TP-Link TL-MR3420 User Manual
User Guide
3G/4G Wireless N Router
TL-MR3420
REV5.0.0 1910012177
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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 Side and Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Chapter 2. Connect the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2. 1. Position Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2. 2. Connect Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
2. 2. 1.Plug and Play via 3G/4G USB Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2. 2. 2.Connect to DSL/Cable/Satellite Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 3. Set Up Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3. 1. Log In to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3. 2. Use Quick Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3. 3. Set Up IPv6 Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3. 3. 1.Use the Public IPv6 Tunnel Service-6to4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3. 3. 2.Specify the 6rd Tunnel with Parameters Provided by Your ISP. . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 4. Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4. 1. Create a Network for Guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4. 2. Customize Guest Network Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 5. Parental Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 6. Bandwidth Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6. 1. Set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6. 2. Controlling Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 7. USB Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7. 1. Access the USB Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 7. 1. 1.Access the USB Device Locally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 7. 1. 2.Access the USB Device Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7. 1. 3.Customize Access Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7. 2. Media Sharing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
7. 3. Printer Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 8. Network Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
8. 1. Protect the Network from Cyber Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 8. 2. Service Filtering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 8. 3. Access Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 8. 4. IP & MAC Binding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 8. 5. Yandex DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Chapter 9. NAT Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9. 1. Share Local Resources on the Internet by Virtual Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 9. 2. Open Ports Dynamically by Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 9. 3. Make Applications Free from Port Restriction by DMZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 9. 4. Make Xbox Online Games Run Smoothly by UPnP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Chapter 10.VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 11.Customize Your Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11. 1. Change the LAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 11. 2. Specify DHCP Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 11. 3. Set Up a Dynamic DNS Service Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 11. 4. Create Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 11. 5. Specify Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 11. 6. Use WPS for Wireless Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
11. 6. 1.Use the WPS Wizard for Wi-Fi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 11. 6. 2.Use the PIN for Wi-Fi connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 11. 7. Schedule Your Wireless Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Chapter 12.Manage the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
12. 1. Set Up System Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
12. 2. Change Operation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
12. 3. Test the Network Connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
12. 4. Upgrade the Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
12. 4. 1.Online Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
12. 4. 2.Manual Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
12. 5. Backup and Restore Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
12. 6. Auto Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
12. 7. Change the Login Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
12. 8. Local Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
12. 9. Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
12. 10. System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
12. 11. Monitor the Internet Traffic Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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About This Guide
This guide is a complement of Quick Installation Guide. The Quick Installation Guide instructs you on quick internet setup, and this guide provides details of each function and shows you the way to configure these functions appropriate to your needs.
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:
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More Info
The latest software, management app and utility can be found at Download Center at http://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 http://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.
This chapter 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 the 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.
1. 2. Panel Layout
1. 2. 1. Top View
The router’s LEDs (view from left to right) are located on the top. You can check the router’s working status by following the LED Explanation table.
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The USB device is being detected. |
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1. 2. 2. The Side and Back Panel
The following parts (view from left to right) are located on the rear and side panel.
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For connecting the router to a power socket via the provided power adapter. |
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Press this button to power on/off the router. |
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For connecting to a DSL/Cable modem, or an Ethernet jerk. |
Ethernet Ports (1-4) |
For connecting the router to your PC or other Ethernet network devices. |
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Press this button to turn on/off the Wi-Fi of the router. |
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For connecting to a 3G/4G modem or a USB disk. |
Antennas |
Upright the antennas for best Wi-Fi performance. |
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Chapter 2
Connect the Hardware
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Position Your Router
•Connect Your Router
Chapter 2 |
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2. 1. Position Your Router
•The product should not be located 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 devices with strong electromagnetic interference, such as Bluetooth devices, cordless phones and microwaves.
2. 2. Connect Your Router
2. 2. 1. Plug and Play via 3G/4G USB Modem
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Note:
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•You can find the latest modem compatibility list in our website: http://www.tp-link.com/en/comp-list.html.
2. 2. 2. Connect to DSL/Cable/Satellite Modem
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1. Connect your computer to the router.
• Method 1: Wired
Turn off the Wi-Fi on your computer and connect the devices as shown below.
Wired
•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 the 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, most USB network cards, can be connected to your router through this method.
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•WPS is not supported by iOS devices.
•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.Tap the WPS icon on the device’s screen. Here we take an Android phone for instance.
2.Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your router.
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Chapter 3
Set Up Internet Connection
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.
It contains the following sections:
•Log In to the Router
•Use Quick Setup Wizard
•Set Up IPv6 Tunnel
Chapter 3 |
Set Up Internet Connection |
3. 1. Log In to the Router
The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you through the process to set up your router to access the internet.
1.Set up the TCP/IP Protocol in Obtain an IP address automatically mode on your computer.
2.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and create a password for future logins.
3. Follow the step-by-step instructions to set up your router to access the internet.
Note: If the login window does not appear, please refer to the FAQ section.
3. 2. Use Quick Setup Wizard
The Quick Setup Wizard will walk you through the process to set up your router.
