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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router Rev:1.0.2 1910010149[...]
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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 B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limit s are designed to pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment ge nerates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if [...]
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Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router ¾ One AC power Adapter for TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable ¾ Two RJ11 cables ¾ One ADSL splitter ¾ One Resource CD , including: z This User Guide z Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make su[...]
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CONTENTS Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................................................................ 1 1.1 Product Overview ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Main Features ..................................................................................[...]
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4.6.4 System Restart ............................................................................................................... 46 4.6.5 Diagnostic ....................................................................................................................... 47 4.7 Help .................................................................[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 1 Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router . 1.1 Product Overview The device is designed to provide a simple and cost-effective ADSL Internet connection for a private Ethernet network. The Router is easy to use. The TD-8816 connects to an Ethernet LAN or computer[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 2 ¾ Real-time Configurati on and device monitoring. ¾ Supports Multiple PVC (Per manent Virtual Circuit). ¾ Built-in DHCP server. ¾ Built-in firewall, supports IP/MAC filter, Application filter and URL filter. ¾ Supports Virtual Server, DMZ host and IP Address Mapping. ¾ Supports Dynamic DNS, UPnP a[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide Chapter 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 The Front Panel Figure 2-1 The LEDs locate on the front panel, which indicate the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation . LED Explanation: LED Status Indication On There is a successful connec tion on LAN port but no activity Flash Dat[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 4 (about 5 seconds) until the SYS LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash. And then rel ease the button and wait the router to r eboot to its factory default settings. Method two : Restore the default setting from “Maint enance-SysRestart” of the Router's Web-based Utility. ¾ LAN: Through the [...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 5 Figure 2-3[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 3.1 Configure PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-881 6 or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address. Follow the steps below to configure it. Step 1: Click the Start menu on your desk[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 7 Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protoc ol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 8 Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK . Figure 3-4 ) Note: You can c onfigure the PC to get an IP address aut omatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server addre ss automatically” in the screen above. Now, you can run the Ping[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 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: 1) Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the dev ice and the LEDs on y our P[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 10 Step 1: Select the Quick Start tab, then click RUN WIZARD , and you will see the next screen. Click the NEXT button. Figure 3-8 Step 2: Configure the time for the Router, and then click the NEXT button. Figure 3-9 Step 3: Select the connection type to connect to the ISP (We select PPPoE/PPPoA mode for [...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 11 Figure 3-1 1 Step 5: Click NEXT to finish the Quick Start. Figure 3-12[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide Chapter 4. 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, maybe you will get help from this chapter to configur e the advanced [...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 13 Figure 4-2 ) Note: Click the other submenus System Log or Statistics in Figur e 4-2 , you will be able to view the system log and traffic statistics about the Router. 4.2 Quick S t art Please refer to " 3.2: Login" . 4.3 Interface Setup Choose “ Interface Setup ”, you can see the next sub[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 14 the next screen (shown in Figure 4-4 ). Figure 4-4 ¾ ATM VC: ATM settings are used to connect to your ISP. Your ISP provides VPI (Virtual Path Identifier), VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) settings to you. In th is Device, you can totally setup 8 VCs on different encapsulations, if you apply 8 di ffer[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 15 • VPI: Identifies the virtual path bet ween endpoints in an ATM ne twork. The valid range is from 0 to 255. Please input the value provided by your ISP. • VCI: Identifies the virtual channel endpoints in an ATM network. The valid range is from 32 to 65535 (1 to 31 is reserved for well- known protoc[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 16 for WAN interface, including RIP1 , RIP2-B and RIP2-M . RIP2-B and RIP2-M are both sent in RIP2 format, the difference is that RIP2-M using Multicast, while RIP2-B