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TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD User Guide 54M Wireless Router Rev ： 1.0.1[...]

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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 Ru les. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasona ble protectio n against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment ge nerates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, i[...]

Package contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54Mbps Wireless Router ¾ One AC power Adapter for TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54Mbps Wireless Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WR340G/TL-WR3 40G D 54Mbps Wireless Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) No[...]

COMMENT Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................................................................ 1 1.1 Product Overview ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Main Features ...................................................................................[...]

3.8.1 Firewall ........................................................................................................................... 38 3.8.2 IP Address Filtering ........................................................................................................ 39 3.8.3 Domain Filtering ..................................................[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TL -WR3 40G/TL-WR340GD 54Mbps Wireless Router. This router provides dedicated solution for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks. With your network all connected, your local wired or wirel ess network can share Internet a[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 2 policies based on time of day for children or staff. 1.3 Overview the User Guide Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Guide Chapter 3: Software Installation Guide Chapter 4: Appendix 1.4 Conventions The Router or TL-WR340G/TL-WR3 40GD, or dev ice mentioned in this User guide [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 The Front Panel Figure 2-1 The LED indicators displayed on t he front panel, the status of thes e LED indicators represent the device’s working circs. For details, please refer to 2.1.1 LED Explanation 2.1.1 LED Explanation Name Status Description Off No Powe[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 4 2.2 The Back Panel Figure 2-2 ¾ Antenna: Used for wireless operation and data transmit. ¾ Reset Button: There are two ways to reset the Rout er's factory defaults. Press the reset button of the Router, and then power on the R outer, hold reset button pressed down for about five seconds, o[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5 connectors ¾ TCP/IP protocol must be installed on each PC ¾ Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Netscape Navigator 6.0 or l ater 2.4 Inst allation Environment Requirement s ¾ The Product should not be locat ed where it will be exposed to moisture or excessive heat. [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 6 Figure 2-3 Hardware Installation of the Router 2.6 Configure PC Your PC needs a network adapter. You may directly connect your adapter to the Router, or you may connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch, and then connect the Hub/Switch to the Router. Follow the instructions below to configure a compu[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 7 Figure 2-4 2. In the Network Connections window, right-click on LAN (Local Area Conn e ction), then click Properties. Figure 2-5 3. In the General tab of Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties menu, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) under “This c onnection uses the following item s:” by cl[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 8 Click on the Properties button. Figure 2-6 4. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically ” by clicking the radio-button. Click OK Figure 2-7 ¾ Configure the IP address manually 1. Open TCP/IP Properties of the LAN card in your PC, enter the IP address as 192.168.1.* (* is any value between [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 9 Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection between your PC and the Router. The following example is in Windows XP Operating System. 2. Open a command prompt, From the Start m enu on your desktop, select run tab, type cmd in the field, and type ping 1[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 10 Chapter 3. Software Configuration 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 set[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 11 Figure 3-1 Router S tatus 3.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Quick Installation Guide[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 12 3.4 Network Figure 3-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network me nu (shown in Figure 3- 2 ): LAN , WAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corres ponding function. The detailed explanations for eac h submenu are provided below. 3.4.1 LAN [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 13 are not sure which connection type you use curr ently, please contact y our ISP to obtain the correct information. 1. If you choose Dynamic I P, the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. You can see the page as follows ( Figure 3-4 ): Figure 3-4 W AN – Dynamic IP This pag[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 14 2. If you choose Static IP, you should have fixed IP Parameters specified by your ISP. The Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 3-5 : Figure 3-5 W AN - S tatic IP You should type the following paramet ers into the spaces provided: ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-d[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 15 Figure 3-6 W AN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet conn ection after a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle Time ). If your I[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 16 Caution :Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnect ed although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiti ng the Internet continually in the background. Click the Connect button to connect imm ediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Clic[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 17 Figure 3-8 802.1X + Dynamic IP Settings ¾ User Name - Enter the user name for 802. 