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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) REV: 1.1.0 1910010885[...]

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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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    Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license- exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference, including interference t hat may cause undesire d operation of the device. Cet appareil est conform[...]

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    安全諮詢及注意事項 z 請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 z 清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 z 注意防潮，請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上。  z 插槽與開口供通風使用，以確保?[...]

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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 DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Gi gabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Model No.: TD-W8970B T rad[...]

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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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    4.6.2 Clients List................................................................................................................... ....... 42 4.6.3 Address Rese rvatio n .......................................................................................................... 43 4.6.4 Conditional Pool ............................................[...]

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    4.13.3 IPv6 WAN Host ................................................................................................................. 7 8 4.13.4 IPv6 Sc hedule .................................................................................................................. .7 9 4.14 IPv6 Tunnel.....................................................[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 1 Package Content s The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) ¾ One Power Adapter for TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) ¾ Quick Installation Guide ?[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 2 Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B). 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router The TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADS L2+ Modem Router (Annex B) integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-R[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 3 1.2 Main Features ¾ Maximum wireless speed up to 300Mbps at 2.4GHz. ¾ Four 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports (Auto MDI/MDIX), one RJ11 port. ¾ Provides external splitter. ¾ Adopts Advanced DMT modulation and demodul ation technology. ¾ Supports bridg[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 4 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 The modem router’s LEDs are loca ted on the front panel (View from le ft to right). They indi cate the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation. LED Explanation: Name Status Indication O[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 5 On A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by WPS function. Slow Flash WPS handshaking is in process and will continue for about 2 minutes. Please press the WPS button on other wireless devices that you want to add to the netwo rk while the LED is [...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 6 1.3.2 The Back Panel Figure 1-2 ¾ ADSL : Through the port, you can connect the modem router with the telephone. Or you can connect them by an external separate sp litter. For details, please refer to 2.3 Connecting the Modem Router . ¾ USB1, USB2 : The USB port conne[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er 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 oso[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 8 ) Note: The diameter of the screw, 3.5mm<D<8mm, and t he distance of two screws is 122mm. The screw that project from the wall need aro und 4mm based, and the l ength of the screw need to be at least 20mm to withstand the weight of the product. 2.3 Connecting the[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 9 Chapter 3. Quick Inst allation Guide 3.1 Configuring the PC After you directly connect your PC to the modem router TD-W8 970B or connect your ad apter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the modem router, you need to co nfigure your PC’s IP address. Follow the ste[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 10 Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) , and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3 Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK .[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 11 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 run the Ping command in the comm and pr ompt to verify [...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 12 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[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 13 ) Note: 1) Do not mix up the user na me and password with your ADSL account user name and password which are needed for PPP connections. 2) The login screen will be locked for 10 minutes after five failed attempts to login. 3) If the above screen does not pop up, it m[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 14 Figure 3-11 5. Enter the Username , Password and Confirm Passw ord given by your ISP, and then click Next . Figure 3-12 6. On the Wireless screen, we use the default SSID, select a Mode . Set a Password or select Disable Security ( Disable Security is not recommended.[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 15 Figure 3-14 8. You will see the Complete screen below, click Finish to complete these settings. Figure 3-15[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 16 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 eighteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the c[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 17 Figure 4-1 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2 Quick Installation Guide .[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 18 4.4 Operation Mode Choose “ Operation Mode ”, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-2 . Select your desired mode and then click Save . Figure 4-2 ¾ ADSL Modem Router Mode: In this mode, the device enables multi-users to share Internet via ADSL using it[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 19 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 five different c[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 20 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.