TP-Link Upgrade Your Router Firmware: Download and Upgrade for TL-WR840N

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Click Start to check the connectivity of the Internet.

The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis.

If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine.

Figure 4-78 Diagnostic Results

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Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping Timeout” are used for Ping function. Option “Tracert Hops” are used for Tracert function.

4.16.3 Firmware Upgrade

Choose menu “System Tools → Firmware Upgrade”, you can update the latest version of firmware for the Router on the following screen.

Figure 4-79 Firmware Upgrade

¾Firmware Version - This displays the current firmware version.

¾Hardware Version - This displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the Router’s current hardware version.

To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below:

1.Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (http://www.tp-link.com).

2.Type the path and file name of the update file into the File field. Or click the Browse button to locate the update file.

3.Click the Upgrade button.

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Contents TL-WR840N Copyright & Trademarks FCC Statement Korea Warning Statements Safety Information This product can be used in the following countries Product Description 300Mbps Wireless N Router Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International BusinessContents 11.1 Backup & Restore Package Contents Flexible Access Control Simple InstallationOverview of the Router Incredible SpeedMain Features ConventionsPanel Layout Front PanelName Status Indication WPSRear Panel Used as Reset buttonUsed as WPS button Connecting the Router Installation Environment RequirementsSystem Requirements Hardware Installation Quick Installation Guide TCP/IP ConfigurationSuccess result of Ping command Please check the connection following these stepsQuick Installation Guide Enter keyQuick Setup Quick Setup L2TP/Russia L2TP Quick Setup PPTP/Russia Pptp 10 Quick Setup MAC Clone TL-WR840N PSK Password You can enter Ascii or Hexadecimal characters Wireless Login StatusQuick Setup WPSUse the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button Add a New DeviceII. Enter the client device’s PIN on the Router III. Enter the Router’s PIN on your client deviceNetwork 1 WANTL-WR840N300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide WAN PPPoE PPPoE Advanced Settings TL-WR840N300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide TL-WR840N300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 11 Pptp Settings MAC Clone 12 MAC Address Clone3 LAN 13 LANWireless Wireless SettingsTL-WR840N300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Wireless Security 17 Wireless Security Encryption You can select either Automatic, or Tkip or AES Wireless MAC Filtering 21 Wireless MAC Filtering22 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To modify or delete an existing entryWireless Advanced Wireless Statistics 24 Wireless StatisticsDhcp Settings DhcpDhcp Client List 27 Dhcp Clients ListAddress Reservation To Reserve an IP addressForwarding To set up a virtual server entryVirtual Servers Port Triggering 32 Add or Modify a Virtual Server EntryTo add a new rule, follow the steps below 3 DMZ 34 Add or Modify a Port Triggering EntryUPnP To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ serverSecurity Basic SecurityAdvanced Security TL-WR840N300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Local Management 40 Local ManagementRemote Management 41 Remote ManagementParental Control To add a new entry, please follow the steps below43 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry 11Access Control Rule46 Access Control Rule Management There are two methods to add a new rule Method One47 Quick Setup Create a Host Entry TL-WR840N300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Method Two 51 Add Internet Access Control Entry 52 Host Settings HostTarget 54 Add or Modify a Host Entry56 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 57 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Schedule59 Advanced Schedule Settings To add a new schedule, follow the steps belowStatic Routing 12Advanced RoutingTo add static routing entries, follow the steps below System Routing Table Bandwidth Control Control SettingsRules List 65 Bandwidth Control Rules List 14 IP & MAC Binding Setting Binding SettingsTo add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below ARP ListTo find an existing entry, follow the steps below Dynamic DNS Comexe.cn DdnsTo set up for DDNS, follow these instructions Dyndns.org DdnsTL-WR840N300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Time Settings System ToolsTo set time automatically To set time manuallyTo set Daylight Saving Diagnostic Firmware Upgrade 78 Diagnostic ResultsFactory Defaults Backup & RestoreReboot 81 Backup & Restore ConfigurationPassword System LogTL-WR840N300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Statistics 86 StatisticsStatistics Table UDP TxAppendix a FAQ Figure A-3 MAC Clone Want to use NetMeeting, what do I need to do?Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Figure A-7 Basic Security Want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do?Wireless stations cannot connect to the Router Figure A-9 Virtual ServersAppendix B Configuring the PC Configure TCP/IP component¾ Setting IP address manually Figure B-3Now click OK to keep your settings General WirelessEnvironmental and Physical Appendix D Glossary TL-WR840N300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide