TP-Link TD-W8950N manual

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 1.0.1 1910011224[...]

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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim its for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of t he FCC Ru les. T hese limits are designed to provid e reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Thi s equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, i[...]

National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU count ries (and other c ountries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for t he countries ment ioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria None General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use[...]

Industry Canada Statement Complies with the Canadian ICES- 003 Class B specifications. Cet appareil numérique de la clas se B est conforme à la norme N MB-003 du Canada. This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada. This Clas s B device meets all the requirements of the Canadian inte rference-causing equipment reg ulations. Cet appareil n[...]

Safety Information  When product has power button, the power b utton is one of the way to shut off the product; when there is no power button, t he only way to com pletely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source.  Don’t disassemble the product, o r make repairs yourself. You run the risk of ele[...]

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Sc ience and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8950N T rademark: TP-LINK We d[...]

CONTENTS Package Contents ............................................................... ..................................... 1 Chapter 1. Product Overview ................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router .........................................................................[...]

4.4.13 UPnP .............................................................................................................................. .... 53 4.4.14 Interface Gro uping ............................................................... .............................................. 54 4.4.15 IP Tunnel .............................................[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Content s The following contents should be found in your package:  One TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router  One power Adapter for TD-W8950N 1 50Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router  Quick Installation Guide  One RJ45 cable  Two RJ11 cables  One ADSL sp[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W89 50N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router. 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router The TD-W89 50N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ M odem Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-router and Wireless AP. Powered by 802.11n technology, t[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.2 Main Features  Complies with IEEE 802.11n to pro vide a wireless data rate of up to 150Mbps  One RJ11 LINE port, four 10/100 M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN por ts, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX  Quick response semi-co nductive s urge protect circuit, reliable surge-protect function ?[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel The router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from lef t to right). Figure 1-1 LED Explanation: Name Status Indication On The modem router is powered on. (Power) Off The modem router is off. Please ensure that the power adapter i s connecte[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: 1. If the ADSL LED is off, pleas e check your Internet connectio n first. Refer to 2.3 Connecting the Modem Router for more information about how t o make Internet connection cor rectly. If you have already made a right conn ection, please contact your I S P to make sure if your [...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2) Use the Factory Default RESET button: With the router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the RESET button for at least 5 seconds. And the router will reboot to i ts factory default settings.  WPS: The switch for the WPS function . For details, please refer to 4.6.2.1 WPS Setup .[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Modem Router 2.1 System Requirement s  Broadband Internet Access Serv ice (DSL/Cable/Ethernet).  PCs with a working Ethernet A dapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors.  TCP/IP protocol on each PC.  Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Expl[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 2-1 Wall-mount Install  Note: The diameter of the screw, 3.5 mm<D<7.8mm, and the distance of t wo screws is 107.5mm. The screw that project f rom the wall need arou nd 4mm based, and the length of the screw need to be at least 20mm to withstand t he weight of the product. 2[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • LINE: Connect to the wall j ack • PHONE: Connect to the phone sets • MODEM: Connect to the ADSL port of TD-W8950N Plug one end of t he twisted-pair ADSL cable into the ADSL port on the rear pan el of TD-W8950N. Connect the other end to the MODEM port of the exter nal splitter. Step[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Inst allation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TD-W89 50N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the TD -W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL [...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide You can check it following the steps b elow: 1) Is the connection between y our PC and the router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2) Is the TCP/IP configuration for y our PC correct? If the router's IP ad[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-5 3. Choose the WAN Type for Internet access, and then click Next . Figure 3-6  Note: 1) The Quick Setup Wizard will gui de you to configure the WAN S ervice over ATM interface. 2) If you are unwilling to configur e WAN Service now, you can c lick the Skip WAN button. Then you [...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-7  Note: If your country or ISP is not listed, please select Other . Then you can manually enter the VPI/VCI values and select WAN Link Type provided by your ISP. If Ethernet WAN is choosen, please select WAN Link T ype provided by your ISP and enter the related parameters, t h[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide the default wireless password, the same as the PIN code, is pri nted on the bottom label. Click Next to continue. Figure 3-9 6. You will see the Summary screen below, click Confirm to make your settings take effect. Figure 3-10 14[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Modem Router This chapter will show each Web page's key function and the con figuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the nine main menus o n the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the co rresponding explanation[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-1  Note: Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info , and you will be able to view the corresponding information about WAN , Statistics , Route , ARP and DHCP . 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2 Quick Installation Guide . 4.4 Advanced Setup Choose “ Ad[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide This Advanced Setup section main ly introduces how to configure the route r for adequate use. The detailed explanations for each subsection are pro vided below.  Note: To completely configure the WA N Interface, you need to first se lect t he Layer2 Interfac e ( 4.4.1 Layer2 Interface )[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2  Remove : Select the check box in the table on the screen above and the n click the Remove button, the corresponding interf ace will be del eted in the tabl e.  Note: If the interface is used by the configuration of the 4.4.2 WAN Service , you need to remove the correspond[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide service, the Quality of Service menu will be added to the Web-b ased Utility, the detailed configuration will be described in 4.4.8 Quality of Service . 4.4.1.2 ETH Interface Choose “ Advanced Setup ”  “ Layer2 Interface  ETH Interface ”, you can configure ETH WAN interfaces [...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.2 WAN Service Choose “ Advanced Setup ”  “ WAN Service ”, and you will see the WAN Port Information Table in the screen similar to Figure 4-7 , which describes the WAN port settings and the relevant manipulation to each interface. After you add a new Lay2 Interf ace, please [...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-9 4. Enter the following pa rameters and then click Next . Figure 4-10  PPP Username/Password : Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.  PPPoE Service Name : Enter the Service Name if it was provided by your ISP. If you leave i[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: If you are no t sure about the PPP IP extension and PPP Debug Mode etc. below, plea se don’t select these options.  MTU Size : Maximum Transmission Unit Size . Check this box then you can c hange the MTU size. The default MTU value is 1480 Bytes. It is not r ecommended that [...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-12  Select DNS Server Interface from a vailable WAN Interfaces: You can select this option to automatically get DNS server information from the selected WAN interface.  Use the follow ing Static DNS I P Address: You can select this option to manually enter the primary and /o[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Remove: Se lect the check box in the table above and then click Remove , the corresponding interface will be del eted in the table. 4.4.2.2 ATM-EoA-IPoE If your ISP provides an IPoE connection an d you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the st eps below to add a WAN service ove r a s[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Option 61 IAID: IAID (Identity Association ID) assigns an Identity Association ID t o individual interfaces. In cases where the device is functioning with a single DHCP client identity, it must use value 1 for IAID for all DHCP interaction s. In cases where the device is functioning wi[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: If you select the Enable NAT checkbox, the NAT menu will be added to the Web-based Utility. We will describe the detail ed configuration in 4.4.5 NAT . 6. Select a preferred WAN interface as the system default gateway and click Next . Figure 4-17 7. Configure the DNS Server A ddr[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-19 4.4.2.3 ATM-EoA-Bridging If you want to adopt the Bridge servi ce and you need to use an AT M Interface, f ollow the steps below to add a WAN service ove r a selected ATM interface: 1. Add a new ATM interface and select EoA option for DSL Link Type ( see 4.4.1.1 ATM Interface )[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: ETH and ATM service can not coexist. If the ATM Interface had c onfigured, you cannot configure any other WAN service over the ETH Interface until the ATM Inte rface is deleted. 4.4.2.6 ETH-PPPoE If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection and you need to use an ETH Interface, follow[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Y ou can select corresponding WAN Interface from the drop-down l ist and click Clone button to clone your current PC MAC. Click Restore Default button to restore the WAN In terface’s default MAC Address.  Note: Only the WAN Ports can use MAC Address Clone function. All the clone MAC a[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Subnet Mask: Enter the router’s Subnet Mas k, the default value is 255.255.25 5.0.  Enable IGMP Snooping: If you select the option, please choose the IGMP Mode : Standard Mode or Blocking Mode.  DHCP Server: These settings allow you to confi gure the router‘s Dynamic Host Con[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.4.2 IPv6 LAN Config Choose “ Advanced Setup ”  “ LAN ”  “ IPv6 LAN Config ”, and you will see the LAN screen (shown in Figure 4-23 ), here you can conf igure LA N IPv6 interface for your modem rou ter . Figure 4-23  Interface Address (prefix length is required): He[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  End interface ID: Enter a value for the DHCPv6 server to end with when issuing I Pv6 addresses.  Leased Time (hour): The Leased Time is the amount of time in which a network user will be allowed to c onnect to the modem router with their current dy namic I Pv6 address. Enter the amo[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.5.1 Virtual Servers Choose “ Advanced Setup ”  “ NAT ”  “ Virtual Servers ”, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below (shown in Figure 4-25 ). Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on y our LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP. A virtual serv[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Virtual Serve r in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-26 . Figure 4-26 2. Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop-dow n list. 3. Select the service which y ou want to use from the drop-down list. I f the list does not have the service you need, type the name o f the cust[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-27  Port Triggering Table: The table indicates the inform ation about the Port Triggering e ntries.  Application (Name): This is the name of t he Port Triggering . It is exclusive and must be filled.  Trigger: It includes the Protocol and the Start and End value of the Tr[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3. Enter the Trigger Port Start , Trigger Port End , Open Port Start a nd Open Port End in the table, and then select the Trigger protocol and Open protocol , TCP , UDP or All . 4. Click Save/Apply to enable the settings and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure 4-27 .  Not[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-30 Click the Save/Apply button to save your settings. 4.4.6 Security Choose “ Advanced Setup ”  “ Security ”, and you will see the security screen including IP Filtering and MAC Filtering (only effective in Bridging mode) submenus. 4.4.6.1 IP Filtering The IP address fi[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-32 2. Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is exclus ive and must be filled. 3. Select the protocol: TCP/UDP , TCP , UDP o r ICMP in the dro p-down list for the connec tion between the Source IP address and Destination IP address. 4. Enter a Source IP Address in dotted-decimal n[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-33  Change Policy: There are two policies for the MAC filters : FORWAR DED and BLOCKED . Select the Change checkbox and click the Change Policy button to change from one policy to another. When you set FORWARDED , it means that all MAC layer frames will be forwarded except thos[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 5. Click Save/Apply to save this entry and then you will see your settings as show n in Figure 4-34 . 4.4.7 Parental Control Choose “ Advanced Setup ”  “ Parental Control ”. You can configure the Parental Control on the screen as shown in Figure 4-35 . Time Restriction allows yo[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-37 2. Enter the User Name of the LAN device connec ted to the router. 3. To restrict the device where the bro wser is running, select the Brow ser's MAC Address radio b utton. The MAC Address has been automatically displayed in the text box. To restrict other LAN devices, cli[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Disable : URL Filter functi on will not take effect.  Allo w : Only allow the PCs to a ccess the specified URL.  Deny : Block the PCs to a ccess the specified URL. To add a URL Filter entry: 1. Check the Deny or Allow radio button. Here we take Deny for example. 2. Click the Add [...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: The default DSCP mark is used to mark all egress packets that d o not match any classification rules. 4.4.8.1 Queue Config Choose “ Advanced Setup ”  “ Quality of Service ”  “ Queue Config ”, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below. Figure 4-41 Click [...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-42  Name : Set a name for the entry.  Enable : Sele ct Enable option to take this entry effect.  Interface : Assigned a specific Wan Servic e for this QoS queue entry.  Queue Precedence : Specify precedence for this QoS queue entry.  DSL Latency : Select latency pat[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-43 Click the Add button Figure 4-43 , and you can configure the Q oS on the next screen. Figure 4-44 After you specify t he condition, click Apply/Save to save the entry. 4.4.9 Bandwidth Control Choose “ Advanced Setup ”  “ Bandw idth Control ” and then you will see the[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-45  Enable Band w idth Control : Check this box to enable the B andwidth Control function.  Total Upstream Band w idth (Kbps) : Enter the upload speed th rough the WAN port.  Total Do w nstream Bandwidth (Kbps) : Enter the download speed through the WAN port.  Save/App[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-47  Rule Status : Select the status of the rule from the drop-down list to enab le or disable the rule.  IP Range : Enter a single IP address o r a range of IP addresses.  Port Range : Enter a single port o r a range of ports.  Protocol : Select a protocol type from th[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: The priority, max upstream/downs tr eam rate and min upstream/dow nstream rate work on allocation of surplus upload/download bandwidth. For rules with different priority, the surplus bandwidth i s firstly allocated to t he rule with the highest pri ority according to its max upst[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-50 To add static routing entries: 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-50 , and you will see t he screen as shown in Figure 4-51 . Figure 4-51 2. Enter the following data:  IP Version: Select the version of IP.  