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to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide

to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.

¾Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was down.

¾Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be established in the period from the start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format).

) Note:

Only when you have configured the system time on “System Tools → Time” page, will the Time-based Connecting function can take effect.

¾Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode. The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again.

Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.

Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.

If you want to do some advanced configurations, please click the Advanced button, and the page shown in Figure 4-9will then appear:

Figure 4-9 PPPoE Advanced Settings

¾MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.

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Contents

TL-WR841N TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Rev 1910010635 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS FCC STATEMENT National restrictions FCC RF Radiation Exposure StatementCE Mark Warning Country Korea Warning Statements Industry Canada StatementNCC Notice Page Model No. TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND Product Description 300Mbps Wireless N RouterDECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router CONTENTSPackage Contents Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 4.7.2 Appendix C Specifications Appendix A FAQAppendix B Configuring the PC Appendix D Glossary Package Contents TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 1. Introduction Flexible Access ControlSimple Installation 1.1 Overview of the Router The differences between them are 1.3 Main Features1.2 Conventions ¾ TL-WR841N Router with 2 fixed antennas Name 1.4 Panel Layout1.4.1 The Front Panel Status z Used as RESET button 1.4.2 The Rear Panel z Used as WPS button 2.3 Connecting the Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router2.2 Installation Environment Requirements 2.1 System Requirements 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration Please check the connection following these steps 3.2 Quick Installation Guide Enter key 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - MAC Clone Figure 3-9 Quick Setup - MAC Clone Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - Static IP Figure 3-11 Quick Setup - Wireless z PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters 4.6 Wireless 4.1 Login Chapter 4. Configuring the Router4.2 Status 4.4 WPS 4.3 Quick SetupPlease refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide Figure 4-1 Router Status I. Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button II. Enter the client device’s PIN on the Router III. Enter the Router’s PIN on your client device 4.5 Network 4.5.1 WAN Figure 4-6 WAN - Dynamic IP TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-8 WAN - PPPoE to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings z Dynamic IP - Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment 4.5.2 MAC Clonez Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment 4.5.3 LAN Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function 4.6 Wireless 4.6.1 Wireless Settings Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.6.2 Wireless Security Figure 4-18 Wireless Security Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES 4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering Figure 4-22 Wireless MAC Filtering To modify or delete an existing entry 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics 4.7 DHCP 4.7.1 DHCP SettingsThis page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds 4.7.2 DHCP Client List 4.7.3 Address Reservation To Reserve an IP address 4.8 Forwarding 4.8.1 Virtual Servers To set up a virtual server entry 4.8.2 Port Triggering To add a new rule, follow the steps below 4.8.3 DMZ 3. Incoming Ports cannot overlap each other To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server 4.8.4 UPnPFigure 4-36 DMZ 4.9 Security 4.9.1 Basic Security 4.9.2 Advanced Security Figure 4-40 Advanced Security 4.9.3 Local Management 4.9.4 Remote Management Figure 4-42 Remote Management 4.10 Parental Control To add a new entry, please follow the steps below 7. Click the Save button 4.11Access Control 4.11.1 Rule There are two methods to add a new rule Method One If the MAC Address is selected, you can see the following item If the IP Address is selected, you will see the following items Method Two Figure 4-52 Add Internet Access Control Entry 4.11.2 Host Figure 4-53 Host Settings 4.11.3 Target Figure 4-56 Target Settings Figure 4-57 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Figure 4-58 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 4.11.4 Schedule To add a new schedule, follow the steps below Figure 4-60 Advanced Schedule Settings 4.12Advanced RoutingFigure 4-61 Advanced Routing Menu 4.12.1 Static Routing To add static routing entries, follow the steps below 4.13 Bandwidth Control 4.12.2 System Routing Table 4.13.1 Control Settings 4.13.2 Rules List 4.14.1 Binding Settings 4.14 IP & MAC Binding SettingTo add/modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps below Figure 4-69 Binding Settings To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps belowTo modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below Figure 4-70 IP & MAC Binding Settings 4.14.2 ARP List To find an existing entry, follow the steps below 4.15 Dynamic DNS 4.15.1 Comexe.cn DDNS To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions 4.15.2 Dyndns.org DDNS Figure 4-74 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings 4.15.3 No-ip.com DDNSFigure 4-75 No-ip.com DDNS Settings 4.16.1 Time Settings 4.16 System Tools To set time manually To set Daylight Saving 4.16.2 DiagnosticTo set time automatically 2. The time will be lost if the router is turned off Figure 4-78 Diagnostic Tools 4.16.3 Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the Routers firmware, follow these instructions below 4.16.5 Backup & Restore 4.16.4 Factory Defaults4 The Router will reboot after the upgrading has been finished 4.16.6 Reboot 4.16.7 Password 4.16.8 System Log Figure 4-86 Mail Account Settings 4.16.9 Statistics z z z z z Statistics Table SYN Tx ResetUDP Tx Modify Appendix A FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 3. I want to use NetMeeting, what do I need to do? Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? Figure A-7 Basic Security 5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router 1. Configure TCP/IP component Appendix B Configuring the PCFigure B-1 shown in the Figure below ¾ Setting IP address automaticallyNow you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below Figure B-2 ¾ Setting IP address manually Figure B-3 Now click OK to keep your settings General Appendix C SpecificationsWireless Environmental and Physical Appendix D Glossary hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection