TP-Link TD-W8968, User Manual

Page 1: ...TD W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2 Modem Router Rev 3 0 0 1910010970...

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Page 3: ...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 mus...

Page 4: ...etermined by the total RENs contact the local telephone company For products approved after July 23 2001 the REN for this product is part of the product identifier that has the format US TPLDL01BTDW89...

Page 5: ...ne ensure the installation of this equipment does not disable your alarm equipment If you have questions about what will disable alarm equipment consult your telephone company or a qualified installer...

Page 6: ...t the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices does not exceed five French version AVIS Le pr sent mat riel est conforme aux sp cifications techniques d Industrie Canadaapplicables au...

Page 7: ...appareil Industry Canada Statement Complies with the Canadian ICES 003 Class B specifications Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada This device complies with RS...

Page 8: ...nnect the product or the power adapter from the power source z Don t disassemble the product or make repairs yourself You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty If you need se...

Page 9: ...ulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives Directives 1999 5 EC Directives 2004 108 EC Directives 2006 The above product is in conformity with the following standards or...

Page 10: ...onnecting the Modem Router 8 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 9 3 1 TCP IP Configuration 9 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 10 Chapter 4 Configuring the Modem Router 15 4 1 Login 15 4 2 Device Info 15 4...

Page 11: ...Advanced 80 4 7 7 Station info 82 4 8 Guest Network 82 4 8 1 Basic 82 4 8 2 Station list 83 4 9 USB Settings 84 4 9 1 USB Mass Storage 84 4 9 2 User Accounts 85 4 9 3 Storage Sharing 86 4 9 4 FTP Serv...

Page 12: ...4 12Logout 101 Appendix A Specifications 103 Appendix B Troubleshooting 104 Appendix C Technical Support 107...

Page 13: ...dapter for TD W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2 Modem Router Quick Installation Guide One RJ45 cable Two RJ11 cables One ADSL splitter One Resource CD for TD W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2 Modem...

Page 14: ...for handling multiple data streams at the same time which ensures your network stable and smooth The performance of this 802 11n wireless modem router will give you the unexpected networking experienc...

Page 15: ...K 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 Supports ac...

Page 16: ...d or received via the Internet Internet Off There is no successful Internet connection or the modem router is operating in Bridge mode Please refer to Note 2 for troubleshooting On Wireless is enabled...

Page 17: ...ISP to make sure if your Internet service is available now 2 If the Internet LED is off please check your ADSL LED first If your ADSL LED is also off please refer to Note 1 If your ADSL LED is GREEN...

Page 18: ...ty 2 Use the Factory Default RESET button With the modem router powered on use a pin to press and hold the RESET button for at least 5 seconds And the modem router will reboot to its factory default s...

Page 19: ...on where it can be connected to the various 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 modem...

Page 20: ...Internet and make calls at the same time The external splitter has three ports LINE Connect to the wall jack PHONE Connect to the phone sets MODEM Connect to the ADSL port of TD W8968 Plug one end of...

Page 21: ...ur PC in the following way Obtain an IP address automatically 1 Set up the TCP IP Protocol in Obtain an IP address automatically mode on your PC If you need instructions as to how to do this please re...

Page 22: ...rer Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari Step 1 To access the configuration utility open a web browser and type the default address http tplinkmodem net in the address field of the browser Figure 3 3 After...

Page 23: ...ernet access method If you do not want to configure 3G settings now just untick the option Figure 3 7 ADSL Modem Router Mode In this mode the device enables multi users to share Internet via ADSL usin...

Page 24: ...Mode is chosen please select your Country and ISP from the drop down list and enter related parameters provided by your ISP Then click Next Here we use PPPoE as an example Figure 3 8 Note If your cou...

Page 25: ...router Then select your location and mobile ISP Click Save to continue Figure 3 10 Step 6 The WLAN function is enabled by default You can rename your wireless network name and create your own password...

Page 26: ...TD W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2 Modem Router User Guide Figure 3 11 Step 7 You will see the Summary screen click Confirm to make your settings take effect 14...

Page 27: ...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 modem router and its...

Page 28: ...ics Route ARP and DHCP 4 3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 4 4 Operation Mode Choose Operation Mode and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4 2 The modem router...

Page 29: ...LAN WAN port and share it wirelessly at 300Mbps wireless 802 11n speeds 3G Router Mode In this mode the device allows multi users to share a 3G mobile broadband connection via wired or wireless conne...

Page 30: ...nterface ATM Interface you can Configure ATM interfaces on the screen below Figure 4 3 Remove Select the check box in the table on the screen above and then click the Remove button the corresponding i...

