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User Guide

AC750 Wireless Dual Band Router

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About This Guide .........................................................................................................1

Chapter 1. Get to Know About Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1. 1. Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1. 2. Panel Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1. 2. 1. Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1. 2. 2. The Back Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 2. Connect Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2. 1. Position Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2. 2. Connect Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 3. Log In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 4. Configure the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

4. 1. Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4. 2. Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4. 3. Operation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4. 3. 1. Wireless Router Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4. 3. 2. Access Point Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4. 3. 3. Range Extender Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4. 4. Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4. 4. 1. WAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4. 4. 2. LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4. 4. 3. IPTV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4. 4. 4. MAC Clone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

4. 5. Dual Band Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4. 6. Wireless(2.4GHz or 5GHz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4. 6. 1. Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4. 6. 2. WPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4. 6. 3. Wireless Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

4. 6. 4. Wireless MAC Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

4. 6. 5. Wireless Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

4. 6. 6. Wireless Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

4. 7. Guest Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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4. 8. DHCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

4. 8. 1. DHCP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

4. 8. 2. DHCP Client List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

4. 8. 3. Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

4. 9. Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

4. 9. 1. Virtual Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

4. 9. 2. Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

4. 9. 3. DMZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

4. 9. 4. UPnP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

4. 10. Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

4. 10. 1. Basic Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

4. 10. 2. Advanced Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

4. 11. Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4. 12. Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

4. 13. Advanced Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

4. 13. 1. Static Route List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

4. 13. 2. System Routing Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

4. 14. Bandwidth Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

4. 14. 1. Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

4. 14. 2. Rule List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

4. 15. IP & MAC Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

4. 15. 1. Binding Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

4. 15. 2. ARP List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

4. 16. Dynamic DNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

4. 17. IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

4. 17. 1. IPv6 Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

4. 17. 2. IPv6 WAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

4. 17. 3. IPv6 LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

4. 18. System Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

4. 18. 1. Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

4. 18. 2. LED Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

4. 18. 3. Diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

4. 18. 4. Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

4. 18. 5. Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

4. 18. 6. Backup & Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

4. 18. 7. Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

4. 18. 8. Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

4. 18. 9. System Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

4. 18. 10. Traffic Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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4. 19. Log Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Chapter 5. Configure the Router in Access Point Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

5. 1. Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

5. 2. Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

5. 3. Operation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

5. 4. Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

5. 4. 1. LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

5. 5. Dual Band Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

5. 6. Wireless(2.4GHz or 5GHz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

5. 6. 1. Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

5. 6. 2. WPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

5. 6. 3. Wireless Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

5. 6. 4. Wireless MAC Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

5. 6. 5. Wireless Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

5. 6. 6. Wireless Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

5. 6. 7. Throughout Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

5. 7. Guest Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

5. 8. DHCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

5. 8. 1. DHCP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

5. 8. 2. DHCP Client List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

5. 8. 3. Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

5. 9. System Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

5. 9. 1. Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

5. 9. 2. LED Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

5. 9. 3. Diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

5. 9. 4. Firmware Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

5. 9. 5. Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

5. 9. 6. Backup & Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

5. 9. 7. Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

5. 9. 8. Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

5. 9. 9. System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

5. 10. Log Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Chapter 6. Configure the Router in Range Extender Mode . . . . . . . . . . 92

6. 1. Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

6. 2. Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

6. 3. Operation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

6. 4. Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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6. 4. 1. LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

6. 5. Wireless(2.4GHz or 5GHz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

6. 5. 1. Connect to Host Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

6. 5. 2. Extended Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

6. 5. 3. Wireless MAC Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

6. 5. 4. Wireless Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

6. 5. 5. Wireless Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

6. 6. DHCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

6. 6. 1. DHCP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

6. 6. 2. DHCP Client List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

6. 7. System Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

6. 7. 1. Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

6. 7. 2. LED Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

6. 7. 3. Diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

6. 7. 4. Firmware Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

6. 7. 5. Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

6. 7. 6. Backup & Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

6. 7. 7. Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

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6. 7. 9. System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

6. 8. Log Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

FAQ ............................................................................................................................. 111

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About This Guide

This guide is a complement to Quick Installation Guide. The Quick Installation Guide provides instructions for quick internet setup, while this guide contains details of each function and demonstrates how to configure them.

When using this guide, please notice that features of the router may vary slightly depending on the model and software version you have, and on your location, language, and internet service provider. All screenshots, images, parameters and descriptions documented in this guide are used for demonstration only.

Conventions

In this guide the following conventions are used:

Convention Description

Underlined

Teal

Note:

Tips:

Underlined words or phrases are hyperlinks. You can click to redirect to a website or a

specific section.

Contents to be emphasized and texts on the web page are in teal, including the menus,

items, buttons and so on.

The menu structures to show the path to load the corresponding page. For example,

Advanced > Wireless > MAC Filtering means the MAC Filtering function page is under the

Wireless menu that is located in the Advanced tab.

Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the device.

Indicates important information that helps you make better use of your device.

*Maximum wireless signal rates are the physical rates derived from IEEE Standard

802.11 specifications. Actual wireless data throughput and wireless coverage are not guaranteed and will vary as a result of network conditions, client limitations, and environmental factors, including building materials, obstacles, volume and density of traffic, and client location.

More Info

• The latest software, management app and utility are available from the Download

Center at https://www.tp-link.com/support.

• The Quick Installation Guide can be found where you find this guide or inside the package of the router.

• Specifications can be found on the product page at https://www.tp-link.com.

• A Technical Support Forum is provided for you to discuss our products at

https://forum.tp-link.com.

• Our Technical Support contact information can be found at the Contact Technical

Support page at https://www.tp-link.com/support.

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Chapter 1

Get to Know About Your Router

This chapter introduces what the router can do and shows its appearance.

It contains the following sections:

• Product Overview

• Panel Layout

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1. 1. Product Overview

The TP-Link router is designed to fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and users demanding higher networking performance. The powerful antennas ensure continuous Wi-Fi signal to all your devices while boosting widespread coverage throughout your home, and the built-in Ethernet ports supply high-speed connection to your wired devices.

Moreover, it is simple and convenient to set up and use the TP-Link router due to its intuitive web interface and the powerful Tether app.

1. 2. Panel Layout

1. 2. 1. Top View

The router’s LEDs (view from left to right) are located on the front panel. You can check the router’s working status by following the LED Explanation table.

LED Explanation

Name Status Indication

On The system has started up successfully.

(Power)

Flashing

Off Power is off.

The system is starting up or firmware is being upgraded. Do not

disconnect or power off your router.

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LED Explanation

Name Status Indication

(Wireless 2.4GHz)

(Wireless 5GHz)

Get to Know About Your Router

On The 2.4GHz wireless band is enabled.

Off The 2.4GHz wireless band is disabled.

On The 5GHz wireless band is enabled.

Off The 5GHz wireless band is disabled.

On/Off

(WPS)

Flashing WPS connection is in progress. This may take up to 2 minutes.

On At least one Ethernet port is connected to a powered-on device.

(Ethernet)

(Internet)

Off No Ethernet port is connected to a powered-on device.

Green On The router is connected to the internet.

Orange On The router’s WAN port is connected, but there is no internet connection.

Off The router’s WAN port is not connected.

1. 2. 2. The Back Panel

The light remains on for 5 minutes when a WPS connection is

established, and then turns off.

The following parts (view from left to right) are located on the back panel.

Item Description

Power Port For connecting the router to a power socket via the provided power adapter.

Power On/Off Button Press this button to power on or off the router.

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Item Description

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Reset Button

Wi-Fi/WPS Button

WAN Port For connecting to a DSL/Cable modem, or an Ethernet port.

Ethernet Ports (1/2/3/4) For connecting your PCs or other wired network devices to the router.

Antennas

Press and hold this button until all the LEDs turn off to reset the router to its factory

default settings.

Press this button, and immediately press the WPS button on your device. The WPS

LED of the router should change from flashing to solid on, indicating successful WPS

connection.

Press and hold this button for about 5 seconds to turn on or off the wireless function

of your router.

Used for wireless operation and data transmitting. Upright them for the best Wi-Fi

performance.

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Connect Your Router

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Position Your Router

• Connect Your Router

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2. 1. Position Your Router

• The product should not be located in a place where it will be exposed to moisture or excessive heat.

• Place the router in a location where it can be connected to multiple devices as well as to a power source.

• Make sure the cables and power cord are safely placed out of the way so they do not create a tripping hazard.

• The router can be placed on a shelf or desktop.

• Keep the router away from strong devices with strong electromagnetic interference, such as Bluetooth devices, cordless phones and microwaves.

2. 2. Connect Your Router

This mode enables multiple users to share internet connection via ADSL/Cable Modem.

1. Follow the steps below to connect your router.

If your internet connection is through an Ethernet cable directly from the wall instead of through a DSL / Cable / Satellite modem, connect the Ethernet cable to the router’s WAN port, and then follow Step 4 and 5 to complete the hardware connection.

Power adapter

Router

Internet

Modem

1 ) Turn off the modem, and remove the backup battery if it has one.

