TP-Link TD-W8968 manual

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router 1910010750 Rev: 1.1.0[...]

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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[...]

This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below , and having a maximum gain of 3 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater t han 3 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. T he required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. T o reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type a[...]

Safety Information z When product has power button, the powe r button is one of the way to shut off the product; when there is no power button, the only way to co mpletely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. z Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself. You run the ri sk of electric[...]

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 DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wirele ss N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8968 T rademark: TP-LINK [...]

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

4.6.3 Address Reservation .......................................................................................................... 44 4.6.4 Conditional Pool ................................................................................................................. 45 4.7 Wireless .............................................................[...]

4.13.4 IPv6 Schedule ................................................................................................................... 80 4.14 IPv6 Tunnel ................................................................................................................... 81 4.15 Bandwidth Control ...................................................[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1 Package Content s The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One Power Adapter for TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable ¾ Two RJ11 cables ¾ One ADS[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2 Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router . 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router The TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. Powered by 2x2 MIMO tec[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3 1.2 Main Features ¾ Four 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LA N ports (Auto MDI/MDIX), one RJ11 port. ¾ Provides external splitter. ¾ Adopts Advanced DMT modulati on and demodul ation technology. ¾ Supports bridge mode and Router func tion. ¾ Multi-user sharing a hi gh-s peed Inte[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (V iew from left to right). They indicate the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation. LED Explanation: Name Status Indication On The modem router is po[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 5 On A storage device or printer has connected to the USB port. Flash The modem router is sending or receiving data over this USB port. (USB) Off No storage device or printer is plugged into the USB port. On There is a device connec ted to this LAN port. Flash The modem router is sendin[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6 ¾ ON/OFF : The switch for the power. ¾ WPS : The switch for the WPS functi on. For details, please refer to 4.6.2 WPS Settings . ¾ RESET : There are two ways to reset the Router's factory defaults. Method one : With the Router powered on, use a pin to press an d hold the Reset[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 7 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 Expl[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 8 ) Note: The diameter of the screw, 3.5mm<D<7.8mm, and the distance of two screws is 107.5mm. The screw that project from the wall need around 4mm based, and the length of the screw need to be at least 20mm to withstand t he weight of the product. 2.3 Connecting the Modem Router [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 9 Figure 2-2[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 10 Chapter 3. Quick Inst allation Guide 3.1 Configuring the PC After you directly connect your PC to the modem router or connect your a dapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the modem router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address. Follow the steps below to configure it. S[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 11 Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) , and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 12 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, yo[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 13 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 betw een your PC and the modem router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 14 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 ?[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 15 Figure 3-9 3. The modem router supports three modes: ADSL Modem Router Mode , 3G Router Mode and Wireless Router Mode . Choose your desired mode and then click Next . Figure 3-10 ¾ ADSL Modem Router Mode: In this mode, the device enables multi-users to share Internet via ADSL using [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 16 ¾ Wireless Router Mode: In this mode, the device enables multi-users to share Internet via Ethernet WAN (EWAN) using it s interchangeable LAN/WAN port and share it wirelessly at 300Mbps wireless 802.11n speeds. z ADSL Modem Router Mode 1) Chan ge the VPI or VCI values which are used[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 17 z 3G Router Mode To use the 3G function, you should first insert your 3G USB modem on the USB port of the modem router. Then select your location and ISP. You can tick “ Set the Dial Number and APN manually ” to manually set them according to t he information provided by your 3G [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 18 Figure 3-17 ) Note: 3G can be set as a backup connection method if your current connection is unavailable. You can enable 3G backup function if needed and plug the 3G modem into the USB port of your modem router. 5. On the Wireless screen, we use the default SSID, select a Mode . Set[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 19 Figure 3-19 7. You will see the Complete screen below, click Finish to complete these settings. Figure 3-20[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 20 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 fift een main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corres ponding ex[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 21 Figure 4-1 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2 Quick Installation Guide . 