TP-Link TL-WR740N manual

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010197[...]

- I - COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications are subjec t to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Other br ands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders. No part of th e specifications ma y be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any d[...]

- II - FCC RF Radiation Exposure S t atement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiatio n exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co -located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter . “T o comply with FCC RF exposure compliance r equirements, this grant is appl[...]

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. South Building, No.5 Keyuan Road, Central Zone, Science & T echnology Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, P . R. China DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Wireless Lite N Router Model No.: TL-WR740N T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibi[...]

- I - CONTENTS Package Co ntent s............................................................................................................... ................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduc tion ................................................................................................................... .... 2 1.1 Overview of the Ro uter .......[...]

- II - 4.6.5 Wireless S tatistics ................................................................................................ 45 4.7 DHCP ........................................................................................................................... .... 46 4.7.1 DHCP Se ttings.......................................................[...]

- III - 4.15.2 No-ip.co m DDNS ................................................................................................. 79 4.16 System T ools ................................................................................................................... . 80 4.16.1 T ime Se ttings .......................................................[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 1 - Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router ¾ DC Power A dapter for TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router ¾ Quick Install ation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR740N Wire less Lite N Router , including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note:[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-W R740N Wireless Lite N Router . 1.1 Overview of the Router Th e TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router in te gra te s 4-port Switch, Fi rew al l, N A T -R ou ter a nd Wi re les s AP . Po we red b y 2x 2 MIMO te chnology , th e Wireless Lite N Router delivers exc[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 3 - 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL-WR740N mentioned in this gui de stands for TL -WR740N Wi reless Lite N Router without any explanation. 1.3 Main Features ¾ Make use of IEEE 802.1 1n wireless technology to provide a wireless dat a rate of up to 150Mbps. ¾ One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 W AN port, four 10/1[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 4 - The Router ’s LEDs and the QSS button are located on the front panel (V iew from left to right). Name Statu s Indication Off Power is off. PWR On Power is on. On The Router is initializing. Flashing The Router is working properly . SYS Off The Router has a system error . Off The Wireless function is disabled[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 5 - 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are lo cated on the rear panel (View from left to right). ¾ POWER: The Power soc ket is where you will c onnect the power adapt er . Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router . ¾ 1,2,3,4 (LAN): These [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 6 - Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirement s ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with R[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 7 - electrical outlet. The Router w ill start to work automatically . 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR740N Wi reless Lite N Router[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 8 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router using Quick Setup Wi zar d within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the TL-WR740N Wireles s Lite N Router is 192.168.1.1. And the default Subnet[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 9 - Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your P C and the Router is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these step s: 1. Is the connection bet ween your PC and the Route[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 10 - 2. Is the TCP/IP configur ation for your PC correct? ) Note: If the Router's IP address is 192. 168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254. 3.2 Quick Inst allation Guide With a Web-based utility , it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WR740N Wireless Li[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 1 1 - Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 3. Click Next , and then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE , Dyn amic IP and Static IP to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 12 - ¾ User Name / Password - Enter the User Name and Passw ord provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. 2) If the connecti on type detected is Dynamic IP , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. Then you can go on with [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 13 - Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radi o choosing from the pull-down list. ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID ( Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wirele ss devices in your network. Considering your wirele[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 14 - ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security functi on can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router wit hout encryption. It is recommended strongly that y ou choose one of following opt ions to enable security. ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-s[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 15 - Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web p age's ke y functions and the c onfiguration way . 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will se e the fift een main menus on the left of the W eb-based utility . On the right, there are the corres ponding explanations and instructio[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 16 - Figure 4-2 Router S tatus[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 17 - 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 QSS This section will guide you to add a new wire less device to an existing network quickly by QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function. a). Choose menu “ QSS ”, you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-3 ). Figure 4-3[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 18 - method, you can add it to the network by PBC with the following two methods. Method One: Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router . Step 2: Press and hold the QSS button of t he adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: W ait for a while until the next screen of the adapter configur at[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 19 - The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: W ait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Three: Step 1: Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-3,[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 20 - Figure 4-4 Add A New Device Step 2: Choose “ Press the button of the new device in two minutes ” and click Connect . Step 3: For the confi guration of the