TP-Link SafeStream VPN manual

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Broadband VPN Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010557[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subjec t to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other br ands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders. No part of the specificat ions may be reproduced in any form or b y any means or used to make any derivativ[...]

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    FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protectio n against harmful interference when the equipme nt is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate [...]

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    Package Contents The following items should be found in your box: ¾ One TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Broadband VPN Router ¾ One power cord for TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Broadband VPN Router ¾ One Resource CD for TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Broadband VPN Router, including: • This User Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: [...]

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

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    4.7.3  Target ......................................................................................................................... .... 40  4.7.4  Schedule ....................................................................................................................... .4 1  4.8  IPsec VPN .................................[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Ro uter User Guide 1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Broadband VPN Router from TP-LINK provides multiple VPN protocols and high VPN performance. Abundant se curity strategies, such as SPI firewall, protect your network against the attacks and Acc[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Ro uter User Guide TL-R600VPN Chapter 2. Hardware installation 2.1 Panel Layout 2.1.1 The Front Panel The Router’s LEDs are located on the fr ont panel (Viewed from left to right). Figure 2-1 LED Descriptions: Name Status Indication Not lit The router is powered off. PWR Lit up (Green) The router is powered on[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Ro uter User Guide 3 Method one: Use the Factory Defaults function on Sy stem Tools -> Factory Defaults page in the router's Web-based Utility. Method two: With the router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the RESET button (about 5 seconds) until the SYS LED lights up and flashes. And th[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 4 ) Note: If you intend to connect the Router to the ground via the PE ( Protecting Earth ) cable of AC power cord, please make sure the PE ( Prote cting Earth ) cable in the electrical outlet is well grounded in advance. 2.5 Connecting the Router Before you install the route[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 5 2. Connect the PC(s) and all Swit ches/Hubs on your LAN to the LAN Ports on the router, shown in Figure 2-3 . 3. Connect the DSL/Cable modem to the WAN port on the router, shown in Figure 2-3 . 4. Connect the AC power adapter to the AC pow er socket on the router, and the other en [...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter describes how to c onfigure the basic func tions of your TL-R600VPN SafeStreamTM Gigabit Broadband VPN Router. These procedure s only take you a few minutes. You can access the Internet via the router immediately after it has been succ[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User G TM uide 7 Figure 3-2 Step 3: In the next screen, select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 8 Step 4: Configure the IP addr ess as shown in Figure 3-4 . After that, click OK . Figure 3-4 ) Note: You can c onfigure the PC to get an IP addres s automatically, select “ Obt ain an IP address automatically ” and “ Obtain DNS server address automatically ” in the screen a[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 9 If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown below, it means that your PC has not connected to the Router. Figure 3-6 You can check it follow the steps below: ) Note: 1) Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the d[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Ro TM uter User Guide 10 Figure 3-7 ) Note: If the above screen ( Figure 3-7 ) does not prompt, it m eans that your web-browser may be set to a proxy. Choose Tools menu → Internet Options → Connections → LAN Settings , in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox , and click OK to fi[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 11 ) Note: Four ways to connect to Internet are provided in Quick Setup. Please select one compatible with your ISP. If you are given anothe r way not listed here, refer to Netw ork → WAN for detailed list. Step 3: If Auto-Detect is chosen, the router will detect the Internet co nn[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 12 Step 7: After that, you will see the next screen. Click Finish to complete the quick installation. Figure 3-13[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide 13 Chapter 4. Configuring the Router It is recommended to use the “Quick Installation Gu ide” for first-time installation. For advanced users, if you want to know mo re about this device and make use of its functions adequately, you need to read this chapter and configure advance[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 14 Figure 4-1 ¾ LAN - This field displays the current i nformat ion for the LAN, including the “MAC addr ess”, “IP address” and “Subnet Mask”. ¾ WAN - This field displays the parameters applied to the WAN port of the router, including “MAC address”, “IP address”[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 15 4.2 Quick Setup Please refer to chapter 3"Quick Installation Guide" . 