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User Guide
AC1350 Wireless Dual Band 4G LTE Router
Archer MR400
REV1.2.0 1910012197
Contents
About This Guide |
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Chapter 1. Get to Know Your 4G LTE Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1. 1. Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1. 2. Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1. 2. 1.Top View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1. 2. 2.The Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Chapter 2. Connect the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2. 1. Requirements for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2. 2. Position Your 4G LTE Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2. 3. Connect Your 4G LTE Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Chapter 3. Log In to Your 4G LTE Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 4. Set Up Internet Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4. 1. Use Quick Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4. 2. Create a Connection Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4. 3. Test Internet Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 5. Bandwidth Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 6. Network Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6. 1. Firewall & DoS Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6. 2. Service Filtering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6. 3. Access Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6. 4. IP & MAC Binding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 7. Parental Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 8. SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
8. 1. View Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
8. 2. Edit and Send a New Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
8. 3. View Sent Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
8. 4. View Drafts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
8. 5. SMS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 9. Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
9. 1. Create a Network for Guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 9. 2. Customize Guest Network Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 10.NAT Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
10. 1. Share Local Resources in the Internet by Virtual Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 10. 2. Open Ports Dynamically by Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 10. 3. Make Applications Free from Port Restriction by DMZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 10. 4. Make Xbox Online Games Run Smoothly by UPnP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 11.Specify Your Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
11. 1. USSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 11. 2. PIN Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 11. 3. Data Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 11. 4. LAN Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 11. 4. 1.Change the LAN IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 11. 4. 2.Use the 4G LTE Router as a DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 11. 4. 3.Reserve LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
11. 5. Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 11. 5. 1.Specify Basic Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 11. 5. 2.Use WPS for Wireless Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 11. 5. 3.Schedule Your Wireless Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 11. 5. 4.View Wireless Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 11. 5. 5.Advanced Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
11. 6. Set Up a Dynamic DNS Service Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 11. 7. Create Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 11. 8. Set up a VPN Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Chapter 12.Administrate Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
12. 1. Set System Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 12. 2. Update the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 12. 2. 1.Online Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 12. 2. 2.Local Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
12. 3. Back up and Restore Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 12. 4. Change the Administrator Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 12. 5. Local Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 12. 6. Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
12. 7. System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
12. 8. Monitor the Internet Traffic Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
12. 9. CWMP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
12. 10. SNMP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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About This Guide
This guide provides details of each function and shows how to configure the router appropriate to your needs. In addition to this guide, a Quick Installation Guide is also released with each TP-Link router, you are suggested to configure your router for quick internet setup by following the published Quick Installation Guide before you get started with a further configuration.
Conventions
In this guide the following conventions are used:
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>Advanced > Wireless > MAC Filtering means the MAC Filtering function page is under the Wireless menu that is located in the Advanced tab.
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More Info
•The latest software, management app and utility are available from the Download Center at 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 http://www.tp-link.com.
•A Technical Support Forum is provided for you to discuss our products at http://forum.tp-link.com.
•Our Technical Support contact information can be found at the Contact Technical Support page at www.tp-link.com/support.
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Chapter 1
Get to Know Your 4G LTE Router
This chapter introduces what the router can do and shows its appearance. It contains the following sections:
•Product Overview
•Panel Layout
Chapter 1 |
Get to Know Your 4G LTE Router |
1. 1. Product Overview
What This Product Does
The AC1350 Wireless Dual Band 4G LTE Router, Archer MR400, shares the latest generation 4G LTE network with multiple Wi-Fi devices, anywhere you want. It creates simultaneous dual band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, with speeds up to 450Mbps on 2.4GHz band and 867Mbps on 5GHz band. Also four Ethernet ports add your wired devices to the 4G LTE network.
Great Coverage and Dual Band Wi-Fi
Featuring two fixed external antennas and high power amplifiers, Archer MR400 is able to boost Wi-Fi coverage throughout your home. Advanced Beamforming technology enables Archer MR400 to focus Wi-Fi signal to connected devices, delivering a more targeted and highly efficient wireless connection.
