TP-Link TD-8841 manual

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    TD-8841 External ADSL Router Rev: 1.0.2 1910010026[...]

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    I COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trade marks 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 derivati[...]

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    II FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasona ble protectio n against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment ge nerates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and[...]

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    III CONTENTS Package C ontents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Product O verview ............................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Main Specification ..........................................................................[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 1 Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router ¾ One AC power Adapter for TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Route r ¾ One Resource CD for TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router, including: z This Guide z Quick installation Guide Program z Other Helpful Informat[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 2 Chapter 1. Product Overview With the excellent circuit des ign and high quality production, we guarante e the ADSL2+ Router’s high performance, great st ability and easy to use. In addition to the basic DMT physical layer func tions, the ADSL2+ PHY supports dual latency ADSL2+ framing (fast and interlea[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 3 ¾ Supports RFC1483 (EoA)(Bridged *and Router) ¾ Supports RFC1577 (IPoA) ) Note: “*” Needs the third-party software. 1.3 T ransmit Dat a-rate ¾ Max download data-rate: 24Mbps ¾ Max upload data-rate: 3.5Mbps ¾ Max line length: 6Km 1.4 AT M P r o p e r t y ¾ AAL0, AAL5, OAM, RM, and raw cell types [...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 4 Chapter 2. Hardware Installation Guide The TD-8841 maintains six separate interfaces , including four Ethernet interfaces, one USB interface and one ADSL interface. The Router should not be located where it will be exposed to moisture or excessive heat. Place the Router in a location where it can be safel[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 5 ¾ Power (9V AC/0.8A input) : please do not use any unknown power adaptor; otherwise your ADSL2+ Router may be damaged. ¾ RESET (reset default) : First press the reset button of Router, then turn on the Rout er’s power for at least three seconds. It will resume the default manufacturer’s setup. ¾ LA[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 6 Chapter 3. System Configuration 3.1 Computer Configuration The default IP address of the ADSL2+ Router is 192.168.1.1, and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be seen from the LAN, and can be chang ed as your desire. As an example, we use the default val ues for description in this [...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 7 3.2 Login Startup Internet Explorer, and enter 192.168. 1.1;the n enter default user name (admin) 、 password (admin), When ADSL2+ connecti on is OK, you will see the Figure 3-1. Figure 3-1 You will then see the Figure 3-2. You will see some inform ation such as link rate and so on.[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 8 Figure 3-2 Default value of user name and password is “admin”; if you want to change them, please go to “ Management ” Æ “ Access control ” Æ “ Passwords ” changing them. ( Figure 3-3) Figure 3-3 3.3 Web Setup Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ ” WAN ”, you will enter the page of Wide [...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 9 Figure 3-4 There are 7 PVC links in the WAN setup page, choose the fit PVC according to your needs, and then click the edit button, you will enter the page of ATM PVC Configuration (See Figure 3-5). Figure 3-5 Enter VPI/VCI value and service category which is provided by your ISP, click next to enter the [...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 10 ) Note: The type of network protocol selected may be diffe rent in different areas, there are five types ( Figure 3-7 ) , So you should ask your ISP to acquire the local type of network protocol and Encapsulation mode. Figure 3-6 After choosing the proper protoc ol, enter the correct parameters suppo[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 11 Figure 3-7 You will see the Figure 3-8. Then turn on the selected f unctions accordin g to your de mands. Clicking the next button to enter the nex t step, you will see the Figure 3 -9, finally click save to complete the configuration. Figure 3-8[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 12 Figure 3-9 ¾ PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) If you select the protocol of PPP ov er Ethernet (PPPoE), you will see the Figure 3-10, enter the value of user name and password whi ch is provided by your ISP, after select ing the other function (often using the default setup), click the next button. Figure 3-10[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 13 Figure 3-1 1 Figure 3-12 ¾ MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER) If you select the protocol of MAC Encapsul ation Routing (MER), you will see the page ( Figure 3-13 ) Enter the parameter and the way which is provided by your ISP, then click the next button.