4.3 Network Choose menu “ Network ”, the next submenus are shown below. Figure 4-2 Click any of them, and you will be able to c onfigure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for ea[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 16 Figure 4-3 ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to reduce the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for yo ur ISP connection. ¾ Primar[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 17 2. Static IP If you are given a fixed IP (static IP), please select Static IP (shown in Figure 4-4 ), and then fixed IP parameters specified by your ISP. Figure 4-4 ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decim al notation provided by your ISP. ¾ Subnet Mask - Enter the su[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 18 Figure 4-5 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 connection after a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle Time ). If your I[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 19 ) Note: Only you have set the system time on System Tools → Time screen, will the Time-based Connecting function take effect. ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified peri od of inactivity ( Max Idle Time ), [...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 20 ¾ ISP Specified IP Address - If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit your IP address to the router during login, select Use IP Address specified by ISP and enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation, which your ISP provided. ¾ Detect Online Interval - The [...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide 21 ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of the Internet connectivity ( Max Idle Time ). If your Internet connection has been terminat ed due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the router to automatic[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 22 Figure 4-8 ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided b y your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of the Internet connectivity ( Max Idle T[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 23 Otherwise, enter the number in minutes that you wish to hav e the Internet connecting last unless a new link requested. ) Note: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnec ted although you spec ify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications visit the Inte rnet continually [...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 24 enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the r outer is disconnect ed. To use this option, click the radio button. ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the router to m[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 25 Server and DMZ Host may change accordingly at the same time; you’d better re-configure it as well. 4.3.3 MAC Clone Choose menu “ Netw ork → MAC Clone ”, you can configure the MA C addres s of the WAN on the screen below (shown in Figure 4-11 ). Some ISPs require that you r[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 26 4.4 DHCP Choose menu “ DHCP ”, the next submenus are shown below. Figure 4-12 Click any of them, and you will be able to c onfigure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provide d below. 4.4.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “ DHCP → DHCP Set[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 27 ¾ Address Lease Time - This is the amount of time in which a network user will be allowed connection to the router with t heir current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount of time (in minutes), the range of the time is 1 ~ 2 880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. ¾ Defau[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 28 Figure 4-15 ¾ MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve IP address. ¾ Assigned IP Address - This field displays the IP ad dress of the router reserved. ¾ Status - This field displays the status of the virtual server entry. Enabled[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 29 Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen. 4.5 Forwarding Choose menu “ Forwarding ”, the next submenus are shown below. Figure 4-17 Click any of them, and you will be able to c on[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 30 To add/modify a virtual server entry: Step 1: Click Add New… / Modify shown in Figure 4-18 , you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-19 . Step 2: Select the service you want from the “ Common Service Port ”, then the port and protocol value will be added to the corres po[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 31 4.5.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “ Forwarding → Port Triggering ”, you can view and add port triggering in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-20 ). Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet game s, video conferencing, Internet calling and so on. These ap[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 32 To add/modify a port triggering entry: Step 1: Click Add New … / Modify shown in Figure 4-20 , you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-21 . Step 2: Select the application you want from the “ Common Applications ”, then the Trigger port and Incoming ports will be added to[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 33 4.5.3 DMZ Choose menu “ Forwarding → DMZ ”, you can view and configur e DMZ host in the screen (shown in Figure 4-22 ). The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purp ose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferen cing. DMZ [...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 34 Figure 4-23 ¾ Current UPnP Status - If you want to use the Router’s UPnP f unction, please click Enable button. If you don’t want use the function, please click Disable button. Allowing the function may cause a risk to security; this featu re is disabled by default. ¾ App De[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 35 Figure 4-25 ¾ Firewall - Enable the general firewall or not. • SPI Fire wall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) k eeps track of the state of network connections traveling across it. It distinguishes legitimate pac kets for different types of connections. Only packets matc hing [...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 36 4.6.2 Advanced Security Choose menu “ Security → Advanced Securit y ”, you can protect the Router from being attacked by TCP-SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-26 ). Figure 4-26 ¾ Packets Statistics Interval - This is the interval for [...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 37 4.6.3 Local Management Choose menu “ Security → Local Management ”, you can configure to pr event the local PCs from accessing the router’s web-based ut ility in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-27 ). Figure 4-27 ¾ Management Rules - Here displays the management rules ?