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1. Click the Save button to save your settings Note Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function 4 6 Wireless Wireless Wireless Security Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Advanced Wireless Statistics Figure 4 16 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu shown in Figure 4 16 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 Setting and then you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page 33 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless Settings Wireless Network Name TP LINK 130919 Also called the SSID Region United States v Channel Auto V Mode 11bgn mixed Channel Width Auto bul Enable Speedboost Enable Wireless Router Radia Enable SSID Broadcast Enable WDS Bridging Figure 4 17 Wireless Settings Wireless Network Name also called SSID Enter a value of up to 32 characters The same name of SSID Service Set Identification must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network Considering your wireless network security the default SSID is set to be TP LINK XXXXXX XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each routers MAC address This value is case sensi
2. Print Server Setting Server Status Online Figure 4 44 Pint Server Setting There are two states of the print server described as follows 54 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt Online Indicates the print server has been turned on You can click the Stop button to stop the print server Offline Indicates the print server feature is disabled You can click Start button to start it 4 8 5 User Accounts You can specify the user name and password for Storage Sharing and FTP Server users on this page Storage Sharing users can use Internet Explorer to access files on the USB drive FTP Server users can log into the FTP Server via FTP Client There are two default user accounts that can access the Storage Sharing and FTP Server They are Administrator and Guest as shown in Figure 4 45 Administrator has read write access to Storage Sharing and can access FIP Server while Guest has read only access to Storage Sharing and can not access FTP Server User Account Management Add New User User Name Password Storage Authority FTF Access admin admin Read and Write quest quest Read Only Figure 4 45 User Account Management Only Administrator can use a Web browser to transfer the files from a PC to the Writable shared volume on the USB drive To add a new user account please follow the steps below 1 Click Add New User button and the screen will appear
3. 5 Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list ID Schedule Description Day Time Modify 1 echedule 1 Sat Sun 18 00 20 00 Edit Delete 82 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 4 14 Advanced Routing Advanced Routing system Routing Table Figure 4 78 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4 78 Static Routing List and System Routing Table Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 14 1 Static Routing List Choose menu Advanced Routing Static Routing List and then you can configure the static route in the next screen shown in Figure 4 79 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 Modify Add Mew Figure 4 79 Static Routing To add static routing entries 1 Click Add New shown in Figure 4 79 you will see the following screen Add or Modify a Static Route Entry Destination Network Subnet Mask Default Gateway Status Enabled v Figure 4 80 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry 2 Enter the following data Destination Network The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route
4. There are five wireless security modes supported by the router WPA Personal WPA2 Personal WPA Enterprise WPA2 Enterprise and WEP 36 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless Security Disable Security WPA WPA2 Personal Recommended Version Encryption PSK Password Group Key Update Period WPA WPA2 Enterprise Version Encryption Radius Server IP Radius Port Radius Password Group Key Update Period WEP Type WEP Key Format Key Selected Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 Key 4 Automatic Recommended v AES x 12345670 You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 or Hexadecimal characters between 8 and 64 i Automatic v Automatic v Seconds Keep it default if you are not sure minimum is 30 0 means no update 1812 1 565535 0 stands for default port 1812 n in second minimum is 30 0 means no update Automatic v Hexadecimal v WEP Key Password Key Type Disabled v Disabled Disabled Disabled w Figure 4 18 Wireless Security gt Disable Security If you do not want to use wireless security check this radio button But it s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security gt WPA WPA2 Personal Its the WPA WPA2
5. WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Status Enabled Disable WPS Current PIN 12345670 Restore PIN Gen New PIN Disable Routers PIN Add a new device Add device Figure 4 2 WPS gt WPS Status Enable or disable the WPS function here gt Current PIN The current value of the router s PIN displayed here The default PIN of the router can be found in the label or User Guide gt Restore PIN Restore the PIN of the router to its default 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 Add device You can add the new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button b To add a new device If the wireless adapter supports QSS Quick Secure Setup or Wi Fi Protected Setup 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 l Use the Wi Fi Protected Setup Button Use this method if your client device has a WPS button Step 1 Press the WPS Reset button on the back panel of the router as shown in Figure 4 3 You can also keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4 2 Then choose Press the button of the new
6. another nearby access point Mode This field determines the wireless mode which the router works on gt Channel Width Select any channel width from the drop down list The default setting is automatic which can automatically adjust the channel width for your clients 16 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt Disable Security The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled If disabled the wireless stations will be able to connect the router without encryption It is strongly recommended that you choose one of following options to enable security gt 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 from 0 to 9 and any letters from A to Z and the length should be between 8 and 63 characters For Hexadecimal the key can be made up of any numbers from O to 9 and letters from A to F and the length should be between 8 and 64 characters Please also note the key is case sensitive which means that upper and lower case keys will affect the outcome It would also be a good idea to write down the key and all related wireless security settings gt No Change If you chose this option wireless security configuration will not change These settings are only for basic wireless parameters For advanced settings please refe
7. 83 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion and which portion is the host portion gt Default Gateway This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host 3 Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop down list 4 Click the Save button to make the entry take effect Other configurations for the entries Click the Delete button to delete the entry Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen click the Next button to view the information in the next screen 4 14 2 System Routing Table Choose menu Advanced Routing System Routing Table and then you can view the System Routing Table in the next screen shown in Figure 4 81 System routing table views all of the valid route entries in use The Destination IP address Subnet Mask Gateway and Interface will be displayed for each entry system Routing Table Destination Network Subnet Mask Gateway Interface 192 168 1 0 255 255 2550 0 0 0 0 LAN amp WLAN 172 31 70 0 255 299 2990 0 0 0 0 WAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 172 31 70 1 WAN Figure 4 81 System Routing Table
8. RTSP ALG Enable C5 Disable Save Figure A 7 Basic Security 4 I wantto build a WEB Server on the LAN what should do 1 Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the router you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference 2 Tochange the WEB management port number Log in to the router click the Security menu on the left of your browser and click Remote Management submenu On the Remote Management page type a port number except 80 such as 88 into the Web Management Port field Click Save and reboot the router Remote Management Web Management Port Remote Management IP Address 0 0 0 0 Enter 255 255 255 255 for all nave Figure A 8 Remote Management 107 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Note If the above configuration takes effect you can visit and configure the router by typing http 192 168 1 1 88 the routers LAN IP address Web Management Port in the address field of the Web browser If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192 168 1 x the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 0 1 to avoid IP conflict in this case please try http 192 168 0 1 88 3 Login 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 th
9. TP LINK User Guide TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 1 En X 4 a 1910010817 COPYRIGHT amp TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice TP LINK is a registered trademark of TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation transformation or adaptation without permission from TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD Copyright 2013 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD All rights reserved http www tp link com FCC STATEMENT Fc This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of th
10. 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 89 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router service providers such as www comexe cn www dyndns org or www no ip com The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key 4 17 1 Comexe cn DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www comexe cn the page will appear as shown in Figure 4 91 Service Provider Comexe www comexe cn Gato register Domain Name Domain Name Domain Name Domain Name Domain Name User Hame username Password TITITIII Enable DDNS Connection Status DDN3 nat launching Login Figure 4 91 Comexe cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave 2 Enterthe User Name for your DDNS account 3 Enter the Password for your DDNS account 4 Click the Login button to login the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to log out of the DDN
11. 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 73 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page 2 n Mode field select Domain Name from the drop down list 3 In Target Description field create a unique description for the target e g Target 1 4 n 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 wit Google com Edit Delete 4 13 4 Schedule Choose menu Access Control Schedule and then you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4 76 The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule schedule Settings ID Schedule Description Day Time Modify 1 Schedule 1 Sat 00 00 24 00 Edit Delete Add New Delete All Page Figure 4 76 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 Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing schedule To add a new schedule follow the steps below 1 Click Add New button shown in Figure 4 76 and t
12. e g Rule 1 for the rule in the Rule Name field Select a host from the Host drop down list or choose Click Here To Add New Host List ow TI 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 T Click the Save button Add Internet Access Control Entry Rule Name Host Click Here To Add New Host List Target Any Target Click Here To Add New Target List Schedule Click Here To Add New Schedule Status Enabled Figure 4 69 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 76 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 1 Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page Select Enable Internet Access Control and choose Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the router 2 We recommend that you click Setup Wizard button to finish all the following settings 3 Click the submenu Host of Access Control in the left to enter the Host List pa
13. gt IP Address The IP address of the PC running the service application gt Protocol The protocol used for this application either TCP UDP or All all protocols supported by the router gt Status The status of this entry Enabled means the virtual server entry is enabled Common Service Port Some common services already exist in the drop down list gt Modify To modify or delete an existing entry To setup a virtual server entry 1 Click the Add New button pop up Figure 4 50 2 Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list If the Common Service Port menu does not list the service that you want to use enter the number of the service port or service port range in the Service Port field 3 Enter the IP address of the computer running the service application in the IP Address field 4 Select the protocol used for this application in the Protocol drop down list either TCP UDP or All 5 Select the Enabled option in the Status drop down list 6 Click the Save button 58 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Service Port a XX XX or XX Internal Port aa XX Only valid for single Service Port or leave a blank Protocol ALL we Status Enabled Common Service Port Select One Figure 4 50 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry X8 Note It is possible that you have a computer or serve
14. server address is available enter it as well Click the Save button to save your settings 4 f your ISP provides BigPond Cable or Heart Beat Signal connection please select BigPond Cable And you should enter the following parameters Figure 4 11 26 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router WAN Connection Type BigPond Cable User Name username Password Auth Server sm server Auth Domain MTU Size in bytes 1500 The default is 1500 do not change unless necessary Connect on Demand Max Idle Time 5 minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connect Automatically Connect Manually Max Idle Time H5 minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connect Disconnected Figure 4 11 WAN BigPond Cable gt User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive gt Auth Server Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name gt Auth Domain Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location e g NSW ACT nsw bigpond net au VIC TAS WA SA NT vic bigpond net au QLD gld bigpond net au 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 Connect on Demand In this mode the Internet connection can be terminated
15. 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 0OC 40 C 32F 104 F Temperature Storage 40 C 70 C 40 F 158 F Operating 1096 90 RH Non condensing Storage 5 90 RH Non condensing Radio Data Rate Humidity Only 2 412GHz 2 462GHz is allowed to be used in USA which means only channel 1 11 is available for American users to choose 111 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 networ
16. 168 1 1 Default Domain Optional Input the domain name of your network Primary DNS Optional Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP Or consult your ISP 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 mode 4 7 2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu DHCP DHCP Clients List and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the router in the next screen shown in Figure 4 28 DHCP Clients List ID Client Name MAC Address Assigned IP Lease Time 1 tplink d19c5dd6 40 61 85 C4 88 43 192 168 1 100 01 35 16 Hefresh Figure 4 28 DHCP Clients List gt ID The index of the DHCP Client gt Client Name The name of the DHCP client gt MAC Address The MAC address of the DHCP client gt Assigned IP The IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP client gt Lease Time The time of the DHCP client leased After the dynamic IP address has expired a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user 45 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router You cannot change any of the values on this page To update this page and to show the current attached devices click the Refresh button 4 7 3 Address Reservation Choose me
