Page 2 - COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS; FCC STATEMENT; CE Mark Warning
-I- 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 of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or us...
Page 3 - Safety Information; 安全諮詢及注意事項
-II- Продукт сертифіковано згідно с правилами системи УкрСЕПРО на відповідність вимогам нормативних документів та вимогам , що передбачені чинними законодавчими актами України . Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; When there...
Page 4 - CONTENTS
-III- CONTENTS Package Contents ..................................................................................................................1 Chapter 1 About this Guide ...................................................................................................2 1.1 Intended Readers ......
Page 7 - Package Contents
-1- Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: One TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router One Power cord One Console Cable One Ethernet Cable Quick Installation Guide Mounting kits for installing in a standard 19-inch rack Resource CD Note: ● Make sure that ...
Page 8 - Chapter 1 About this Guide; Intended Readers
-2- Chapter 1 About this Guide This User Guide contains information for setup and management of TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router. Please read this guide carefully before operation. 1.1 Intended Readers This Guide is intended for Network Engineer and Network Administrator. 1.2 Conventions In t...
Page 10 - Chapter 2 Introduction; Overview of the Router; Powerful Data Processing Capability; Online Behavior Management
-4- Chapter 2 Introduction Thanks for choosing the Load Balance Broadband Router TL-R480T+. 2.1 Overview of the Router The Load Balance Broadband Router TL-R480T+ from TP-LINK possesses excellent data processing capability and multiple powerful functions including Load Balance, Access Control, Bandw...
Page 14 - Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide; Start; My Network Places
-8- Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide After connecting the TL-R480T+ router into your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router. These procedures only take you a few minutes. You can access the Inter...
Page 15 - Local Area Connection; General
-9- Step 2: In the next screen, right click Local Area Connection (LAN), and then select Properties . Figure 3-2 Step 3: In the next screen, select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3
Page 17 - Is the connection between your PC and the router correct?; admin
-11- Figure 3-6 You can check it by following the steps below: Note: ● Is the connection between your PC and the router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. ● Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? If the router's IP ad...
Page 18 - Quick Setup; WAN Port
-12- After a successful login, the “Quick Setup” screen will pop up as the Figure 3-8 shows. If it does not prompt, you can click the Quick Setup on the left of the main menu. Then click <Next>. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup Select the total number of WAN ports you prefer to use as the Figure 3-9 sho...
Page 21 - Static IP
-15- Figure 3-14 WAN Connection Type - Dynamic IP 3) If you choose Static IP , you should enter the detailed IP information provided by your ISP in Figure 3-15. Figure 3-15 WAN Connection Type - Static IP Then click <Next>. The process for configuring the network parameters is shown as Figure ...
Page 23 - Chapter 4 Configuration; Status
-17- Chapter 4 Configuration 4.1 Status The Status page shows the system information, the port connection status and other information related to this router. Choose the menu Status to load the following page. Figure 4-1 Status
Page 24 - WAN Mode; Network
-18- 4.2 Quick Setup Please refer to the Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide. 4.3 Network 4.3.1 WAN 4.3.1.1 WAN Mode TL-R480T+ provides four available WAN ports. You can set the number of WAN ports on this page. Choose the menu Network → WAN → WAN Mode to load the following page. Figure 4-2 WAN Mode ...
Page 27 - Dynamic IP
-21- Figure 4-4 WAN – Dynamic IP The following items are displayed on this screen: Dynamic IP Connection Type: Select Dynamic IP if your ISP assigns the IP address automatically. Click <Obtain> to get the IP address from your ISP’s server. Click <Release> to release the current IP addr...
Page 32 - PPPoE Status
-26- PPPoE Status Status: Displays the status of PPPoE connection. “Disabled” indicates that the PPPoE connection type is not applied. “Connecting” indicates that the router is obtaining the IP parameters from your ISP. “Connected” indicates that the router has successfully obtained the IP p...
Page 39 - BigPond Settings
-33- 6) BigPond If your ISP (Internet Service Provider) has provided the account information for the BigPond connection, please choose the BigPond connection type. Figure 4-8 WAN – Bigpond The following items are displayed on this screen: BigPond Settings Connection Type: Select BigPond if your IS...
Page 41 - BigPond Status; LAN
-35- BigPond Status Status: Displays the status of BigPond connection. “Disabled” indicates that the BigPond connection type is not applied. “Connecting” indicates that the router is obtaining the IP parameters from your ISP. “Connected” indicates that the router has successfully obtained th...
Page 42 - DHCP
-36- The following items are displayed on this screen: LAN IP Address: Enter the LAN IP address of the router. 192.168.0.1 is the default IP address. The Hosts in LAN can access the router via this IP address. It can be changed according to your network. Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask. The def...
Page 43 - DHCP Settings; DHCP Client
-37- The following items are displayed on this screen: DHCP Settings DHCP Server: Enable or disable the DHCP server on your router. Select Enable to make the router automatically assign TCP/IP parameters to the computers in the LAN. Start IP Address: Enter the Start IP address to define a range fo...
Page 44 - Refresh; DHCP Reservation
-38- Figure 4-11 DHCP Client You can view the information of the DHCP clients in this table. Click the Refresh button for the updated information. 4.3.2.4 DHCP Reservation DHCP Reservation feature allows you to reserve an IP address for the specified MAC address. The client with this MAC address wil...
Page 45 - List of Reserved Address; IPTV
-39- Status: Activate or Inactivate the corresponding entry. List of Reserved Address In this table, you can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons. Up to 512 DHCP static address entries can be supported for LAN by this router. The first entry in Figure 4-12 indica...
Page 47 - Statistics
-41- The following items are displayed on this screen: MAC Address Port: Displays the port type of the router. Current MAC Address: Displays the current MAC address of the port. MAC Clone: It’s only available for WAN port. Click the <Restore Factory MAC> button to restore the MAC address to ...
Page 49 - Port Mirror
-43- Normal: Displays the number of the received packets (including error frames) that are between 64 bytes and the maximum frame length. The maximum untagged frame this router can support is 1518 bytes long and the maximum tagged frame is 1522 bytes long. Oversize: Displays the number of the receiv...
Page 51 - Rate Control
-45- Application Example To monitor all the traffic and analyze the network abnormity for an enterprise’s network, please set the Port Mirror function as below: 1) Check the box before Enable Port Mirror to enable the Port Mirror function and select the Ingress & Egress mode. 2) Select Port 3 to...
Page 52 - Port Config
-46- The following items are displayed on this screen: Rate Control Port: Displays the port number. Ingress Limit: Specify whether to enable the Ingress Limit feature. Ingress Rate: Specify the limit rate for the ingress packets. Egress Limit: Specify whether to enable Egress Limit feature. Egress...
Page 57 - NAT Setup; Advanced
-51- Selected Member: Displays the members of this group, including Users and Groups. 4.5 Advanced 4.5.1 NAT NAT (Network Address Translation) is the translation between private IP and public IP, which allows private network users to visit the public network using private IP addresses. With the expl...
Page 60 - Appendix B
-54- Note: ● Multi-Nets NAT entry takes effect only when cooperating with the corresponding Static Route entries. ● For detailed setting of subnet mask, please refer to the Appendix B FAQ Application Example Network Requirements The LAN subnet of TL-R480T+ is 192.168.0.0 /24, the subnet of VLAN2 u...
Page 61 - Configuration procedure
-55- Configuration procedure 1. Establish the Multi-Nets NAT entries with Subnet/Mask of VLAN2 and VLAN3. The configured entries are as follows: 2. Then set the corresponding Static Route entry, enter the IP address of the interface connecting the router and the three layer switch into the Next Ho...
Page 62 - Virtual Server
-56- 4.5.1.4 Virtual Server Virtual server can be used for setting up public services in your private network, such as DNS, Email and FTP. Virtual server can define a service port. All the service requests to this port will be transmitted to the LAN server appointed by the router via IP address. Cho...