Page 31: ...based Utility the detailed configuration will be described in 4 4 9 Quality of Service 4 5 1 2 ETH Interface If your modem router works on Wireless Router Mode choose Advanced Setup Layer2 Interface...

Page 32: ...ur 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 DS...

Page 33: ...click Next Figure 4 10 PPP Username Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive PPPoE Service Name Enter the Service Name if it was provided by your...

Page 34: ...sion Select this option to get the public IP address from the PPP server to your PC and the NAT and SPI Firewall will be closed Sometimes you can think it as bridge while PPP dialing in the modem rout...

Page 35: ...P Address You can select this option to manually enter the primary and or optional secondary DNS server IP addresses provided by your ISP Note If only single PVC with IPoA is configured you must enter...

Page 36: ...2 Click the Add button on the screen as shown Figure 4 7 Select WAN Service Interface over ATM PVC on the next screen as shown Figure 4 8 3 If your ISP provides an IPoE connection select IPoE option...

Page 37: ...ue 2 for the second connection object in the data model Option 61 DUID Specifies the name of the interface whose link layer address the server is to use as its DUID DHCP Unique Identifier You must ent...

Page 38: ...MP to perform remote configuration for client devices such as the router If you are unsure check with your ISP Note If you select the Enable NAT checkbox the NAT menu will be added to the Web based Ut...

Page 39: ...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 5 2 4 ATM PPPoA If your ISP provides a PPPoA connection and y...

Page 40: ...s similar to IPoE over ATM interface see section 4 5 2 2 ATM EoA IPoE 4 5 2 8 ETH Bridge If you want to adopt the Bridge service click the Add button on the screen Figure 4 7 and the next configuratio...

Page 41: ...o remain active at all times enter 0 in the Inactivity Timeout field Note Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Inactivity Timeout because some applications vi...

Page 42: ...igure 4 22 To upload 3G USB Modem Configuration File 1 Click the Add button Then Figure 4 23 will pop up 2 Click the Browse button in Figure 4 23 and then select the right file from the drop down list...

Page 43: ...dary DNS Optional Enter another DNS IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Once the connection is successful you will find the 3G screen is similar to Figure 4 20 Click menu Device...

Page 44: ...rface 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 5 5 LAN Choose Advanced Setup LAN and you will...

Page 45: ...interface DHCP service will supply IP settings to computers which are configured to automatically obtain IP settings that are connected to the modem router though the Ethernet port When the modem rou...

Page 46: ...me when it accesses the DHCP server Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings Click the Add button in Figure 4 27 and then you will set the rule in the scr...

Page 47: ...mplete the following parameters Start interface ID Enter a value for the DHCPv6 server to start with when issuing IPv6 addresses End interface ID Enter a value for the DHCPv6 server to end with when i...

Page 48: ...rvice you will see the NAT menu in the Web based Utility Choose Advanced Setup NAT there are three submenus under the main menu Virtual Servers Port Triggering DMZ Host and ALG Click any of them and y...

Page 49: ...rnal Port Start The base number of Internal Ports You can type a service port or leave it blank Internal Port End The end number of Internal Ports You can type a service port or leave it blank Server...

Page 50: ...End Internal Port Start and Internal Port End in the table and then select the protocol used for this Virtual Server TCP UDP or All 6 Click Save Apply to enable virtual server and then you will see yo...

Page 51: ...rt 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 include...

Page 52: ...er protocol and Open protocol TCP UDP or All 4 Click Save Apply to enable the settings and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure 4 32 Note If you select the application from the drop down...

Page 53: ...ile using the DHCP function 4 5 6 4 ALG Choose Advanced Setup NAT ALG and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4 35 Figure 4 35 Click the Save Apply button to sav...

Page 54: ...nection between the Source IP address and Destination IP address 4 Enter a Source IP Address in dotted decimal notation format and then type Source Port port or port port in the text boxes separately...

Page 55: ...cy to another When you set FORWARDED it means that all MAC layer frames will be forwarded except those matching with any of the specified rules in the table shown in Figure 4 38 While BLOCKED means th...

Page 56: ...Internet activities of the child by restricting the time of surfing URL Filter limits every computer connected to the modem router to access certain websites These two features work independently 4 5...

Page 57: ...work correctly before the time of the device is set in Management Internet Time 4 5 8 2 URL Filter This feature allows you to configure the filter rules based on URL to control all the computers in th...

Page 58: ...ter based priority This is useful when there are certain types of data you want to give higher priority such as voice data packets give higher priority than Web data packets This option will provide b...

Page 59: ...e for this QoS queue entry Queue 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 modem router...

Page 60: ...one condition below All of the specified conditions in this classification rule must be satisfied for the rule to take effect Figure 4 47 Click the Add button Figure 4 47 and you can configure the QoS...