17. 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 Cf 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 Wireless MAC Filtering and then you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Address Filtering function shown in Figure 4 22 39 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router _ Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless MAC Filtering Disabled Enable Filtering Rules Deny the stations specified by any enabled entries in the listto access C Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the listto access IL MAC Address Description Add Mew Figure 4 22 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address click Enable The default setting is Disable 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 as shown in Figure 4 23 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address
18. Filtering entry Status Enabled v Figure 4 23 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry MAC Address The wireless station s MAC address that you want to filter Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled Description A simple description of the wireless station 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 00 07 8A 2 Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field For example Wireless station A 3 Status Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop down list 40 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 4 Click the Save button to save this entry To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify If you want to delete the entry click the Delete Modify the information Click the Save button Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page Click the Previous button to return to the previous page For example If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00 0A EB 00 07 8A and the wireless
19. Goto register User Name Username Password Domain Name Enable DONS Connection Status CONS nat launching Figure 4 93 No ip com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the User Name for your DDNS account 2 Enter the Password for your DDNS account 3 Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider 4 Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to log out the DDNS service cf Note If you want to login again with another account after a successful login please click the Logout button then input your new username and password and click the Login button 4 18 System Tools System Tools Diagnostic Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults Backup amp Restore Reboot Password System Log Statistics Figure 4 94 The System Tools menu 92 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Choose menu System Tools and you can see the submenus under the main menu Time Settings Diagnostic Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults 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 18 1 Time Setting Choose menu System Tools Time Setting and then
20. 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 WAH MAC Address 00 08 01 00 00 05 d Your PC s MAC Address po 19 85 80 54 2B Clone MAC Address cave Figure A 3 MAC Clone 3 lwant to use Netmeeting what do need to do 1 If you start Netmeeting as a host you don t need to do anything with the router 2 If you start as a response you need to configure Virtual Server or DMZ Host and make sure the H323 ALG is enabled 3 How to configure Virtual Server Log in to the router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click Virtual Servers submenu On the Virtual Servers page click Add New Then on the Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry page enter 1720 for the Service Port blank and your IP address for the IP Address blank taking 192 168 1 169 for an example remember to Enable and Save Virtual Servers Note Make sure the natis enable if you want the Virtual Servers configuration take effect ID Service Port Internal Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify Add Mew Figure A 4 Virtual Servers 105 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit
21. PC which triggered this rule You can input at most 5 groups of ports or port sections Every group of ports must be separated with for example 2000 2038 2046 2050 2051 2085 3010 3030 gt Incoming Protocol The protocol used for Incoming Port either TCP UDP or ALL all protocols supported by the router gt Status The status of this entry Enabled means the Port Triggering entry is enabled gt Modify To modify or delete an existing entry gt Common Applications Some popular applications already listed in the drop down list of Incoming Protocol To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Find the desired entry in the table 2 Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Once the router is configured the operation is as follows 1 Alocal host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field 2 he 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 SF Note 1 When the trigger connection is released the correspondi
22. There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4 55 Basic Security Advanced Security Local Management and Remote Management Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 11 1 Basic Security Choose menu Security Basic Security and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4 56 63 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Basic Security Firewall SPI Firewall Enable Disable Enable 5 Disable PPTP Passthrough e Enable Disable L 2TP Passthrough o IPSec Passthrough 9 Enable 5 Disable L i L FTP ALG Enable 5 Disable TFTP ALG Enable D Disable H323 ALG Enable Disable RTSP ALG Enable Disable SAVE Figure 4 56 Basic Security gt Firewall A firewall protects your network from the outside world Here you can enable or disable the router s firewall e SPI Firewall SPI Stateful Packet Inspection also known as dynamic packet filtering helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world you can disable it gt VPN VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to p
23. To add modify a Bandwidth Control rule follow the steps below 1 Click Add New shown in Figure 4 84 you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4 85 2 Enter the information like the screen shown below Bandwidth Control Rule Settings Enable IP Range 192 168 0 123 Port Range Protocol Min BandwidthiKbps Max BandwidthiKbps Egress Bandwidth Ingress Bandwidth Figure 4 85 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings 3 Click the Save button 86 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 4 16 IP amp MAC Binding Setting ARP List Figure 4 86 the IP amp MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP amp MAC Binding menu shown in Figure 4 86 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 16 1 Binding Settings This page displays the IP amp MAC Binding Setting table you can operate it in accord with your desire shown in Figure 4 87 Binding Settings ARP Binding Disable Enable ID MAC Address IP Address Bind Modify 1 00 E0 4C 00 07 BE 192 168 0213 Modify Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Current No Page Figure 4 87 Binding Setting 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
24. Wireless N Gigabit Router gt WPS Reset Pressing this button for less than 5 seconds enables the WPS function If your 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 Pressing this button for more than 5 seconds enables the Reset function With the router powered on press and hold the WPS Reset button approximately 8 seconds until the SYS 5 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router LED becomes quick flash from slow flash And then release the button and wait the router to reboot to its factory default settings gt Wireless antenna To receive and transmit the wireless data 262 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 2 1 System Requirements gt Broadband Internet Access Service DSL Cable Ethernet gt One DSL Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector which is not necessary if the router is connected directly to the Ethernet gt PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors gt TCP IP protocol on each PC gt Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari 2 2 Installation Environment Requirements Place the router in a well ven
25. Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Mode IP Address wv Protocol Common Service Port please select Figure 4 74 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1 In Target Description field create a unique description for the target e g Target 1 2 In IP Address field enter the IP address of the target 3 Select a common service from Common Service Port drop down list so that the Target Port will be automatically filled If the Common Service Port drop down list doesn t have the service you want specify the Target Port manually 4 n Protocol field select TCP UDP ICMP or ALL from the drop down list 4 f you select Domain Name the screen shown is Figure 4 75 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Figure 4 75 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1 In Target Description field create a unique description for the target e g Target 1 2 In Domain Name field enter the domain name either the full name or the keywords for example google in the blank Any domain name with keywords in it www google com www google cn will be blocked or allowed You can enter 4 domain names 5 Click the Save button Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table 80 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button to return to the previous page
26. access the local host resources or devices as needed UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN UPnP Note Make sure the nat is enable if you want the UPnP configuration take effect Current UPnP Status Enabled Current UPnP Settings List ID App Description External Port Protocol Internal Port IP Address Status Figure 4 54 UPnP Setting Current UPnP Status UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button This feature is enabled by default Current UPnP Settings List This table displays the current UPnP information 62 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router App Description The description about the application which initiates the UPnP request e External Port The port which the router opened for the application e Protocol The type of protocol which is opened e Internal Port The port which the router opened for local host e IP Address The IP address of the local host which initiates the UPnP request e Status Either Enabled or Disabled Enabled means that the port is still active otherwise the port is inactive Click the Enable button to enable UPnP Click the Disable button to disable UPnP Click the Refresh button to update the Current UPnP Settings List 4 11 Security Adwanced Security Lacal Management Remote Management Figure 4 55 The Security menu
27. automatically after a specified inactivity period Max Idle Time and be re established when you attempt to access the Internet again If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time please enter O in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects Connect Automatically The connection can be re established automatically when it was down 22 f TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 immediately Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background Click the Save button to save your settings 5 If your ISP provides L2TP connection please select L2TP Russia L2TP option And you should enter the following parameters Figure 4 11 WAN Connection Type User Name Password Server IP Address Name IP Address Subnet Mask
28. capacity of the USB driver Used The used space of the USB driver Free The available space of the USB driver Use The percentage of the used space Vv Vv Y VW V Y Shared Indicates the shared or non shared status of the volume When the volume is shared you can click the Disable to stop sharing the volume when volume is non shared you can click the Enable button to share the volume Click the Eject Disk button to safely remove the USB storage device that is connected to USB port This takes the drive offline A message as shown in Figure 4 33 will appear on your web browser when it is safe to detach the USB disk Microsoft Internet Explorer Figure 4 33 Safe Unplug Message Click the Rescan button to start a new scan Follow the instructions below to set up your router as a file server 1 Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router 2 Click the Rescan button to find the USB drive that has been attached to the router The screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 34 Storage Sharing Service Status Started Access shared storage with password Volume Capacity Used Free Shared View volume 123 MB 1MB 122 MB Open the disk Eject Disk Rescan Figure 4 34 Storage Sharing 48 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service 3 4 Click the Enable button in shared row to enable the
29. code which is labeled on the bottom of the router or can be found in Figure 4 2 e Group Key Update Period Specify the group key update interval in seconds The value should be 30 or above E nter O 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 Cf 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 20 0 WPAAVPA2 Enterprise Version Encryption Radius Server IP Radius Port Radius Password Group Key Update Period TKIP v 1812 1 65535 0 stands for default port 1812 rom fin second minimum is 30 0 means no update We do nat recommend using the TKIP encryption if the device operates in 8 z 11n made due to the fact that THIF is not supported by 802 11n specification Figure 4 20 WPA WPA2 Enterprise e Radius Server IP Ente e Radius Port Enter the r the IP address of the Radius server 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 s
30. 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 84 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt Interface This interface tells you either the Destination IP Address is on the LAN amp WLAN internal wired and wireless networks or on the WAN Internet 4 15 Bandwidth Control Rules List Figure 4 82 Bandwidth Control There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4 82 Control Settings and Rules List Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 15 1 Control Settings Choose menu Bandwidth Control Control Settings and then you can configure the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwidth in the next screen Their values you configure should be less than 100000Kbps For optimal control of the bandwidth please select the right Line Type and ask your ISP for the total bandwidth of the egress and ingress Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control F Line Type ADSL Oth
31. option to enable a specific entry Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing rule Setup Wizard Click the Setup Wizard button to create a new rule entry Add New Click the Add New button to add a new rule entry Enable All Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list Disable All Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list Delete All Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Vv Vv Vv VW VY V Yy Move You can change the entry s order as desired Enter in the first box the ID number of the entry you want to move and in the second box another ID number and then click the Move button to change the entries order Next Click the Next button to go to the next page gt Previous Click the Previous button to return to the previous page f 2 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 65 Quick Setup Create a Host Entry Mode IP Address v Host Description LAN IP Address Figure 4 65 Quick Setup Create a Host Entry Host Description In this field create a unique description for the host e g Host 1 gt Mode Here are two options IP Address and MAC Address You can select either of them from the drop down list If the IP Address is sele
32. station B with MAC address 00 0A EB 00 23 11 are able to access the router but all the other wireless stations cannot access the router you can configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these steps 1 Click the Enable button to enable this function 2 Select the radio button Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules 3 Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already 4 Click the Add New button and enter the MAC address 00 0A EB 00 07 8A 00 0A EB 00 23 11 in the MAC Address field then enter wireless station A B in the Description field while select Enabled in the Status drop down list Finally click the Save and 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 00 07 8A Enabled wireless station A Modify Delete 2 00 0A EB 00 23 11 Enabled wireless station B Modify Delete 41 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 4 6 4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu Wireless Wireless Advanced and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network Wireless Advanced Transmit Power High a Beacon Inte
