TP-Link TL-WR1043ND - Ultimate Wireless N Gigabit Router, User Manual

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Page 3: ...tion 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 user s authority to operate the equipment Note The manufacturer is not responsible for...

Page 4: ... prohibited for use with this device The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e i r p is not more than that permitted for successful communication Industry Canada Statement Complies with the Canadian ICES 003 Class B specifications Cet appareil n...

Page 5: ...afety Information When product has power button the power button is one of the way to shut off the product when there is no power button the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source Don t disassemble the product or make repairs yourself You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty If you need service please...

Page 6: ...plicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives Directives 1999 5 EC Directives 2004 108 EC Directives 2006 95 EC Directives 1999 519 EC Directives 2011 65 EU The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents EN 300 328 V1 8 1 EN 301 489 1 V1 9 2 EN 301 489 17 V2 2 1 EN 55022 2010 AC 2011 EN 55024 2010 EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN 6...

Page 7: ...necting the router 7 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 9 3 1 TCP IP Configuration 9 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 10 Chapter 4 Configuring the Router 18 4 1 Login 18 4 2 Status 19 4 3 Quick Setup 19 4 4 WPS 20 4 5 Network 22 4 5 1 WAN 22 4 5 2 MAC Clone 32 4 5 3 LAN 32 4 6 Wireless 33 4 6 1 Wireless Settings 34 4 6 2 Wireless Security 35 4 6 3 Wireless MAC Filtering 38 4 6 4 Wireless Advanced 41 4...

Page 8: ... 61 4 11 3 DMZ 63 4 11 4 UPnP 63 4 12 Security 64 4 12 1 Basic Security 65 4 12 2 Advanced Security 66 4 12 3 Local Management 68 4 12 4 Remote Management 69 4 13 Parental Control 70 4 14 Access Control 73 4 14 1 Rule 73 4 14 2 Host 79 4 14 3 Target 80 4 14 4 Schedule 82 4 15 Advanced Routing 84 4 15 1 Static Routing List 84 4 15 2 System Routing Table 85 4 16 Bandwidth Control 86 4 16 1 Control S...

Page 9: ...IPv6 Setup 95 4 20 System Tools 103 4 20 1 Time Setting 103 4 20 2 Diagnostic 105 4 20 3 Firmware Upgrade 107 4 20 4 Factory Defaults 108 4 20 5 Backup Restore 108 4 20 6 Reboot 109 4 20 7 Password 110 4 20 8 System Log 110 4 20 9 Statistics 112 Appendix A FAQ 115 Appendix B Configuring the PCs 120 Appendix C Specifications 124 Appendix D Glossary 125 ...

Page 10: ...our package TL WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router DC Power Adapter for TL WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Installation Guide Ethernet Cable Note Make sure that the package contains the above items If any of the listed items is damaged or missing please contact with your distributor ...

Page 11: ...ltiple protection measures including SSID broadcast control and wireless LAN 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption Wi Fi protected Access WPA2 PSK WPA PSK as well as advanced Firewall protections the TL WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router provides complete data privacy The TL WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router provides flexible access control so that parents or network administrators can es...

Page 12: ...KIP AES encryption security Shares data and Internet access for users supporting Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE PPTP L2TP Internet access Supports Virtual Server Special Application and DMZ host Supports UPnP Dynamic DNS Static Routing Provides Automatic connection and Scheduled Connection on certain time to the Internet Built in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing Supports P...

Page 13: ... enabled Internet Ethernet Off There is no device linked to the corresponding port On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but there is no activity Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port WPS Slow Flash A wireless device is connecting to the network by WPS function This process will last in the first 2 minutes On A wireless device has been successfully add...

Page 14: ...dem or Ethernet USB The USB port connects to a USB storage device or a USB printer On Off The switch for the power Power The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter Please use the power adapter provided with this TL WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router WPS Reset Pressing this button 1 second enables the WPS function If your client devices such as wireless adapters that suppo...

Page 15: ...43ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 6 flash together once And then release the button and wait the router to reboot to its factory default settings Wireless antenna To receive and transmit the wireless data ...

Page 16: ...alling the router make sure your PC is connected to the Internet through the broadband service successfully If there is any problem please contact your ISP After that please install the router according to the following steps Don t forget to pull out the power plug and keep your hands dry 1 Power off your PC Cable DSL Modem and the router 2 Locate an optimum location for the router The best place ...

Page 17: ...0Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 8 7 Power on your PC and Cable DSL Modem Figure 2 1 Hardware Installation of the 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 2 2 USB Installation of the 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ...