[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 21 Figure 4-5 ATM Configuration: ¾ VPI (0~255): Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM network. The valid r ange is from 0 to 255. Please input the value provided by your ISP. ¾ VCI (1~65535): Identifies the virtual channel endpoints in an ATM network.[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 22 ¾ DNS Server/ Secondar y DNS Server: Here you can set DNS Server (at leas t 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 addr ess provided by your ISP. ¾ Prefix Length: [...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 23 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 [...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 24 ¾ Get IP with Unicast: This is disabled by default. The minority of DHCP Server of ISP will not support to enable this. When the Route is connected right but IP cannot get, you can select this box. ¾ Set DNS Server manually: Choose “Set DNS Server manually”, you[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 25 Figure 4-7 ¾ PPP Username/Password/Confirm Passw ord : 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 or Connect on demand or Connect manuall[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 26 ¾ IPv6 Default Gatewa y: Select a WAN connection from the dr op-down list as the IPv6 default 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 y[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 27 Figure 4-8 4.5.1.5 IPoA If your ISP provides an IPoA connection, select IPoA option for the Connection T ype on the screen.[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 28 Figure 4-9 ¾ IP Address/Subnet Mask: Enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask provided by ISP. If yo u forget, you can ask your ISP. ¾ DNS Server/Secondar y DNS Server: Type in your preferred DNS server. ¾ Default Gatew ay: select a WAN Interface from the drop-down lis[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 29 ) 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 is in 3G Router Mode , choose menu “ Network → 3G Settings ”, you can configure parameters for 3G function on the s[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 30 ¾ Connect m anually: You can click the Connect / Disconnect button to connect/disconnect connection immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on demand mode. If you want your Internet connecti on to remain active at all times, enter 0[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 31 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. ¾ Dial Number: Enter the Dial Number provi ded by your ISP. ¾ AP[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 32 4.5.3 Interface Grouping Choose “ Network ” Æ “ Interface Grouping ”, you can view all the current groups on this page (shown in Figure 4-15 ). Figure 4-15 ¾ VLAN: Enable or disable this function. Virtual LAN (VLAN) is a group of devices on one or more LANs [...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 33 4.5.4 LAN Settings Choose “ Network ” Æ “ LAN Settings ” menu, and you will see the LAN screen (shown in Figure 4-17 ). Please configure the param eters for LAN ports according to the descriptions belo w. Figure 4-17 ¾ IP Address: You can configure the modem[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 34 • 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 [...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 35 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 parameters. Figure 4-20 • Prefix Delegated WAN Connection: Select a WAN connection form[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 36 4.5.7 ALG Settings Choose menu “ Network ” 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 to allow VPN tunnels[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 37 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 o[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 38 ) Note: You could also use other VPN Routers to set VPN tunnels with TD-W8970B. TD-W8970B supports up to 10 VPN tunnels simultaneously. Click Add New Connection in Figure 4-25 and then you will enter the screen shown in Figure 4-26 . Figure 4-26 ¾ IPSec Connection Na[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 39 ¾ IP Address for VPN: Enter the IP address of your LAN. (For example: Input 192.168.1.1 in Device1 , Input 192.168.2.1 in Device2 ) ¾ IP Subnetmask: Enter the Subnet mask of your LAN. ( For example: Inpu t 255.255.255.0 in both Device1 and De vice2 ) ¾ Tunnel acces[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 40 Figure 4-27 ¾ Mode: Select Main Mode to configure the st andard 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 Se[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 41 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding function. 4.6.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “ DHCP Server ” Æ “ DHCP Settings ”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4-28 .The modem route r is set up by defaul[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 42 ¾ Secondary DNS - (Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. ¾ DHCP Relay: Select Relay , then you will see the next screen, and the modem router will work as a DHCP Relay. A DHCP relay is a computer that forwards DH[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 43 4.6.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “ DHCP Server ” Æ “ Address Reservation ”, you can view and add a reserve d address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-30 ).When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always r[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 44 4.6.4 Conditional Pool Choose menu “ DHCP Server ” Æ “ Conditional Pool ”, you can see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-32 ). This page displays vendor class settin gs and allows you to set parameters for vendor class by clicking corresponding buttons. Figu[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 45 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[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 46 ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for Nor t h America does not have region selection opt i on . ¾ Mode : Select the desired mode. 11b only: Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b. 11g only: Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 47 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 option should be chos en if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX). I[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 48 You can also keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-35 , then Choose “ Press the button of the new device in two minutes ” and click Connect . (Shown in the following figure) Figure 4-36 Step 2: Press and hold the WPS bu[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 49 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 bottom of the modem router.) Step 2: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LE D flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup pro[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 50 passphrase. The modem rout er is configured by this security type by default. • Authentication Type: You can choose the type for the W PA/WPA2-Personal security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Auto , which can select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK authentication [...