TP-Link TD-W8968 manual

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router REV2.0.0 1910010833[...]

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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[...]

This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below , and having a maximum gain of 3 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater t han 3 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. T he required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. T o reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type a[...]

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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: 300Mbps Wirele ss N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8968 T rademark: TP-LINK [...]

CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Product Overview ................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router ..........................................................................[...]

4.7.2 Clients List .......................................................................................................................... 45 4.7.3 Address Reservation .......................................................................................................... 45 4.7.4 Conditional Pool ..............................................[...]

4.14.4 Schedule ........................................................................................................................... 83 4.14.5 DDoS ............................................................................................................................... .8 4 4.15 IPv6 Firewall ...........................................[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1 Package Content s The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One Power Adapter for TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable ¾ Two RJ11 cables ¾ One ADS[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2 Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router . 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router The TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. Powered by 2x2 MIMO tec[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3 1.2 Main Features ¾ Four 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LA N ports (Auto MDI/MDIX), one RJ11 port. ¾ Provides external splitter. ¾ Adopts Advanced DMT modulati on and demodul ation technology. ¾ Supports bridge mode and Router func tion. ¾ Multi-user sharing a hi gh-s peed Inte[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (V iew from left to right). They indicate the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation. LED Explanation: Name Status Indication On The modem router is po[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 5 On A storage device or printer has connected to the USB port. Flash The modem router is sending or receiving data over this USB port. (USB) Off No storage device or printer is plugged into the USB port. On There is a device connec ted to this LAN port. Flash The modem router is sendin[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6 ¾ ON/OFF : The switch for the power. ¾ WPS : The switch for the WPS functi on. For details, please refer to 4.8.3 WPS Settings . ¾ RESET : There are two ways to reset the Router's factory defaults. Method one : With the Router powered on, use a pin to press an d hold the Reset[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB 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 Internet Expl[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 8 2.3 Connecting the Modem Router Before installing the device, please make sure y our broadband service provided by your ISP is available. If there is any problem, please contact your ISP. Before cabl e connection, cut off the power supply and keep your hands dr y. You can follow the s[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 9 Figure 2-2[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB 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 or connect your a dapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the modem router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address. Follow the steps below to configure it. S[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB 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[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 12 Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK . 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, yo[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB 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 betw een your PC and the modem router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB 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 Options ?[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 15 Figure 3-9 3. The modem router supports three modes: ADSL Modem Router Mode , 3G Router Mode and Wireless Router Mode . Choose your desired mode and then click Next .[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 16 Figure 3-10 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 3G Router Mode: In this mode, the device allows multi-users to share a 3G mobile broadband[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 17 Figure 3-12 z 3G Router Mode To use the 3G function, you should first insert your 3G USB modem on the USB port of the modem router. Then select your location and ISP. You can tick “ Set the Dial Number and APN manually ” to manually set them according to t he information provided[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 18 Figure 3-15 4. 3G backup function is disabled by default. Click Next to skip to the next step. Figure 3-16 ) Note: 3G can be set as a backup connection method if your current c onnection is unavailable. You can enable 3G backup function if needed and plug the 3G modem into the USB po[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 19 Figure 3-18 7. You will see the Complete screen below, click Finish to complete these settings. Figure 3-19[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 20 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 tw enty-one main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the co rresponding[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 21 Figure 4-1 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2 Quick Installation Guide .