Page 3 - Country Restriction
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. “To comply with FCC RF exposure complianc...
Page 4 - 당해; NCC Notice; 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
This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below, and having a maximum gain of 5 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 5 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio i...
Page 6 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; For the following equipment:; 00Mbps Wireless N Router; The product carries the CE Mark:; Person is responsible for marking this declaration:; Yang Hongliang
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to t...
Page 7 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS Package Contents..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Router.................................
Page 10 - 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 11 - Chapter 1. Introduction; Overview of the Router; provides complete data privacy.; Incredible Speed
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 12 - 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 13 - 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 14 - 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 15 - 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 16 - 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 17 - electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically.
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 of the T...
Page 18 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide; Quick Setup
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 9 - 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 o...
Page 19 - Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command; and the Router is failed.; 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?
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 10 - Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection f...
Page 20 - network connection between your PC and the Router, you can open a; Enter; Quick Installation Guide; admin; Figure 3-4 Login Windows; cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 11 - 3. Is the default LAN IP of the Router correct? ) Note: If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 to avoid IP confli...
Page 21 - Figure 3-5 Quick Setup
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 12 - 1. After successfully log in, you can click the Quick Setup menu to quickly configure your Router. Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 2. Click Next , and then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Typ...
Page 22 - Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – MAC Clone
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 13 - Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE ¾ User Name / Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. ¾ Confirm Password - Re-...
Page 23 - Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – MAC Clone; Primary
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 14 - ¾ If you are visiting the Router from another computer, rather than the main computer, please select No , and then enter the main computer’s MAC in the field WAN MAC Address . Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – MAC Clone 3) If the connection typ...
Page 24 - Figure 3-11 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
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 15 - Figure 3-11 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - The wireless radio can only be enabled/disabled by using the WIFI ON/OFF switch on the device. ¾ Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID ...
Page 26 - Chapter 4. Configuring the Router
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 17 - 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 27 - Figure 4-1 Router Status; Please refer to
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 18 - 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.
Page 29 - Figure 4-3 Add A New Device
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 20 - 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 30 - successfully added to the network.; Figure 4-5 the Network menu; and
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 21 - ) 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 - 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 - 25 - to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. 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 fro...
Page 38 - After a specified period of inactivity (
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 29 - 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 39 - Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 30 - 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 40 - button to allow; PPPoE; Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment.; Static IP; Connections which use static IP address assignment.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 31 - 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 41 - 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 - 32 - 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 42 - 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 - 33 - 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 43 - Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings; TEST
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 34 - 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 44 - If; Mode
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 35 - 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 46 - Figure 4-18 Wireless Security; setting is
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 37 - 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 WEP - It is based on the ...
Page 47 - If you check the; WPA /WPA2 – Enterprise; radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 38 - length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical...
Page 48 - Figure 4-22 Wireless MAC Filtering
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 39 - ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK – Personal (Recommended) - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic ...
Page 49 - Figure 4-23 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 40 - 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 entry, either Enabled or Disabled . ¾ D...
Page 52 - Figure 4-25 Wireless Statistics; This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 43 - Figure 4-25 Wireless Statistics ¾ MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address ¾ Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH/ STA-ASSOC/ STA-JOINED/ WPA/ WPA-PSK/ WPA2/ WPA2-PSK/ AP-U...
Page 53 - Figure 4-27 DHCP Settings; Disable
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 44 - Figure 4-27 DHCP Settings ¾ DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually. ¾ Start IP Address - Specif...
Page 54 - Figure 4-28 DHCP Clients List
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 45 - Figure 4-28 DHCP Clients List ¾ Client Name - The name of the DHCP client ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client ¾ Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client ¾ Lease Time - The time of the...
Page 55 - Figure 4-30 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 46 - Figure 4-30 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click ...
Page 57 - 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 - 48 - Figure 4-33 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry ) Note: If your computer or server has more than one type of available service, please select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server. To modify or del...
Page 59 - 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 - 50 - 6. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-35 Add or Modify a Port Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Del...
Page 61 - Figure 4-38 The Security menu
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 52 - • Internal Port - The Internal port the Router opens for local host. • IP Address - The IP address of the UPnP device that is currently accessing the Router. • Status - The status of the port is displayed here. “Enabled” means that the...
Page 62 - RTSP ALG
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 53 - disable the Router’s firewall. z SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the traffic passing through t...
Page 63 - Dos Protection will take effect only when the; Traffic Statistics; in “; System Tool
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 54 - Figure 4-40 Advanced Security ¾ Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the pack...
Page 64 - Figure 4-41 Local Management
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 55 - ¾ Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering. ¾ TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packet...
Page 65 - Figure 4-42 Remote Management; used is 8080, please enter
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 56 - use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above. Click the Save button to save yo...
Page 66 - Parental Control; Figure 4-43 Parental Control Settings
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 57 - 2) Be sure to change the Router's default password to a very secure password . 4.10 Parental Control Choose menu “ Parental Control ”, and you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-43. The Parental Contr...
Page 67 - Figure 4-44 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 58 - 4. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. google) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it ( www.google.com , www.google.com.hk ) will be allowed. 5. Select...
Page 68 - Figure 4-45 Parental Control Settings
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 59 - 2. Click “ Access Control → Schedule ” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New... button to create a new schedule with Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Time is all day-24 hours. 3. Click “ Paren...
Page 69 - Figure 4-47 Access Control Rule Management
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 60 - 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 70 - Figure 4-48 Quick Setup – Create a Host Entry
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 61 - 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 73 - Figure 4-52 Add Internet Access Control Entry
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 64 - 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 74 - Figure 4-53 Host Settings
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 65 - • 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 75 - 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 - 66 - 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 76 - Figure 4-56 Target Settings
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 67 - 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 77 - 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 - 68 - 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 78 - Figure 4-59 Schedule Settings
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 69 - 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 79 - Figure 4-60 Advanced Schedule Settings; Advanced Routing; Figure 4-61 Advanced Routing Menu
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 70 - 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 80 - Figure 4-62 Static Routing
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 71 - 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 81 - Bandwidth Control
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 72 - 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 82 - Figure 4-65 Bandwidth Control Settings
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 73 - 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 83 - Figure 4-67 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 74 - 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 84 - Figure 4-69 Binding Settings
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 75 - 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 85 - Figure 4-72 ARP List
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 76 - 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 86 - interference to the IP & MAC Binding list.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 77 - 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 89 - Figure 4-76 The System Tools menu
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 80 - 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 90 - Figure 4-77 Time settings
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 81 - 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 91 - The time will be lost if the router is turned off.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 82 - 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 93 - function. Option “Tracert Hops” are used for; Tracert; Figure 4-80 Firmware Upgrade
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 84 - 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 94 - configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.; Figure 4-81 Restore Factory Default
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 85 - 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 95 - 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 - 86 - 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 96 - Figure 4-84 Password; spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 87 - • 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 97 - Figure 4-85 System Log; Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 88 - 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 98 - Only when you select; Authentication; , do you have to enter the User Name and
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 89 - 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 99 - Figure 4-87 Statistics
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 90 - 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 100 - 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 - 91 - 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 106 - 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 - 97 - 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. Configure...
Page 109 - Now click; OK; to keep your settings.
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 100 - Now click OK to keep your settings.
Page 110 - Appendix C: Specifications; General
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 101 - 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 111 - Appendix D: Glossary
TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide - 102 - 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...