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TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010779[...]

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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment gen erates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if no[...]

National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and ot her countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) wit hout any limitation except for the countries m entioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria None General authorization require d for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use[...]

This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada. This Class B device meets all the requirements of the Canadian interfer ence-causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Rè glement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Korea Warning Statements: 당해 무선설비는 운용중 전파[...]

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8980 T rademark: [...]

CONTENTS Package C ontents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Product O verview ................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router ........................................................................[...]

4.6.3 Address Rese rvation .......................................................................................................... 42 4.6.4 Conditional Pool ............................................................................................................... .. 43 4.7 Dual Band Selection ................................................[...]

4.14.1 Rule ........................................................................................................................... ....... 80 4.14.2 LAN Host ....................................................................................................................... ... 81 4.14.3 WAN Host ............................................[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1 Package Content s The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One Power Adapter for TD-W8980 N6 00 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2 + Modem Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2 Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W89 80 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router . 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router The TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3 1.2 Main Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 30 0 Mb p s (2 . 4G H z) + 300Mbps (5GHz). ¾ Four 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports (Auto MDI/MDIX), one RJ11 port. ¾ Provides external splitter. ¾ Adopts Advanced DMT mo[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 The modem router’s LEDs are loca ted on the front panel (View from le ft to right). They indi cate the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation. LED Explanation: Name Status Indication On The m[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 5 On Wireless 2.4GHz is enabled but no data is being transmitted. Flash The modem router is sending or re ceiving data over 2.4GHz radio band. (Wireless 2.4GHz) Off Wireless 2.4GHz is disabled. On Wireless 5GHz is enabled but no data is being transmitted. Flash The modem router[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6 1.3.2 The Back Panel Figure 1-2 ¾ ADSL : Through the port, you can connect the modem router with the telephone. Or you can connect them by an external separate sp litter. For details, please refer to 2.3 Connecting the Modem Router . ¾ USB1, USB2 : The USB port connects to [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 7 Chapter 2. Connecting the Modem Router 2.1 System Requirement s ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet). ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors. ¾ TCP/IP protocol on each PC. ¾ Web browser, such as Micr osoft Inte[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 8 ) Note: The diameter of the screw, 3.5mm<D<6mm, and t he distance of two screws is 122mm. The screw that project from the wall need aro und 4mm based, and the l ength of the screw need to be at least 20mm to withstand the weight of the product. 2.3 Connecting the Modem [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 9 Figure 2-2[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 10 Chapter 3. Quick Inst allation Guide 3.1 Configuring the PC After you directly connect your PC to the modem router TD-W8980 or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the modem router, you need to co nfigure your PC’s IP address. Follow the steps below [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 11 Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) , and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3 Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK .[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 12 Figure 3-4 ) Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server addre ss automatically” in the screen above. Now, you can run the Ping command in the comm and pr ompt to verify the net[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 13 If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown belo w, it means t hat your PC has not connected to the modem router. Figure 3-6 You can check it follo wing the steps below: 1) Is the connection between your PC and the modem router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 14 Figure 3-8 ) Note: 1) Do not mix up the user name and password with your ADSL account user name and password which are needed for PPP connections. 2) If the above screen does not pop up, it means that your Web-br owser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu → Internet O[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 15 Figure 3-9 3. Change the VPI/VCI values which are used to define a unique path for your connection. If you have been given specific settings fo r this to configuration, type in the correct values assigned by your ISP. Click Next .[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 16 Figure 3-10 4. Please select the Co nnection Type given by your ISP . Here we use PPPoE as an example. Click Next . Figure 3-11 5. Enter the Username , Password and Confirm pass word given by your ISP, and then click Next . Figure 3-12 6. Configure the basic parameters for 2[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 17 Figure 3-13 7. Configure th e basic parameters for 5GHz wireless network in the following screen as shown in Figure 3-14, and then click Next . Figure 3-14 8. On this page, please confirm all parameters. Click Back to modify or click the Save button to save your configuratio[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 18 Figure 3-15 9. You will see the Complete screen below, click Finish to complete these settings. Figure 3-16[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 19 Chapter 4. Configuring the Modem Router This chapter will show each Web page's key function and the c onfiguration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the twenty main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corres pon[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 20 Figure 4-1 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. Select your desired mode and then click Save .[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 21 Figure 4-2 ¾ ADSL Modem Router Mode: In this mode, the device enables multi-users to share Internet via ADSL using its ADSL port and share it wirelessly at 300Mbps wireless 802.11n speeds. ¾ Wireless Router Mode: In this mode, the device enables multi-users to share Intern[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 22 4.5.1 WAN Settings Choose “ Netw ork ” Æ “ WAN Settings ”, and you will see the WAN Port Information Table in the screen similar to Figure 4-3, which describes the WAN por t settings and the r elevant manipulation to each interface. There are five different configur[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 23 4.5.1.1 Static IP Select this option if your ISP prov ides static IP information to yo u. You should set static IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway address in the screen below. Figure 4-5 ATM Configuration: ¾ VPI (0~255): Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 24 ¾ Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decim al notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0. ¾ Default Gateway (Optional): Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. ¾ DNS Server/ Secondary DNS Server: Here you can se[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 25 Figure 4-6 Click Advance , advanced selections for WAN Service Setup can be shown. ¾ MTU (bytes): Maximum Transmission Unit Size. Check this box then you can change the MTU size. The default MTU value is 1500 Bytes. It is not re commended that you change the default value u[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 26 ¾ Get IP with Unicast: This is disabled by default. The minority of DHCP Server of ISP will not support to enable this. When the Route is connected right but IP cannot get, you can select this box. ¾ Set DNS Server manually: Choose “Set DNS Server manually”, you can se[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 27 Figure 4-7 ¾ PPP Username/Password/Confirm Password : Enter the User Name, Password and Confirm Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Connection Mode: For PPPoE connection, you can select Always on or Connect on demand or Connect manually . Conn[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 28 ¾ IPv6 Default Gateway: Select a WAN connection from the dr op-down list as the IPv6 def ault gateway. Click Advance , advanced selections for WAN Service Setup can be shown. ¾ Service Name/Server Name : Enter the Service Name and Server Name if it was provided by your ISP[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 29 Figure 4-8 4.5.1.5 IPoA If your ISP provides an IPoA connection, select IPoA option for the Connection T ype on the screen.[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 30 Figure 4-9 ¾ IP Address/Subnet Mask: Enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask provided by ISP. If you forget, you can ask your ISP. ¾ DNS Server/Secondary DNS Server: Type in your preferred DNS server. ¾ Default Gatewa y: select a WAN Interface from the drop-down list as the [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 31 ) Note: After you finish the Internet configuration, please click Save to m ake the settings take e ffe ct. 4.5.2 Interface Grouping Choose “ Network ” Æ “ Interface Grouping ”, you can view all the current groups on this page (shown in Figure 4-11). Figure 4-11 ¾ [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 32 Click Save to make the entry effective immediately 4.5.3 LAN Settings Choose “ Network ” Æ “ LAN Settings ” menu, and you will see the LAN screen (shown in Figure 4-13). Please configure the parameters for LA N ports according to the descriptions below. Figure 4-13 [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 33 • End IP Address: Enter a value for the DHCP server to end with when issuing IP addresses. The End IP Address must be sm aller than 192.168.1.254. The default End IP Address is 192.168.1.254 . • Leased Time: The Leased Time is the amount of ti me in which a network user [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 34 the amount of time, in hours, then the user will be “leased” this dynamic IPv6 address. After the dynamic IPv6 address has expired, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IPv6 address. The default is 86400 seconds. ¾ Site Prefix Configuration Type: Select[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 35 ) Note: Only the WAN Ports can use MAC Address Clone function. All the clone MAC addresses must not be the same with each other. 4.5.6 ALG Settings Choose menu “ Network ” Æ “ ALG Settings ”, and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Fi[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 36 • H323 ALG: To allow H323 clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, click Enable . • SIP ALG: To allow SIP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, click Enable . Click the Save button to save your settings. 4.5.7 DSL Settings Choose “ Advanced Setup ”[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 37 ) Note: You could also use other VPN Routers to se t VPN tunnels with TD-W8980. TD-W8980 supports up to 10 VPN tunnels simultaneously. Click Add New Connection in Figure 4-21 and then you will enter the screen shown in Figure 4-22. Figure 4-22 ¾ IPSec Connection Name: Enter[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 38 ¾ Tunnel access from local IP addresses: Choose Subnet if you want the Whole LAN t o join the VPN network, or else choose Single Address if you want single IP to join the VPN network. ¾ IP Address for VPN: Enter the IP address of your LAN. (For example: Input 192.168.1.1 i[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 39 Figure 4-23 ¾ Mode: Select Main Mode to configure the st andard negotiation parameters for IKE phase1. ¾ Aggressive Mode: Select Aggressive Mode to configur e IKE phase1 of the VPN Tunnel to carry out negotiation in a shorter amount of time. (Not Recommended-Less Secure) )[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 40 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding function. 4.6.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “ DHCP Server ” Æ “ DHCP Settings ”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4-24.The modem router is set up by default as a DH[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 41 ¾ Secondary DNS - (Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. ¾ DHCP Relay: Select Relay , then you will see the next screen, and the modem router will work as a DHCP Relay. A DHCP relay is a computer that forwards DHCP data[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 42 4.6.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “ DHCP Server ” Æ “ Address Reservation ”, you can vie w and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-26).When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive t[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 43 4.6.4 Conditional Pool Choose menu “ DHCP Server ” Æ “ Conditional Pool ”, you can see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-28). This page displays vendor class se ttings and allows you to set parameters for vendor class by clicking corresponding buttons. Figure 4-28 [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 44 4.7 Dual Band Selection Choose menu “ Dual Band Selection ”, and you can choose the wo rking frequency for your modem router. It is recommended that your co mputers and devices run ning video and voice applications use the 5GHz band, while your guest access and co mputer[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 45 Figure 4-31 ¾ SSID: Wireless network name shared among all p oint s 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 char acters on the keyboard). Make su re th[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 46 ) Note: If 11b onl y , 11g only , or 11bg mixed is selected in the Mode field, the Channel Width selecting field will turn grey and the value w ill become 20M, which is unable to be changed. ¾ Enable SSID Broadcast: When wireless clients survey the local a rea for w i reles[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 47 Figure 4-32 ¾ WPS: Enable or disable the WPS function here. ¾ Current PIN: The current value of the modem rout er's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the modem router can be found in the label or User Guide. ¾ Restore PIN: Restore the PIN of the modem router [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 48 Figure 4-33 Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly. Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for tw o minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 4: When the W PS LED is on, the client device has successfu lly connected to the mod[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 49 ) Note: 1) The WPS LED on the modem r outer will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. 2) The WPS function cannot be c onfigured if the Wireless Functi on of the modem router is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless Func tio[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 50 which is labeled on the bottom of the Router or can be found in Figure 4-32. • Group Key Update Period: Specify the group key update int erval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Ente r 0 to disable the update. ¾ WPA/WPA2 – Enterprise: It’s based on Radius Se[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 51 64-bit: You can enter 10 hexadecimal di gits (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. ) Note: If you d[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 52 Address is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00:1D:0F:11:22:33. 2. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description fie ld. For example: Wireless station A. 