33. the Delete All button to delete all entries 88 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 4 16 2 ARP List To manage the computer you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list and you could also configure the items on the ARP list This page displays the ARP List it shows all the existing IP amp MAC Binding entries shown in Figure 4 90 ARP List MAC Address IP Address Status Configure 5C 62 6D F7 2E 82 192 168 0 59 Unbound Load Delete Lond aM e Figure 4 90 ARP List 1 MAC Address The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN 2 IP Address The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN 3 Status Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound 4 Configure Load or delete an item Load Load the item to the IP amp MAC Binding list 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 M Note An item could not be loaded to the IP amp MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before Error warning will prompt as well Likewise Load All only loads the items without interference to the IP amp MAC Binding list 4 17 Dynamic DNS Choose menu Dynamic DNS
34. used to defend against some viruses Click the Save button to save the settings Click the Blocked DoS Host List button to display the DoS host table by blocking 4 11 3 Local Management Choose menu Security Local Management and then you can configure the management rule in the screen as shown in Figure 4 58 The management feature allows you to deny computers in LAN from accessing the router 66 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Local Management Management Rules amp Allthe PCs an the LAN are allowed ta access the Router s Web Based Utility Only the PCs listed can browse the builtin web pages to perform Administrator tasks MAC 3 MAC 4 Your PC s MAC Address Figure 4 58 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 XX 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 After click the
35. with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 BB is without any restriction you should follow the settings below 1 Click Parental Control menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page Check Enable and enter the MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field 70 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 2 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 oat and Time is all day 24 hours 3 Click Parental Control menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify Parental Control Entry page Click Add New button Enter 00 11 22 33 44 AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field I W N Enter www google com in the Allowed Domain Name field O1 Enter Allow Google in the Website Description field Select Schedule 1 you create just now from the Effective Time drop down list 6 In Status field select Enable 4 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 62 ID MAC address Website Description Schedule Enable Modify 1 0 11 22 33 44 AA Allow Google Schedule 1 Edit Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Figure 4 62 Parental Control Settings 4 13 Access Control Access
36. you can configure the time on the following screen Time Settings EN I M nnda Time zone GMT 08 00 Beijing Hong Kong Perth Singapore Date MM DD YY Time HH MM SS NTP Server I Optianal NTP Server Il Optional Enable Daylight Saving End Daylight Saving Status dayliaht saving is dawn Note Click the GET GMT to update the time from the internet with the pre defined servers or entering the customized server lP Address or Domain Name in the above frames Save Figure 4 95 Time settings Time Zone Select your local time zone from this pull down list gt Date Enter your local date in MM DD YY into the right blanks Time Enter your local time in HH MM SS into the right blanks gt NTP Server NTP Server Il Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server or NTP Server Il and then the router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially In addition the router built in some common NTP Servers so it can get time automatically once it connects the Internet Enable Daylight Saving Check the box to enable the Daylight Saving function Start The time to start the Daylight Saving Select the month in the first field the week in the second field the day in the third field and the time in the last field 93 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt End The time to end the Daylight Saving Select the month in the f
37. 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 4 12 Parental Control Choose menu Parental Control and then you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4 60 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 68 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Parental Control Settings Mon Parental POs not listed will nat be able to access the Internet Parental Control Disable Enable MAC Address of Parental PC fs MAC Address of Your PC 40 61 86 C4 98 4 Copy To Above ID MAC address Website Description Schedule Enable Add Mew Current No Page Figure 4 60 Parental Control Settings To add a
38. 1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt Save You can click the Save button to save your settings and the page will be redirected to the media server configuration page gt Back You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page To add a new share folder for your media server please follow the instructions below 1 Select the Share entire partition or a specified folder option 2 Enter the display name of the share folder in Display Name edit box 3 Click the Save button to save the configuration and the page will be redirected to the media server configuration page as shown in Figure 4 43 Media Server Setting Server Name TP LINK_885EC5 Server Status Started Auto scanevery 2 hours Scan All Add share folder File System Folder Delete FATS Folder 1 Delete Figure 4 43 Media Server Setting 4 Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately You can also select the Auto scan at same time select an auto scan interval time by drop down list In this case the media server will auto scan the share folders Cf Note The max share folders number is 6 If you want share a new folder when the numbers has been reached to be 6 you can delete a share folder and then add a new one 4 8 4 Print Server Choose menu USB Settings Print Server you can configure print server on this page as shown below
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40. 5 The router attached wireless stations gt MAC Address The connected wireless station s MAC address gt Current Status The connected wireless station s running status one of STA AUTH STA ASSOC STA JOINED WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK AP UP AP DOWN Disconnected gt Received Packets Packets received by the station gt Sent Packets Packets sent by the station 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 to the previous page Note This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds 43 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 4 7 DHCP DHCP DHCP Clients List Address Reservation Figure 4 26 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu shown in Figure 4 26 DHCP Settings DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 7 1 DHCP Settings Choose menu DHCP DHCP Settings and then you can configure the DHCP Server on the page shown in Figure 4 27 The router is set up by default as a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server which provides the TCP IP configuration for all the PC s that
41. Add button your PC s MAC Address will be placed in the list above Click the Save button to save your settings SF Note If your PC is blocked but you want to access the router again use a pin to press and hold the Reset 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 11 4 Remote Management Choose menu Security Remote Management and then you can configure the Remote Management function in the screen as shown in Figure 4 59 This feature allows you to manage your router from a remote location via the Internet 67 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Remote Management Web Management Port Remote Management IP Address 0 0 0 0 Enter 255 255 255 255 for all Figure 4 59 Remote Management gt Web Management Port Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80 This router s default remote management web port number is 80 For greater security you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided Choose a number between 1 and 65534 but do not use the number of any common service port gt Remote Management IP Address This is the current address you will use when accessing your router from the Internet This function is disabled when the IP address is set to the default value of 0 0 0 0 To enable this function change 0
42. B port into the No storage device or printer is plugged into the USB port port Usp A storage device or printer has connected to the USB port Table 1 1 The LEDs description Slow A wireless device is connecting to the network by WPS Flash function This process will last in the first 2 minutes GD WPS 4 TL WR1043ND WU TERTIA CET B REI FL LE S Co T LC Note After a device is successfully added to the network by WPS function the WPS LED will keep on for about 5 minutes and then turn off 1 4 2 The Rear Panel TN SS Sa SSeS SS SSeS SSeS J poama nmn Em mmm mu RR On a HN Internet USB Ole of Figure 1 2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel View from left to right Wireless On Off The switch for the wireless function Ethernet 1 2 3 4 These ports 1 2 3 4 connect the router to the local PC s Internet This port is where you will connect the DSL cable Modem or Ethernet USB The USB port connects to a USB storage device or a USB printer On Off The switch for the power Vv Vv Vv WV V WV Power The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter Please use the power adapter provided with this TL WR1043ND 300Mbps
43. Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device Vv Vv V WV Modify To modify or delete an existing entry When you want to add or modify an IP amp MAC Binding entry you can click the Add New button or Modify button and then you will go to the next page This page is used for adding or modifying an IP amp MAC Binding entry shown in Figure 4 88 87 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router IP amp MAC Binding Settings MAC Address IP Address Bak 7 Figure 4 88 IP amp MAC Binding Setting Add amp Modify To add IP amp MAC Binding entries follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button as shown in Figure 4 87 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 87 2 Enter the MAC Address or IP Address 3 Click the Find button in the page as shown in Figure 4 89 Find IP amp MAC Binding Entry MAC Address 00 E0 4C 00 07 BE ID MAC Address IP Address Bind Link 1 O0 E0 4C 00 07 BE 192 1858 0 213 To page Figure 4 89 Find IP amp MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click
44. Control Hast Target Schedule Figure 4 63 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4 63 Rule Host Target and Schedule Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 13 1 Rule Choose menu Access Control Rule and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4 64 f TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control Default Filter Policy Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router Deny the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router Save ID Rule Name Target Schedule Enable setup Wizard Add New Current Mo Page Figure 4 64 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function so the Default Filter Policy can take effect Rule Name Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique Host Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule Target Here displays the target selected in the corresponding rule Schedule Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule Vv Vv Vv V WV Enable Here displays the status of the rule enabled or not Check this
45. Gateway DNS Internet IP Address Internet DNS MTU Size in bytes Max Idle Time WAN Connection Mode LOTPRussia L2TP username senenes Disconnected Dynamic IP Static IP r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1460 o The default is 1460 do not change unless necessary EE minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connect an Demand O Connect Automatically Connect Manually Save Figure 4 12 WAN L2TP User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive Dynamic IP Static IP Choose either as you are given by your ISP Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately 28 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 click 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 t
46. Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt Ifthe result displayed is similar to the Figure 3 2 it means the connection between your PC and the router failed ce Cs WIRDOWS syst end cmd exe Microsoft Windows AF Version 5 1 2686 CG Copyright 1985 26801 Microsoft Corp C2osDocuments and Settings user ping 1972 168 1 1 Pinging 1972 168 1 1 with 32 bytes of data host unreachable host unreachable host unreachable Destination host unreachable Ping statistics for 192 168 1 1 Packets Sent 4 Received A Lost 4 1808 loss gt C Documents and Settings user 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 X8 Note The 1 2 3 4 LEDs of Ethernet 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 3 Try the IP address 192 168 0 1 Note If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192 168 0 x the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 1 1 to avoid IP conflict Therefore in order to verify the network connection between your PC and the router you can open a command prompt and type ping 192 168 1 1 a
47. N packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the TCP specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate SYN Tx Max transmitting rate Reset Reset the value of he entry to zero Modify Delete the existing entry in the table There would be 5 entries on each page Click Previous to return to the previous page and Next to the next page 103 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix A FAQ 1 How dol configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users 1 First configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model 2 Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the Internet port on the router The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem 3 Login to the router click the Network menu on the left of your browser and click WAN submenu On the WAN page select PPPoE Russia PPPoE for WAN Connection Type Type user name in the User Name field and password in the Password field type password in the Confirm Password field again finish by clicking Connect WAM Connection Type PPPoE Connection User Name username Password EILLIILIT Confirm Password EIIILIIT 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 appr
48. Name falder1 Partition Share entire partition Folder Location Folder 8 Figure 4 37 Add or Modify Share Folder 50 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt Display Name You can enter a display name for the share folder Y Share entire partition You can select this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared Select You can select this option to share the specified folder upper You can click the upper button to go into the upper folder Folder Name of folders that is in current path Vv Vv V WV Save You can click the Save button to save your settings and page will be redirected to the FTP server configuration page gt Back You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the FTP Server configuration page To add a new share folder for your FTP Server please follow the instructions below 1 Select the Share entire partition or a specific folder option 2 Enter display name of the share folder in Display Name edit box 3 Click the Save button to save the configuration and the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 38 FIP Server Configuration Server Status Stopped Internet Access Enable Disable Service Port The default is 21 do not change unless necessary Internet Address 172 31 20 23 Add New Folder Name Partition Folder Modify folder volume volumed Folder 1 Edit Del
49. 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 112 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt SSID A Service Set Identification is a thirty two character maximum alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other all devices must be configured with the same SSID This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name gt WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A data privacy mechanism based on a 64 bit or 128 bit or 152 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard gt 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 gt 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 113