4.4 Operation Mode Choose “ System Mode ”, and you will see t he screen as shown in Figure 4-2 . The modem router supports three operation mode types: ADSL Modem Router Mode, 3G Router Mode and Wire[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 22 Figure 4-2 ¾ ADSL Modem Router Mode: In this mode, the device enables multi-users to share Internet via ADSL using its ADSL port and share it wirelessly at 300Mbps wireless 802.11n speeds. ¾ 3G Router Mode: In this mode, the device allows multi-users to share a 3G mobile broadband [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 23 4.5.1 WAN Settings Choose “ Netw ork ” Æ “ WAN Settings ”, and you will see the WAN Port Information Table in the screen similar to Figure 4-3 , which describes the WAN port setti ngs and the relevant manipulation to each interface. There are six different configurat ions fo[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 24 Figure 4-4 4.5.1.1 Static IP Select this option if your ISP prov ides static IP information to you. You should set static IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway address in the screen below.[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 25 Figure 4-5 ATM Configuration: ¾ VPI (0~255): Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM network. The valid range is from 0 to 255. Please input the value provided by your ISP. ¾ VCI (1~65535 ): Identifies the virtual c hannel endpoints in an ATM network. The valid rang[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 26 ¾ DNS Server/ Secondary DNS Server: Here you can set DNS Server (at least one) manually. The Route will use this DNS Server for priority. ¾ Enable IPv6: Check the box to enable IPv6. ¾ IPv6 Address: Enter the IPv6 address provided by your ISP. ¾ Prefix Length: Enter the prefix le[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 27 Figure 4-6 Click Advance , advanced selections for WAN Service Setup can be shown. ¾ MTU (bytes): Maximum Transmission Unit Size. Check this box then you can change the MTU size. The default MTU value is 1500 Bytes. It is not re commended that you change the default value unless req[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 28 client devices, such as the modem router. The default value is enabled, an d if you are not sure, please contact your ISP or just leave it. ¾ Get IP Unicast: This is disabled by default. The minority of DHCP Server of ISP will not support to enable this. When the Route is connected [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 29 Figure 4-7 ¾ PPP Username/Password/Confirm Password : Enter the User Name, Password and Confirm Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Connection Mode: For PPPoE connection, you can select Always on , Connect on demand or Connect manually . Connect on dem[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 30 ¾ IPv6 Default Gateway: Select a WAN connection from the dr op-down list as the IPv6 def ault gateway. Click Advance , advanced selections for WAN Service Setup can be shown. ¾ Service Name/Server Name : Enter the Service Name and Server Name if it was provided by your ISP. You can[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 31 Figure 4-8 4.5.1.5 IPoA If your ISP provides an IPoA connection, select IPoA option for the WAN service t ype on the screen.[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 32 Figure 4-9 ¾ IP Address/Subnet Mask: Enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask provided by ISP. If you forget, you can ask your ISP. ¾ DNS Server/Secondary DNS Server: Type in your preferred DNS server. ¾ Default Gateway: select a WAN Interface from the dr op-down list as the default g[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 33 Figure 4-10 ) Note: After you finish the Internet configuration, please click Save to m ake the settings take e ffe ct. 4.5.2 3G Settings If your modem router’s operation mode is 3G Router Mode , choose menu “ Network → 3G Settings ”, you can configure parameters for 3G funct[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 34 Figure 4-11 ¾ Location: Please select the location where you're enjoying the 3G card. ¾ Mobile ISP: Please select the ISP (Internet Service Pr ovider) you apply to for 3G service. The modem router will show the default Di al Number and APN of that ISP. ¾ Always on: Connect au[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 35 Figure 4-12 Click advance in Figure 4-11 , advanced settings can be shown as below. Figure 4-13 ¾ Set the Dial Number and APN manually: Check the box and fill the Dial Number and APN blanks below if your ISP is not listed in the ISP list or the default values are not the latest ones[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 36 ¾ MTU size(in bytes): The default MTU (Maximum Transmissi on Unit) size is 1480 bytes, which is usually fine. For some ISPs, you need modi fy the MTU. This should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. ¾ Use the following IP Address: If your ISP specifies an [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 37 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. Click the Add button. You c[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 38 Figure 4-17 ¾ IP Address: You can configure the modem router’s IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN Interface. • IP Address: Enter the modem router’s local IP A ddress, then you can access to th e Web-based Utility via the IP Addre ss, the default val ue is 192.168.1.1. • Subn[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 39 • Leased Time: The Leased Time is the amount of ti me in which a network user will be allowed connection to the modem router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount of time, in hours, then the user will be “leased” this dynamic IP address. After the dynamic IP a[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 40 ¾ Site Prefix Configuration Type: Select a type to assign prefix to IPv6 addresses. Delegated and Static are provided. 1) If Delegated is selected, please complete the following paramet ers. Figure 4-20 • Prefix Delegated WAN Connection: Select a WAN connection form the drop-down [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 41 be the same with each other. 