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 3 - FCC STATEMENT; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.; FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement
FCC STATEMENT 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 a...
Page 4 - Canadian Compliance Statement; 당해
III 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 5dBi. Antennas not included in ...
Page 5 - Safety Information
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。 安全諮詢及注意事項 ●請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 ●清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 ●注意防潮,請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上。 ●插槽與開口供通風使用,以確保本產品的操作可靠並防止過熱,請勿堵塞或覆蓋開口。 ●請勿將本產品置放於靠近熱源的地方。除非有正常的通風,否則不...
Page 6 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; For the following equipment:; The product carries the CE Mark:; Person responsible for marking 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: 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Rout...
Page 7 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Overview ......................................
Page 9 - 50Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide; Package Contents; The following contents should be found in your package:; Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router; Quick Installation Guide
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1 Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One Power Adapter for TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45...
Page 10 - Chapter 1. Introduction; Product Overview; ADSL
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2 Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router . 1.1 Product Overview The device is designed to provide a simple and cost-effective ADSL Internet connection for a private Ethernet or IE...
Page 12 - Chapter 2. Hardware Installation; The Front Panel; Name; please refer to
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4 Chapter 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 The Front Panel Figure 2-1 The LEDs locate on the front panel. They indicate the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation. LED Explanation: Name Status Indication On The mo...
Page 13 - everything have been input correctly. Refer to; POWER; : The Power plug is where you will connect the power adapter.; WiFi; : Press this button to enable or disable Wireless LAN interface.; RESET; : There are two ways to reset the Router's factory defaults.; Method one; : Through the port, you can connect the Router to your PC or the other
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 5 everything have been input correctly. Refer to 4.1.1 Device Info and 4.3.1 Internet for more information. 2.2 The Back Panel Figure 2-2 ¾ POWER : The Power plug is where you will connect the power adapter. ¾ ON/OFF : The switch for the po...
Page 14 - them by an external separate splitter. For details, please refer to; Antenna; Used for wireless operation and data transmit.; Installation Environment; The Router can be placed on a shelf or desktop.
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6 ¾ ADSL : Through the port, you can connect the router with the telephone. Or you can connect them by an external separate splitter. For details, please refer to 2.4 Connecting the Modem Router . ¾ Antenna : Used for wireless operation and...
Page 15 - Connecting the Modem Router; Connect the ADSL Line.; Method two; • MODEM: Connect to the ADSL port of TD-W8901N
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 7 2.4 Connecting the Modem Router Before installing the device, please make sure your broadband service provided by your ISP is available. If there is any problem, please contact your ISP. Before cable connection, cut off the power supply a...
Page 17 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide; Click the; Start; menu on your desktop, right click; My Network Places; Right click; Local Area Connection
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 9 Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 3.1 Configure PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-W8901N or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address. Follow the ste...
Page 18 - Select; General
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 10 Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3
Page 19 - Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 11 Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK . Figure 3-4 ) Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address autom...
Page 21 - Select the; Quick Start; Configure the time for the Router, and then click the; NEXT; Select the connection type to connect to the ISP (We select; NEXT
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 13 Figure 3-7 Step 1: Select the Quick Start tab, then click RUN WIZARD , and you will see the next screen. Click the NEXT button. Figure 3-8 Step 2: Configure the time for the Router, and then click the NEXT button. Figure 3-9 Step 3: Sele...
Page 22 - Configure the following options provided by your ISP:
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 14 Figure 3-10 Step 4: Configure the following options provided by your ISP: Username , Password , VPI , VCI and Connection Type . Then click NEXT . Figure 3-11 Step 5: Configure the rules for the WLAN, and click NEXT .
Page 23 - Click; to finish the Quick Start.
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 15 Figure 3-12 ) Note: If the Access Point is activated, the wireless function will be available even without the external antenna because of an additional printed antenna. To adopt the wireless security protection measures, please refer to...
Page 24 - Chapter 4. Software Configuration; Choose “
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 16 Chapter 4. Software Configuration This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more about this device and make use of its functions adequately, maybe...
Page 25 - Status; ” menu, and you will be able to query the logs of the Router.