50. Router Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Service Port 720 CAR OF XE IP Address 192 166 1 169 Protocol LL Status Enabled Common Service Port Salart Ona Figure A 5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Note Your opposite side should call your WAN IP which is displayed on the Status page 4 How to enable DMZ Host Log in to the router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click DMZ submenu On the DMZ page click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the DMZ Host IP Address field using 192 168 1 169 as an example remember to click the Save button DMZ Note Make sure the nat is enable if you want the DMZ configuration take effect Current DMZ Status Enable Disable DMZ Host IP Address 0 0 0 0 Save 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 106 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Basic Security Firewall SPI Firewall Enable 5 Disable PPTP Passthrough Enable Disable L2TP Passthrough Enable Disable IPSec Passthrough Enable Disable FIP ALG Enable C5 Disable TFTP ALG Enable Disable H323 ALG Enable C Disable
51. S service cs Note If you want to login again with another account after a successful login please click the Logout button then input your new username and password and click the Login button 90 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 4 17 2 Dyndns org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www dyndns org the page will appear as shown in Figure 4 92 Service Provider Dyndns www dyndns org So to register User Name username Enable DDNS Connection Status DDNS nat launching Save Figure 4 92 Dyndns org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the User Name for your DDNS account 2 Enter the Password for your DDNS account 3 Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider 4 Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service cf Note If you want to login again with another account after a successful login please click the Logout button then input your new username and password and click the Login button 4 17 3 No ip com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www no ip com the page will appear as shown in Figure 4 93 91 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Service Provider Na IP www no ip cam
52. SP These fields are case sensitive If you have difficulty with this process please contact your ISP Confirm Password Enter the password again to make sure that the password is correct If the connection type detected is L2TP the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 10 Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue 422 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Setup L2TP User Name username DynamicIP Static IP Server IP AddressiName Figure 3 10 Quick Setup 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 gt Confirm Password Enter the password again to make sure that the password is correct 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 Dynamic IP Static IP Server IP Address Name IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 Gateway 0 0 0 DNS 000 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 DynamicIP Static IP Server IP AddressiName 0 e If the connection type detected is PPTP t
53. Settings Ta SMTP Server L Authentication Enable Auto Mail Feature Everyday mail the log at H8 i lo Mail the log every 4E hours Figure 4 105 Mail Account Settings e From Your mail box address The router would connect it to send logs 100 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 HS 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 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 4 105 Click Save to keep your settings Click Back to return to the previous page Log Type By selecti
54. Type The router provides Auto Detect function and supports five popular ways Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE L2TP and PPTP to connect to the Internet It s recommended that you make use of the Auto Detect function If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring 1 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 Internet port before detection The appropriate configuration page will be displayed when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the router a If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 7 Please select am using non cable modem service do NOT clone MAC address and then click Next to continue Quick Setup MAC Clone MAC Clone is necessary for mast users using Cable Modem Its highly recommended to do this on the MAIN COMPUTER that was originally connected to your Cable Modem If you are unsure please select YES For more information please read the HELP section on the right O Yes lam using cable modem and connected by the main computer clone MAC address Mo l am using nan cable modem service da NOT clone MAC address Note Itis strongly recommended to restart the Cable Modem after the Quick Setup is done This important operation will solve mast issues Fig
55. Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 click 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 O in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background 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 T
56. and DNS setting select Static IP The Static IP settings page will appear as shown in Figure 4 8 WAN WAN Connection Type Static IP M IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway MTU Size in bytes 1500 The default is 1500 da not change unless necessary Primary DNS Secondary ONS Optional e NN D Figure 4 8 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 provided by your ISP in dotted decimal notation Usually the Sub Mask is 255 255 255 0 D2 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt Default Gateway Enter the gateway IP address provided by your ISP in dotted decimal notation 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 Primary Secondary DNS Optional Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP 3 f your ISP provides a PPPoE connection select PPPoE Russia PPPoE option And you should enter the following parameters Figure 4 9 WAN WAN Connection Type PPPoE Russia PPPoE PPPoE Connection User Name username Password Confirm Password Secondary Connection 9 Disabled DynamicIP StaticIP For Dual Access Russia PPPoE Wan Connection Mode C
57. and Scheduled Connection on certain time to the Internet gt Built in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing gt Supports Parental Control and Access Control gt Connects Internet on demand and disconnects from the Internet when idle for PPPoE gt Provides 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL Access Control List gt Supports Flow Statistics gt Supports firmware upgrade and Web management 3 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 1 4 Panel Layout 1 4 1 The Front Panel Figure 1 1 Front Panel sketch The router s LEDs and the WPS button are located on the front panel View from left to right The router is initializing or maybe has a system error DIC System Flashing The router is working properly Off The router has a system error e Of The wireless function is disabled ples Flashing The wireless function is enabled Of There is no device linked to the corresponding port D Internet On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but there 3 is no activity Ethernet Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port On A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by WPS function Quick A wireless device failed to be added to the network by WPS Flash function Off No storage device or printer is No storage device or printer is plugged into the US
58. are connected to the router on the LAN DHCP Settings DHCP Server Disable Enable Start IP Address End IP Address Address Lease Time minutes 11 2880 minutes the default value is 120 Default Gateway optional Default Domain optional Primary DHS taptianal Secondary DNS optional cidve Figure 4 27 DHCP Settings gt DHCP Server Enable or Disable the DHCP server If you disable the Server you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually gt Start IP Address Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses 192 168 1 100 is the default start address 44 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt End IP Address Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses 192 168 1 199 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 Default Gateway Optional Suggest to input the IP address of the Ethernet port of the router default value is 192
59. as shown in Figure 4 46 2 Self define a User Name 3 Enter the password in the Password field 4 Re enter the password in the Confirm Password field 5 Choose the Storage Authority from the drop down list Read and Write or Read Only 6 Choose FTP Access from the drop down list Yes or No 55 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Add or Modify User Account User Name Storage Authority Read Only w FTF Access No Figure 4 46 Add or Modify User Account gt User Name Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive The user name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length gt Password Enter the password in the Password field The password must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length For security purposes the password for each user account is not displayed gt Storage Authority Choose Read and Write or Read Only from the drop down list to assign access authority of Storage Sharing to the user gt FTP Access Choose Yes or No from the drop down list to decide whether the user can access FTP Server or not gt Save You can click the SAVE button to save your settings gt Back You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page cs Note 1 Please restart the service for the new settings to take effect 2
60. ass through the router e PPTP Passthrough Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP allows the Point to Point Protocol PPP to be tunneled through an IP network To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the router click Enable e L2TP Passthrough Layer Two Tunneling Protocol L2TP is the method used to enable Point to Point sessions via the Internet on the Layer Two level To allow L2TP tunnels to pass through the router click Enable e IPSec Passthrough Internet Protocol security IPSec is a suite of protocols for ensuring private secure communications over Internet Protocol IP networks through the use of cryptographic security services To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the router click Enable gt ALG It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway ALG because ALG allows customized Network Address Translation NAT traversal filters to be plugged into the 64 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer control data protocols such as FTP TFTP H323 etc e FTP ALG To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT click Enable e TFTP ALG To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT click Enable e H323 ALG To allow Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT click Enable e RTSP ALG To allow some media player clients to communicate with some str
61. authentication type based on pre shared passphrase The router is configured by this security type by default 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 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 WPA2 Personal radio button and choose TKIP encryption you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4 19 37 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router WPA WPA2 Personal Recommended Version Encryption PSK Password Group Key Update Period Automatic Recommended v TKIP i v 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 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 WPA WPA2 Personal e PSK Password You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters The default password is the same with the default PIN
62. ce Port The numbers of External Service Ports gt Internet address Displays the WAN IP address of this router so that others can access FTP through this address If WAN type is PPPOE PPTP L2TP there would be two connections Therefore users can access FTP Server via two connections Users in a 49 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router private LAN can access FTP Server via Public Address while internet users can access FTP Server via Internet Address To set up your FTP Server please follow the instructions below 1 Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 36 FTP Server Configuration Server Status Stopped Internet Access Enable Disable Service Port 21 the default is 21 do not change unless necessary Internet Address 172 31 20 23 Add Mew Folder Name Partition Folder Modify No folders set Plug an external USB drive inta this Router and make sure it is connected to the Router Figure 4 36 FTP Server Configuration 2 Click the Enable Disable box to enable disable internet access to FTP from Internet port 3 Change the Service Port to specify a port for FTP Server to use The default is 21 do not change unless necessary 4 Click Add New Folder to add new folders for the FTP Server The screen will show as Figure 4 37 Add or Modify Share Folder Display
63. ck this option to enable a specific entry gt Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing entry 2 Enter the MAC address of the PC e g 00 11 22 33 44 AA you d like to control in the MAC Address of Child PC field or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop down list 3 Give a description e g Allow Google for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field 4 Enter the allowed domain name of the website either the full name or the keywords e g google in the Allowed Domain Name field Any domain name with keywords in it www google com www google com cn will be allowed 5 Select from the Effective Time drop down list the schedule e g Schedule 1 you want If there are not suitable schedules for you click the Schedule in red below to go to the Advance Schedule Settings page and create the schedule you need 6 In the Status field you can select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry 7 Click the Save button Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button to return to the previous page For example If you desire that the child PC with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA can access www google com on Saturday only while the parent PC
64. cted 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 1 23 If the MAC Address is selected you can see the following item MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the host in XX XX XX XX XX XX format e g 00 11 22 33 44 AA 2 Click Next when finishing creating the host entry and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 66 273 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Setup Create an Access Target Entry Mode IP Address Target Description IP Address Target Port Protocol Common Service Port please select Figure 4 66 Quick Setup Create an Access Target Entry gt Target Description In this field create a description for the target Note that this description should be unique e g Target 1 gt Mode Here are two options IP Address and Domain Name You can choose either of them from the drop down list If the IP Address is selected you will see the following items gt IP Address Enter the IP address or address range of the target targets in dotted decimal format e g 192 168 1 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 d
65. d then you can transact Ping or Traceroute function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen 94 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Parameters Diagnostic Tool Ping Traceroute IP Address Domain Name IEEE Ping Count 4 1 50 Ping Packet Size 4 1472 Bytes Ping Timeout 1 00 2000 Millisecands Traceroute Max TTL Diagnostic Results iL hie Router is ready Figure 4 97 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too Ping This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity reachability and name resolution to a given host or gateway Traceroute This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection Note You can use ping traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name If pinging tracerouting the IP address is successful but pinging tracerouting the domain name is not you might have a name resolution problem In this case ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System DNS queries gt IP Address Domain Name Enter the IP Address or Domain Name of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose Pings Count Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent The default is 4 Ping Packet Size Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent The default is 64 Ping Timeout Time to wait for a respo
66. device in two minutes and click Connect shown in Figure 4 4 Figure 4 3 20 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Add A New Device Enter the new device s PIN Press the button of the new device in two minutes Figure 4 4 Add A New Device Step 2 Press and hold the WPS button of the client device Step 3 The Wi Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi Fi Protected Setup process Step 4 When the WPS LED is on the client device has successfully connected to the router ll Enter the client device s PIN on the router Use this method if your client device does not have the WPS button but has a Wi Fi Protected Setup PIN number Step 1 Keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4 2 then Figure 4 5 will appear Add A New Device Enter the new device s PIM Press the button of the new device in two minutes Figure 4 5 Add A New Device Step 2 Enter the PIN number from the client device in the field on the WPS screen above Then click Connect button Step 3 Connect successfully will appear on the screen of Figure 4 5 which means the client device has successfully connected to the router Ill 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 rout
67. disk to share 5 Click the Disable button in shared row to disable the disk to share 6 Click the Open the disk to visit the sharing disk Cf Note The router can automatically locate new USB drive The new settings will not take effect until you restart the service To unplug the USB drive click Eject Disk button first It is not recommended to simply pull the USB drive out of the USB port because this can cause damage to the device and cause data loss 4 Mounted volumes are subject to the 8 volume limit so you cannot access more than 8 volumes on the USB storage device 4 8 2 FTP Server Choose menu USB Settings FTP Server and then you can configure FTP Server on this page as shown in Figure 4 35 FTP Server Configuration Server Status Stopped Internet Access Q Enable Disable Service Port The defaultis 21 do not change unless necessary Internet Address 0 0 0 0 Public Address 0 0 0 0 Name Partition Folder Modify Mao folders set Plug an external USB drive into this Router and make sure itis connected to the Router Save Figure 4 35 FTP Server Configuration Server Status Indicates the FTP Server s current status started or stopped You can click the Start button to start the FTP Server and click the Stop button to stop it nternet Access Indicates the current status of Internet Access Choose Enable to enable the Internet Access and choose Disable to disable it gt Servi
68. dm dati vate NATO N 91 areae SUOMI MOONS Hc 92 a TOT TDi Sell ioco tos um te adotta oe nee mia duse ent codo ene ee er one ee EU 93 A192 IVAGIN iier EET 94 4 18 3 Fitware DUDULa6 uet esos sbaium EROR In ia Cete uM 96 4 19 4 Factory DefraullsS uo no adu e rq quta emersit cedunt 97 4 18 5 Backup amp Restore sesesssesssssseeeeenee mener r nenne nnns 97 419 0 seo RENE 98 AOA uicticiije eH HS 99 2 reel i ubooe e 100 Z 15 9 rs 2 11 Cc Oho Oe nen eee ee enor a Ree Ee HELLO t onion 101 Appendix eM FAQ M Hr a B on gE et SE E ee ere eee eee eer eee 104 Appendix B Configuring the POS cecce heres sevecscacsecezsceceesszcccancsaaceseasczuceszassccscaececcccenssencaanesece 109 Appendix SDCCINICALIONS eed i Duo d ceo dvd eve eee ee ted cc ie iod im DID ML 111 Appendix D GloSSaE V aniatra aa UM wes RUewA UE LOVGE ROsR RE M UM GE MOVER RUE RE LER PER MEUS 112 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package gt TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router DC Power Adapter for TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Installation Guide Ethernet Cable Resource CD for TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router including e This Guide e Other Helpful Information X8 Note Make sure that the package contains the above i
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70. e 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 This device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Note The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment Such modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This device and its antenna must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co locat
71. eaming media servers across NAT click Enable Click the Save button to save your settings 4 11 2 Advanced Security Choose menu Security Advanced Security and then you can protect the router from being attacked by TCP SYN Flood UDP Flood and ICMP Flood in the screen as shown in Figure 4 57 Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval 5 60 Seconds DoS Protection Disable Enable Enable ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering ICMP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 50 Packetsis Enable UDP FLOOD Filtering UDP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 s0 e Packets s Enable TCP SYN FLOOD Attack Filtering TCP SYN FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 so Packets s lanare Ping Packet From WAN Port Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port Blocked DoS Host List Figure 4 57 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 65 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 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
72. econds The value should 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 21 38 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router WEP Key Format Hexadecimal v Key Selected WEP Key Password Key Type We do nat recommend using the WEF encryptian ifthe device operates in 802 11n mode due to the fact that WEP is not supported by 802 11n specification Figure 4 21 WEP e Type you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop down list The default setting is Automatic which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request e WEP Key Format Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits 0 9 a f A F in the specified length ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length e WEP Key Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network e Key Type You can select the WEP key length 64 bit or 128 bit or 152 bit for encryption Disabled means this WEP key entry is invalid 64 bit You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f
73. ed 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 This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below and having a maximum gain of 5 dBi Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 5 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e i r p is not more than that permitted for successful communication 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 interf rence y compris celles susceptibles de provoquer un fonctionnement non souhait de l appareil Industry Canada S
74. en on the Add or Modify a Virtual Server page enter 80 into the blank next to the Service Port and your IP address next to the IP Address assuming 192 168 1 188 for an example remember to Enable and Save Virtual Servers Note Make sure the natis enable if you want the Virtual Servers configuration take effect ID Service Port Internal Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify Add New Figure A 9 Virtual Servers Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Service Port HEE OF KAD IP Address 132 158 1 1858 Protocol LL Status Enabled Common Service Port Salect Cina Figure A 10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5 The wireless stations cannot connect to the router 1 Make sure the Wireless Router Radio is enabled 2 Make sure that the wireless stations SSID accord with the router s SSID 3 Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the router is encrypted 4 Ifthe wireless connection is ready but you can t access the router check the IP Address of your wireless stations 108 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix B Configuring the PCs In this section we ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP IP correctly in Windows XP First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working refer to the adapter s manual if needed 1 Install TCP IP component 1 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button poin
75. er Egress Bandwidth Kbps Ingress Bandwidth 2046 Kbps Save Figure 4 83 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 Internet port gt Ingress Bandwidth The download speed through the Internet port 4 15 2 Rules List Choose menu Bandwidth Control Rules List and then you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below 85 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Bandwidth Control Rules List Egress BandwidthiKbps Ingress Bandwidth Kbps Description Enable Modify Min Wax Min Max 182 168 0 11 182 168 0 123 80 1220 0 Modify Delete Add Mew Delete All Now is the page Figure 4 84 Bandwidth Control Rules List gt Description This is the information about the rules such as address range Egress bandwidth This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the Internet port the default is O gt Ingress bandwidth This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the Internet port the default is O Enable This displays the status of the rule Modify Click Modify to edit the rule Click Delete to delete the rule
76. er s Wi Fi Protected Setup screen shown in Figure 4 2 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 21 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router cs Note 1 The WPS LED on the router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network 2 The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the router is disabled Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS 4 5 Network Network LAN MAC Clone Figure 4 6 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu shown in Figure 4 6 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 and then you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below 1 If your ISP provides the DHCP service please choose Dynamic IP type and the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP You can see the page as follows Figure 4 7 WAN Connection Type Dynamic IP v IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 WAN port is unplugged MTU Size in bytes 1500 The defaultis 1500 da nat change unless
77. ering To add a new rule follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 52 2 Select a common application from the Common Applications drop down list then the Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatically filled If the Common Applications do not have the application you need enter the Trigger Port and the Incoming Ports manually 3 Select the protocol used for Trigger Port from the Trigger Protocol drop down list either TCP UDP or All 4 Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports from the Incoming Protocol drop down list either TCP or UDP or All 5 Select 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 ow Status Enabled Common Applications Galact One Figure 4 52 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry gt Trigger Port The port for outgoing traffic An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule gt Trigger Protocol The protocol used for Trigger Ports either TCP UDP or All all protocols supported by the router 60 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt Incoming Port The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the
78. ete Save Figure 4 38 FTP Server Configuration 5 Click the Start button to start the FTP Server e Note 1 The max share folders number is 10 If you want to share a new folder when the number has reached 10 you can delete a share folder and then add a new one 2 The change of the FTP settings will take effect after restarting the FTP Server 3 Currently the maximum number of clients that FTP Server supports is two Therefore if you want to log in make sure that less than two clients have logged in 51 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 4 8 3 Media Server Choose menu USB Settings Media Server and then you can configure Media Server on this page as shown in Figure 4 39 Media Server Setting Server Name TP LINK_885EC5 Server Status Stopped Auto scanevery Name File System No external storage device was found Figure 4 39 Media Server Setting gt Server Name The name of this Media Server Server Status Indicates the Media Server s current status started or stopped You can click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it Name The display name of this folder File System The file system type on the partition can be FAT32 or NTFS Folder The real full path of the specified folder Delete You can delete the share folder by click Delete To set up your media server please follow the
79. f you cannot use the new user name and password to access the shares press Windows logo R to open the Run dialog box and type net use 192 168 1 1 delete yes and press Enter 192 168 1 1 is your router s LAN IP address If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192 168 1 x the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 0 1 to avoid IP conflict in this case please try net use 192 168 0 1 Idelete yes 4 9 NAT Choose NAT and you can enable or disable the NAT and Hardware NAT Control feature The NAT Rules and Hardware NAT will work properly only when the NAT Control feature is enabled 56 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router MAT Control Setting ote Make sure the NAT is enable if you want the Hardware HAT configuration take effect Current HAT Status Enable 5 Disable urrent Hardware NAT Status Enable 5 Disable Figure 4 47 NAT Control Setting Enable NAT Control If enabled the NAT function and the Forwarding configuration will take effect Disable NAT Control If disabled neither NAT function nor Forwarding configuration will take effect Enable Hardware NAT Control If enabled the Hardware NAT feature will take effect gt Disable Hardware NAT Control If disabled neither Hardware NAT feature will take effect 4 10 Forwarding Figure 4 48 The Forwarding menu There are four
80. ge Add a new entry with the Host Description is Host 1 and MAC Address is 00 11 22 33 44 AA 4 Click the submenu Target of Access Control in the left to enter the Target List page Add a new entry with the Target Description is Target 1 and Domain Name is www google com 5 Click the submenu Schedule of Access Control in the left to enter the Schedule List page Add a new entry with the Schedule Description is Schedule 1 Day is Sat and Sun Start Time is 1800 and Stop Time is 2000 6 Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left Click Add New button to add a new rule as follows e n Rule Name field create a name for the rule Note that this name should be unique for example Rule 1 e n Host field select Host 1 e In Target field select Target 1 e n Schedule field select Schedule 1 e n 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 4 13 2 Host Choose menu Access Control Host and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4 70 The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule Host Settings ID Host Description Information Modify 1 Hast 1 IF 192 168 1 1 182 158 1 23 Edit Delete Add Mew Delete All Figure 4 70 Host Settings gt Host Description He
81. he Exit button Figure 3 5 Quick Setup 3 Click Next and then WAN Connection Type page will appear as shown in Figure 3 6 11 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Setup WAN Connection Type 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 O Dynamic IP Most Common Cases for Cable DSL connection or connection behind a router which makes your computer immediately online without any setting ar sianina in Static IP Your ISP provide you specified IP parameters O PPPoE You have DSL connection and are connecting via PPPoE Broadband Connection on your computer or existing router O L2TP In this type you should fill in the username password and IP address Domain name af VPN Server provided by your ISP Auto Detect cant detect this connection type O PPTP In this type you should fill in the username password and IP address Damain name af VPN Server provided by your ISP Auta Detect cant detect this connection type Note For users in some areas such as Russia Ukraine etc please contact your ISP to choose connection type manually Back Figure 3 6 Choose WAN Connection
82. he next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 11 Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue 14 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Setup PPTP User Name username Password DynamicIP Static IP Server IP Address Name Figure 3 11 Quick Setup PPTP 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 Confirm Password Enter the password again to make sure that the password is correct 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 Q Dynamic IP Static IP Server IP Address Name IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 Gateway 0 0 0 DNS 000 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 9 DynamicIP C2 Static IP SeveriPAddressName 4 Click Next to continue the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3 12 15 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless Radio Enable Wireless Network Name TP LINK 130919 Also called the SSID Region Uni
83. he next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 77 2 In Schedule Description field create a unique description for the schedule e g Schedule 1 81 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 3 In Day field select the day or days you need 4 n Time field you can select all day 24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding field 5 Click Save to complete the settings Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page or click the Previous button to return to the previous page Advance Schedule Settings Mote The Schedule is based on the time ofthe Router Day Everyday Select Days Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Time all day 24 hours Start Time HHMM stop Time LE tHHMM Figure 4 77 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 76 to enter the Advanced Schedule Settings page 2 In Schedule Description field create a unique description for the schedule e g Schedule 1 3 In Day field check the Select Days radio button and then select Sat and Sun 4 In Time field enter 1800 in Start Time field and 2000 in Stop Time field
84. he number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates Connect Automatically Connect automatically after the router is disconnected To use this option click the radio button Connect Manually You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually After a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time the router will disconnect from your Internet connection and you will not be able to re establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again To use this option click the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in the background 6 If your ISP provides PPTP connection please select PPTP Russia PPTP option And you should enter the following parameters Figure 4 12 29 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router WAN Connection Type User Name Password Server IP Address Name IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS Internet IP Address Internet DNS PPTP Russia PPTP username aeneae Di
85. he various types of Internet connections that the router can detect are as follows e PPPoE Connections which use PPPoE that requires a user name and password e Dynamic IP Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment e Static IP Connections which use static IP address assignment The router can not detect PPTP L2TP BigPond connections with your ISP If your ISP uses one of these protocols then you must configure your connection manually 4 5 2 LAN Choose menu Network LAN and then you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below 31 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router MAC Address 0O0 0A EB 13 03 198 IP Address 192 168 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 i IGMP Proxy Note IGMPinternet Group Management Protocol works for IPTV multicast stream The device supports both IGMP proxy with enable or disable option and IGMP snooping Save Figure 4 14 LAN MAC Address The physical address of the router as seen from the LAN The value can t be changed gt IP Address Enter the IP address of your router or reset it in dotted decimal notation factory default 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask An address code that determines the size of the network Normally use 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask gt IGMP Proxy The Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP feature allows your devices in LAN to watch TV Note If you change
86. igabit Router 7 Power on your PC and Cable DSL Modem Cable DSL Modem S ici G2 Figure 2 1 Hardware Installation of the 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router USB flash disk 2 USB hard drive m m cL Some USB hard drives that work at a high power without using any external power adapter might not be supported Printer The printer function of the router is not compatible with all printers Please check the latest compatibility list on our website to verify N whether your printer model is supported F Ta _ M A MA A MA MA A MA A M M M gt e e e ia i i i i i eS E E E e EK KEK Ee lL Figure 2 2 USB Installation of the 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 8 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes 3 1 TCP IP Configuration The default domain name of the OOMbps Wireless N Gigabit 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 all use the default values for description Connect the
87. 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 4 Click Next when finishing creating the advanced schedule entry and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 68 Quick Setup Create an Internet Access Control Entry Rule Name Target Target 1 v Schedule Schedule 1 Status Enabled Figure 4 68 Quick Setup Create an Internet Access Control Entry 75 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 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 Status In this field there are two options Enable or Disable Select Enable so that the rule will take effect Select Disable 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 69 Give a name
88. instructions below 1 Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 40 Media Server Setting Server Name TP LIHK 885EC5 Server Status Stopped Auto scan every 2 Scan All File System Figure 4 40 Media Server Setting 2 Click the Start button to start the media server and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 41 52 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Media Server Setting Server Name TP LINK 885EC5 Server Status Started Auta scan every hours Scan All Add share folder File System Delete Figure 4 41 Media Server Setting 3 Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 4 42 Add New Folder Display Name folder Partition _ Share entire partation Folder Location l Figure 4 42 Add New Folder gt Display Name You can enter a display name for the share folder Y Share entire partition You can select this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared Folder Location Displays the location of this folder Select You can select this option to share the specified folder Folder Name of folders that is in current path Vv Y V WV upper You can click the upper button to get into the upper folder 53 TL WR
89. iod Max Idle Time and be re established when you attempt to access the Internet again If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time please enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects Connect Automatically The connection can be re established automatically when it was down 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 gt Time page will the Time based Connecting function can take effect Connect Manually You can click the Connect Disconnect button to connect disconnect immediately This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re established when you attempt to access the Internet again Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background If you want to do some advanced configurations please click the Advanced button and the page shown in Figure 4 10 will then appear 25 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router MTU Size in byte
90. irst field the week in the second field the day in the third field and the time in the last field gt Daylight Saving Status Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use To set time manually 1 Select your local time zone 2 Enter the Date in Month Day Year format 3 Enter the Time in Hour Minute Second format 4 Click Save To set time automatically 1 Select your local time zone 2 Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server Il 3 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 Daylight Saving Status daylight saving is up Figure 4 96 Time settings X8 Note 1 This setting will be used for some time based functions such as firewall You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully otherwise these functions will not take effect The time will be lost if the router is turned off The router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly The Daylight Saving will take effect one minute after the configurations are completed 4 18 2 Diagnostic Choose menu System Tools Diagnostic an
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92. ks gt 802 11g specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS technology using OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2 4GHz and backward compatibility with IEEE 802 11b devices and WEP encryption for security gt DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address gt DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol that automatically configure the TCP IP parameters for the all the PC s that are connected to a DHCP server gt DMZ Demilitarized Zone A Demilitarized Zone allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing gt DNS Domain Name System An Internet Service that translates the names of websites into IP addresses Domain Name A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet DSL Digital Subscriber Line A technology that allows data to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines gt ISP Internet Service Provider A company that provides access to the Internet gt MTU 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 gt
93. l 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 ES TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 1 2 Conventions The router or TL WR1043ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router without any explanation 1 3 Main Features gt Complies with IEEE 802 11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps gt One 10 100 1000M Auto Negotiation RJ45 Internet port four 10 100 1000M Auto Negotiation RJ45 Ethernet ports supporting Auto MDI MDIX gt Provides WPA WPA2 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK authentication TKIP AES encryption security gt Shares data and Internet access for users supporting Dynamic _ IP Static IP PPPoE PPTP L2TP Internet access gt Supports Virtual Server Special Application and DMZ host gt Supports UPnP Dynamic DNS Static Routing gt Provides Automatic connection
94. local PC to the Ethernet ports of the router and then you can configure the IP address for your PC by following the steps below 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 ce WIRDOWS syst end cmd exe Microsoft Windows AP Version 5 1 2688 CG Copyright 1785 2601 Microsoft Corp C gt Documents and Settings user gt ping 192 168 1 1 Pinging 192 168 1 1 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 192 168 1 1 bhytes 32 time lt ims Reply from 192 168 1 1 bytes 32 time lt ims Reply from 172 168 1 1 bhytes 32 time lt ims Reply from 172 168 1 1 bhytes 32 time lt ims Ping statistics for 192 168 1 1 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost B Hz loss Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum Bms Maximum Hms Average Bms C2 Documents and Settings user gt m Figure 3 1 Success result of Ping command 9 TL WR1043ND 300
95. lticast 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 42 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt Enable WMM WMM function can guarantee the packets with high priority messages being transmitted preferentially It is strongly recommended enabled gt Enable Short GI This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time 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 and then 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 Hecernmerdd Packets Sent Packets 1 00 04 EB 88 34 75 S714 A550C 416 2 Figure 4 2
96. mp 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 WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Firmware Version Hardware Version MAC Address IP Address Subnet Mask Wireless Wireless Radio Name SSID Mode Channel Channel Width MAC Address WDS Status MAC Address IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS Server Online Time Traffic Statistics Bytes Packets System Up Time 4 3 Quick Setup 3 14 10 Build 130123 Rel 57235n WR1043 v2 00000000 00 0 4 EB 13 09 19 192 168 0 1 2552552550 Enable TP LINK 130819 11ban mixed Auto Current channel 11 Automatic 00 0 4 EB 13 09 19 Disable 00 0 4 EB 13 09 14 0 0 0 0 PPPoE Connect Automatically 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 day s 00 00 00 Connecting Received 0 days 18 39 55 Figure 4 1 Router Status Please refer to Section 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 4 4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup function a Choose menu WPS and you will see the next screen shown in Figure 4 2 19 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router
97. n file Wrong process will lead the device unmanaged The restoring process lasts for 20 seconds and the router will restart automatically then Keep the power of the router on during the process in case of any damage 4 18 6 Reboot Choose menu System Tools Reboot and then you can click the Reboot button to reboot the router via the next screen Click this button to reboot the device Figure 4 102 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 98 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 4 18 7 Password Choose menu System Tools Password and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4 103 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 Figure 4 103 Password It is strongly recommended that you sh
98. nd then press Enter 3 2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web based Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator utility it is easy to configure and manage the 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router The Web based utility can be used on any Windows Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser 10 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 1 To access the configuration utility open a web browser and type the default address http tplinklogin net in the address field of the browser Address http tplinklogin net Figure 3 3 Login the Router After a moment a login window will appear similar to the Figure 3 4 Enter admin for the User Name and Password both in lower case letters Then click the OK button or press the Enter key Connect to tplinklogin net ey i TP LINK Wireless N Gigabit Router V R 1043ND User name f admin Password Remember my password Figure 3 4 Login Windows Note If the above screen does not pop up it means that your Web browser has been set to a proxy Go to Tools menu gt Internet Options Connections LAN Settings in the screen that appears cancel the Using Proxy checkbox and click OK to finish it 2 After successfully login you can click the Quick Setup to quickly configure your router The quick setup will tell vau how to configure the basic network parameters To continue please click the Next button To exit please click t
99. necessary C Use These DNS Servers Primary DNS Secondary DNS Optional Host Name TL WR1043 C GetIP with Unicast DHCP It is usually not required Save Figure 4 7 WAN Dynamic IP 22 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP including IP address Subnet Mask Default Gateway etc Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP Click the Release button to release the IP parameters gt MTU Size The normal MTU Maximum Transmission Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP gt 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 Web site after entering the DNS addresses it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses Get IP with Unicast DHCP A few ISPs DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications If you cannot get the IP Address normally you can choose this option It is rarely required 2 f your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway
100. 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 61 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry The Schedule is based an the time ofthe Router The time can be setin System Tools Time settings MAC Address of Child PC BEEN All MAC Address In Current LAN please select we Website Description Allowed Domain Name DO DOO DO Pp Pp Pp Pp as Effective Time Anytime The time schedule can be setin Access Control oschedule Status Enabled v Figure 4 61 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry 69 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 Enable Che