Page 18: ...Ethernet ports of the router and then you can configure the IP address for your PC by following the steps below 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 refer to Appendix B Configuring the PCs 2 Then the built in DHCP server will assign IP address for the PC Now you can run the Ping command in the comman...

Page 19: ...r s IP address is 192 168 0 1 your PC s IP address must be within the range of 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 254 3 Try the IP address 192 168 0 1 Note If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192 168 0 x the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 1 1 to avoid IP conflict Therefore in order to verify the network connection between your PC and the ...

Page 20: ...Name and Password in lower case letters Then click the Login button or press the Enter key Figure 3 4 Login Windows Note If the above screen does not pop up it means that your Web browser has been set to a proxy Go to main menu Network LAN Settings in the screen that appears disable the IGMP Proxy and click Save to finish it 2 After successfully login you can click the Quick Setup to quickly confi...

Page 21: ...des you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring If you select Auto Detect the router will automatically detect the connection type your ISP provides Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the Internet port before detection The appropriate configuration page will be displayed when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the router a If the connection type d...

Page 22: ...provide you with the subnet mask which is usually 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Your ISP will provide you with the Gateway address which is the ISP server s address Enter the gateway IP address into the box if required Primary DNS Enter the DNS Server IP address into the box if required Secondary DNS If your ISP provides another DNS server enter it into this field c If the connection type is PPPoE...

Page 23: ...own in Figure 3 10 Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue Figure 3 10 Quick Setup L2TP User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive If you have difficulty with this process please contact your ISP Confirm Password Enter the password again to make sure that the password is correct Select Static IP if IP Address ...

Page 24: ...lick Next to continue Figure 3 11 Quick Setup PPTP User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive If you have difficulty with this process please contact your ISP Confirm Password Enter the password again to make sure that the password is correct Select Static IP if IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS server address have been provided by...

Page 25: ...racters The same name of SSID Service Set Identification must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network Considering your wireless network security the default SSID is set to be TP LINK_XXXX XXXX indicates the last unique four numbers of each router s MAC address This value is case sensitive For example TEST is NOT the same as test Disable Security The wireless security function can be en...

Page 26: ...ick More Advanced Wireless Settings you will see the picture below Mode This field determines the wireless mode which the router works on Channel Width Select any channel width from the drop down list The default setting is automatic which can automatically adjust the channel width for your clients Channel This field determines which operating frequency will be used The default channel is set to A...

Page 27: ...admin for the User Name and Password both in lower case letters Then click the Login button or press the Login key Figure 4 1 Login Windows After your successful login you will see the main menus on the left of the Web based utility On the right there are the corresponding explanations and instructions The detailed explanations for each Web page s key function are listed below ...

Page 28: ...eless N Gigabit Router 19 4 2 Status The Status page provides the current status information about the router All information is read only Figure 4 2 Router Status 4 3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3 2 Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 29: ... generating a new PIN Add device You can add the new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button b To add a new device If the wireless adapter supports QSS Quick Secure Setup or Wi Fi Protected Setup you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and router using either Push Button Configuration PBC method or PIN method Note To build a successful connection by...

Page 30: ...the client device s PIN on the router Use this method if your client device does not have the WPS button but has a Wi Fi Protected Setup PIN number Step 1 Keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4 3 then Figure 4 6 will appear Figure 4 6 Add A New Device Step 2 Enter the PIN number from the client device in the field on the WPS screen above Then click Conne...

Page 31: ...er will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network 2 The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the router is disabled Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS 4 5 Network Figure 4 7 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu shown in Figure 4 7 WAN MAC Clone and LAN Click an...

Page 32: ...s you one or two DNS addresses select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields Otherwise the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP Note If you find error when you go to a Web site after entering the DNS addresses it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses Get IP...

Page 33: ...the gateway IP address provided by your ISP in dotted decimal notation MTU Size The normal MTU Maximum Transmission Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP Primary Secondary DNS Optional Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP 3 If your ISP provides a PPPoE conn...

Page 34: ...tion is disabled by default so there is PPPoE connection only This is recommended Dynamic IP You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP Static IP You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP Connect on Demand In this mode the I...

Page 35: ...ected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re established when you attempt to access the Internet again Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background If you want to do some advanced configurations please click the Advanced button and the page shown i...

Page 36: ...sign DNS addresses to the router during login please click Use the following DNS servers check box and enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation of your ISP s primary DNS server If a secondary DNS server address is available enter it as well Click the Save button to save your settings 4 If your ISP provides BigPond Cable or Heart Beat Signal connection please select BigPond Cable And you sho...

Page 37: ...Internet access disconnects Connect Automatically The connection can be re established automatically when it was down Connect Manually You can click the Connect Disconnect button to connect disconnect immediately This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re establish...

Page 38: ...ect immediately Connect on Demand You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity Connect on Demand enables the router to automatically re establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again If you wish to activate Connect on Dema...

Page 39: ...n as you attempt to access the Internet again To use this option click the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max...

Page 40: ...connection terminates Connect Automatically Connect automatically after the router is disconnected To use this option click the radio button Connect Manually You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually After a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time the router will disconnect from your Internet connection and you will not be able to re establish your connection auto...

Page 41: ...ter Changes are rarely needed here WAN MAC Address This field displays the current MAC address of the Internet port If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address please enter the correct MAC address into this field in XX XX XX XX XX XX format X is any hexadecimal digit Your PC s MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the router If the MAC address is requi...

Page 42: ...TV Note 1 If you change the IP Address of LAN you must use the new IP Address to login the router 2 If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet the IP Address pool of the DHCP server will change accordingly at the same time while the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will not take effect until they are re configured 3 You can enable or disable IGMP Proxy This feature is enabled by defaul...

Page 43: ...ency will be used The default channel is set to Auto so the AP will choose the best channel automatically It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point Mode Select the desired mode The default setting is 11bgn mixed 11bg mixed Select if you are using both 802 11b and 802 11g wireless clients 11bgn mixed Select if you are...

Page 44: ...is going to connect to as a client You can also use the survey function to select the MAC Address to join Survey Click this button you can search the AP which runs in the current channel Key type This option should be chosen according to the AP s security configuration It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP s security type WEP Index This option should be chosen if the key ...

Page 45: ...red by this security type by default Version you can choose the version of the WPA PSK security on the drop down list The default setting is Automatic which can select WPA PSK Pre shared key of WPA or WPA2 PSK Pre shared key of WPA automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request Encryption When WPA PSK or WPA is set as the Authentication Type you can select either Automatic or...

Page 46: ...Automatic which can select WPA Wi Fi Protected Access or WPA2 WPA version 2 automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request Encryption You can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES Note If you check the WPA WPA2 Enterprise radio button and choose TKIP encryption you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4 21 Figure 4 21 WPA WPA2 Enterprise Radius Server IP Enter the IP...

Page 47: ...n your network Key Type You can select the WEP key length 64 bit or 128 bit or 152 bit for encryption Disabled means this WEP key entry is invalid 64 bit You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F zero key is not promoted or 5 ASCII characters 128 bit You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F zero key is not promoted or 13 ASCII characters 152 bit Y...

Page 48: ...s The wireless station s MAC address that you want to filter Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled Description A simple description of the wireless station To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry follow these instructions 1 Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field The format of the MAC Address is XX XX XX XX XX XX X is any hexadecimal digit For examp...

Page 49: ... 00 07 8A and the wireless station B with MAC address 00 0A EB 00 23 11 are able to access the router but all the other wireless stations cannot access the router you can configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these steps 1 Click the Enable button to enable this function 2 Select the radio button Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access f...

Page 50: ...rger than the specified RTS Threshold size the router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame The default value is 2346 Fragmentation Threshold This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance since excessive packets 2346 is the de...

Page 51: ...etwork performance 4 6 5 Wireless Statistics Choose menu Wireless Wireless Statistics and then you can see the MAC Address Current Status Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station Figure 4 26 The router attached wireless stations MAC Address The connected wireless station s MAC address Current Status The connected wireless station s running status one of STA AUTH STA AS...

Page 52: ...ireless Settings Allow Guest To Access My Local Network If enabled guests can communicate with hosts Enable Guest Network Bandwidth Control If enabled the Guest Network Bandwidth Control rules will take effect Egress Bandwidth For Guest Network The upload speed through the WAN port for Guest Network Ingress Bandwidth For Guest Network The download speed through the WAN port for Guest Network Guest...

Page 53: ...d disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router 2 Make sure the Service Status on the page USB Setings Storage Sharing is Started 3 Make sure the Access shared storage with password on the page USB Setings Storage Sharing is enable 4 Click the Start button to start the Guest Network Storage Sharing 5 Click the Add New Folder to Share button to specify a folder to share for the guests Figure 4 29 ...

Page 54: ...st Network Storage Sharing with guest account you must enable Access shared storage with password on the page USB Settings Storage Sharing or the guests can t access to the Guest Network Storage Sharing The max share folders number is 6 If you want to share a new folder when the number has reached 6 you can delete a share folder and then add a new one 4 8 DHCP Figure 4 31 The DHCP menu There are t...