1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2.Go to Quick Setup, select your Time zone and click Next to continue.
3.Select the Operation Mode as needed and click Next. Then follow the screen instructions to complete the configuration.
Note: The router can be configured with a primary WAN/3G/4G connection and a 3G/4G USB modem/WAN connection as a backup solution to ensure “always on“ internet. In this case, select 3G/4G Router Mode with Ewan Backup or Wireless Router Mode with 3G/4G Backup.
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3. 3. Set Up IPv6 Tunnel
The IPv6 Tunnel feature helps you obtain IPv6 resources based on an IPv4 WAN connection or vice versa.
IPv6 Tunnel is a transition mechanism that allows isolated IPv6 hosts and networks to reach each other over IPv4-only infrastructure before IPv6 completely supplants IPv4. It is a temporary solution for networks that do not support native dual-stack, where both IPv6 and IPv4 run independently.
The router provides three tunneling mechanisms: 6to4, 6rd and DS-Lite. The way to set up 6rd and DS-Lite tunnel are similar.
3. 3. 1. Use the Public IPv6 Tunnel Service-6to4
The 6to4 tunnel is a kind of public service. If there are any 6to4 servers on your network, you can use this mechanism to access IPv6 service. If your ISP provides you with an IPv4-only connection but you want to visit IPv6 websites, you can try to set up a 6to4 tunnel.
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3. 3. 2. Specify the 6rd Tunnel with Parameters Provided by Your ISP
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Chapter 4
Guest Network
This function allows you to provide Wi-Fi access for guests without disclosing your main 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 options to ensure network security and privacy.
It contains the following sections:
•Create a Network for Guests
•Customize Guest Network Options
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4. 1. Create a Network for Guests
1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2.Go to Advanced > Guest Network. Locate the Wireless section.
3.Create a guest network as needed.
1 ) Tick the Enable Guest Network checkbox.
2 ) Customize the SSID. Don‘t select Hide SSID unless you want your guests to manually input the SSID for guest network access.
3 ) Set Security to WPA/WPA2 Personal, keep the default Version and Encryption values, and customize your own password.
4.Click Save. Now your guests can access your guest network using the SSID and password you set!
Tips: To view guest network information, go to Advanced > Status and locate the Guest Network section.
4. 2. Customize Guest Network Options
1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2.Go to Advanced > Guest Network. Locate the Settings section.
3.Customize guest network options as needed.
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•Allow Guests to Access Each Other
Tick this checkbox if you want to allow the wireless clients on your guest network to communicate with each other via methods such as network neighbors and Ping.
•Allow Guests to Access My Local Network
Tick this checkbox if you want to allow the wireless clients on your guest network to communicate with the devices connected to your router’s LAN ports or main network via methods such as network neighbors and Ping.
•Allow Guests to Access My USB Storage Sharing
Tick this checkbox if you want to allow the wireless clients on your guest network to access your files on the USB disk connected to your router.
•Enable guest network bandwidth control
Tick this checkbox if you want to apply the Bandwidth Control settings to the wireless devices on your guest network .
4. Click Save. Now you can ensure network security and privacy!
Tips: To view guest network information, go to Advanced > Status and locate the Guest Network section.
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Chapter 5
Parental Controls
This function allows you to block inappropriate, explicit and malicious websites, and control access to specified websites at specified time.
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5.Enter a Description for the entry, tick the Enable This Entry checkbox, and then click OK.
6.Select Whitelist as the restriction policy.
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•With Blacklist selected, the controlled devices cannot access any websites containing the specified keywords during the Internet Access Time period.
•With Whitelist selected, the controlled devices can only access websites containing the specified keywords during the Internet Access Time period.
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•For Whitelist: Enter a web address (e.g. wikipedia.org) to allow access only to its related websites. If you wish to block all internet browsing access, do not add any keyword to the Whitelist.
•For Blacklist: Specify a web address (e.g. wikipedia.org), a web address keyword (e.g. wikipedia) or a domain suffix (eg. .edu or .org) to block access only to the websites containing that keyword or suffix.
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Chapter 6
Bandwidth Control
This chapter introduces how to set bandwidth limits minimize the impact caused when the connection is under heavy load.
It contains the following sections:
•Set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth
•Controlling Rules
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6. 1. Set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth
1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2.Go to Advanced > Bandwidth Control.
3.Enable Bandwidth Control and enter the Total Upstream Bandwidth and Total Downstream Bandwidth.
4. Click Save.
6. 2. Controlling Rules
1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2.Go to Advanced > Bandwidth Control.
3.Click Add and fill in the blanks.
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•IP Range: Enter the IP range of your devices that you want to apply Bandwidth Control to.
•Port Range: Enter the Port range of the protocols.
•Protocal: Select the protocols of services that you want to control.
•Priority: Select priority from 1 to 5. 1 means the highest priority.
•Upstream/Downstream: Enter the minimun and maxmium upstream/ downstream bandwidth you want to allocate.
4.Click Save.
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