2 ) Connect the modem to the Internet port on your router with an Ethernet cable.

3 ) Turn on the modem, and then wait about 2 minutes for it to restart.

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Connections are available

Wireless Network Connection

Computer Smart Device

Connect Your Router

4 ) Connect the power adapter to the router and turn on the router.

5 ) Verify that the hardware connection is correct by checking these LEDs.

Power

2.4G

Note:

If the 2.4G and 5G Wi-Fi LEDs are off, press and hold the Wi-Fi/WPS button on the rear panel for about 3 seconds,

then release the button. Both LEDs will turn on.

Internet

2. Connect your computer to the router.

• Method 1: Wired

Turn off the Wi-Fi on your computer and connect the devices using an Ethernet cable.

• Method 2: Wirelessly

1 ) Find the SSID (Network Name) and Wireless Password printed on the label at

the bottom of the router.

2 ) Click the network icon of your computer or go to Wi-Fi Settings of your smart

device, and then select the SSID to join the network.

Smart DeviceComputer

< Settings

Wi-Fi

TP-Link_XXXX

TP-Link_XXXX_5G

Connect automatically Connect

CHOOSE A NETWORK...

TP-Link_XXXX

TP-Link_XXXX_5G

Other...

• Method 3: Use the WPS button

Wireless devices that support WPS, including Android phones, tablets and most USB network cards, can be connected to your router through this method ( Not supported by iOS devices).

Note:

The WPS function cannot be configured if the wireless function of the router is disabled. Also, the WPS function will be

disabled if your wireless encryption is WEP. Please make sure the wireless function is enabled and is configured with the

appropriate encryption before configuring the WPS.

1 ) Tab the WPS icon on the device’s screen. Here takes an Android phone as an

example.

2 ) Immediately press the WPS button on your router.

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Wi-Fi /WPS

Close to

Connect Your Router

WLAN

TP-Link_2017

TP-Link_Home

My Home

My Network

Home Network

TP-Link_Network

TP-Link_Test

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Log In

This chapter introduces how to log in to the web management page of router.

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With the web management page, it is easy to configure and manage the router. The web management page can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft the Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.

Follow the steps below to log in to your router.

1. Set up the TCP/IP Protocol in Obtain an IP address automatically mode on your

computer.

2. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router. The default one is admin (all lowercase) for both username and password.

Note:

If the login window does not appear, please refer to the FAQ section.

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Configure the Router

This chapter presents how to configure the various features of the router.

It contains the following sections:

• Status

• Quick Setup

• Operation Mode

• Network

• Dual Band Selection

• Wireless(2.4GHz or 5GHz)

• Guest Network

• DHCP

• Forwarding

• Security

• Parental Controls

• Access Control

• Advanced Routing

• Bandwidth Control

• IP & MAC Binding

• Dynamic DNS

• IPv6

• System Tools

• Log Out

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4. 1. Status

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Status. You can view the current status information of the router.

• Firmware Version - The version information of the router’s firmware.

• Hardware Version - The version information of the router’s hardware.

• LAN - This field displays the current settings of the LAN, and you can configure them on the Network > LAN page.

• MAC address - The physical address of the router.

• IP address - The LAN IP address of the router.

• Subnet Mask - The subnet mask associated with the LAN IP address.

• Wireless 2.4GHz/5GHz - This field displays the basic information or status of the wireless function, and you can configure them on the Wireless > Basic Settings page.

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• Operation Mode - The current wireless working mode in use.

• Wireless Radio - Indicates whether the wireless radio feature of the router is enabled or disabled.

• Name(SSID) - The SSID of the Router.

• Mode - The current wireless mode which the router works on.

• Channel - The current wireless channel in use.

• Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use.

• MAC Address - The physical address of the router.

• WAN - This field displays the current settings of the WAN, and you can configure them on the Network > WAN page.

• MAC Address - The physical address of the WAN port.

• IP Address - The current WAN (Internet) IP Address. This field will be blank or 0.0.0.0 if the IP Address is assigned dynamically and there is no internet connection.

• Subnet Mask - The subnet mask associated with the WAN IP Address.

• Default Gateway - The Gateway currently used is shown here. When you use Dynamic IP as the internet connection type, click Renew or Release here to obtain new IP parameters dynamically from the ISP or release them.

• DNS Server - The IP addresses of DNS (Domain Name System) server.

• Ethernet - Displays the current status of the Ethernet ports.

• System Up Time - The length of the time since the router was last powered on or reset.

Click Refresh to get the latest status and settings of the router.

4. 2. Quick Setup

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Quick Setup.

3. Click Next to start. Then follow the step-by-step instructions to connect your router

to the internet.

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4. 3. Operation Mode

The router supports three operation modes: Wireless Router mode, Access Point mode and Range Extender.

4. 3. 1. Wireless Router Mode

The default Wireless Router mode is required most commonly. In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share the internet connection via ADSL/Cable Modem.

For hardware connection, refer to Connect Your Router.

4. 3. 2. Access Point Mode

In this mode, the device can be connected to a wired network and transform the wired access into wireless one. If you already have a wired router, you can use this mode. Refer to Configure the Router in Access Point Mode session for detailed information.

4. 3. 3. Range Extender Mode

In this mode, the device can copy and reinforce the existing wireless signal to extend the coverage of the signal, especially for a large space to eliminate signal-blind corners. Refer to Configure the Router in Range Extender Mode session for detailed information.

4. 4. Network

4. 4. 1. WAN

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Network > WAN.

3. Configure the IP parameters of the WAN and click Save.

Dynamic IP

If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please select Dynamic IP, and the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP.

Click Renew to renew the IP parameters from your ISP.

Click Release to release the IP parameters.

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• MTU(Bytes) - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU size unless required by your ISP.

• Get IP with Unicast - A few ISPs’ DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you cannot get the IP address normally, you can choose this option. (It is rarely required.)

• Set DNS server manually - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Set DNS server manually and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned automatically from your ISP.

• Host Name -This option specifies the name of the router.

Static IP

If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and DNS setting, please select Static IP.

• IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.

• Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Normally 255.255.255.0 is used as the subnet mask.

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• Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.

• Primary/Secondary DNS Server - Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. For the Secondary DSN Server, it is optional.

• MTU (Bytes) - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU size unless required by your ISP.

PPPoE

If your ISP provides PPPoE connection, select PPPoE.

• PPP Username/Password - Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.

• Confirm Password - Enter the Password provided by your ISP again to ensure the password you entered is correct.

• Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE connection. If your ISP provides an extra connection type, select Dynamic IP or Static IP to activate the secondary connection.

• Connection Mode

• Always On - In this mode, the internet connection will be active all the time.

• Connect on Demand - In this mode, the internet connection can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and be reestablished when you attempt to access the internet again. If you want to keep your internet connection active all the time, please enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your internet access disconnects.

• Connect Manually - You can click Connect/Disconnect 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

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after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and not be able to re-establish when you attempt to access the internet again.

• Authentication Type - Choose an authentication type.

Note:

• Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you have specified the Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the internet continually in the background.

If you want to do some advanced configurations, please click Advanced.

• Service Name/Server Name - The service name and server name should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work.

• MTU(Bytes) - The default MTU size is 1480 bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU size unless required by your ISP.

• ISP Specified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the router, please select Use IP address specified by ISP and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation.

• Echo request interval - The router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval. The default value is 0. You can input the value between 0 and 120. The value 0 means no detect.

• DNS Server/Secondary DNS Server - If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to the router, please select Set DNS server manually and enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it as well.

L2TP

If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select L2TP.

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• Username/Password - Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.

• Addressing Type - Choose the addressing type given by your ISP, either Dynamic IP or Static IP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.

• Server IP Address/Name - Enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP.

• MTU(Bytes) - The default MTU size is “1460” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.

• Connection Mode

• Always On - In this mode, the internet connection will be active all the time.

• Connect Manually - You can click Connect/Disconnect 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

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after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and not be able to re-establish when you attempt to access the internet again.

Note:

Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you have specified the Max Idle Time because some

applications are visiting the internet continually in the background.

PPTP

If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select PPTP.

• Username/Password - Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.

• Server IP Address/Name - Enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP.

• MTU(Bytes) - The default MTU size is “1420” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.

• Connection Mode

• Always On - In this mode, the internet connection will be active all the time.

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field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your internet access disconnects.

• Connect Manually - You can click Connect/Disconnect 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 (Max Idle Time) and not be able to re-establish when you attempt to access the internet again.

Note:

Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you have specified the Max Idle Time because some

applications are visiting the internet continually in the background.

BigPond Cable

If your ISP provides BigPond cable connection, please select BigPond Cable.

• Username/Password - Enter the use name and password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.

• Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.

• Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location.

• MTU(Bytes) - The default MTU size is 1500 bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU size unless required by your ISP.

• Connection Mode

• Always On - In this mode, the internet connection will be active all the time.

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field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your internet access disconnects.

• Connect Manually - You can click Connect/Disconnect 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 (Max Idle Time) and not be able to re-establish when you attempt to access the internet again.