Destination IP Address/prefix length: The Destination IP Address[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.10.3 RIP Choose “ Ad vanced Setup ”  “ Routing ”  “ RIP ”, you can see the screen as shown in Figure 4-52 . Figure 4-52  Note: RIP cannot be configur ed on the WAN Interface which has NAT ena bled (such as PPPoE). 4.4.11 DNS When you select the connection type PPPo[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-53 For PPPoA, PPPoE enabled PVC(s), please select the Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN interfaces checkbox, this modem router will a ccept automatically the first received DNS assignment from the selected configured WAN interf ace during the connection establishment.[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-54 To add a DDNS entry: 1. Click the Add button (pop-up after Figure 4-54 ), and then you will set the DDNS in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-55 ). Figure 4-55 2. Select D-DNS provider in the drop-down list. 3. Enter the Hostname of the DNS Server, and select the corresponding[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-56 You can select the modulation ty pe, phone line pair and the cap ability of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click Save/Apply to save the configurations. 4.4.13 UPnP Choose “ Advanced Setup ”  “ UPnP ”, you can Enable or Disable the UPnP (Univers al Plug and Pl[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.14 Interface Grouping Choose “ Advanced Set up ”  “ Interface Grouping ”, you can configure mu ltiple ports to PVC and bridging groups to perfo rm as an independent network. Figure 4-58 To s upport this f eature, you must create mapping groups with ap propriate LAN and WAN i[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. Enter a unique name for Group. 3. Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop-dow n list.  Note: If you like to automatically add LAN clients to a WAN Interface in the new group add the DHCP vendor ID string. By configuri ng a D HCP vendor ID string any DH CP client requ[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-61  Mechanism: 6RD, t his type is used in the si tuation that your W AN connectio n is IPv4 while LAN connection is IPv6.  Associated WAN Interface: Select a WAN connection from the drop-do wn list. Only t he connected WAN connecti ons can be shown in t he drop-down list. ?[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-63  Mechanism: DS-Lite, this type is used in the situation that your WAN conn ection is I Pv6 w hile LAN connection is IPv4.  Associated WAN Interface: Select a WAN connection from the drop-do wn list. Only t he connected WAN connecti ons can be shown in t he drop-down list.[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: You could also use other VPN routers to set VPN tunnels with TD -W8950N. TD-W8965N supports up to 10 VPN tunnels simultaneously. Click Add New Connection in Figure 4-64 and then you will enter the screen shown in Figure 4-65 . Figure 4-65  IPSec Connection Name: Enter a name f[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Remote IPSec Gateway Address (URL/IPv4): Enter the destination gateway IP address in the box which is the public WAN I P or Domain Name of the remote VPN server endpoint.  Tunnel access from local IP addresses: Choose Subnet if you want the Whole LAN to join the VPN network, or e ls[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-66  Main M ode: Select Main Mode to configure the standard negotiation paramete r s f o r I K E phase1.  Aggressive Mode: Select Aggressive Mode to c onfigure IKE phase1 of the VPN Tunne l to carry out negotiation in a shorte r amount of time. (Not Recomme nded-Less Secure) [...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-67 Click Apply/Save to save your settings. 4.5 IPTV Choose “ IPTV ”, and you will see t he screen as shown in Figure 4-68 . Figure 4-68  Enable IPTV: Check this box to enable IPTV. If this c heckbox is selected, pl ease set the following parameters as shown in t he figure b[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  VPI (0~255): Identifies the virtual path betwe en endpoints in an ATM network . The valid range is from 0 to 255. Please input t he value provided by your ISP.  VCI (1~65535): Identifies the virtual channel endpoints in an ATM network. Th e valid range is from 1 to 65535 (1 to 31 is[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide This page allows you to configure basi c features of the wireles s LAN interface. You can enable or disable the wireless LAN interfac e, hide the network from active scans, set the wireless network name (also known as SSID) and restrict t he channel set based on Region requireme nts.  E[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6.2.1 WPS Setup This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (or called QSS) method.  Note: 1) This feature is available only when OPEN, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK mode is configured. 2) To build a successful connection by[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 2: Press and hold the WPS bu tton of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen of adapter appea rs. Click Finish t o c o m p l e t e t h e WPS configuration. Figure 4-72 Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS button on the back panel of the rou[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-73 Step 3: Wait for a while until the next scr een appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 4-74 II. By PIN If the new device supports Quick Security Setup and the PIN met hod, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. 