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP IP correctly in Windows XP First
11. However when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration you can try to upgrade the firmware 2 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 3 Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded otherwise the Router may be damaged 4 The Router will reboot after the upgrading has been finished 4 16 4 Factory Defaults Choose menu System Tools Factory Defaults and you can restore the configurations of the Router to factory defaults on the following screen Factory Defaults Click the following button to reset all configuration settings to their default values Figure 4 80 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 ce Note Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored 4 16 5 Backup amp Restore Choose menu System Tools Backup 8 Restore 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 81 E TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wir
12. TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 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 22 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry MAC Address Description Status Enabled vi Figure 4 22 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry follow these instructions 1 Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field The format of the MAC Address is XX XX XX XX XX XX X is any hexadecimal digit For example 00 0A EB B0 00 0B 2 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 add
13. Wireless Network Name Enter a value of up to 32 characters The same name of SSID Service Set Identification must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network Considering your wireless network security the default SSID is set to be TP LINK_XXXXXX XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router s MAC address This value is case sensitive For example TEST is NOT the same as test 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 e TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide When you select your local region from the drop down list click the Save button then the Note Dialog appears Click OK Microsoft Internet Explorer Note Dialog ce Note Limited by local law regulations version for North America does not have region selection option gt Mode Select the desired mode The default setting is 11bgn mixed 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 mode When 802 11g mode is selected only 8
14. 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 85 Click Save to keep your settings 82 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Click Back to return to the previous page 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 level 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 Y Vv Y V WV Mail Log Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings gt Clear Log All the logs will be deleted from the Router permanently not just from the page Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button return to the previous page 4 16 9 Statistics Choose menu System Tools Statistics you can view the statistics of the Router including total traffic and the value of the last Packets Statistic Interval in seconds Statistics Current Statistics Status Disabled Enable Packets Statistics Interval 5 60 10 Seconds Auto refre
15. 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 5 If your ISP provides PPTP connection please select PPTP Russia PPTP option And you should enter the following parameters Figure 4 11 e Ay TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide WAN Connection Type PPTP Russia PPTP e User Name Username Connect Disconnected Dynamic IP Static IP Server IP Address Name IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS Internet IP Address Internet DNS MTU Size in bytes 1420 The defaultis 1420 do not change unless necessary Max dle Time 1 minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connection Mode Connecton Demand Connect Automatically Connect Manually Figure 4 11 PPTP Settings gt User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive gt 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 Conn
16. that are connected to the Router on the LAN DHCP Server 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 0 0 0 0 Optional Secondary DNS 0 0 0 0 Optional Figure 4 26 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 40 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 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 Gat
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18. Advanced Transmit Power High o Y Beacon Interval 100 40 1000 RTS Threshold 2346 256 2346 Fragmentation Threshold 2346 256 2346 DTIM Interval 1 1 255 Enable VWMM Enable Short GI C Enable AP Isolation Save Figure 4 23 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 40 1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here The beacons are the packets sent by the Router to synchronize a wireless network Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons The default value is 100 gt RTS Threshold Here you can specify the RTS Request to Send Threshold If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size the Router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame The default value is 2346 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 38 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide performance because of excessive packets 2346 is the default setting and is recommended gt DTIM Interval This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Messa
19. Backup amp Restore Reboot Password System Log and Statistics Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 16 1 Time Settings Choose menu System Tools Time Settings you can configure the time on the following screen Time Settings Time zone GMT 08 00 Beijing Hong Kong Perth Singapore v Date 1 1 2013 MM DD YY Tim 147 34 36 HHIMMSS NTP Server 1 0 0 0 0 Optional NTP Server 2 0 0 0 0 Optional C Enable Daylight Saving Start End 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 Figure 4 76 Time settings gt Time zone Select your local time zone from this drop down list gt Date Enter your local date in MM DD YY into the right blanks gt Time Enter your local time in HH MM SS into the right blanks 75 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide gt gt NTP Server 1 NTP Server 2 Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server 1 or NTP Server 2 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
20. Current No 1 Page Figure 4 84 System Log 81 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide gt Auto Mail Feature Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not gt 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 85 Mail Account Settings From To SMTP Server Authentication User Name Password Confirm The Password Enable Auto Mail Feature Everyday mail the log at s HH Mht Mail the log every hours Figure 4 85 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 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 field The part behind is excluded e Password Your mail account password
21. Disabled for this entry on the Status drop down list 4 Click the Save button to make the entry take effect 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 screen 4 12 2 System Routing Table Choose menu Advanced Routing System Routing Table and you can views all of the valid route entries in use The Destination IP address Subnet Mask Gateway and Interface will be displayed for each entry system Routing Table Destination Network Subnet Mask Gateway interface 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 WARN 192 168 0 0 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 LAN E VLAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192 168 1 1 WAN 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 6 2 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide gt Interface This interface tells you whether the Desti
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23. Guide gt PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always on connection by simulating a dial up connection 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 95
24. QAM 64 QAM security 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 10 PER 1M 90dBm 8 PER Environmental and Physical Operating 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Temperature Storage 40 C 70C 40T 158T Operating 10 90 RH Non condensing Humidity Storage 5 90 RH Non condensing 93 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 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 11g specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direc
25. TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 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 gt Your PC s MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the Router If the MAC address is required you can click the Clone MAC Address 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 cf Note Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function 4 5 3 LAN Choose menu Network LAN you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below MAC Address 44 98 68 08 C7 56 IP Address 192 168 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 w IGMP Proxy Enable Note IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol works for IPTV multicast stream The device supports both IGMP proxy with enabled disabled option and IGMP snooping Figure 4 13 LAN gt MAC Address The physical address of the Router as seen from the LAN The value can t be changed gt IP Address Enter the IP
26. Target Port manually 4 In Protocol field select TCP UDP ICMP or ALL e If you select Domain Name the screen shown is Figure 4 57 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 www google com www google hk will be blocked or allowed You can enter 4 domain names 3 Click the Save button Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button return to the previous page Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Mode IP Address w Protocol Common Serice Port please select Y Figure 4 56 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 260 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Po Po Po Figure 4 57 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 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 55 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
27. WAN port four 10 100M Auto Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports supporting Auto MDI MDIX Provides WPA WPA2 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK authentication TKIP AES encryption security 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 WR840N BRU fe ox Te ESE UAT Ce 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 Power The Router is working properly System E O O ff n On Off The Router has a system error The Router isn t connected to any wireless device WLAN ff The Router is connected to some wireless device s Flashin Data is being transferred between the Router and the 9 wireless device s connected to it There is no device linked to the corresponding port WAN on There is a device linked to the correspond
