TP-Link TD-W8960N, User Manual

Page 1: ...TD W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router Rev 4 0 0 1910010506 ...

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Page 3: ...d radio TV technician for help This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the...

Page 4: ...ation planned 2012 Italy None If used outside of own premises general authorization is required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply not for spectrum Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny Ålesund Russian Federation None Only for indoor applications Note Please don t use the...

Page 5: ...andards or other normative documents ETSI EN 300 328 V1 7 1 2006 ETSI EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 2008 ETSI EN 301 489 17 V1 3 2 2008 EN 61000 3 2 2006 EN 61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 A2 2005 EN60950 1 2006 Recommendation 1999 519 EC EN62311 2008 Directives 2004 108 EC The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents EN 55022 2006 A1 2007 EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003...

Page 6: ...nts 6 2 3 Connecting the Router 6 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 8 3 1 Configuring the PC 8 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 11 Chapter 4 Configuring the Router 16 4 1 Login 16 4 2 Device Info 16 4 3 Quick Setup 17 4 4 Advanced Setup 17 4 4 1 Layer2 Interface 18 4 4 2 WAN Service 22 4 4 3 LAN 32 4 4 4 MAC Clone 34 4 4 5 NAT 35 4 4 6 Security 40 4 4 7 Parental Control 45 4 4 8 Quality of Service 48...

Page 7: ...dge 86 4 5 5 Advanced 87 4 5 6 Station info 89 4 6 Diagnostics 89 4 7 Management 90 4 7 1 Settings 90 4 7 2 System Log 93 4 7 3 SNMP Agent 95 4 7 4 TR 069 client 96 4 7 5 Access Control 97 4 7 6 Update Firmware 98 4 7 7 Reboot 99 Appendix A FAQ 100 Appendix B Configuring the PC 103 Appendix C Specifications 110 Appendix D Glossary 111 Appendix E Technical Support 115 ...

Page 8: ...Adapter for TD W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router Quick Installation Guide One RJ45 cable Two RJ11 cables One ADSL splitter One Resource CD for TD W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router including This User Guide Other Helpful Information Note Make sure that the package contains the above items If any of the listed items are damaged or missing please contact your distributor 1 ...

Page 9: ... streams at the same time which ensures your network stable and smooth The performance of this 802 11n wireless Router will give you the unexpected networking experience at speed 650 faster than 802 11g It is also compatible with all IEEE 802 11g and IEEE 802 11b products Multiple Security Protections With multiple protection measures including SSID broadcast control and wireless LAN 64 128 WEP en...

Page 10: ...2 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK data security TKIP AES encryption security Provides 64 128 bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL Access Control List Adopts Advanced DMT modulation and demodulation technology Adopts 300M wireless LAN transmission technology Supports access control parents and network administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day for children or staff Su...

Page 11: ...e Flash The ADSL negotiation is in progress ADSL Off ADSL synchronization fails Please refer to Note 1 for troubleshooting On Wireless is enabled but no data is being transmitted Flash The modem router is sending or receiving data over the wireless network WLAN Off Wireless function is disabled On There is a device connected to this LAN port Flash The modem router is sending or receiving data over...

Page 12: ...correctly Refer to 4 2 Device Info for more information 1 3 2 The Back Panel The Router s ports where the cables are connected and RESET button are located on the back panel Figure 1 2 LINE Connect to the Modem Port of Splitter or to the telephone line 1 2 3 4 LAN The ports 1 2 3 4 connect the Router to the local PC s RESET There are two ways to reset the Router s factory defaults 1 Use the Restor...

Page 13: ...to pull out the power plug and keep your hands dry 1 Locate an optimum location for the Router The best place is usually at the center of your wireless network 2 Adjust the direction of the antenna Normally upright is a good direction 3 Connect your PC and Switch Hub in your LAN to the LAN Ports of the Router If you have a wireless NIC and want to have wireless connection please skip this step 4 C...

Page 14: ...TD W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router User Guide Figure 2 1 7 ...

Page 15: ...you directly connect your PC to the TD W8960N or connect your adapter to a Hub Switch which has connected to the Router you need to configure your PC s IP address Follow the steps below to configure it Here takes Windows XP for example For more details please refer to Appendix B Step 1 Click the Start menu on your desktop right click My Network Places and then select Properties shown in Figure 3 1...

Page 16: ...TD W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router User Guide Figure 3 2 Step 3 Select General tab highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click the Properties button Figure 3 3 9 ...

Page 17: ... Obtain DNS server address automatically in the screen above Now you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection Please click the Start menu on your desktop select run tab type cmd or command in the field and press Enter Type ping 192 168 1 1 on the next screen and then press Enter If the result displayed is similar to the screen below the connection between you...

Page 18: ...ress must be within the range of 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 254 3 2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web based utility it is easy to configure and manage the TD W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router The Web based utility can be used on any Windows Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari 1 To access the configuration utility open ...

Page 19: ...t to a proxy Go to Tools menu Internet Options Connections LAN Settings in the screen that appears cancel the Using Proxy checkbox and click OK to finish it 2 After your successful login you will see the Login screen as shown in Figure 3 9 Click Quick Setup menu to access Quick Setup Wizard Figure 3 9 3 Change the VPI or VCI values which are used to define a unique path for your connection If you ...

Page 20: ...me and Password given by your ISP and then click Next Figure 3 10 Note The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you to configure the WAN Service over ATM interface 4 On the Wireless Configurations screen we use the default SSID select Network Authentication take Mixed WPA2 WPA PSK Personal for example set a Pre Shared Key and then click Save to continue 13 ...

Page 21: ... WAN service will be cleared after clicking the Save button on this Quick Setup page 5 You will see the Finish screen below click Reboot to save these settings Figure 3 12 6 Now your ADSL Modem Router has been configured and is rebooting Please do not power off the Router while it s rebooting 14 ...

Page 22: ...e current configuration has been added to Layer2 Interface list 4 4 1 Layer2 Interface shown in Figure 3 14 and WAN Service list 4 4 2 WAN Service shown in Figure 3 15 Figure 3 14 Figure 3 15 Note More detailed configurations please refer to 4 4 1 Layer2 Interface and 4 4 2 WAN Service 15 ...

Page 23: ...vice Info menu there are six submenus under the main menu Summary WAN Statistics Route ARP and DHCP This Device Info section mainly introduces the elementary information about the Router and its current settings in use Click any of them and you will be able to view the corresponding information Choose Device Info Æ Summary you will see the Summary screen shown in Figure 4 1 The first table indicat...

Page 24: ...ick Setup Please refer to Section 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced Setup there are many submenus under the main menu Among the submenus Layer2 Interface WAN Service LAN etc are default menus while NAT IP MAC filtering of the Security Quality of Service and DNS will appear only when you select some corresponding functions Click any one of them and you will be able to ...

Page 25: ...ion 4 4 1 Layer2 Interface Choose Advanced Setup Æ Layer2 Interface and you can select WAN Service Interface layer2 interface over ATM interfaces or ETH interface ATM Interface Configure the Router to access Internet as an ADSL user ISP provides you VPI Virtual Path Identifier VCI Virtual Channel Identifier settings and the DSL Interface with RJ11 connector Figure 2 1 ETH Interface Configure the R...

Page 26: ... and then click the Remove button the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table Note If the interface is used by the configuration of the 4 4 2 WAN Service you need to remove the corresponding WAN Service entry first before you can remove it here Add Click the button and you can add a new interface in the next screen 19 ...

Page 27: ...Category Select the type of the service assigned by your ISP in the drop down list The default type is UBR Without PCR Connection Mode Select the connection mode for EoA option of DSL Link Type The options include Default mode for single service over one connection VLAN MUX Mode for multiple Vlan service over one connection and MSC Mode for Multiple Service over one connection Enable Quality of Se...

Page 28: ...Setup Æ Layer2 InterfaceÆETH Interface you can configure ETH WAN interfaces on the screen below Figure 4 4 Note To make sure the ETH port available you should first choose Advanced Setup Æ LAN Ports to enable the Virtual LAN Ports feature Add Click the Add button and you can add a new interface in the next screen Figure 4 5 ETH port Select an ETH port to configure as the WAN port Select Connection...

Page 29: ...e Advanced Setup Æ WAN Service and you will see the WAN Port Information Table in the screen similar to Figure 4 7 which describes the WAN port settings and the relevant manipulation to each interface After you add a new Lay2 Interface please follow the instructions below to complete the further configuration of WAN Interface There are five different configurations for the connection types which a...

Page 30: ... ATM Interface until the ETH Interface is deleted 4 4 2 1 ATM EoA PPPoE If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection and you need to use an ATM Interface follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface 1 Add a new ATM interface and select EoA option for DSL Link Type 4 4 1 1 ATM interface 2 Click the Add button on the screen Figure 4 7 and you will enter the next screen as sho...