Page 55: ...wed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP Address Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be leased this dynamic IP Address After the time is up the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address The range of the time is 1 2880 minutes The default value is 120 minutes Default Gateway Optional Suggest to input the IP address of the Ethernet port of the r...

Page 56: ...t leased After the dynamic IP address has expired a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user You cannot change any of the values on this page To update this page and to show the current attached devices click the Refresh button 4 8 3 Address Reservation Choose menu DHCP Address Reservation and then you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen sho...

Page 57: ...u wish to add in dotted decimal notation 3 Click the Save button when finished Figure 4 35 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify If you want to delete the entry click the Delete 2 Modify the information 3 Click the Save button Click the Enable Disabled All button to make all entries enabled disabled Click...

Page 58: ...he Start button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the Stop button to stop it Volume The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to Capacity The storage capacity of the USB driver Used The used space of the USB driver Free The available space of the USB driver Use The percentage of the used space Shared Indicates the shared or non shared status of the volume When the volume ...

Page 59: ... the Storage Sharing service 4 Click the Enable button in shared row to enable the disk to share 5 Click the Disable button in shared row to disable the disk to share 6 Click the Open the disk to visit the sharing disk Note 1 The router can automatically locate new USB drive 2 The new settings will not take effect until you restart the service 3 To unplug the USB drive click Eject Disk button firs...

Page 60: ...rs of External Service Ports Internet address Displays the WAN IP address of this router so that others can access FTP through this address If WAN type is PPPOE PPTP L2TP there would be two connections Therefore users can access FTP Server via two connections Users in a private LAN can access FTP Server via Public Address while internet users can access FTP Server via Internet Address To set up yo...

Page 61: ...rtition will all be shared Select You can select this option to share the specified folder upper You can click the upper button to go into the upper folder Folder Name of folders that is in current path Save You can click the Save button to save your settings and page will be redirected to the FTP server configuration page Back You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to t...

Page 62: ...r 3 Currently the maximum number of clients that FTP Server supports is two Therefore if you want to log in make sure that less than two clients have logged in 4 9 3 Media Server Choose menu USB Settings Media Server and then you can configure Media Server on this page as shown in Figure 4 44 Figure 4 44 Media Server Setting Server Name The name of this Media Server Server Status Indicates the Med...

Page 63: ...the instructions below 1 Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 45 Figure 4 45 Media Server Setting 2 Click the Start button to start the media server and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4 46 Figure 4 46 Media Server Setting 3 Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search pat...

Page 64: ... upper button to get into the upper folder Save You can click the Save button to save your settings and the page will be redirected to the media server configuration page Back You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page To add a new share folder for your media server please follow the instructions below 1 Select the Share entire partitio...

Page 65: ...r on this page as shown below Figure 4 49 Pint Server Setting There are two states of the print server described as follows Online Indicates the print server has been turned on You can click the Stop button to stop the print server Offline Indicates the print server feature is disabled You can click Start button to start it 4 9 5 User Accounts You can specify the user name and password for Storage...

Page 66: ...r Name 3 Enter the password in the Password field 4 Re enter the password in the Confirm Password field 5 Choose the Storage Authority from the drop down list Read and Write or Read Only 6 Choose FTP Access from the drop down list Read and Write No or Read Only Figure 4 51 Add or Modify User Account User Name Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive The user name must be co...

Page 67: ...8 0 1 delete yes and press Enter 192 168 0 1 is your router s LAN IP address If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192 168 0 x the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 1 1 to avoid IP conflict in this case please try net use 192 168 1 1 delete yes 4 10 NAT Choose NAT and you can enable or disable the NAT and Hardware NAT Control feat...

Page 68: ...by the server IP Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP address because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function Figure 4 54 Virtual Servers Service Port The numbers of External Service Ports You can enter a service port or a range of service ports the format is XXX YYY XXX is the Start port and YYY is the End port Internal Port The Internal Servi...

Page 69: ... Select the protocol used for this application in the Protocol drop down list either TCP UDP or All 5 Select the Enabled option in the Status drop down list 6 Click the Save button Figure 4 55 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Note It is possible that you have a computer or server that has more than one type of available service If so select another service and type the same IP address for that...

Page 70: ... of these applications that cannot work with a pure NAT router Figure 4 56 Port Triggering To add a new rule follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 57 2 Select a common application from the Common Applications drop down list then the Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatically filled If the Common Applications do...

Page 71: ...2085 3010 3030 Incoming Protocol The protocol used for Incoming Port either TCP UDP or ALL all protocols supported by the router Status The status of this entry Enabled means the Port Triggering entry is enabled Modify To modify or delete an existing entry Common Applications Some popular applications already listed in the drop down list of Incoming Protocol To modify or delete an existing entry 1...

Page 72: ...e allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing The router forwards packets of all services to the DMZ host Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function Figure 4...

Page 73: ...is opened Internal Port The port which the router opened for local host IP Address The IP address of the local host which initiates the UPnP request Status Either Enabled or Disabled Enabled means that the port is still active otherwise the port is inactive Click the Enable button to enable UPnP Click the Disable button to disable UPnP Click the Refresh button to update the Current UPnP Settings L...

Page 74: ...cket filtering helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world you can disable it VPN VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through...

Page 75: ...sal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer control data protocols such as FTP TFTP H323 etc FTP ALG To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT click Enable TFTP ALG To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT click Enable H323 ALG To allow Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT...

Page 76: ...d will the flood filters be enabled Note Dos Protection will take effect only when the Traffic Statistics in System Tool Traffic Statistics is enabled Enable ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering Enable or Disable the ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering ICMP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 The default value is 50 Enter a value between 5 3600 When the current ICMP FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value the rout...

Page 77: ...o defend against some viruses Click the Save button to save the settings Click the Blocked DoS Host List button to display the DoS host table by blocking 4 12 3 Local Management Choose menu Security Local Management and then you can configure the management rule in the screen as shown in Figure 4 63 The management feature allows you to deny computers in LAN from accessing the router Figure 4 63 Lo...

Page 78: ...t number is 80 For greater security you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided Choose a number between 1 and 65534 but do not use the number of any common service port Remote Management IP Address This is the current address you will use when accessing your router from the Internet This function is disabled when the IP address is set ...

Page 79: ...n as shown in Figure 4 65 The Parental Control function can be used to control the internet activities of the child limit the child to access certain websites and restrict the time of surfing Figure 4 65 Parental Control Settings To add a new entry please follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 66 ...

Page 80: ...ove button to fill this address to the MAC Address of Parental PC field above Website Description Description of the allowed website for the PC controlled Schedule The time period allowed for the PC controlled to access the Internet For detailed information please go to Access Control Schedule Enable Check this option to enable a specific entry Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing entry ...

Page 81: ...child PC with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA can access www google com on Saturday only while the parent PC with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 BB is without any restriction you should follow the settings below 1 Click Parental Control menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page Check Enable and enter the MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field 2 Click Acc...

Page 82: ...st Target and Schedule Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 14 1 Rule Choose menu Access Control Rule and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4 69 Figure 4 69 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function so the Default Filter P...

Page 83: ...he Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list Delete All Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Move You can change the entry s order as desired Enter in the first box the ID number of the entry you want to move and in the second box another ID number and then click the Move button to change the entries order Next Click the Next button to go to the next pag...

Page 84: ...t_1 Mode Here are two options IP Address and Domain Name You can choose either of them from the drop down list If the IP Address is selected you will see the following items IP Address Enter the IP address or address range of the target targets in dotted decimal format e g 192 168 0 23 Target Port Specify the port or port range for the target For some common service ports you can make use of the C...

Page 85: ...e 4 72 Quick Setup Create an Advanced Schedule Entry Schedule Description In this field create a description for the schedule Note that this description should be unique e g Schedule_1 Day Choose Select Days and select the certain day days or choose Everyday Time Select 24 hours or specify the Start Time and Stop Time yourself Start Time Enter the start time in HHMM format HHMM are 4 numbers For e...

Page 86: ...Schedule Description you set just now Status In this field there are two options Enable or Disable Select Enable so that the rule will take effect Select Disable so that the rule won t take effect 5 Click Finish to complete adding a new rule Method Two 1 Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 74 2 Give a name e g Rule_1 for the rule in the Rule Name field 3 S...

Page 87: ...e Add a new entry with the Host Description is Host_1 and MAC Address is 00 11 22 33 44 AA 4 Click the submenu Target of Access Control in the left to enter the Target List page Add a new entry with the Target Description is Target_1 and Domain Name is www google com 5 Click the submenu Schedule of Access Control in the left to enter the Schedule List page Add a new entry with the Schedule Descrip...

Page 88: ...elow 1 Click the Add New button 2 In the Mode field select IP Address or MAC Address If you select IP Address the screen shown is Figure 4 76 1 In Host Description field create a unique description for the host e g Host_1 2 In LAN IP Address field enter the IP address If you select MAC Address the screen shown is Figure 4 77 1 In Host Description field create a unique description for the host e g ...

Page 89: ..._1 4 In MAC Address field enter 00 11 22 33 44 AA 5 Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list 4 14 3 Target Choose menu Access Control Target and then you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4 78 The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule Figure 4 78 Target Settings Target Description Her...

Page 90: ... will be automatically filled If the Common Service Port drop down list doesn t have the service you want specify the Target Port manually 4 In Protocol field select TCP UDP ICMP or ALL from the drop down list 4 If you select Domain Name the screen shown is Figure 4 80 Figure 4 80 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1 In Target Description field create a unique description for the target e g Targ...

Page 91: ...te a unique description for the target e g Target_1 4 In Domain Name field enter www google com 5 Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list 4 14 4 Schedule Choose menu Access Control Schedule and then you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4 81 The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Co...

Page 92: ...page Figure 4 82 Advanced Schedule Settings For example If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA to access www google com only from 18 00 to 20 00 on Saturday and Sunday you should first follow the settings below 1 Click Add New button shown in Figure 4 81 to enter the Advanced Schedule Settings page 2 In Schedule Description field create a uniqu...

Page 93: ... Routing Static Routing List and then you can configure the static route in the next screen shown in Figure 4 84 A static route is a pre determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network Figure 4 84 Static Routing To add static routing entries 1 Click Add New shown in Figure 4 84 you will see the following screen Figure 4 85 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry...

Page 94: ...entries Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen click the Next button to view the information in the next screen 4 15 2 System Routing Table Choose menu Advanced Routing System Routing Table and then you can view the System Routing Table in the next screen shown in Figure 4 86 System routing table views all of the valid route entries in use The Destination IP addre...

Page 95: ...nfigure the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwidth in the next screen Their values you configure should be less than 100000Kbps For optimal control of the bandwidth please select the right Line Type and ask your ISP for the total bandwidth of the egress and ingress Figure 4 88 Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings can take effect ...

Page 96: ...bandwidth This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the Internet port the default is 0 Enable This displays the status of the rule Modify Click Modify to edit the rule Click Delete to delete the rule To add modify a Bandwidth Control rule follow the steps below 1 Click Add New shown in Figure 4 89 you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4 90 2 Enter the information like the ...

Page 97: ... the IP MAC Binding Setting table you can operate it in accord with your desire shown in Figure 4 92 Figure 4 92 Binding Setting MAC Address The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN IP Address The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN Bind Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device Modify To modify or delete an existing entry When you want to add...

Page 98: ... it To modify or delete an existing entry follow the steps below 1 Find the desired entry in the table 2 Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column To find an existing entry follow the steps below 1 Click the Find button as shown in Figure 4 92 2 Enter the MAC Address or IP Address 3 Click the Find button in the page as shown in Figure 4 94 Figure 4 94 Find IP MAC Binding Entry Click t...

Page 99: ...e the item Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items available after enable Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP MAC Binding list Click the Refresh button to refresh all items Note An item could not be loaded to the IP MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before Error warning will prompt as well Likewise Load All only loads the items without...

Page 100: ...main Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave 2 Enter the User Name for your DDNS account 3 Enter the Password for your DDNS account 4 Click the Login button to login the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service Note If you want to login again with another account after a successful login please click ...

Page 101: ...ider 4 Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service Note If you want to login again with another account after a successful login please click the Logout button then input your new username and password and click the Login button 4 18 3 No ip com DDNS If the dynamic DNS S...

Page 102: ...atus of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to log out the DDNS service Note If you want to login again with another account after a successful login please click the Logout button then input your new username and password and click the Login button 4 19 IPv6 Support Figure 4 99 IPv6 Support There are two submenus under the IPv6 Support menu shown in Figure 4 99 IPv6 Status ...

Page 103: ... IPv6 Address Assign Type The way how the router assign IPv6 address for PC in LAN RADVD Router Advertisement Daemon and DHCPv6 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 Server RADVD IPv6 Address The LAN global IPv6 address of the Router Link local Address The LAN global IPv6 address of the Router DHCPv6 Server Release Time the length of time a network user will be allowed to keep connecting to...

Page 104: ...work topology SLAAC Connections which use Radvd IPv6 address assignment DHCPv6 Connections which use dynamic IPv6 address assignment Static IPv6 Connections which use static IPv6 address assignment PPPoEv6 Connections which use PPPoEV6 that requires a user name and password Tunnel 6to4 Connections which use 6to4 address assignment Different types of WAN connection require you to do different setti...

Page 105: ...u one or two DNS IPv6 addresses select Use the following IPv6 DNS Servers and enter the Primary IPv6 DNS and Secondary IPv6 DNS into the correct fields Otherwise the DNS servers will be assigned from ISP dynamically Primary DNS Enter the DNS IPv6 address in colon hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP Secondary DNS Enter another DNS IPv6 address in colon hexadecimal notation provided by your IS...

Page 106: ...fomation before you configure them Release Time The Release Time is the length of time a network user will be allowed to keep connecting to the Router with the current DHCPv6 Address Enter the amount of time in seconds that the DHCPv6 address will be leased The time range is 1 691200 seconds The default value is 86400 seconds LAN IPv6 Address Display the LAN IPv6 address created by the device Clic...

Page 107: ...you get Address not found error when you access a Web site it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses Address Autoconfiguration Type RADVD Router Advertisement Daemon and DHCPv6 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 Server Site Prefix Configuration Type The type of IPv6 address prefix Delegated Get the IPv6 address prefix...

Page 108: ...ssary for your ISP connection Primary DNS Enter the DNS IPv6 address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Secondary DNS Enter another DNS IPv6 address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Note If you get Address not found error when you access a Web site it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses Address Au...

Page 109: ...ddress will be leased The time range is 1 691200 seconds The default value is 86400 seconds LAN IPv6 Address Display the LAN IPv6 address created by the device Click the Save button to save your settings 4 PPPoEv6 Figure 4 105 PPPoEv6 PPPoE Session The PPP session type for IPv6 connection There are two types Share with PPPoEv4 The PPPoEv6 and PPPoEv4 use the same PPP session Create a new Session T...

Page 110: ...tact your ISP to get DNS server addresses Connection Mode The way to connect the ISP Alway On Connect automatically Connect Manual Connect by the user manually Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately Address Autoconfiguration Type RADVD Router Advertisement Daemon and DHCPv6 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 Server Site Prefi...

Page 111: ...one or two DNS IPv6 addresses select Use the following IPv6 DNS Servers and enter the Primary IPv6 DNS and Secondary IPv6 DNS into the correct fields Otherwise the DNS servers will be assigned from ISP dynamically Primary IPv6 DNS Enter the DNS IPv6 address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Secondary IPv6 DNS Enter another DNS IPv6 address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ...

Page 112: ...ess will be leased The time range is 1 691200 seconds The default value is 86400 seconds LAN IPv6 Address Display the LAN IPv6 address created by the device Click the Save button to save your settings 4 20 System Tools Figure 4 107 The System Tools menu Choose menu System Tools and you can see the submenus under the main menu Time Settings Diagnostic Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults Backup Restor...

Page 113: ...n get time automatically once it connects the Internet Enable Daylight Saving Check the box to enable the Daylight Saving function Start The time to start the Daylight Saving Select the month in the first field the week in the second field the day in the third field and the time in the last field End The time to end the Daylight Saving Select the month in the first field the week in the second fie...

Page 114: ...lick the Save button to save the settings Figure 4 109 Time settings Note 1 This setting will be used for some time based functions such as firewall You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully otherwise these functions will not take effect 2 The time will be lost if the router is turned off 3 The router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configur...

Page 115: ...me is not you might have a name resolution problem In this case ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System DNS queries IP Address Domain Name Enter the IP Address or Domain Name of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose Pings Count Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent The default is 4 Ping Packet Size Specifies the number of data ...

Page 116: ...e and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the router on the following screen Figure 4 112 Firmware Upgrade Firmware Version Displays the current firmware version Hardware Version Displays the current hardware version The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the router s current hardware version To upgrade the router s firmware follow these instructions below 1 D...

Page 117: ...e could damage the router 4 The firmware version must correspond to the hardware 5 The upgrade process takes a few moments and the router restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete 4 20 4 Factory Defaults Choose menu System Tools Factory Defaults and then and you can restore the configurations of the router to factory defaults on the following screen Figure 4 113 Restore Factory Default C...

Page 118: ... unmanaged The restoring process lasts for 20 seconds and the router will restart automatically then Keep the power of the router on during the process in case of any damage 4 20 6 Reboot Choose menu System Tools Reboot and then you can click the Reboot button to reboot the router via the next screen Figure 4 115 Reboot the Router Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting w...

Page 119: ...efault user name and password of the router because all users who try to access the router s Web based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the router s default user name and password Note The new user name and password must not exceed 15 characters in length and not include any spaces Enter the new Password twice to confirm it Click the Save button when finished Click the Clear All button ...

Page 120: ... in Figure 4 118 Figure 4 118 Mail Account Settings From Your mail box address The router would connect it to send logs To Recipient s address The destination mailbox where the logs would be received SMTP Server Your smtp server It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field You can log on the relevant website for help if you are not clear with the address Authentication Most SMTP Server...

Page 121: ... Save to keep your settings Click Back to return to the previous page Log Type By selecting the log type only logs of this type will be shown Log Level By selecting the log level only logs of this level will be shown Refresh Refresh the page to show the latest log list Save Log Click to save all the logs in a txt file Mail Log Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the addres...

Page 122: ...ets Statistics Interval 5 60 The default value is 10 Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the drop down list The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic Sorted Rules Choose how the displayed statistics are sorted Select the Auto refresh checkbox to refresh automatically Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately Click Reset All to reset the values ...

Page 123: ...ber of the ICMP packets transmitted to WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate UDP Tx The number of UDP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate TCP SYN Tx The number of TCP SYN packets transmitted to the...

Page 124: ... the User Name field and password in the Password field type password in the Confirm Password field again finish by clicking Connect Figure A 1 PPPoE Connection Type 4 If your ADSL lease is in pay according time mode select Connect on Demand or Connect Manually for Internet connection mode Type an appropriate number for Max Idle Time to avoid wasting paid time Otherwise you can select Auto connect...

Page 125: ...C address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field Or else type the MAC Address into the WAN MAC Address field The format for the MAC Address is XX XX XX XX XX XX Then click the Save button It will take effect after rebooting Figure A 3 MAC Clone 3 I want to use Netmeeting what do I need to do 1 If you start Netmeeting as a host you don t need to do anything with the router 2 If you start as a respo...

Page 126: ...eft of your browser and click DMZ submenu On the DMZ page click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the DMZ Host IP Address field using 192 168 0 169 as an example remember to click the Save button Figure A 6 DMZ 5 How to enable H323 ALG Log in to the router click the Security menu on the left of your browser and click Basic Security submenu On the Basic Security page check the Enabl...

Page 127: ...e 2 To change the WEB management port number Log in to the router click the Security menu on the left of your browser and click Remote Management submenu On the Remote Management page type a port number except 80 such as 88 into the Web Management Port field Click Save and reboot the router Figure A 8 Remote Management Note If the above configuration takes effect you can visit and configure the ro...

Page 128: ... on the Add or Modify a Virtual Server page enter 80 into the blank next to the Service Port and your IP address next to the IP Address assuming 192 168 0 188 for an example remember to Enable and Save Figure A 9 Virtual Servers Figure A 10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5 The wireless stations cannot connect to the router 1 Make sure the Wireless Router Radio is enabled 2 Make sure that the...

Page 129: ...oduce how to install and configure the TCP IP correctly First make sure your Ethernet adapter is working refer to the adapter s manual if needed 1 Install TCP IP component 1 On the Windows taskbar click the Windows icon and then select Control Panel Figure B 1 2 Click on View network status and tasks under Network and Internet Figure B 2 ...

Page 130: ...ngs Figure B 3 4 Right click Local Area Connection and then select Properties Figure B 4 5 In the Local Area Connection Properties window click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Figure B 5 6 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically ...

Page 131: ...prompt and type ping 192 168 0 1 and then press Enter If the result displayed is similar to the Figure B 4 it means the connection between your PC and the router has been established well Figure B 4 Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to Figure B 5 it means the connection between your PC and the router failed ...

Page 132: ...C correct Note If the router s IP address is 192 168 0 1 your PC s IP address must be within the range of 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 254 6 Is the default LAN IP of the router correct Note If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192 168 0 x the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 1 1 to avoid IP conflict Therefore in order to verify the net...

Page 133: ...m LEDs Power System WLAN WAN LAN 1 4 WPS USB Safety Emissions FCC CE Wireless Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835GHz Radio Data Rate 11n up to 450Mbps Automatic 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6M Automatic 11b 11 5 5 2 1M Automatic Frequency Expansion DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Modulation DBPSK DQPSK CCK OFDM 16 QAM 64 QAM Security WEP WPA WPA2 WPA2 PSK WPA PSK Sensitivity PER 270M 68dBm 10 PER 130M 68dBm...

Page 134: ...patibility with IEEE 802 11b devices and WEP encryption for security DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol that automatically configure the TCP IP parameters for the all the PC s that are connected to a DHCP server DMZ Demilitarized Zone A Demilitarized Zone allow...

Page 135: ...reless Access Point and to the wireless network name WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A data privacy mechanism based on a 64 bit or 128 bit or 152 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard Wi Fi A trade name for the 802 11b wireless networking standard given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance WECA see http www wi fi net an industry standards group promoting interop...