wirele ss adapter , please choose “ Push the button on m y access point ” in the configurati on utility of the QSS as below , and click Next . The [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 21 - The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Set up and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router Step 1: Keep the default QSS Sta tus as Enabled and click the Add devi[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 22 - The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method T wo: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PI N code of the Ro uter in Figure 4-3 (each R outer has its unique PIN code. Here t akes the [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 23 - ) Note: The default PIN code of t he Router can be found in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-3 . c). Y ou will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the network. ) Note: a. The QSS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the device has been [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 24 - Figure 4-6 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the Router , as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal not ation (factory default: 192.168.1.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size o f [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 25 - Figure 4-7 W AN – Dynamic IP This page displays the W AN IP parameters assigned dynamic ally by your ISP , including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway , etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP . Click the Release button to release the IP p arameters. ¾ MTU Size - The nor[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 26 - 2. If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP . The Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 4-8. Figure 4-8 W AN - S tatic IP ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal not ation provided by yo ur ISP . ¾ Subnet Mask - En[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 27 - 3. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE option. And you should enter the following parameters ( Figure 4-9): Figure 4-9 WAN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Secondary Connection - It’ s available only[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 28 - to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. ¾ Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-estab lished automatically when it was down. ¾ Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be est ablished in the period from the start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format). ) Note: On[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 29 - Figure 4-10 PPPoE Advanced Settings ¾ MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP . ¾ Service Name/AC Name - The servic e name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should not be configured unl[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 30 - Figure 4-1 1 W AN – BigPond Cable 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 serv er IP address or host name. ¾ Auth Domain - T ype in the domain suffix server name based on your location. e.g. N[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 31 - to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. ¾ Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-estab lished automatically when it was down. ¾ Connect Manually - Y ou can click the Connect / Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately . This mode also supports the Max Idle Ti me function[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 32 - Figure 4-12 W AN – L2TP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ S tatic IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP . Click the Connect button to connect immediately . Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immedi[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 33 - Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes y ou want to have elapsed befor e your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Rout er is disconnected. T o use this option, check th[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 34 - Figure 4-13 PPTP Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ S tatic IP - Choose either as you ar e given by your ISP and enter the ISP’ s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP an d enter the domain[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 35 - connection after a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle Time ). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity , Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on De[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 36 - Figure 4-14 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you re gister the MAC Address of your adapter . Changes are rarely needed here. ¾ WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 37 - Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_xxxxxx (xxxxxx indicat es the last unique[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 38 - ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to 6. It is not necessary to change t he wireless channel unless you notice interference problems wit[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 39 - Figure 4-17 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless securi ty, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of t he following modes to enable security. ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio button, you will find a[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 40 - • Typ e - you can choose the type for the WEP se curity on the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic , which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wirele ss station's capability and request. • WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 41 - • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server. • Radius Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius server. • Group Key Up date Peri od - Specify the group key update inte rval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. En[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 42 - Figure 4-21 Wireless MAC Filtering T o filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable . The default setting is Disable . ¾ MAC Address - The wireless st ation's MAC address that you want to filter . ¾ Statu s - The status of this entry , either Enabled or Disabled . ¾ Description - A simple descri[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 43 - 2. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. 4. Click the Save button to save this entry . T o modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 44 - 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wireless → Wireless Advanced ”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-23 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is th[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 45 - ¾ DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages . When the Router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated client[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 46 - You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless st ations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the pr[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 47 - have another DHCP server within your network o r else you must configure the computer manually . ¾ St art IP Address - S pecify an IP address for the DHCP Server to st art with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.1.100 is the default start address. ¾ End IP Address - S pecify an IP address for the DHCP Ser[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 48 - ¾ Lease Time - The time of the DHCP cli ent leased. After the dynami c IP address has expir ed, a new dynamic IP address will be autom atically assigned to the user. You cannot change any of the val ues on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click the Refresh button. 