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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router Rev : 1.0.0[...]
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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 by any means or used to make any derivative[...]
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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 contents should be found in your box: ¾ One TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router ¾ One AC power Adapter for TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable ¾ One USB cable ¾ Two RJ11 cables ¾ One ADSL splitter (only for Annex A) ¾ One Resource CD , including: z This User Guide [...]
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CONTENT Chapter 1. Introducti on ........................................................................................ 1 1.1 Product Overview ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Main Features ..................................................................................[...]
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4.6.3 Firmware....................................................................................................................... .. 47 4.6.4 System Re start ............................................................................................................... 49 4.6.5 Diagnostic ........................................................[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router . The device is designed t o provide a simple and cost-effective ADSL Inte rnet connection for a pr ivate Ethernet network. TD-8817 connects to an Ethernet LAN or com puters via standard Ethe[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 2 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 and Static Routing. ¾ Supports system log and flow Statistics. ¾ Supports firmware upgrade and Web management. 1.3 Conventions[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 3 Chapter 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 The Front Panel Figure 2-1 The LEDs are located on the front panel, they indicate the device’ s working status . For details, please refer to LED Explanation. LED Explanation: Indicator Description Status Function Details USB USB status On Off Flash Connection [...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 4 Method two : Restore the default setting from “Maint enance-SysRestart” of the Router's Web-based Utility. ¾ LAN: Through the port, you can connect the Router to your PC or the other Ethernet network devices. ¾ USB: Connect with your computer’s USB interface ¾ LINE: Through the port,[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 5 Figure 2-3[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 6 Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 3.1 Configure PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-881 7 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 you[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB 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-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 8 Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figur e 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[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB 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 o[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 10 Figure 3-7 Step 3: You will see Figure 3-8 as fo llow, please wait a moment. Figure 3-8 Step 4: After that, you will see Figure 3-9. Cli ck Finish to complete the installation.[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 11 Figure 3-9 ) Note: 1) All of the above settings are under windows XP. 2) If you want to pull out the USB device y ou must disconnect the network of USB first. 3) In the Vista operating sy stem, maybe the “Unknown Device” screen will pop up when you insert the USB cable of the Router to a comput[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 12 Figure 3-10 Step 1: Select the Quick Start tab, then click RUN WIZARD , and you will see Figure 3-11. Click the NEXT button. Figure 3-1 1 Step 2: Change the login password in Figure 3-12, and th en click the NEXT button. Figure 3-12 Step 3: Configure the time for the Router, and then click the NEXT[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 13 Figure 3-13 Step 4: Select the connection type to connect to the ISP (We select PPPoE/PPPoA mode for example here), and then click the NEXT button. Figure 3-14 Step 5: Configure the following opti ons provided by you r ISP: Username , Password , VPI , VCI and Connection Type . Then click Next . Fig[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 14 ) Note: In Quick S tart, you shouldn’t configure the PVC which uses the same VPI/VCI as the seven default PVCs in factory configuration does. Step 6: Click NEXT to finish the Quick Start. Figure 3-16[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 15 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 ad[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 16 Figure 4-2 ) Note: Click the other submenus System Log or Statistics in Figure 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 " 3.3: Login" . 4.3 Interface Setup Choose “ Interface Setup ”, you can see the next s[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 17 4.3.1 Internet Choose “ Interface Setup → Internet ” menu, you can conf igure the param eters for WAN ports in 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 Ident[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 18 • Status: If you want to use a designed VC, you should activate it. • 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 v[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 19 RIP-2 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 the ADSL Router will periodi cally send routing information and accept routing inform[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 20 Figure 4-7 ¾ Username: Enter your username for your PPPoE/PPPoA connection. ¾ Password: Enter your password for your PPPoE/PPPoA connection. ¾ Encapsulation: For both PPPoE/PPPoA connection, y ou need to specify the type of Multiplexing, either LLC or VC Mux. ¾ Bridge Interface: Activate the op[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 21 If you select this type of connection, the modem can be configured to ac t as a bridging device between your LAN and your ISP. Bridges are devices that enable two or more networks to communicate as if they are two s egments of the same physical LAN. Figure 4-8 ) Note: After you finish the Internet [...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 22 • IP Address: Enter the Router’s local IP Address, then you can access to the Web-based Utility via the IP Address, the default val ue is 192.168.1.1. • IP Subnet Mask: Enter the Router’s Subnet Mask, the default value is 255.255.255.0. • Dynamic Route: Select this option to specify t he [...