4. 4. 2. LAN

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Network > LAN.

3. Configure the IP parameters of the LAN and click Save.

• MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports. The value can not be changed.

• IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your router (factory

default - 192.168.0.254).

• Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally

255.255.255.0 is used as the subnet mask.

Note:

• If you have changed the IP address, you must use the new IP address to log in.

• If the new IP address you set is not in the same subnet as the old one, the IP address pool in the DHCP

Server will be configured automatically, but the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will not take effect until they are re-configured.

4. 4. 3. IPTV

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Network > IPTV.

3. Configure the IPTV settings and click Save.

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• IGMP Snooping - IGMP snooping is designed to prevent hosts on a local network from

receiving traffic for a multicast group they have not explicitly joined. IGMP snooping is especially useful for bandwidth-intensive IP multicast applications such as IPTV.

• IGMP Proxy - Select to enable IGMP Proxy.

• IGMP Version - Select the IGMP(Internet Group Management Protocol) Proxy Version,

either V2 or V3, according to your ISP.

• IPTV - Select to enable the IPTV feature.

• Mode - Select the appropriate mode according to your ISP.

• LAN 1/2/3/4 - Assign your LAN port to whether function as the Internet supplier or as

the IPTV supplier.

4. 4. 4. MAC Clone

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Network > MAC Clone.

3. Configure the WAN MAC address and click Save.

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• WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port.

If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address in this field. Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value.

• Your PC’s MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is

managing the router. If the MAC address is required, you can click Clone MAC Address and this MAC address will be filled in the WAN MAC Address field.

Note:

• You can only use the MAC Address Clone function for PCs on the LAN.

• If you have changed the WAN MAC address when the WAN connection is PPPoE, it will not take effect

until the connection is re-established.

4. 5. Dual Band Selection

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Dual Band Selection.

3. Select the working radio band as needed and click Save.

4. 6. Wireless(2.4GHz or 5GHz)

4. 6. 1. Wireless Settings

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Wireless > Basic Settings.

3. Configure the basic settings for the wireless network and click Save.

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• Wireless - Enable or disable wireless network.

• Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same Name (SSID)

must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.

• Mode - You can choose the appropriate “Mixed” mode.

• Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default

channel is set to Auto. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.

• Channel Width - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not

necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. If you select auto, then AP will choose the best channel automatically.

• Enable SSID Broadcast - If enabled, the router will broadcast the wireless network

name (SSID).

4. 6. 2. WPS

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) can help you to quickly and securely connect to a network. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to your router’s network quickly via WPS.

Note:

The WPS function cannot be configured if the wireless function of the router is disabled. Please make sure the wireless

function is enabled before configuration.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Wireless > WPS.

3. Follow one of the following three methods to connect your client device to the router’s Wi-Fi network.

Method ONE: Press the WPS Buttons on the Router and Client Device

For details, refer to Method 3: Use the WPS button of Connect Your Router.

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Method TWO: Press the WPS Button on Your Client Device

1. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click Add Device.

2. Select Press the WPS button of the new device within the next two minutes and click

Connect.

3. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your client device.

4. A success message will appear on the WPS page if the client device has been successfully added to the router’s network.

Method THREE: Enter the Client’s PIN

1. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click Add Device.

2. Select Enter new device PIN, enter your client device’s current PIN in the PIN filed and click Connect.

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3. A success message will appear on the WPS page if the client device has been successfully added to the router’s network.

Method FOUR: Enter the Router’s PIN

1. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and get the Current PIN of the router.

2. Enter the router’s current PIN on your client device to join the router’s Wi-Fi network.

4. 6. 3. Wireless Security

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Wireless > Wireless Security.

3. Configure the security settings of your wireless network and click Save.

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• Disable Wireless Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled.

If disabled, wireless clients can connect to the router without a password. It’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.

• WPA-PSK/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-

shared passphrase.

• Authentication Type - Select Auto, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK.

• Encryption - Select Auto, TKIP or AES.

• Wireless Password - Enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For Hexadecimal, the length should be between 8 and 64 characters; for ASCII, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters.

• Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update.

• WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.

• Authentication Type - Select Auto, WPA or WPA2.

• Encryption - Select Auto, TKIP or AES.

• Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server.

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• Radius Server Port - Enter the port that Radius server used.

• Radius Server Password - Enter the password for the Radius server.

• Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update.

• WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard.

• Authentication Type - The default setting is Auto, which can select Shared

Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless

client’s capability and request.

• WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.

• WEP Key (Password) - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless clients in your network.

• Key Type - Select the WEP key length (64-bit or 128-bit ) for encryption. Disabled means this WEP key entry is invalid.

• 64-bit - Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f and A-F. Null key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters.

• 128-bit - Enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f and A-F. Null key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters.

4. 6. 4. Wireless MAC Filtering

Wireless MAC Filtering is used to deny or allow specific wireless client devices to access your network by their MAC addresses.

I want to:

Deny or allow specific wireless client devices to access my network by their MAC addresses.

For example, you want the wireless client A with the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-

0B and the wireless client B with the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F to access the router, but other wireless clients cannot access the router

How can I do that?

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

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2. Go to Wireless > Wireless MAC Filtering.

3. Click Enable to enable the Wireless MAC Filtering function.

4. Select Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access as the

filtering rule.

5. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already.

6. Click Add New and fill in the blank.

1 ) Enter the MAC address 00:0A:EB:B0:00:0B or 00:0A:EB:00:07-5F in the MAC

Address field. 2 ) Enter wireless client A/B in the Description field. 3 ) Select Enabled in the Status drop-down list. 4 ) Click Save and click Back.

7. The configured filtering rules should be listed as the picture shows below.

Done!

Now only client A and client B can access your network.

4. 6. 5. Wireless Advanced

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Wireless > Wireless Advanced.

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3. Configure the advanced settings of your wireless network and click Save.

Note:

If you are not familiar with the setting items on this page, it’s strongly recommended to keep the provided default values;

otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance.

• Transmit Power - Select High, Middle or Low which you would like to specify for the

router. High is the default setting and recommended.

• Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval

here. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network. The default value is 100.

• RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the

packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346.

• Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether

packets will be fragmented. Setting a low value for the Fragmentation Threshold may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended.

• DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication

Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval.

• Enable Short GI - It is recommended to enable this function, for it will increase the

data capacity by reducing the guard interval time.

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• Enable Client Isolation - This function isolates all connected wireless stations so that

wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN.

• Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high-priority messages

being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended to enable this function.

4. 6. 6. Wireless Statistics

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Wireless > Wireless Statistics to check the data packets sent and received by each client device connected to the router.

• MAC Address - The MAC address of the connected wireless client.

• Current Status - The running status of the connected wireless client.

• Received Packets - Packets received by the wireless client.

• Sent Packets - Packets sent by the wireless client.

• SSID - SSID that the station associates with.

4. 7. Guest Network

Guest Network allows you to provide Wi-Fi access for guests without disclosing your host network. When you have guests in your house, apartment, or workplace, you can create a guest network for them. In addition, you can customize guest network settings to ensure network security and privacy.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Guest Network.

3. Enable the Guset Network function.

4. Create a network name for your guest network.

5. Select the Security type and create the Password of the guest network.

6. Select Schedule from the Access Time drop-down list and customize it for the

guest network.

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7. Click Save.

• Allow Guest To Access My Local Network - If enabled, guests can access the local network and manage it.

• Guest Network Isolation - If enabled, guests are isolated from each other.

• Enable Guest Network Bandwidth Control - If enabled, the Guest Network Bandwidth Control rules will take effect.

Note: The range of bandwidth for guest network is calculated according to the setting of Bandwidth Control on

the Bandwidth Control page.

4. 8. DHCP

By default, the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server is enabled and the router acts as a DHCP server; it dynamically assigns TCP/IP parameters to client devices from the IP Address Pool. You can change the settings of DHCP Server if necessary, and you can reserve LAN IP addresses for specified client devices.

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4. 8. 1. DHCP Settings

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to DHCP > DHCP Settings.

3. Specify DHCP server settings and click Save.

• DHCP Server - Enable or disable the DHCP server. If disabled, you must have another

DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually.

• Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when

assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address.

• End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning

IP addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address.

• Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user

will be allowed to connect to the router with the current dynamic IP Address. When time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120.

• Default Gateway (Optional) - It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of

the router. The default value is 192.168.0.1.

• Default Domain (Optional) - Input the domain name of your network.

• DNS Server (Optional) - Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP.

• Secondary DNS Server (Optional) - Input the IP address of another DNS server if your

ISP provides two DNS servers.

Note:

• To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as Obtain

an IP Address automatically.

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4. 8. 2. DHCP Client List

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to DHCP > DHCP Client List to view the information of the clients connected to the router.

• Client Name - The name of the DHCP client.

• MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client.

• Assigned IP - The IP address that the outer has allocated to the DHCP client.

• Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has

expired, a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user.