Page 31: ...sion and PPP Debug Mode etc below please don t select these options MTU Size Maximum Transmission Unit Size Check this box then you can change the MTU size The default MTU value is 1480 Bytes It is not recommended that you change the default value unless required by your ISP Enable Fullcone NAT It is a type of NAT if not enabled the default NAT will act Dial on demand with idle timeout timer The R...

Page 32: ...tart PPP connection in your local PC Enable IGMP Multicast Proxy IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol is used to manage multicasting on TCP IP networks Some ISPs use IGMP to perform remote configuration for client devices such as the Router The default value is disabled and if you are not sure please contact your ISP or just leave it 5 Select a preferred wan interface as the system default gate...

Page 33: ... next screen you will see the detailed settings you ve made Please click the Apply Save button to save these settings Figure 4 13 8 On the next screen you will see the WAN Port Information Table with the new configuration Figure 4 14 Remove Select the check box in the table above and then click Remove the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table 26 ...

Page 34: ...essage from a DHCP server typically contains a number of configuration parameters DHCP options for the Router The DHCP options include IP network information and also the vendor specific options In some cases the Router is implemented to perform user defined operations as shown below You can implement your own treatment of all such options 2 If the Router is functioning as a DHCP client it must id...

Page 35: ...y 5 You will see the next screen as below You can enable the NAT SPI Firewall and IGMP Multicast if you are not sure about the settings just leave the default settings Click Next Figure 4 16 Enable NAT This technology translates the IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet If this Router is hosting your network s connection to the Internet please select the c...

Page 36: ... Next Figure 4 17 7 Configure the DNS Server Addresses on the screen as follows Figure 4 18 Note If only single PVC with IPoA is configured you must enter static DNS server IP addresses 8 On the next screen as shown Figure 4 19 you will see the detailed settings you ve made Please click the Apply Save button to save these settings 29 ...

Page 37: ...shown Figure 4 9 and click Next button to continue 4 On the screen as shown Figure 4 13 you will see the detailed settings you ve made Please click the Apply Save button to save these settings 4 4 2 4 ATM PPPoA If your ISP provides a PPPoA connection and you need to use an ATM Interface follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface 1 Add a new ATM interface and select P...

Page 38: ...e screen of 4 4 1 2 ETH interface 2 Click the Add button on the screen Figure 4 7 and the following configuration is similar to PPPoE over ATM interface see section 4 4 2 1 ATM EoA PPPoE 4 4 2 7 ETH IPoE If your ISP provides an IPoE connection and you want to use an ETH Interface follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ETH interface 1 Add a new ETH interface on the screen of 4 ...

Page 39: ...ps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router User Guide Figure 4 20 4 4 3 LAN Choose Advanced Setup Æ LAN and you will see the LAN screen shown in Figure 4 21 the section allows you to configure the Router s LAN ports settings 32 ...

Page 40: ...e IGMP Mode Standard Mode or Blocking Mode DHCP Server These settings allow you to configure the Router s Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server function The DHCP server is enabled by default for the Router s Ethernet LAN interface DHCP service will supply IP settings to computers which are configured to automatically obtain IP settings that are connected to the Router though the Ethernet...

Page 41: ...dress for a PC on the LAN that PC will always obtain the assigned IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings Click the Add Entries button and then you will set the rule in the screen as below Figure 4 22 MAC Address The MAC address of the computer on the LAN which you want to reserve an IP IP Address ...

Page 42: ...n to restore the WAN Interface s default MAC Address Note Only the WAN Ports can use MAC Address Clone function All the clone MAC addresses must not be the same with each other 4 4 5 NAT NAT Network Address Translation allows you to share one WAN Wide Area Network IP address for multiple computers on your LAN Local Area Network Note When you select PPPoA or PPPoE for the WAN Setup or when you sele...

Page 43: ...irtual Server Table The table indicates the information about the Virtual Server entries Server Name This is the name of the Virtual Server It is exclusive and must be filled in External Port Start The base number of External Ports You can type a service port or leave it blank External Port End The end number of External Ports You can type a service port or leave it blank Protocol The protocol use...

Page 44: ... 4 26 2 Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop down list 3 Select the service which you want to use from the drop down list If the list does not have the service you need type the name of the custom service in the text box 4 Type the IP Address of the computer in the Server IP Address text box 5 Enter the External Port Start External Port End Internal Port Start and Internal Port...

Page 45: ...outer allows the remote party from the WAN side to establish new connections back to the application on the LAN side using the open ports A maximum 32 entries can be configured Figure 4 27 Port Triggering Table The table indicates the information about the Port Triggering entries Application Name This is the name of the Port Triggering It is exclusive and must be filled Trigger It includes the Pro...