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 51 format stands for any combinati on of hexadecimal digits (0-9 , a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any c ombination of keyboard characters in the specified length. • WEP Key: Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching W[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 52 Figure 4-40 To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follo w these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00:1D:0F:11:22:33. 2.[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 53 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wireless ” Æ ” Wireless Advanced ”, you can configure t he advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-41 ¾ Transmit Power: Here you can specify the transmit power of modem router. You can select High, Middle or[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 54 ¾ Enable Short GI: This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time . ¾ Enabled Client isolation: This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to com[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 55 There are six submenus under the USB Settings menu, USB Mass Storage , User Accounts , Storage Sharing , FTP Server , Media Server and Print Server . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.8.1 USB Mass Storage Choose menu ?[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 56 address field of your browser or Windows Explorer , such as. 192.168.1.1. FTP Server users can log into the FTP Server via FTP Client. There are five users here, which provide means to control the access to the USB mass storage by Storage Sharing or FTP. The Super U[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 57 Figure 4-45 ¾ Server Status: Indicates the Storage Sharing's current status. ¾ Anonymous access to all the volumes: This function is enabled by defaul t, so users can access all activated volumes of Storage Sharin g without accounts. If you want to add a shared[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 58 1. Click Add New Folder in Figure 4-46 . Figure 4-47 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 [...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 59 Figure 4-48 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 d[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 60 Figure 4-49 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 folde[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 61 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 4-51 . b) Enter the name of the share folder in Share [...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 62 4.9 Route Settings Choose “ Route Settings ”, it includes four menus : Default Gateway , Static Route IPv6 Static Route and RIP Settings . The detailed descriptions are provided below. 4.9.1 Default Gateway Choose “ Route Settings ” Æ “ Default Gatewa y ”[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 63 Figure 4-55 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination IP Address: The Destination IP Address 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 por[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 64 To add a new entry , follow the instructions below. 1. Click the Add New button in Figure 4-56 , and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-57 . Figure 4-57 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination IPv6 Address: The Destination IPv6 Address is the address of [...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 65 Figure 4-58 ) 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 co[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 66 ¾ Protocol : The protocol used for th is application, either TCP , UDP , or All (all protocols supported by the modem router). ¾ Statu s : The status of this entry , "Enabled" m eans the virtual server entry is enabled. ¾ Edit : T o modify or delete an ex[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 67 4.10.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “ Forwarding ” → ” Port Triggering ”, you can view and add port triggering in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-61 ). Some applications require mu ltiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telep[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 68 ¾ Trigger Protocol : The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TC P , UDP , or All (all protocols supported by the modem router). ¾ Open Port : The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A respons e using one of thes[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 69 Figure 4-63 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 ”,[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 70 Click the Enable button to enable UPnP. Click the Disable button to disable UPnP. Click the Refresh button to update the Curr ent UPnP Settings List. 4.11 Parent al Control Choose menu “ Parental Control ”, and you can configure the paren tal control in the screen[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 71 4.12 Firewall There are four submenus under the Fi rewall 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[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 72 The methods to add a new rule: 1. Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4-67 . 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[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 73 ¾ Edit: To modify an existing entry. 