TP-Link TD-W8960N manual

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010174[...]

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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. South Building, No.5 Keyuan Road, Central Zone, Science & Technology Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, P. R. China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8960N Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own respon[...]

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

4.4.13 Dns Proxy...................................................................................................................... ..... 53 4.4.14 Interface Groupi ng ............................................................................................................. 53 4.4.15 LAN Po rts ................................................[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One DC power Adapter for TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable ¾ Two RJ11 cables ¾ One ADSL splitter ¾ One Resource CD for[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router . 1.1 Overview of the Router The TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Mod em Rout er integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. Powered by 2x2 MI MO technology, the Wireless N Router deliver[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.2 Main Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11n draft version 2.0 to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps. ¾ One RJ11 LINE port, four 10/100M Auto-N egotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. ¾ Quick response semi-conductive surge protec t circuit, reliable surge-protect funct[...]

TD-W8960N 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. Figure 1-1 The Router’s LEDs and the QSS button are locate d on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Description On Power is on Power Off Power is off On A successful PPP connection has b[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.3.2 The Back Panel The Router's ports, where the cables are connected, and RESET button are located on the back panel. Figure 1-2 ¾ LINE: Connect to the Modem Port of Splitter or to the telephone line. ¾ 1, 2, 3, 4 (LAN): The ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the Router to the local PC(s). ¾ Re[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the 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, Moz illa Fire[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6. Turn on the ON/OFF switch to power the Device. It will start to work automatically. Figure 2-1 7[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Inst allation Guide This chapter will show you how to co nfigure the basic functions of your TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the Router is 19 2.168.1.1. And the de fault Subnet Mas[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2 , it means the connec tion between your PC and the Router is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 1. Is the connection bet ween your PC [...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3.2 Quick Inst allation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage t he TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router. The Web-based utilit y can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-5 3. Change the VPI or VCI values which are used to define a unique path for your connection. If you have been given specific settings for this to configuration, type in the correct values assigned by your ISP. We select PPPoE WAN Link Type (For example), enter the Username and Password g[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-7 ) Note: All the existed ATM & WAN service will be clean after click the " Save " button on this Quick Setup page. 5. You will see the Finish screen below, click " Reboot " to save these settings. Figure 3-8 6. Now, your A DSL Modem Router has been conf igu red an[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-9 Figure 3-10 ) Note: More detailed configur ations please refer to 4.4.1 Layer2 Interface and 4.4.2 WAN Service . 13[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's ke y functions and the c onfiguration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the fift een main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corres ponding explanations and ins[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2 ) 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 Se[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide This Advanced Setup section main ly introduces how to configure the Router for adequate use. The detailed explanations for eac h subsection are provided below. ) Note: To completely configure the WAN Interface, you need to first select the Layer 2 Interface ( 4.4.1 Layer2 Interface ) according to [...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-4 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 IPoA (IP ove[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: Enabling packet level QoS for PVC improves perf ormance for selected classes of applications. While QoS consumes system res ources; therefore the number of PVC(s) will be reduced. Besides this, it cannot be set for the connection type of CBR and Real-tim e VBR. If you select the QoS servic[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-7 ¾ Remove: Se lect the check box in the tabl e on the screen above and then click the Remove tab, the corresponding interfac e will be deleted in the table. ) Note: One ETH is allowed to configure as the layer 2 WAN Interface. 4.4.2 WAN Service Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ WAN S[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.2.1 ATM-EoA-PPPoE If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection 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 ( 4.4.1.1 ATM interfaces ). 2. Click the Add button on [...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-11 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 it blank, the default name will be the same as the service Description on the[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Enable IGMP Multicast Proxy : IGMP (Internet Group Managem ent Protocol) is used to manage multicasting on TCP/IP networks. Some ISPs use IGMP to perform remote configuration for client devices , such as the Router. The defaul t value is disabled, and if you are not sure, please contact y our I[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-14 8. On the next screen you will see the WAN Port Information Table with the new configuration. Figure 4-15 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. ¾ Add: Click the Add button, and you can add[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. Click the Add button on the screen (as shown Figure 4-8 ). Select WAN Service Interface over ATM PVC on the next screen (as shown Figure 4-9 ). 3. If your ISP provides an IPoE connection, select IPoE option for the WAN Service t ype on the screen (as shown Figure 4-10 ), and click Next button t[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide device may use IAID value 1 for the virtual circuit corresponding to the first connection object in the data model and value 2 for t he second connection object in the data model. • Option 61 DUID: Specifies the name of the interface w hose link-layer address the server is to use as its DUID (DH[...]