4.7.[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 49 - To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify . If you want to delete the entry , click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete All button to delete[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 50 - ¾ Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. Y ou c an type a service port or a rang e of service ports (in XXX – YYY format, XXX is the start port number , YYY is the end port number). ¾ IP Address - The IP Address of the PC pr oviding the service application. ¾ Protocol - The protocol used for th is[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 51 - Click the Enable/Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/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 the previous page. ) Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set th[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 52 - responds to the outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule. Y ou ca n input at most 5 groups of ports (or port sections). Every group of ports must be set apart with ",". For example, 2000- 2038, 2050-2 051, 2085, 3010-3030. ¾ Incoming[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 53 - 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 ) Note: 1. When the trigger connecti on is released, the correspondi ng opening ports will be closed. 2. Each rule is allowed to be used only by[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 54 - Figure 4-36 UPnP ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Dis able button. 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 - The [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 55 - as shown in Figure 4-38. Figure 4-38 Basic Security ¾ Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the Router’s firewall. z SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packe t Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracki[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 56 - customized Network Address T ranslation (NA T) traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation fo r certain application layer "control/data" protocols such as FTP , TFTP , H323 etc. z FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, kee[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 57 - ¾ DoS protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protecti on function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be enabled. ) Note: Dos Protection will take ef fect only when the T raffic St atistics in “ System T ool → T raffic St at[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 58 - Figure 4-40 Local Management By default, the radio button “ All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility ” is checked. If you want to allow PC s with specific M AC Addresses to access the Setup page of the Router's W eb-Based Utility locally from insi de the networ[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 59 - Figure 4-41 Remote Management ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote m anagement web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management w eb port to a custom port by entering that number in the b[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 60 - Figure 4-42 Parental Control Settings ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you w ant this function to take effect, otherwise check Disable . 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 MAC Address of You[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 61 - 6. In the Status field, you can select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. 7. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 62 - 2. Click “ Access Control → Schedule ” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New... button to create a new schedule with Schedule Description is Schedule_ 1 , Day is Sat and Time is all day-24 hours. 3. Click “ Parental Control ” menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 63 - Figure 4-46 Access Control Rule Management ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. ¾ Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique. ¾ Host - Here displays the host selected[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 64 - 5. Select a schedule from the Schedule drop-down list or choose “ Click Here To Add New Schedule ”. 6. In the Action field, select Deny or Allow . 7. In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. 8. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rul[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 65 - 3. Click “ Access Control → Schedule ” in the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Add a new entry with the Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Sun, Start Time is 1800 and Stop Time is 2000. 4. Click “ Access Control → Rule ” in the left to return to the Access Control Rule Man[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 66 - To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. z If you select IP Addre ss, the screen shown is Figure 4-49. Figure 4-49 Add or Modify a Host Entry 1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 67 - 2. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list. 3. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 4. In MAC Address field, enter 00-11-22-33-4 4-AA. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Host Se ttings page and see the following [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 68 - Figure 4-52 Add or Modify an Access T arget Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP address of the target. 3) Select a co mmon service from Common Service Port drop-down list, so that the Target Port will be automat[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 69 - 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name in the blank. You can enter 4 domain names. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previ ous page. For example : If you[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 70 - ¾ Time - Here displays the time period in a day. ¾ Modify - Here you can edit or delete an existing schedule. To add a new schedule, follo w the steps below. 1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-54 and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-55. Figure 4-55 Advanced Schedule Settings 2. In [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 71 - 3. In Day field, check the Select Days radio button and then select Sat and Sun. 4. In Time field, enter 1800 in Start Time field and 2000 in Stop Time field. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list. 4.12 St atic Routing Choose men[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 72 - ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which por tion is the host portion. ¾ Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host. 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 73 - Figure 4-59 Bandwidth Control Settings ) Note: For optimal control of the bandwi dth, please select the right bandwidth type and ask your ISP for the total bandwidth of the egress and ingress. 4.13.2 Rules List Choose menu “ Bandwidth Control → Rules List ”, you can view and c onfigure the Bandwidth Con[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 74 - Step 2: Enter the information like the screen shown below . Figure 4-61 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings Step 3: Click the Save button. 4.14 IP& MAC Bing Setting Figure 4-62 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenu s under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-62): Binding Setting and [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 75 - ¾ IP Address - The assigned IP address of the cont rolled computer in the LAN. ¾ Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. ¾ Modify - To modify or del ete an existing entry. When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New… button or Modi[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 76 - Figure 4-65 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.14.2 ARP List T o manage the computer , you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP lis[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 77 - Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items, available after enable. Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP & MAC Bind ing list. Click the Refresh button to refresh all items. ) Note: An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 78 - Figure 4-67 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Passw ord for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. Connection Statu[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 79 - Figure 4-68 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. T ype the Password for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider he re. 4. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service.[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 80 - Figure 4-69 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. T ype the Password for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provi der . 4. Click the Login button to log in the DDNS service. Connect[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 81 - Diagnostic , Firmware Upgrade , Factory Default s, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Passw ord, System Log and St atistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanat ions for each submenu are provided below . 4.16.1 Time Settings Choose menu “ System [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 82 - your time zone once you log in to the Router successfully, otherwise, these functions will not take effect. 2. The time will be lost if the Router is turned off. 3. The Router will obtain GMT autom atically from Internet if it has already connected to Internet. 4.16.2 Diagnostic Choose menu “ System T ools [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 83 - ¾ IP Address/Domain Name - T ype the destination IP address (such as 202.108.22.5) or Domain name (such as www .tp-link.com ). ¾ Pings Count - The number of Ping packe ts for a Ping connection. ¾ Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet. ¾ Ping Ti meout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 84 - ¾ Firmware Version - This displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version - This displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the R outer’s current hardware version. T o upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below: 1. Do[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 85 - • The default Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 ) Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 4.16.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “ System T ools → Backup & Rest ore ”, you can save the cu rrent configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore the c[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 86 - Some settings of the Router will take effect only after rebooting, which include: • Change the LAN IP Address (syst em will reboot automatically). • Change the DHCP Settings. • Change the Wireless configurations. • Change the Web Management Port. • Upgrade the firmware of the Router (system will reb[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 87 - Figure 4-79 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server ad dress, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-80.[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 88 - Figure 4-80 Mail Account Settings z From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. z To - Recipient’s address. The destination mail box where the logs would be received. z SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds wi th the mailbox filled in the From field. You can log on the r[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 89 - the current effective rule. Enter the desired ti me or intervals in the corresponding field as shown in Figure 4-80. C lick Save to keep your settings. Click Back to return to the previous page. ¾ Log Type - By selecting the log type, only l ogs of this type will be shown. ¾ Log Level - By selecting the log[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 90 - 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets S tat istic interval indicate s the time section of the packets statistic. Select the Auto-refresh checkbox to refresh automatically. Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately. ¾ Sorted Rules - Select a rule from the pull-down list to display the correspond[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 91 - Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access the Internet b y ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your AD SL Modem to the W AN port on the Router . The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 92 - 1) Log in to th e Router , click the “ Netw ork ” menu on the left of your browser , and click " WA N " submenu. On the WA N page, select “Dynamic IP” for "W AN Connection T ype", finish by clicking Save . 2) Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter , whi[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 93 - Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP , which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router , click the “ Forwarding ” menu on the left of your browser , and click " DMZ " submenu. On the "[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 94 - Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, w hat should I do? 1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will inte rfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router , you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference. 2) T o change the WEB management port number : Log in[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 95 - the " Virtual Servers " submenu. On the " V irtual Servers " page, click Add New… , then on the “ Add or Modify a V irtual Server ” page, enter “80” into the blank next to the “ Service Port ”, and your IP address next to the “ IP Address ”, assuming 192.168.1.188 for an [...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 96 - Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to inst all and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP . First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is work ing, refer to the adapter ’s manual if necessary . 1. Configure TCP/IP comp onent 1) On the Windows taskbar , click the Start but[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 97 - Figure 0-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: ¾ Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically , Choose Obta in DNS server automaticall y , a[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 98 - Figure 0-3 ) Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted. ¾ Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the fo llowing items available 2 If the Router's LAN IP addr ess is 192.168.1.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.1.x (x is f[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 99 - Now: Click OK to keep your settings.[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 100 - Appendix C: Specifications General S tandards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.1 1b, 802.1 1 g Protocols TCP/IP , PPPoE, DHCP , ICMP , NA T , SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation W AN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX 10BASE-T : UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 101 - Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wire less networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-s pectrum (DSSS) technology and oper ating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. ¾ 8[...]

TL-WR740N Wireless Lite N Router - 102 - ¾ WEP ( W ired E quivalent P rivacy) - A data privacy mechanism bas ed on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as des cribed in the IEEE 802.11 standard. ¾ Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless network ing standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Al liance (WECA, see h[...]