TP-Link TD-W8950ND manual

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 2.0.0 1910010793[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subjec t to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders. No part of the specific ations may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to m ake 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 limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment gen erates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if no[...]

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    CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environmen t, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measure s. This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below , and having a maximum gain of 5 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater[...]

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    第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行; 經發現有干擾現象時, 應立即 停用,並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項 合法通信,指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率射 頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機?[...]

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    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DE CLAR A TION OF C ONF ORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8950ND T rademark: TP-LINK[...]

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    CONTENTS Package Cont ents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Product Over view ................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router ........................................................................[...]

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    4.4.13 UPnP ........................................................................................................................... ....... 54 4.4.14 Interface Groupi ng ............................................................................................................. 55 4.4.15 IPSec ..................................................[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Content s The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One power Adapter for TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable ¾ Two RJ11 cables ¾ One ADSL splitt[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8950ND 150Mbp s Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router . 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router The TD-W8950ND 150M bps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem R outer integrates 4-po rt Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. Powered by 1x1 MI MO techno[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.2 Main Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 150Mbps ¾ One RJ11 LINE port, four 10/100M Auto-N egotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX ¾ Quick response semi-conductive surge prot ect circuit, reliable surge-protect function ¾ AFE [...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 The modem router’s LEDs are located on t he front panel (View from left to right). LED Explanation: Name Status Indication On The modem router is powered on. (Power) Off The modem router is off. Please ens ure that the power adapter is c[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide please refer to Note 1 . If your ADSL LED is GREEN ON , please check your Internet configuration. You may need to check this part of information with your ISP and make sure everything have been input correctly. Refer to 4.2 Device Info for more information. 1.3.2 The Back Panel The modem [...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2) Use the Factory Default RESET button: With the modem router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the RESET button for at least 5 seconds. And the modem router will reboot to its factory default settings. ¾ WPS: The switch for the WPS functi on. For details, please refer to 4.5.2.1 [...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Modem Router 2.1 System Requirement s ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet). ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors. ¾ TCP/IP protocol on each PC. ¾ Web browser, such as Micr osoft Internet Explorer[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 2-1 8[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 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-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 Configuring the PC After you directly connect your PC to theTD-W895 0ND or connect yo[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) , and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3 10[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK . Figure 3-4 ) Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server addre ss automatically” in the screen above. Now, you can[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown belo w, it means t hat your PC has not connected to the modem router. Figure 3-6 You can check it follo wing the steps below: 1) Is the connection between your PC and the modem router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to th[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-8 ) Note: 1) Do not mix up the user name and password with your ADSL account user name and password which are needed for PPP connections. 2) If the above screen does not pop up, it means that your Web-br owser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu → Internet Options → Con[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-10 z ADSL WAN Choose the WAN Link Type given by your ISP. Here we use PPPoE as an example. Enter the PPP Username and PPP Password provided by your ISP and then click Next . Figure 3-11 z Ethernet WAN The modem router supports two WAN Link types: PPPoE and IPoE . Choose the WAN L[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-12 4. On the Wireless Configurations screen, you can rename your wireless network and create your own password in this page. The defaul t wireless network name is TP-LINK_XXXXXX; and the default wireless password, the same as the PIN code, is printed on the bottom label. Click Ne[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-14 16[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 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 c onfiguration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the six main menus on the left of t he Web-based utility. On the right, there are the correspondi ng explanation[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info , and you wil l 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 “ Advanced Setu[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: To completely configure the WAN Interface, you need to first select the Layer 2 Interface ( 4.4.1 Layer2 Interface ) according to the con nection ISP provides you, and then to select the type of the connection ( 4.4.2 WAN Service ) for the further configuration. 