TD-W8960N 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 detailed configuration in 4.4.5 NAT . 6. Click the Next button, and select a preferred wan in terface as the system default gateway. Figure 4-18 7. Configure the DNS Server A dd[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1. Add a new ATM interface and select EoA option for DSL Link Type (s ee 4.4.1.1 ATM interfaces ). 2. Click the Add button on the screen Figure 4-8 . Select WAN Service Interface over ATM PVC on the next screen (as shown Figure 4-9 ). 3. Select Bridge option for the WAN Service t ype on the screen[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-20 4.4.2.7 ETH-IPoE If your ISP provides an IPoE connection and you want to use an ETH Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ETH interface: 1. Add a new ETH interface on the screen of 4.4.1.2 ETH interfaces . 2. Click the Add button on the screen Figure 4-[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-21 ¾ IP Address: You can configure the Rout er’s IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN Interface. • IP Address: Enter the Router’s local IP Address, then you can access to the Web-based Utility via the IP Address, t he default value is 192.168.1.1. • Subnet Mask: Enter the Router’[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • End IP Address: Enter a value for the DHCP server to end with when issuing IP addresses. The End IP Address must be sm aller than 192.168.1.254. The default End IP Address is 192.168.1.254 . • Leased Time (hour): The Leased Time is the amount of ti me in which a network user will be allowed [...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-22 Type the new value for the WAN Interface who’ s MAC Address you want to change, and click Save/Apply . Y ou can select corresponding WAN Interf ace from the drop-down list and click Clone button to clone your current PC MAC, and then click Save/Apply . Click Restore Default button to[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.5.1 Virtual Servers Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ NAT ” Æ “ Virtual Servers ”, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below (shown in Figure 4-24 ). Virtual servers can be used for setting up public se rvices on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP. A virtual server is defi[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-25 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 computer in t[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.5.2 Port Triggering Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ NAT ” Æ “ Port Triggering ”, you can set Port Triggering on the screen (shown in Figure 4-26 ). Some applications require that s pecific ports in the Router's firewall should be opened for access by remote devices. Port Trigg[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-27 2. Select the application from the drop-down list. If the list does not hav e the application that you want, select the Custom application radio-button, and type the name of the custom application in the text box. 3. Enter the Trigger Port Start , Trigger Port End , Open Port Start and[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-28 To add a new DMZ Host: You can enter the computer's IP address and then click Save/Appl y to activate the DMZ host you set on this page. ) Note: DMZ host forwards all the ports at the same ti me. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function di sabled and[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-30 Setup an Outgoing IP Filtering rule: 1. Click the Add button (pop-up Figur e 4-30 ), and you will set the new rule in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-31 ). Figure 4-31 2. Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is excl usive and must be filled. 3. Select the protocol: TCP/UDP , TCP ,[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: When you add an Outgoing IP Filtering entry, you must configure at least one condition on the preceding screen except the Filter name. If you leave the Protocol bl ank, it means that the rule is effective to all protocols, if you leave the Sour ce IP Address and/or Dest ination IP Address [...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-33 2. Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is excl usive and must be filled in. 3. Select Protocol in the drop-down list, enter Source IP address , Source Subnet Mask , Source Port , Destination IP address , Destination Subnet Mask , and Destination Port for the rule. 4. Select at least[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: MAC Filtering is only effective on ATM PVC(s) configured in Bridge mode. Figure 4-34 ¾ Change Policy: There are two policies for the MAC filters : FORWARDED and BLOCKED . Select the Change checkbox and click the Change Policy button to change from one policy to another. When you set FORWA[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-35 2. Select Protocol Type in the drop-down list for the rule. 3. Enter Destin ation MAC Address an d Source MAC Address in the text box. 4. Select Frame Direction in the drop- down list for the rule. 5. Select the WAN interfaces from the drop-down list. 6. Click Save/Apply to save this e[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-37 To add a Time Restriction entr y for Parental Control rule: 1. Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 4-37 ), and then you will set the new rule in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-38 ). Figure 4-38 2. Enter the User Name of the LAN device c onnected to the Router. 3. To restrict the de[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.7.2 URL Filter This section allows you to confi gure the filter rules based on URL to control the computers in the LAN to access the specified port. Figure 4-39 There are two policies for the URL Filter. ¾ Exclude : Block the PCs to access the specified URL. ¾ Include : Only allow the PCs to[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.8 Quality of Service Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Quality of Service ”, you can enable QoS (Quality of Service) on the screen (shown in Figure 4-42 ). QoS helps to prioritize data as it enters your router. By attaching special identification marks or header s to incoming packets, QoS[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click the Add button, and you can configure the Qo S queue entry on the next screen (shown in Figure 4-44 ). Figure 4-44 ¾ Name : Set a name for the entry. ¾ Enable : Select Enable option to take this entry effect. ¾ Interface : Assigned a specific Wan Service for this QoS queue entry. ¾ Prece[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-45 Click the Add button, and you can configur e the QoS on the next screen. Figure 4-46 After you specify the condition, cl ick Save/Apply to save the entry. 4.4.9 Routing Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Routi ng ”, it includes three menus : Default Gateway , Static Route and RIP ([...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-47 4.4.9.1 Default Gateway Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Routing ” Æ “ Defau lt Gateway ”, you can see the Defaul t Gateway screen, this screen allows you to select a WAN In terface from the drop-dow n list as the system default gateway. Figure 4-48 ) Note: If changing the A[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-49 To add static routing entries: 1. Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 4-50 ), and you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 4-50 ). Figure 4-50 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination Network Address: The Destination Network Address is the address of the network or host that y[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.9.3 RIP Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Routing ” Æ “ RIP ”, you can see the RI P (Routing Information Protocol) screen which allows you to configure the RIP (shown in Figure 4-51 ). Figure 4-51 ) Note: RIP cannot be configured on the WAN Interface which has NAT enabled (such as PP[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-53 For PPPoA, PPPoE enabled PVC(s), please select the Obtain DNS info from a WAN interface checkbox, this Router will acc ept automatically t he first received DNS assignment from the selected configured WAN interface dur ing the connection establishment. For single PVC with IPoA, static [...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-54 To add a DDNS entry: 1. Click the Add button (pop-up 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-d own list. 3. Enter the Hostname of the DNS Server, and select the corresponding Interface fo[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.11 DSL Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ DSL ”, you can see the DS L Settings screen, this screen allows you to configure the DSL (shown in Figure 4-56 ). Figure 4-56 You can select the modulation ty pe, phone line pair and the capabilit y of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click S[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-57 Select the checkbox and click Save /Apply to enable the UPnP function. 