You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and show the current attached devices, click Refresh.

4. 8. 3. Address Reservation

You can reserve an IP address for a specific client. When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, this PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to DHCP > Address Reservation.

3. Click Add New and fill in the blank.

1 ) Enter the MAC address (in XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX format.) of the client for which

you want to reserve an IP address.

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2 ) Enter the IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) which you want to reserve for

the client.

3 ) Leave the Status as Enabled.

4 ) Click Save.

4. 9. Forwarding

The router’s NAT (Network Address Translation) feature makes the devices on the LAN use the same public IP address to communicate in the internet, which protects the local network by hiding IP addresses of the devices. However, it also brings about the problem that external hosts cannot initiatively communicate with the specified devices in the local network.

With the forwarding feature, the router can traverse the isolation of NAT so that clients on the internet can reach devices on the LAN and realize some specific functions.

The TP-Link router includes four forwarding rules. If two or more rules are set, the priority of implementation from high to low is Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, UPNP and DMZ.

4. 9. 1. Virtual Server

When you build up a server in the local network and want to share it on the internet, Virtual Servers can realize the service and provide it to internet users. At the same time virtual servers can keep the local network safe as other services are still invisible from the internet.

Virtual Servers can be used to set up public services in your local network, such as HTTP, FTP, DNS, POP3/SMTP and Telnet. Different service uses different service port. Port 80 is used in HTTP service, port 21 in FTP service, port 25 in SMTP service and port 110 in POP3 service. Please verify the service port number before the configuration.

I want to:

Share my personal website I’ve built in local network with my friends through the internet.

For example, the personal website has been built in my home PC (192.168.0.100). I hope

that my friends on the internet can visit my website in some way. My PC is connected to the router with the WAN IP address 218.18.232.154.

Personal Website

Router

Home

LAN

WAN: 218.18.232.154

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How can I do that?

1. Set your PC to a static IP address, for example 192.168.0.100.

2. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

3. Go to Forwarding > Virtual Server.

4. Click Add New. Select HTTP from the Common Service Port list. The service port,

internal port and protocol will be automatically filled in. Enter the PC’s IP address

192.168.0.100 in the IP Address field.

5. Leave the status as Enabled and click Save.

Note:

• It is recommended to keep the default settings of Internal Port and Protocol if you are not clear about which port and protocol to use.

• If the service you want to use is not in the Common Service Port list, you can enter the corresponding parameters manually. You should verify the port number that the service needs.

• You can add multiple virtual server rules if you want to provide several services in a router. Please note that the Service Port should not be overlapped.

Done!

Users on the internet can enter http:// WAN IP (in this example: http:// 218.18.232.154) to visit your personal website.

Note:

• If you have changed the default Service Port, you should use http:// WAN IP: Service Port to visit the website.

• Some specific service ports are forbidden by the ISP. If you fail to visit the website, please use another service port.

4. 9. 2. Port Triggering

Port triggering can specify a triggering port and its corresponding external ports. When a host in the local network initiates a connection to the triggering port, all the external ports will be opened for subsequent connections. The router can record the IP address of the host. When the data from the internet return to the external ports, the router can forward them to the corresponding host. Port triggering is mainly applied to online games, VoIPs, video players and common applications including MSN Gaming Zone, Dialpad, Quick Time 4 players and more.

Follow the steps below to configure the port triggering rules:

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1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Forwarding > Port Triggering.

3. Click Add New. Select the desired application from the Common Applications list. The trigger port amd incoming ports will be automatically filled in. The following picture takes application MSN Gaming Zone as an example.

4. Leave the status as Enabled and click Save.

Note:

• You can add multiple port triggering rules as needed.

• The triggering ports can not be overlapped.

• If the application you need is not listed in the Common Applications list, please enter the parameters

manually. You should verify the incoming ports the application uses first and enter them in Open Port field. You can input at most 5 groups of ports (or port sections). Every group of ports must be set apart with “,”. For example, 2000-2038, 2050-2051, 2085, 3010-3030.

4. 9. 3. DMZ

When a PC is set to be a DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) host in the local network, it is totally exposed to the internet, which can realize the unlimited bidirectional communication between internal hosts and external hosts. The DMZ host becomes a virtual server with all ports opened. When you are not clear about which ports to open in some special applications, such as IP camera and database software, you can set the PC to be a DMZ host.

Note:

DMZ is more applicable in the situation that users are not clear about which ports to open. When it is enabled, the DMZ

host is totally exposed to the internet, which may bring some potential safety hazards. If DMZ is not in use, please disable

it in time.

I want to:

Make the home PC join the internet online game without port restriction.

For example, due to some port restriction, when playing the online games, you can log

in normally but cannot join a team with other players. To solve this problem, set your PC as a DMZ host with all ports opened.

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How can I do that?

1. Assign a static IP address to your PC, for example 192.168.0.100.

2. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

3. Go to Forwarding > DMZ.

4. Select Enable and enter the IP address 192.168.0.100 in the DMZ Host IP Address

filed.

5. Click Save.

Done!

You’ve set your PC to a DMZ host and now you can make a team to game with other players.

4. 9. 4. UPnP

The UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol allows the applications or host devices to automatically find the front-end NAT device and send request to it to open the corresponding ports. With UPnP enabled, the applications or host devices on the local network and the internet can freely communicate with each other realizing the seamless connection of the network. You may need to enable the UPnP if you want to use applications for multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connections, real-time communication (such as VoIP or telephone conference) or remote assistance, etc.

Tips:

• UPnP is enabled by default in this router.

• Only the application supporting UPnP protocol can use this feature.

• UPnP feature needs the support of operating system (e.g. Windows Vista/ Windows 7/ Windows 8, etc.

Some of operating system need to install the UPnP components).

For example, when you connect your Xbox to the router which is connected to the internet

to play online games, UPnP will send request to the router to open the corresponding ports allowing the following data penetrating the NAT to transmit. Therefore, you can play Xbox online games without a hitch.

LAN

WAN

RouterXbox

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If necessary, you can follow the steps to change the status of UPnP.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Forwarding > UPnP.

3. Click Disable or Enable according to your needs.

4. 10. Security

This function allows you to protect your home network from cyber attacks and unauthorized users by implementing these network security functions.

4. 10. 1. Basic Security

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Security > Basic Security, and you can enable or disable the security functions.

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• Firewall - A firewall protects your network from internet attacks.

• Enable SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol. SPI Firewall is enabled by default.

• VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using IPSec, PPTP or L2TP protocols to pass through the router’s firewall.

• PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the Point- to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP network. If you want to allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the router, you can keep the default (Enabled).

• L2TP Passthrough - Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) is the method used to enable Point-to-Point sessions via the internet on the Layer 2 level. If you want to allow L2TP tunnels to pass through the router, you can keep the default (Enabled).

• IPSec Passthrough - Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a suite of protocols for ensuring private, secure communications over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, through the use of cryptographic security services. If you want to allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the router, you can keep the default (Enabled).

• ALG - It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway (ALG) because ALG allows customized Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer “control/data” protocols such as FTP, TFTP, H323 etc.

• FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the default Enable.

• TFTP ALG - To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the default Enable.

• H323 ALG - To allow Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT, keep the default Enable.

• SIP ALG - To allow some multimedia clients to communicate across NAT, click

Enable.

• RTSP ALG - To allow some media player clients to communicate with some streaming media servers across NAT, click Enable.

3. Click Save.

4. 10. 2. Advanced Security

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

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2. Go to Security > Advanced Security, and you can protect the router from being attacked by ICMP-Flood, UDP Flood and TCP-SYN Flood.

• DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Select Enable or Disable to enable or

disable the DoS protection function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be enabled.

Note:

Dos Protection will take effect only when the Statistics in System Tool > Statistics is enabled.

• Enable ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering -Check the box to enable or disable this function.

• ICMP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value

between 5 ~ 3600. When the number of the current ICMP-FLOOD packets is beyond the set value, the router will startup the blocking function immediately.

• Enable UDP-FLOOD Filtering - Check the box to enable or disable this function.

• UDP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 500. Enter a value

between 5 ~ 3600. When the number of the current UPD-FLOOD packets is beyond the set value, the router will startup the blocking function immediately.

• Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering -Check the box to enable or disable this

function.

• TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value

between 5 ~ 3600. When the number of the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD packets is beyond the set value, the router will startup the blocking function immediately.

• Forbid Ping Packet From WAN Port - The default setting is enable. If disabled, the ping

packet from the internet can access the router.

• Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port - The default setting is disabled. If enabled, the

ping packet from LAN cannot access the router. This function can be used to defend against some viruses.

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3. Click Save.

4. Click Blocked DoS Host List to display the DoS host table by blocking.

4. 11. Parental Controls

Parental Controls allows you to block inappropriate and malicious websites, and control access to specific websites at specific time for your children’s devices.

For example, you want the children’s PC with the MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.tp-link.com on Saturday only while the parent PC with the MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB is without any restriction.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Parental Controls.