Page 63 - List of Rules; Port Triggering
-57- Internal Server IP: Enter the IP address of the specified internal server for the entry. All the requests from the Internet to the specified LAN port will be redirected to this host. Status: Activate or inactivate the entry. Note: ● The External port and Internal Port should be set in the range...
Page 65 - ALG
-59- Note: ● The Trigger Port and Incoming Port should be set in the range of 1-65535. The Incoming Port can be set in a continuous range such as 8690-8696. ● The router supports up to 16 Port Triggering entries. Each entry supports at most 5 groups of trigger ports and overlapping between the ports...
Page 66 - Setup
-60- H.323 ALG: Enable or disable H.323 ALG. The default setting is enabled. H.323 is used for various applications such as NetMeeting and VoIP. SIP ALG: Enable or disable SIP ALG. The default setting is enabled. It is recommended to keep the default setting if no special requirement. IPsec ALG: Ena...
Page 68 - Bandwidth Control
-62- 4.5.2.2 Bandwidth Control On this page, you can configure the Bandwidth Control function. Choose the menu Advanced → Traffic Control → Bandwidth Control to load the following page. Figure 4-31 Bandwidth Control The following items are displayed on this screen: Bandwidth Control Rule Direction...
Page 69 - Session Limit
-63- Guaranteed Bandwidth (Down): Specify the Guaranteed Downstream Bandwidth for this entry. Limited Bandwidth (Down): Specify the Limited Downstream Bandwidth for this entry. Effective Time: Specify the time for the entry to take effect. Description: Give a description for the entry. Status: Activ...
Page 70 - Session List
-64- Figure 4-32 Session Limit The following items are displayed on this screen: General Enable Session Limit: Check here to enable Session Limit, otherwise all the Session Limit entries will be disabled. Session Limit Group: Select a group to define the controlled user. Max. Sessions: Enter the...
Page 73 - Link Backup
-67- Effective Time: Specify the time for the entry to take effect. Status: Activate or inactivate the entry. Priority: Select this option to specify the priority for the added entries. The latest enabled entry will be displayed at the end of the list by default. List of Rules You can view the inf...
Page 75 - Protocol
-69- Failover: Specify the premise for Failover Mode. The backup WAN port will be enabled only when the premise is met. Backup Effective Time: Specify the backup effective time if Timing Mode has been selected. Then the backup WAN port will be enabled, while the primary WAN port is disabled in the s...
Page 76 - Routing; Static Route
-70- Figure 4-37 Protocol The following items are displayed on this screen: Protocol Name: Enter a name to indicate a protocol. The name will display in the drop-down list of Protocol on Access Rule page. Number: Enter the Number of the protocol in the range of 0-255. List of Protocol You can vi...
Page 81 - ARP Scanning; Firewall
-75- List of Rules You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons. The first entry in Figure 4-39 indicates: The IP address of 192.168.1.101 and MAC address of 00-19-66-83-53-CF have been bound and this entry is activated. Note: If all the entries in the binding li...
Page 82 - ARP List
-76- To bind the entries in the list, check these entries and click the <Import> button, then the settings will take effect if the entries do not conflict with the existed entries. Note: If the local hosts suffered from ARP attack, you cannot add IP-MAC Binding entries on this page. Please add...
Page 84 - Enable Attack; MAC Filtering
-78- Enable Attack Defense Logs: With this box checked, the router will record the defense logs. Tips: When IPTV works in Automatic mode, you need to ensure the Block IP options is not selected. 4.6.3 MAC Filtering On this page, you can control the access to the Internet of local host by specifying ...
Page 85 - URL Filtering
-79- List of Rules You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons. 4.6.4 Access Control 4.6.4.1 URL Filtering URL (Uniform Resource Locator) specifies where an identified resource is available and the mechanism for retrieving it. URL Filter functions to filter the ...
Page 88 - Access Rules
-82- Figure 4-46 Access Rule The following items are displayed on this screen: Access Rules Policy: Select a policy for the entry: Block: When this option is selected, the packets obeyed the rule will not be allowed to pass through the router. Allow: When this option is selected, the packets o...