[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 22 4.4 Operation Mode Choose “ Operation Mode ”, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-2 . The modem router supports three operation mode types: ADSL Modem Router Mode, 3G Router Mode and Wireless Router Mode . Select your desired mode and then click Save . Figure 4-2 ¾ [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 23 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 port setti ngs and the relevant manipulation to each interface. There are six different configurat ions fo[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 24 Figure 4-4 4.5.1.1 Static IP Select this option if your ISP prov ides static IP information to you. You should set static IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway address in the screen below.[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 25 Figure 4-5 ATM Configuration: ¾ VPI (0~255): Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM network. The valid range is from 0 to 255. Please input the value provided by your ISP. ¾ VCI (1~65535 ): Identifies the virtual c hannel endpoints in an ATM network. The valid rang[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 26 ¾ Enable IPv6: Check the box to enable IPv6. ¾ IPv6 Address: Enter the IPv6 address provided by your ISP. ¾ Prefix Length: Enter the prefix length of the IPv6 address. The default value is 64. ¾ IPv6 Gateway: Enter the gateway IPv6 addre ss provided by your ISP. ¾ IPv6 DNS Serve[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 27 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 unless req[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 28 ¾ Primary DNS Server/ Secondary DNS Server: Choose “Set DNS Server manually”, you can set DNS Server (at least one) manually here. T he Route will use this DNS Server for priority. ¾ Get IPv6 Address with Unicast: This is disabled by default. The minority of DHCPv6 Server of IS[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 29 ¾ Connection Mode: For PPPoE connection, you can select Always on , Connect on demand or Connect manually . Connect on demand is dependent on the tra ffic. If there is no traffic (or Idle ) for a pre-specified period of time), the connection will tear down automatically. And once th[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 30 Figure 4-8 4.5.1.5 IPoA If your ISP provides an IPoA connection, select IPoA option for the WAN service t ype on the screen.[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 31 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 Gateway: select a WAN Interface from the dr op-down list as the default g[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 32 Figure 4-10 ) Note: After you finish the Internet configuration, please click Save to m ake the settings take e ffe ct. 4.5.2 3G Settings If your modem router’s operation mode is 3G Router Mode , choose menu “ Network → 3G Settings ”, you can configure parameters for 3G funct[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 33 Figure 4-11 ¾ Location: Please select the location where you're enjoying the 3G card. ¾ Mobile ISP: Please select the ISP (Internet Service Pr ovider) you apply to for 3G service. The modem router will show the default Di al Number and APN of that ISP. ¾ Always on: Connect au[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 34 Figure 4-12 Click Modem Settings in Figure 4-11 , 3G Modem settings can be shown as below. Figure 4-13 To upload 3G USB Modem Configur ation File: 1. Click the Add New button. Then Figure 4-14 will pop up. 2. Click the Brow se button in Figure 4-14 , and then select the right file fr[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 35 Figure 4-15 ¾ Set the Dial Number and APN manually: Check the box and fill the Dial Number and APN blanks below if your ISP is not listed in the ISP list or the default values are not the latest ones. ¾ Dial Number: Enter the Dial Number provided by your ISP. ¾ APN: Enter the APN [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 36 4.5.3 Interface Grouping Choose “ Network ” Æ “ Interface Grouping ”, you can view all the current groups on this page (shown in Figure 4-17 ). Figure 4-17 ¾ VLAN: Enable or disable this function. Virtual LAN (VLAN) is a group of devices on one or more LANs that are configu[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 37 Figure 4-18 Click Save to make the entry effective immediately 4.5.4 LAN Settings Choose “ Network ” Æ “ LAN Settings ” menu, and you will see the LAN screen (shown in Figure 4-19 ). Please configure the param eters for LAN ports according to the descriptions belo w. Figure [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 38 ¾ IP Address: You can configure the modem router’s IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN Interface. • IP Address: Enter the modem router’s local IP A ddress, then you can access to th e Web-based Utility via the IP Addre ss, the default val ue is 192.168.1.1. • Subnet Mask: Ent[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 39 Figure 4-20 ¾ Address Autoconfiguration Type: Select a type to assign IPv6 addresses to the computers in your LAN. RADVD and DHCPv6 Server are pro vided. 1) If RADVD is selected, it doesn’t need to be configured. 2) If DHCPv6 Serve r is selected, please complete the following para[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 40 2) If Static is selected, please complete the following parameters. Figure 4-23 • Site Prefix: Enter a value for the site prefix. • Site Prefix Length: Enter a value for the site prefix length. Click the Save button to save the settings. 