TL-WR542G54M Wireless Router User Guide

Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing Supports Virtual Server, Port Triggering, and DMZ host

Built-in firewall supporting IP address filtering, Domain Name filtering, and MAC address filtering

Supports connecting/disconnecting Internet at a specified time of day

Supports access control, allowing parents and network administrators to establish restricted access policies based on the time of day for children or staff

Supports TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP

Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing, VPN pass-through Supports Traffic Statistics

Supports ICMP-FLOOD, UDP-FLOOD, TCP-SYN-FLOOD filter Ignores Ping packets from WAN or LAN ports

Supports firmware upgrade

Supports Remote and Web management Detachable reverse SMA connector antenna

2.3 Panel Layout

2.3.1 The Front Panel

The front panel of the TL-WR542G consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. Viewed from left to right. Table 2-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the router.

 

 

Figure 2-1: Front Panel sketch

 

 

 

Name

Action

Description

Power

Not lit

No Power

Lit up

Power on

 

 

Lit up

The router is initialising

System

Flashing

The router is working properly

 

Not lit

The router has a hardware error

 

Not lit

There is no device linked to the corresponding port

Link/Act

Lit up

There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no

activity

 

 

 

Flashing

There is an active device linked to the corresponding port

WLAN

Not lit

The Wireless Radio function is disabled

Flashing

The Wireless Radio function is enabled

 

Table 2-1 The LEDs description

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