Page 46: ... protocol and Open protocol TCP UDP or All 4 Click Save Apply to enable the settings and then you will see you settings as shown in Figure 4 27 Note If you select the application from the drop down list the External Port Start External Port End Internal Port Start Internal Port End and the Protocol will be added in the table automatically 4 4 5 3 DMZ Host Choose Advanced Setup Æ NAT Æ DMZ Host you...

Page 47: ...while using the DHCP function 4 4 6 Security Choose Advanced Setup Æ Security and you will see the security screen including IP Filtering and MAC Filtering only effective in Bridging mode submenus Figure 4 30 4 4 6 1 IP Filtering The IP address filtering feature makes it possible for administrators to control user s access to the Internet which is based on user s IP The IP address filtering includ...

Page 48: ... in Figure 4 32 Figure 4 32 2 Enter the Filter name for the rule it is exclusive and must be filled 3 Select the protocol TCP UDP TCP UDP or ICMP in the drop down list for the connection between the Source IP address and Destination IP address 4 Enter a Source IP Address in dotted decimal notation format and then type the Source Subnet Mask and Source Port port or port port in the text boxes separ...

Page 49: ...e the Source Port and or Destination Port blank it suggests that all Source Ports and or Destination Ports are controlled by the rule IP Filtering Incoming Choose Advanced Setup Æ Security Æ IP Filtering Æ Incoming you can configure Incoming Filtering rules on the screen as shown in Figure 4 33 The Incoming IP Filtering feature allows some IP traffic from WAN to access some local addresses By defa...

Page 50: ...the Filter name If you leave Protocol blank it means that the rule is effective to all protocols if you leave the Source IP address and or Destination IP address blank it suggests that all Source IP addresses and or Destination IP addresses are controlled by the rule if you leave the Source Port and or Destination Port blank it suggests that all Source Ports and or Destination Ports are controlled...

Page 51: ...ied rules in the table shown in Figure 4 35 While BLOCKED means that all MAC layer frames will be blocked except those matching with any of the specified rules in the preceding table Add Click the Add button and then you can add a new MAC Filter in the next screen shown in Figure 4 35 Remove Select the check box in the table shown in Figure 4 35 and then click the Remove button and then the corres...

Page 52: ...u will see your settings as shown in Figure 4 35 4 4 7 Parental Control Choose Advanced Setup Æ Parental Control You can configure the Parental Control on the screen as shown in Figure 4 37 Time Restriction allows you to control the Internet activities of the child by restricting the time of surfing URL Filter limits every computer connected to the router to access certain websites These two featu...

Page 53: ...er s MAC Address radio button The MAC Address has been automatically displayed in the text box To restrict other LAN devices click Other MAC Address radio button and enter the MAC address of the other LAN device 4 Select the day to allow the rule to take effect in the table 5 Enter the Start Blocking Time and End Blocking Time in the text box separately and then the device controlled will then be ...

Page 54: ...cies for the URL Filter Exclude Block the PCs to access the specified URL Include Only allow the PCs to access the specified URL Disable URL Filter function will not take effect To add a URL Filter entry 1 Check the Exclude or Include radio button Here we take Exclude for example 2 Click the Add button in Figure 4 40 and then you will see the next screen as shown in Figure 4 41 Enter the URL Addre...

Page 55: ...rity such as voice data packets give higher priority than Web data packets This option will provide better service of selected network traffic over various technologies Figure 4 42 Select the Enable QoS checkbox to enable all QoS for all interfaces Select a Default DSCP make from drop down list to automatically mark incoming traffic without reference to a particular classifier Click Save Apply to ...

Page 56: ...or the entry Enable Select Enable option to take this entry effect Interface Assigned a specific Wan Service for this QoS queue entry Precedence Specify precedence for this QoS queue entry DSL Latency Select latency path for the type of data transmission only Path0 is available for this Router After you specify the condition click Save Apply to save the entry and then you will see you settings as ...

Page 57: ...sification This section will guide you to create a traffic class rule to classify the upstream traffic assign queue which defines the precedence and the interface and optionally overwrite the IP header DSCP byte A rule consists of a class name and at least one condition below All of the specified conditions in this classification rule must be satisfied for the rule to take effect Figure 4 45 Click...

Page 58: ...ify the condition click Save Apply to save the entry 4 4 9 Traffic Control Choose Advanced Setup Æ Traffic Control and then you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4 47 This page allows you to enable this function and to configure the value of Egress Ingress Total Rate Figure 4 47 51 ...

