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; cause undesired operation.; SAFETY NOTICES; electric shock from lightning.
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 - COMMENT
COMMENT Package contents .......................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. About this Guide ........................................................................ 2 1.1 Purposes......................................................................
Page 6 - Cable/DSL Router User Guide; Package contents
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide -1- Package contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router ¾ One AC power Adapter for TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router, including: • This User Guide ...
Page 7 - Chapter 1. About this Guide; Bold; Overview of this User Guide
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 2 Chapter 1. About this Guide Thank you for choosing the TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router. This router provides dedicated solutions for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks. With your network all connected, your local network can share Internet access, files and fun...
Page 8 - Chapter 2. Introduction; Overview of the Router; Quick Setup
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 3 Chapter 2. Introduction 2.1 Overview of the Router The TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router integrates a 4-port switch, firewall, and NAT-router. Its design is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) network solutions. The TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router will allow you to ...
Page 9 - Layout; LEDs
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 4 2.3 Panel Layout 2.3.1 The Front Panel The front panel of the TL-R402M consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. 2.3.2 The LEDs describes the LEDs on the front panel of the router. Figure 2-1 2.3.2 The LEDs Name Action Descr...
Page 10 - Ensure the router is powered on before it restarts completely.
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 5 Note: Ensure the router is powered on before it restarts completely. ¾ WAN RJ45 port for connecting the router to a cable, DSL modem or Ethernet ¾ Four LAN 10/100Mbps RJ45 ports for connecting the router to the local PCs ¾ AC power socket: only use the power ad...
Page 11 - Chapter 3. Connecting the Router; Requirements
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 6 Chapter 3. Connecting the Router 3.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable modem that has an RJ45 connector (It’s not necessary if you connect the router to Ethernet) ¾ Each PC on the LAN needs a working Et...
Page 12 - Figure 3-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 7 Figure 3-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router
Page 13 - Chapter 4. Quick Installation Guide; configuration; Enter; Figure 4-1 Successful result of Ping command
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide Chapter 4. Quick Installation Guide After connecting the TL-R402M router into your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router. These procedures only take you a few minutes. You c...
Page 14 - Quick Installation Guide; admin
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 9 Figure 4-2 Failed result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to what shown in Figure 4-2 it means that your PC has not connected to the router. If so, refer to the following steps for a solution. 1 Is the connection between your PC and the router...
Page 15 - Figure 4-4 Login Windows; link on the left of the main menu and the Quick Setup screen will; Next
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 10 Figure 4-4 Login Windows Note: If the above screen does not prompt, it means that your web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings , in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and c...
Page 18 - Chapter 5. Configuring the Router
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 13 Chapter 5. Configuring the Router This chapter describes each web page's key functions. 5.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the router. There are eight main menus on the left of the web-based utility. Submenus will be available ...
Page 19 - Setup; LAN
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 14 Figure 5-1 Router Status 5.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 4.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 5.4 Network - Network y LAN y WAN y MAC Clone Figure 5-2 The Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 5-2): LAN , WAN...
Page 25 - Click the button, you can handle the on-line connection or; Idle Time
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 20 Figure 5-8 WAN – L2TP For more details, please refer to your ISP. ¾ User Name /Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive ¾ Connect /Disconnect - Click the button, you can handle the on-line connection or ...
Page 26 - Clone; Restore
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 21 Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router i...
Page 27 - DHCP settings; DHCP Settings; Settings; Disable
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 22 5.5 DHCP - DHCP y DHCP settings y DHCP Clients List y Address Reservation Figure 5-10 the DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 5-10): DHCP Settings , DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will ...
Page 28 - change; Reservation
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 23 ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional.) Suggest to input the IP address of the LAN port of the router, default value is 192.168.1.1 ¾ Default Domain - (Optional.) Input the domain name of your network ¾ Primary DNS - (Optional.) Input the DNS IP address provided by yo...
Page 30 - Virtual Servers; Servers
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 25 5.6 Forwarding - Forwarding y Virtual Servers y Port Triggering y DMZ y UPnP Figure 5-14 the Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 5-14): Virtual Servers , Port Triggering , DMZ and UPnP . Click any of them, and you...
Page 31 - Triggering
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 26 To setup a virtual server entry: 1. Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list, select the ID you want to use, and click the Copy to button. If the Common Service Port list does not have the service that you want to use, type the numb...
Page 35 - Figure 5-20 Firewall Settings; Enable Firewall; The general firewall switch is on or off; Enable IP Address Filtering; Set IP Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. There are; Enable Domain Filtering; Set Domain Filtering as enabled or disabled; Enable MAC Filtering; Set MAC Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. You can select
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 30 5.7.1 Firewall Using the Firewall page (shown in Figure 5-20), you can turn the general firewall switch on or off. The default setting for the switch is off. If the general firewall switch is off, even if IP Address Filtering, DNS Filtering and MAC Filtering a...
Page 37 - Filtering
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 32 8 Click the Save button to save this entry. To add additional entries, repeat steps 1-8. When finished, click the Return button to return to IP Address Filtering page. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modi...
Page 40 - Management
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 35 address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0E-AE-B0-00-0B. 2. Type the description of the PC in the Description field. Fox example: John’s PC. 3. Status - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. 4...
Page 41 - This is the current address you will use when; from; Figure 5-28 Ping from WAN; Ignore Ping Packet from WAN Port -; Enable or Disable ignore ping packet from WAN port.; Routing; Figure 5-29 Static Routing; To add static routing entries:
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 36 entering that number in the box provided. Choose a number between 1024 and 65534, but do not use the number of any common service port ¾ Remote Management IP Address - This is the current address you will use when accessing your router from the Internet. The d...
Page 42 - Tools; Firmware
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 37 1. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion,...
Page 43 - Defaults
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 38 Figure 5-31 Firmware Upgrade New firmware versions are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. If the router is not experiencing difficulties, there is no need to download a more recent firmware version, unless the version has a new feature t...
Page 46 - How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users?; Note
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL modem to the WAN port on the router. The telephone cord plugs in...
Page 47 - Figure 3 MAC Clone
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 42 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...
Page 48 - Figure 5 DMZ
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 43 Figure 5 DMZ 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference. 2) To change the WE...
Page 49 - Appendix B: Configuring the PCs
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 95/98. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component 1) On the W...
Page 51 - Figure 12 Gateway tab; Setting IP address manually
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 46 Figure 12 Gateway tab 3 Chose Disable DNS on the DNS configuration tab, as shown in the following figure: Figure 13 DNS Configuration tab Setting IP address manually 1 Select Specify an IP address on IP Address tab, as shown in the following figure. If the rou...
Page 53 - Figure 16 DNS Configuration tab
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 48 Figure 16 DNS Configuration tab Now: All the configurations are finished; it will take effect after reboot.
Page 54 - Appendix C: Specifications; General
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 49 Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port. Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX Cabling Type 10BASE-T: UTP cat...
Page 55 - Appendix D: Glossary
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 50 Appendix D: Glossary ¾ DDNS ( D ynamic D omain N ame S ystem) - The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. ¾ DHCP ( D ynamic H ost C onfiguration P rotocol) - A protocol that automatically configure the TCP/IP pa...
Page 56 - Appendix E: Contact Information
TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide 51 Appendix E: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of the TP-LINK TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router, please contact us. http://www.tp-link.com