4.5.6 MAC Clone Choose menu “ Advanced S[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 41 Figure 4-25 ¾ Virtual Private Network (VPN) - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the modem router. • PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Pr otocol (PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be t unne[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 42 Figure 4-26 ¾ DSL Modulation Type: Select the DSL operation Modulation Type which your DSL connection uses. ¾ Annex Type: Select the DSL operation Annex Type which your DSL connection uses. Click the Save button to save your settings. 4.6 IPTV Choose “ IPTV ”, and you will see [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 43 1. Click the Add a wireless connection for IPTV button. Then Figure 4-28 will pop up. 2. Configure the settings please refer to Section 4.8.1 Basic Settings . Figure 4-28 Click Save to save yo ur settings. 4.7 DHCP Server Choose “ DHCP Server ”, you can see the next submenus: Cli[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 44 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “ DHCP Server ” Æ “ DHCP Settings ”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4-29 .The modem route r is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, wh ich provides the TCP/IP configuration[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 45 working properly, please run on route r mode only, disable the DHCP server on the LAN port, and make sure the routing table has the correct routing entry. ) Note: 1) To use the DHCP server func tion of the modem router, you mu st configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 46 Figure 4-31 ¾ MAC Address: The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. ¾ IP Address: The IP address reserved for the PC by the modem router. ¾ Status: The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled . To Reserve an IP address: 1. Click the Add New bu[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 47 Figure 4-33 To add a vendor class: 1. Click the Add New button. Then Figure 4-34 will pop up. 2. Enter param eters for the vendor class. Click the Save button. Figure 4-34 To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Edit in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 48 4.8 Wireless Choose “ Wireless ”, there are seven submenus to configure Wireless LAN settings. Click any of them, and you will be able to confi gure the corresponding function. The detailed expl anations for each submenu are provided below. 4.8.1 Basic Settings Choose “ Wireles[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 49 SSID. The wireless stations connected to diffe rent SSIDs can not communicate with each other. ¾ Region: Select your region from the pull-down lis t. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wirel ess functio[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 50 ¾ SSID (to be bridged): The SSID of the AP your modem ro uter is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search f unction to select the SSID to join. ¾ BSSID (to be bridged): The BSSID of the AP your modem r outer is going to connect to as a client. You can also use t[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 51 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 to its default. ¾ Generate New PIN: Click this button, and then you c[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 52 II. Enter the client device’s PIN on the modem router Use this method if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN number. Step 1: Keep the default WPS Status as En abled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-36 , then the following screen will appear. Figure 4-38 St[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 53 Figure 4-39 ¾ SSID: Select the SSID from the drop-down list. 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 (Recom[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 54 64 Hexadecimal characters. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update inte rval 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 Server. • Authentication Type : You can choose the ve rsio[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 55 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any co mbination 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 do not s[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 56 Click the Clear Schedule button to clear your settings in the table. Click Save to complete the settings. 4.8.5 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “ Wireless ” Æ ” MAC Filtering ”, you can control the wire less access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function, shown[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 57 Wireless station A. 3. Select your host from the drop-down list. 4. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop -down list. 5. Click the Save button to save this entry. T o edit or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Edit in the entry you want to modify. 2. Modify[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 58 Figure 4-43 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 Interval here. [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 59 4.8.7 Wireless Status Choose menu “ Wireless ” Æ ” Wireless Status ”, you can see the MAC A ddr ess, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets fo r each connected wireless station. Figure 4-44 ¾ MAC Address: The connected wireless station's MAC address. ¾ Curr[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 60 Figure 4-45 You can enable or disable Guest Network. When you e nable this f unction, you could set wireless parameters for Guest Network. ¾ SSID: The guest network name. When setting up a Guest network, it is strongly recommended to use a name that easily disti nguishes it from you[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 61 4.9.2 Guest Network Status Choose menu “ Guest Network ” Æ “ Guest Network Status ”, you can see the MAC Address, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station. ¾ MAC Address: The connected wireless station's MAC address. ¾ Curr[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 62 Figure 4-46 ¾ Volume: The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to. ¾ File System: The system of the USB drive. ¾ Capacity: The storage capacity of the USB driver. ¾ Status: Indicates the shared or non- shared status of the volume. Online means volume can be shared, [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 63 Figure 4-47 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 Username . 