Page 59: ...utton to make the configuration take effect Note 1 The Egress Total Rate and Ingress Total Rate are required to be configured Otherwise TC rules cannot be added 2 Only when the Router is configured to work in DSL connection does the Line Rate field display the upload download speed assigned by your ISP Otherwise there will be empty 4 4 9 1 Traffic Control Rule Choose Advanced Setup Æ Traffic Contr...

Page 60: ...ate Enter the min and max upload speed through the WAN port Ingress Rate Enter the min and max download speed through the WAN port After completing the above configuration click the Save Apply button to make it take effect and then you will see the following list as shown in Figure 4 50 If you want to modify the rule click the Edit button If you want to delete the rule check the Remove box first a...

Page 61: ...andwidth it gets 4 4 10 Routing Choose Advanced Setup Æ Routing it includes three menus Default Gateway Static Route and RIP shown in Figure 4 51 The detailed descriptions are provided below Figure 4 51 4 4 10 1 Default Gateway Choose Advanced Setup Æ Routing Æ Default Gateway you can see the Default Gateway screen Deselect the checkbox before Auto Gateway and then you will be able to select a WAN...

Page 62: ...e the Static Route screen this screen allows you to configure the static routes shown in Figure 4 53 A static route is a pre determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network Figure 4 53 To add static routing entries 1 Click the Add button in Figure 4 53 and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4 54 Figure 4 54 2 Enter the following data Destination Net...

Page 63: ...3 To remove a static routing entry 1 Select the Remove check box according to the entry in the Figure 4 53 2 Click the Remove button and the entry will be deleted Note Gateway IP address should be correctly configured if IP based Interface IPoE IPoA is selected 4 4 10 3 RIP Choose Advanced Setup Æ Routing Æ RIP you can see the RIP Routing Information Protocol screen which allows you to configure t...

Page 64: ...ver Choose Advanced Setup Æ DNS Æ DNS Server and you can see the DNS Server Configuration screen Deselect the checkbox before Auto DNS Server and then you will be able to manually configure the DNS Server Addresses as shown in Figure 4 57 Figure 4 57 For PPPoA PPPoE enabled PVC s please select the Obtain DNS info from a WAN interface checkbox this Router will accept automatically the first receive...

Page 65: ...an see the Dynamic DNS screen this screen allows you to configure the Dynamic DNS shown in Figure 4 58 The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS feature DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address The Dynamic DNS service allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname in any of the many domains allowing your Router to be more easily ac...

Page 66: ...ect the corresponding Interface for the DDNS you can leave it default 4 Type the User Name and Password for your DDNS account 5 Click Save Apply to save the entry and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure 4 58 4 4 12 DSL Choose Advanced Setup Æ DSL you can see the DSL Settings screen this screen allows you to configure the DSL shown in Figure 4 60 59 ...

Page 67: ...isable the UPnP Universal Plug and Play protocol on the screen UPnP Universal Plug and Play is a distributed open networking standard that uses TCP IP for simple peer to peer network connectivity between devices An UPnP device can dynamically join a network obtain an IP address convey its capabilities and learn about other devices on the network In turn a device can leave a network smoothly and au...

Page 68: ...p Æ Interface Grouping you can configure multiple ports to PVC and bridging groups to perform as an independent network Figure 4 62 To support this feature you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the Add button The Remove button will remove the grouping and add the ungrouped interfaces to the Default group Only the default group has IP interface 61 ...

Page 69: ... Enter a unique name for Group 3 Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop down list Note If you like to automatically add LAN clients to a WAN Interface in the new group add the DHCP vendor ID string By configuring a DHCP vendor ID string any DHCP client request with the specified vendor ID DHCP option 60 will be denied an IP address from the local DHCP server 62 ...

Page 70: ...he entry effective immediately Note If a vendor ID is configured for a specific client device please REBOOT the client device attached to the modem to allow it to obtain an appropriate IP address 4 4 15 LAN Ports Choose Advanced Setup Æ LAN Ports you can Enable Disable the Virtual LAN Ports feature by selecting the checkbox on the screen Figure 4 64 4 4 16 IPSec Choose Advanced Setup Æ IPSec you c...

Page 71: ... configure a VPN tunnel between two TD W8960Ns The topology is as follows Note You could also use other VPN Routers to set VPN tunnels with TD W8960N TD W8960N supports up to 10 VPN tunnels simultaneously Click Add New Connection in Figure 4 65 and then you will enter the screen shown in Figure 4 66 64 ...