1X authentication provided by your ISP ¾ Password - Enter the password for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP. Click Login to start 802.1X authentication. Click Logout to end 802.1X authentication. ¾ H[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 18 Figure 3-9 802.1X + S tatic IP Settings ¾ User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1X auth entication provided by your ISP ¾ Password - Enter the password for 802.1X authe ntication provided by your ISP. Click Login to start 802.1X authentication. Click Logout to end 802.1X authentication. ¾ [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 19 Figure 3-10 Big Pond Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. ¾ Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location. [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 20 soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0" in t he Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number in minutes t hat you wish to have the Internet connectin[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 21 connection after a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle Time ). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enable s the router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activat[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 22 Figure 3-12 PPTP Settin gs ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP – Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and ent[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 23 Caution : Sometimes the connection cannot be disc onnected although you s pecify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the rout er is disconnected. To use this option, clic[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 24 3.5 Wireless Figure 3-14 Wireless menu There are three submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 3-14 ): Wireless Settings , MAC Filtering and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you w ill be able to configure the corresponding function. The det ailed explanations for each subme[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 25 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 wireless function of the router in a region other than on e of those specified in this field. If your country or region is[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 26 ¾ Security Options - You can select one of the following Securityoptions: • When you select WEP for authentication type yo u can select the following authentication options: • Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type a utomatically based on the wireless station requ[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 27 ¾ Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update in terval in seconds. The value can be either 0 seconds or from 30 seconds and up, 1-29 seconds are n ot usable figures. Enter 0 to disable the update. Figure 3-18 WP A/WP A2 ¾ Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Serve[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 28 ¾ Privilege - Select the privileges for this entry . You may select one of the following Allow / Deny / 64-bit / 128-bit / 152-bit . ¾ Description - A simple description of the wireless station. ¾ WEP Key - Specify a unique WEP key (in Hexadecima l format) to access the router. To set up an [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 29 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button t[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 30 3.5.3 Wireless Statistics This page shows MAC Address , Current Status , Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station. Figure 3-21 The router attached wireless st ations ¾ MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address ¾ Current Status - The connected[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 31 Figure 3-23 DHCP Settings ¾ DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Serve r, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer. ¾ Start IP Address - This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP addre[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 32 Figure 3-24 DHCP Clients List ¾ Index - The index of the DHCP Client ¾ Client Name - The name of the DHCP client ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client ¾ Assigned IP - The IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP client. ¾ Lease Time - The time of the DHCP cli ent l[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 33 Figure 3-26 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry T o modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If y ou want to delete the entry, click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all e[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 34 Figure 3-28 Virtual Servers ¾ Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of service ports (the format is XXX – YYY, X XX is the start port, YYY is the end port). ¾ IP Address - The IP Address of the PC pr oviding the service application. ¾ Protocol[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 35 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button t[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 36 the PC that triggered this rule. You can input at most 5 grou ps of ports (or port section). Every group of ports must be set apart with ", ". For example, 2000-2038, 2050-2051, 2085, 3010-3030. ¾ Incoming Protocol - The protocol used for Incoming Po rts Range, either TCP or UDP, or [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 37 ) Note: When the trigger connection is released, the according ope ning ports will be closed. Each rule allowed to be used onl y by one host on LAN synchronously. The trigger connection of other hosts on LAN will be refused. Incoming Port Range cannot overlap each other. 3.7.3 DMZ The DMZ host [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 38 button. As allowing this may present a risk to security, this feature is disabled by default. ¾ Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information. • App Description – The description provided by the application in the UPnP request • External Port - External po[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 39 Figure 3-35 Firewall Settings ¾ Enable Firewall - the general firewall switch is on or off. ¾ Enable IP Address Filtering - set IP Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. There are two default filtering rules of IP Address Filtering, either Allow or Deny passing through the router. ¾ Enabl[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 40 Address Filtering entry, click Enable Firewall and Enable IP Address Filtering on the Firewall page, and click the Add New… button. The page " Add or Modify an IP Address Filtering entry " will appear shown in Figure 3-37 : Figure 3-37 Add or Modify an IP Address Filtering Entry To [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 41 Click the Delete All button to delete all entries You can change the entry’s order as desired. Fore entries are before hind entries. Enter the ID number in the first box you want to move and another ID number in second box you want to move to, and then click the