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop -down [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 53 Figure 4-38 ¾ Transmit Power: Here you can specify the transmit power of modem router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ Beacon Interval: Enter a value between 25- 1000 milliseconds for Beac on Interv[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 54 4.8.6 Wireless Status Choose menu “ Wireless 2.4GHz ” Æ ” Wireless Status ”, you can see the MA C Address, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station. Figure 4-39 ¾ MAC Address: The connected wireless station's MAC ad[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 55 Figure 4-40 ¾ SSID: Wireless network name shared among all p oint s 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 char acters on the keyboard). Make su re th[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 56 Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless Router w ill broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. Click Save to save yo ur settings. 4.9.2 WPS Settings This section will guide you to add a new wire less device to an existing network quickly by WPS (also called QSS ) function. [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 57 You can also keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-41, then Choose “ Press the button of the new device in two minutes ” and click Connect . (Shown in the following figure) Figure 4-42 Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 58 III. Enter the modem router’s PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device as ks for the modem router’s PIN number. Step 1: On the client device, enter the PIN number listed on the modem router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen. (It is also labeled on t[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 59 ¾ Disable Wireless Security: If you do not want to use wire less security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following m odes to enable security. ¾ WPA/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authenticat ion type based on pre-shared [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 60 • Authentication Type: You can choose the type for the WPA/WPA2-Personal security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Auto , which can select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PS K authentication type autom atically based on the wireless station's capability and request. • [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 61 Figure 4-46 To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follo w these instructions: 5. 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 example: 00:1D:0F:11:22:33. 6. Give a[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 62 4.9.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wireless 5GHz ” Æ ” Wireless Advanced ”, you can configure the ad vanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-47 ¾ Transmit Power: Here you can specify the transmit power of modem router. You can select High, Middle or L[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 63 each other. Wireless devices will be able to comm unicate with the modem router but not with each other. To use this functi on, check this box. Client is olation is disabled by default. ¾ Enable WMM: WMM function can guarantee the packets with high-priority messages being t[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 64 4.10.1 USB Mass Storage Choose menu “ USB Settings → ” USB Mass Storage ”, you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the modem router and view volume and share properties such as share name, capacity, status, and action, et c on this page as shown below. Figure [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 65 Figure 4-50 To add a new user account, please follow the steps below: 1. Choose the i ndex from the drop-down list of Choose Index . 2. Self-define a New User Name . 3. Enter the password in the New Password field. 4. Re-enter the password in the Confirm Passw ord field. 5. [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 66 Figure 4-51 ¾ Server Status: Indicates the Storage Sharing's current status. ¾ Anonymous access to all the volumes: This function is enabled by default, so users can access all activated volumes of Storage Sharin g without accounts. If you want to add a shared folder [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 67 Figure 4-52 2. Click the Brow se button, and then select the Sele ct Volume from the drop-down list. 3. Enter display name of the share folder in Share Name filed. 4. Click the Apply button to apply the settings. You can click the upper button to go to the upper folder Click[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 68 Figure 4-53 ¾ Server Status: Indicates the FTP Server's current status. ¾ Internet Access: If Internet Access is enabled, user(s) in public network can access FTP server via Internet Address . ¾ Internet Address: If Internet Access is enabled, WAN IP will be displaye[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 69 Figure 4-54 2. Click the Brow se button, and then select the Sele ct Volume from the drop-down list. 3. Enter display name of the share folder in Share Name filed. 4. Click the Apply button to apply the settings. You can click the upper button to go to the upper folder. Clic[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 70 ¾ Server Name : The name of this Media Server. To add a new share folder for your media server, please follow the instructions below: a) Click Add Ne w Folder button, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-56. b) Enter the name of the share folder in Share Name fi[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 71 4.11 Route Settings Choose “ Route Settings ”, it includes four menus : Default Gateway , Static Route IPv6 Static Route and RIP Settings . The detailed descriptions are provided below. 