Page 72: ...VPN Enter the IP address of your LAN For example Input 192 168 1 1 in Device1 Input 192 168 2 1 in Device2 IP Subnetmask Enter the Subnet mask of your LAN For example Input 255 255 255 0 in both Device1 and Device2 Tunnel access from remote IP addresses Choose Subnet if you want the Remote Whole LAN to join the VPN network or else choose Single Address if you want single IP to join the VPN network...

Page 73: ...cy settings Click Show Advanced Settings and then you can configure the Advanced Settings Main Mode Select Main Mode to configure the standard negotiation parameters for IKE phase1 Aggressive Mode Select Aggressive Mode to configure IKE phase1 of the VPN Tunnel to carry out negotiation in a shorter amount of time Not Recommended Less Secure Note The difference between the two is that aggressive mo...

Page 74: ... both VPN server endpoints use the same Encryption Algorithm Integrity Algorithm Diffie Hellman Group and Key Life time in both phase1 and phase2 4 5 Wireless Choose Wireless there are six submenus to configure Wireless LAN settings Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 5 1 Basic Choose Wireles...

Page 75: ...his option to enable AP isolation function so that stations associated to the AP will not be able to communicate with each other SSID Wireless network name shared among all points in a wireless network The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters use any of the characters on the keyboard Make sure this setting is the same...

Page 76: ...able only when OPEN WPA PSK WPA2 PSK or Mixed WPA2 WPA PSK mode is configured 2 To build a successful connection by QSS you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for QSS function meanwhile 3 QSS Quick Security Setup is one kind of WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup method I By PBC If the wireless adapter supports Quick Security Setup and the Push Button Configuration PBC method y...

Page 77: ...One Hardware push button Step 1 Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router Step 2 Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds Step 3 Wait for a while until the next screen of adapter appears Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration 70 ...

Page 78: ...gure 4 70 Method Two Step 1 Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router Step 2 For the configuration of the wireless adapter please choose Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of the QSS as below and click Next Figure 4 71 71 ...

Page 79: ...on Figure 4 72 II By PIN If the new device supports Quick Security Setup and the PIN method you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods Method One Enter the PIN of wireless adapter into my Router Step 1 Select the PIN checkbox and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field under as shown below Then click Add Enrollee 72 ...

Page 80: ...73 Note The PIN code of the adapter is always displayed on the QSS configuration screen Step 2 For the configuration of the wireless adapter please choose Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar in the configuration utility of the QSS as below and click Next 73 ...

Page 81: ... example the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the preceding figure shown Method Two Enter the PIN of my Router into the wireless adapter Step 1 Get the Current PIN code generated by the Router as shown below You can click Gen New PIN to get a new PIN code for Router 74 ...

Page 82: ...de Figure 4 75 Step 2 For the configuration of the wireless adapter please choose Enter a PIN from my access point in the configuration utility of the QSS as below and enter the PIN code of the Router into the field after Access Point PIN Then click Next 75 ...

Page 83: ...AP Follow the instructions below to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface manually You can set the network authentication method select data encryption specify whether a network key is required to authenticate to this wireless network and specify the encryption strength 76 ...

Page 84: ...ider and evaluate any changes to these wireless settings 1 WEP WEP is a basic encryption method offering two levels of encryption 64 bit and 128 bit encryption To configure the WEP encryption there are two ways Keep the Network Authentication of Open insecurity and select Enabled from the WEP Encryption drop down list as shown in Figure 4 78 Open insecurity allows any wireless station to associate...

Page 85: ...TD W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router User Guide below to configure the Shared Keys Figure 4 78 Figure 4 79 78 ...

Page 86: ...tings 1 Select Shared good from the Network Authentication drop down list The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings 2 Select 64 bit from the WEP Encryption drop down list 3 Select 1 from Current Network Key drop down list 4 Type in the password in the Network Key 1 field 5 Click Save Apply to save the new configuration Figure 4 80 Note We use Network Authentication Shared good Encrypt...

Page 87: ... of the RADIUS server The default number is 1812 RADIUS key The password of the RADIUS Server WPA Encryption Select the encryption you want to use TKIP or AES AES is an encryption method stronger than TKIP Configure WPA settings 1 Select WPA from the Network Authentication drop down list The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings 2 Change the WPA Group Rekey Interval as desired 3 Type ...

Page 88: ...and does not use a separate server for authentication PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type Figure 4 83 WPA Pre Shared Key Enter the key shared by the Router and your other network devices It must have 8 63 ASCII characters or 64 Hexadecimal digits Click here to display Click it to show you the WPA Pre Shared Key 81 ...