Interchangeable LAN/WAN Port - Versatile Connectivity
The Archer MR400 supports 4G LTE or Ethernet WAN connections (EWAN), which allows users to have the flexibility of different internet connections among LTE, cable or fiber modem using its SIM card slot and interchangeable LAN/WAN port. This unique feature makes it easier when users need to change to fiber or cable services when necessary.
1. 2. Panel Layout
1. 2. 1. Top View
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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.
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The router is connected to the internet. |
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The router is connected to the 4G network. |
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WPS connection is in progress. This may take up to 2 minutes. |
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1.If the Internet LED is off, please check your internet connection first. Refer to Connect Your 4G LTE Router for more information about how to make internet connection correctly. If you have already made a right connection, please contact your ISP to make sure your internet service is available now.
2.If the Signal Strength LED is off, please check your Internet LED first. If your Internet LED is also off, please refer to Note 1. If your Internet LED is on, please relocate the router to a location that receives a strong mobile internet signal, such as near a window.
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1. 2. 2. The Back Panel
The following parts (view from left to right) are located on the rear panel.
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For connecting the router to power socket via the provided power adapter. |
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Press this button to power on or off the router. |
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Wi-Fi ON/OFF |
For turning on/off the Wi-Fi function. |
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For holding the SIM card. |
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Used for data sessions over LTE. Upright them for the best mobile internet signal. |
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Chapter 2
Connect the Hardware
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Requirements for Operation
•Position Your 4G LTE Router
•Connect Your 4G LTE Router
Chapter 2 |
Connect the Hardware |
2. 1. Requirements for Operation
To connect and use the router for internet sharing, you must have the following:
•SIM card with internet access enabled.
•PCs with an active Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors.
•TCP/IP protocol on each PC.
•Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari.
2. 2. Position Your 4G LTE Router
With the router, you can access your network from anywhere within the wireless network coverage. However, the wireless signal strength and coverage varies depending on the actual environment where your router is in. Many obstacles may limit the range of the wireless signal, for example, concrete structures, thickness and number of walls.
For your security and best Wi-Fi performance, please:
•Do not locate the router in the place where it will be exposed to moisture or excessive heat.
•Keep away from strong electromagnetic radiation source and electromagneticsensitive devices.
•Place the router in a location where it can be connected to the various devices as well as to a power source.
•Place the router in a location where it can receive a strong mobile internet signal.
•Make sure the cables and power cord are safely placed out of the way so they do not create a tripping hazard.
Tips: The router can be placed on a shelf or desktop.
2. 3. Connect Your 4G LTE Router
Follow the steps below to connect your router.
1.Connect the power adapter. The power source shall be near the device and shall be easily accessible.
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3 Connect the power adatpter to the router and push in to turn on the router.
1 Install the 4G LTE antennas and position them upwards.
2 Insert the SIM card into the slot until you hear a click.
Note: A Micro or Nano SIM card must be converted using the SIM card adapter provided.
2. Connect your computer to the router.
Method 1: Wired
Connect your computer’s Ethernet port to one of the LAN ports on Archer MR400 via an Ethernet cable.
Method 2: Wirelessly
Use the default SSID (Wireless Network Name) and Wireless Password printed on the product label of the router to connect wirelessly.
Method 3: Use the WPS button
Wireless devices that support WPS, including Android phones, tablets, most USB network cards, can be connected to your router through this method. (WPS is not supported by iOS devices.)
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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.
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4G |
WLAN
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My Home |
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Chapter 3
Log In to Your 4G LTE Router
Chapter 3 |
Log In to Your 4G LTE Router |
With a web-based management page, it is easy to configure and manage the Archer MR400 AC1350 Wireless Dual Band 4G LTE Router. The Web-based management page can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.
Follow the steps below to log in to your router.
