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TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide V CONTENTS Chapter 1. About This User Guide.......................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose ..................................................................................................................... 1 ...

1 Chapter 1. About This User Guide 1.1 Purpose For helping user know about TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router better, use it accurately and adequately, maintain it expediently, we write this User Guide. This Guide introduces the product comprehensively, including the product’s functions, parameter...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 2 Chapter 2. Product Overview 2.1 Overview of the Router Thank you for choosing the TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router . The Router is designed to provide a simple and cost-effective ADSL Internet connection for a private Ethernet or 802.11g/802.11b ...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 3 ¾ AFE to support Annex A/B/C/I/J/K, Land M deployments. ¾ Provides external splitter. ¾ Adopts Advanced DMT modulation and demodulation technology. ¾ Supports bridge mode and Router function. ¾ Multi-user sharing a high-speed Internet connection ¾ Co...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 4 2.4 Transmit Data-rate ¾ Maximum Download Speed : 24Mbps （ ADSL2+), 8Mbps （ ADSL). ¾ Maximum Upload Speed : 1Mbps. ¾ Supports 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps (IEEE 802.11g) and 11/5.5/2/1Mbps (IEEE 802.11b) WLAN data transfer rates.

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 5 Chapter 3. Hardware Installation Guide 3.1 The Front Panel The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel. Figure 3-1 The LED indicators on the front panel include the Power , System , ADSL , WLAN and 1-4 (LAN) . The ADSL, WLAN and 1-4 (LAN) indica...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 6 3.3 The Back Panel The Router's ports, where the cables are connected, and RESET button are located on the back panel. Figure 3-2 ¾ Line: Connect to the Modem Port of Splitter or to the telephone line. ¾ Reset Button: There are two ways to reset the ...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 7 connection. ¾ The Router can be placed on a shelf or desktop. ¾ Operating temperature : 0 ℃ ~40 ℃ (32 ℉ ~104 ℉ ). ¾ Operating Humidity : 10% ~ 90% RH Non-congealing. 3.6 Connecting the Router Before installing the Router, please make sure your broadb...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 8 connection represents the WAN interface, the connection to the Internet. It is the physical link to the service provider’s network backbone and ultimately to the Internet. 3.6.2.2. Hub or Switch to Router Connection Connect the Router to an uplink po...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 10 3. On the Connection Type screen, you can select a connection type (PPPoA, PPPoE, MER, IPoA or Bridging), which is provided by your ISP. We select PPPoE mode (For example), and then click “Next “to continue. Figure 4-3 4. Enter the PPP Username and ...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 11 Figure 4-4 5. Use the default setting of this screen click “Next” to continue. Figure 4-5 6. Use the default IP Address 192.168.1.1 and Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0. Use the default setting of “ Enable DHCP Server ”, and click “Next” to continue.

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 12 Figure 4-6 7. Use the default setting “ Enable Wireless ”. Default SSID is “TP-LINK”, then click “Next”. Figure 4-7 8. You will see the WAN Setup-Summary screen below, click " Save/Reboot " to save these settings and reboot the Router.