4.5.7 ALG Settings Choose menu “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ ALG Settings ”, and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4-23 . Figure 4-23 ¾ Virtual Private Network (VPN) - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 42 4.5.8 DSL Settings Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ DSL Settings ”, you can select the DSL Modulation Type and Annex Type in the next screen. The DSL feature can be selected when you meet the physical connection problem. Please check the proper settings with y our Internet serv[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 43 Figure 4-25 ¾ Start IP Address: Enter a value for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP addresses. Because the default IP address for the modem router is 192.168.1.1, the default Start IP Address is 192.168.1.100 , and the Start IP Address must be 192.168.1.100 or greater, b[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 44 ) Note: 1) To use the DHCP server func tion of the modem router, you mu st configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically". 2) Y ou have to disable NA T of the W AN connections, or the DHCP Relay may not t ake effe ct. 3) If you select Disabled , [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 45 Figure 4-27 ¾ MAC Address: The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. ¾ IP Address: The IP address reserved for the PC by the modem router. ¾ Status: The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled . To Reserve an IP address: 1. Click the Add New bu[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 46 Figure 4-29 To add a vendor class: 1. Click the Add New button. Then Figure 4-30 will pop up. 2. Enter param eters for the vendor class. Click the Save button. Figure 4-30 To modify or delete an existing entry: 4. Click the Edit in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 47 4.7 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. 4.7.1 Basic Settings Choose “ Wireless ?[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 48 11b only: Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b. 11g only: Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g. 11n only: Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n. 11bg mixed: Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients. 11bgn mixed: S[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 49 ¾ Scan: Click this button, you can search t he AP which runs in the current channel. ¾ Key Type : This option should be chosen according to the AP's security configuration. It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's security type ¾ WEP Index : This[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 50 Step 1: Press the WPS button on the back panel of the modem router, as shown in the following figure. You can also keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-32 , then Choose “ Press the button of the new device in two minutes ” and click C[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 51 III. Enter the modem router’s PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device as ks for the modem router’s PIN number. Step 1: On the client device, enter the PIN number listed on the modem rout er’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen. (It is also labeled on the botto[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 52 ¾ Disable Wireless Security: If you do not want to use wire less security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following m odes to enable security. ¾ WPA/WPA2 - Personal: It’s the WPA/WPA2 authenticati on type based on pre-shared passphra[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 53 ¾ WEP: It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. • Authentication Type - You can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Open System . If you choose Auto, the modem router can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatic [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 54 Figure 4-36 To filter wireless users by MAC Address, clic k Enable . The default setting is Disabled . ¾ MAC Address: The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. ¾ Status: The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled . ¾ Description: A simple descripti[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 55 Click the Delete Selected button to selected entries. For example: If you desire that th e wireless station A with MAC addre ss 00: 1D: 0F: 11: 22: 33 and the wireless station B with MAC address 00: 0A:EB:00:07: 5F are able to access the mo dem route r, but all the oth er w irele ss [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 56 ¾ Transmit Power: Here you can specify the transmit power of modem router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ Beacon Interval: Enter a value between 25- 1000 milliseconds for Beac on Interval here. The beacons [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 57 ¾ Sent Packets: Packets sent by the station. You cannot change any of the valu es on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button. 4.8 USB Settings There are six submenus under the USB Settings menu, USB Mass Storage[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 58 ¾ Action: When the volume is s hared, you can click the Deactivate to stop sharing the volume; when volume is non-shared, you can click the Enable button to share the volume. Click Sa fely Re mov e to safely remove the USB storage device that is connected to USB port. ) Note: Before[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 59 4.8.3 Storage Sharing Choose menu “ USB Settings ” → ” Storage Sharing ”, you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the modem router and view volume and share properties on this page as shown below. Figure 4-42 ¾ Server Status: Indicates the Storage Sharing's cur[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 60 Figure 4-43 2. Click the Brow se button, and then select the Sele ct Volume from the drop-down list. 3. Enter display name of the share folder in Share Name filed. 4. Click the Apply button to apply the settings. You can click the upper button to go to the upper folder Click the Enab[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 61 Figure 4-44 ¾ Server Status: Indicates the FTP Server's current status. ¾ Internet Access: If Internet Access is enabled, user(s) in public network can access FTP server via Internet Address . ¾ Internet Address: If Internet Access is enabled, WAN IP will be displayed here. ?[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 62 Figure 4-45 2. Click the Brow se button, and then select the Sele ct Volume from the drop-down list. 3. Enter display name of the share folder in Share Name filed. 