TP-Link 4.1.1 1910011002 - Manuals

Page 2 - COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS; Specifications are subject to change without notice.

COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. 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 ...

Page 5 - Korea Warning Statements; 당해; NCC Notice & BSMI Notice; 注意!

Korea Warning Statements 당해 무선설비는 운용중 전파혼신 가능성이 있음. NCC Notice & BSMI Notice 注意！依據低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法第十二條經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性或功能。第十四條低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率射頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。減少電磁波影響，請...

Page 6 - Safety Information

Safety Information z When product has 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. z Don’t disassemble the product, or make r...

Page 7 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; For the following equipment:; 00Mbps Wireless N Router; The product carries the CE Mark:; Person responsible for making this declaration:; Yang Hongliang

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Router Model No.:...

Page 8 - CONTENTS

- I - CONTENTS Package Contents..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Router...........................

Page 11 - 00Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide; Package Contents; The following items should be found in your package:

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 1 - Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Power Adapter for TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR...

Page 12 - Chapter 1. Introduction; Overview of the Router; provides complete data privacy.; Simple Installation

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router. 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless...

Page 13 - 00Mbps Wireless N Router without any explanation.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 3 - 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router without any explanation. ) Note: The two devices of TL-WR841N and TL-WR841ND are sharing this User Guid...

Page 14 - Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch; Name; for about 5 minutes and then turn off.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 4 - 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication Off Power is off. （ Power ） On Power is on. Flashing The Router is w...

Page 15 - Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch; Used as RESET button:

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 5 - 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). ¾ ON/OFF: The switch for the power. ¾ POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Pl...

Page 16 - button: With the Router powered on, press and hold the

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 6 - 2) Use the WPS/RESET button: With the Router powered on, press and hold the WPS/RESET button (more than 5 seconds) until the SYS LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash. Then release the button and wait the Router to reboot to its facto...

Page 17 - Chapter 2. Connecting the Router; System Requirements; TCP/IP protocol on each PC; Installation Environment Requirements; Avoid direct irradiation of any strong light (such as sunlight); Connecting the Router

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 7 - Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethern...

Page 18 - electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically.; Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 8 - 6. Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation

Page 19 - at least 20mm to withstand the weight of the product.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 9 - Figure 2-2 Wall-mount Install Note: The diameter of the screw, 4mm<D<8mm, and the distance of two screws is 123mm. The screw that project from the wall need around 4mm based, and the length of the screw need to be at least 20mm to...

Page 20 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide; Quick Setup; Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 10 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name ...

Page 21 - Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command; Please check the connection following these steps:; Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct?; Enter; Quick Installation Guide; Log in the Router

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 11 - Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 1. Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? ) Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on...

Page 22 - Figure 3-4 Login Windows; cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.; Figure 3-5 Quick Setup; page after

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 12 - 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. Figure 3-4 Login Windows ) Note: If the abo...

Page 23 - Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type; function is not suitable for; Static IP; and; PPTP; , you need to specify the connection type manually.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 13 - Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports five popular ways Dynamic IP , Static IP , PPPoE/Russia PPPoE , L2TP/Russia L2TP and PPTP/Russia PPTP to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended tha...

Page 27 - Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Wireless; The wireless radio can only be enabled/disabled by using the WIFI; Wireless Network Name -; Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of; Region; The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 17 - 4. Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - The wireless radio can only be enabled/disabled by using the WIFI ON/OFF switch on the dev...

Page 28 - Figure 3-13 Quick Setup - More Advanced Wireless Settings

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 18 - ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared passphrase. z PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For ASCII , the key can be made up of any numbers 0 to 9 and any letters A to Z, the length should be betwe...

Page 29 - Chapter 4. Configuring the Router

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 19 - Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the r...

Page 30 - Figure 4-1 Router Status; Please refer to; WPS

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 20 - Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 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...

Page 32 - Figure 4-3 Add A New Device

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 22 - Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly. Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 4: When the WPS LED is on, th...

Page 33 - successfully added to the network.; Figure 4-5 the Network menu

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 23 - ) 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 s...

Page 34 - Figure 4-6 WAN – Dynamic IP

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 24 - Figure 4-6 WAN – Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the ...

Page 37 - Only when you have configured the system time on “; System Tools; function can take effect.; Figure 4-9 PPPoE Advanced Settings

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 27 - ¾ Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was down. ¾ 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 forma...

Page 41 - After a specified period of inactivity (

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 31 - ¾ 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 t...

Page 42 - Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 32 - Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP addres...

Page 43 - button to allow; PPPoE; Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment.; Connections which use static IP address assignment.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 33 - Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button. ¾...