66[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Method One: Enter the PIN of wirele ss adapter into my router. Step 1: Select the PIN checkbox and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field under as shown below. Then click Add Enrollee . Figure 4-75  Note: The PIN code of the adap ter is always displa yed on the WPS conf[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-76  Note: In this example, the default P IN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the preceding figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN of my router into the wireless adapter. Step 1: Get the Current PIN code generated by the router as sho wn below. You can click Gen New PIN to g[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4- 77 Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please c hoose “ Enter a PIN from my access point ” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN co de of the router into t he field after “ Access Point PIN ”. Then click Next . Figure 4- 78[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6.2.2 Manual Setup AP Follow the instructions below to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface manually. You can set the netwo rk authentication met hod, select data encryption, specify w hether a network key is required to authenticate to this wireless network and sp e[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide encry ption to associate with it. F ollow the instructions below to configure the Shared Keys. Figure 4-80 Figure 4-81  Encryption strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. 71[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Current Netw ork Key : To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmission key num ber.  Network Key 1-4: If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then enter them in the network Key 1-4 fields. Configure WEP Settings 1. Select Shared (good) from the Network Authentication dro[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. WPA WPA security for wirel ess communication has been developed to o vercome some of the shortcomings of WEP. WPA combines the key generation with the a uthentication services of a RADIUS server. Figure 4-83  WPA Group ReKey Interval: Enter the Key Renewal period, which tells the rou[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 7. Click Save/Apply to save the new c onfiguration. Figure 4-84 3. WPA-Personal WPA-Personal requires a shared ke y and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. 74[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-85  Wireless Netw ork Ke y: Enter the key shared by the router and your other network devic es. It must have 8-63 ASCII characters or 8-64 Hexadecimal digits.  Click here to display: Click it to sho w you t he WPA Pre-Shared Key. Configure WPA-Personal settings 1. Select WPA[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-86  Note: If you click the option “C lick here to display”, the Figure 4-87 will pop-up, and it shows the password you have set. In addition, it won't sh ow the blank cha racters in both ends of the password phrase. Figure 4-87 4. WPA2-Enterprise To configure WPA2-Ente[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-88  WPA2 Preauthentication: S elect Enable from the drop-do wn list, Stations will authentic ate with the AP during the scanning proc ess, and once association i s required, the station has been already authenticated.  Network Re-auth Interval: Enter a value in seconds as th[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-89 6. Mixed WPA2/WPA Enterprise To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA Ente rprise settings, select the Mix ed WPA2/WPA Enterprise option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer t he appropriate settings. The steps to these settings are similar to those for WPA-PSK. 78[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-90 7. Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal option from t he drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appr opriate settings. The steps of this setting are the same with WPA-PSK. 79[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-91 4.6.3 Wireless Schedule Choose menu “ Wireless ”  “ Wireless Schedule ”, you can configure t he T as k Schedule as shown below . Figure 4-92 80[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: The time y ou set is the peri od you need the wireless off. Before configure the wireless sc hedule, please set system time first which refer to 4.9.5 Internet Time , then you can enable or dis able Wireless Schedule.  Apply To: Select the day or days y ou need the wireless of[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-94 When you finished making changes t o the MAC Filter List screen, click Save/Apply t o s a v e t h e changes. 4.6.5 Wireless Bridge Choose “ Wireless ”  ” Wireless Bridge ”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Bridge settings shown as below. You can configur e wirele[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-96  Enabled (Scan) : Select this option to enables wireless bridge restriction, an d it will scan the environment for APs that exist around the device. Only thos e selected AP will be granted access.  Refresh: Click this button to s can and display the APs. Figure 4-97  N[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-98  Channel: Select the channel you w ant to use from the drop-down List. Thi s field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another ne arby access point.  Mode : In t[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Beacon Interval: Enter a value bet ween 20-1000 m illiseconds. The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the router to synchronize the wireless net work. The defaul t value is 100.  Transmit Power: This option will al[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.1 Basic Choose men u “ Guest Netw ork ”  “ Basic ”, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-100 . This feature allows you to creat e a separate net work for your g uests without allowing them to access your main network and t he computers connected to it. Figure 4-1[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.2 Station list Choose menu “ Guest Network ”  “ Station list ”, you can s ee the MAC Address, Associated, Authorized, SSID and Interface. Figure 4-101  MAC: Displays the connected wireless station's MAC address.  Associated : Displays whether the wireless station [...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.9.1 Settings This section provides three im portant functions for managing th e router; they are Backup , Update and Restore Default (shown in Figur e 4-103 ). The detailed manipulatio ns are described below. Figure 4-103 4.9.1.1 Export Choose “ Management ”  “ Settings ”  [...