[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 38 4.7.1 Rule Choose menu “ Access Control → Rule ”, you can configure the In ternet Access Control to manage Internet activities from LA N hosts in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-29 ). Figure 4-29 ¾ Enable Internet Access Control: Enable or disable the Internet Access Con[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 39 Figure 4-30 Step 3: Click the Save button. Other configurations for the entries as shown in Figure 4-29 : Click the Delete button to delete the entry. Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. Click the Delete A[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 40 Step 2: Select the Mode and enter the Host Description and LAN IP Address. Figure 4-32 Step 3: Click the Save button. Other configurations for the entries as shown in Figure 4-31 : Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the informa[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 41 Figure 4-34 Step 3: Click the Save button. Other configurations for the entries as shown in Figure 4-33 : Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information [...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 42 To add/modify a target for Access Control Rule: Step 1: Click Add New… / Edit shown in Figure 4-35 , you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-36 . Step 2: Enter the Schedule Description and select the days, and then specify the Start Time and Stop Time. Figure 4-36 Step 3: Cl[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 43 Figure 4-38 ¾ Policy Name: The unique name to the IKE policy for identification and management purposes. ¾ Exchange Mode: Displays the IKE Exchange Mode in phase 1, and the remote VPN peer uses the same mode. z Main: Main mode provides identity prot ection and exchang es more in[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 44 z DH3: 1536 bits ¾ Pre-shared Key: The Pre-shared Key for IKE authentic ation, and e nsure both the two peers use the same key. The key s hould consist of visible charac ters without blank space. To add/modify an IKE entry: Step 1: Click Add New…/Modify shown in Figure 4-38 , y[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 45 Figure 4-40 ¾ IPSec: Enable or disable IPsec and click save to apply. ¾ Policy Name: The unique name to the IPsec polic y for identification and management purposes. ¾ Local Subnet: The IP address range on your local LAN to identify which PCs on your LAN are covered by this pol[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 46 Figure 4-41 ¾ Policy Name: Enter the unique name to the IPsec po licy for identificat ion and management purposes. ¾ Local Subnet: Enter the IP address range on your local LAN to identify which PCs on your LAN are covered by this policy. It' s formed by IP address and subne[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide 47 Encryption Algorithm: Select the Encryption Algorithm for IPsec policy . The default value is “Auto”. IKE Security Policy: Select the IKE Security Policy for IPsec policy . PFS Group: Select the PFS (Perfect Forward Security) for IKE mode to enhance security . This setting sho[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide 48 authentication key at the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa. In Encryption Key: S pecify the Inbound Encryption Key manually if ESP protocol The inbound key here must match the outbound Encryption Key at the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa. Outgoing SPI: S pecify the[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 49 Figure 4-42 This page displays the connection st atus of the IPsec Policy . As Se curity Association is unidirec- tional, an ingoing SA and an outgoing SA are created to protect data flows for each tunnel after IPsec tunnel is successfully established. The ingoing SPI va lue and o[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 50 ¾ MPPE Encryption – Enable or disable the MPPE Encr yption. If enabled, the PPTP tunnel will be encrypted by MPPE. ¾ IP Range Start - Enter the start IP address to define a rang e for the server's IP assignment. ¾ IP Range End - Enter the end IP address to define a range[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 51 Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen. 4.9.3 Connection Status Choose the menu PPTP VPN Server → Connection St atus , you can view t he connection status of each user in the next[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 52 To add/modify a static routing entry : Step 1: Click Add New … / Modify shown in Figure 4-48 , you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-49 . Step 2: Enter the appropriate Desti nation IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway, and then select the status. Figure 4-49 Step 3:[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 53 Figure 4-51 ¾ Enable Band width Control - Enable or disable t he Bandwidth Control. ¾ Line Ty p e - Select the Line Type of the WAN port. ¾ Egress/Ingress Bandwidth – Enter the Egress and Ingress Bandwidth through the WAN port. 4.11.2 Rule List Figure 4-52 ¾ Description - Th[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 54 Figure 4-53 Step 3: Click the Save button. Other configurations for the entries as shown in Figure 4-52 : Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information [...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 55 ¾ MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. ¾ IP Address - This field displays the assigned IP addr ess of the controlled computer in the LAN. ¾ Bind - Select whether enable the ARP binding or not. Only bi nd the MAC address and IP[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 56 Step 4: Click Back to return the previous screen. ) Note: You can click “to page” to edit the entry in the corresponding screen. Other configurations for the entries as shown in Figure 4-55 : Click the Delete button to delete the entry. Click the Enable All button to enable al[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 57 Click Delete to load the specific item to the IP & MAC Binding list. 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 (shown in Figure 4-55 ). Click the Refresh button[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 58 Click Logout to logout the DDNS service. The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed in the Connection Status field. 