Page 44 - Figure 4-13 MAC Address Clone; Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 34 - Figure 4-13 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. ¾ WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP requires yo...

Page 45 - server will change accordingly at the same time; Figure 4-15 Wireless menu; Wireless Settings; Wireless Statistics.; Click; Wireless; ”, you can configure the basic settings for the

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 35 - ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. ) Note: 1) If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in the Router. 2) If the new...

Page 46 - Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings; TEST

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 36 - Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings ¾ 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 networ...

Page 47 - If; Mode

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 37 - ¾ 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 wi...

Page 49 - Figure 4-18 Wireless Security; If you check the

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 39 - Figure 4-18 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. ¾ WPA/WPA2 - Personal (Reco...

Page 50 - WPA /WPA2 – Enterprise; radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 40 - Figure 4-19 • Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or abo...

Page 52 - Figure 4-22 Wireless MAC Filtering

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 42 - Figure 4-22 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable . The default setting is Disabled . ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. ¾ Status - The status of this entr...

Page 54 - Figure 4-24 Wireless Advanced; Fragmentation Threshold -; This value is the maximum size determining whether packets

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 44 - Figure 4-24 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ Beacon Interval - Enter a va...

Page 55 - Figure 4-25 Wireless Statistics; This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 45 - ¾ 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 Isolat...

Page 56 - Figure 4-27 DHCP Settings

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 46 - 4.7 DHCP Figure 4-26 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-26), DHCP Settings , DHCP Client List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding fu...

Page 57 - Figure 4-28 DHCP Clients List

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 47 - 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. ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional.) It is suggested to input the IP address of the L...

Page 58 - Figure 4-29 Address Reservation

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 48 - Figure 4-29 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. ¾ Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router. ¾ Status - The status of this entry, eithe...

Page 59 - Figure 4-31 The Forwarding menu

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 49 - 4.8 Forwarding Figure 4-31 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-31), Virtual Servers , Port Triggering , DMZ and UPnP . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corres...

Page 60 - Figure 4-33 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry; service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server.; Security; ” page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 50 - To set up a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-33. 2. Select the service port you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port list does not...

Page 62 - Figure 4-35 Add or Modify a Port Triggering Entry; connection of other hosts on LAN will be refused.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 52 - 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....

Page 64 - Figure 4-38 The Security menu

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 54 - • App Description - The description provided by the application in the UPnP request. • External Port - The external port the Router opens for the application. • Protocol - The type of protocol the Router opens for the application. • In...

Page 65 - Figure 4-39 Basic Security; Enabled

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 55 - Figure 4-39 Basic Security ¾ Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the Router’s firewall. z SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filte...

Page 66 - RTSP ALG

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 56 - protocols such as FTP, TFTP, H323 etc. z FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the default Enable . z TFTP ALG - To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the default Ena...

Page 67 - Dos Protection will take effect only when the; Traffic Statistics; in “; System Tool

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 57 - ¾ 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 o...

Page 68 - Figure 4-41 Local Management; Reset Button

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 58 - Figure 4-41 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 ...

Page 69 - Figure 4-42 Remote Management; Web Management Port -; Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service; Remote Management IP Address; This is the current address you will use when accessing; Choose menu “; Parental Control; ”, and you can configure the parental control in the screen as

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 59 - Figure 4-42 Remote Management ¾ 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 ma...

Page 70 - Figure 4-43 Parental Control Settings

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 60 - Figure 4-43 Parental Control Settings ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect, otherwise check Disable . ¾ MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or y...

Page 71 - Figure 4-44 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 61 - 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...

Page 72 - Figure 4-45 Parental Control Settings

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 62 - z Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Children’s PC field. z Enter “Allow Google” in the Website Description field. z Enter “www.google.com” in the Allowed Website Name field. z Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from th...

Page 73 - Figure 4-47 Access Control Rule Management; Enable Internet Access Control -

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 63 - Figure 4-47 Access Control Rule Management ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. ¾ Rule Name - Here displays the name of th...

Page 74 - Figure 4-48 Quick Setup – Create a Host Entry

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 64 - Figure 4-48 Quick Setup – Create a Host Entry ¾ Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and MAC Address . You can select either of them from the drop-down list. ¾ Host Description - In this field, create a unique description for the ho...

Page 77 - Figure 4-52 Add Internet Access Control Entry

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 67 - 5. Select a schedule from the Schedule drop-down list or choose “ Click Here To Add New Schedule ”. 6. In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. 7. Click the Save button. Figure 4-52 Add Internet ...

