TP-Link TL-MR6400 V4 User Manual
User Guide
300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router
TL-MR6400
REV4.0.0 1910012685
Contents
About This Guide .........................................................................................................1
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2. Connect the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
2. 1. Position Your 4G LTE Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. 2. Connect Your 4G LTE Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 3. Log In to Your 4G LTE Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Chapter 4. Set Up Internet Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4. 1. Use Quick Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4. 2. Create a Connection Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4. 3. Test Internet Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 5. QoS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 6. Network Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6. 1. Protect the Network from Cyber Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6. 2. Service Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6. 3. Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6. 4. IP & MAC Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 7. Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 8. SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
8. 1. View Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
8. 2. Edit and Send a New Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
8. 3. View Sent Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
8. 4. View Drafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
8. 5. SMS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 9. Guest Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
9. 1. Create a Network for Guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
9. 2. Customize Guest Network Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 10. NAT Forwarding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
10. 1. Translate Address and Port by ALG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
10. 2. Share Local Resources in the Internet by Virtual Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
10. 3. Open Ports Dynamically by Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
10. 4. Make Applications Free from Port Restriction by DMZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
10. 5. Make Xbox Online Games Run Smoothly by UPnP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Chapter 11. Specify Your Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
11. 1. USSD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
11. 2. PIN Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
11. 3. Data Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
11. 4. LAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
11. 4. 1. Change the LAN IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
11. 4. 2. Use the 4G LTE Router as a DHCP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
11. 4. 3. Reserve LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
11. 5. Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
11. 5. 1. Specify Basic Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
11. 5. 2. Use WPS for Wireless Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
11. 5. 3. Schedule Your Wireless Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
11. 5. 4. View Wireless Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11. 5. 5. Advanced Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
11. 6. Set Up a Dynamic DNS Service Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
11. 7. Create Static Routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
11. 8. Set up a VPN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
11. 8. 1. Use IPSec VPN to Access Your Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
11. 8. 2. Use OpenVPN to Access Your Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
11. 8. 3. Use PPTP VPN to Access Your Home Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Chapter 12. Administrate Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
12. 1. Set System Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
12. 2. Update the Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
12. 2. 1. Online Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
12. 2. 2. Local Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
12. 3. Back up and Restore Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
12. 4. Change the Administrator Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
12. 5. Local Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
12. 6. Remote Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
12. 7. System Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
12. 8. Monitor the Internet Traffic Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
12. 9. CWMP Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
12. 10. SNMP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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About This Guide
This guide is a complement to 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.
Note: Features available in this router may vary by model and software version. Router
availability may also vary by region or ISP. All images, steps, and descriptions in this
guide are only examples and may not reflect your actual router experience.
Conventions
In this guide the following conventions are used:
Convention
Teal Underlined
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>
Note:
Tips:
Hperlinks are in teal and underlined. 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.
.
Description
Speed/Coverage Disclaimer
*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.
• TP-Link Community is provided for you to discuss our products and share knowledge
at https://community.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 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
The 4G LTE Router shares the latest generation 4G LTE network with multiple Wi-Fi
devices, anywhere you want.
With Ethernet ports and antennas, the router provides wired and wireless access for
multiple computers and mobile devices.
With various features and functions, the router is the perfect hub of your home or
business network.
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 the router.
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Name Status Indication
On The router is connected to the internet.
(Internet)
Off There is no internet connection.
On The wireless function is enabled.
Get to Know Your 4G LTE Router
(Wi-Fi)
(LAN)
(Signal Strength)
Note:
Flashing WPS connection is in progress. This may take up to 2 minutes.
Off The wireless function is disabled.
On At least one LAN port is connected to a powered-on device.
Off No LAN port is connected to a powered-on device.
On
Off There is no mobile internet signal.
Indicates the signal strength the router received from the mobile
internet. More lit bars indicate a better signal strength
.
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.
1. 2. 2. The Back Panel
The following parts (view from left to right) are located on the rear panel.
Item Description
POWER Port For connecting the router to power socket via the provided power adapter.
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Item Description
Get to Know Your 4G LTE Router
POWER ON/OFF Button
LAN1, LAN2, LAN3,
LAN4/WAN
WPS/RESET
Wi-Fi ON/OFF For turning on/off the Wi-Fi function.
Micro SIM Card Slot For holding the micro SIM card.
Antennas Used for data sessions over LTE. Upright them for the best mobile internet signal.
Press this button to power on or off the router.
For connecting to your PCs or other Ethernet network devices.
In wireless router mode, the LAN4/WAN port is used for connecting to a Cable/FTTH/
VDSL/ADSL device.
Press and hold this button until the Power LED starts flashing to reset the router to its
factory default settings.
To enable the WPS function, press this button about 2 seconds. If you have a WPS-
supported device, you can press this button to quickly establish connection between the
router and the client device.
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Chapter 2
Connect the Hardware
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Position Your 4G LTE Router
• Connect Your 4G LTE Router
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c. Connect the
power adapter
and turn on the
router.
b. Insert the Micro SIM card into
the slot until you hear a click.
Power adapter
Router
a. Install the antennas
and position them
upwards.
Standard SIM card
Micro SIM card
Nano SIM card
Connect the Hardware
2. 1. 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. 2. Connect Your 4G LTE Router
Follow the steps below to connect your router.