4.4.1 Layer2 Inter[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-3 ¾ VPI / VCI : the VPI and VCI values provided by your ISP. Do not change them unless it was required by your ISP. ¾ DSL Link Type : Select a DSL Link Type which is prov ided by your ISP. The options include EoA (it is for PPPoE, IPoE, and Bridge), PPPoA (PPP over ATM) and IPo[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide enable the Virtual LAN Ports feature. ¾ Add: Click the Add button, and you can add a new interface in the next screen. Figure 4-5 ¾ ETH port : Select an ETH port to configure as the WAN port. Click Save/Apply to save your settings and then you will see the screen similar to Figure 4-6 .[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-7 ) Note: The following section adopts different VPI, VCI to introduce further configur ation for the different connection types, if you need to change the configuration of ATM PVC (VPI/VCI), you should go t o the previous section ( 4.4.1 Layer2 Interface ) to configure them agai[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-9 4. Enter the following parameters and then click Next . Figure 4-10 ¾ PPP Username/Password : Enter the User Name and Pas sword provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ PPPoE Service Name : Enter the Service Name if it was pr ovided by your ISP. If you leave i[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Dial on demand (with idle timeout timer) : The modem router will cut off the Internet connection after it has been inacti ve for a specific period of ti me (idle timeout), and it will automatically re-establish the c onnection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet a gain. If yo[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-12 ¾ Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN Interfaces : You can select this option to automatically get DNS server informat ion from the selected WAN interface. ¾ Use the following Static DNS IP Address: You can select this opt ion to manually ent er the primary and /o[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-14 ¾ Remove All: Click Remove All , then all the interface w ill be deleted in the table. ¾ Remove: Select the check box in t he table above and then click Remove , the corresponding interface will be delet ed in the table. 4.4.2.2 ATM-EoA-IPoE If your ISP provides an IPoE conn[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: 1) The response message from a DHCP server ty p ically contains a num ber of configuration parameters (DHCP options) for the modem router. The DHCP options include IP network information, and also the vend or-specific options. In some cases, the modem router is implemented to perf[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Enable Firewall: A SPI firewall enhances network’s secu rity. Select the option to use a firewall, or else without a firewall. ¾ Enable IGMP Multicast: This is disabled by default. This setting will not allow IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) packets to be forw a rded to the[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 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 service and you need to use an AT M Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface: 1. Add a new ATM interface and select EoA option for DSL Link Type (s ee 4.4.1.1 ATM interface ). [...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: ETH and ATM service can not coexist. If the ATM Interface had configured, you cannot configure any other WAN service over the ETH Inte rface until the ATM In terface is deleted. 4.4.2.6 ETH-PPPoE If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection and you need to use an ETH Interface, follow [...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Type the new value for the WAN Interface who’s MAC Address you want to change. Y ou can select corresponding WAN Interf ace from the drop-down list and click Clone button to clone your current PC MAC. Click Restore Default button to restore the WAN In terface’s default MAC Address. ) [...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide default gateway for DHCP client connected to it. Keep in mi nd that if you change the IP address of the modem router, you must change t he range of IP addresses in the pool used for DHCP on the LAN. • Start IP Address: Enter a value for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP e DH[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.4.1 IPv6 LAN Config Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ LAN ” Æ ” IPv6 LAN Config ”, and you will see the screen (shown in Figure 4-23 ), the section allows you to configure LA N IPv6 interfaces for the modem router. Figure 4-23 ¾ Site Prefix Configuration Type: Choose a type[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide address. After the dynamic IPv6 address has ex pired, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IPv6 address. The default is 24 hours. For RADVD: • Prefix: Enter a value for the site prefix. • Enable MLD Snooping: The modem router can use MLD Snooping to limit the flooding[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP. Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP Address because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function. Figure 4-25 ¾ Virtual Server Table: The table indicates the informati on[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-26 2. Select the Interface which you w ant to use from the drop-down list. 3. Select the service which you want to use from the drop-down lis t. If the list does not have the service you need, type the name of the custom service in the text box. 4. Type the IP Address of the comp[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-27 ¾ Port Triggering Table: The table indicates the information about the Port Triggering entries. • Application (Name): This is the name of the Port Triggering . It is exclusive and must be filled. • Trigger: It includes the Protocol and the Start and End value of the Trigg[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3. Enter the Trigger Port Start , Trigger Port End , Open Port Start and Open Port End in the table, and then select the Trigger protocol and Open protocol , TCP , UDP or All . 4. Click Save/Appl y to enable the settings and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure 4-27 . ) Note[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 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 ” Æ “ Securit y ”, and you will see the security screen including IP Filtering and MAC Filtering (only effective in Bridging mode) submenus. Figure 4-31 4.4.6.1 IP Filtering The [...