101. ng opened ports will be closed 2 Each rule can only be used by one host on the LAN at a time The trigger connection of other hosts on the LAN will be refused 3 Incoming Ports ranges cannot overlap each other 4 10 3 DMZ Choose menu Forwarding DMZ and then you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen shown in Figure 4 53 The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing The router forwards packets of all services to the DMZ host Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its 61 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 DMZ Note Make sure the nat is enable if you want the DMZ configuration take effect Current DMZ Status Enable Disable DMZ Host IP Address 0 0 0 0 Save Figure 4 53 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server Click the Enable button 2 Enter the IP address of a local PC that is set to be DMZ host in the DMZ Host IP Address field 3 Click the Save button 4 10 4 UPnP Choose menu Forwarding UPnP and then you can view the information about UPnP in the screen shown in Figure 4 54 The Universal Plug and Play UPnP feature allows the devices such as Internet computers to
102. ng 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 VN VY V Y 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 to return to the previous page 4 18 9 Statistics Choose menu System Tools Statistics and then you can view the statistics of the router including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval 101 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Statistics Current Statistics Status Disabled Packets Statistics Interval 5 60 10 Seconds Auto refresh Sorted Rules sorted by IP Address v Reset All Delete All Total Current IP Addressi Modify MAC Address Packets Bytes Packets Bytes ICMP Tx UDF Tx SYN Tx The current list is empty Per page entries Current Ma page Figure 4 106 Statistics gt Current Statistics Status Enable or Disable The default value is disabled To enable it click the Enable button If it is disabled the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be di
103. nse in milliseconds The default is 800 VN V WV Traceroute Max TTL Set the maximum number of hops max TTL to be reached in the path to search for the target destination The default is 20 Click Start to check the connectivity of the Internet 95 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis If the result is similar to the following screen the connectivity of the Internet is fine Diagnostic Results Pinging 202 108 22 5 with 64 bytes of data Reply from 202 108 22 5 Bytes b4 time 1 TTL2127 seq 1 Reply from 202 108 22 5 Byteszb4 time z1 TTL2Z127 seg 2 Reply from 202 108 22 5 Byteszb4 time z1 TTLZ127 seg 23 Reply from 202 108 22 5 Byteszb4 time z1 TTL 127 seg z4 Figure 4 98 Diagnostic Results X8 Note 1 Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time 2 Ping Count Ping Packet Size and Ping Timeout are Ping Parameters and Traceroute Max TTL is Traceroute Parameter 4 18 3 Firmware Upgrade Choose menu System Tools Firmware Upgrade and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the router on the following screen Firmware Upgrade Firmware Version 3 14 10 Build 130123 Rel 57235n Hardware Version WR1043 v2 00000000 Upgrade Figure 4 99 Firmware Upgrade Firmware Version Displays the current firmware version Hardware Version Displays the cu
104. nu DHCP Address Reservation and then you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen shown in Figure 4 29 When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings Address Reservation ID MAC Address Reserved IP Address Status Modify 1 40 61 86 C4 98 45 192 168 1 100 Enabled Modify Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Figure 4 29 Address Reservation MAC Address The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve IP address Reserved IP Address The IP address of the router reserved Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled To Reserve IP addresses 1 Click the Add New button Pop up Figure 4 30 2 Enter the MAC address in XX XX XX XX XX XX format and IP address of the computer you wish to add in dotted decimal notation 3 Click the Save button when finished Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry Reserved IP Address Status Enabled Figure 4 30 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry 46 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify If you want to delete the entry click the Delete Modify the inf
105. o set the following parameters as shown below Make sure the following settings are correct Enable WDS Bridging SSID to be bridged MAC Addressito be bridged Example 00 10 0F 11 22 33 Survey WIS Mode Auto WEP Index Auth type Password 35 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router e 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 e MAC Address to be bridged The MAC Address of the AP your router is going to connect to as a client You can also use the survey function to select the MAC Address to join e Survey Click this button you can search the AP which runs in the current channel e 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 e 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 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 e Password If the AP your router is going to connect needs password you need to fill the password in this blank 4 6 2 Wireless Security Choose menu Wireless Wireless Security and then you can configure the security settings of your wireless network
106. ols Factory Defaults and then and you can restore the configurations of the router to factory defaults on the following screen Factory Defaults Click the following button to reset all configuration settings to their default values Figure 4 100 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 1 1 e The default Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 SF Note All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored 4 18 5 Backup amp Restore Choose menu System Tools Backup amp Restore and then you can save the current configuration of the router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 4 101 97 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Backup amp Restore Figure 4 101 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 find the configuration file which you want to restore e Click the Restore button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank SF Note The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuratio
107. onfiguration Tou can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Othenvise you need to ask your network administrator For the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically C Use the following IF address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway C Use the following ONS server addresses Prefered DHS server Alternate DNS server Figure B 3 110 TL WR1043ND EIT AUAA REI E L0 LE S Co UL CS d Appendix C Specifications IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g and IEEE Standards 802 11n Protocols TCP IP PPPoE DHCP ICMP NAT SNTP One 10 100 1000M Auto Negotiation WAN RJ45 port Four 10 100 1000M Auto Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI MDIX Ports 10BASE T UTP category 3 4 5 cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 1000 STP maximum 100m Cabling Type 100BASE TX UTP category 5 5e cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 1000 STP maximum 100m 1000BASE TX UTP category 5 5e cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 1000 STP maximum 100m LEDs Power System WLAN WAN LAN 1 4 WPS USB Safety amp Emissions FCC CE Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835GHz 11n up to 300Mbps Automatic 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6M Automatic 11b 11 5 5 2 1M Automatic Frequency Expansion DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Modulation DBPSK DQPSK CCK OFDM 16 QAM 64 QAM WEP WPA WPA2 WPA2 PSK WPA PSK 270M 68dBm 10 PER
108. only when the Traffic Statistics in System Tool Traffic 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 gt TCP SYN FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 The default value is 50 Enter a value between 5 3600 When the current TCP SYN FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value the router will startup the blocking function immediately gt Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port Enable or Disable Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port The default setting is disabled If enabled the ping packet from the Internet cannot access the router gt Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port Enable or Disable Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port The default setting is disabled If enabled the ping packet from LAN cannot access the router This function can be
109. onnect on Demand Max Idle Time 5 minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connect Automatically Time based Connecting Period of Timesirom 0 0 HHmmto 23 59 HH mm Connect Manually Max Idle Time 5 minutes 0 means remain active at all times Advanced Figure 4 9 WAN PPPoE gt User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive gt Confirm Password Re enter the Password provided by your ISP to ensure the Password you entered is correct gt 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 24 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router e Dynamic IP You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP e Static IP You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP gt Connect on Demand In this mode the Internet connection can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity per
110. opriate 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 Tira minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connect Automatically O Time based Connecting Period af Time fram lo lo HH MMj to I3 Em HH MM Connect Manually Max Idle Time H5 minutes 0 means remain active at all times Disconnected Figure A 2 PPPoE Connection Mode 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 dol configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users 104 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 1 Login to the router click the Network menu on the left of your browser and click WAN submenu On the WAN page select Dynamic IP for WAN Connection Type finish by clicking Save 2 Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter which is connected to your cable DSL Modem during installation If your ISP requires MAC register login to the router and click the Network menu link on the left of your browser and then click MAC Clone submenu link On the MAC Clone page if your
111. ormation Click the Save button Click the Enable Disabled All button to make all entries enabled disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return to the previous page 4 8 USB Settings USB Settings FTP Server Media Server Print Server User Accounts Figure 4 31 The USB Settings menu There are five submenus under the USB Settings menu shown in Figure 4 31 Storage Sharing FTP Server Media Server Print Server and User Accounts Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 8 1 Storage Sharing Choose menu USB Settings Storage Sharing and then you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the router on this page as shown in Figure 4 32 Storage Sharing Service Status stopped otari Access shared storage with password Volume Capacity Used Free Use Shared View Mo volumes found Plug an external USB drive inta this Router wait for 10 seconds and then rescan the volume Figure 4 32 Storage Sharing 47 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt Service Status Indicates the Storage Sharing service s current status started or stopped You can click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the Stop button to stop it Volume The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to Capacity The storage
112. ould 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 X8 Note The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and not include any spaces Enter the new Password twice to confirm it Click the Save button when finished Click the Clear All button to clear all 99 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 4 18 8 System Log Choose menu System Tools System Log and then you can view the logs of the router system Log Auto Mail Feature Disabled Mail Settings Index Time Type Level Log Content global workgroup WORKGROUP inetbios name SOHO router 1 1stday 07 06 15 MULL MULL server string log file Amp sambavar s5 m log max log size 5 lag level Time 1970 01 01 7 06 14 255755 H Ver WR1043 v2 00000000 S Ver 3 14 10 Build 130123 Rel 57235n L 192 168 0 1 M 255 255 255 0 W1 PPPoE W 0 0 0 0 M 0 0 0 0 G 0 0 0 0 Mail Log Clear Log Current No Page Figure 4 104 System Log gt Auto Mail Feature Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not 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 4 105 Mail Account
113. power button the power button is one of the way to shut off the product when there is no power button the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source e Dont disassemble the product or make repairs yourself You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty If you need service please contact us Avoid water and wet locations This product can be used in the following countries TP LINK TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment Product Description 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Model No TL WR1043ND 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 is responsible for marking this declaration Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International Business Date of
114. r that has more than one type of available service If so select another service and type the same IP address for that computer or server To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Find the desired entry in the table 2 Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column Click the Enable Disabled All button to make all entries enabled disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page Note If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80 you must set the Web management port on System Tools gt Remote Management page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080 Otherwise there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server 4 10 2 Port Triggering Choose menu Forwarding Port Triggering you can view and add port triggering in the next screen shown in Figure 4 51 Some applications require multiple connections like Internet games video conferencing Internet telephoning and so on Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that cannot work with a pure NAT router 59 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Port Triggering Note Make sure the natis enable if you want the Port Triggering configuration take effect ID Trigger Port Trigger Protocol Incoming Ports Incoming Protocol Status Modify Add Mew Figure 4 51 Port Trigg
115. r to Section 4 6 Wireless 5 Click the Next button You will then see the Finish page If you don t make any changes on the Wireless page you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3 13 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 13 Quick Setup Finish If there is something changed on the Wireless page you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3 14 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 af wireless config will nat take effect until the Router reboot Figure 3 14 Quick Setup Finish TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 4 Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page s key functions and the configuration way 4 1 Login After your successful login you will see the 17 main menus on the left of the Web based utility On the right there are the corresponding explanations and instructions Status WPS Network Wireless DHCP USB Settings NAT Forwarding Security Parental Control Access Control Advanced Routing Bandwidth Control IP a
116. re 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 f TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 If you select IP Address the screen shown is Figure 4 71 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 lf you select MAC Address the screen shown is Figure 4 72 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 to return to the previous page Add or Modify a Host Entry Mode IP Address a Host Description Host 1 LAN IP Address 182 158 1 1 182 158 1 23 Figure 4 71 Add or Modify a Host Entry Add or Modify a Host Entry Mode MAC Address MAC Address O0 11 22 33 44 44 Figure 4 72 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 sho
117. rop down list for the target Common Service Port Here lists some common service ports Select one from the drop down list and the corresponding port number will be filled in the Target Port field automatically For example if you select FTP 21 will be filled in the Target Port automatically If the Domain Name is selected you will see the following items 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 3 Click Next when finishing creating the access target entry and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 67 74 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Setup Create an Advanced Schedule Entry Note The Schedule is based on the time of the Router Schedule Description o Day Everyday Select Days Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Time all day 24 hours start Time HHMM Stop Time HHMM Figure 4 67 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 gt 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