4.4.13 Dns Proxy Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Dns Proxy ”, you can Enable or Disabl e DNS proxy ap plication on the screen. Figure 4-58 4.4.14 Interface Grouping Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Interf[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-59 To support this feature, you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the Add button. The Remove button will remove the grouping and add the ungrouped interfaces to the Default group. Only the default group has IP interface. To create a new interface gro[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-60 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 req[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: These clients may obtain public IP addresses. 5. Click Save/Apply to make t he entry effective immediately. ) Note: If a vendor ID is configured for a specific client device, please REBOOT the c lient device attached to the modem to allow it to obtain an appropriate IP address. Figure 4-61[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.16 IPSec Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ IPSec ”, you can Add/Remove or E nable/Di sable the IPSec tunnel connections on the screen. Figure 4-63 Click Add New Connection to configure the I PSec tunnel connections. 57[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-64 Click Save/Apply to save this entry. Figure 4-65 58[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5 Wireless Choose “ Wireless ”, there are six submenus to configure Wireless LAN settings. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.5.1 Basic Choose “ Wireless ” Æ ” Basic ”, you[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Country: Restrict the channel set and transmit power. Click Apply/Save to configure the basic wireless options. 4.5.2 Security Choose “ Wireless ” Æ ” Security ”, you will see the screen of Wireless-Security settings shown as below. You can configure security features of the wireless L[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: This feature is available only when OPEN , WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK mode is configured. ) Note: 1) To build a successful connection by WSC, y ou should also do t he corresponding configuration of the new device for WSC function meanwhile. 2) WSC (Wireless Security Corporatio[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-70 Method Two: Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the 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 QSS as below, and click Next . Figure 4-71 62[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. Figure 4-72 II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-F i Protected Setup and the PIN me thod, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN of wi[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 2: For the confi guration of the wirele ss adapter, please choose “ Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar ” in the configuration utility of t he QSS as below, and click Next . Figure 4-74 ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the preceding [...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-76 4.5.2.2 Manual Setup AP Follow the instructions below to configure security features of the wirele ss LAN interface manually. You can set the network authentication method, sele ct data encrypti on, specify whet her a network key is required to authenticate to this wirele ss network an[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-78 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 the network Key 1-4 fie[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-79 ) Note: We use Encryption Strength 64-bit, Current Network Ke y selected “1” and enter 10 hexadecimal digits”1908300919” in the Netw ork Key 1 for example, Configure the settings as Figure 4-79 shown above. 2. WPA WPA security for wireless communication has been de veloped to o[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ WPA Encryption: Select the encryption you want to use: TKIP or AES (AES is an encryption method stronger than TKIP). Configure WPA settings 1. Select the WPA option from the Networ k Authentication drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. 2. Change the WPA Group R[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Configure WPA-PSK settings 1. Select the WPA-PSK option. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings as the picture show above. 2. WPA-PSK re quires a shared key. Type the key in the space provided. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. 3. Change the Group Key Interval as desired or use th[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-85 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 frequency in[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-87 7. Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK settings, sele ct the Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the approp riate settings. The steps of this setting are the same with WPA-PSK. Figure 4-88 4.5.3 MAC Filter Choose “ Wireless [...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 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. ¾ Disabled: Select th[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-91 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 System), it[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-93 ) 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 see the scr[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-94 ¾ Channel: Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down List. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearb y access point. ¾ Mode : In the drop-down[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Beacon Interval: Enter a value between 20-1000 millisec onds. The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a pa cket broadcast by the Router to synchronize the wireless network. The default value is 100. ¾ Transmit Power: This option will allow you to c[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-96 4.7 Management Choose “ Management ”, there are six submenus under the main menu. They are Settings , System Log , TR-069 client , Internet Time , Access Control , Update Software and Reboot . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding function. 4.7.1 S[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-97 4.7.1.1 Backup Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Settings ” Æ “ Backup ”, you can see the Backup screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-98 ) allows you to save the current confi guration of the Router as a backup file. Figure 4-98 To back up the Router’s current settings: 1. Cl[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-100 4.7.1.2 Update Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Settings ” Æ “ Update ”, you can see the Update screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-101 ) allows you to update the Router’s settings. Figure 4-101 To update the Router’s settings: 1. Click the Brow se button to locate th e [...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-102 ¾ Restore Default Settings: Click this button to restore the Rout er’s configurati on to the factory defaults, and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete it. ¾ Account and Password: The default account name and its password are both admin. ¾ The default IP Address: 19[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-105 ¾ Disable/Enable: Select the Enable to log the events, if you don’ t want to log these events, please select Disable . ¾ Log Level: Select the Log level in the drop-down list, for the Log level, all events above or equal to the selected level will be logged. ¾ Display Level: Sele[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-106 ¾ SNMP Agent: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the function. ) Note: SNMP Community string provides a simple method of authent ication between t he Router (SNMP Agent) and a remote network manager (SNMP Manag er). You can specify the community string as the password t[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-107 ¾ Inform: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the Inform Interval. ¾ Inform Interval: Type the interval time of your Router contact with the ACS . ¾ ACS URL: Please accept this information from your ISP. And through ACS (Auto-Configuration Server) you can perform au to[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.5 Internet Time Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Internet Time ”, you can see the Time se ttings screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-108 ) allows you to set the time for the Router. Figure 4-108 To set the Router’s time: 1. Select automatically synchronize with Internet time servers. 2.[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-109 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 the Ne w P as s wo rd and Confirm Pass w ord . The Confirm Password should be the same as the New Password. 4. Click Save/Apply to make your change tak[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-110 ¾ Browse: Click the button to locate the latest software for the device. ¾ Update Firmware: After you have selected the latest software, click the button. To update the Router's software: 1. Download the latest software upgrade file from the TP-LINK website ( www.tp-link.com ).[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet b y ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem[...]