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 17 Figure 4-2 ) Note: Click the other submenus System Log or Statistics in Figure 4-2, and you will be able to view the system log and traffic statistics about the Router. 4.1.2 System Log Choose “ Status → System Log ” menu, and you will b...
Page 28 - WLAN
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 20 ¾ Select ADSL , and you will see the statistics table as below. Statistics Table: Transmit total PDUs The total PDUs transmitted over the ADSL port. Transmit Statistics Transmit total Error Counts The total errors occurred over the ADSL ...
Page 29 - Interface Setup
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 21 4.3 Interface Setup Choose “ Interface Setup ”, you can see the next submenus: Internet , LAN and Wireless . Figure 4-5 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.3.1 Internet Choose “ Interface Se...
Page 31 - If you want to use a designed VC, you should activate it.
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 23 • Status: If you want to use a designed VC, you should activate it. • VPI: Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM network. The valid range is from 0 to 255. Please input the value provided by your ISP. • VCI: Identifies ...
Page 33 - Enter a name to mark current connection, or you can leave it blank.
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 25 ) Note: Each IP address entered in the fields must be in the appropriate IP form, which is four IP octets separated by a dot (x.x.x.x), such as 192.168.1.100. The Router will not accept the IP address if it is not in this format. 4.3.1.3...
Page 34 - After you finish the Internet configuration, please click; SAVE; to make the settings take effect.
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 26 ¾ Encapsulation: For both PPPoA/PPPoE connection, you need to specify the type of Multiplexing, either LLC or VC Mux. ¾ Bridge Interface: Activate the option, and the Router can also work in Bridge mode. ¾ Connection: For PPPoA/PPPoE con...
Page 37 - If; Use Auto Discovered DNS Server Only; is selected in DNS Relay, this router will accept the; Use User Discovered DNS Server Only; is selected in
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 29 be able to obtain IP address automatically although the DHCP function is enabled. All the ports are checked by default. ¾ DHCP Table : The information of the DHCP clients will be displayed here • Hostname: Display the name of the DHCP cl...
Page 38 - Enter the DHCP server IP Address runs on WAN; Disabled; , the DHCP function will not take effect.; Interface Setup; ” menu, and you will see the Wireless screen (shown in
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 30 Figure 4-13 • DHCP Server IP for Relay Agent: Enter the DHCP server IP Address runs on WAN side. ) Note: If you select Disabled , the DHCP function will not take effect. 4.3.3 Wireless Choose “ Interface Setup → Wireless ” menu, and you ...
Page 40 - These are the settings of the access point. You can configure the; Fragmentation Threshold:; This value specifies the size for a packet. When packet size
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 32 ¾ Access point Settings: These are the settings of the access point. You can configure the rules to allow wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wireless network. • Access point: Select Activated to allow wir...
Page 49 - Enter the MAC Address you wish to filter in the field.; Advanced Setup; ” menu, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 41 • MAC Address: Enter the MAC Address you wish to filter in the field. ) Note: For most users, it is recommended to use the default Wireless LAN Performance settings. Any changes made to these settings may adversely affect your wireless n...
Page 51 - It can be single IP or multiple IPs. We select Multiple to explain.; ” in Figure 4-28, you can configure the DMZ host in the
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 43 4.4.3 NAT Choose “ Advanced Setup → NAT ” menu, you can setup the NAT (Network Address Translation) function for the Router (shown in Figure 4-28). ) Note: To use the NAT function, the Virtual Circuit should not be configured to Bridge m...
Page 54 - IP Address Mapping is only available for VCs with Multiple IPs.
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 46 ¾ Rule Typ: There are four types: one-to-one, Many-to-One, Many-to-Many Overload and Many-to-Many No-overload. ¾ Local Start & End IP: Enter the local IP Address you plan to map to. Local Start IP is the starting local IP address and...
Page 55 - Click the button to view the configurations of QoS.
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 47 Figure 4-32 ¾ QoS: Select this option to Activate/Deactivate the IP QoS on different types (IP ToS and DiffServ). ¾ Summary: Click the button to view the configurations of QoS. ¾ Rule: Configure the rules for QoS. If the traffic complies...
