Configuring the Router, Login, Status | TP-Link TL-WR940N manual

Chapter 4.Configuring the Router

TL-WR940NWireless N Router

Chapter 4.Configuring the Router

This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way.

4.1 Login

After your successful login, you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions.

The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below.

4.2 Status

The Status page provides the current status information about the Router. All information is read-only.

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Rev 1.1.0 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router FCC STATEMENT COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS CE Mark Warning FCC RF Radiation Exposure StatementNational restrictions Country Korea Warning Statements Industry Canada StatementNCC Notice ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITYETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.8.12008& ETSI EN 301 489-17 EN 550222006 +A12007 EN 550241998+A12001+A22003 EN 61000-3-22006+A12009+A22009 EN Package Contents CONTENTSChapter 4.6.5 4.15.1 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Package Contents Simple Installation Flexible Access ControlChapter 1.Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router 1.4 Panel Layout 1.3 Main Features1.4.1 The Front Panel 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Wireless N RouterTL-WR940N Indication ¾ RESET 2.2 Installation Environment Requirements Chapter 2.Connecting the Router2.3 Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR940N Wireless N Router 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 3.Quick Installation Guide Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command Please check the connection following these stepsFigure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command 1. Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? 3.2 Quick Installation Guide Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type Figure 3-5 Quick Setup Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - MAC Clone Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - Static IP Figure 3-9 Quick Setup - MAC Clone Note Dialog z PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters Figure 3-13 Quick Setup - Finish 4.1 Login Chapter 4.Configuring the Router4.2 Status 4.4 QSS 4.3 Quick SetupPlease refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide Figure 4-1 Router Status Method One I. By PBC Method Two The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Three TL-WR940N Wireless N Router II. By PIN Method Two Enter the PIN from my Router 4.5.1 WAN 4.5 Networkadded to the network Figure 4-5 WAN - Dynamic IP Figure 4-6 WAN - Static IP Figure 4-7 WAN - PPPoE Figure 4-8 PPPoE Advanced Settings NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au Figure 4-10 L2TP Settings Figure 4-11 PPTP Settings z Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment z Dynamic IP - Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment 4.5.3 MAC Clone 4.5.2 LANFigure 4-12 LAN Figure 4-13 MAC Address Clone 4.6.1 Wireless Settings 4.6 WirelessOnly the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function Figure 4-15 Wireless Settings ¾ Mode - Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed 4.6.2 Wireless Security ¾ WPA /WPA2 - Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES Figure 4-20 Wireless MAC address Filtering 4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering 4. Click the Save button to save this entry to access for Filtering Rules 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 ¾ Default Domain - Optional. Input the domain name of your network 4.7.3 Address Reservation 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List To Reserve IP addresses 4.8 ForwardingTo modify or delete an existing entry 4.8.1 Virtual Servers To set up a virtual server entry Figure 4-31 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry 4.8.2 Port Triggering To add a new rule, follow the steps below 3. Incoming Port Range cannot overlap each other 4.8.3 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server 4.8.4 UPnP 4.9.1 Basic Security 4.9 Security z z z Figure 4-37 Basic Security 4.9.2 Advanced Security 4.9.3 Local Management Figure 4-39 Local Management 4.9.4 Remote Management Figure 4-40 Remote Management 4.10Parental Control To add a new entry, please follow the steps below 7. Click the Save button 4.11.1 Rule 4.11Access Control Figure 4-45 Access Control Rule Management To add a new rule, please follow the steps below Figure 4-46 Add or Modify Internet Access Control Entry Figure 4-47 Host Settings 4.11.2 Host Figure 4-49 Add or Modify a Host Entry Figure 4-48 Add or Modify a Host Entry Figure 4-50 Target Settings 4.11.3 Target Figure 4-52 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Figure 4-51 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry To add a new schedule, follow the steps below 4.11.4 Schedule Figure 4-54 Advanced Schedule Settings 4.12 Advanced RoutingFigure 4-55 Advanced Routing 4.12.1 Static Routing List Other configurations for the entriesTo add static routing entries 4.12.2 System Routing Table 4.13Bandwidth Control 4.13.2 Rules List 4.13.1 Control Settings 4.14.1 Binding Setting 4.14IP & MAC Binding SettingTo add/modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps below To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps belowTo find an existing entry, follow the steps below Figure 4-64 Binding Setting Figure 4-66 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry 4.14.2 ARP ListFigure 4-67 ARP List 4.15.1 Comexe.cn DDNS 4.15Dynamic DNS 4.15.2 Dyndns.org DDNS To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions Figure 4-69 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings 4.15.3 No-ip.com DDNS Figure 4-70 No-ip.com DDNS Settings 4.16System ToolsFigure 4-71 The System Tools menu To set time manually 4.16.1 Time Settings To set time automatically 4.16.2 DiagnosticTo set Daylight Saving 2. The time will be lost if the router is turned off Figure 4-73 Diagnostic Tools To upgrade the Routers firmware, follow these instructions below 4.16.3 Firmware Upgrade 4.16.5 Backup & Restore 4.16.4 Factory Defaults4. The Router will reboot after the upgrading has been finished 4.16.6 Reboot 4.16.8 System Log 4.16.7 Password Figure 4-80 System Log Figure 4-81 Mail Account Settings Figure 4-82 Statistics 4.16.9 Statistics Statistics Table 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? Appendix A FAQ Figure A-3 MAC Clone 3. I want to use Netmeeting, what do I need to do?Figure A-4 Virtual Servers Figure A-6 DMZ 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? field of the Web browser 5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router 1. Install TCP/IP component Appendix B Configuring the PCs Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below ¾ Setting IP address automaticallyshown in the Figure below Figure B-2 Figure B-3 ¾ Setting IP address manually Figure B-4 Wireless Appendix C SpecificationsGeneral Environmental and Physical Appendix D Glossary identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name