28. address of your Router or reset it in dotted decimal notation factory default 192 168 0 1 gt Subnet Mask An address code that determines the size of the network Normally use 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask Note 1 If you change the IP Address of LAN you must use the new IP Address to log in the Router 2 Ifthe 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 30 TL WR840N RIIIE MESAS CL o 4 6 Wireless Wireless Wireless Security Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Advanced Wireless Statistics Figure 4 14 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu shown in Figure 4 14 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 Wireless Settings Wireless Network Name TP LINK_08C756 Also called the SSID Region United States 11bgn mixed Auto v Auto v Enable Wireless Router Radio Enable SSID Broadcast C Enable WDS Bridging Save Figure 4 15 Wireless Settings gt
29. assistance S7 Note Limited by local law regulations version for North America does not have region selection option Mode This field determines the wireless mode which the Router works on 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 Channel This field determines which operating frequency will be used The default channel is set to Auto so the AP 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 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 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 0 to 9 and any letters A to Z the length should be between 8 and 63 characters For Hexadecimal the key can be made up of any numbers 0 to 9 and letters 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 a
30. gt Enable WDS Bridging Check this box to enable WDS With this function the Router can bridge two or more Wlans If this checkbox is selected you will have to set the following parameters as shown in Figure 4 16 Make sure the following settings are correct 499 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Enable WDS Bridging SSID to be bridged BSSID to be bridged Example 00 1D 0F 1 1 22 33 Key type WEF Index Auth type Password Figure 4 16 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 Survey 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
31. gt Wireless gt gt Finish Wireless Radio Enable v Wireless Network Name TP LINK_08C756 Also called the SSID Region United States 11bgn mixed Auto Auto v Wireless Security Disable Security WPA PSK WPA2 PSK PSK Password 12345670 You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 or Hexadecimal characters between 8 and 64 O No Change Figure 3 13 Quick Setup Wireless 15 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide gt gt Wireless Radio The wireless radio can only be enabled disabled by using the WIFI ON OFF switch on the device Wireless Network Name Enter a value of up to 32 characters The same name of SSID Service Set Identification must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network Considering your wireless network security the default SSID is set to be TP LINK_XXXXXX XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router s MAC address This value is case sensitive For example TEST is NOT the same as test 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
32. is 1800 and Stop Time is 2000 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 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 Enable Modify 1 Rule_1 Target 1 Schedule 1 Edit Delete 60 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 4 11 2 Host Choose menu Access Control Host you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4 52 The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule Host Settings ID Host Description Information Modify 1 Host 1 IF 192 168 0 1 192 168 0 23 Edit Delete Add New Delete All Current No Page Figure 4 52 Host Settings 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
33. just need to enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP Dynamic Static IF Server IP AddressiName 2 2 Ifthe connection type detected is PPTP the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 8 Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue 12 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Quick Setup PPTP User Name username DynamicIP Static IP Figure 3 8 Quick Setup PPTP Russia PPTP 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 Select Static IP if IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS server address have been provided by your ISP Then please enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP and also enter the corresponding parameters O Dynamic 2 Static IP Server IP Address Name IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS Select Dynamic IP if none of the above parameters are provided Then you just need to enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP Dynamic Static IF ServerIPAddressMame A 3 Ifthe connection type detected is PPPoE the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 9 Quick Setup PPPoE Start gt gt WAN Connection Type Wireless gt gt Finish User Name usemame Password Confirm P
34. 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 port 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 le TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 4 10 Parental Control Choose menu Parental Control and you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4 42 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 Non Parental PCs not listed will not be able to access the Internet Parental Control Disable Enable MAC Address of Parental PC Po MAC Address of Your PC 40 61 86 cf a Copy To Above save ID MAC address Website Description Schedule Enable Modify Add New
35. 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 the 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 I 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 Check the box to enable Daylight Saving 2 Select the start time from the drop down lists in the Start field 3 Select the end time from the drop down lists in the End field 4 Click the Save button to save the settings Enable Daylight Saving Start Mar y 3rd v Sun v 2am Y End Nov v 2nd y Sun v 3am Y 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 ente
36. specifies the Host Name of the Router gt Get IP with Unicast DHCP A few ISPs DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications If you cannot get the IP Address normally you can choose this option It is rarely required 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 00 0 0 Optional MTU Size in bytes 1500 The defaultis 1500 do not change unless necessary Primary DNS 0 0 0 0 Optional Secondary DNS 0 0 0 0 Optional Figure 4 7 WAN Static IP gt IP Address Enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP gt Subnet Mask Enter the subnet Mask in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP usually is 255 255 255 0 gt Default Gateway Optional Enter the gateway IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP e TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide gt MTU Size The normal MTU Maximum Transmission Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP Primary Secondary DNS Optional Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted decimal notation provided by y
37. the children s 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 1 1 22 33 44 BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field Click Access 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 54 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 3 Click Parental Control menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify Parental Control Entry page 4 Click Add New button Enter 00 1 1 22 33 44 AA in the MAC Address of Children s PC field Enter Allow Google in the Website Description field Enter www google com in the Allowed Website Name field Select Schedule_1 you create just now from the Effective Time drop down list 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 44 ID MAC address Website Description schedule Status Modify 1 O0 11 22 33 44 44 Allow Google schedule_1 Enabled Edit Delete A
38. 02 11g wireless stations can connect to the Router When 802 11n mode is selected only 802 11n wireless stations can connect to the AP It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to 802 11b amp g amp n and all of 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11n wireless stations can connect to the Router gt 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 cs 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 gt Channel This field determines which operating frequency will be used The default channel is set to Auto so the AP 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 gt Enable Wireless Router Radio The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations to access The wireless radio can only be enabled or disabled by using the WIFI ON OFF switch on the device gt Enable SSID Broadcast When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox the Wireless Router will broadcast its name SSID on the air
39. 1g and IEEE 802 11b products Multiple Security Protections With multiple protection measures including SSID broadcast control and wireless LAN 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption WiFi protected Access WPA2 PSK WPA PSK as well as advanced Firewall protections the TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router provides complete data privacy Flexible Access Control The TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router provides flexible access control so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff It also supports Virtual Server and DMZ host for Port Triggering and then the network administrators can manage and monitor the network in real time with the remote management function Simple Installation Since the Router is compatible with virtually all the major operating systems it is very easy to manage Quick Setup Wizard is supported and detailed instructions are provided step by step in this user guide Before installing the Router please look through this guide to know all the Router s functions TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 1 2 Conventions The Router or TL WR840N mentioned in this guide stands for TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router without any explanation 1 3 Main Features gt gt Vv Vv Y Y VY V WV v v Complies with IEEE 802 11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps One 10 100M Auto Negotiation RJ45
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41. AN gt IP Address The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN gt Status Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound gt Configure Load or delete an item e Load Load the item to the IP amp MAC Binding list e 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 MAC Binding list Click the Refresh button to refresh all items 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 15 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 15 1 Comexe cn DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www comexe cn the page