Page 61: ...eed through the WAN port Save Apply Click this button to make the configuration take effect Note The Total Upstream Bandwidth and Total Downstream Bandwidth are required to be configured 4 5 10 1 Rule...

Page 62: ...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 52 If you...

Page 63: ...5 11 1 Default Gateway Choose Advanced Setup Routing Default Gateway you can see the Default Gateway screen Figure 4 53 4 5 11 2 Static Route Choose Advanced Setup Routing Static Route You can see the...

Page 64: ...creen above will display this item you should type the Gateway address correctly and the other option for Interface will adopt the default Gateway address for the Static Route 3 Click Save Apply to sa...

Page 65: ...he primary and or optional secondary DNS server IP addresses provided by your ISP Here you can also select a configured WAN interface for IPv6 DNS server or enter the static IPv6 DNS server Addresses...

Page 66: ...9 Figure 4 59 2 Select D DNS provider in the drop down list 3 Enter the Hostname of the DNS Server and select the corresponding Interface for the DDNS you can leave it default 4 Type the User Name and...

Page 67: ...g 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 othe...

Page 68: ...the Default group Only the default group has IP interface To create a new interface group 1 Click the Add button You can add a new interface group in the next screen Figure 4 63 2 Enter a unique name...

Page 69: ...IPv6 only hosts to reach IPv4 services and to allow isolated IPv6 hosts and networks to reach each other over IPv4 only infrastructure before IPv6 completely supplants IPv4 It is a temporary solution...

Page 70: ...ns If there are IPv6 WAN connections the page will prompt you to delete all the IPv6 WAN connections 4 5 16 2 IPv4inIPv6 Choose Advanced Setup IP Tunnel IPv4inIPv6 You can see the 4in6 tunnel configur...

Page 71: ...you to delete all the IPv4 WAN connections 4 5 17 IPSec Choose Advanced Setup IPSec you can Add Remove or Enable Disable the IPSec tunnel connections on the screen as shown in Figure 4 68 Figure 4 68...

Page 72: ...le 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 ad...

Page 73: ...s Secure Note The difference between the two is that aggressive mode will pass more information in fewer packets with the benefit of slightly faster connection establishment at the cost of transmittin...

Page 74: ...checkbox is selected please set the following parameters as shown in the figure below Make sure the following settings are correct VPI 0 255 Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM net...

Page 75: ...less network name also known as SSID and restrict the channel set based on Region requirements Enable Wireless If you want to use wireless features you must select Enable Wireless If you deselect Enab...

Page 76: ...nterface by manually setting the network authentication or through WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup method Figure 4 73 4 7 2 1 WPS Setup This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existin...

Page 77: ...ith the following two methods Click Push Button you will see the screen as shown below Figure 4 74 Method One Hardware push button Step 1 Press the WPS button on the back panel of the modem router Ste...

Page 78: ...e Figure 4 75 Method Two Step 1 Press the WPS button on the back panel of the modem router Step 2 For the configuration of the wireless adapter please choose Push the button on my access point in the...

Page 79: ...e 4 76 Step 3 Wait for a while until the next screen appears Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration Figure 4 77 II By PIN If the new device supports Quick Security Setup and the PIN method you...

Page 80: ...he WPS 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 WPS as below and clic...

Page 81: ...and enter the PIN code of the modem router into the field after Access Point PIN Then click Next Figure 4 81 4 7 2 2 Manual Setup AP Follow the instructions below to configure security features of the...

Page 82: ...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 En...

Page 83: ...work Key 1 4 If you want to manually enter the WEP keys then enter them in the network Key 1 4 fields Configure WEP Settings 1 Select Shared good from the Network Authentication drop down list The men...

Page 84: ...odem Router User Guide Figure 4 85 Note We use Network Authentication Shared good Encryption Strength 64 bit Current Network Key 1 and enter 10 hexadecimal digits 1234567890 in the Network Key 1 for e...

Page 85: ...he port 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 AES or AES AES is an encryption method st...

Page 86: ...work devices It must have 8 63 ASCII characters or 8 64 Hexadecimal digits Click here to display Click it to show you the WPA Pre Shared Key Configure WPA Personal settings 1 Select WPA Personal The m...

Page 87: ...it shows the password you have set In addition it won t show the blank characters in both ends of the password phrase Figure 4 90 4 WPA2 Enterprise To configure WPA2 Enterprise settings select the WPA...

Page 88: ...while leave it blank or enter 0 to disable it 5 WPA2 Personal To configure WPA2 Personal settings select the WPA2 Personal option from the drop down list The menu will change to offer the appropriate...

