TP-Link TL-WR1042ND manual Factory Defaults, Firmware Upgrade

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TL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router

Figure 4-96 Firmware Upgrade

¾Firmware Version - Displays the current firmware version.

¾Hardware Version - 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 most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com).

2.Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File Name blank.

3.Click the Upgrade button.

4.The Router will reboot while the upgrading has been finished.

)Note:

1)New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.comand can be downloaded for free. 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 you upgrade the Router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so before upgrading the firmware please write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing important settings.

3)Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the Router.

4)The firmware version must correspond to the hardware.

5)The upgrade process takes a few moments and the Router restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete.

4.17.4 Factory Defaults

Choose menu “System Tools → Factory Defaults”, and then and you can restore the configurations of the Router to factory defaults on the following screen

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Contents TL-WR1042ND Copyright & Trademarks FCC Statement CE Mark Warning Country Restriction Reason/remarkKorea Warning Statements Product Description 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International BusinessContents USB Settings III Package Contents Overview of the Router Flexible Access ControlSimple Installation Incredible SpeedMain Features ConventionsPanel Layout Front PanelName Status Indication ¾ Reset Rear PanelTL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Installation Environment Requirements Connecting the RouterSystem Requirements TL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Installation Guide TCP/IP ConfigurationQuick Installation Guide Please check the connection following these steps3Login the Router Choose WAN Connection Type Quick Setup MAC Clone 10 Find MAC Address 12 Quick Setup Wireless PSK Password You can enter Ascii or Hexadecimal characters 13 Quick Setup FinishLogin StatusQuick Setup WPSWi-Fi Protected Setup function Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup ButtonII. Enter the client device’s PIN on the Router III. Enter the Router’s PIN on your client deviceNetwork 1 WANWAN Static IP WAN PPPoE TL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router PPPoE Advanced Settings NSW / ACT nsw.bigpond.net.au 10 WAN BigPond Cable11 WAN -L2TP TL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 12 WAN -PPTP 2 LAN 13 LANMAC Clone 14 MAC Address CloneWireless Wireless SettingsTL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless Security TL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Encryption You can select either Automatic, or Tkip or AES Wireless MAC Filtering 21 Wireless MAC address Filtering To modify or delete an existing entry Wireless Advanced Wireless Statistics Dhcp Settings DhcpDhcp Clients List Address ReservationTo Reserve IP addresses 28 Address ReservationUSB Settings Storage SharingRouter can automatically locate new USB drive FTP Server TL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router TL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Media Server TL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 43 Pint Server Setting Print ServerUser Accounts To add a new user account, please follow the steps belowTL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Forwarding Virtual ServersTo setup a virtual server entry 48 Add or Modify a Virtual Server EntryPort Triggering To add a new rule, follow the steps belowOnce the Router is configured, the operation is as follows 50 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry3 DMZ UPnPTo assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server 52 UPnP Setting SecurityBasic Security 54 Basic SecurityAdvanced Security TL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Local Management 56 Local ManagementRemote Management 57 Remote ManagementParental Control To add a new entry, please follow the steps below59 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry Access Control 60 Parental Control Settings62 Access Control Rule Management Rule63 Quick Setup Create a Host Entry There are two methods to add a new rule Method OneTL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 66 Quick Setup Create an Internet Access Control Entry 67 Add Internet Access Control Entry Method Two68 Host Settings Host69 Add or Modify a Host Entry 71 Target Settings Target72 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Schedule To add a new schedule, follow the steps below75 Advanced Schedule Settings Advanced Routing Static Routing ListTo add static routing entries Other configurations for the entries System Routing TableControl Settings Bandwidth ControlRules List 82 Bandwidth Control Rules List 15 IP & MAC Binding Setting Binding SettingsTo add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below To find an existing entry, follow the steps belowDynamic DNS ARP ListTo set up for DDNS, follow these instructions Comexe.cn Ddns90 Dyndns.org Ddns Settings Dyndns.org DdnsSystem Tools 92 The System Tools menuTime Setting To set time automaticallyDiagnostic Firmware Upgrade 95 Diagnostic ResultsFactory Defaults 96 Firmware UpgradeBackup & Restore 97 Restore Factory DefaultReboot PasswordSystem Log 101 System LogTL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Statistics 103 StatisticsTL-WR1042ND Statistics TableAppendix a FAQ Want to use Netmeeting, what do I need to do? Figure A-3 MAC CloneFigure 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 Servers105 Appendix B Configuring the PCs Install TCP/IP componentFigure B-2 Figure B-3 Wireless GeneralEnvironmental and Physical Appendix D Glossary 111