42. After click the Add button your PC s MAC Address will be placed in the list above 51 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Save button to save your settings Note If your PC is blocked but you want to access the Router again use a pin to press and hold the WPS RESETU button hole on the back panel for about 5 seconds to reset the Router s factory defaults on the Router s Web Based Utility 4 9 4 Remote Management Choose menu Security Remote Management you can configure the Remote Management function in the screen as shown in Figure 4 41 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 alli save Figure 4 41 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
43. Click the Add New button the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 34 2 Select a common application from the Common Applications drop down list then the Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatically filled 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 45 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 5 Select Enable in Status field 6 Click the Save button to save the new rule Add or Modify a Port Triggering Entry Trigger Port Trigger Protocol Incoming Ports Incoming Protocol All vw Status Enabled vv Common Applications Select One v Figure 4 34 Add or Modify a Port Triggering 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 Note When the trigger connection is rel
44. Current No 1 y Page Figure 4 42 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 the 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 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 43 2 Enter the MAC address of the PC e g 00 11 22 33 44 AA you d like to control in the MAC Address of Child PC field Or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop down list 3 Give a description e g Allow Google for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field 4 Enter the allowed domain name of the website either the full name or the keywords e g google in the Allowed D
45. D Trigger Port Trigger Protocol Incoming Ports Incoming Protocol Status Modify Add New Figure 4 33 Port Triggering Once the Router is configured the operation is as follows 1 A local host makes an outgoing connection 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 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 Ports The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule You can input at most 5 groups of ports or port sections Every group of ports must be set apart with For example 2000 2038 2050 2051 2085 3010 3030 gt Incoming Protocol The protocol used for Incoming Ports Range either TCP or UDP or ALL all protocols supported by the Router gt Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled To add a new rule follow the steps below 1
46. 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 Type the destination IP address such as 192 168 0 1 or Domain name such as http www tp link com gt Pings Count The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection gt Ping Packet Size The size of Ping packet Ping Timeout Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet If there is no reply in the specified time the connection is overtime gt Traceroute Max TTL The max number of hops for a Traceroute connection f TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 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 192 168 0 1 with 64 bytes of data Reply from 192 168 0 1 bytes 64 time 1 Reply from 192 166 0 1 bytes 64 time 1 Reply from 192 168 0 1 bytes 64 time 1 Reply from 192 168 0 1 bytes 64 time 1 YPing statistics for 192 168 0 1 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost U 0 loss M pproximate round trip times in milliseconds l Maximum
47. If you select IP Address the screen shown is Figure 4 53 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 54 1 In Host Description field create a unique description for the host 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 return to the previous page Add or Modify a Host Entry Mode IP Address we Host Description LAN IP Address 192 168 0 1 1192 168 0 23 Figure 4 53 Add or Modify a Host Entry Bi TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Add or Modify a Host Entry Mode MAC Address Host Description MAC Address 00 11 22 33 44 4 4 Figure 4 54 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 1 Click Add New button in Figure 4 52 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 1 1 22 33 44 AA 5 Click Save t
48. N Connection Type gt Wireless gt Finish Please read help carefully on the right Yes am connected by the main computer clone MAC address 2 No lam connected by another computer do NOT clone MAC address WAN MAC Address 50 E5 49 C 7 64 4F Restore Factory MAC Your PC s MAC Address Figure 3 11 Quick Setup MAC Clone 14 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 5 If the connection type detected is Static IP the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 12 Quick Setup Static IP Start gt WWAN Connection Type gt Wireless gt Finish IP Address 0 0 0 0 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 Enter the IP address into the field gt Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address it is usually 255 255 255 0 gt Default Gateway Enter the gateway IP address into the box if required gt Primary DNS Enter the DNS Server IP address into the box if required gt Secondary DNS If your ISP provides another DNS server enter it into this field 4 Click Next to continue the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3 13 Quick Setup Wireless Start gt gt WAN Connection Type gt
49. Received Packets sent Packets 1 00 04 EB 89 34 75 STA ASSOC 416 2 Figure 4 24 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 39 TL WR840N RIIIE MESAS mC lui o You cannot change any of the values on this page To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations click on the Refresh button If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page fF Note This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds 4 7 DHCP DHCP Client List Address Res ervation Figure 4 25 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu shown in Figure 4 25 DHCP Settings DHCP Client List and Address Reservation Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 7 1 DHCP Settings Choose menu DHCP DHCP Settings you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4 26 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
50. SCII 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 gt WPA WPA2 Enterprise 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 Note If you check the WPA WPA2 Enterprise radio button and choose TKIP encryption you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4 19 WPA WPAZ2 Enterprise Version Automatic v Encryption TKIP v Radius Server IP Radius Port 1812 1 655535 0 stands for default port 1812 Radius Password Group Key Update Period O in 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 11n specification Figure 4 19 e Radius Server IP Enter the IP address of the Radius server 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 sho
51. TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router Power Adapter for TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router Quick Installation Guide Vv Vv VY WV Resource CD for TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router including e This Guide e Other Helpful Information Note Make sure that the package contains the above items If any of the listed items are damaged or missing please contact your distributor TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview of the Router The TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router integrates 4 port Switch Firewall NAT Router and Wireless AP Powered by 2x2 MIMO technology the 300Mbps Wireless N Router delivers exceptional range and speed which can fully meet the need of Small Office Home Office SOHO networks and the users demanding higher networking performance Incredible Speed The TL WR840N 300Mbps 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 1
52. TP LINK User Guide TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router k O a o a gt J es REV1 0 0 1910010811 COPYRIGHT amp TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice i P 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 2013 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
53. User Guide 4 7 3 Address Reservation Choose menu DHCP Address Reservation you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen shown in Figure 4 28 When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings Address Reservation ID MAC Address Reserved IP Address Status Modify Add New Figure 4 28 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 either Enabled or Disabled To Reserve an IP address 1 Click the Add New button Then Figure 4 29 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 MAC Address Reserved IP Address Status Enabled vl Figure 4 29 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 2 Modify the information 3 Click the Save button Click the Enable Disable All button to make all entries enabled disab
54. WAN Connection Type gt gt Wireless gt gt Finish 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 2 Click Next and then WAN Connection Type page will appear shown in Figure 3 6 Quick Setup WAN Connection Type Start gt gt WAN Connection Type gt gt Wireless gt gt Finish The Quick Setup is preparing to set up your connection type of WAN port The Router will try to detect the Internet connection type your ISP provides if you select the Auto Detect option Otherwise you need to specify the connection type manually Auto Detect Let the Router automatically detect the connection type your ISP provides L27P For this connection your will need your account name and password from your ISP PPTP For this connection your will need your account name and password from your ISP PPPoE Usually for ADSL Modem and you will need a PPPoE username and password from your ISP Dynamic IP Usually for Cable Modem and the router will automatically obtain an IP address from the DHCP server 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 tha
55. assword Figure 3 9 Quick Setup PPPoE Be TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 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 Re enter the password provided by your ISP to ensure the Password you entered is correct If the Password is different from the Confirm Password the screen will appear as shown below Click OK and re enter the Password and Confirm Password Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 10 gt If you are visiting the Router from the main computer please select Yes and then click Clone MAC Address Quick Setup MAC Clone Start gt WAN Connection Type Wireless gt Finish Please read help carefully on the right Yes am connected by the main computer clone MAC address No lam connected by another computer do NOT clone MAC address WAN MAC Address 50 E5 49 C 7 b4 4F Restore Factory MAC Your PC s MAC Address Clone MAC Address Figure 3 10 Quick Setup MAC Clone gt If you are visiting the Router from another computer rather than the main computer please select No and then enter the main computer s MAC in the field WAN MAC Address Quick Setup MAC Clone Start gt WA
56. 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 oon TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide access the Internet again If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time please enter O in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects gt Connect Automatically The connection can be re established automatically when it was down gt Time based Connecting The connection will only be established in the period from the start time to the end time both are in HH MM format Note Only when you have configured the system time on System Tools Time page will the Time based Connecting function can take effect gt Connect Manually You can click the Connect Disconnect button to connect disconnect immediately This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re established when you attempt to access the Internet again Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect im
57. ccount 2 Type the Password for your DDNS account 3 Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here 4 Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service 4 15 3 No ip com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www no ip com the page will appear as shown in Figure 4 74 Service Provider No IP www no ip com w Goto register User Name username Password e 0 0 Domain Name C Enable DDNS Connection Status DDNS not launching Figure 4 74 No ip com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Type the User Name for your DDNS account 2 Type the Password for your DDNS account 3 Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider 4 Click the Login button to log in the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to log out the DDNS service 74 TL WR840N RIIIE MI ESAS Cit 4 16 System Tools Diagnostic Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults Backup 4 Restore Reboot Password System Log Statistics Figure 4 75 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
58. dd New Enable All Disable All Delete All Figure 4 44 Parental Control Settings 4 11 Access Control Access Control Target Figure 4 45 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4 45 Rule Host Target and Schedule Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 11 1 Rule Choose menu Access Control Rule you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4 46 55 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Vv Vv VW V WV gt 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 nave D Rule Name Target Schedule Enable Setup Wizard Add Mew Current Mo Page Figure 4 46 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 cor
59. dd New button as shown in Figure 4 68 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 the Find button as shown in Figure 4 68 2 Enter the MAC Address or IP Address 3 Click the Find button in the page as shown in Figure 4 70 Find IP amp MAC Binding Entry MAC Address O0 14 5E 91 195 E3 ID MAC Address IP Address Hind Link 2 O0 14 5E 91 19 E3 192 168 1 56 To page Figure 4 70 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 14 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 configure the items on the ARP list also This page displays the ARP List it shows all the existing IP amp MAC Binding entries as shown in Figure 4 71 71 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide ARP List MAC Address IP Address Status Configure 40 61 86 FC 74 93 192 168 0 100 Unbound Load Delete Load All Figure 4 71 ARP List gt MAC Address The MAC address of the controlled computer in the L
60. e Click the Save button to save your settings 4 9 2 Advanced Security Choose menu Security Advanced Security 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 39 49 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval 5 60 v Seconds DoS Protection Disable Enable Enable ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering ICMP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 Packets Secs Enable UDP FLOOD Filtering UDP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 Packets Secs Enable TCP SYN FLOOD Attack Filtering TCP SYN FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 Packets Secs Ignore Ping Packet from WAN Portto Router Forbid Ping Packet from LAN Portto Router Figure 4 39 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 S
61. e 4 67 the IP amp MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP amp MAC Binding menu shown in Figure 4 67 Binding Settings and ARP List Click any of them and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 14 1 Binding Settings This page displays the IP amp MAC Binding Setting table you can operate it in accord with your desire as shown in Figure 4 68 Binding Settings ARP Binding Disable Enable nave ID MAC Address IP Address Bind Modify The listis empty Add Mew Current Mo Page Figure 4 68 Binding Settings 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 Y 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 69 70 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide IP amp MAC Binding Settings Bind MAC Address IP Address Figure 4 69 IP amp MAC Binding Settings To add IP amp MAC Binding entries follow the steps below 1 Click the A
62. e Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button return to the previous page Advance Schedule Settings Mote The Schedule is based on the time ofthe Router Day Everyday Select Days Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat sun Time all day 24 hours Start Time HHMI Stop Time HHMI Figure 4 59 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 58 to enter the Advanced Schedule Settings page In Schedule Description field create a unique description for the schedule e g Schedule_1 In Day field check the Select Days radio button and then select Sat and Sun In Time field enter 1800 in Start Time field and 2000 in Stop Time field Click Save to complete the settings 65 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Wireless N Router User Guide Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list Ib Schedule Description Day Time Modify 1 schedule_1 Sat Sun 18 00 20 00 Edit Delete 4 12Advanced Routing Acwanced Routing System Routing Table Figure 4 60 Advanced Routing Menu There are two submenus under the Network menu sho
63. e TCP IP protocol below gt Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically Choose Obtain DNS server automatically as shown in the Figure below Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties x General Alternate Configuration fou can get IF settings assigned automatically if pour network supports thie capability Othenvise You need to ask pour network administrator for the appropriate IP settings f Obtain an IP address automatically C Use the following IP address F address Subnet mask Detaulk gateway C Use the following DNS server addresses Prefered DHS server Alternate DHS server Figure B 3 f Note For Windows 98 OS or before the PC and Router may need to be restarted gt Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button And the following items available 2 Ifthe Router s LAN IP address is 192 168 0 1 specify the IP address as 192 168 0 x x is from 2 to 254 and the Subnet mask as 255 255 255 0 3 Type the Router s LAN IP address the default IP is 192 168 0 1 into the Default gateway field 4 Select Use the following DNS server addresses In the Preferred DNS Server field you can enter the same value as the Default gateway or type the local DNS server IP address 91 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties l x
64. eased the corresponding opening ports will be closed 2 Each rule is allowed to be used only by one host on LAN synchronously The trigger connection of other hosts on LAN will be refused 3 Incoming Ports cannot overlap each other 4 8 3 DMZ Choose menu Forwarding gt DMZ you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen as shown in Figure 4 35 The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing DMZ host forwards all the ports at the same time Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function 46 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Current DMZ Status Enable Disable DMZ Host IP Address 0 0 0 0 Save Figure 4 35 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server 1 Check the Enable radio button 2 Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field 3 Click the Save button fe Note After you set the DMZ host the firewall related to the host will not work 4 8 4 UPnP Choose menu Forwarding UPnP you can view the information about UPnP Universal Plug and Play in the screen as shown in Figure 4 36 The UPnP feature allows the devices such as Internet compute
65. ect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately gt 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 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 O in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates 28 TL WR840N RIIIE MESA ASA Cit 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 connect
66. eless N Router User Guide Backup amp Restore Configuration Backup Figure 4 81 Backup amp Restore Configuration gt Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer gt To upgrade the Router s configuration follow these instructions e Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the Router or enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box e Click the Restore button Note The current configuration will be covered by the uploading configuration file The upgrade process lasts for 20 seconds and the Router will restart automatically Keep the Router on during the upgrading process to prevent any damage 4 16 6 Reboot Choose menu System Tools Reboot you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Router via the next screen Click this button to rebootthe device Figure 4 82 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 80 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wirele
67. ew and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below 68 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Egress BandwidthiKbps Ingress Bandwidthikbps Description Enable Modity hin hax bliri blax The current listis empty Add Mew Current Mo Page Figure 4 65 Bandwidth Control Rules 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 gt Modify Click Modify to edit the rule Click Delete to delete the rule To add modify a Bandwidth Control rule follow the steps below Step 1 Click Add New shown in Figure 4 65 you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4 66 Step 2 Enter the information like the screen shown below Bandwidth Control Rule Settings Enable Protocol All e Min Bandwidthikbps hax Bandwidtntkbpsi Egress Bandwidth pa a Ingress Bandwidth fos lo Figure 4 66 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings Step 3 Click the Save button 69 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 4 14 IP amp MAC Binding Setting IP amp MAC Binding ARP List Figur
