TP-Link WR-842ND manual

TL-WR842ND300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router

hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection.

¾SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key 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.

¾WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard.

¾Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices.

¾WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area.

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300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router TL-WR842ND COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS FCC STATEMENT National restrictions FCC RF Radiation Exposure StatementCE Mark Warning CountryPage EN 301 893 EN 300 328 V1.7.1 EN 301 489-1 V1.8.12008& EN 301 489-17 Product Description 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N RouterDECLARATION OF CONFORMITY EN623112008 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router CONTENTSPackage Contents Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 4.7.2 Appendix C Specifications Appendix A FAQAppendix B Configuring the PCs Appendix D Glossary Package Contents TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Chapter 1. Introduction Flexible Access ControlSimple Installation 1.1 Overview of the Router 1.3 Main Features 1.2 Conventions Name 1.4 Panel Layout1.4.1 The Front Panel Status 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ¾ WIFI ON/OFF Press this button to enable or disable Wi-Fi 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 Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration 3.2 Quick Installation Guide Please check the connection following these steps Figure 3-3 Log in the Router Figure 3-5 Quick Setup Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type 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 - MAC Clone Figure 3-12 Quick Setup - Static IP Figure 3-11 Find MAC Address Figure 3-13 Quick Setup - Wireless z PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters 4.6 Wireless Figure 3-14 Quick Setup - Finish Figure 3-15 Quick Setup - Finish 4.1 Login Chapter 4. Configuring the Router4.2 Status Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide 4.3 Quick SetupFigure 4-1 Router Status I. Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button 4.4 WPS TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N RouterII. Enter the client device’s PIN on the Router 4.5.1 WAN 4.5 NetworkIII. Enter the Router’s PIN on your client device Figure 4-6 WAN - Dynamic IP TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Figure 4-8 WAN - PPPoE down Figure 4-10 WAN - BigPond Cable NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au Figure 4-11 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings z Dynamic IP - Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment 4.5.2 LANz Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment Figure 4-13 LAN 4.5.3 MAC CloneFigure 4-14 MAC Address Clone 4.6.1 Wireless Settings 4.6 WirelessOnly the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router 4.6.2 Wireless Security ¾ SSID - Select the desired SSID from the drop-down list Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES Figure 4-20 WPA/WPA2 - Enterprise notice in red as shown in FigureFigure 4-21 WPA/WPA2 - Personal 4.6.3 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 Clients List Figure 4-29 Address Reservation 4.7.3 Address ReservationTo Reserve an IP address Figure 4-30 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry 4.8 VPN 4.8.1 IKE Figure 4-33 IKE Policy Settings 4.8.2 IPsec Figure 4-34 List of IPsec Policy ¾ Policy Name - Enter the name for the IPsec Policy 4.8.3 Security Alliance List Figure 4-36 List of Security Alliance 4.9 USB Settings 4.9.1 Storage Sharing ¾ Used - The used space of the USB driver To set up your FTP Server, please follow the instructions below 4.9.2 FTP Server To add a new folder, follow the instructions below 4.9.3 Media Server3. The max FTP clients number is To set up your media server, please follow the instructions below Figure 4-44 Media Server Setting 4.9.4 Print Server 4.9.5 User Accounts To add a new user account, please follow the steps below 1. The two default user accounts cannot be deleted 2. Please restart the service for the new settings to take effect 4.10 Forwarding 4.10.1 Virtual Servers To set up a virtual server entry Figure 4-52 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry 4.10.2 Port Triggering To add a new rule, follow the steps below Figure 4-54 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry 4.10.4 UPnP Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows4.10.3 DMZ 3. Incoming Ports ranges cannot overlap each other External Port - The port which the Router opened for the application 4.11 Security 4.11.1 Basic Security 4.11.2 Advanced Security Figure 4-59 Advanced Security 4.11.3 Local Management 4.11.4 Remote Management Figure 4-61 Remote Management 4.12 Parental Control To add a new entry, please follow the steps below ¾ Enable - Check this option to enable a specific entry 7. Click the Save button 4.13 Access Control 4.13.1 Rule There are two methods to add a new rule Method One ¾ Host - Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule If the IP Address is selected, you can see the following item If the Domain Name is selected, you will see the following items Method Two Figure 4-71 Add Internet Access Control Entry 4.13.2 Host Figure 4-72 Host Settings 4.13.3 Target Figure 4-75 Target Settings Figure 4-76 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Figure 4-77 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 4.13.4 Schedule To add a new schedule, follow the steps below 4.14 Advanced Routing Figure 4-81 Static Routing 4.14.1 Static Routing ListTo add static routing entries Figure 4-82 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry Other configurations for the entries 4.14.2 System Routing Table 4.15 Bandwidth Control 4.15.1 Control Settings4.15.2 Rules List Figure 4-87 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings To add/modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps belowFigure 4-86 Bandwidth Control Rules List 4.16 IP & MAC Binding Setting 4.16.1 Binding Settings To find an existing entry, follow the steps below To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps belowTo modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below Figure 4-90 IP & MAC Binding Setting Add & Modify 4.17 Dynamic DNS 4.16.2 ARP List To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions 4.17.1 Comexe.cn DDNS 4.17.2 Dyndns.org DDNS Figure 4-94 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings 4.17.3 No-ip.com DDNS Figure 4-95 No-ip.com DDNS Settings 4.18.1 Time Setting 4.18 System Tools To set Daylight Saving To set time manuallyTo set time automatically Figure 4-98 Time settings 4.18.2 Diagnostic 2. The time will be lost if the router is turned off 4.18.3 Firmware Upgrade 1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time To upgrade the Routers firmware, follow these instructions below 5 The firmware version must correspond to the hardware 4.18.5 Backup & Restore 4.18.4 Factory DefaultsAll changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored 4.18.6 Reboot 4.18.7 Password 4.18.8 System Log Figure 4-107 Mail Account Settings 4.18.9 Statistics ¾ Sorted Rules - Choose how the displayed statistics are sorted Reset Statistics Table300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router IP/MAC Address 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-3 MAC Clone Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Figure A-4 Virtual ServersFigure A-6 DMZ 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? Figure A-8 Remote Management Figure A-9 Virtual Servers 5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router Appendix B Configuring the PCs 1. Install TCP/IP component Figure B-2 Figure B-3 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