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4.6Wireless

Figure 4-15 Wireless menu

There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-15): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

4.6.1Wireless Settings

Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Setting”, and then you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page.

Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings

¾Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of the Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access. If enabled, the wireless stations will be able to access the Router, otherwise, wireless stations will not be able to access the Router.

¾Wireless Network Name (also called SSID) - 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 network security, the default SSID is set to be

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Contents TL-WR1042ND Copyright & Trademarks FCC Statement Country Restriction Reason/remark CE Mark WarningKorea Warning Statements Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International Business Product Description 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit RouterContents USB Settings III Package Contents Simple Installation Flexible Access ControlOverview of the Router Incredible SpeedConventions Main FeaturesName Status Indication Panel LayoutFront Panel Rear Panel ¾ ResetTL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router System Requirements Installation Environment RequirementsConnecting the Router TL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router TCP/IP Configuration Quick Installation GuidePlease check the connection following these steps Quick Installation Guide3Login the Router Choose WAN Connection Type Quick Setup MAC Clone 10 Find MAC Address 12 Quick Setup Wireless 13 Quick Setup Finish PSK Password You can enter Ascii or Hexadecimal charactersStatus LoginWPS Quick SetupUse the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button Wi-Fi Protected Setup functionIII. Enter the Router’s PIN on your client device II. Enter the client device’s PIN on the Router1 WAN NetworkWAN Static IP WAN PPPoE TL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router PPPoE Advanced Settings 10 WAN BigPond Cable NSW / ACT nsw.bigpond.net.au11 WAN -L2TP TL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 12 WAN -PPTP 13 LAN 2 LAN14 MAC Address Clone MAC CloneWireless Settings WirelessTL-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 Dhcp SettingsAddress Reservation Dhcp Clients List28 Address Reservation To Reserve IP addressesStorage Sharing USB SettingsRouter 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 Print Server 43 Pint Server SettingTo add a new user account, please follow the steps below User AccountsTL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Virtual Servers Forwarding48 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry To setup a virtual server entryTo add a new rule, follow the steps below Port Triggering50 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry Once the Router is configured, the operation is as followsTo assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server 3 DMZUPnP Security 52 UPnP Setting54 Basic Security Basic SecurityAdvanced Security TL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 56 Local Management Local Management57 Remote Management Remote ManagementTo add a new entry, please follow the steps below Parental Control59 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry 60 Parental Control Settings Access ControlRule 62 Access Control Rule ManagementThere are two methods to add a new rule Method One 63 Quick Setup Create a Host EntryTL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 66 Quick Setup Create an Internet Access Control Entry Method Two 67 Add Internet Access Control EntryHost 68 Host Settings69 Add or Modify a Host Entry Target 71 Target Settings72 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry To add a new schedule, follow the steps below Schedule75 Advanced Schedule Settings To add static routing entries Advanced RoutingStatic Routing List System Routing Table Other configurations for the entriesRules List Control SettingsBandwidth Control 82 Bandwidth Control Rules List Binding Settings 15 IP & MAC Binding SettingTo find an existing entry, follow the steps below To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps belowARP List Dynamic DNSComexe.cn Ddns To set up for DDNS, follow these instructionsDyndns.org Ddns 90 Dyndns.org Ddns Settings92 The System Tools menu System ToolsTo set time automatically Time SettingDiagnostic 95 Diagnostic Results Firmware Upgrade96 Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults97 Restore Factory Default Backup & RestorePassword Reboot101 System Log System LogTL-WR1042ND300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 103 Statistics StatisticsStatistics Table TL-WR1042NDAppendix 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 Want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? Figure A-7 Basic SecurityFigure A-9 Virtual Servers Wireless stations cannot connect to the Router105 Install TCP/IP component Appendix B Configuring the PCsFigure B-2 Figure B-3 Environmental and Physical WirelessGeneral Appendix D Glossary 111