68. eway 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 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 Client List Choose menu DHCP DHCP Client List you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4 27 DHCP Client List ID Client Name MAC Address Assigned IP Lease Time 1 viola 40 61 86 CF 20 74 192 168 0 100 01 29 35 Figure 4 27 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 saje TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router
69. ge DTIM A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the Router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value You can specify the value between 1 255 Beacon Intervals The default value is 1 which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval 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 Wireless 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 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
70. ght Keep at least 2 inches 5 cm of clear space around the Router Operating Temperature 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F 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 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 4 Connect the DSL Cable Modem to the WAN port on the Router shown in Figure 2 1 TL WR840N RIIIE MESAS A cit 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 Power on your PC and Cable DSL Modem INTERNET A ADSL Modem Figure 2 1 Hardware Installation of the TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router o DE A i A y he S j Xx X gt 20mm i ie Pe
71. he next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 48 Quick Setup Create an Access Target Entry Mode IP Address v Target Description IP Address Target Port Protocol Common Service Port Please Pelect Figure 4 48 Quick Setup Create an Access Target Entry gt Mode Here are two options IP Address and Domain Name You can choose either of them from the drop down list gt Target Description In this field create a description for the target Note that this description should be unique e g Target_1 If the IP Address is selected you will see the following items _57 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 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 Doma
72. in Name is selected you will see the following items 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 creating the access target entry and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 49 Quick Setup Create an Advanced Schedule Entry Mote The Schedule is based on the time ofthe Router Schedule Description Po Day Everyday Select Days hor Tue Wed Thu Time all day 24 hours Start Time HMM Stop Time HHMI Figure 4 49 Quick Setup Create an Advanced Schedule Entry Schedule Description In this field create a description for the schedule Note that this description should be unique e g Schedule_ 1 Day Choose Select Days and select the certain day days or choose Everyday Time Select 24 hours or specify the Start Time and Stop Time yourself Start Time Enter the start time in HHMM format HHMM are 4 numbers For example 0800 is 8 00 Stop Time Enter the stop time in HHMM format HHMM are 4 numbers For example 2000 is 20 00 58 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 4 Click Next when finishing creating the advanced schedule entry and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 50 Rule Name Rule 1 Host John s Computer Targe
73. ing 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 Note If you don t know how to choose the appropriate connection type click the Detect button to allow the Router to automatically 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 MAC Clone Choose menu Network MAC Clone you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the screen below Figure 4 12 WAN MAC Address 00 04 E6 13 09 14 Restore Factory MAC Your PC s MAC Address 40 61 86 CF 20 7 4 Clone Wit Address Figure 4 12 MAC Address Clone DO is
74. ing port but G LAN 1 4 there is no activity Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port Slow Flash A wireless device is connecting to the network by WPS function This process will last in the first 2 minutes On A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by WPS function l A wireless device failed to be added to the network by Quick Flash WPS function Table 1 1 The LEDs Description 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 TL WR840N RIIIE GESTA A cit 1 4 2 The Rear Panel o AIM OO WPS WIFI INTERNET 4 ON OFF POWER Figure 1 2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel View from left to right gt WIFI This button is used to enable disable the Router s wireless function gt WPS RESET This button is used for both WPS and Reset function To use the WPS function press it for less than five seconds to use the RESET function press it for more than five seconds e Used as RESET button There are two ways to reset to the Router s factory defaults 1 Use the Factory Defaults function on System Tools gt Factory Defaults page in the Router s Web based Utility 2 Use the WPS RESET button With the Router powered on press and hold the WPS RESET button more than 5 seconds until the SYS LED become
75. is 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 Note If you do not set the key the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page 4 6 3 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu Wireless MAC Filtering you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function shown in Figure 4 21 Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless MAC Filtering Disabled Filtering Rules Deny the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access O Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the listto access ID MAC Address Status Description Add New Figure 4 21 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 36
76. l Average Figure 4 78 Diagnostic Results fe Note 7 13 Only one user can use this tool at one time Options Number of Pings Ping Size and Ping Timeout are used for Ping function Option Tracert Hops are used for Tracert function 4 16 3 Firmware Upgrade Choose menu System Tools Firmware Upgrade you can update the latest version of firmware for the Router on the following screen Firmware Upgrade File Browse Firmware Version 3 13 27 Build 130204 Rel 76598n Hardware Version WR840N v1 00000000 Figure 4 79 Firmware Upgrade gt Firmware Version This displays the current firmware version gt Hardware Version This displays the current hardware version The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the Router s current hardware version To upgrade the Router s firmware follow these instructions below 1 Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP LINK website http www tp link com 2 Type the path and file name of the update file into the File field Or click the Browse button to locate the update file 3 Click the Upgrade button 276 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide c Note 1 New firmware versions are posted at http www tp link com and can be downloaded for free There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use
77. led 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 AD TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 4 8 Forwarding Forwarding Port Triggering Figure 4 30 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu shown in Figure 4 30 Virtual Servers Port Triggering DMZ and UPnP Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 8 1 Virtual Servers Choose menu Forwarding Virtual Servers you can view and add virtual servers in the screen as shown in Figure 4 31 Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN such as DNS Email and FTP A virtual server is defined as a service port and all requests from the Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP Address because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function Virtual Servers ID Service Port Internal Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify 1 11130 11120 192 168 0 198 ALL Enabled Modify Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Figure 4 31 Virtual Servers gt Service Port The numbers of External Ports You can type a service port or a range of service ports i
78. led 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 9 3 Local Management Choose menu Security Local Management you can configure the management rule in the screen as shown in Figure 4 40 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 Routers Web Based Utility O Only the PCs listed can browse the builtin web pages to perform Administrator tasks MAC 1 MAC 2 MAC 3 MAC 4 Your PC s MAC Address Figure 4 40 Local Management By default the radio button All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router s Web Based Utility is checked 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 use the password to browse the built in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked
79. less N Router User Guide Basic Security Firewall SPI Firewall 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 JO Disable RTSP ALG Enable Disable Figure A 7 Basic Security 4 Iwant to build a WEB Server on the LAN what should I do 1 Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference To change the WEB management port number Log in to the Router click the Security menu on the left of your browser and click Remote Management submenu 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 Remote Management Web Management Port Remote Management IP Address 0 0 0 0 Enter 255 255 255 255 for all i co Save Figure A 8 Remote Management Note If the above configuration takes effect configure to the Router by typing 192 168 0 1 88 the Router s LAN IP address Web Management Port in the address field of the Web browser 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
80. lict 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 TL WR840N 300Mbps 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 1 To access the configuration utility open a web browser and type in the default domain name htto tplinklogin net in the address field of the browser Address http Aplinklogin net Figure 3 3 Log in the Router After a moment a login window will appear similar to the Figure 3 4 Enter admin for the User Name and Password both in lower case letters Then click the OK button or press the Enter key Connect to tplinklogin net TP LINE Wireless M Router WR 8401 Password Figure 3 4 Login Windows Cf Note If the above screen does not pop up it means that your Web browser has been set to a proxy Go to Tools menu gt Internet Options gt Connections gt LAN Settings in the screen that appears cancel the Using Proxy checkbox and click OK to finish it 10 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 1 After successful log in you can click the Quick Setup menu to quickly configure your Router Quick Setup Star gt
81. make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working refer to the adapter s manual if necessary 1 Configure TCP IP component 1 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button and then click Control Panel 2 Click the Network and Internet Connections icon and then click on the Network Connections tab in the appearing window 3 Right click the icon that showed below select Properties on the prompt page LAN or High Speed Internet ocal Area Connection Connected Firewalled Disable Status Repair Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties Figure B 1 4 Inthe prompt page that showed below double click on the Internet Protocol TCP IP x L Local Area Connection Properties General Authentication Advanced Connect using E Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ett This connection uses the following items Install Unirretall Properties Description Transmission Control Protocol lntermnet Protocol The default Wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected IM Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure B 2 90 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Wireless N Router User Guide 5 The following TCP IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default Now you have two ways to configure th
82. mediately 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 Service Name AC Name C Use IP Address Specified by ISP ISP Specified IP Address 0 0 0 0 o Detect Online Interval 0 Seconds 0 120 seconds the default is 0 0 means not detecting C Use The Following DNS Servers Primary DNS 0 0 0 Secondary DNS 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 25 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 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 ISP Specified IP Address If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the Router during login please click Use IP address specified by ISP check box and enter the
83. n XXX YYY format XXX is the start port number YYY is the end port number 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 port number when Service Port is a single one gt IP Address The IP Address of the PC providing the service application gt Protocol The protocol used for this application either TCP UDP or All all protocols supported by the Router gt Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled To set up a virtual server entry s g TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 1 Click the Add New button the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 32 2 Select the service port you want to use from the Common Service Port list If the Common Service Port list does not have the service that you want to use type the service port number or service port range in the Service Port box Type the IP Address of the computer in the IP Address box Select the protocol used for this application either TCP UDP or All Select the Enable to enable the virtual server o p gt w Click the Save button Service Port XX XX or XX Internal Port GX Only valid for single Service Port or leave it blank IP Address Protocol All Y Status Enabled Y Common Service Por
84. nation IP Address is on the LAN WLAN internal wired and wireless networks the WAN Internet Click the Refresh button to refresh the data displayed 4 13 Bandwidth Control Bandwidth Control Rule List Figure 4 63 There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4 63 Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 13 1 Control Settings Choose menu Bandwidth Control Control Settings 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 Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control F Line Type ADSL Other Egress Bandwidth Kbps Ingress Bandwidth 2048 Kbps Save Figure 4 64 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 13 2 Rules List Choose menu Bandwidth Control Rules List you can vi
85. nd all related wireless security settings No Change If you chose this option wireless security configuration will not change 16 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide These settings are only for basic wireless parameters For advanced settings please refer to 4 6 Wireless 5 Then you will see the Finish page gt 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 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 gt 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 nottake effect until the Router reboot Figure 3 15 Quick Setup Finish Tf TL WR840N RIIIE MES AE A cit Chapter 4 Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page s key functions and the configuration way 4 1 Login After your successful login you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web based u
86. nus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4 37 Basic Security Advanced Security Local Management and Remote Management Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 9 1 Basic Security Choose menu Security Basic Security you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4 38 Basic Security Firewall SPI Firewall 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 Figure 4 38 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 lt validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol SPI Firewall is enabled by 48 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide factory default If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world you can disable it gt VPN VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using IPSec PPTP or L2TP protocols to pass through the Router s firewall e PPTP Pa
87. o complete the settings Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list ID Host Description information Modify 1 Hosti MAC O0 11 22 39 44 44 Edit Delete 4 11 3 Target Choose menu Access Control Target you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4 55 The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule Target Settings ID Target Description Information Modify 1 Target_1 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 23 21 TCP Edit Delete Add New Delete All Current Na Page Figure 4 55 Target Settings gt Target Description Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique Information The target can be IP address port or domain name Modify To modify or delete an existing entry To add a new entry please follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button ls TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 2 In Mode field select IP Address or Domain Name e f you select IP Address the screen shown is Figure 4 56 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
88. omain Name field Any domain name with keywords in it www google com www google com hk will be allowed 53 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide a 6 T Select from the Effective Time drop down list the schedule e g Schedule_1 you want the entry to take effect 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 Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button return to the previous page Add or Modify Parental Control Entry The Schedule is based on the time of the Router The time can be setin System Tools gt Time settings MAC Address of Children s PC All MAC Address In Current LAN Please Select Website Description Allowed Website Name Effective Time Anytime v The time schedule can be setin Access Control gt Schedule Status Enabled E Figure 4 43 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry For example If you desire that
89. or more of the following measures 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 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 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 mus
90. our ISP Click the Save button to save your settings 3 If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection select PPPoE Russia PPPoE option Then should enter the following parameters Figure 4 8 WAN Connection Type PPPoE Russia PPPoE Y PPPoE Connection User Name username Password DIO Confirm Password ETTET Secondary Connection Disabled DynamiciIP StaticIP For Dual Access Russia PPPoE Wan Connection Mode Connect on Demand Max Idle Time 15 o minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connect Automatically Time based Connecting Period of Time from HH MM to E HH MM Connect Manually Max Idle Time minutes 0 means remain active at all times 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 This 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
91. outer 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 fe Note 1 The WPS LED on the Router will light blue 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 21 4 5 Network LAN MAC Clone TL WR840N RIIIE ESAS Cit 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 Network 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 Figu
92. ple remember to Enable and Save Virtual Servers ID Service Port Internal Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify 1 11130 11120 192 168 0 198 ALL Enabled Modify Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Figure A 4 Virtual Servers 86 TL WR840N RIIIE IES AE A Cit TS Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Service Port 11130 COCA OT XX Internal Port 11120 XX Only valid for single Service Port or leave it blank IP Address 192 168 0 198 Protocol ALL hd Status Enabled w Common Service Port Select One Figure A 5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry fe Note Your opposite side should call your WAN IP which is displayed on the Status page 4 How to enable DMZ Host Log in to the Router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click DMZ submenu On the DMZ page click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the DMZ Host IP Address field using 192 168 0 198 as an example remember to click the Save button DMZ Current DMZ Status Enable Disable DMZ Host IP Address 192 168 0 198 Figure A 6 DMZ 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 87 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wire
93. re 4 6 WAN Connection Type IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway MTU Size in bytes Primary DNS Secondary DNS Host Name Dynamic IP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1500 The default is 1500 do not change unless necessary C Use These DNS Servers Optional TL WR840N C GetIP with Unicast DHCP Itis usually not required 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 22 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide gt MTU Size The normal MTU Maximum Transmission Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP gt 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 Note If you find error when you go to a website after entering the DNS addresses it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses gt Host Name This option
94. responding rule Action Here displays the action the Router takes to deal with the packets It could be Allow or Deny Allow means that the Router permits the packets to go through the Router Deny means that the Router rejects the packets to go through the Router Status This field displays the status of the rule Enabled means the rule will take effect Disabled means the rule will not take effect Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing rule 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 47 56 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Quick Setup Create a Host Entry Mode IP Address w A a A E Figure 4 47 Quick Setup Create a Host Entry gt Mode Here are two options IP Address and MAC Address You can select either of them from the drop down list gt Host Description In this field create a unique description for the host e g Host_1 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 2 Click Next when finishing creating the host entry and t
95. ress 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 stations 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 lt 37 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 1 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 field 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 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 2 00 0A EB 00 07 5F Enabled wireless station B Modify Delete 4 6 4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu Wireless Wireless Advanced you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network Wireless
96. ring the customized server IP Address or Domain Name in the above frames Note 1 This setting will be used for some time based functions such as firewall You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully otherwise these functions will not take effect 2 The time will be lost if the router is turned off 276 2 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 3 The Router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly 4 The Daylight Saving will take effect one minute after the configurations are completed 4 16 2 Diagnostic Choose menu System Tools Diagnostic 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 1 50 Ping Packet Size 4 1472 Bytes Ping Timeout 100 2000 Milliseconds Traceroute Max TTL Diagnostic Results This device is ready I Figure 4 77 Diagnostic Tools gt Diagnostic Tool Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too e Ping This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity reachability and name resolution to a given host or gateway e Traceroute This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection Note You can use ping traceroute to test both numeric
97. rs to access the local host resources or devices as needed UPnP devices can be automatically 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 1 BitComet 192 166 0 100 23959 25959 IER 23959 192 168 0 100 Enabled 2 BitComet 192 168 0 100 23959 235959 UDP 23959 192 166 0 100 Enabled Figure 4 36 UPnP gt Current UPnP Status UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button gt Current UPnP Settings List This table displays the current UPnP information App Description The description provided by the application in the UPnP request External Port The external port the Router opens for the application Protocol The type of protocol the Router opens for the application e Internal Port The Internal port the Router opens for local host IP Address The IP address of the UPnP device that is currently accessing the Router 47 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide e Status The status of the port is displayed here Enabled means that the port is still active Otherwise the port is inactive Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List 4 9 Security Security Advanced Security Local Management Remote Management Figure 4 37 The Security menu There are four subme
98. s quick flash from slow flash Then release the button and wait the Router to reboot to its factory default settings eo Used as WPS button If you have client devices such as wireless adapters that support Wi Fi Protected Setup then you can press this button to quickly establish a connection between the Router and client devices and automatically configure wireless security for your wireless network INTERNET This INTERNET port is where you will connect the DSL cable Modem 4 3 2 1 LAN These ports 4 3 2 1 connect the Router to the local PC s ON OFF The switch for the power 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 WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 2 1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service DSL Cable Ethernet One DSL Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors TCP IP protocol on each PC 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 Such as sunli
99. scription 300Mbps Wireless N Router Model No TL WR840N 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 9 2 2011 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 EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 A12 2011 EN 62311 2008 The product carries the CE Mark C 1588 Person responsible for marking this declaration Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International Business Date of issue 2013 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 ius lll 1 Chapter 1 Introducir 2 1 1 Overview ofthe RO de a 2 iz CONVENIOS it o A alii dad 3 Id Mal Features arenero 3 E E A ak a lee rl te i oto 4 141 Ne Front gt ese eee er ete ee ias 4 142 TNC Rea Rania nacida iaa 5 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router ooncocnconnconcccncocononoconnconnonanonarenanonnnonncnanenanenars 6 21 System Requirements il n 6 2 2 Installation
100. se fields are case sensitive gt 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 gt 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 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 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
101. sh Sorted Rules Sorted by Current Bytes K Reset All Delete All Total Current Modify IP Address MAC Address Packets Bytes Packets Bytes ICMP Tx UDP Tx SYN Tx The current list is empty 5 w entries per page CurrentNo 1 v Page Figure 4 86 Statistics gt Current Statistics Status Enable or Disable The default value is disabled To enable click the Enable button If disabled the function of DoS protection in Security settings will disabled gt 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 gt Sorted Rules Choose how displayed statistics are sorted Select the Auto refresh checkbox to refresh automatically Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table BB Statistics Tabl e IP MAC Address vo odify There would be 5 entries on each page Click Previous to return to the previous page and Next to the next page ome ICMP Tx UDP Tx TCP SYN Tx Reset Reset the value of he entry to zero Delete TL WR840N RIIIE MESAS A ei The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router The total number of bytes received and transmit
102. so 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 O Enter the new device s PIM Press the button of the new device in two minutes Figure 4 3 Add A New Device lt I TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly The Wi Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi Fi Protected Setup process When the WPS LED is on the client device has successfully connected to the Router Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions Il 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 Step 2 Step 3 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 Enter the PIN number from the client device in the field on the above WPS screen Then click Connect button Connect successfully will appear on the screen of Figure 4 4 which means the client device has successfully connected to the R
103. ss N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 4 16 7 Password Choose menu System Tools Password you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4 83 Password The username and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and must not include any spaces Old User Name Old Password New User Name New Password Confirm New Password Clear Al Figure 4 83 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router because all users who try to access the Router s Web based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router s default user name and password Note The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and not include any spaces Enter the new Password twice to confirm Click the Save button when finished Click the Clear All button to clear all 4 16 8 System Log Choose menu System Tools System Log you can view the logs of the Router System Log Auto Mail Feature Disabled Mail Settings Log Type ALL Y Log Level ALL v Log is Empty Time 2013 01 01 17 37 28 63449s H Ver WR840N v1 00000000 S Ver 3 13 27 Build 130204 Rel 76598n L 192 168 0 1 M 255 255 255 0 W1 STATIC IP W 172 31 74 34 M 255 255 255 0 G 172 31 74 1 Mail Log
104. ss security check this radio button But it s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security gt WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Personal Recommended It s the WPA WPA2 authentication 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 cf Note If you check the WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Personal Recommended radio button and choose TKIP encryption you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4 18 WPA WPA2 Personal Recommended Version Automatic Recommended Encryption TKIP v PSK Password 12345670 You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 or Hexadecimal characters between 8 and 64 Group Key Update Period 0 Seconds Keep it default if you are not sure 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 11n specification Figure 4 18 3A TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide e PSK Passphrase You can enter A
105. ssthrough Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP allows the Point to Point Protocol PPP to be tunneled through an IP network To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Router keep the default Enabled e L2TP Passthrough Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol L2TP is the method used to enable Point to Point sessions via the Internet on the Layer 2 level To allow L2TP tunnels to pass through the Router keep the default Enabled 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 keep the default Enabled 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 keep the default Enable e TFTP ALG To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT keep the default Enable e H323 ALG To allow Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT keep the default Enable e RTSP ALG To allow some media player clients to communicate with some streaming media servers across NAT click Enabl