Page 89: ...lect the Mixed WPA2 WPA Personal 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 94 4 7 3 Wireless Sc...

Page 90: ...To Select the day or days you need the wireless off Start Time End Time You can select all day 24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and End Time in the corresponding field Add Click this button t...

Page 91: ...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 Add button the pop up picture shown below and then...

Page 92: ...reless bridge restriction please enter the MAC address of the Remote Bridges that you want to connect with and only these Remote Bridges are granted access Figure 4 99 Enabled Scan Select this option...

Page 93: ...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 recommende...

Page 94: ...the screen of Wireless Authenticated Stations setting shown as below Figure 4 102 This page shows authenticated wireless stations and their status MAC Displays the connected wireless station s MAC add...

Page 95: ...key update interval in seconds The value should be 30 or above Enter 0 to disable the update Allow Guest to Access my Local Network The guests have access to your Local Network but can not login the...

Page 96: ...pdate this page and to show the current connected wireless stations click on the Refresh button 4 9 USB Settings There are six submenus under the USB Settings menu USB Mass Storage User Accounts Stora...

Page 97: ...SB storage device that is connected to USB port Note Before removing the USB storage device you should click Disconnect to make sure that all your data have been saved completely Removing device direc...

Page 98: ...efine a New Username 3 Enter the password in the New Password field 4 Re enter the password in the Confirm Password field Click the Set button and then a new entry will be added in the table 4 9 3 Sto...

Page 99: ...splay name Directory The real full path of the specified folder User Index The authorization of the user is displayed users mean Super Users who have the full access permission to all activated volume...

Page 100: ...ton to make the changes take effect 4 9 4 FTP Server Choose menu USB Settings FTP Server you can create an FTP server that can be accessed from the Internet or your local network Figure 4 110 Server S...

Page 101: ...ick the Enable Disable Selected button to enable or disable the selected entries Click the Delete Selected button to delete the selected entries Note 1 The max share folders number is 10 If you want t...

Page 102: ...are Name field c Click the Save Apply button to apply the configuration d Click the Scan Now to scan all the share folders immediately You can also select the Auto Scan at same time select an auto sca...

Page 103: ...een turned on but at this moment other users are using print services 4 10 Diagnostics Choose Diagnostics you will see the Diagnostics screen This section describes the result of the test for the ENET...

Page 104: ...Management Settings Export you can see the Export screen this screen shown in Figure 4 116 allows you to save the current configuration of the modem router as a backup file Figure 4 116 To back up the...

Page 105: ...Figure 4 119 To update the modem 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...

Page 106: ...uration to the factory defaults and then follow the on screen instructions to complete it Account and Password The default user name and its password are both admin The default IP Address 192 168 1 1...

Page 107: ...ove 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...

Page 108: ...specify the community string as the password to authenticate the management station to the router Read Community This field allows you to specify the SNMP Community string which provides read only acc...

Page 109: ...d diagnostics to this modem router ACS User Name Please accept this User Name information from your ISP ACS Password Please accept the Password information from your ISP Note If you want to log on the...

Page 110: ...ntrol There are two submenus under the Access Control menu Passwords and Remote Access The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 11 6 1 Passwords Choose Management Access Control...

Page 111: ...r DSL modem router The user name support is used to allow an ISP technician to access your DSL modem router for maintenance and to run diagnostics The user name user can access the DSL modem router vi...

Page 112: ...anagement Upgrade Firmware you can see the screen shown in Figure 4 129 which allows you to upgrade the latest version software to keep the modem router up to date Figure 4 129 Browse Click the button...

Page 113: ...ter 3 Do not turn off the modem router or press the RESET button while the software is being updated 4 The modem router will reboot after the Upgrading is finished 4 11 8 Reboot Choose Management Rebo...

Page 114: ...TD W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2 Modem Router User Guide Figure 4 131 102...

Page 115: ...ports Auto MDI MDIX One RJ11 port One USB 2 0 port LEDs Power ADSL Internet WLAN WPS USB 1 2 3 4 LAN Network Medium 10Base T UTP category 3 4 5 cable 100Base TX UTP category 5 Max line length 6 5Km D...

Page 116: ...ick the Apple icon on the upper left corner of the screen z Go to System Preferences Network z Select Airport on the left menu bar and then click Advanced for wireless configuration or select Ethernet...

Page 117: ...address automatically choose Obtain DNS server address automatically and then click OK 2 Configure your IE browser Open your IE browser click Tools tab and you will see the following screen Click Int...

Page 118: ...f there are any mistakes please correct the settings and try again 4 If you still cannot access the Internet please restore your modem router to its factory default settings and reconfigure your modem...

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