1.If the TCP/IP Protocol on your computer is set to the static (fixed) IP address, you need to change its settings to obtain an IP address automatically. Refer to FAQ to configure your computer.
2.Launch a web browser and type in http://tplinkmodem.net or http://192.168.1.1. Set a strong password using 1-15 characters and click Let’s Get Started.
Note: For subsequent logins, use your password that you have created.
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Chapter 4
Set Up Internet
Connections
This chapter introduces how to connect your router to the internet. The router is equipped with a web-based Quick Setup wizard. It has many ISP information built in, automates many of the steps and verifies that those steps have been successfully completed. Furthermore, you can set up IPv6 connection if your ISP provides IPv6 service.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Use Quick Setup Wizard
•Create a Connection Profile
•Test Internet Connectivity
Chapter 4 |
Set Up Internet Connections |
4. 1. Use Quick Setup Wizard
To set up your router with several easy steps quickly:
1.Visit http://tplinkmodem.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2.Click Quick Setup, after configuring your time zone, confirm the parameters with the information provided by your ISP in the SIM part and click Next.
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Quick Setup is not available if your SIM card is locked. Unlock your SIM card according to the prompt.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
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1.During the quick setup process, you can change the preset wireless network name (SSID) and wireless password. Once done, all your wireless devices must use the new SSID and password to connect to the router.
2.The router supports two operation modes, 3G/4G Router Mode and Wireless Router mode. If you already have a modem or your internet comes via an Ethernet cable from the wall, you can set up the router as a regular wireless router to share the internet. Refer to FAQ for details.
4. 2. Create a Connection Profile
If your ISP settings are not detected by the router, you can create an internet connection profile by following the steps below:
1.Visit http://tplinkmodem.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2.Go to Advanced > Network > Internet page.
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3.Click Create Profile.
4.Specify the Profile Name, Username and Password. Select the PDP Type, APN Type and Authentication Type according to your ISP.
5.Click OK to make the settings effective and the new profile will be used to set up a new connection.
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1.You can view all internet connections or edit connections that are set up manually on this page.
2.You can change the Network Mode to 4G Only or 3G Only according to your needs.
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4. 3. Test Internet Connectivity
Aftermanuallysetuptheinternetconnection,youneedtoknowtheinternetconnectivity. The router provides a diagnostic tool to help you locate the malfunction.
1.Visit http://tplinkmodem.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2.Go to Advanced > System Tools > Diagnostics page.
3.Click Start to test the internet connectivity and you will see the test result in the gray box.
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Chapter 5
Bandwidth Control
The Bandwidth Control feature is used to fully utilize your limited bandwidth and optimize the load respectively. With this feature enabled, you can assign a specific minimum or maximum bandwidth for each computer, thus minimizing the impact caused when the connection is under heavy load.
Chapter 5 |
Bandwidth Control |
I want to:
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How can I do that?
Use an independent bandwidth and enjoy a good internet experience without being affected by other users who are sharing the same router.
For example, my roommate and I share 512Kbps Upstream Bandwidth and 4Mbps Downstream Bandwidth via this router, she likes to watch live show and play online games, which may take up much bandwidth. I don’t want to be affected, so we agree to equally distribute the bandwidth. The IP addresses of her computer and my computer are 192.168.1.101 and 192.168.1.100.
To use the bandwidth control feature, you’d better set each computer to a static IP Address or configure Address Reservation on the router in order to manage it easily. About how to configure address reservation, please refer to Reserve LAN IP Addresses.
1.Visit http://tplinkmodem.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2.Go to Advanced > Bandwidth Control page.
3.Enable Bandwidth Control.
4.EntertheTotalUpstreamBandwidthandtheTotalDownstream Bandwidth given by your ISP (1Mbps=1024Kbps). Click Save to save the settings.
5.Click Add to add controlling rules for each computer respectively.
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Bandwidth Control |
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1 ) IP Range - Enter the IP address. The field can be single IP address or IP address range according to your demands. When you enter a single IP address, the computer with this IP address will get independent given bandwidth. When you enter an IP address range, all computers in the range will share the given bandwidth.