1. Insert the Micro SIM card into the slot until you hear a click.
2. Connect the power adapter and push in the POWER ON/OFF button to turn on the
router. The power source shall be near the device and shall be easily accessible.
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3. Connect your computer to the router.
Method 1: Wired
Connect your computer’s Ethernet port to one of the LAN ports on the router 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.)
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.
2 ) Immediately press the WPS button on your router.
3 ) The WPS LED flashes for about 2 minutes during the WPS process.
4 ) When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the
router.
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Log In to Your 4G LTE Router
Chapter 3
Log In to Your 4G LTE Router
With a web management page, it is easy to configure and manage the 4G LTE Router.
The web 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 1-32 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.
Note:
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.
Note:
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 > Q6 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.
Tips:
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
After manually set up the internet connection, you need to know the internet connectivity.
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
QoS
This chapter introduces how to create a QoS (Quality of Service) rule to specify
prioritization of traffic and minimize the impact caused when the connection is under
heavy load.
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QoS
I want to:
Specify priority levels for some devices or applications.
For example, I have several devices that are connected to my wireless network. I would
like to set an intermediate speed on the internet for my phone.
How can I do that?
1. Enable QoS and set bandwidth allocation.
1 ) Visit http://tplinkmodem.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2 ) Go to Advanced > QoS > Settings.
3 ) Select Enable QoS.
4 ) Input the maximum upload and download bandwidth provided by your Internet
service provider. 1Mbps equal s to 1000Kbps.
5 ) Click Advanced and drag the scroll bar to set the bandwidth priority percentage.
6 ) Click Save.
2. Add a middle priority QoS rule for the phone.
1 ) Click Add in the Middle Priority: 30% column.
2 ) Select By Device and then click Scan.
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3 ) Choose the respective device from the list.
4 ) Click Save.
QoS
Note:
If you want to delete a QoS rule, click
to remove the responding rule from the list.
Done!
Now QoS is implemented to ssprioritize internet traffic.
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Chapter 6
Network Security
This chapter guides you on how to protect your home network from cyber attacks
and unauthorized users by implementing these three network security functions. You
can protect your home network against DoS (Denial of Service) attacks from flooding
your network with server requests using DoS Protection, block or allow specific client
devices to access your network using Access Control, or you can prevent ARP spoofing
and ARP attacks using IP & MAC Binding.
• Protect the Network from Cyber Attacks
• Service Filtering
• Access Control
• IP & MAC Binding
Chapter 6
Network Security
6. 1. Protect the Network 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 Firewall and DoS Protection.
1. Visit http:///tplinkmodem.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2. Go to Advanced > Security > Firewall & DoS Protection.
3. Enable IPv4 SPI Firewall.
4. Enable DoS Protection.
Note: DoS protection and Traffic Monitor must be enabled at the same time. To enable Traffic Monitor, go to System
Tools > Traffic Monitor and toggle on Traffic Monitor.
5. 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-SYN (Transmission
Control Protocol-Synchronize) flood attack.
Tips:
The level of protection is based on the number of traffic packets. The protection will be triggered immediately
when the number of packets exceeds the preset threshold value (the value can be set on Dos Protection Level
Settings section of the same page), and the vicious host will be displayed in the Blocked DoS Host List.
6. Click Save.
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6. 2. Service Filtering
With Service Filtering, you can prevent certain users from accessing the specified
service, even block Internet access completely.
1. Visit http://tplinkmodem.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2. Go to Advanced > Security > Service Filtering and enable Service Filtering.
3. Click Add.
4. 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.
5. Specify the IP address(es) that this filtering rule will apply to.
6. Click Save.
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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:
Block or allow specific client devices to access my network (via wired or wireless).
How can I do that?
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.
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 Online Devices table.
3 ) Click Block above the Online Devices 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.
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3 ) Enter the Device Name and MAC Address (You can copy and paste the information
from Online Devices table if the device is connected to your network).
4 ) Click Save.
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Done!
Now you can block or allow specific client devices to access your network (via wired or
wireless) using the Blacklist or Whitelist.
6. 4. IP & MAC Binding
IP & MAC Binding, namely, ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Binding, is used to bind
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 matching IP address in
the Binding list, but unrecognized MAC address.
I want to:
Prevent ARP spoofing and other ARP attacks.
How can I do that?
1. Visit http://tplinkmodem.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2. Go to Advanced > Security > IP & MAC Binding and enable IP & MAC Binding.
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3. Bind your device(s) according to your needs.
To bind the connected device(s)
1 ) Select the device(s) to be bound in the ARP List.
2 ) Click Bind to add to the Binding List.
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To bind the unconnected device
1 ) Click Add.
2 ) Enter the MAC address and IP address that you want to bind.
3 ) Select the checkbox to enable the entry and click Save.
Done!
Now you don’t need to worry about ARP spoofing and other ARP attacks.
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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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I want to:
Control the time of day my children or other home network users are allowed to access
the internet and even types of websites they can visit.
For example, I want to allow my children’s devices (e.g. a computer or a tablet) to access
only www.tp-link.com and wikipedia.org, from 18:00 (6PM) to 22:00 (10PM) on weekdays
only.
How can I do that?
1. Visit http://tplinkmodem.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2. Go to Basic or Advanced > Parental Controls and enable Parental Controls.
3. Click Add.
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