3. Check the Enable Parental Controls box and enter the MAC address 00:11:22:33:44:BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field.

4. Enter 00:11:22:33:44:AA in the MAC Address 1 field.

5. Create a new schedule with Day is Sat and Time is all day-24 hours. Click Add

6. Enter www.tp-link.com in the Add URL field. Click Add.

7. Click Save.

Then you will see the page as shown in figure below.

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4. 12. Access Control

Access Control is used to deny or allow specific client devices to access your network with access time and content restrictions.

I want to:

Deny or allow specific client devices to access my network with access tiem and content restrictions.

For example, If you want to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-

11-22-33-44-AA on the LAN to access www.tp-link.com only, please follow the steps below:

How can I do that?

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Access Control > Host and configure the host settings:

1 ) Click Add New.

2 ) Select MAC Address as the mode type. Create a unique description (e.g. host_1)

for the host in the Description field and enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC

Address filed.

3 ) Click Save.

3. Go to Access Control > Target and configure the target settings:

1 ) Click Add New.

2 ) Select URL Address as the mode type. Create a unique description (e.g. target_1)

for the target in the Target Description field and enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example TP-Link) in the Add URL Address field.

Note:

Any URL address with keywords in it (e.g. www.tp-link.com) will be blocked or allowed.

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3 ) Click Save.

4. Go to Access Control > Schedule and configure the schedule settings:

1 ) Click Add New.

2 ) Create a unique description (e.g. schedule_1) for the schedule in the Schedule

Description field and set the day(s) and time period.

3 ) Click Save.

5. Go to Access Control > Rule and add a new access control rule.

1 ) Click Add New.

2 ) Give a name for the rule in the Description field. Select host_1 from the LAN host

drop-down list; select target_1 from the target drop-down list; select schedule_1 from the schedule drop-down list.

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3 ) Leave the status as Enabled as click Save.

6. Select Enable Internet Access Control to enable Access Control function.

7. Select Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass

through the Router as the default filter policy and click Save.

Done!

Now only the specific host(s) can visit the target(s) within the scheduled time period.

4. 13. Advanced Routing

Static Routing is a form of routing that is configured manually by a network administrator or a user by adding entries into a routing table. The manually-configured routing information guides the router in forwarding data packets to the specific destination.

4. 13. 1. Static Route List

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Advanced Routing > Static Route List.

¾ To add static routing entries:

1. Click Add New.

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2. Enter the following information.

• Destination IP Address - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route.

• Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.

• Gateway - This is the IP address of the default gateway device that allows the contact between the router and the network or host.

3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop-down list.

4. Click Save.

You can also do the following operations to modify the current settings.

• Click Delete to delete the entry.

• Click Enable Selected to enable all the entries.

• Click Disable Selected to disable all the entries.

• Click Delete Selected to delete all the entries.

4. 13. 2. System Routing Table

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Advanced Routing > System Routing Table, and you can view all the valid route entries in use.

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• Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host

to which the static route is assigned.

• Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the

network portion, and which portion is the host portion.

• Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between

the Router and the network or host.

• Interface - This interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the LAN &

WLAN (internal wired and wireless networks), or the WAN (Internet).

• Click Refresh to refresh the data displayed.

4. 14. Bandwidth Control

4. 14. 1. Control Settings

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Bandwidth Control.

3. Configure the bandwidth as needed and click Save.

The values you configure for the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwidth should be less than 100,000Kbps. For optimal control of the bandwidth, please select the right Line Type and consult your ISP for the total egress and ingress bandwidth.

• Enable Bandwidth Control - Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings

can take effect.

• Egress Bandwidth - The upload speed through the WAN port.

• Ingress Bandwidth - The download speed through the WAN port.

4. 14. 2. Rule List

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Bandwidth Control and you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules.

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• Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range.

• Egress Bandwidth - This field displays the max and min upload bandwidth through the

WAN port. The default is 0.

• Ingress Bandwidth - This field displays the max and min download bandwidth through

the WAN port. The default is 0.

• Status - This field displays the status of the rule.

• Modify - Click Modify/Delete to edit/delete the rule.

¾ To add a Bandwidth control rule:

1. Click Add New.

2. Enter the information as the figure shown below.

3. Click Save.

4. 15. IP & MAC Binding

IP & MAC Binding, namely, ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Binding, is used to bind a network device’s IP address to its MAC address. This will prevent ARP spoofing and other ARP attacks by denying network access to a device with a matching IP address in the ARP list, but with an unrecognized MAC address.

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4. 15. 1. Binding Settings

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to IP & MAC Binding > Binding Settings.

3. Select Enable for ARP Binding.

4. Click Save.

¾ To add IP & MAC Binding entries:

1. Click Add New.

2. Select the Bind checkbox.

3. Enter the MAC address and IP address.

4. Click Save.

¾ To modify or delete an existing entry:

1. Select the desired entry in the table.

2. Click Edit or Delete Selected.

4. 15. 2. ARP List

To manage a device, you can observe the device on the LAN by checking its MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you can also configure the items. This page displays the ARP list which shows all the existing IP & MAC Binding entries.

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• MAC Address - The MAC address of the listed computer on the LAN.

• IP Address - The assigned IP address of the listed computer on the LAN.

• Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound.

• Configure - Load or delete an item.

• Load - Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list.

• Delete - Delete the item.

• Click the Load Selected button to load the selected items to the IP & MAC Binding list.

• Click the Delete Selected button to delete the selected items to the IP & MAC Binding

list.

• Click the Refresh button to refresh all items.

Note:

An item can not be loaded to the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before. Error warning

will prompt as well.

4. 16. Dynamic DNS

The router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a dynamic IP address. Thus your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.comexe.cn,

www.dyndns.org, or www.noip.com. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Dynamic DNS.

Dyndns DDNS

If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.dyn.com, the following page will appear.

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To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions:

1. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here.

2. Enter the Username for your DDNS account.

3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account.

4. Click Login.

5. Click Save.

• Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.

• Logout - Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service.

No-ip DDNS

If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.noip.com, the following page will appear.

To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions:

1. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider.

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2. Enter the Username for your DDNS account.

3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account.

4. Click Login.

5. Click Save.

• Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.

• Logout - Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service.

Comexe DDNS

If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn, the following page will appear.

To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions:

1. Enter the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider.

2. Enter the Username for your DDNS account.

3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account.

4. Click Login.

5. Click Save.

• Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.

• Logout - Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service.

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4. 17. IPv6

This function allows you to enable IPv6 function and set up the parameters of the router’s Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network (LAN).

4. 17. 1. IPv6 Status

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to IPv6 > IPv6 Status, and you can view the current IPv6 status information of

the router.

• WAN - This section shows the current IPv6 information of the router’s WAN port,

including Connection Type, IPv6 Address information, IPv6 Default Gateway, Primary

IPv6 DNS and Secondary IPv6 DNS.

• IPv6 LAN - This section shows the current IPv6 information of the router’s LAN port,

including IPv6 Address Assign Type, IPv6 Address and Link-local Address.

4. 17. 2. IPv6 WAN

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to IPv6 > IPv6 WAN.

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3. Select the WAN Connection Type according to your ISP network topolopy:

• Dynamic IPv6 - Connections which use dynamic IPv6 address assignment.

• Static IPv6 - Connections which use static IPv6 address assignment.

• PPPoEv6 - Connections which use PPPoEV6 that requires a username and password.

• Tunnel 6to4 - Connections which use 6to4 address assignment.

Dynamic IPv6

• IPv6 Address - The IPv6 address assigned by your ISP dynamically.

• Prefix Length - The length of IPv6 address prefix.

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• IPv6 Gateway - Enter the default gateway provided by your ISP.

• Addressing Type - There are two types of assignation for IPv6 address: SLAAC (Stateless address auto-configuration) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server.

• MTU(Bytes) - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection.

If your ISP gives you one or two DNS IPv6 addresses, select Set IPv6 DNS Server manually and enter the IPv6 DNS Server and Secondary IPv6 DNS Server into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned from ISP dynamically.

• Enable MLD Proxy - Enable the Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Proxy function if you need.

• Set IPv6 DNS Server manually - Enter the DNS IPv6 address provided by your ISP.

• Secondary IPv6 DNS Server - Enter another DNS IPv6 address provided by your ISP.

Tips:

If you get Address not found error when you access a website, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly.

You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses.

Static IPv6

• IPv6 Address - Enter the IPv6 address provided by your ISP.

• Prefix Length - The length of IPv6 address prefix.

• IPv6 Gateway - Enter the default gateway provided by your ISP.

• IPv6 DNS Server- Enter the DNS IPv6 address provided by your ISP.

• Secondary IPv6 DNS Server - Enter another DNS IPv6 address provided by your ISP.

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• Enable MLD Proxy - Enable the Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Proxy function if you need.

PPPoEv6

• PPP Username/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.

• Authentication Type – Choose one authentication type from AUTO-AUTH, PAP, CHAP and MS-CHAP.