Page 90 - Service
-84- 4.6.4.4 Service The Service function allows you to specify the protocol and port number to be filtered for Firewall function conveniently. Protocol name and port range constitute a service type. The router predefines three commonly used services such as HTTP, FTP and TELNET and you can also add...
Page 91 - App Control; Control Rules
-85- List of Service You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons. Note: The service types predefined by the system cannot be modified. 4.6.5 App Control 4.6.5.1 Control Rules On this page, you can enable the Application Rules function. Choose the menu Firewall →...
Page 92 - Database
-86- Control Rules Object: Specify the object for the entry. You can select “Group” to limit the predefined group, or select “ANY” to limit all the users. Group: If select “Group” as object, you can select the group in the drop-down list. To establish new group, please refer to 4.4.1 Group . Appli...
Page 94 - PPPoE User Isolation:
-88- PPPoE User Isolation: Specify whether to allow the Dial-in Users to communicate with one another. Primary/Secondary DNS: Enter the Primary/Secondary DNS server address. The default is 0.0.0.0. Max Sessions: Specify the maximum number of the sessions for PPPoE server. The default is 256. Max Ech...
Page 97 - Exceptional IP; Services
-91- Description: Enter the description for management and search purposes. Up to 28 characters can be entered. Status: Activate or inactivate the entry. MAC Binding: Select a MAC Binding type from the pull-down list. Options include: Disable: Select this option to disable the MAC Binding function...
Page 98 - List of Account
-92- Figure 4-53 Exceptional IP The following items are displayed on this screen: Exceptional IP IP Address Range: Specify the start and the end IP address to make an exceptional IP address range. This range should be in the same IP range with LAN port of the router. The start IP address should no...
Page 101 - DynDNS
-95- As many ISPs use DHCP to assign public IP addresses in WAN, the public IP address assigned to the client is unfixed. In this way, it’s very difficult for other clients to get the latest IP address of this client for access. DDNS (Dynamic DNS) server provides a fixed domain name for DDNS client ...
Page 104 - List of No-IP Account; PeanutHull
-98- DDNS Status: Displays the current status of DDNS service Offline: DDNS service is disabled. Connecting: Client is connecting to the server. Online: DDNS works normally. Authorization fails: The Account Name or Password is incorrect. Please check and enter it again. Invalid Domain name...
Page 105 - Comexe
-99- The following items are displayed on this screen: PeanutHull DDNS Account Name: Enter the Account Name of your DDNS account. If you have not registered, click <Go to register> to go to the website of PeanutHull for register. Password: Enter the password of your DDNS account. DDNS Servic...
Page 106 - Comexe DDNS
-100- Figure 4-59 Comexe DDNS The following items are displayed on this screen: Comexe DDNS Account Name: Enter the Account Name of your DDNS account. If you have not registered, click <Go to register> to go to the website of Comexe for register. Password: Enter the password of your DDNS acc...
Page 108 - Administrator; Maintenance
-102- Note: ● When using UPnP function, make sure the UPnP is enabled for the router, and the operating system and applications in the host support UPnP service. ● As some Trojan and viruses can open the specific port using UPnP service resulting in hacker attack on the host, be careful of using UPn...
Page 109 - Login Parameter
-103- Note: ● The factory default password and user name are both admin. ● You should enter the new user name and password when next login if the current username and password has been changed. ● The new user name and password must not exceed 31 characters in length and must consist of numbers or le...
Page 110 - Remote Management
-104- Note: ● The default Web Management Port is 80. If the port is changed, you should type “http://IP address: port” to login the router. E.g.: If the Web Management Port is changed to 88, type http://192.168.0.1:88 in the address filed to login the router. ● The new timeout period will take effec...
Page 112 - Reboot
-106- Figure 4-65 Export and Import The following items are displayed on this screen: Configuration Version Displays the current Configuration version of the router. Export Click the <Export> button to save the current configuration as a file to your computer. You are suggested to take thi...
Page 113 - Firmware Upgrade
-107- Figure 4-66 Reboot Click the <Reboot> button to reboot the router. The configuration will not be lost after rebooting. The Internet connection will be temporarily interrupted while rebooting. Note: To avoid damage, please don't turn off the device while rebooting. 4.8.2.4 Firmware Upgrad...
