TP Link C50V5 Users Manual

User Guide

AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Router

REV5.0.0 1910012355

Contents

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 to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

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

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

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

Chapter 4. Configure the Router in Wireless Router Mode . . . . . . . . . . 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. 4. Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4. 4. 1. WAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4. 6. 3. Wireless Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4. 6. 4. Wireless Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

4. 6. 5. Wireless MAC Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

4. 6. 6. Wireless Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

4. 6. 7. Wireless Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

4. 7. Guest Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

4. 8. DHCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

4. 8. 1. DHCP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

4. 8. 2. DHCP Client List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

4. 8. 3. Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

4. 9. Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

4. 9. 1. Virtual Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

4. 9. 2. Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

4. 9. 3. DMZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

4. 9. 4. UPnP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

4. 10. Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

4. 10. 1. Basic Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

4. 10. 2. Advanced Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4. 10. 3. Local Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

4. 10. 4. Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

4. 11. Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

4. 12. Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

4. 13. Advanced Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

4. 13. 1. Static Route List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

4. 13. 2. System Routing Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

4. 14. Bandwidth Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

4. 14. 1. Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

4. 14. 2. Rule List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

4. 15. IP & MAC Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

4. 15. 1. Binding Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

4. 15. 2. ARP List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

4. 16. Dynamic DNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

4. 17. IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

4. 17. 1. IPv6 Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

4. 17. 2. IPv6 WAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

4. 17. 3. IPv6 LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

4. 18. System Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

4. 18. 1. Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

4. 18. 2. LED Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

4. 18. 3. Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

4. 18. 4. Diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

4. 18. 5. Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

4. 18. 6. Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

4. 18. 7. Backup & Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

4. 18. 8. Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

4. 18. 9. Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

4. 18. 10. System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

4. 18. 11. Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

4. 19. Log Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Chapter 5. Configure the Router in Access Point Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

5. 1. Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

5. 2. Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

5. 3. Operation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

5. 3. 1. Wireless Router Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

5. 3. 2. Access Point Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

5. 4. Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

5. 5. Dual Band Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

5. 6. Wireless (2.4GHz or 5GHz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

5. 6. 1. Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

5. 6. 2. WPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

5. 6. 3. Wireless Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

5. 6. 4. Wireless Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

5. 6. 5. Wireless MAC Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

5. 6. 6. Wireless Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

5. 6. 7. Wireless Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

5. 6. 8. Throughput Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

5. 7. Guest Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

5. 8. DHCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

5. 8. 1. DHCP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

5. 8. 2. DHCP Client List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

5. 8. 3. Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

5. 9. System Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

5. 9. 1. Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

5. 9. 2. LED Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

5. 9. 3. Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

5. 9. 4. Diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

5. 9. 5. Firmware Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

5. 9. 6. Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

5. 9. 7. Backup & Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

5. 9. 8. Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

5. 9. 9. Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

5. 9. 10. System Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

5. 9. 11. Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

5. 10. Log Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

FAQ ................................................................................................................................99

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 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.

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

More Info

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

Center

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

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

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

at www.tp-link.com/support.

http://www.tp-link.com.

Our Technical Support contact information can be found at the

Support

page at www.tp-link.com/support.

Contact Technical

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

Chapter 1

Get to Know About Your Router

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.

Chapter 1

LED Explanation

Name Status Indication

Get to Know About Your Router

On The system has started up successfully.

(Power)

(2.4GHz Wireless)

(5GHz Wireless)

(Internet)

(Ethernet)

(WPS)

Flashing

Off Power is off.

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.

Green On Internet service is available.

Orange On The router’s Internet port is connected, but the internet is not available.

Off The router’s Internet port is not connected.

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

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

On A WPS connection is established.

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

Off

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

disconnect or power off your router.

A WPS connection has been established for more than 5 minutes or

WPS connection failed.

1. 2. 2. The Back Panel

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Get to Know About Your Router

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

Item Description

Press this button for 1 second, and immediately press the WPS button on your

device. The WPS LED of the router should change from flashing to solid on, indicating

WPS/Wi-Fi Button

successful WPS connection.

Press and hold this button for about 3 seconds to turn on or off the wireless function

of your router.