• Addressing Type - There are two types of assignation for IPv6 address: SLAAC (Stateless address auto-configuration) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server.

• MTU(Bytes) - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1480 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU size unless required by your ISP.

• Enable MLD Proxy - Enable the Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Proxy function if you need.

• Use IPv6 address specified by ISP - Input a static IPv6 address from the ISP.

• Set IPv6 DNS Server manually - Enter the IP address of the IPv6 DNS server and secondary IPv6 DNS server.

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Tunnel 6to4

• WAN Connection - Display the available WAN connection.

4. Click Save.

4. 17. 3. IPv6 LAN

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to IPv6 > IPv6 LAN.

3. Select the Address Autoconfiguration Type which determines the way how the

router assigns IPv6 address for PCs on the LAN:

• Address Autoconfiguration Type - RADAD (Router Advertisement Daemon) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server.

• Site Prefix Configuration Type - The type of IPv6 address prefix.

• Delegated - Get the IPv6 address prefix from the ISP automatically, and the device will delegate it to the LAN.

• Static - Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length manually. Please contact your ISP to get more information before you configure them.

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Tips: If your IPv6 wan connection type is “Tunnel 6to4”, the Site Prefix Configuration Type should be “Static” to

make sure “Tunnel 6to4” works properly.

4. Click Save.

4. 18. System Tools

4. 18. 1. Time Settings

This page allows you to set the time manually or to configure automatic time synchronization. The Router can automatically update the time from an NTP server via the internet.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to System Tools > Time Settings.

¾ To set time manually:

1. Select your local time zone.

2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format.

3. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format.

4. Click Save.

¾ To set time automatically:

5. Select your local time zone.

6. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server 1 or NTP Server 2.

7. Click Get GMT to get time from the internet if you have connected to the internet.

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¾ To set Daylight Saving:

1. Select Enable DaylightSaving.

2. Select the start time from the drop-down list in the Start field.

3. Select the end time from the drop-down list in the End field.

4. Click Save.

Note:

This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you log

in to the router successfully; otherwise, time-based functions will not take effect.

4. 18. 2. LED Control

The LED Control allows you to turn on or off the LEDs on your device according to a specific time schedule.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to System Tools > LED Control.

3. Enable the Night Mode.

4. Set the LED Off Time and click Save.

4. 18. 3. Diagnostic

Diagnostic is used to test the connectivity between the router and the host or other network devices.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to System Tools > Diagnostic.

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• Diagnostic Tool - Select one diagnostic tool.

• Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway.

• Tracerouter - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.

Note:

You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is

successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case,

ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries.

• IP Address/Domain Name - Enter the destination IP address (such as 192.168.0.1) or Domain name (such as www.tp-link.com).

• Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection.

• Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet.

• Ping Timeout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no reply in the specified time, the connection is overtime.

• Traceroute Max TTL - The max number of hops for a Traceroute connection.

3. Click Start to check the connectivity of the internet.

4. The Diagnostic Results page displays the diagnosis result. If the result is similar to

the following figure, the connectivity of the internet is fine.

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Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping Timeout” are used

for the Ping function. Option “Tracert Hops” is used for the Tracert function.

4. 18. 4. Firmware Upgrade

TP-Link is dedicated to improving and richening the product features, giving users a better network experience. We will release the latest firmware at TP-Link official website. You can download the latest firmware file from the Support page of our website

www.tp-link.com and upgrade the firmware to the latest version.

1. Download the latest firmware file for the router from our website www.tp-link.com.

2. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

3. Go to System Tools > Firmware Upgrade.

4. Click Choose File to locate the downloaded firmware file, and click Upgrade.

4. 18. 5. Factory Defaults

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to System Tools > Factory Defaults. Click Restore to reset all settings to the

default values.

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• The default Username: admin

• The default Password: admin

• The default IP Address: 192.168.0.1

• The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

4. 18. 6. Backup & Restore

The configuration settings are stored as a configuration file in the router. You can backup the configuration file in your computer for future use and restore the router to the previous settings from the backup file when needed.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to System Tools > Backup & Restore.

¾ To backup configuration settings:

Click Backup to save a copy of the current settings in your local computer. A “.bin“ file of the current settings will be stored in your computer.

¾ To restore configuration settings:

1. Click Choose File to locate the backup configuration file stored in your computer, and

click Restore.

2. Wait a few minutes for the restoring and rebooting.

Note:

During the restoring process, do not power off or reset the router.

4. 18. 7. Reboot

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to System Tools > Reboot, and you can restart your router.

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3. Enable the auto reboot function as needed.

• Disable - Disable the auto reboot function.

• Timeout - Specify a time period(1-72 hours), then the router will reboot automatically after every this interval.

• Schedule - The router will reboot automatically according to a specific time schedule.

Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, including:

• Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically).

• Change the DHCP Settings.

• Change the Working Modes.

• Change the Web Management Port.

• Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically).

• Restore the router to its factory defaults (system will reboot automatically).

• Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically).

4. 18. 8. Administrator

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to System Tools > Administrator, and you can change the factory default username and password of the router, and manage your router from a remote location via the internet.

¾ To view and change the account settings:

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It is strongly recommended that you change the default username and password of the router, for all users that try to access the router’s web management or Quick Setup will be prompted for the router’s username and password.

Note:

The new username and password must not exceed 15 characters and not include any spacing.

¾ To manage your router via the internet:

1. Specify the management web port number and click Save.

• Port - The default management web port number is 80 for HTTP, 443 for HTTPS. For greater security, you can change the management web port to a number between 1024 and 65535 but do not use the number of any common service port. Tick Enable to enable local or remote management via HTTP or HTTPS.

• Available Host (IP/MAC) - This is the current address you will use when accessing your router from the internet.

• Certificate - A file that provides you with authentication information. Download and install the certificate for Local/Remote Management via HTTPS if you need it. Once the certificate is installed, warnings will not pop up when you access the router via HTTPS.

2. Enter your router’s WAN IP address into your browser’s address bar, followed by a colon and the custom port number you set in the Web Management Port box. For example, if your Router’s WAN address is 202.96.12.8 and you use port number 8080, enter http://202.96.12.8:8080 in your browser.

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3. Enter the router’s password to access the web mangement page.

Note:

• Be sure to change the router’s default password to a secure password.

• If the web management port conflicts with the one used for a Virtual Server entry, the entry will be

automatically disabled after the setting is saved.

4. 18. 9. System Log

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to System Tools > System Log, and you can view the logs of the router.

• Loge Type -By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown.

• Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown.

• Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.

• Clear Log - All the logs will be deleted from the router permanently, not just from the

page.

4. 18. 10. Traffic Statistics

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to System Tools > Statistics, and you can monitor the network traffic of each device on the LAN, including total traffic and the value of the last Packets Statistic interval in seconds.

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3. Enable Traffic Statistics. If it is disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled.

• Statistics Interval - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60

seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic.

• IP Address/MAC Address - The IP Address and MAC address are displayed with

related statistics.

• Total

• Packets - The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router.

• Bytes - The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router.

• Current

• Packets - The number of packets received and transmitted per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval.

• Bytes - The number of bytes received and transmitted per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval.

• ICMP Tx - The number of ICMP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval. It is shown like “current transmitting rate / Max transmitting rate”.

• UDP Tx - The number of UDP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval. It is shown like “current transmitting rate / Max transmitting rate”.

• TCP SYN Tx - The number of TCP SYN packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval. It is shown like “current transmitting rate / Max transmitting rate”.

• Operation

• Reset - Renew the values of the entry to zero.

• Delete - Delete the existing entry in the table.

Click the Refresh button to refresh the page.

Click the Reset All button to reset the values of all entries to zero.

Click the Delete All button to delete all entries in the table.

4. 19. Log Out

Click Logout at the bottom of the main menu, and you will log out of the web page and be directed to the login window.

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Configure the Router in Access Point Mode

This chapter presents how to configure the various features of the router in Access Point Mode.

It contains the following sections:

• Status

• Quick Setup

• Operation Mode

• Network

• Dual Band Selection

• Wireless(2.4GHz or 5GHz)

• Guest Network

• DHCP

• System Tools

• Log Out

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5. 1. Status

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Status. You can view the current status information of the router.

• Firmware Version - The version information of the router’s firmware.

• Hardware Version - The version information of the router’s hardware.

• LAN - This field displays the current settings of the LAN, and you can configure them

on the Network > LAN page.

• MAC address - The physical address of the router.

• IP address - The LAN IP address of the router.

• Subnet Mask - The subnet mask associated with the LAN IP address.

• Wireless 2.4GHz/5GHz - This field displays the basic information or status of the

wireless function, and you can configure them on the Wireless > Basic Settings page.

• Operation Mode - The current wireless working mode in use.

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• Wireless Radio - Indicates whether the wireless radio feature of the Router is enabled or disabled.

• Name(SSID) - The SSID of the Router.

• Mode - The current wireless mode which the router works on.