Page 89: ...CII or Hex type 3 Change the Group Key Interval as desired or use the default setting 4 Click Save Apply to save the new configuration Figure 4 84 Note If you click the option Click here to display the Figure 4 85 will pop up and it shows the password you have set Figure 4 85 4 WPA2 To configure WPA2 settings select the WPA2 option from the drop down list The menu will change to offer the appropri...

Page 90: ...enticated Network Re auth Interval Enter a value in seconds as the frequency interval to enable periodic Network Re authentication function while leave it blank or enter 0 to disable it 5 WPA2 PSK To configure WPA2 PSK settings select the WPA2 PSK option from the drop down list The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings WPA2 PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server ...

Page 91: ...The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings The steps to these settings are similar to those for WPA PSK Figure 4 88 7 Mixed WPA2 WPA PSK To configure Mixed WPA2 WPA PSK settings select the Mixed WPA2 WPA PSK option from the drop down list The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings The steps of this setting are the same with WPA PSK Figure 4 89 84 ...

Page 92: ...MAC Filter function Allow Select this option to enable MAC Filter function that allow wireless access by the devices listed on this screen Deny Select this option to enable MAC Filter function that block wireless access from the devices listed on this screen Add Click this button to add the MAC Address Remove Select the item of the MAC Address and click this button to remove it When you click the ...

Page 93: ...eless Bridge Access Point Select this option to allow wireless stations including AP clients to access Wireless Bridge Also known as WDS Wireless Distribution System it will bridges the wireless stations which also in bridge mode to connect two or more remote LANs Bridge Restrict Disabled Select this option to disables wireless bridge restriction that any wireless bridge will be granted access Ena...

Page 94: ...ce Only those selected AP will be granted access Refresh Click this button to scan and display the APs Figure 4 94 Note Only Open or Shared authentication method support wireless bridge you should choose Wireless Æ Security to change authentication method to open or shared mode first 4 5 5 Advanced Choose Wireless Æ Advanced you will see the screen of Wireless Advanced settings shown as below 87 ...

Page 95: ...y slightly increase the Fragmentation Threshold Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance Only minor reduction of the default value is recommended In most cases it should remain at its default value of 2346 RTS Threshold Should you encounter inconsistent data flow only minor reduction of the default value 2347 is recommended If a network packet is smaller t...

Page 96: ... Wi Fi Multimedia This function can guarantee the packets with high priority messages being transmitted preferentially It is strongly recommended 4 5 6 Station info Choose Wireless Æ Station Info you will see the screen of Wireless Authenticated Stations setting shown as below Figure 4 96 This page shows authenticated wireless stations and their status MAC Displays the connected wireless station s...

Page 97: ...tings System Log SNMP Agent TR 069 Client Access Control Update Software and Reboot Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 7 1 Settings This section provides three important functions for managing the Router they are Backup Update and Restore Default shown in Figure 4 98 The detailed manipulations are described below 90 ...

Page 98: ...gure 4 99 allows you to save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file Figure 4 99 To back up the Router s current settings 1 Click the Export Settings button on the preceding screen pop up Figure 4 99 the following screen will then appear shown in Figure 4 100 Figure 4 100 2 Click the Save button and save the file as the appointed file shown in Figure 4 101 91 ...

Page 99: ...settings Figure 4 102 To update the Router s settings 1 Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device and you can also enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box 2 After you have selected the file for updating the settings click the Import Settings button Note The Router will reboot upon completion This process will take a while don t turn off the Router or press t...

Page 100: ...ion to the factory defaults and then follow the on screen instructions to complete it Account and Password The default account name and its password are both admin The default IP Address 192 168 1 1 The default Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 4 7 2 System Log Choose Management Æ System Log you can see the System Log screen this screen shown in Figure 4 104 allows you to view the system log and configure...

Page 101: ...list for the Log level all events above or equal to the selected level will be logged Display Level Select the Display level in the drop down list for the Display Level all logged events above or equal to the selected level will be displayed Mode Select the mode to record the events If the selected mode is Local events will be recorded in the local memory If the selected mode is Remote events will...

Page 102: ...r SNMP Service is an application that performs the operational roles of generating SNMP messages requests to modify and retrieve management information and receiving the requested information and trap event reports that are generated by the SNMP agent SNMP Manager is the third party management system Monitor one is an SNMP Manager Figure 4 107 SNMP Agent You can select the checkbox to disable or e...

Page 103: ...TR 069 client you can see the TR 069 client Configuration screen as shown below TR 069 WAN Management Protocol allows a Auto Configuration Server ACS to perform auto configuration provision collection and diagnostics to this device Figure 4 108 Inform You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the Inform Interval Inform Interval Type the interval time of your Router contact with the ACS ACS ...