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Set up an Outgoing IP Filtering rule: 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-32 , and you will see the ne xt screen as shown in Figure 4-33 . Figure 4-33 2. Enter the Filt er name for the rule, it is ex cl usive and must be filled. 3. Select the protocol: TCP/UDP , TCP , UDP or ICMP in the d[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-34 ¾ Change Policy: There are two policies for the MAC filters : FORWARDED and BLOCKED Select the Change checkbox and click button to change from one policy to another. When you set FORWA ans that all MAC layer frames will be similar to in Figure 4-35 . . the Change Policy RDED [...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6. Click Save/Apply to save this entry and then you w ill see your settings a s shown in Figure Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Parental Control ”. You can configure the Parental Contr ol on the . Time Restriction allows you to cont rol the Internet activities of the child by restr[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-38 2. Enter the User Name of the LAN device connect ed to the modem router. 3. To restrict the device where the browser is running, select the Browser's MAC Address radio button. The MAC Address has been automatica lly displayed in the text box. To rest rict other LAN device[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Deny : Block the PCs to access the specified URL. To add a URL Filter entry: 1. Check the Den y or Allow radio button. Here we take Deny for example. 2. Click the Add button in Figure 4-39 and then you will see t he next screen as shown in Figure 4-40 . Enter the URL Address and Port N[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.8.1 Queue Config Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Quality of Service ” Æ “ Queue Config ”, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below. Figure 4-42 Click the Add button in Figure 4-42 , and you can configure t he QoS queue entry on the next screen as shown in Figure [...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Precedence : Specify precedence fo r this QoS queue entry. ¾ DSL Latency : Select latency path for the type of data transmission, only Path0 is available for this modem router. After you specify the condition, click Save/Apply to save the entry and t hen you will see you settings as s[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-45 After you specify the condition, click Save/Apply to save the entry. 4.4.9 Bandwidth Control Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Bandwidth Control ” and then you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-46 . This page allows you t o enable this func tion and to configure th[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: The Total Upstream Bandwidth and Total Downstre am Bandwidth are req uired to be configured. 4.4.9.1 Rule List Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Bandw idth Control ” Æ “ Rule List ” and then you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-47 . This page allows you to view a[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Edit button. If you want to delete the rule, check the Remove box first and then click the Remove button. Figure 4-49 ) Note: The priority, max upstream/downstream rate and min upstream/downs tream rate work on allocation of surplus upload/download bandwidth. Fo r rules with different pri[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide last one the lowest priority if the WAN interfac e is connected. Priority order can be changed by removing all and adding them back in again. 4.4.10.2 Static Route Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Routing ” Æ “ Static Route ”. You can see the Static Route screen, this screen al[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To remove a static routing entry: 1. Select the Remo ve check box according to the entry in the Figure 4-51 . 2. Click the Remove button, and the entry will be del eted. ) Note: Gateway IP address should be correctly configure d if IP based Interf ace (IPoE, IPoA) i s selected. 4.4.10.3 R[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-54 4.4.11.1 DNS Server Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ DNS ” Æ “ DNS Server ”, and you can see the DNS Server Configuration screen as shown in Figure 4-55 . Figure 4-55 For PPPoA, PPPoE enabled PVC(s), please select the Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN i[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.11.2 Dynamic DNS Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ DNS ” Æ “ Dynamic DNS ”, you can see the Dynamic DNS screen, this screen allows you to confi gure the Dynamic DNS (shown in Figure 4-56 ). The modem router offers a Dynami c Domain Name System ( DDNS ) feature. DDNS lets you[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-58 You can select the modulation ty pe, phone line pair and the capabilit y of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click Save/Apply to save the configurations. 4.4.13 UPnP Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ UPnP ”, you can Enable or Disable the UPnP (Universal Plug and Pla[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.14 Interface Grouping Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Interface Grouping ”, you can configure multiple ports to PVC and bridging groups to perform as an independent network. Figure 4-60 To support this feature, you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfa[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. Enter a unique name for Group. 3. Select the Interface which you w ant to use from the drop-down list. ) Note: If you like to automatically add LAN clients to a WAN Interfac e in the new group add the DHCP vendor ID string. By configuri ng a DHCP vendor ID string any DHCP client reques[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: You could also use other VPN modem rout ers to set VPN tunnels with TD-W8950ND. TD-W8950ND supports up to 10 VPN tunnels simultaneously. Click Add New Connection in Figure 4-62 and then you will enter the screen shown in Figure 4-63 . Figure 4-63 ¾ IPSec Connection Name: Enter a [...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide endpoint. (For example: Input 219.134.112.247 in Device1 , Input 219.134.112.246 in Device 2 ) ¾ Tunnel access from local IP addresses: Choose Subnet if you want the Whole LAN t o join the VPN network, or else choose Single Address if you want single IP to join the VPN network. ¾ IP Add[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Main Mode: Select Main Mode to configure t he standard negotiation parameters for IKE phase1. ¾ Aggressive Mode: Select Aggressive Mode to configur e IKE phase1 of the VPN Tunnel to carry out negotiation in a shorter amount of time. (Not Recommended-Less Secure) ) Note: The difference[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.16 Multicast Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Multicast ”, you can configure the IGMP protocol on the screen. Figure 4-64 Click Apply/Save to save your settings. 