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 u[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 74 Figure 4-70 1) In Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP address. If you select MAC Address , the screen shown is Figure 4-71 . Figure 4-71 1) In Description field, create a unique description fo[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 75 4.12.4 Schedule Choose menu “ Firewall ” → “ Schedule ”, and then you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-73 . Figure 4-73 ¾ Description : Here displays the description of the sc hedule and this description is unique. ¾[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 76 Click the Delete Selected button to delete the slected entries in the table. 4.13 IPv6 Firewall There are four submenus unde r the I Pv6 Firewall menu: IPv6 Rule , IPv6 LAN Host , IPv6 WAN Host and IPv6 Schedule . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure t[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 77 Figure 4-76 2. Give a name (e.g. Rule_1) for the rule in the Descri ption field. 3. Select a host from the IPv6 LAN Host drop-down list or choose “ Add IPv6 LAN Host ”. 4. Select a target from the IPv6 WAN Host drop-sown list or choose “ Add IPv6 WAN Host ”. 5[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 78 To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-78 . Figure 4-78 2. Create a unique name fo r the host (e.g. Host_1) in the Description field. 3. Enter an IPv6 address in the IPv6 Address[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 79 Figure 4-80 2. Create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1) in the Description field. 3. Enter an IPv6 address in the IPv6 Address field. 4. Enter the prefix length of the IPv6 address in the Prefix Length field. 5. Click the Save button to save the settings[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 80 Figure 4-82 2. Create a unique description for the schedule ( e.g. Schedule_1) in Description field. 3. Select the day or days you need in Appl y To field. 4. In time field, you can select all day-24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the correspon[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 81 ¾ Mechanism: Select a type for IPv6 tunnel from th e drop-down list. DS-Lite, 6RD and 6to4 are supported. 1) DS-Lite This type is used in the situati on that your WAN connection is IP v6 while LAN connection is IPv4. Select DS-Lite, and you will see the screen as sho[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 82 ¾ Configuration Type: Select a configuration type for th is tunnel. Auto means to ob tain the following parameters automatically while Manual means you set them manually. If Auto is selected, only Dynamic IP connection can be selected from the drop-down list. ¾ IPv4[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 83 Figure 4-87 ¾ Enable Bandwidth Control: Check this box so that the B andwidth Control settings can take effect. ¾ Line Type: Select the right type for you network co nnection. If you don’t know how to choose, please ask your ISP for the information. ¾ Total Upstr[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 84 Figure 4-88 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[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 85 When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Edit button, and then you will go to the next page. Th is page is used for adding or modifying an IP & MAC Binding entry (shown in Figure 4-90 .) Figure 4-90 To add I[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 86 Click the Load Selected button to load selected items to the IP & MAC Binding list. Click the Refresh button to refresh all items. 4.17 Dynamic DNS Choose menu “ Dynamic DNS ”, and you can configure t he Dynamic DNS function. The modem router offers the DDNS ([...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 87 Figure 4-93 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 , Firmware Upgrade , Reboot and St[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 88 Figure 4-94 ¾ Log Type: By selecting the log type, only logs of thi s 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 del[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 89 Figure 4-96 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 the right blanks. ¾ NTP Server 1 / NTP Server 2: Enter the address or do[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 90 Figure 4-97 ¾ Current User Status: Thi s box displays the information about User Ty pe , User Name , Host IP Address and Host MAC Address . ¾ Account Management: Here you ca n set the account user information about Old Passw ord , New User Name , New Password and Co[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 91 Figure 4-98 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 [...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 92 Figure 4-99 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[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 93 Figure 4-101 Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User Name : admin • The default Pass w ord : admin • The default Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 ) Note: All changed settings will be lost when defaults [...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 94 ) Note: 1) New firmware vers ions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. 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 rout[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 95 Figure 4-104 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. Sel[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 96 4.20 Logout Choose “ Logout ”, and you will back to the login screen as shown in Figure 4-105 . Figure 4-105[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er 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, Annex B Safety & Em[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er 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[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 99 z Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automaticall y . Then click OK . For Windows 8 z Move your mouse to the l ower right corner and you will see Search icon in the Popups. z Go to Apps , type Control Panel in the search box and pr[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 100 Now, try to log on to the Web-based configur ation page again after the above settings have been configured. If you still cannot acce ss the configuration page, please restore your modem router’s factory default settings and re configure your modem router following[...]

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    TD-W8970B 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (Annex B) Us er Guide 101 Appendix C: T echnical Support Technical Support  For more troubleshooting help , go to: http://www.tp-link.com/e n/support/faq  T o do wnload the latest Firmware, Driver , Utility and User Guide, go to: http://www .tp-link .com/en/support/do wnload  For all[...]