106. t Select One v Figure 4 32 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Note If your computer or server has more than one type of available service please select another service and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify If you want to delete the entry click the Delete 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 Cf Note If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80 you must set the Web management port on Security Remote Management page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080 Otherwise there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server 4 8 2 Port Triggering Choose menu Forwarding Port Triggering you can view and add port triggering in the screen as shown in Figure 4 33 Some applications require multiple connections like Internet games video 44 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide conferencing Internet calling and so on These applications cannot work with a pure NAT Router Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that can work with an NAT Router Port Triggering I
107. t Viola s Computer Schedule Anytime Y Status Enabled Figure 4 50 Quick Setup Create an Internet Access Control Entry 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 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 51 2 Give a name e g Rule_1 for the rule in the Rule Name field 3 Select a host from the Host drop down list or choose Click Here To Add New Host List 4 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 59
108. t not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter CE Mark Warning C 1588 This is a class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Cet appareil est conforme aux norms CNR exemptes de licence d Industrie Canada Le fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes 1 cet appareil ne doit pas provoquer d interf rences et 2 cet appareil doit accepter toute interference y compris celles susceptibles de provoquer un fonctionnement non souhait de l appareil Industry Canada Statement Complies with the Canadian ICES 003 Class B specifications Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada This Class B device meets all the requirements of the Canadian interference causing equipment regulations Cet appareil num rique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Korea Warning Statements ga TAME 28 AREA 1
109. t sequence spread spectrum DSSS technology using OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2 4GHz and backward compatibility with IEEE 802 11b devices and WEP encryption for security gt DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address gt DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol that automatically configure the TCP IP parameters for the all the PC s that are connected to a DHCP server gt DMZ Demilitarized Zone A Demilitarized Zone allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing gt DNS Domain Name System An Internet Service that translates the names of websites into IP addresses gt Domain Name A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet 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 94 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User
110. t you make use of the Auto Detect function If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring 3 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 If the connection type detected is L2TP the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 7 Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue 11 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Quick Setup L2TP User Name username Password DynamicIP Static IP Figure 3 7 Quick Setup L2TP Russia L2TP 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 Select Static IP if IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS server address have been provided by your ISP Then please enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP and also enter the corresponding parameters O DynamicIP Static IP Server IP Address Name IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS Select Dynamic IP if none of the above parameters are provided Then you
111. 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 ID Target Description Information Modify 1 Target_1 Wie GOOG com Edit Delete 4 11 4 Schedule Choose menu Access Control Schedule you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4 58 The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule Schedule Settings ID Schedule Description Day Time Add New Current No nam Page Figure 4 58 Schedule Settings gt Schedule Description Here displays the description of the schedule and this description is unique gt Day Here displays the day s in a week gt Time Here displays the time period in a day 64 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide gt Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing schedule To add a new schedule follow the steps below 1 5 Click Add New button shown in Figure 4 58 and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 59 In Schedule Description field create a unique description for the schedule e g Schedule_1 In Day field select the day or days you need In Time field you can select all day 24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding field Click Save to complete the settings Click th
112. ted 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 Statistic interval seconds The number of the ICMP packets transmitted to WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate The number of UDP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate The number of TCP SYN packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate Delete the existing entry in the table 84 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 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 Log in to the Router click the Network menu on the left of your browser and click WAN submenu On the WAN page select PPPoE for WAN Connection Type Type user name in the User Name field and password in the Password
113. tility On the right there are the corresponding explanations and instructions Quick Setup WPS Network Wireless DHCP 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 18 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Status Firmware Version 3 13 27 Build 130204 Rel 76598n Hardware Version WR840N v1 00000000 LAN MAC Address 4A 98 68 08 C 7 56 IP Address 192 168 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Wireless Wireless Radio Enable Name SSID TP LINK_O8C756 Mode 11bgn mixed Channel Width Automatic Channel Auto Current channel 10 MAC Address 44 98 68 08 C7 56 WDS Status Disable WAN MAC Address 60 E5 49 C7 64 4F IP Address 172 371 7434 Static IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 171231741 DNS Server 112 11 17212 Traffic Statistics Received Sent Bytes 3 847 225 344 1 332 004 681 Packets 0 0 System Up Time 4 3 Quick Setup Refresh 0 days 00 15 02 Figure 4 1 Router Status Please refer to 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 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
114. ts and Settings english gt Figure 3 1 Success result of Ping command gt Ifthe result displayed is similar to the Figure 3 2 it means the connection between your PC and the Router is failed cx C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe Microsoft Windows XP Version 5 1 2680 lt C gt Copyright 1985 2061 Microsoft Corp C Documents and Settings english gt 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 BM Lost 4 188 loss 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 and LEDs on your PC s adapter should be lit 2 Is the TCP IP configuration for your PC correct Note If the Router s IP address is 192 168 0 1 your PC s IP address must be within the range of 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 254 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 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 conf
115. uld be 30 or above Enter 0 to disable the update gt WEP Itis 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 20 Type Automatic E WEP Key Format Hexadecimal v Key Selected WEP Key Key Type Key 1 Disabled Key 2 Disabled 4 Key 3 Disabled Key 4 Disabled We do not recommend using the WEP encryption ifthe device operates in 802 11n mode due to the fact that WWEP is not supported by 802 11n specification Figure 4 20 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 35 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 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 th
116. will appear as shown in Figure 4 72 72 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide Service Provider Comexe www comexe cn Go to register Domain Name Domain Name Domain Name Domain Name Domain Name User Name username Password eesccece C Enable DDNS Connection Status DDNS not launching Figure 4 72 Comexe cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 2 3 4 Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider Type the User Name for your DDNS account Type the Password for your DDNS account Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service 4 15 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 73 Service Provider Dyndns www dyndns org v Go to register User Name username Password eeeeeeee Domain Name PF Enable DDNS Connection Status DDNS not launching Figure 4 73 Dyndns org DDNS Settings 27 3x TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Type the User Name for your DDNS a
117. wn in Figure 4 60 Static Routing List and System Routing Table Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 12 1 Static Routing Choose menu Advanced Routing Static Routing and you can configure the static route in the next screen shown in Figure 4 61 A static route is a pre determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network Static Routing Destination Network Subnet Mask Default Gateway Status Modity Add Mew Figure 4 61 Static Routing To add static routing entries follow the steps below 1 Click Add New shown in Figure 4 61 you will see the following screen Figure 4 62 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry Destination Network Subnet Mask Default Gateway Status Enabled v Figure 4 62 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry 2 Enter the following data 66 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Wireless N Router User Guide 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 default gateway device that allows for the contact between the Router and the network or host 3 Select Enabled or
118. ystem Tools Statistics is enabled gt Enable ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering Enable or Disable the ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering gt ICMP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 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 gt Enable TCP SYN FLOOD Attack Filtering Enable or Disable the TCP SYN FLOOD Attack Filtering 50 TL WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide _ Wireless N Router User Guide 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 to Router Enable or Disable Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port to Router The default setting is disabled If enabled the ping packet from the Internet cannot access the Router gt Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port to Router Enable or Disable Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port to Router The default setting is disab

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