4.5 Wireless Choose “ Wireless ”, there are six submenus to configure Wireless LAN settings. Click any of them, a[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.1 Basic Choose “ Wireless ” Æ ” Basic ”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Basic settings shown as below. The basic settings for wireless net working are set on this screen. Figure 4-65 This page allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LA N interface. You ca[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-66 4.5.2.1 WPS Setup This section will guide you to add a new wirele ss device to an existing network quickly by WPS (or called QSS) method. ) Note: 1) This feature is available only when O PEN, WPA2-PSK or Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK mode is configured. 2) To build a successful connectio[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-67 Method One: Hardware push button. Step 1: Press the WPS button on the back panel of the modem router. Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of t he adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen of adapter appears. Click Fin ish to complete[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-68 Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS button on the back panel of the modem router. Step 2: For the configur ation of the wireless adapter, please choose “ Push the button on my access point ” in the configuration utility of t he WPS as below, and click Next . 64[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-69 Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 4-70 II. By PIN If the new device supports Quick Security Set up and the PIN method, y ou can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. 65[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Method One: Enter the PIN of wireless adapter into my modem router. Step 1: Select the PIN checkbox and enter the PI N code of the wireless adapter in the field under as shown below. Then click Add Enrollee . Figure 4-71 ) Note: The PIN code of the adapter is always displayed on t he WPS [...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-72 ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the preceding figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN of my modem router into the wireless adapter. Step 1: Get the Current PIN code generated by the mod em router as shown below. You can click Gen Ne[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 2: For the confi guration of the wirele ss adapter, please choose “ Enter a PIN from my access point ” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the modem router into the field after “ Access Point PIN ”. Then click Next . Figure 4-74 ) Note:[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-75 ¾ Network Authentication: Select an authentication type from the drop-d own list. Options available are: Open, Shared, WPA-Ente rprise, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, Mixed WPA2/WPA Enterpri se, and Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK Personal. ) Note: For most users, it is rec[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-76 Figure 4-77 ¾ Encryption Strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. ¾ Current Netw ork Key: To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmission key number. ¾ Network Key 1-4: If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then enter them in th[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 5. Click Save/Apply to save the new configuration. Figure 4-78 ) Note: We use Netw ork Authentication Shared (good), Encryption Strength 64-bit, Current Network Key “1” and enter 10 hexadecimal digits”1234567890” in the Netw ork Key 1 for example, as shown in Figure 4-78 above. 71[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. WPA WPA security for wireless communication has been de veloped to overcome some of the shortcomings of WEP. WPA comb ines the key generation with t he authentication se rvices of a RADIUS server. Figure 4-79 ¾ WPA Group ReKey Interval: Enter the Key Renewal period, which tells the mo[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-80 3. WPA-Personal WPA-Personal requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. Figure 4-81 ¾ Wireless Network Key: Enter the key shared by the modem router and your other network devices. It must have 8-63 ASCII ch[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4. Click Save/Apply to save the new configuration. Figure 4-82 ) Note: If you click the option “Click here to display”, the Figure 4-83 will pop-up, and it shows the password you have set. In addition, it won't show the blank characters in both ends of the password phrase. Figure[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-84 ¾ WPA2 Preauthentication: Select Enable from the drop-dow n list, Stations will authenticate with the AP during the scanning process, and once association is required, the station has been already authenticated. ¾ Network Re-auth Interval: Enter a value in seconds as the fre[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-86 7. Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal settings , select the Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to o ffer the appropriate settings. The steps of this setting are the same with WPA-PSK. Figure 4-87 4.5.3 MAC Fil[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-88 Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’s RADIUS. To filter wire less users by MAC Address, either permitting or blocking access. If you do not wish to filter users by MAC Address, select Disabled. ?[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-90 ¾ AP Mode : Select an AP Mode from the drop-down list. Options available are: Access Point and Wireless Bridge. • Access Point : Select this option to allow wireless stations in cluding AP clients to access. • Wireless Bridge : Also known as WDS (Wireless Distri bution Sy[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-92 ) Note: Only Open or Shared authentication method suppo rt wireless bri dge, you should choose “ Wireless ” Æ “ Security ” to change authentication method to “open” or ”shared” mode first. 