• Channel - The current wireless channel in use.

• Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use.

• MAC Address - The physical address of the router.

• Ethernet - Displays the current status of the Ethernet ports.

• System Up Time - The length of time since the AP was last powered on or reset. Click

Refresh to get the latest status and settings of the AP.

5. 2. Quick Setup

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Quick Setup.

3. Click Next to start. Then follow the step-by-step instructions to connect your router

to the internet.

5. 3. Operation Mode

The router supports three operation modes: Wireless Router mode, Access Point mode and Range Extender. In Access Point mode, the device can be connected to a wired network and transform the wired access into wireless one. If you already have a wired router, you can use this mode. To switch to Access Point mode:

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1. Find the router’s Internet port, and connect it to the Ethernet port (LAN port) of your

existing wired router. Then connect the power adapter and turn on the router.

2. Connect your computer to the router via an Ethernet cable or wirelessly by using the

SSID (network name) and Wireless Password printed on the label at the bottom of the router.

3. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

4. Go to Operation Mode.

5. Select the Access Point mode and click Save.

5. 4. Network

5. 4. 1. LAN

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Network > LAN.

3. Configure the IP parameters of the LAN and click Save.

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• LAN Type - Select Smart IP(DHCP) to get IP address from DHCP server, or select static IP to configure IP address manually.

• MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports. The value can not be changed.

• IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your router.

• Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally

255.255.255.0 is used as the subnet mask.

• Gateway (Optional) - It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the router. The default value is 192.168.0.1.

Note:

• If you change the IP address, you must use the new IP address to login to the device.

• If you select the type of smart IP(DHCP), the DHCP server in this device will not startup.

• If the new IP address you set is not in the same subnet with the previous one, the IP Address pool in the DHCP server will be configured automatically.

5. 5. Dual Band Selection

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Dual Band Selection.

3. Select the working radio band as needed and click Save.

5. 6. Wireless(2.4GHz or 5GHz)

5. 6. 1. Wireless Settings

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Wireless > Basic Settings.

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3. Configure the basic settings for the wireless network and click Save.

• Wireless - Enable or disable wireless network.

• Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same Name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.

• Mode - You can choose the appropriate “Mixed” mode.

• Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.

• Channel Width - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. If you select auto, then AP will choose the best channel automatically.

• Enable SSID Broadcast - If enabled, the router will broadcast the wireless network name (SSID).

5. 6. 2. WPS

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) can help you to quickly and securely connect to a network. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to your router’s network quickly via WPS.

Note:

The WPS function cannot be configured if the wireless function of the router is disabled. Please make sure the wireless

function is enabled before configuration.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Wireless > WPS.

3. Follow one of the following three methods to connect your client device to the

router’s Wi-Fi network.

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Method ONE: Press the WPS Button on Your Client Device

1. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click Add Device.

2. Select Press the WPS button of the new device within the next two minutes and click

Connect.

3. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your client device.

4. A success message will appear on the WPS page if the client device has been

successfully added to the router’s network.

Method TWO: Enter the Client’s PIN

1. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click Add Device.

2. Select Enter new device PIN, enter your client device’s current PIN in the PIN filed and

click Connect.

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3. A success message will appear on the WPS page if the client device has been

successfully added to the router’s network.

Method THREE: Enter the Router’s PIN

1. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and get the Current PIN of the router.

2. Enter the router’s current PIN on your client device to join the router’s Wi-Fi network.

5. 6. 3. Wireless Security

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Wireless > Wireless Security.

3. Configure the security settings of your wireless network and click Save.

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• Disable Wireless Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, wireless clients can connect to the router without a password. It’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.

• WPA-PSK/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre- shared passphrase.

• Authentication Type - Select Auto, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK.

• Encryption - Select Auto, TKIP or AES.

• Wireless Password - Enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For Hexadecimal, the length should be between 8 and 64 characters; for ASCII, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters.

• Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update.

• WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.

• Authentication Type - Select Auto, WPA or WPA2.

• Encryption - Select Auto, TKIP or AES.

• Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server.

• Radius Server Port - Enter the port that Radius server used.

• Radius Server Password - Enter the password for the Radius server.

• Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update.

• WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard.

• Authentication Type - The default setting is Auto, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless client’s capability and request.

• WEP Key (Password) - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless clients in your network.

• Key Type - Select the WEP key length (64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit) for encryption.

Disabled means this WEP key entry is invalid.

• 64-bit - Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f and A-F. Null key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters.

• 128-bit - Enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f and A-F. Null key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters.

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5. 6. 4. Wireless MAC Filtering

Wireless MAC Filtering is used to deny or allow specific wireless client devices to access your network by their MAC addresses.

I want to:

Deny or allow specific wireless client devices to access my network by their MAC addresses.

For example, you want the wireless client A with the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-

0B and the wireless client B with the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F to access the router, but other wireless clients cannot access the router.

How can I do that?

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Wireless > Wireless MAC Filtering.

3. Click Enable to enable the Wireless MAC Filtering function.

4. Select Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access as the

filtering rule.

5. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already.

6. Click Add New and fill in the blank.

1 ) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC

Address field. 2 ) Enter wireless client A/B in the Description field. 3 ) Select Enabled in the Status drop-down list. 4 ) Click Save and click Back.

7. The configured filtering rules should be listed as the picture shows below.

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Done!

Now only client A and client B can access your network.

5. 6. 5. Wireless Advanced

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Wireless > Wireless Advanced.

3. Configure the advanced settings of your wireless network and click Save.

Note:

If you are not familiar with the setting items on this page, it’s strongly recommended to keep the provided default values;

otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance.

• Transmit Power - Select High, Middle or Low which you would like to specify for the

router. High is the default setting and recommended.

• Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval

here. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The beacons

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are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network. The default value is 100.

• RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the

packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346.

• Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether

packets will be fragmented. Setting a low value for the Fragmentation Threshold may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended.

• DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication

• Enable Short GI - It is recommended to enable this function, for it will increase the

data capacity by reducing the guard interval time.

• Enable Client Isolation - This function isolates all connected wireless stations so that

wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN.

• Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high-priority messages

being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended to enable this function.

5. 6. 6. Wireless Statistics

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Wireless > Wireless Statistics to check the data packets sent and received by each client device connected to the router.

• MAC Address - The MAC address of the connected wireless client.

• Current Status - The running status of the connected wireless client.

• Received Packets - Packets received by the wireless client.

• Sent Packets - Packets sent by the wireless client.

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• SSID - SSID that the station associates with.

5. 6. 7. Throughout Monitor

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Wireless > Throughout Monitor to watch wireless throughput info

• Rate - The Throughput unit.

• Run Time - How long this funtion is running.

• Transmit - Wireless transmit rate information.

• Receive - Wireless receive rate information.

Click Start to start wireless throughput monitor.

Click Stop to stop wireless throughput monitor.

5. 7. Guest Network

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Guest Network.

3. Enable the Guset Network function.

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4. Create a network name for your guest network.

5. Select the Security type and create the Password of the guest network.

6. Select Schedule from the Access Time drop-down list and customize it for the

guest network.

7. Click Save.

• Guest Network Isolation - If enabled, guests are isolated from each other.

5. 8. DHCP

5. 8. 1. DHCP Settings

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to DHCP > DHCP Settings.

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3. Specify DHCP server settings and click Save.

• DHCP Server - Enable or disable the DHCP server. If disabled, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually.

• Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address.

• End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address.

• Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed to connect to the router with the current dynamic IP Address. When time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 1.

• Default Gateway (Optional) - It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the router. The default value is 192.168.0.1.

• Default Domain (Optional) - Input the domain name of your network.

• DNS Server (Optional) - Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP.

• Secondary DNS Server (Optional) - Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers.

Note:

• To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as Obtain

an IP Address automatically.

• When you choose Smart IP (DHCP) in Network > LAN, the DHCP Server function will be disabled. You will see the page as below.

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5. 8. 2. DHCP Client List

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to DHCP > DHCP Client List to view the information of the clients connected to

the router.

• Client Name - The name of the DHCP client.

• MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client.

• Assigned IP - The IP address that the outer has allocated to the DHCP client.

• Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired, a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user.

You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and show the current attached devices, click Refresh.

5. 8. 3. Address Reservation

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to DHCP > Address Reservation.

3. Click Add New and fill in the blank.

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1 ) Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) of the client for which

you want to reserve an IP address.

2 ) Enter the IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) which you want to reserve for

the client.

3 ) Leave the Status as Enabled.

4 ) Click Save.

5. 9. System Tools

5. 9. 1. Time Settings

This page allows you to set the time manually or to configure automatic time synchronization. The Router can automatically update the time from an NTP server via the internet.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to System Tools > Time Settings.

¾ To set time manually:

1. Select your local time zone.

2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format.

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3. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format.

4. Click Save.

¾ To set time automatically:

5. Select your local time zone.

6. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II.