using Broadcast format. • Direction: Select this option to s pecify the RIP direction. None is for disabling the RIP function. Both means[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 17 Figure 4-7 ¾ Service name: Specify a name for the PPPoE/PPPoA connection for recognition. ¾ Username: Enter your username for your PPPoE/ PPPoA connection to identify and verify your account to the ISP. ¾ Password: Enter your password for your PPPoE/PPPoA connection. ¾ Encapsulation: For both PPPoE[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 18 Subnet Mask and Gateway IP address. ¾ Default Route: You should select Yes to configure the PVC as the default gateway to internet from this device. ¾ MAC Spoofing: MAC Spoofing feature allows you to change the assigned MAC addres s of the ADSL Router to a different one, which may allow the bypassing[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 19 Figure 4-9 ¾ Router Local IP: These are the IP settings of the LA N interface for the device. These settings may be referred to as Private se ttings. You may change the LAN IP addres s if needed. The LAN IP address is private to y our internal networ k and cannot be seen on the Internet. • IP Addres[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 20 connected to it. DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protoc ol. The DHCP Server gives out IP addresses when a device is booting up and request an IP address to be logged on t o the network. That device must be set as a DHCP client to obtai n the IP address automatically. By default, the DHCP Server is[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 21 addresses. Each of the device's in terfaces can be confi gured as a DHCP relay. If it is enabled, the DHCP requests from local PCs will forward to the DHCP server runs on WAN side. To have this function working properly, please run on router mode only, disable the DHCP serv er on the LAN port, and[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 4.4 Advanced Setup Choose “ Advanced Setup ”, you can see the next submenus: Figure 4-12 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding function. 4.4.1 Firewall Choose “ Advanced Setup → Firew all ” menu, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-13 ). Figure 4[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 23 Click ADD ROUTE button to add a new route in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-15 ). Figure 4-15 ¾ Destination IP Address: This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final destination. ¾ IP Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask for this destination. ¾ Gateway IP Address: Enter the IP addre[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 24 Figure 4-16 ¾ Virtual Circuit: Enter Virtual Circuit Index that you plan to setup for the NAT function. ¾ NAT Status: This field shows the current statu s of the NAT function for the current VC. You can go to the previous screen (shown in Figure 4-4 ) to activate the function. ¾ Number of IPs; This [...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 25 Server in the next screen. The Virtual Server is the server or server(s) behind NAT (on the LAN), for example, Web server or FTP server, that you can make visible to t he outside world even though NAT makes your whole inside network appear as a single machine to the outside world. Figure 4-18 ¾ Rule I[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 26 4.4.3.3. IP Address Mapping Choose “ Advanced Setup → NAT → IP Address Mapping ” in Figure 4-16 , you can con figure the Address Mapping Rule in the next screen. The IP Address Mapping is for those VCs that configured with multiple IPs. The IP Address M apping rule is per-VC based (only for Mul[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 27 Click the Back button to return to the previous screen. Click the CANCEL button to cancel the configur ation which is made just now. 4.4.4 QoS Choose “ Advanced Setup → QoS ”, you can configure the QoS in the next screen. QoS helps to prioritize data as it enters your router. By a ttaching specia[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 28 DiffServ). ¾ Summary: Click the button to view t he configurations of QoS. ¾ Rule: Configure the rules for QoS. If the traffic complies with the rule, then the Router will take the corresponding action to deal with it. • Rule Index: Select the index for the rule you want to configure. • Active: A[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 29 can communicate as if they were attached to t he same wire, when in fact they ar e located on a number of different LAN segm ents. Because VLANs are based on lo gical instead of physical connections, it is very flexible for user/ host management, bandwidth allocation and r esource optimization. There a[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 30 Click Define VLAN Group in Figure 4-21 , you can define VLAN groups in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-23 ). Figure 4-23 ¾ VLAN Index: Select the VLAN index for this VC. You can specify 8 gr oups in maximum. ¾ VLAN ID: This indicates the VLAN group. ¾ ATM VCs: Select the ATM VCs as members of VLA[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 31 Figure 4-24 ¾ ADSL Mode: Select the ADSL operation mode wh ich your ADSL connection uses. ¾ ADSL Type: Select the ADSL operation type wh ich your ADSL connection uses. 4.5 Access Management Choose “ Access Management ”, you can see t he next submenus: Figure 4-25 Click any of them, and you will b[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 32 ¾ ACL: If Activated , the IP addresses which are contained in the Access Control List can access to the Router. If Deactivated , all IP addresses can access to the Router. ¾ ACL Rule Index: Select the ACL rule index for the entry. ¾ Active: Enable the ACL rule. ¾ Secure IP Address: Select the IP ad[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 33 Figure 