[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 14 Figure 3-13 You will see the Figure 3-14. Then turn on the selected functions according to you r needs. Clicking the next button to enter the nex t step, you will see the Figure 3-15, finally click s ave to complete the configuration. Figure 3-14[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 15 Figure 3-15 ¾ IP over ATM (IPoA) If you select the protocol of IP over ATM (IPoA), you will see the Figure 3-16, enter the parameter and the wa y which is provided by your ISP, then click the next button. Figure 3-16 You will see the page ( Figure 3-17), then turn on the selected functions according to [...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 16 Figure 3-17 Figure 3-18 ¾ Bridging If you select the Bridging protocol, you just open the bridge service func tion options, you will see the Figure 3-19, then click the next button, you will see the Figure 3-20, finally press save to complete the configuration.[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 17 Figure 3-19 Figure 3-20 ) Note: After you complete the settings, the new settings must be saved and the Router must be restarted for the settings to go into effect. Please press t he Save /Reboot button to restart, referring to the Figure 3-21.[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 18 Figure 3-21 3.4 Sof tware Dial If TD-8841 CPE work in bridged (RFC 1483 Bridge d) mode when it connects Internet. You must to install dial software on your PC. There are some software working on WINDOWS in market, example for EnterNet3000 、 RASPPPoE 、 WinPeET. How do I set up the connection in the wi[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 19 ¾ Users of Windows Vista can do as following: Right-press Network ->Choose Properties , then you can see Figure 3-22. Figure 3-22 ¾ Click “ Set up a connection or network ” in the right of th is page. And choose “ Set up a dial-up connection ” in the new page, click Next . After that, you wi[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 20 ¾ Type the Dial-up phone number, the User name and password supplied by your ISP in the new page, if you have forgotten an e xisting us er name or password, please connect with your ISP. Click Create to create the dial-up connection. ¾ Click Close to finish the setup. ¾ To connect to the Inter net nex[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 21 Figure 3-25 Select the ‘search removable media(floppy, CD-ROM … )’, and click the next button. You will see the Figure 3-26. The driver will be search and installed. ) Note: You must insert the CD first. Figure 3-26[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 22 Waiting and you will see the Figure 3-27. When the driver finished installation, click Finish to close the installation. Please refer to chapter 3.1 to finish the IP configuration of USB net work connection. Then you could use the USB device. Figure 3-27 Users of Windows Vista will see the Figure 3-28. C[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 23 Figure 3-28 After that you will enter the next page shown as Figure 3-29. Click “ Don’t search online ”. Figure 3-29 Then Figure 3-30 will be displayed. Click Next to search and in stall the driver from your CD. ) Note: You must insert the CD first.[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 24 Figure 3-30 When Windows find the driver automatically, it will pop up Figure 3-31. Select “ Install this driver an yway ” to continue the installation. Figure 3-31 Then please wait a second and you will see Figure 3-32 which indicates that the installation has been finishe d. Finally, click Close to[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 25 Figure 3-32 You can see following figure at the bottom of the screen. Figure 3-33 ) Note: If you want cut off the USB device you mu st disconnect the network of USB first.[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 26 Chapter 4. Advantage Management Setup In order to satisfy our customer's needs we offer an excelle nt Web management interface. Feel free to utilize the Advantage application and onli ne software upgrades. The functions of the Web management interface are as follows: ¾ Upgrade software ¾ Modify th[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 27 Chapter 5. FQA 1. What related paramete rs are required to acquire ISP w hen you want to access the internet by ADSL2+ Router? 1) Dial user: Connection prot ocol, User name, Password, Va lue of VPI/VCI, Encapsulation mode of AAL5 and so on. 2) Static IP user: Connecti on protocol, WAN IP Address, Su bnet[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 28 Appendix A: Default Configuration USER NAME admin PASSWORD admin IP ADDRESS 192.168.1.1 VPI/VCI 0/32,1/33,0/35,0 /100,0/200,8/35,8/81[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 29 Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 2000/XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component 1) Right-press Network Neighbor and Choose Prop[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 30 Figure B-2 4) 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 Obtain DNS server automatically [...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 31 Figure B-3 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 addre ss is 192.168.1.1, type IP address is 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 3 Type the router’s LAN IP addre[...]

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    TD-8841 External ADSL2+ Router User Guide 32 Figure B-4 Please note: The configuration under Windows 98/ Vista is a little different from that of Windows 2000/XP. Users of Windows 98 can open TCP/IP Properties according to the following: Right-click (Mouse) Network Neighbor -> Choose Properties -> Double-click TCP/IP PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter[...]