TD-W8960N 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 ena ble DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “ Advanced Setup - NAT ” menu on the left of your browser, and click " DMZ Host " submenu. On the "DM Z" page, type [...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide the “ Add or Modify a Virtual Server ” page, enter “80” into the blank next to the “ Service Port ”, and your IP address next to the “ IP Address ”, assuming 192.168.1.188 for an example, remember to click the Save/Apply button. ) Note: Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is worki ng, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary. 1. Configure TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Sta[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 0-2 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 ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: ¾ Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically , Choose Obtain DNS server automat[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 0-3 ) Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted. 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, specify the IP address as 192.168[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 0-4 Now: Click OK to keep your settings. 93[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications 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, IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , 802.11n (draft 2.0) Protocols TCP/IP, IPoA , PPPoA , PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP , DHCP, ICMP, NAT LAN Ports: Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation R[...]

TD-W8960N 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 spatial di[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Browser - An application program th at provides a wa y to look at and interact with all the information on the World Wide Web. ¾ DDNS ( D ynamic D omain N ame S ystem) - Allows the hostin g of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (e .g., www.xyz.com) and a dynamic I[...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ IPoA ( IP and ARP over ATM ) - A protocol that provides extensions to the IP Group for handling IP over ATM flows. ¾ ISP ( I nternet S ervice P rovider) - A company that provides access to the Internet. ¾ LAN - The computers and networking products that make up your local network. ¾ MAC ( M [...]

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide typically the configuration param eter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. ¾ Static IP Address - A fixed address assigned to a computer or device that is connected to a network. ¾ Static Routing - Forwarding data in a[...]