Page 78 - Figure 4-53 Host Settings

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 68 - • Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Access Control Rule Management page and see the following list. 4.11.2 Host Choose menu “ Access Control → Host ”, you can view and set a Host list in the screen as sh...

Page 79 - Figure 4-54 Add or Modify a Host Entry; button in Figure 4-53 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 69 - Figure 4-54 Add or Modify a Host Entry Figure 4-55 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example : If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Cl...

Page 80 - Figure 4-56 Target Settings; ) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 70 - Figure 4-56 Target Settings ¾ Target Description - Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique. ¾ Information - The target can be IP address, port, or domain name. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an exi...

Page 81 - Figure 4-57 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry; only, you should first follow the

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 71 - Figure 4-57 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Figure 4-58 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry For example : If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN to access www.googl...

Page 82 - Figure 4-59 Schedule Settings

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 72 - 4.11.4 Schedule Choose menu “ Access Control → Schedule ”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-59. The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-59 Schedule Settings ¾ Sch...

Page 83 - Figure 4-60 Advanced Schedule Settings; Advanced Routing; Figure 4-61 Advanced Routing Menu

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 73 - Figure 4-60 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 fir...

Page 84 - Figure 4-62 Static Routing

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 74 - 4.12.1 Static Routing Choose menu “Advanced Routing → Static Routing ”, and you can configure the static route in the next screen, shown in Figure 4-62. A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to re...

Page 85 - Bandwidth Control

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 75 - 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 ...

Page 86 - Figure 4-65 Bandwidth Control Settings

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 76 - 4.13.1 Control Settings Choose menu “ Bandwidth Control → Control Settings ”, you can configure the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwidth in the next screen. Their values you configure should be less than 100000Kbps. For optimal contr...

Page 87 - Figure 4-67 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 77 - ¾ Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0. ¾ Enable - This displays the status of the rule. ¾ Modify - Click Modify to edit the rule. Click Delete to delete the ...

Page 88 - Figure 4-69 Binding Settings

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 78 - Figure 4-69 Binding Settings ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. ¾ IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. ¾ Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a sp...

Page 89 - Figure 4-72 ARP List

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 79 - 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 4-69. 2. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. 3. Click the Find button in the pag...

Page 90 - interference to the IP & MAC Binding list.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 80 - z 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 & MAC Binding list. Click the Refresh button to refresh all items. )...

Page 93 - Figure 4-76 The System Tools menu

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 83 - To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4. Click the Login button t...

Page 94 - Figure 4-77 Time settings

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 84 - Figure 4-77 Time settings ¾ Time zone - Select your local time zone from this drop-down list. ¾ Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. ¾ Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. ¾ NTP Ser...

Page 95 - The time will be lost if the router is turned off.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 85 - To set time automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II . 3. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet. To set...

Page 97 - function. Option “Tracert Hops” are used for; Tracert; Figure 4-80 Firmware Upgrade; ) New firmware versions ar

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 87 - If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. Figure 4-79 Diagnostic Results ) Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping Timeout” a...

Page 98 - configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.; Figure 4-81 Restore Factory Default

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 88 - 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 yo...

Page 99 - Figure 4-82 Backup & Restore Configuration; upgrading process to prevent any damage.; Figure 4-83 Reboot the Router

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 89 - Figure 4-82 Backup & Restore Configuration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. ¾ To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse...

Page 100 - Figure 4-84 Password; spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 90 - • Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically. 4.16.7 Password Choose menu “ System Tools → Password ”, you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in...

Page 101 - Figure 4-85 System Log; Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 91 - Figure 4-85 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Au...

Page 102 - Only when you select; Authentication; , do you have to enter the User Name and

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 92 - z From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. z To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. z SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in...

Page 103 - Figure 4-87 Statistics

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 93 - Figure 4-87 Statistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will disabled. ¾ Packets Statis...

Page 104 - There would be 5 entries on each page. Click; Previous; to return to the previous page and; Next; to

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 94 - UDP Tx The number of UDP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval. It is shown like “current transmitting rate / Max transmitting rate”. TCP SYN Tx The number of TCP SYN packets transmitted...

Page 110 - Appendix B: Configuring the PC; Start; button, and then click; Control Panel; the; Network and Internet Connections; icon, and then click on the; Network; tab in the appearing window.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 100 - Appendix B: Configuring the PC 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 necessary. 1. Configur...

Page 113 - Now click; OK; to keep your settings.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 103 - Now click OK to keep your settings.

Page 114 - Appendix C: Specifications; General

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 104 - Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negot...

Page 115 - Appendix D: Glossary

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 105 - Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial mu...