¾ Used - The used space of the USB driver | TP-Link WR-842ND

¾Used - The used space of the USB driver.

TL-WR842ND300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router

¾Used - The used space of the USB driver.

¾Free - The available space of the USB driver.

¾Use% - The percentage of the used space.

¾Shared - Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume. When the volume is shared, you can click the Disable to stop sharing the volume; when volume is non-shared, you can click the Enable button to share the volume.

Click the Start button to start the Network Sharing service.

Click the Stop button to stop the Network Sharing service.

Click the Eject Disk button to safely remove the USB storage device that is connected to USB port. This takes the drive offline. A message (as shown in Figure 4-39)will appear on your web browser when it is safe to detach the USB disk.

Figure 4-39Safe Unplug Message

Click the Rescan button to start a new scan.

Follow the instructions below to set up your Router as a file server:

1.Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router.

2.Click the Rescan button to find the USB drive that has been attached to the Router.

3.Click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service.

4.Click the Enable button under Shared to enable the disk to share.

5.Click the Open the disk to visit the sharing disk.

)Note:

1.The Router cannot automatically locate new USB drive. You have to click the Rescan button manually to display a list of volumes and information about them.

2.The new settings will not take effect until you restart the service.

3.To unplug the USB drive, click Eject Disk button first. Simply pulling USB drive out of the USB port can cause damage to the device and loss of data.

4.Mounted volumes are subject to the 8-volume limit. So you cannot access more than 8 volumes on the USB storage device.

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Contents

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router FCC STATEMENT COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Country FCC RF Radiation Exposure StatementCE Mark Warning National restrictionsPage EN623112008 Product Description 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N RouterDECLARATION OF CONFORMITY EN 301 893 EN 300 328 V1.7.1 EN 301 489-1 V1.8.12008& EN 301 489-17 Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide CONTENTSPackage Contents Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 4.7.2 Appendix D Glossary Appendix A FAQAppendix B Configuring the PCs Appendix C Specifications TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Package Contents 1.1 Overview of the Router Flexible Access ControlSimple Installation Chapter 1. Introduction 1.2 Conventions 1.3 Main Features Status 1.4 Panel Layout1.4.1 The Front Panel Name 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ¾ WIFI ON/OFF Press this button to enable or disable Wi-Fi 2.1 System Requirements Chapter 2. Connecting the Router2.2 Installation Environment Requirements 2.3 Connecting the Router Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide Please check the connection following these steps 3.2 Quick Installation Guide Figure 3-3 Log in the Router Figure 3-6 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 - MAC Clone Figure 3-9 Quick Setup - MAC Clone Figure 3-11 Find MAC Address Figure 3-12 Quick Setup - Static IP Figure 3-13 Quick Setup - Wireless 4.6 Wireless z PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters Figure 3-15 Quick Setup - Finish Figure 3-14 Quick Setup - Finish Chapter 4. Configuring the Router 4.1 Login4.2 Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation GuideFigure 4-1 Router Status 4.4 WPS I. Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router TL-WR842NDII. Enter the client device’s PIN on the Router 4.5 Network 4.5.1 WANIII. 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 QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au Figure 4-11 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings 4.5.2 LAN z Dynamic IP - Connections which use dynamic IP address assignmentz Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment 4.5.3 MAC Clone Figure 4-13 LANFigure 4-14 MAC Address Clone 4.6 Wireless 4.6.1 Wireless SettingsOnly 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 notice in red as shown in Figure Figure 4-20 WPA/WPA2 - EnterpriseFigure 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 4.7.1 DHCP Settings 4.7 DHCPThis page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List Figure 4-30 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry 4.7.3 Address ReservationTo Reserve an IP address Figure 4-29 Address Reservation 4.8.1 IKE 4.8 VPN Figure 4-33 IKE Policy Settings Figure 4-34 List of IPsec Policy 4.8.2 IPsec ¾ Policy Name - Enter the name for the IPsec Policy Figure 4-36 List of Security Alliance 4.8.3 Security Alliance List 4.9.1 Storage Sharing 4.9 USB Settings ¾ Used - The used space of the USB driver 4.9.2 FTP Server To set up your FTP Server, please follow the instructions below 4.9.3 Media Server To add a new folder, follow the instructions below3. 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 To add a new user account, please follow the steps below 4.9.5 User Accounts 2. Please restart the service for the new settings to take effect 1. The two default user accounts cannot be deleted 4.10.1 Virtual Servers 4.10 Forwarding Figure 4-52 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry To set up a virtual server entry To add a new rule, follow the steps below 4.10.2 Port Triggering Figure 4-54 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry 3. Incoming Ports ranges cannot overlap each other Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows4.10.3 DMZ 4.10.4 UPnP External Port - The port which the Router opened for the application 4.11.1 Basic Security 4.11 Security 4.11.2 Advanced Security Figure 4-59 Advanced Security 4.11.3 Local Management Figure 4-61 Remote Management 4.11.4 Remote Management To add a new entry, please follow the steps below 4.12 Parental Control ¾ Enable - Check this option to enable a specific entry 7. Click the Save button 4.13.1 Rule 4.13 Access Control ¾ Host - Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule There are two methods to add a new rule Method One 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 Figure 4-72 Host Settings 4.13.2 Host 4.13.3 Target Figure 4-76 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Figure 4-75 Target Settings Figure 4-77 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry To add a new schedule, follow the steps below 4.13.4 Schedule 4.14 Advanced Routing Figure 4-82 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry 4.14.1 Static Routing ListTo add static routing entries Figure 4-81 Static Routing 4.14.2 System Routing Table Other configurations for the entries 4.15.1 Control Settings 4.15 Bandwidth Control4.15.2 Rules List To add/modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps below Figure 4-87 Bandwidth Control Rule SettingsFigure 4-86 Bandwidth Control Rules List 4.16.1 Binding Settings 4.16 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-90 IP & MAC Binding Setting Add & Modify To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps belowTo modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below To find an existing entry, follow the steps below 4.16.2 ARP List 4.17 Dynamic DNS 4.17.1 Comexe.cn DDNS To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions Figure 4-94 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings 4.17.2 Dyndns.org DDNS Figure 4-95 No-ip.com DDNS Settings 4.17.3 No-ip.com DDNS 4.18 System Tools 4.18.1 Time Setting Figure 4-98 Time settings To set time manuallyTo set time automatically To set Daylight Saving 2. The time will be lost if the router is turned off 4.18.2 Diagnostic 1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time 4.18.3 Firmware Upgrade 5 The firmware version must correspond to the hardware To upgrade the Routers firmware, follow these instructions below 4.18.4 Factory Defaults 4.18.5 Backup & RestoreAll changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored 4.18.7 Password 4.18.6 Reboot 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 IP/MAC Address Statistics Table300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Reset 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-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server EntryFigure A-6 DMZ 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? Figure A-9 Virtual Servers Figure A-8 Remote Management 5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router 1. Install TCP/IP component Appendix B Configuring the PCs Figure B-2 Figure B-3 Environmental and Physical Appendix C SpecificationsWireless General Appendix D Glossary hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection