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Package Contents The following items should be found in your box: ¾ One TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband R outer ¾ One power cord for TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadba nd Router ¾ One Resource CD for TL-R480T+ Lo ad Balance Broadband Router, including: • This User Guide • Other Helpful Information ¾ Mounting kits for installing in a standard 1[...]

CONTENTS Chapter 1.  Introducti on ........................................................................................ 1  1.1  Overview of the Router .................................................................................................. 1  1.2  Features.................................................................[...]

4.6.3  Domain Filt ering ............................................................................................................. 50  4.6.4  MAC Filt ering .................................................................................................................. 52  4.6.5  Screen .........................................[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 1 Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing TL-R480T + Load Balance Broadb and Router! 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Rout er possesses excellent throughput and driving load capability, which consumedl y meets the requirements from Internet cafe and small /medi[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 2 ¾ Supports TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP ¾ Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Stat ic Routing, VPN pass-through ¾ Supports Traffic Statistics ¾ Supports IP & MAC Binding, Sw itch Setting, and Session Limit ¾ Supports ICMP-FLOOD, UDP-FLOOD, TCP-SYN-FLOOD filter ¾ Ignores Ping packets fro[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide Chapter 2. Hardware installation 2.1 Panel Layout 2.1.1 The Front Panel The Router’s LEDs are located on the fr ont panel (View from left to right). Figure 2-1 LED Descriptions: Name Status Indication Not lit The router is power off. PWR Lit up (Green) The router is power on. Not lit The router h[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 4 ) Note: Ensure the router is powered on before it restarts completely. ¾ WAN: A RJ45 port for connecting the router to a c able, DSL modem or Ethernet. Port 1 is a fixed WAN port. ¾ WAN/LAN: Three RJ45 ports which can be adjus ted to be WAN or LAN ports. By defaults, port 2 is WAN port, while p[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 5 ¾ AC power receptacle: Connect the female of the power cord head here, and the male head to the AC power outlet. 2.2 System Requirement s ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable modem that has an RJ45 connector (It’s not necessary if you connect the router to[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 6 ) Note: The Grounding Bar and t he Ground Cable are not provi ded with our product. If needed, pleas e self purchase them. • Connecting to the Ground via the power supply If the Router is installed in the normal env ironment, the Router can be g rounded via the PE （ Protecting Earth ） cable[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 7 ) Note: If you intend to connect the Router to the ground via the PE （ Protecting Earth ） cable of AC powe r cord, please make sure the PE （ Prote cting Earth ） cable in the electrical outlet is well grounded in advance. 2.5 Connecting the Router Before you install the router, you should [...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 8 Figure 2-3[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide After connecting the TL-R480T+ router into your network, you should confi gure it. This chapter describes how to configure t he basic functions of your TL -R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router. These procedures only take you a few minut es. You can access the Int[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 10 Figure 3-2 Step 3: In the next screen, select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 11 Step 4: Configure the IP addr ess as shown in Figure 3-4 . After that, click OK . Figure 3-4 ) Note: You can c onfigure the PC to get an IP addres s automatically, select “ Ob tain an IP address automatically ” and “ Obtain DNS server address automatically ” in the screen above. For Wind[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 12 If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown below, it means that your PC has not connected to the Router. Figure 3-6 You can check it follow the steps below: ) Note: 1) Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the de vice and the[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 13 Figure 3-7 ) Note: If the above screen ( Figure 3-7 ) does not prompt, it m eans that your web-bro wser may be set to a proxy. Choose Tools menu → Internet Options → Connections → LAN Settings , in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox , and click OK to finish it. Step 1[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 14 ) Note: Three popular ways to connect to Internet ar e provided in Quick Setup. Please select one compatible with your ISP. If you are gi ven anothe r way not listed here, refer to Netw ork → WAN for detailed list. Step 3: If you choose PPPoE , you will see the screen as shown in Figure 3-10 .