3. Enter the password in the New Password field. 4. Re-enter the password in the Confirm Passw ord field. 5. Click the [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 64 Figure 4-48 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 which doe[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 65 Figure 4-49 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 the Enab[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 66 Figure 4-50 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 displayed here. ?[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 67 Figure 4-51 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 the Ena[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 68 Figure 4-52 ¾ Server Enable : Select this box to enable this function. 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 New Folder button, and you will see the screen as shown in Figur[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 69 Figure 4-54 There are three states of the prin t server, they are as follows: ¾ Online: Indicates the print service has been tur ned on, and no user is using the print services at present. You can click the " Stop " button to stop the print service. ¾ Offline: Indicates t[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 70 4.11.2 Static Route Choose “ Route Settings ” Æ “ Static Route ”. You can see the Static Route screen, this screen allows you to configure th e static routes (shown in Figure 4-56 ). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a spec[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 71 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Edit as desired on the Edit column. Click the Enable/ Disabled Selected button to make selected entries enabled/ disabled. Click the Delete Selected button to delete selected entries. 4.11.3 IPv6 Static Route Choose “ Route Settings [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 72 To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Edit as desired on the Edit column. Click the Enable/ Disabled Selected button to make selected entries enabled/ disabled. Click the Delete Selected button to delete selected entries. 4.11.4 RIP S[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 73 Figure 4-61 ¾ Service Port: The numbers of External Service Port s. Y ou can enter a service port or a range of service ports (the format is XXX – YY Y ; XXX is the S t art port and YYY is the End port). ¾ IP Address : The IP address of the PC running the service application. ¾ [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 74 ) 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 computer or server . To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Clic[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 75 Figure 4-64 ¾ Trigger Port : The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule. 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 p[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 76 ) Note: 1. When the trigger connecti on is released, the correspondi ng opened ports will be closed. 2. Each rule can only be used by on e host on the LAN at a time. The tr igger connection of other hosts on the LAN will be refused. 3. Open Ports ranges cannot overlap ea ch other. 4.[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 77 ¾ Current UPnP Status: UPnP can be enabled or di sabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. This feature is enabled by default. ¾ Current UPnP Settings List: This table displays the current UPnP information. • App Description : The description about the applicat ion which i[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 78 Figure 4-67 ¾ Enable Parental Control: Check the box if you want this func tion to take effect. This function is disabled by default. ¾ MAC Address of Parental PC: In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below. ¾ [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 79 4.14 Firewall There are four submenus under the IPv4 Firewall menu: Rule , LAN Host , WAN Host , Schedule and DDoS . 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 and [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 80 The methods to add a new IPv4 rule: 1. Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4-69 . 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 a[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 81 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 4-71 . Figure 4-71 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 fi[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 82 Figure 4-73 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 4-74 . Figure 4-74 1) In Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g.[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 83 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 4-76 . Figure 4-76 ¾ Description : Here displays the description of the sc hedule and this description is unique. ¾ Edit : Here you[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 84 4.14.5 DDoS Choose menu “ Firewall ” → “ DDoS ”, and then you can view and set DDoS in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-78 . Figure 4-78 ¾ DoS protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 85 ¾ Forbid ping packet from LAN port - Enable or Disable Forbid ping packet from LAN port. The default setting is disabled. If enabled, t he ping packet from LAN cannot access the Modem Router. This function can be us ed to defend against some viruses. Click the Save button to save th[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 86 ¾ Status: Here displays the status of the rule either enabled or disabled. ¾ Edit: Here you can edit or delete an existing rule. To add a new IPv6 rule: 1. Click the Add New button, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-80 . Figure 4-80 2. Give a name (e.g. Rule_1) for t[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 87 Figure 4-81 ¾ Description: Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique. ¾ Address Info: Here displays the information about the host. ¾ Edit: To modify an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button, a[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 88 ¾ Description: Here displays the description about the WAN and this description is unique. ¾ Details: The details can be IPv6 address, prefix length or port. ¾ Edit: To modify an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button, and yo[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 89 Figure 4-86 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 field. 5. C[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 90 Figure 4-87 ¾ Enable: Check the box to enable IPv6 Tunnel function. It is disabled by default. 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 [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 91 Figure 4-89 ¾ WAN Connection: Select a WAN connection from the drop-down list. Only the connected WAN connections can be shown in the drop-down list. ¾ Configuration Type: Select a configuration type for th is tunnel. Auto means to obtain the following parameters automatically whil[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 92 4.17 Bandwid th Control Choose menu “ Bandwidth Control ”, and then you can configure the Upstream Bandwidth and Downstream Bandwidth in the next screen. T he values you configur e should be less than 100000Kbps. For optimal control of the bandwidth, please select t he right Line[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 93 2. Enter the information as the screen shown belo w. Figure 4-92 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 Binding There are two submen[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 94 ¾ IP Address: The assigned IP address of the cont rolled computer in the LAN. ¾ Bound: Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. ¾ Edit: To modify or delete an existing entry. When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 95 ¾ MAC Address: The MAC address of the controll ed computer in the LAN. ¾ IP Address: The assigned IP address of the cont rolled computer in the LAN. ¾ Status: Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound. ¾ Load: Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list. Clic[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 96 Figure 4-97 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[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 97 4.21.1 System Log Choose menu “ System Tools ” → “ System Log ”, and then you can view the logs of the modem router. Figure 4-98 ¾ Log Type: By selecting th e log type, only logs of this type will be shown. ¾ Log Level: By selecting the log level, only logs of this level [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 98 Figure 4-100 ¾ Time Zone: Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ Date: Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. ¾ Time: Enter your local time in HH/ MM/SS into th e right blanks. ¾ NTP Server 1 / NTP Server 2: Enter the address or domain of the NT[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 99 Figure 4-101 ¾ Current User Status: This box displays the information about User Type , User Name , Host IP Address and Host MAC Address . ¾ Account Management: Here you can set the account user information about Old Passw ord , New User Name , New Password and Confirm Passw ord . [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 100 Figure 4-102 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 provided by yo[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 101 Figure 4-103 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" softwar[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 102 Figure 4-105 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 restored. 4.2[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 103 ) Note: 1) New firmware vers ions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firm ware unle ss the new firmware has a new featur e you want to use. However, when ex perie ncing problems caused by the modem router rather than [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 104 Figure 4-108 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 value bet[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 105 IP/MAC A ddress The IP and MAC address ar e displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received a nd transmitted by the modem router. Total Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the modem router. Packets The total number of packets r[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 106 Appendix A: Sp ecifications General Standards and Protocols ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G. 992.2, 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 Fou[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 107 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 router is rese[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 108 For Windows 8 n) Move your mouse to the lo wer right corner and you will see Search icon in the Popups. Go to “ -> Apps ”. Type Control Panel in the search box and press Enter , then you will go to Control Panel . o) Click “ View network status and tasks > Change adapter[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 109 T4. What can I do if I cannot access the Internet? 1) Check to see if all the connectors are c onnected well, including the telephone line, Ethernet cables and power adapter. 2) Check to see if you can log on to the web management page o f the m odem router. If you can, try the foll[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 110 Appendix C: T echnical Support Technical Support  For more troubleshooting help, go to: http://www .tp-link.com/en/support/faq  T o download the latest Firmware, Dr iver , Utility and User Guide, go to: http://www .tp-link.com/en/support/d ownload  For all other technical s[...]