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-105 2. Click the Save button, and save the file a s the appointed file (shown in Figure 4-106 ). Figure 4-106 4.9.1.2 Import Choose “ Management ”  “ Settings ”  “ Import ”, you can see the Import screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-107 ) allows you to update [...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-107 To update the router’s settings: 1. Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device, and you can a lso enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box. 2. After you have selected t he file for updating the settings, click the Import Settings button.[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.9.2 System Log Choose “ Management ”  “ S ystem Log ”, you can see the System Log screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-109 ) allows you to view the system log and configure the system lo g options. Figure 4-109 To View the System Log: Click the View Sy stem Log button, you w[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-111  Disable/Enable: Select the Enable to log the events, if you don’t want to log these events, please select Disable .  Log Level: Select the Log level in the drop-down list, for the Log level, all events above or equal to the selected le vel will be logged.  Display [...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-112  SNMP Agent: You can select the checkbox to d isable or enable the function.  Note: SNMP Community string provides a simple method of aut hentication betw een the router ( SNMP Agent) and a remote network manager (SNMP Manager). You can spe cify the community string as t[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-113  Inform: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the Inform Interval.  Inform Interval: Type the interval time of your router contact with the ACS .  ACS URL: Please accept this informati on from your ISP. And through ACS (Auto-Configuration Server) you can p[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-114  Enable DST: Select the checkbox to enable daylight saving function. 4.9.6 Access Control There are two submenus under the Access Control menu: Passwords and Remote Access . The detailed explanations for each submenu ar e provid ed below. 4.9.6.1 Passwords Choose “ Manage[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-115 To change the password: 1. Select the Username whose password you want to change. 2. Enter the Old Password in the text box. 3. Enter t he Ne w Pa s s wo r d and Confirm Password . The Confirm Password should be the same as the New Password. 4. Click Save/Apply to make y our c[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-116  Web ： Select this box, you can acce ss your modem router via web.  Telnet: Select this box, you can acce ss your modem router via command line.  ICMP(ping): Select this box, PC in public network c an ping the WAN address of the modem router. Click Save/Apply to mak[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To update the router's soft ware: 1. Download the latest software upgrade file from the TP-LINK w ebsite ( http://www.tp-link.com ). 2. Click Bro wse to view the folders and select the image file or enter the exac t path to the image file location in the text box. 3. Click the Update [...]

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TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: S pecifications General Standards 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, IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, IPoA , PPPoA , PPPoE, SNTP, H TTP, DHCP, ICMP, N AT LAN Ports: Four 10/100M Auto-Ne gotiation RJ[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PC In t his section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure t he TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet A dapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary. 1. Configure TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, cli[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure B-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 wa ys to configure the TCP/IP protocol below:  Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically , Choose Obtain DNS serv[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure B-3  Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be r estarted.  Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the follo wing IP address radio button. A nd the fo llowing items available 2 If the modem router's L AN IP address is 192.168.1.1, s pecify the [...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure B-4 Now: Click OK to keep your settings. 104[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix C: T roubleshooting T1. What can I do if I don’t know or forget my password? 1) For default wireless password: Please refer to the “Wireless Password/PIN” labeled on the bottom of the modem router. 2) For the web management page password: Reset the modem ro uter first and th[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows 8  Move your mouse to the lower right corner and you will see Search icon i n t h e Popups. Go to “ -> Apps ”. Type Control Panel in the search box and press Enter , then you will go to Control Panel .  Click “ View network status and tasks > Change adapter se[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide T4. What can I do if I cannot access the Internet? 1) Check to see if all the con nectors are connected well, inclu ding the telephone line, Ethernet cables and power adapter. 2) Check to s ee if you can log on to the web management page of the modem router. If you can, try the following s[...]

TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix D: T echnical Support Technical Support  For more troubleshooting help, go to: http://www.t p-link.com/en/support/faq  T o download the latest Firmwar e, Driver , Utility and User Guid e, go to: http://www.t p-link.com/en/support/download  For all other technical support,[...]