4.11.1 Default Gate way Choose “ Route Settings ” Æ “ Default Gatewa y ”, yo[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 72 Figure 4-60 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination IP Address: The Destination IP Addr ess is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 73 To add a new entry , follow the instructions below. 1. Click the Add New button in Figure 4-61, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-62. Figure 4-62 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination IPv6 Address: The Destination IPv6 Address is the address of the netwo[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 74 Figure 4-63 ) Note: RIP cannot be configured on the WAN Interface which has NAT enabled (such as PPPoE). 4.12 Forwardi ng There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu: Virtual Servers , Port Triggering , DMZ and UPnP . Click any of them, and you will be able to configur[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 75 ¾ Protocol : The protocol used for th is application, either TCP , UDP , or All (all protocols supported by the modem router). ¾ Statu s : The status of this entry , "Enabled" m eans the virtual server entry is enabled. ¾ Edit : T o modify or delete an existing [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 76 4.12.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “ Forwarding ” → ” Port Triggering ”, you can view and add port triggering in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-66). Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telepho ning a[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 77 ¾ Trigger Protocol : The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP , UDP , or All (all protocols supported by the modem router). ¾ Open Port : The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A respons e using one of these ports [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 78 Figure 4-68 To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Click the Enable button. 2. Enter the IP address of a local PC that is set to be DMZ host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. 3. Click the Save button. 4.12.4 UPnP Choose menu “ Forwarding → UPnP ”, and th[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 79 Click the Enable button to enable UPnP. Click the Disable button to disable UPnP. Click the Refresh button to update the Curr ent UPnP Settings List. 4.13 Parental Control Choose menu “ Parental Control ”, and you can configure the paren tal control in the screen as show[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 80 4.14 IPv4 Firewall There are four submenus under the Fi rewall menu: Rule , LAN Host , WAN Host and Schedule . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding function. 4.14.1 Rule Choose menu “ Firewall ” → “ Rule ”, and then you can view a[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 81 The methods to add a new rule: 1. Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4-72. 2. Give a name (e.g. Rule_1) for the rule in the Description field. 3. Select a host from the LAN Host drop-down list or choose “ Add LAN Host ”. 4. Select[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 82 ¾ Edit: To modify an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. z If you select IP Address, please follow the steps below: 1) In Description field, create a unique d[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 83 Figure 4-75 1) In Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP address. If you select MAC Address , the screen shown is Figure 4-76. Figure 4-76 1) In Description field, create a unique description for the ho[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 84 4.14.4 Schedule Choose menu “ Firewall ” → “ Schedule ”, and then you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-78. Figure 4-78 ¾ Description : Here displays the description of the sc hedule and this description is unique. ¾ Edit : [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 85 Click the Delete Selected button to delete the slected entries in the table. 4.15 IPv6 Firewall There are four submenus unde r the I Pv6 Firewall menu: IPv6 Rule , IPv6 LAN Host , IPv6 WAN Host and IPv6 Schedule . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corr[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 86 Figure 4-81 2. Give a name (e.g. Rule_1 ) for the rule in the Description field. 3. Select a host from the IPv6 LAN Host drop-down list or choose “ Add IPv6 LAN Host ”. 4. Select a target from the IPv6 WAN Host drop-sown list or choose “ Add IPv6 WAN Host ”. 5. Selec[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 87 To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-83. Figure 4-83 2. Create a uni que name for the host (e.g. Host_1) in the Description field. 3. Enter an IPv6 address in the IPv6 Address field. [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 88 Figure 4-85 2. Create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1) in the Description field. 3. Enter an IPv6 address in the IPv6 Address field. 4. Enter the prefix length of the IPv6 address in the Prefix Length field. 5. Click the Save button to save the settings. Click[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 89 Figure 4-87 2. Create a uni que description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) in Description field. 3. Select the day or days you need in Appl y To field. 4. In time field, you can select all day-24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding fi[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 90 ¾ Mechanism: Select a type for IPv6 tunnel from th e drop-down list. DS-Lite, 6RD and 6to4 are supported. 