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 23 expired, the user will be aut omatically assigned a new dynam ic IP address. The default is 259200 seconds. • DNS Relay: If you want to disable this feature, you just need to set both Primary and secondary DNS IP to 0.0.0.0. If you want to use DNS relay, you can setup DNS server IP to 192.168.1.1[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 24 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). Fi[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 25 Figure 4-14 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: Ent[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 26 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 Fi gure 4-4) to activate the function. ¾ Number of IPs; T[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 27 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 Index: The Virtual serve[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 28 4.4.3.3. IP Address Mapping Choose “ Advanced Setup → NAT ”, select Multiple in Number of IPs . Click IP Address Mapping , then you can configure the Address Mapping Rule in Figure 4-20. The IP Address Mapping is for those VCs that configured with multiple IPs. The IP Address Mapping rule is [...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 29 To add a mapping rule: Step 1: Select the “Virtual Circuit” and Multiple fo r the “Number of IPs”. Then select the tab IP Address Mapping (shown in Figure 4-19). ) Note: IP Address Mapping is only available for VCs with Multiple IPs. Step 2: Select the Rule index for the rule as shown in Fi[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 30 Figure 4-21 ¾ QoS: Select this option to Activate/Deactiva te the IP QoS on different types (IP ToS and 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 correspondi[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 31 • Protocol ID: Select one among TCP/UDP, TCP, UDP or ICMP protocols for the application. • Vlan ID Range: Enter the Vlan range, then the rule will be effective to the selected Vlans. • IPP/DS Field: Select the type of the action to assign the priority. When you select IPP/TOS, you can assign [...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 32 Figure 4-22 1. Assign VLAN PVID for each Interface Click Assign VLAN PVID for each Interface in Figure 4-22, you can assign the PVID for each interface in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-23). Figure 4-23 ¾ PVID: Each physical port has a default VID ca lled PVID (Port VID). PVID is assigned to u[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 33 Figure 4-24 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 VLAN , and if you leave the Tagged blank, the tag in frames will be deleted wh en transmitted from the VC. ¾ E[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 34 Figure 4-25 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 4-26 Click any of them, and you wi[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 35 Figure 4-27 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: [...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 36 Figure 4-28 ¾ Filter Type Selection: Select the filter type fo r the configuration below. 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. ) Note: If select PVC0~P[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 37 Incoming means that IP traffic which is coming into the router, and the Outgoing means that IP traffic which is going out the router. 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 Index together [...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 38 ) 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 [...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 39 4.5.2.2. MAC Filter Select IP/Mac Filter as the Filter type, and select MAC as the Rule type (shown i n Figure 4-29), then you can configure the filt er rules based on MAC address. Figure 4-29 ¾ Rule Type: Select MAC for the MAC Filter rule. ¾ Active: Select “Yes” to make t he rule to take ef[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 40 Select the “MAC” as the Rule Type on t he Filter screen (show in Figure 4-29). , Then you can configure the spec ific rule for the example. Step 2: Select the IP/MAC Filter Set Index and IP/MAC Filter Rule Index for the rule, then select the Interface “PVC0”, and select t he Direction “Ou[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 41 Figure 4-30 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 t[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 42 Figure 4-31 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 informa[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 43 4.5.3 SNMP Choose “ Access Management → SNMP ”, you can see the SNMP screen. The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used for exc hanging information between network devices. Figure 4-32 ¾ Get Community: Set the password for the incoming Ge t and Get next requests from the managemen[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 44 4.5.5 DDNS Choose “ Access Management → DDNS ”, you ca n configure the DDNS function in the screen (shown in Figure 4-34). 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, [...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 45 Figure 4-35 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 [...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 46 Figure 4-37 ) 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[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 47 ) Note: The ADSL Router built-in some NTP Servers, when the Router connects to the Internet, the Router will get the system time automatically from the NTP Serv er . Y ou can also configure the NTP Server address manually , and then the Router will get the time from the specific Server firstly . 2.[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 48 to be used for upgrade. Figure 4-41 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.com ). Step 2: Type the path and file na me of the up date file in to the “New Fir mware Locatio[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 49 Figure 4-42 Step 2: Save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 4-43). Figure 4-43 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 button to[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 50 Figure 4-44 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 b oth LAN and WA N sides in the sc reen (sho wn in Figure 4-45). Figure 4-45 4.7 Help Choose “ Help ”, you can view the he[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 51 Figure 4-46 ) Note: Click the tab, and you will be able to get the corresponding information.[...]
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TD-8817 ADSL2/2+ Ethernet/USB Router User Guide 52 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)[...]