Page 57 - ”, you can activate the VLAN function in the next screen.; ) Assign VLAN PVID for each Interface; Assign VLAN PVID for each Interface; in Figure 4-33, you can assign the PVID for each
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 49 4.4.5 VLAN Choose “ Advanced Setup → VLAN ”, you can activate the VLAN function in the next screen. Virtual LAN (VLAN) is a group of devices on one or more LANs that are configured so that they can communicate as if they were attached to...
Page 58 - Define VLAN Group; in Figure 4-33, you can define VLAN groups in the next screen (shown
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 50 Figure 4-34 ¾ PVID: Each physical port has a default VID called PVID (Port VID). PVID is assigned to untagged frames or priority tagged frames (frames with null (0) VID) received on this port. 2) Define VLAN Group Click Define VLAN Group...
Page 60 - Select the ADSL operation mode which your ADSL connection uses.; Access Management; Access Management
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 52 Figure 4-36 ¾ ADSL Mode: Select the ADSL operation mode which your ADSL connection uses. ¾ ADSL Type: Select the ADSL operation type which your ADSL connection uses. 4.5 Access Management Choose “ Access Management ”, you can see the nex...
Page 64 - IP/MAC Filter Set Index; and; IP/MAC Filter Rule Index; If you want to make the rule take effect, please select; Yes; to active the rule.
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 56 as follows. Presume the rules are both aimed at the interface PVC0, and their indexes are (1, 1), (1, 2) and (1, 3). Step 1: Select the “IP/MAC Filter” as the Filter Type Selection (show in Figure 4-39). Select the “IP” as the Rule Type ...
Page 71 - If you activate the function, then the UPnP network devices can; ”, you can configure the DDNS function in the screen; DDNS; Activate the DDNS function or not.
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 63 Figure 4-44 ¾ UPnP: Activate or Deactivate the UPnP function. Only when the function is activated, can the UPnP take effect. ¾ Auto-Configure: If you activate the function, then the UPnP network devices can automatically configure networ...
Page 75 - Manually; Maintenance; ”, you can upgrade the firmware of the Router in the screen; Browse; to find the local hard drive and locate the firmware or romfile
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 67 Figure 4-50 3) Manually Select Manually as the Synchronize time, you need to set the date and time corresponding to the current time. Figure 4-51 4.6.3 Firmware Choose “ Maintenance → Firmware ”, you can upgrade the firmware of the Route...
Page 76 - button to locate the update file.
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 68 Figure 4-52 To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Step 1: Type the path and file name of the update file into the “New Firmware Location” field. Or click the Browse button to locate the update file. Step 2: C...
Page 77 - “New Romfile Location” field.; UPGRADE; button to complete.
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 69 Figure 4-53 Step 2: Save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 4-54). TD-W8901N Figure 4-54 To restore the Router’s settings: Step 1: Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device, or enter the exact path in ...
Page 78 - ”, you can select to restart the device with current settings or; ”, you can view the test results for the connectivity of the
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 70 4.6.4 SysRestart Choose “ Maintenance → SysRestart ”, you can select to restart the device with current settings or restore to factory default settings in the screen (shown in Figure 4-55). Figure 4-55 4.6.5 Diagnostics Choose “ Maintena...
Page 79 - Help
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 71 Figure 4-56 4.7 Help Choose “ Help ”, you can view the help information for configuration of any function.
Page 81 - Appendix A: Specifications
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 73 Appendix A: Specifications General 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 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, TCP/IP, PPPoA, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DHCP, ICMP, ...
Page 82 - Appendix B: Troubleshooting; Note; T2. What can I do if I don’t know or forget my password?
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 74 Appendix B: Troubleshooting T1. How do I restore my modem router’s configuration to its factory default settings? With the modem router powered on, press and hold the RESET button on the rear panel for 8 to 10 seconds before releasing it...
Page 84 - OK; Never dial a; T4. What can I do if I cannot access the Internet?; cables and power adapter.
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 76 Click OK Select Never dial a connection Now, try to log on to the Web-based configuration page again after the above settings have been configured. If you still cannot access the configuration page, please restore your modem router’s fac...
Page 85 - Appendix C: Technical Support; Technical Support
TD-W8901N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 77 Appendix C: Technical Support Technical Support For more troubleshooting help, go to: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/faq To download the latest Firmware, Driver, Utility and User Guide, go to: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/dow...