[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 15 Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more abo ut this device and make use of its functions adequately, you nee d to read this chapter and configure advance d sett[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 16 Figure 4-1 ¾ LAN - This field displays the current informat ion for the LAN, i ncluding the “MAC address”, “IP address” and “Subnet Mask”. ¾ WAN - This field displays the parameters applied to the WAN ports of the router, includi ng “MAC address”, “IP address”, “Subnet Ma[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 17 button. If you have not connected to the Internet, a Connect button will be shown, and you can then establish the connection by clicking the button. ¾ Traffic Statistics: This field displays the traffic statistics of WAN ports. ¾ Syst em Up Ti me: This field displays the time of the router run[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 18 Figure 4-3 ¾ WAN Number – Here allows you to select the tota l number of WAN ports at your need. And the Router will adjust the physical ports accordingly, which can be illustrated on the following port sketch. ) Note: 1) By default, TL-R480T+ is set to work at the mode of dual WAN ports. 2) [...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 19 ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the range of the network. Our Ro ute r supports VLSM (Variable Length Subnet Mask), wi th which you can ent er the subnet mask according to your demand. ) Note: 1) If you change the IP address of the LAN, you must use the new IP address to login t[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 20 Figure 4-5 ¾ WAN Port: Here allows you to select the WAN port to configure. ¾ Interior network: When the WAN is connecti ng with a LAN, you can select the option, and enter the LAN IP addresses in t he field, then the WAN port will only transmit the traffic whose destination IP address are con[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 21 ¾ Get IP with Unicast DHCP: A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you can not get the IP address normally, you c an choose this option. (You don’t need select this option generally). ¾ Ingress Bandwidth: Enter the bandwidth for ingress traffic. ¾ Egress[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 22 ¾ Primary DNS - Type the DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP (Optional). ¾ Secondary DNS - Type another DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP if provided (Optional). ¾ Ingress Bandwidth: Enter the bandwidth for ingress traffic. ¾ Egress Bandwidth[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 23 ) Note: 1) If you want your Internet connection to re main active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to hav e elapsed before your Inte rnet connection terminates. 2) Sometimes the connection can not be disconnec ted although you spec[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 24 Figure 4-8 ¾ MTU Size- The default MTU size is 1492 bytes, whic h is usually fine. For some ISPs, you need modify the MTU. This shoul d not be done unl ess you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. ¾ Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Acc ess Concentrator) name shoul d not be con[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 25 Figure 4-9 ¾ WAN Port: Here allows you to select the WAN port to configure. ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. Thes e fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. ¾ Auth Domain - Type in the dom[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 26 ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the r outer is disconnect ed. To use this option, click the radio button. ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified peri od of inactivity ( Max Idle Time ), the router wil[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 27 Figure 4-10 ¾ WAN Port: Here allows you to select the WAN port to configure. ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. Thes e fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specif[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 28 ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the r outer is disconnect ed. To use this option, click the radio button. ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified peri od of inactivity ( Max Idle Time ), the router wil[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 29 Figure 4-1 1 ¾ WAN Port: Here allows you to select the WAN port to configure. ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. Thes e fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a speci[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 30 ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the r outer is disconnect ed. To use this option, click the radio button. ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified peri od of inactivity ( Max Idle Time ), the router wil[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 31 ¾ DNS Server IP Address - Enter the correct DNS IP address that really existed on the WAN network. For exampl e: 202.96.134.133. 4.3.5 MAC Clone Choose menu “ Netw ork → MAC Clone ”, you can configure the MA C address of the WAN on the screen below (shown in Figure 4-13 ). Some ISPs requi[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 32 Figure 4-14 ¾ Enable/Disable WAN - Click the check box of WAN which you want to enable the Load Balance. ¾ Enable Extra IP Address Dispatch Rules - Click the check box of Enable Extra IP Address Dispatch Rules to apply the extra IP address dispatch rules. If you want to add an extra IP address[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 33 ) Note: The Intelligent Balance mode will only be effective until the Ingress Bandw idth of the WAN port has been set in “ Network → WAN ” screen. ¾ Manual Balance - In Manual Balance mode, the traffic will be transmitted to the WAN port according to manual Balance type and per centage of[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 34 • Current - Current flow usage of each WAN port. ¾ Current Statistics / Overall Statistics- Here displays the informati on abo ut the router's traffic status of WAN ports. When finished, click the Save button to apply your settings. Click the Refresh button to get the latest status of th[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 35 To add a dispatch rule: Step 1: Click Add Ne w… button, you will see the following screen. • Enable - Make the scheduler rule enabled. • Rules Select - The direction rule of the dat agram get through the WAN port . • IP Address (range) - The LAN IP or IP range which the extra IP addr ess[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 36 Figure 4-15 ¾ On Existed-IP-Pair - If host A in LAN has connected to host B in WAN, then all the packages coming from host A to host B will be forwarded by the same WAN port. • Age for IP-Pairs-Table - Normal timeouts for the entries in IP-Pairs-Table. • Obliged age for IP-Pairs-Table - Obl[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 37 Figure 4-16 ¾ WAN Index - This shows the Router's WAN ports. ¾ Port Status - This shows the ports' current status: Enabled or Disabl ed, the default status is Enabled. ¾ Flow Control - This displays whether the Flow Cont rol is Enabled, "Ena bled" means the function is ena[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 38 Click any of them, and you will be able to c onfigure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provide d below. 4.4.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “ DHCP → DHCP Settings ”, you can configure the DHCP in the next screen ( shown in Figure 4-18 ). The router is [...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 39 ¾ Secondary DNS - Input the IP address of another DNS serv er if your ISP provides two DNS servers. (Optional) ) Note: To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. This function will take effec[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 40 ¾ MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve IP address. ¾ Assigned IP Address - This field displays the IP ad dress of the router reserved. ¾ Status - This field displays the status of the virtual server entry. Enabled means that the entry will [...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 41 Figure 4-22 Click any of them, and you will be able to c onfigure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provide d below. 4.5.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “ Forwarding → Virtual Servers ”, yo u can view and add vi rtu al servers in the next screen (show[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 42 configure the IP address for the virtual server; If the “ Common Service Port ” does not contain the service that y ou want, please configu re the Service Port, IP Address and Protocol manually. Figure 4-24 Step 3: After that, select Enable t o make the entry take effect. Step 4: Click Save [...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 43 Figure 4-25 ¾ Trigger Port - This displays the port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will "Trigger" this rule. ¾ Trigger Protocol - This displays the protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP , UDP , or All (all protocols supported by the router). ¾ Inc[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 44 Figure 4-26 Step 3: After that, select Enabled to make the entry take effect. Step 4: Click Save button to save the configuration. ) Note: 1) If you want to add more than one reserved IP, please go to step 1 to continue. 2) When the trigger c onnection is released, the according opening ports wi[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 45 Figure 4-27 To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Step 1: Click the Enable radio button Step 2: Enter the local host IP address in the DMZ Host IP Address field Step 3: Click the Save button. ) Note: After you set the DMZ host, the firewall re lated to the host will not take effect.[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 46 ¾ External Port - This displays the external port, whic h the router opened for the application. ¾ Protocol - This displays the protoc ol for the application. ¾ Internal Port - This displays the Internal port, wh ich the router opened for local host. ¾ IP Address - The UPnP device that is cu[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 47 Click any of them, and you will be able to conf igure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provide d below. 4.6.1 Firewall Choose menu “ Security → Firewall ”, you can control the general fire wall switch in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-31 ). The[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 48 4.6.2 IP Filtering Choose menu “ Security → IP Address Filtering ”, you can configure the IP Address filtering rule in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-32 ). The IP Address Filtering f eature allows you to control Internet Access by specific users on your LAN based on their IP addresses.[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 49 To add/modify an IP Address filtering entry: For example: If you desire to block E-mail received and sent by the IP address 192.168.0.7 on your local network during the time of 1800 to 2 200; And wish to make the PCs with IP addresses 192.168.0.8 to 192.168.0.12 unable to visit the website of IP[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 50 ) Note: Before adding an IP Address Filtering entry, y ou should enable the Fire wall and the IP Address Filtering function first (shown in Figure 4-31 ). Other configurations for the entries as shown in Figure 4-3 2 : Click the Delete button to delete the entry. Click the Enable All button to e[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 51 ¾ Domain Name - This is the domain or key word as desired. Leaving the fi eld blank means all websites on the Internet are prohibited from accessing. ¾ Status - This field displays the status, Enabled means the rule is effective, Disabled means the rule is ineffective. To add or modify a Domai[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 52 Click the Delete button to delete the entry. Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the [...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 53 Step 3: Enter the appropriate MAC address and descriptions , then select the status as shown in Figure 4-39 . Figure 4-39 Step 4: Finally, click Save to make the rule take effect. Step 5: Go to Step 2 to complete the other rules continually. After you finish the configurations, yo u will see the[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 54 Figure 4-41 ¾ Region - This option used to select the specifica lly area from which the packets will be monitored by the next settings. ¾ Scan Attack Defence • IP Scan: During the specific time, if a computer (identified by a particular source IP address) transmits packets to at least ten di[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 55 IP address) ten different ports, then the source IP address will be deemed to make Port Attacks. And the Router will start up the blocking func tion immediately. • IP Snoop - If you select this option, the Router will monitor whether the packets from the particular region is doing IP deceive. [...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 56 • TCP packet with FIN but without ACK: The TCP packets that c ontains FIN but without ACK is considered as abnorm al. And the Router will st art up the blocking function immediately. • Unknown Protocol - In IP head the protocol type fi eld, 135 and the value bigger tha n 135 is reserved and [...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 57 Figure 4-42 ¾ Destination IP Address - The “Destination IP Address” 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 por tion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portio[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 58 Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the ne[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 59 Step 2: Enter the appropriate LAN IP Address, Max Session and then select the status. Figure 4-46 Step 3: Click the Save button. 4.8.2 Session List Choose menu “ Session Limit → Session List ”, you can view the inform ation about the number of connection. Figure 4-47 ) Note: You can click [...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 60 4.9.1 QoS Settings Choose menu “ QoS → QoS Settings ”, you can configure the Uploa d Bandwidth and Downloa d Bandwidth in the next screen, their value you configure should be less than 1000000Kbps . Figure 4-49 4.9.2 QoS Rules List Choose menu “ QoS → QoS Rules List ”, you can view a[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 61 To add/modify a QoS rule: Step 1: Click Add New… / Modify shown in Figure 4-50 , you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-51 . Step 2: Enter the information like the screen shown below. Figure 4-51 Step 3: Click the Save button. 4.10 IP & MAC Binding Choose menu “ IP & MAC Binding[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 62 Figure 4-53 ¾ MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. ¾ IP Address - This field displays the assigned IP addr ess of the controlled computer in the LAN. ¾ Bind - Select Whether enable the ARP binding or not. Only bind the MAC address and IP add[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 63 Figure 4-55 Step 3: Click Find button, then you will see the entry wi th the specific MAC address or IP address. Step 4: Click Back to return the previous screen. ) Note: You can click “to page” to edit the entry in the corresponding screen. Other configurations for the entries as shown in F[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 64 To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also. Figure 4-56 Click Load to load the specific item to the IP & MAC Binding list (shown in Figur[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 65 Figure 4-57 ¾ Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service is displayed here. To set up for Dyndns DDNS, follo w these instructions: Step 1: Select the WAN port to configure. Step 2: Type the “User Name” and “Password” for your DD NS account. Step 3: Enter the domain name that you[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 66 Figure 4-58 To set up for PeanutHull DDNS, follow these instructions: Step 1: Select the WAN port to configure. Step 2: Type the User Name and Password for your DDNS account. Step 3: Enable DDNS, and click Save to save the current configuration. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS servic[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 67 Figure 4-59 instructions: o save the current configuration. The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed in the Connection Status field. rvice Provider is www.no-ip.com , you can configure in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-60 ). To set up for Comexe DDNS, follow these Step 1: Selec[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 68 Figure 4-60 To set up for No-IP DDNS, follow these instructions: Step 1 Select the WAN port to configure. Step 2 Type the “ User Name ” and “ Password ” for your DDNS account. Step 3 Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider offered. Step 4 Enable DDNS, and click Save to sa[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 69 4.12.1 Port Statistics Choose menu “ Switch Settings → Port statistics ” , you can view the st atistics information about the LAN port in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-62 ). Figure 4-62 ) Note: Before you view the info rmation, please click the Refresh button to update it. 4.12.2 Port[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 70 ¾ Mirrored Ports List - The option used to select ports to be mirrored. 4.12.3 Port Rate Control Choose menu “ Switch Settings → Port Rate Control ”, you can control the ingress and egress rate for the LAN port in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-64 ). Figure 4-64 ¾ Port - Here shows t[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 71 Figure 4-65 ¾ Port - Here displays the Router's LAN Ports. ¾ Port Status - There are two statuses- E nabled, Di sabled. Enabled ( default status ) means the ports can be used; Disabled means the ports can't be used. ¾ Flow Control - There are two options- Enabled, Disabled. Enabled [...