Reset Button

Internet 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.

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

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

Antennas

Press and hold this button for 2 seconds until all LEDs turn off to reset the router to

its factory default settings.

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

performance.

Chapter 2

Connect to the Internet

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Position Your Router

• Connect Your Router

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Internet

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 Internet port, and then follow Step 4 and 5 to complete the hardware connection.

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

2 ) Connect the modem to the router’s Internet port with an Ethernet cable.

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

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

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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 as shown below.

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.

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• 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 we take an Android phone as an

example.

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WPS

2 ) Immediately press the WPS button on your router.

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Chapter 3

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

Chapter 3

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

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

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

The default one is

Note:

admin (all lowercase) for both username and password.

3. For security purposes, go to System Tools > Password and create a new username and

password for future logins.

Chapter 4

Configure the Router in Wireless Router Mode

This chapter presents how to configure the various features of the router working as a wireless router.

It contains the following sections:

Status

•

• Parental Controls

• Quick Setup

• Operation Mode

• Network

• Dual Band Selection

• Wireless (2.4GHz or 5GHz)

• Guest Network

• DHCP

• Forwarding

• Security

• 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

•

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

wireless function, 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 > 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.

•

WDS Status - The status of the WDS connection is displayed.

•

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 Internet 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 obtain new IP parameters dynamically from the ISP or release them.

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

•

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

reset.

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

Click

Renew or Release here to

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 two operation modes: Wireless Router mode and Access Point mode.

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, this 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

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. For details, refer to

3. Visit router.

Configure the Router in Access Point Mode session for detailed information.

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

4. Go to

Operation Mode.

5. Select the

Access Point mode and click Save.

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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

3. Configure the IP parameters of the LAN and click

Network > WAN.

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.

Renew to renew the IP parameters from your ISP.

Click

Release to release the IP parameters.

• MTU Size - 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.

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• 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.

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

•

ISP.

Primary/Secondary DNS Server - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in

•

dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.

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.

• 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 connection.

Dynamic IP or Static IP to activate the secondary

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• 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

on Demand

mode. The internet connection can be disconnected automatically

Max Idle Time function as Connect

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.

Detect Online 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.

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

Set DNS server manually and enter the IP

L2TP

If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select L2TP.

• 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 button to disconnect immediately.

•

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.

Enable IGMP Proxy - IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) is used to manage

• multicasting on TCP/IP net works. Some ISPs use IGMP to perform remote configuration for client devices, such as the modem router. The default value is enabled, and if you are not sure, please contact your ISP or just leave it.

•

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

Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect

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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

on Demand

mode. The internet connection can be disconnected automatically

Max Idle Time function as Connect

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.

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.

•

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.

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• 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

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

on Demand

mode. The internet connection can be disconnected automatically

Max Idle Time function as Connect

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 user 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 1480 bytes. It is not recommended that you

change the default MTU size unless required by your ISP.

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• 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

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

on Demand

mode. The internet connection can be disconnected automatically

Max Idle Time function as Connect

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

3. Configure the IP parameters of the LAN and click

Network > LAN.

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.

•

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.

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2. Go to Network > IPTV.

3. Configure IPTV settings and click

• 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.

Save.

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

3. Configure the WAN MAC address and click

Network > MAC Clone.

Save.

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

port. If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct

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MAC address in this field. Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of Internet 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 and this MAC address will be filled in the

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.

WAN MAC Address field.

Clone MAC Address

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

3. Select the working radio band as needed and click

Dual Band Selection.

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

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

Wireless > Basic Settings.

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).

Enable WDS - You can select this to enable WDS Bridging, with this function, the router

•

can bridge two or more WLANs.

NOTE: If this checkbox is selected, you had better make sure the following settings are correct.

SSID (to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a

•

client. You can also use the scan function to select the SSID to join.

MAC Address (to be bridged) - The MAC Address of the AP your Router is going to

•

connect to as a client. You can also use the scan function to select the MAC Address to join.

•

Scan - Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel.

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