118. rrent hardware version The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the router s current hardware version To upgrade the router s firmware follow these instructions below 1 Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website www tp link com 2 Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File Name blank Click the Upgrade button The router will reboot while the upgrading has been finished 96 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router X8 Note 1 New firmware versions are posted at http www tp link com and can be downloaded for free There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use However when experiencing problems caused by the router rather than the configuration you can try to upgrade the firmware 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 Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the router 4 The firmware version must correspond to the hardware 5 The upgrade process takes a few moments and the router restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete 4 18 4 Factory Defaults Choose menu System To
119. rval 100 70 1000 RTS Threshold 2346 1 2346 Fragmentation Threshold 2346 256 2346 DTIM Interval 1 255 Enable yt ht Enable Shor Gl Enable AP Isolation Figure 4 24 Wireless Advanced gt Transmit Power Here you can specify the transmit power of router You can select High Middle or Low which you would like High is the default setting and is recommended gt Beacon Interval Enter a value between 20 1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons The default value is 100 gt RTS Threshold Here 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 Fragmentation Threshold This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance since excessive packets 2346 is the default setting and is recommended DTIM Interval This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the router has buffered broadcast or mu
120. s 1450 The default is 1480 do not change unless necessary C Use IF address specified by ISP ISP Specified IP Address ooon Detect Online Interval lo Seconds D 120 seconds the default is 0 0 means not detecting C Use the following DNS Servers Secondary DHS loooo Optional Figure 4 10 PPPoE Advanced Settings gt MTU Size The default MTU size is 1480 bytes which is usually fine It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP gt Service Name AC Name The service name and AC Access Concentrator name which should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP In most cases leaving these fields blank will work gt ISP Specified IP Address If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the router during login please click Use IP address specified by ISP check box and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted decimal notation gt Detect Online Interval The router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval The default value is 0 You can input the value between O and 120 The value 0 means no detect gt DNS IP address If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to the router during login please click Use the following DNS servers check box and enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation of your ISP s primary DNS server If a secondary DNS
121. sabled 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 Sorted Rules Choose how the displayed statistics are sorted Select the Auto refresh checkbox to refresh automatically Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table 102 TL WR1043ND Selle ANAA REI lelimaxeleic sls Statistics Table IPIMAG Address IPIMAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the router Total The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the router The total number of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds The total number of bytes received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds The number of the ICMP packets transmitted to WAN per second at the ICMP Tx specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Current Max transmitting rate The number of UDP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the UDP Tx specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate The number of TCP SY
122. sconnected Dynamic IP Static IP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MTU Size in bytes The default is 1420 da nat change unless necessary Max Idle Time minutes 0 means remain active at all times WAN Connection Mode Connect on Demand O Connect Automatically O Connect Manually DAYE Figure 4 13 WAN PPTP 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 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 click the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter O in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise 30 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router
123. submenus under the Forwarding menu shown in Figure 4 48 Virtual Servers Port Triggering DMZ and UPnP Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 10 1 Virtual Servers Choose menu Forwarding Virtual Servers and then you can view and add virtual servers in the next screen shown in Figure 4 49 Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN A virtual server is defined as a service port and all requests from Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP address because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function 57 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Virtual Servers Note Make sure the natis enable if you want the Virtual Servers configuration take effect ID Service Port Internal Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify Add Mew Figure 4 49 Virtual Servers Service Port The numbers of External Service Ports You can enter a service port or a range of service ports the format is XXX YYY XXX is the Start port and YYY is the End port gt Internal Port The Internal Service Port number of the PC running the service application You can leave it blank if the Internal Port is the same as the Service Port or enter a specific port number when Service Port is a single one
124. t to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Click the Network and Internet Connections icon and then click on the Network Connections tab in the appearing window 3 Right click the icon that showed below select Properties on the prompt page LAN or High Speed Internet ocal 4rea 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 l Local Area Connection Properties x General Authentication Advanced Connect using BB Realtek RTLET39 Family PCI Fast Et This connection uses the following Items Install Uninstall Properties Description Transmission Control Pratacal Intermet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected v Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure B 2 109 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 5 The following TCP IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default 6 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically as shown in the Figure below Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties xl General Alternate C
125. tatement Complies with the Canadian ICES 003 Class B specifications Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme 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 R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Korea Warning Statements da FAAUE PBs ADEA FRSA 18 NCC Notice amp BSMI Notice NE TES FRG UIS re CA E TEL Ey BID E PTR RAYS aS CR RR JERE An AREA 15 A HHELH SE E K MADR NA E REAT CE ERD BE o BER A ERL T6 H TORO ERMEK TETAI KANA TENZI E BFH XE RAE EBSUISHREARTEHI MAS AM TE EA LE ER ZR ao RDK WAA ea A ts RASC a ZA fs BS PAAA EH E E EKE M L FIE o aA a AER IA e iW Jerk ee a UR DEC a ex A Be Ta BRAS E mm YE HH FR EURA AE H Z pr in o e RAE ih ZC aR ZS We BI THEE TTR e e xD sZDEKGRGU IBS BY AS E mE o e iu pom SH DER AS E n BRE n 3E EDI IEXRL AR eZ FEE BUS ae Be H o e GAZA nn BUR SEXE ANUS UU ERE AER GEL S RAS A CE S BL REIR e DEM BI DT AEA ATA AE in ns BORER SCR A EET CIA ETE E lIponykr CepTUdiIKOBaHO 3rinHo c npagsnnamn cnctremn Yk pCETLIPO Ha BinnoBinHicTb BAMOTaM HODMaTMHBHMX OOKYMeHTIB Ta BMMOTaM LUO nepenbavyeui MAHHAMM S3aKOHOLaBHMMM aKTaMuU YkpalHM Safety Information When product has
126. ted States Channel Auta bul Mode 11bgn mixed Channel Width Auta v Wireless Security O Disable Security Enable Security WPA P SK WPA2 P SK PSK Password 12345670 You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 or Hexadecimal characters between 6 and 64 C No Change Figure 3 12 Quick Setup Wireless gt Wireless Radio Enable or disable the wireless radio by choosing from the drop down list gt 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 assistance 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
127. tems If any of the listed items is damaged or missing please contact with your distributor TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview of the Router The TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router integrates 4 port Switch Firewall NAT router and Wireless AP The 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit 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 WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router provides up to 300Mbps wireless connection with other 802 11n wireless clients The incredible speed makes it ideal for handling multiple data streams at the same time which ensures your network stable and smooth The performance of this 802 11n wireless router will give you the unexpected networking experience at speed 650 faster than 802 119 It is also compatible with all IEEE 802 11g and IEEE 802 11b products Multiple Security Protections E With multiple protection measures including SSID broadcast control and wireless LAN 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption Wi Fi protected Access WPA2 PSK WPA PSK as well as advanced Firewall protections the TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router provides complete data privacy Flexible Access Control The TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router provides flexible access contro
128. the IP Address of LAN you must use the new IP Address to login 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 3 You can enable or disable IGMP Proxy This feature is enabled by default 4 5 3 MAC Clone Choose menu Network MAC Clone and then you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the screen below Figure 4 15 MAC Clone WAN MAC Address 00 08 01 00 00 05 Restore Factory MAC Your PC s MAC Address Clone MAC Address Save Figure 4 15 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter Changes are rarely needed here 229 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt WAN MAC Address This field displays the current MAC address of the Internet 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 To button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of Internet port to the factory default value
129. tilated place far from any heater or heating vent gt Avoid direct irradiation of any strong light such as sunlight gt Keep at least 2 inches 5 cm of clear space around the router gt Operating Temperature 0 C 40 C 82 F 104 F gt Operating Humidity 1096 9096 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 The place must accord with the Installation Environment Requirements 3 Adjust the direction of the antenna Normally upright is a good direction 4 Connect the PC s and each Switch Hub in your LAN to the Ethernet Ports on the router shown in Figure 2 1 If you have the wireless NIC and want to use the wireless function you can skip this step 5 Connect the DSL Cable Modem to the Internet port on the router shown in Figure 2 1 6 Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the router and the other end into an electrical outlet The router will start to work automatically 7 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N G
130. tive For example TEST is NOT the same as fest 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 When you select your local region from the drop down list click the Save button and then the Note Dialog will appear Click OK Nicrozoft Internet Explorer Note Dialog Note Limited by local law regulations version for North America does not have region selection option gt Channel This field determines which operating frequency will be used The default channel is set to 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 34 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router gt Mode Select the desired mode The default setting is 11bgn mixed 11b only Select if all of your wireless clients are 802 11b 11g only Select if all of your wireless clients are 802 11g 11n only Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802 11n 11bg mixed Select if you are using both 802 11b and 802 11g wireless clients 11bgn mixed Select if you are
131. uld first follow the settings below 1 Click Add New button in Figure 4 70 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 78 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router 4 In MAC Address field enter 00 1 1 22 33 44 AA 5 Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list ID Host Description Information Modify 1 Host MAC 00 11 22 33 44 AA Edit Delete 4 13 3 Target Choose menu Access Control Target and then you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4 73 The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule Target Settings ID Target Description Information Modify 1 Target 1 182 158 1 2 182 158 1 23 21 TCP Edit Delete Add Mew Delete All Fage Figure 4 73 Target Settings gt Target Description Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique gt Information The target can be IP address port or domain name gt Modify To modify or delete an existing entry To add a new entry please follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button 2 n Mode field select IP Address or Domain Name 3 If you select IP Address the screen shown is Figure 4 74 79 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps
132. ure 3 7 Quick Setup Dynamic IP b If the connection type detected is Static IP the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 8 Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue 12 TL WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Setup Static IP gt IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS Optional Figure 3 8 Quick Setup Static IP IP Address This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet including your ISP Your ISP will provide you with the IP address you need to enter here Enter the IP address into the field Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address Your IPS will provide you with the subnet mask which is usually 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Your ISP will provide you with the Gateway address which is the ISP server s address Enter the gateway IP address into the box if required Primary DNS Enter the DNS Server IP address into the box if required Secondary DNS If your ISP provides another DNS server enter it into this field If the connection type detected is PPPoE the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 9 Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue Quick Setup PPPoE User Name username Confirm Password Figure 3 9 Quick Setup PPPoE User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your I
133. using a mix of 802 11b 11g and 11n wireless clients Select the desired wireless mode When 802 11g mode is selected only 802 119 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 802 119 and 802 11n wireless stations can connect to the router Channel width Select any channel width from the drop down list The default setting is automatic which can automatically adjust the channel width for your clients SF 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 Enable Speedboost If you select the Speedboost checkbox the maximum tx rate of the router will be 450Mbps gt Enable Wireless Router Radio The wireless radio of this router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access Enable SSID Broadcast When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with they will detect the SSID broadcast by the router If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox the Wireless router will broadcast its name SSID on the air Enable WDS 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 t

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