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 13 Figure 4-8 ) Note: The reboot process will take a while to complete, please wait before reopening your web browser. 4.2 Configure PC Your PC needs a network adapter. You may directly connect your adapter to the Router, or you may connect your adapte...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 14 Figure 4-9 2. In the Network Connections window, right-click on LAN (Local Area Connection), then click Properties. Figure 4-10 3. In the General tab of Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties menu, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) under “This con...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 15 Click on the Properties button. Figure 4-11 4. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” by clicking the radio-button. Click OK Figure 4-12 ¾ Configure the IP address manually Open TCP/IP Properties of the LAN card in your PC, enter the IP address...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 16 ¾ 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 XP Operating System. Open a command prompt, From the Start menu on your desktop, select ru...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 17 ) Note: a) The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN port which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. b) If the TCP/IP configuration for your PC is correct? ) Note: If the Router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must ...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 19 Figure 5-2 ) Note: Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info , you will be able to view the corresponding information about WAN , Statistics , Route , ARP and DHCP . 5.3 Quick Setup Please refer to the Chapter 4 to get the detailed in...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 20 Figure 5-3 ¾ WAN Port Information Table: This table describes the WAN port settings and the relevant manipulation to each interface. ¾ Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 5-3) and then click the Remove tab, the corresponding i...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 22 service, the Quality of Service menu will be added to the Web-based Utility, the detailed configuration will be described in 5.4.5 Quality of Service . 2. Select the Connection Type in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-5). Figure 5-5 1) Select the ...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 23 1. PPPoA If you choose connection type PPPoA on the screen above (shown in Figure 5-5), you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 5-6). Follow the instructions to configure the WAN Interface. Figure 5-6 1) Enter the PPP Username and PPP Passwor...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 27 the screen above, or else the service will not take effect. ¾ service name: You can enter the service name in the text box or leave the default name. ) Note: If you select the NAT and Security check box on the screen (shown in Figure 5-10), the NAT ...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 29 5.4.2 LAN Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ LAN ”, and you will see the LAN screen (shown in Figure 5-14) ， the section allows you to configure the Router’s LAN ports settings. Figure 5-14 ¾ IP Address: You can configure the Router’s IP Address and Subn...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 31 3. Type the MAC Address(00:13:8F:A9:E6:CA for instance) of the computer which you want to reserve an IP(192.168.1.100 for instance) for in the MAC Address text box; 4. Type the IP Address(192.168.1.100 for instance) you have reserved in the Reserved...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 35 only need to enter the Server IP Address for the Virtual Server. 5.4.3.2. Port Triggering Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ NAT ” Æ “ Port Triggering ”, you can set Port Triggering on the screen (shown in Figure 5-18). Some applications require that spe...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 39 Figure 5-24 2. Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is exclusive and must be filled. 3. Select the protocol: TCP/UDP , TCP , UDP or ICMP in the drop-down list for the connection between the Source IP address and Destination IP address. 4. Enter a ...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 41 ) Note: When you add a Incoming IP Filtering entry, you must configure at least one condition on the screen above except the Filter name. If you leave Protocol blank, it means that the rule is effective to all protocols, if you leave the Source IP a...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 43 Figure 5-29 To setup a Parental Control rule: 1. Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 5-29), and then you will set the new rule in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-30). Figure 5-30 2. Enter the User Name of the LAN device connected to the Router. 3...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 44 Figure 5-31 Click the Add button, and you can configure the QoS on the next screen (shown in Figure 5-32).

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 45 Figure 5-32 After you specify the condition, click the Save/Apply button to save the entry. ) Note: A rule must be consisting of a class name and at least one condition above. All of the specified conditions in this classification rule must be satis...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 46 Figure 5-33 5.4.6.1. Default Gateway Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Routing ” Æ “ Default Gateway ”, you can see the Default Gateway screen, this screen allows you to configure the default gateway (shown in Figure 5-34). Figure 5-34 If the Enable aut...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 49 5.4.7 DNS When you select the connection type PPPoE, PPPoA , MER or IPoA for WAN configuration, you will see the DNS menu in the Web-based Utility (shown in Figure 5-38). It includes DNS Server and Dynamic DNS submenus. Figure 5-38 5.4.7.1. DNS Serv...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 51 Figure 5-41 ) Note: This page allows you to add a Dynamic DNS address from DynDNS.org,TZO or No-IP. 2. Select D-DNS provider (DynDNS.org,TZO or No-IP) in the drop-down list. 3. Enter the Hostname of the DNS Server, and select the corresponding Inter...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 52 Figure 5-42 You can select the modulation type, phone line pair and the capability of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click the Save/Apply button to save the configurations. 5.4.9 Port Mapping Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Port Mapping ”, you...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 55 5.5 Wireless LAN Configuration The menus used to configure Wireless LAN settings available in the Wireless directory including Basic, Security, MAC Filter, Advanced, and Statistics menus. The Wireless Basic, Security, MAC Filter, Advanced, and Stati...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 56 ¾ Region: Restrict the channel set and transmit power. Click " Apply " to configure the basic wireless options. 5.5.2 Wireless – Security Choose “ Wireless ” Æ ” Security ”, you will see the screen of Wireless-Security settings shown as belo...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 57 Figure 5-47 ¾ Encryption strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit. ¾ Current Network Key: To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmission key number. ¾ Network Key 1-4: If you want to manually enter th...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 58 3. In Network key 1 list, enter 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal digits for 64-bit encryption keys, enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal digits for 128-bit encryption keys, enter 16 ASCII characters or 32 hexadecimal digits for 152-bit en...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 60 Figure 5-50 5.5.2.3. WPA-PSK WPA-PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. Figure 5-51 ¾ WPA Pre-Shared Key: Enter the key shared by the Router and your other network devices....

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 61 ASCII or Hex type. 3. Change the Group Key Interval as desired or use the default setting. 4. Click the Save/Apply button to save the new configuration. Figure 5-52 ) Note: If you click the option “ Click here to display ”, the Figure 5-53 will pop-...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 63 Figure 5-56 5.5.2.7. Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps of this setting are the same with WPA-P...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 64 Figure 5-58 Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’s RADIUS. To filter wireless users by MAC Address, either permitting or blocking access. If you do not wish to filter use...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 65 Figure 5-60 ¾ Channel: Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down List of Channel. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems wi...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 66 the Router. 5.5.5 Wireless – Statistics Choose “ Wireless ” Æ ” Statistics ”, you will see the screen of Wireless-Statistics setting shown as below. Figure 5-61 This page shows authenticated wireless stations and their status. ¾ BSSID: Displays the ...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 68 Figure 5-65 2. Click the Save button, and save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 5-66). Figure 5-66 5.7.1.2. Update Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Settings ” Æ “ Update ”, you can see the Update screen, this screen (shown in Figure 5-67) al...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 69 Figure 5-67 To update the Router’s settings: 1. Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device, and you can also enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box. 2. After you have selected the file for updating the setting...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 70 Figure 5-69 To View the System Log: Click the View System Log button, you will see the screen (shown in Figure 5-70) which displays the Router’s recent logs. Figure 5-70 ¾ Refresh: Click the button, the information in the table will be updated. ¾ Cl...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 71 Figure 5-71 ¾ Disable/Enable: Select the Enable to log the events, if you don’t want to log these events, please select Disable . ¾ Log Level: Select the Log level in the drop-down list, for the Log level, all events above or equal to the selected l...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 72 Figure 5-72 To set the Router’s time: 1. Select automatically synchronize with Internet time servers. 2. Select the First NTP time server and/or the Second NTP time server in the drop-down list severally. 3. Select your local time zone. 4. Click Sav...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 74 5.7.5 Access Control This section provides three submenus including Services , Addresses and Password (shown in Figure 5-74), the detailed descriptions are provided below. Figure 5-74 5.7.5.1. Services Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Access Control ” Æ “ ...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 75 screen, this screen (shown in Figure 5-76) allows you to configure the IP Address for managing the Router. Figure 5-76 To add the IP Address: 1. Click the Add button. You can add a new IP Address in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-77). Figure 5-7...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 76 Figure 5-78) which allows you to change the factory default password of the Router. Figure 5-78 To change the password: 1. Enter the Old Password in the text box. 2. Enter the New Password and Confirm Password . The Confirm Password should be the sa...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 77 ¾ Update Software: After you have selected the latest software, click the button. To update the Router's software: 1. Download the latest software upgrade file from the TP-LINK website

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 78 Chapter 6. Appendix Appendix A: Glossary Access Point - A device that allows wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wired network. Also used to expand the range of a wireless network. Ad-hoc Network - An ad-hoc network i...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 81 VLAN ID (0-4095) - Indicates the ID number of the VLAN being configured. Up to 256 VLANs can be created. WAN ( W ide A rea N etwork) - Networks that cover a large geographical area. Web-based Utility - The web page that allows you to manage the Rout...

TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 82 Appendix B: Specifications Supporting Standards and Protocols ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5, IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, TCP/IP, IPoA , PPPoA , PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT LAN Ports...