1) DS-Lite This type is used in the situati on that your WAN connection is IP v6 while LAN connection is IPv4. Select DS-Lite, and you will see the screen as shown in F[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 91 ¾ Configuration Type: Select a configuration type for th is tunnel. Auto means to obtain the following parameters automatically while Manual means you set them manually. If Auto is selected, only Dynamic IP connection can be selected from the drop-down list. ¾ IPv4 Mask Le[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 92 Figure 4-92 ¾ Enable Bandwidth Control: Check this box so that the B andwidth Control settings can take effect. ¾ Line Type: Select the right type for you network co nnection. If you don’t know how to choose, please ask your ISP for the information. ¾ Total Upstream Ban[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 93 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/ Disable Selected button to make selected entries enabled or disabled. Click the Delete Selected button to delete selected entries. 4.18 IP&MAC Bindi ng There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu: Binding Settings[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 94 To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button as shown in Figure 4-94. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4. Click the Save button to save it. To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the step[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 95 Figure 4-97 ¾ Service Provider: This field displays the service provider of DDNS. ¾ Domain Name: Enter the Domain name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. ¾ Username & Password: Type the “User Name” and “Password” for your D DNS account. ¾ Enable [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 96 4.21 System T ools Choose menu “ System Tools ”, and you can see the s ubmenus under the main menu: System Log , Time Settings , Manage Control , CWMP Settings , SNMP Settings , Backup & Restore , Factory Defaults , Firm ware Upgrade , Reboot and Statistics. Click an[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 97 Figure 4-100 ¾ Save Locally: If Save Locally is selected , events will be recorded in the local memory. ¾ Minimum Level: Select the Minimum level in the drop-down list, for the Minimum Level, all logged events above or equal to the selected level will be displayed. ¾ Save[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 98 3. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. 4. Click Save . To set time automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server 1 or NTP Server 2 . 3. Click the Get GMT butto n to get system time from In ternet if you have connecte[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 99 Figure 4-103 ¾ CWMP: Select enable the CWMP function. ¾ Inform: Enable or disable the function. If enabl ed, the information will be informed to ACS server periodically. ¾ Inform Interval: Enter the interval time here. ¾ ACS URL: Enter the website of ACS whic h is provid[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 100 Figure 4-104 An SNMP Agent is an application running on the modem rout er that performs the operational role of receiving and processing SNMP messages, sending responses to the SNMP manager, and sending traps when an event occurs. So a rout er contains SNMP "agent"[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 101 Figure 4-106 Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User Name : admin • The default Password : admin • The default Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 ) Note: All changed settings will be lost when defaults are rest[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 102 ) Note: 1) New firmwar e vers ions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware u nle ss the new firmware has a new featur e you want to use. However, when ex perie ncing problems caused by the modem router ra[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 103 Figure 4-109 ¾ Statistics Status: Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it, click the Enable . If it is disabled, the func tion of DoS protection in Securi ty settings will be disabled. ¾ Statistics Interval (5-60): The default value is 10. Select a [...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 104 Appendix A: Sp ecifications General Standards and Protocols ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, I EEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, TCP/IP, PPPoA, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT Safety & Emission FCC, CE Ports Four 10/[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 105 Appendix B: T roubleshooting T1. How do I restore m y modem router’s configuration to its factor y default settings? With the modem router powered on, press and hold the RESET button on the rear pa nel for 8 to 10 seconds before releasing it. ) Note : Once the modem route[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 106 z Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server addre ss automatically . Then click OK . For Windows 8 z Move your mouse to the lower right corner and you will see Search icon in the Popups. Go to “ -> Apps ”. Type Control Panel in the search box an[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 107 Now, try to log on to the Web-based configur ation page again after the above settings have been configured. If you still cannot acce ss the configuration page, please restore your modem router’s factory default settings and re configure your modem router following the in[...]

TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 108 Appendix C: T echnical Support Technical Support  For more troubleshooting help , go to: http://www.tp-link.com/e n/support/faq  T o do wnload the latest Firmware, Driver , Utility and User Guide, go to: http://www .tp-link .com/en/support/do wnload  For all other [...]