2 ) Port Range - Keep the default settings. The default port range of TCP protocol or UDP protocol is from 1 to 65535.
3 ) Protocol - Keep the default setting. Or you can choose the TCP protocol or UDP protocol or both of them.
4 ) Priority - Keep the default setting. You can change the value if you want to first guarantee the bandwidth for one computer. The smaller value has the higher priority.
5 ) Upstream/Downstream - Enter the bandwidth according to your division.
6 ) Check to enable this entry and click OK to save the settings.
6.Follow the steps above to add a rule for the other client device. And then you will get the following table.
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Chapter 6
Network Security
This chapter guides you on how to protect your home network from unauthorized users by implementing these three network security functions. You can block or allow specific client devices to access your wireless network using MAC Filtering, or using Access Control for wired and wireless networks, or you can prevent ARP spoofing and ARP attacks using IP & MAC Binding.
•Firewall & DoS Protection
•Service Filtering
•Access Control
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6. 1. Firewall & DoS Protection
The SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) Firewall and DoS (Denial of Service) Protection protect the router from cyber attacks.
The SPI Firewall can prevent cyber attacks and validate the traffic that is passing through the router based on the protocol. This function is enabled by default, and it’s recommended to keep the default settings.
DoS Protection can protect your home network against DoS attacks from flooding your network with server requests. Follow the steps below to configure DoS Protection.
1.Visit http://tplinkmodem.net, and log in with your TP-Link ID or the password you set for the router.
2.Go to Advanced > Security > Firewall & DoS Protection.
3.Enable DoS Protection.
4.Set the level (Low, Middle or High) of protection for ICMP-Flood Attack Filtering, UDP-Flood Attack Filtering and TCP-Flood Attack Filtering.
•ICMP-Flood Attack Filtering - Enable to prevent the ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) flood attack.
•UDP-Flood Attack Filtering - Enable to prevent the UDP (User Datagram Protocol) flood attack.
•TCP-Flood Attack Filtering - Enable to prevent the TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) flood attack.
5.Click Save.
Tips:
1.The level of protection is based on the number of traffic packets. Specify the level at DoS Protection Level Settings.
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2.The protection will be triggered immediately when the number of packets exceeds the preset threshold value, and the vicious host will be displayed in the Blocked DoS Host List.
6.2. Service Filtering
With Service Filtering, you can prevent certain users from accessing the specified service, and even block internet access completely.
1.Visit http://tplinkmodem.net, and log in with your TP-Link ID or the password you set for the router.
2.Go to Advanced > Security > Service Filtering.
3.Toggle on Service Filtering.
4.Click Add.
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5.Select a Service Type from the drop-down list and the following four fields will be auto-populated. Select Custom when your desired service type is not listed, and enter the information manually.
6.Specify the IP address(es) that this filtering rule will apply to.
7.Click Save.
Note: If you want to disable this entry, click the 
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6. 3. Access Control
Access Control is used to block or allow specific client devices to access your network (via wired or wireless) based on a list of blocked devices (Blacklist) or a list of allowed devices (Whitelist).
I want to:
How can I do that?
Block or allow specific client devices to access my network (via wired or wireless).
1.Visit http://tplinkmodem.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2.Go to Advanced > Security > Access Control and enable Access Control.
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3.Select the access mode to either block (recommended) or allow the device(s) in the list.
To block specific device(s)
1 ) Select Blacklist and click Save.
2 ) Select the device(s) to be blocked in the Devices Online table.
3 ) Click Block above the Devices Online table. The selected devices will be added to Devices in Blacklist automatically.
To allow specific device(s)
1 ) Select Whitelist and click Save.
2 ) Click Add.
3 ) Enter the Device Name and MAC Address (You can copy and paste the information from Devices Online table if the device is connected to your network).
4 ) Click OK.
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