4.13.2 PeanutHull DDNS If your dynamic DNS Service Provider is www .oray . net , you can configure in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-60 ). Figure 4-6[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 59 Figure 4-61 To set up for Comexe DDNS, follow these instructions: Step 1: Enter the domain name your dynamic DNS service provider offer. Step 2: Type the “Us er Name” and “Password” for your DD NS account. Step 3: Enable DDNS, and click Save to save the current configurati[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 60 Figure 4-62 To set up for No-IP DDNS, follow these instructions: Step 1 Type the “ User Name ” and “ Password ” for your DDNS account. Step 2 Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider offered. Step 3 Enable DDNS, and click Save to save the current configurati[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 61 4.14.1 Time Settings Choose menu “ System Tools → Time Settings ”, you can configure t he time on the screen (shown in Figure 4-64 ). Figure 4-64 ¾ Time zone - Select your local time z one from this pull down list. ¾ Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right [...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 62 4.14.2 Diagnostic Tools Choose menu “ System Tools → Diagnostic Tools ”, you can test the connectivity between the router and the destination on this page. Figure 4-65 ¾ Diagnostic Tool - Choose the diagnostic tool. Ping and Tracert are available. ¾ IP address/Domain Name [...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 63 Figure 4-66 ¾ Firmware Version - This displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version - This displays the current hardware version. The hardw are version of the upgrade file must accord with the R outer’s current hardware version. To upgrade the router's firmwar[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 64 ) Note: 1) The default User Name is admin. 2) The default Password is admin. 3) The default IP Address is 192.168.0.1. 4) The default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. All settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 4.14.5 Backup and Restore Choose men[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 65 Figure 4-70 To restore the Router’s settings: Step 1: Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device , or enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box. Step 2: Click the Restore button to complete. 4.14.6 Reboot Choose menu “ System Tools → Rebo[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 66 6) Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically). 7) Restore the router's settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically). 4.14.7 Password Choose menu “ System Tools → Passw ord ”, you can change the factor y default user name and [...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 67 Figure 4-73 The router can keep logs of all traffic. You c an query the logs to find what happened to the router. Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs. Click the Save Log button to save all the logs in a text file. Click the Mail Log button to send the logs to the specifie[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 68 ¾ Remote Management IP Address - This is the current address you will use when accessing your router from the Internet. The default IP addr ess is 0.0.0.0. It means this function is disabled. To enable this function, change the defau lt IP address to another IP address as desired[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide 69 IP Address MAC Address The IP address whose statistics information are displayed Packets The total amount of packets received and transmitted by the router Total Byt es The total amount of bytes receiv ed and transmitted by the r outer Packets The total amount of packets received [...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide 70 Appendix A: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3 、 IEEE 802.3u 、 IEEE 802.3ab 、 TCP/ IP 、 DHCP 、 ICMP 、 NAT 、 PPPoE 、 SNTP 、 HTTP 、 DNS Safety & Emission FCC 、 CE Ports One 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port Four 10/100/10[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide 71 Appendix B: Preventing Lightning To avoid damage during a lightning storm and ensu re a stable performance, our router has adopted the professional lightning protection technology to prev ent the lightning. However, although these measures have bee n taken to protect TL-R600VPN fr[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 72 Appendix C: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? Step 1: First, configure the ADSL m odem in RFC1483 bridge model. Step 2: Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL modem to the WAN port on the router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port o[...]

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    SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide TL-R600VPN 73 2. How do I configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users? Step 1: Login to the router, click the menu Network → WAN on the left of your bro wser, On the WAN screen, select “ Dynamic IP ” for " WAN Connection T ype ", and finish it by clicking Save . St[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Guide TM 74 Figure 4 ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. Method two: Use DMZ Host Login to the router, click the menu Forwarding → DMZ . On the DMZ screen, select “Enable”, and enter your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Add[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream Gigabit B roadband VPN Router User Gu TM ide 75 Figure 6 ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you should login the Router by entering http://192.168.0.1:88 (the router’s LAN IP address: Web Mana gement Port) in the addres s field of the web browser. Step 2: To add a WEB Server: Login to the router, click the menu[...]

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    TL-R600VPN SafeStream TM Gigabit Br oadband VPN Router User Guide 76 Appendix D: Glossary ¾ DDNS ( D yn amic D omain N ame S ystem) - The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. ¾ DHCP ( D ynamic H ost C onfiguration P rotocol) - A protocol that autom atically configure the TCP/IP parameters for the [...]