Page 104: ...Æ Password you can see the screen shown in Figure 4 109 which allows you to change the factory default password of the Router The default password is the same as the user name which is admin admin support support and user user respectively Figure 4 109 To change the password 1 Select the Username whose password you want to change 2 Enter the Old Password in the text box 3 Enter the New Password an...

Page 105: ...k the button to locate the latest software for the device Update Firmware After you have selected the latest software click the button To update the Router s software 1 Download the latest software upgrade file from the TP LINK website http www tp link com 2 Click Browse to view the folders and select the image file or enter the exact path to the image file location in the text box 3 Click the Upd...

Page 106: ...Figure 4 111 which allows you to reboot the Router Figure 4 111 Note 1 After you clicked the Reboot button please wait for a while before reopening your web browser 2 Do not turn off the Router or press the RESET button while the Router is rebooting 3 If necessary reconfigure your PC s IP address to match your new configuration 99 ...

Page 107: ... 4 10 Note If you are a Cable user please configure the Router following the above steps 2 How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users Log in to the Router and configure the WAN connection type as IPoE connection mode The detailed steps please refer to section 4 4 2 2 ATM EoA IPoE 3 I want to use NetMeeting what do I need to do 1 If you start NetMeeting as a sponsor you don ...

Page 108: ... click the Advanced Setup NAT menu on the left of your browser and click DMZ Host submenu On the DMZ page type your IP address into the DMZ Host IP Address field using 192 168 1 222 as an example remember to click the Save Apply button 4 I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN what should I do Log in to the Router click the Advanced Setup NAT menu on the left of your browser and click 101 ...

Page 109: ...EB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router you will be prompt to change the WEB management port number to avoid interference 5 The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router 1 Make sure the Enable Wireless Router Radio is checked 2 Make sure that the wireless stations SSID accord with the Router s SSID 3 Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for enc...

Page 110: ...ter User Guide Appendix B Configuring the PC For Windows XP OS Go to Start Control Panel you will then see the following page Click Network Connections Right click Local Area Connection Click Network and Internet Connections Click Properties 103 ...

Page 111: ...TD W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router User Guide Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK 104 ...

Page 112: ...TD W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router User Guide Click OK 105 ...

Page 113: ...bps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router User Guide For Windows Vista OS Go to Start Settings Control Panel and then you will see the following page Click View network status and tasks Click View status Click Properties 106 ...

Page 114: ...8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router User Guide Double click Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK 107 ...

Page 115: ...Modem Router User Guide For Windows 7 OS Go to Start Settings Control Panel and then you will see the following page Click Change adapter settings Click Properties Right click Local Area Connection Click View network status and tasks 108 ...

Page 116: ...8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2 Modem Router User Guide Double click Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK 109 ...

Page 117: ... 5e cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 100Ω STP maximum 100m 1 2 3 4 LAN WLAN ADSL LED Power Internet QSS Safety Emissions FCC CE Wireless Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835GHz Radio Data Rate 11n up to 300Mbps Automatic 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6Mbps Automatic 11b 11 5 5 2 1Mbps Automatic Frequency Expansion DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Modulation DBPSK DQPSK CCK OFDM 16 QAM 64 QAM Security WEP WPA WPA...

Page 118: ...intain a connection at as much as three times the transmission distance of traditional 802 11b and 802 11g products for a coverage area that is up to nine times greater A traditional 802 11b and 802 11g product transmission distance is about 300m a 2x to 3x eXtended Range based client and access point can maintain a connection transmission distance may be up to 830m Access Point A device that allo...

Page 119: ...e resources of a network from users from other networks Gateway A device that interconnects networks with different incompatible communications protocols IEEE 802 11b The IEEE 802 11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2 4GHz and WEP encryption for security IEEE 802 11b networks...

Page 120: ...l In User Service A protocol that uses an authentication server to control network access RJ45 Registered Jack 45 An Ethernet connector that holds up to eight wires Router A networking device that connects multiple networks together RPC Remote Procedure Calls RPC is a powerful technique for constructing distributed client server based applications It is based on extending the notion of convention ...

Page 121: ...ware with a newer version VLAN Virtual Local Air Network Logical subgroups that constitute a Local Area Network LAN This is done in software rather than defining a hardware solution VLAN ID 0 4095 Indicates the ID number of the VLAN being configured Up to 256 VLANs can be created WAN Wide Area Network Networks that cover a large geographical area Web based Utility The web page that allows you to m...

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