4. Click the Apply button to apply the settings. You can click the upper button to go to the upper folder. Click the Ena[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 63 ¾ Server Name : The name of this Media Server. To add a new share folder for your media server, please follow the instructions below: a) Click Add New Folder button, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-46 . b) Enter the name of the share folder in Share Name field. c) C[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 64 4.9.1 Default Gateway Choose “ Route Settings ” Æ “ Default Gatewa y ”, you can see the Default Gateway screen. You can select a WAN Interface from the drop-down list as the system default gateway. Figure 4-49 Click the Add Interface button, you can add WAN Interfaces. Click[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 65 Figure 4-51 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination IP Address: The Destination IP Addr ess is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 66 1. Click the Add New button in Figure 4-52 , and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-53 . Figure 4-53 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination IPv6 Address: The Destination IPv6 Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to an IPv6 static route.[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 67 ) Note: RIP cannot be configured on the WAN Interface which has NAT enabled (such as PPPoE). 4.10 Forwarding There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu: Virtual Servers , Port Triggering , DMZ and UPnP . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding f[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 68 service port or service port range in the Service Port field. 3. Select the service you want to use from the Use Interface list. 4. Enter the IP address of the computer running the service application in the IP Address field. 5. Select the protocol used for this application in the Pr[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 69 Figure 4-57 To add a new rule, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-58 . 2. Select a common application from the Common Service Port drop-down list, then the Trigger Port field and the Open Ports field will be automatic[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 70 ¾ Open Protocol : The protocol used for Incoming Port , either TCP , UDP , or ALL (all protocols supported by the modem router). ¾ Status : The status of this entry, Enabled means the Port Triggering entry is enabled. ¾ Modify : To modify or delete an existing entry. ¾ Common Ser[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 71 To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Click the Enable button. 2. Enter the IP address of a local PC that is set to be DMZ host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. 3. Click the Save button. 4.10.4 UPnP Choose menu “ Forwarding → UPnP ”, and then you can view the i[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 72 Figure 4-61 ¾ Enable Parental Control: Check the box if you want this func tion to take effect. This function is disabled by default. ¾ MAC Address of Parental PC: In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below. ¾ [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 73 4.12 Firewall There are four submenus under the IPv4 Firewall menu: Rule , LAN Host , WAN Host and Schedule . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding function. 4.12.1 Rule Choose menu “ Firewall ” → “ Rule ”, and then you can view and set Acc[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 74 The methods to add a new IPv4 rule: 1. Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4-63 . 2. Give a name (e.g. Rule_1 ) for the rule in the Description field. 3. Select a host from the LAN Host drop-down list or choose “ Add LAN Host ”. 4. Select a[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 75 To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. z If you select IP Address, please follow the steps below: 1) In Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In IP[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 76 If you select MAC Address , the screen shown is Figure 4-67 . Figure 4-67 1) In Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In MAC Address field, enter the MAC address. If you select URL Address , the screen shown is Figure 4-68 . Figure 4-68 1) In D[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 77 To add a new schedule, follo w the steps belo w : 1. Click Add New button and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-70 . 2. In Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). 3. In Apply To field, select the day or days you need. 4. In ti[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 78 4.13.1 IPv6 Rule Choose menu “ IPv6 Firewall ” → “ IPv6 Rule ”, and then you can view a nd set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-71 . Figure 4-71 ¾ Enable IPv6 Firewall: Select the check box to enable the IPv6 Firewall function, so the Default Filteri[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 79 3. Select a host from the LAN Host drop-down list or choose “ Add LAN Host ”. 4. Select a target from the WAN Host drop-sown list or choose “ Add WAN Host ”. 5. Select a schedule from the Schedule drop-down list or choose “ Add Schedule ”. 6. In the Action field, select D[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 80 4. Enter the pref ix length of the IPv6 address in the Prefix Length field. 5. Click the Save button to save the settings. Click the Delete Selected button to delete selected entries. 4.13.3 IPv6 WAN Host Choose menu “ IPv6 Firewall ” → “ IPv6 WAN Ho st ”, and then you can [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 81 Figure 4-77 ¾ Description : Here displays the description of the sc hedule and this description is unique. ¾ Edit : Here you can modify an existing schedule. To add a new schedule, follo w the steps belo w : 1. Click Add New button and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-7[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 82 Choose menu “ IPv6 Tunnel ”, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-79 . Figure 4-79 ¾ Enable: Check the box to enable IPv6 Tunnel function. It is disabled by default. ¾ Mechanism: Select a type for IPv6 tunnel from th e drop-down list. DS-Lite, 6RD and 6to4 are suppo[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 83 Figure 4-81 ¾ WAN Connection: Select a WAN connection from the drop-down list. Only the connected WAN connections can be shown in the drop-down list. ¾ Configuration Type: Select a configuration type for th is tunnel. Auto means to obtain the following parameters automatically whil[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 84 4.15 Bandwid th Control Choose menu “ Bandwidth Control ”, and then you can configure the Upstream Bandwidth and Downstream Bandwidth in the next screen. T he values you configur e should be less than 100000Kbps. For optimal control of the bandwidth, please select t he right Line[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 85 Figure 4-84 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/ Disable Selected button to make selected entries enabled or disabled. Click the Delete Selected button to delete selected entries. 4.16 IP&MAC Binding There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu: Binding Settin[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 86 ¾ IP Address: The assigned IP address of the cont rolled computer in the LAN. ¾ Bound: Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. ¾ Edit: To modify or delete an existing entry. When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 87 ¾ MAC Address: The MAC address of the controll ed computer in the LAN. ¾ IP Address: The assigned IP address of the cont rolled computer in the LAN. ¾ Status: Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound. ¾ Load: Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list. Clic[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 88 Figure 4-89 4.19 System T ools Choose menu “ System Tools ”, and you can see the s ubmenus under the main menu: System Log , Time Settings , Manage Control , CWMP Settings , SNMP Settings , Backup & Restore , Factory Defaults , Firm ware Upgrade , Reboot and Statistics. Click[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 89 Figure 4-90 ¾ Log Type: By selecting th e log type, only logs of this type will be shown. ¾ Log Level: By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown. ¾ Refresh: Refresh the page to show the latest log list. ¾ Clear Log: All the logs will be deleted from the mo[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 90 Figure 4-92 ¾ Time Zone: Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ Date: Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. ¾ Time: Enter your local time in HH/ MM/SS into th e right blanks. ¾ NTP Server 1 / NTP Server 2: Enter the address or domain of the NTP[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 91 Figure 4-93 ¾ Current User Status: This box displays the information about User Type , User Name , Host IP Address and Host MAC Address . ¾ Account Management: Here you can set the account user information about Old Passw ord , New User Name , New Password and Confirm Passw ord . ?[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 92 Figure 4-94 ¾ CWMP: Select enable the CWMP function. ¾ Inform: Enable or disable the function. If enabl ed, the information will be informed to ACS server periodically. ¾ Inform Interval: Enter the interval time here. ¾ ACS URL: Enter the website of ACS whic h is provided by your[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 93 Figure 4-95 An SNMP Agent is an application running on the modem rout er that performs the operational role of receiving and processing SNMP messages, sending responses to the SNMP manager, and sending traps when an event occurs. So a rout er contains SNMP "agent" software [...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 94 Figure 4-97 Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User Name : admin • The default Password : admin • The default Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 ) Note: All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored. 4.19.[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 95 There is no need to upgrade the firm ware unle ss the new firmware has a new featur e you want to use. However, when ex perie ncing problems caused by the modem router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware. 2) When you upgrade the modem r outer's fir[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 96 Figure 4-100 ¾ Statistics Status: Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it, click the Enable . If it is disabled, the func tion of DoS protection in Securi ty settings will be disabled. ¾ Statistics Interval (5-60): The default value is 10. Select a value betw[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 97 Appendix A: Sp ecifications General Standards and Protocols ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G. 992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, I EEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, TCP/IP, PPPoA, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT Safety & Emission FCC, CE Ports Four[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 98 Appendix B: T roubleshooting T1. How do I restore m y modem router’s configuration to its factor y default settings? With the modem router powered on, press and hold the RESET button on the rear pa nel for 8 to 10 seconds before releasing it. ) Note : Once the modem router is reset[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 99 Click Change adapter settings Click Properties Right-click Local Area Connection[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 100 Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Click OK Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 101 For Windows Vista OS Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel , and then you will see the following page. Click View network status and tasks Click View status Click Properties[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 102 Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically Click OK[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 103 For Windows XP OS Go to Start > Control Panel , you will then see the following page. Click Network Connections Right-click Local Area Connection Click Network and Internet Connections Click Properties[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 104 Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically Click OK[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 105 Click OK[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 106 2) Configure your IE browser Open your IE browser, click Tools tab and you will see the following screen. Click Internet Options Click OK Select Never dial a connection Now, try to log on to the Web- based configuration page again afte r the above settings have been configured. If y[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 107 3) Consult your ISP and make sure all the VPI/VCI, Connection Type, account username and password are correct. If there are any mistakes, please correct the settings and try again . 4) If you still cannot access the Internet, please restore your modem router to its factory default s[...]

TD-W8968 300Mbps Wireless N USB ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 108 Appendix C: T echnical Support Technical Support  For more troublesh ooting help, go to: http://www.tp-link.com/e n/support/faq  T o download the latest Firmware, Driver , Utility and User Guide, go to: http://www .tp-link .com/en/support/do wnload  For all other technic al[...]