Move button to change the entr[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 42 Figure 3-39 Add or Modify a Domain Filtering entry To add or modify a Domain Filteri ng entry, follow these instructions: 1. Effective Time - Enter a range of time in HHMM format specifying the time for the entry to take effect. For example, if you enter: 0803 - 17 05, than the entry will take [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 43 Figure 3-40 MAC address Filtering Before setting up MAC Filtering entries, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable MAC Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page. To Add a MA C Address filtering entry, clicking the Add New … button. The page " Add or Modify a MAC Address F[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 44 Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. Fox example: If you w[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 45 successfully entering the password, you will be abl e to access the router 's Web-based utility. ) Note: Be sure to change the router's default password to a very secure password. 3.8.6 Advanced Security Using Advanced Security page (shown in Figure 3-43 ), you can protect the router [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 46 ¾ TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets threshold: (5 ~ 3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a va lue between 5 ~ 3600 packets. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the router will st art up the blocking f unction immediately. ¾ Ignore Ping Packet from WAN Port - Enable o[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 47 3.9.1 Binding Setting This page displays the IP & MAC Binding Setting t able; you can operate it in accord with your desire. (shown in Figure 3-46 ). Figure 3-46 IP & MAC Bin ding Setting ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of t he controlled computer in the LAN. ¾ IP Address - The assign[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 48 To modify or delete an existing entry : 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. To find an existing entry : 1. Click the Find button (shown in Figure 3-47 ). 2. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. 3. Enter the Find button in the next p[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 49 ¾ Status - Enabled or Disabled of the MAC address and IP address binding. ¾ Configure - Load or delete item. ¾ Load - Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list. ¾ Delete - Delete the item. 1. Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items, available after enable. 2. Click the [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 50 Figure 3-51 Add or Modify a S tatic Route Entry T o modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If y ou want to delete the entry, click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 51 Figure 3-52 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. ?[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 52 2. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. ¾ Connection Status - The status of the DDNS servic e connection is displayed here. ¾ Domain Name - The domain names are displayed here. Click Logout to logout the DDNS service. 3.11.3 Comexe.cn D[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 53 3.12 System T ools Figure 3-55 The System T ools menu There are eight submenus under th e System Tools menu (shown in F igure 3-55 ): Time , Firmware , Factor y Defaults, Backup and Restore, Reboot, Pass w ord, Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to c onfigure the corres[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 54 3. Click Save . Click the Get GMT button to get GMT time from Internet if you have connected to Internet. If you’re using Daylight saving ti me, please follow the steps below. 1. Select using daylight saving time . 2. Enter daylight saving begi nning time and end time in the right blanks. 3. [...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 55 ¾ Hardware Version - Displays the current hardware version. The hardwar e version of the upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version. ) Note: Do not turn off the router or press the Rese t button while the firmware is being upgraded. The router will reboot after the Upgrading ha[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 56 ) Note: The current configuration will be covered with th e uploading configuration file. The restoration process lasts for 20 seconds and the router will restart automatically. K eep the router on during the restoring process, to prevent any damage. 3.12.5 Reboot This page (shown in Figure 3-6[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 57 It is recommended strongly that you change the factory defa ult user name and password of the router. All users who try to access the router's Web-based utility or Qu ick Setup will be prompted ) Note: The new user name and password m ust not exc eed 14 characters in length and must not in[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 58 Figure 3-63 S tatistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default val ue is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, the f unction of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective. ¾ Packets Statistics Interval - The default value is 10. Select a[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 59 Appendix A: Glossary Access Point - A device that allows wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wired network. Also us ed to expand the range of a wireless network. Ad-hoc Netw ork - An ad-hoc network is a group of co mputers, each with a wireless adapter, connected[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 60 Appendix B: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3,IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP Safety & Emission FCC 、 CE Power Supply 9V~ 0.8A LEDs Power, SYS, WLAN, WAN, 1-4 Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix C: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 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 Modem.[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 62 register, login to the router and click the "Net work" menu link on the left of your browser, and then click "MAC Clone" submenu link. On the "MAC Clone" page, if your PC’s MAC address is proper MAC address, click the "C lone MAC Address" button and you[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 63 5. I w ant to build a WEB Server on the LAN, w hat should I do? Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference. To change the WEB management port number: Login to the router, click[...]

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide 64 Appendix D: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of TP-LINK Product, please visit our website. http://www.tp-link.com[...]