Page 115 - Interface Traffic Statistics; Rate Rx; IP Traffic Statistics
-109- 4.8.4 Statistics 4.8.4.1 Interface Traffic Statistics Interface Traffic Statistics screen displays the detailed traffic information of each port and extra information of WAN ports. Choose the menu Maintenance → Statistics → Interface Traffic Statistics to load the following page. Figure 4-69 I...
Page 116 - Diagnostics
-110- Figure 4-70 IP Traffic Statistics The following items are displayed on this screen: General Enable IP Traffic Statistics: Allows you to enable or disable IP Traffic Statistics. Enable Auto-refresh: Allows you to enable/disable refreshing the IP Traffic Statisticsautomatically. The default re...
Page 117 - Ping
-111- Figure 4-71 Diagnostics The following items are displayed on this screen: Ping Destination IP/Domain: Enter destination IP address or Domain name here. Then select a port for testing, if you select “Auto”, the router will select the interface of destination automatically. After clicking <...
Page 118 - Tracert; Online Detection
-112- Tracert Destination IP/Domain: Enter destination IP address or Domain name here. Then select a port for testing, if Auto is selected, the router will select the interface of destination automatically. After clicking the <Start> button, the router will send Tracert packets to test the c...
Page 119 - List of WAN status; Time
-113- List of WAN status Port: Displays the detected WAN port. Detection: Displays whether the Online Detection is enabled. WAN Status: Display the detecting results. 4.8.6 Time 4.8.6.1 Time System Time is the time displayed while the router is running. On this page you can configure the system ti...
Page 120 - Config; Daylight Saving Time
-114- Config Get UTC: When this option is selected, you can configure the time zone and the IP address for the NTP server. The router will get UTC automatically if it has connected to an NTP server. Time Zone: Select the time zone for the router. Primary/Secondary NTP Server: Enter the IP addr...
Page 121 - Logs
-115- The following items are displayed on this screen: Daylight Saving Time(DST) State Show the work state of DST. Daylight Saving Time(DST) Config DST Status: Enable or disable the DST. Predefined Mode: Select a predefined DST configuration. USA: Second Sunday in March, 02:00 ~ First Sunday ...
Page 122 - Level Description
-116- Figure 4-75 Logs List of Logs List of Logs displays the system log information in log buffer. Config Enable Auto-refresh: With this option selected, the page will refresh automatically every 5 seconds. Severity: Displays the severity level of the log information. You can select a severity ...
Page 123 - NAT Table
-117- Level Description Severity debugging 7 Debug-level messages 4.8.8 NAT Table NAT Table corresponds to a mapping relation, which displays the connection sessions in network to help user check forwarding status and troubleshoot network. Choose the menu Maintenance → NAT Table → NAT Table to load ...
Page 125 - Appendix A Hardware Specifications
-119- Appendix A Hardware Specifications Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3, 802.3u TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP,HTTP,DNS One 10/100 Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port (Auto MDI/MDIX) Three adjustable 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN/LAN RJ45 ports (Auto MDI/MDIX) One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ...
Page 126 - Appendix B FAQ
-120- Appendix B FAQ Q1. What can I do if I cannot access the web-based configuration page? 1. For the first login, please try the following steps: 1) Make sure the cable is well connected to the LAN port of the router. The corresponding LED should flash or be solid light. 2) Make sure the IP addres...
Page 127 - accessed by the remote computer?; are the common values of the Subnet Mask?
-121- Q3: What can I do if the router with the remote management function enabled cannot be accessed by the remote computer? 1. Make sure that the IP address of the remote computer is in the subnet allowed to remotely access the router. 2. If the router’s management port has been modified, please lo...
Page 128 - Appendix C Glossary; Glossary
-122- Appendix C Glossary Glossary Description ALG ( Application Layer Gateway ) Application Level Gateway (ALG) is application specific translation agent that allows an application on a host in one address realm to connect to its counterpart running on a host indifferent realm transparently. ARP ( ...