7. Click Get GMT to get time from the internet if you have connected to the internet.

¾ To set Daylight Saving Time:

1. Select Enable DaylightSaving.

2. Select the start time from the drop-down list in the Start field.

3. Select the end time from the drop-down list in the End field.

4. Click Save.

Note:

This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you log

in to the router successfully; otherwise, time-based functions will not take effect.

5. 9. 2. LED Control

The LED Control allows you to turn on or off the LEDs on your device according to a specific time schedule.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to System Tools > LED Control.

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5. 9. 3. Diagnostic

Diagnostic is used to test the connectivity between the router and the host or other network devices.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to System Tools > Diagnostic.

• Diagnostic Tool - Select one diagnostic tool.

• Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway.

• Tracerouter - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.

Note:

You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is

successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case,

ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries.

• IP Address/Domain Name - Enter the destination IP address (such as 192.168.0.1) or Domain name (such as www.tp-link.com).

• Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection.

• Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet.

• Ping Timeout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no reply in the specified time, the connection is overtime.

• Traceroute Max TTL - The max number of hops for a Traceroute connection.

3. Click Start to check the connectivity of the internet.

4. The Diagnostic Results page displays the diagnosis result. If the result is similar to

the following figure, the connectivity of the internet is fine.

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Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping Timeout” are used

for the Ping function. Option “Tracert Hops” is used for the Tracert function.

5. 9. 4. Firmware Upgrade

www.tp-link.com and upgrade the firmware to the latest version.

1. Download the latest firmware file for the router from our website www.tp-link.com.

2. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

3. Go to System Tools > Firmware Upgrade.

4. Click Choose File to locate the downloaded firmware file, and click Upgrade.

5. 9. 5. Factory Defaults

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

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2. Go to System Tools > Factory Defaults. Click Restore to reset all settings to the

default values.

• The default Username: admin

• The default Password: admin

• The default IP Address: 192.168.0.1

• The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

5. 9. 6. Backup & Restore

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to System Tools > Backup & Restore.

¾ To backup configuration settings:

Click Backup to save a copy of the current settings in your local computer. A “.bin“ file of the current settings will be stored in your computer.

¾ To restore configuration settings:

1. Click Choose File to locate the backup configuration file stored in your computer, and

click Restore.

2. Wait a few minutes for the restoring and rebooting.

Note:

During the restoring process, do not power off or reset the router.

5. 9. 7. Reboot

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

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2. Go to System Tools > Reboot, and you can restart your router.

3. Enable the auto reboot function as needed.

• Disable - Disable the auto reboot function.

• Timeout - Specify a time period(1-72 hours), then the router will reboot automatically after every this interval.

• Schedule - The router will reboot automatically according to a specific time schedule.

Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, including:

• Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically).

• Change the DHCP Settings.

• Change the Working Modes.

• Change the Web Management Port.

• Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically).

• Restore the router to its factory defaults (system will reboot automatically).

• Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically).

5. 9. 8. Administrator

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to System Tools > Administrator, and you can change the factory default username and password of the router, and manage your router from a remote location via the internet.

¾ To view and change the account settings:

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It is strongly recommended that you change the default username and password of the router, for all users that try to access the router’s web mangement page or Quick Setup will be prompted for the router’s username and password.

Note:

The new username and password must not exceed 15 characters and not include any spacing.

¾ To manage your router via the internet:

1. Specify the management web port number and click Save.

• Available Host (IP/MAC) - This is the current address you will use when accessing your router from the internet.

• Certificate - A file that provides you with authentication information. Download and install the certificate for Local Management via HTTPS if you need it. Once the certificate is installed, warnings will not pop up when you access the router via HTTPS.

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3. Enter the router’s password to access the web mangement page.

Note:

• Be sure to change the router’s default password to a secure password.

• If the web management port conflicts with the one used for a Virtual Server entry, the entry will be

automatically disabled after the setting is saved.

5. 9. 9. System Log

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to System Tools > System Log, and you can view the logs of the router.

• Loge Type -By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown.

• Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown.

• Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.

• Clear Log - All the logs will be deleted from the router permanently, not just from the

page.

5. 10. Log Out

Click Logout at the bottom of the main menu, and you will log out of the web page and be directed to the login window.

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Configure the Router in Range Extender Mode

This chapter presents how to configure the various features of the router in Range Extender Mode.

It contains the following sections:

• Status

• Quick Setup

• Operation Mode

• Network

• Dual Band Selection

• Wireless(2.4GHz or 5GHz)

• DHCP

• System Tools

• Log Out

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6. 1. Status

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2. Go to Status. You can view the current status information of the router.

• Firmware Version - The version information of the router’s firmware.

• Hardware Version - The version information of the router’s hardware.

• LAN - This field displays the current settings of the LAN, and you can configure them

on the Network > LAN page.

• MAC address - The physical address of the router.

• IP address - The LAN IP address of the router.

• Subnet Mask - The subnet mask associated with the LAN IP address.

• Wireless 2.4GHz/5GHz - This field displays the basic information or status of the

wireless function, and you can configure them on the Wireless > Basic Settings page.

• Operation Mode - The current wireless working mode in use.

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• Wireless Radio - Indicates whether the wireless radio feature of the Router is enabled or disabled.

• Name(SSID) - The SSID of the Router.

• Mode - The current wireless mode which the router works on.

• Channel - The current wireless channel in use.

• Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use.

• MAC Address - The physical address of the router.

• System Up Time - The length of time since the AP was last powered on or reset. Click

Refresh to get the latest status and settings of the AP.

6. 2. Quick Setup

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Quick Setup.

3. Click Next to start. Then follow the step-by-step instructions to connect your router

to the internet.

6. 3. Operation Mode

The router supports three operation modes: Wireless Router mode, Access Point mode and Range Extender. In Range Extender mode, the device can copy and reinforce the existing wireless signal to extend the coverage of the signal, especially for a large space to eliminate signal-blind corners. To switch to Range Extender mode:

1. Place the router next to your host router and power it on.

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2. Connect a computer to the router via an Ethernet cable or wirelessly by using the

SSID (network name) and Wireless Password printed on the label at the bottom of the router.

3. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

4. Go to Operation Mode.

5. Select the Range Extender mode and click Save.

6. 4. Network

6. 4. 1. LAN

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the

router.

2. Go to Network > LAN.

3. Configure the IP parameters of the LAN and click Save.

• LAN Type - Select Smart IP(DHCP) to get IP address from DHCP server, or select static IP to configure IP address manually.

• MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports. The value can not be changed.

• IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your router.

TP-LINK Archer A2 User manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

About This Guide

Get to Know About Your Router

1. 1. Product Overview

1. 2. Panel Layout

1. 2. 1. Top View

1. 2. 2. The Back Panel

Connect Your Router

2. 1. Position Your Router

2. 2. Connect Your Router

Log In

Configure the Router

4. 1. Status

4. 2. Quick Setup

4. 3. Operation Mode

4. 3. 1. Wireless Router Mode

4. 3. 2. Access Point Mode

4. 3. 3. Range Extender Mode

4. 4. Network

4. 4. 1. WAN

4. 4. 2. LAN

4. 4. 3. IPTV

4. 4. 4. MAC Clone

4. 5. Dual Band Selection

4. 6. Wireless(2.4GHz or 5GHz)

4. 6. 1. Wireless Settings

4. 6. 2. WPS

4. 6. 3. Wireless Security

4. 6. 4. Wireless MAC Filtering

4. 6. 5. Wireless Advanced

4. 6. 6. Wireless Statistics

4. 7. Guest Network

4. 8. DHCP

4. 8. 1. DHCP Settings

4. 8. 2. DHCP Client List

4. 8. 3. Address Reservation

4. 9. Forwarding

4. 9. 1. Virtual Server

4. 9. 2. Port Triggering

4. 9. 3. DMZ

4. 9. 4. UPnP

4. 10. Security

4. 10. 1. Basic Security

4. 10. 2. Advanced Security

4. 11. Parental Controls

4. 12. Access Control

4. 13. Advanced Routing

4. 13. 1. Static Route List

4. 13. 2. System Routing Table

4. 14. Bandwidth Control

4. 14. 1. Control Settings

4. 14. 2. Rule List

4. 15. IP & MAC Binding

4. 15. 1. Binding Settings

4. 15. 2. ARP List

4. 16. Dynamic DNS

4. 17. IPv6

4. 17. 1. IPv6 Status

4. 17. 2. IPv6 WAN

4. 17. 3. IPv6 LAN

4. 18. System Tools

4. 18. 1. Time Settings

4. 18. 2. LED Control

4. 18. 3. Diagnostic

4. 18. 4. Firmware Upgrade

4. 18. 5. Factory Defaults

4. 18. 6. Backup & Restore

4. 18. 7. Reboot

4. 18. 8. Administrator

4. 18. 9. System Log

4. 18. 10. Traffic Statistics

4. 19. Log Out

Configure the Router in Access Point Mode

5. 1. Status

5. 2. Quick Setup

5. 3. Operation Mode

5. 4. Network