4.5.5 Advanced Choose “ Wireless ” Æ ” Advanced ”, you will se[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Fragmentation Threshold: This value specifies the maximu m size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet erro r rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation Threshold. Setting the Fr agmentation Threshold too low may result in p[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Authorized : Displays the informat ion of Authentication. ¾ SSID : Displays the connected wireless station's SSID. ¾ Interface : Displays the connected wire less station's Interface mode. 4.6 Diagnostics Choose “ Diagnostics ”, you will see the Diagnostics screen. Th is[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-96 4.7.1.1 Export Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Settings ” Æ “ Export ”, you can see the Export screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-97 ) allows you to save the cu rrent conf iguration of the modem router as a backup file. Figure 4-97 To back up the modem router’s c[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide TD-W8950N D Figure 4-99 4.7.1.2 Import Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Settings ” Æ “ Import ”, you can see the Import screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-100 ) allows you to update the modem rout er’s settings. Figure 4-100 To update the modem router’s settings: 1. Click t[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.1.3 Restore Default Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Settings ” Æ “ Restore Default ”, you can see the Restore Default screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-101 ) allows you to restore the modem router’s configuration to the factory defaults on the screen. Figure 4-101 ¾ Re[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Refresh: Click the button, the informati on in the table will be updated. ¾ Close: Click the button, the screen will be closed. To Configure the System Log Settings: Click the Configure System Log button (shown in Figure 4-102 ), you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 4-104 ).[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide receiving the requested information and trap-event reports that are generated by the SNMP agent. SNMP Manager is the third-party management system. Monitor one is an SNMP Manager. Figure 4-105 ¾ SNMP Agent: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the function. ) Note: SNMP Commu[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-106 ¾ Inform: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the Inform Interval. ¾ Inform Interval: Type the interval time of your modem router contact with the ACS . ¾ ACS URL: Please accept this information from your ISP. And through ACS (Auto-Configuration Server) you ca[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-107 4.7.6 Access Control Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Access Control ” Æ “ Password ”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-108 ) which allows you to change the factory default password of the modem router. The default password is the same as the user name, which [...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3) The password cannot cont ain a space, and its maximu m length is 16 characters. 4.7.7 Update Firmware Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Update Firmware ”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-109 ) which allows you to upgrade the latest version software to keep the modem router u[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.8 Reboot Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Reboot ”, you can see t he screen (shown in Figure 4-110 ) which allows you to reboot the modem router. Figure 4-110 ) Note: 1) After you clicked the Reboot button, please wait for a whil e before reopening your web browser. 2) Do not turn o[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: F AQ 1. How do I configure the modem router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cab le from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the modem ro uter. The telephone cord plugs into the Line[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP , which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the modem router, click the “ Advanced Setup - NAT ” menu on the left of your browser, and click " DMZ Host " submenu. On the "DMZ"[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide and click the " Virtual Servers " submenu. On the " Virtual Servers " page, click Add , then on the “ NAT-Virtual Servers ” page, enter use “80” as service port, and your IP address next to the “ Server IP Address ”, assuming 192.168.1.188 for an exampl e, [...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PC For Windows 8 Move your mouse to the lower right corner and you will see Search icon in the Popups. Go to ‘ >Apps ’. Type ‘ Control Panel ’ in the search box and press Enter , then you will go to Control Panel . Click ‘ Vie w network status and [...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix C: S pecifications General Standards ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992. 2, ITU G.99 2.3, ITU G.992.5, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IE EE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, IPoA , PPPoA , PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP , DHCP, ICMP, NAT LAN Ports: Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses mu ltiple transmitter and receiver an tennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and incr eas ed range by exploiting the s[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ DDNS ( D ynamic D omain N ame S yst em) - Allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (e .g., www.xyz.com) and a dynamic IP address. ¾ Default Gateway - A device that forwards Internet traffic from your local area network. ¾ DHCP - A network[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ LAN - The computers and networking products that make up your local network. ¾ MAC ( M edia A ccess C ontrol) Address - The unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each networking device. ¾ NAT ( N etwork A ddress T ranslation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a loca[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Static Routing - Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path. ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. ¾ TCP ( T ransmission C ontrol P rotocol) - A network protocol for tr ansmitting d ata that requires acknowledgement from the recipient of data sen[...]

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    TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix E: T echnical Support Technical Support  For more troubleshooting help , go to: http://www.tp-link.com/e n/support/faq  T o download the latest Firmware, Driver , Utility a nd User Guide, go to: http://www.tp-link.com/e n/support/do wnload  For all other technical suppor[...]