4-27 ¾ Filter Type Selection: Select the fil t er type fo r the next configuration. ¾ IP/MAC Filter Set Index: Select the Set index for the IP Filter entry. This index can match with six IP / MAC Filter Rule Indexes. ¾ Interface: Select the interface for the entry. ¾ Direction: Select the di[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 34 ¾ IP/MAC Filter Rule Index: Select the Rule index for the IP Filter entry. ) Note: You should set the IP/MAC Filter Set Index and IP/MAC Filter Rule Inde x together to appoint the address (shown in the Filter List) for the IP Filter rule. For example, (1, 2), it means the rule will be shown in the row[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 35 ) Note: If you want to make the rule take ef fect, please select Ye s to active the rule. Step 3: Enter the “Source IP Address”, “Destinat ion IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Port Number” in the corresponding field. Step 4: Select the Protocol as “TCP” and se lect the Unmatched rule[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 36 Figure 4-28 ¾ Rule Type: Select MAC for the MAC Filter rule. ¾ Active: Select “Yes” to make t he rule to take effect. ¾ MAC Address: Enter the MAC address for the rule. ¾ Rule Unmatched: If the current rule can not match, and you select Forward , the router will skip the rule and transmit direc[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 37 select the Interface “PVC0”, and select t he Direction “Outgoing” for the first rule. ) Note: If you want to make the rule take ef fect, please select Ye s to active the rule. Step 3: Enter the “MAC Address” and select the Unmatched rule as “Next”. Step 4: Finally, click the SAVE to sav[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 38 Figure 4-29 ¾ Filter Type Selection: Select the Application Filter for the next configuration. ¾ Application Filter: Activate or deactivate the function. ¾ ICQ & MSN & YMSG & Real Audio/Video: Select Allow or Den y for these applications. If you select Allow, the Router will accept the a[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 39 Figure 4-30 ¾ Filter Type Selection: Select the URL Filter fo r the next configuration. ¾ Active: Select “Yes” to make t he rule to take effect. ¾ URL Index: Select the index for the URL Filter entry. ¾ URL: Enter the URL for this URL Filter. ¾ URL Filter Listing: This displays the informati o[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 40 Management Protocol (SNMP) is used for exc hanging information between network devices. Figure 4-31 ¾ Get Community: Select to set the password for the incoming Get and Get next reques ts from the management station. ¾ Set Community: Select to set the password fo r incoming Set requests from the mana[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 41 (shown in Figure 4-33 ). The router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System ( DDNS ) feature. The feat ure lets you use a static host name with a dynamic IP address. User should type the hos t name, user name and password assigned to your ADSL Router by your Dyn amic DNS provider. User also can decide to t[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 42 Figure 4-34 ¾ CWMP: Select activate the CWMP function. ¾ URL: Enter the website of ACS which is provided by your ISP. ¾ User Name/Passwo rd: Enter the User Name and passw ord to login the ACS server. ¾ Path: Enter the path that connects to the ACS server. ¾ Port: Enter the port that connec ts to t[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 43 Figure 4-36 ) Note: 1) There is only one account that can access Web-Management interface. The default account is "admin", and the password is "admin". Admin has read/write access privilege. 2) When you change the password, you should enter the new password twice, and then click SAV[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 44 ) Note: The ADSL Router built-in some NTP Servers, when the Router connects to the In ternet, the Router will get the system time automatically from the NTP Serv er . Y ou can also configure the NTP Server address automatically , and then the Router will get the ti me from the specific Server firstly .[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 45 drive of the computer. Click Browse to find the local hard drive and locate the firmware or romfile to be used for upgrade. Figure 4-40 To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Step 1: Download a more recent firmware upgr ade file from the TP-LINK website ( www.tp-link.co[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 46 Figure 4-41 Step 2: Save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 4-42 ). TD-8816 Figure 4-42 To restore the Router’s settings: Step 1: Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the de vice, or enter the exact path in “New Romfile Location” field. Step 2: Click the UPGRADE butt[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 47 Figure 4-43 4.6.5 Diagnostic Choose “ Maintenance → Diagnostic ”, you can view the test res ults for the con nectivity of th e physical la yer and protoco l layer for both LA N and WAN sides i n the screen (shown in Figure 4-4 4 ). Figure 4-44 4.7 Help Choose “ Help ”, you can view the help i[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 48 Figure 4-45 ) Note: Click the tab, and you will be able to get the corresponding information.[...]
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TD-8816 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router User Guide 49 Appendix A: Specification General Standards and Protocols ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G. 992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5 IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, TCP/IP, PPPoA , PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT,CWMP Safety & Emission FCC 、 CE Ports 1 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 port ( Auto MDI/MDIX) 1 RJ[...]