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 72 Click the Refresh button, the information in the table above w ill be updated. 4.12.6 Port VLAN Choose menu “ Switch Settings → Port VLAN ”, you can configure the parameters for the Port VLAN in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-67 ). A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is a netwo rk topo[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 73 Figure 4-68 Click any of them, and you will be able to c onfigure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provide d below. 4.13.1 Time Settings Choose menu “ System Tools → Time Settings ”, you can configure t he time on the screen (shown in Figure 4-69 )[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 74 Step 2: Click the Get GMT button to get system ti me from In ternet if you have connected to the Internet. Step 3: Click Save to save the configuration. ) Note: 1) This setting will be used for some time-bas ed functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the rou[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 75 ¾ Ping Size - Indicates the data field length of ping packet. ¾ Ping Ti meout - Indicates the time before the Ping timeout. ¾ Tracert Hops – Specify the maximum hops of the Tracert here. Click Start to start the test and the result will display in the Diagnostic Result table. ) Note: 1). On[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 76 4.13.4 Factory Defaults Choose menu “ System Tools → Factory Defaults ”, you can restore the configurations of the Router to factory defaults on the screen (shown in Figure 4-72 ). Figure 4-72 Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. ) Note: 1) [...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 77 Figure 4-74 Step 2: Save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 4-75 ). Figure 4-75 To restore the Router’s settings: Step 1: Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device , or enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box. Step 2: Click the Restore butto[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 78 4.13.6 Reboot Choose menu “ System Tools → Reboot ”, click the Reboot button to reboot the router via the next screen. Figure 4-76 ) Note: Some settings of the router will take e ffect only after rebooting, which include: 1) Change LAN IP Address. (Sys tem will reboot automatically) 2) MAC[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 79 ) Note: 1) It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name an d password of the router. All users who try to access the router's web-based utility will be prompted for the router's user name and password. 2) The ne w user name and password m ust not exceed 14 c[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 80 Figure 4-79 ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This router’s default remote manag ement web por t number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web interface to a custom port by entering that number in the box[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 81 Figure 4-80 ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable t he statistics function. The default status is disabled. Click the Enable button to use the function. Click the Disable button to disable the function. ¾ Packets Statistics Interval - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 82 2) Select the Auto-refresh , then the traffic information will be refreshed automatically during the Packets Statistics Interval. Click the Refresh button to refresh the information in the table immediately. Click the Auto-refresh checkbox to refresh automatically. Click the Refresh button to re[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 83 Appendix A: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3, 802.3u TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP,HTTP,DNS Safety & Emission FCC 、 CE Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port Three adjustable WAN/LAN ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port (Auto MDI/MDIX) [...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 84 Appendix B: Preventing Lightning To avoid damage during a lightning storm and ensu re a stable performance, our router has adopted the professional lightning protection technology to prev ent the lightning. However, although these measures have been taken to protect TL-R480 T+ fr om lightning, i[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 85 Appendix C: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? Step 1: First, configure the ADSL m odem in RFC1483 bridge model. Step 2: Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL modem to the WAN port on the router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL mode[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 86 2. How do I configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users? Step 1: Login to the router, click the menu Network → WAN on the left of your browser, On the WAN screen, select “ Dynamic IP ” for " WAN Connection T ype ", and finish it by clicking Save . Step 2: Some ISPs [...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 87 Figure C-4 ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. Method two: Use DMZ Host Login to the router, click the menu Forwarding → DMZ . On the DMZ screen, select “Enable”, and enter your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 88 Figure C-6 ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you should login the Router by entering http://192.168.0.1:88 (the router’s LAN IP address: Web Mana gement Port) in the addres s field of the web browser. Step 2: To add a WEB Server: Login to the router, click the menu Forwarding ?[...]

TL-R480T+ Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide 89 Appendix D: Glossary ¾ DDNS ( D ynamic D omain N ame S ystem) - The capability of assi gning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. ¾ DHCP ( D ynamic H ost C onfiguration P rotocol) - A protocol that autom atically configure the TCP/IP parameters for the all the PCs tha[...]