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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Rev: 1.1.2 1910010551[...]
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications ar e subject 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 make any derivativ[...]
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FCC ST A TEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful interference in a residential inst allation. This eq uipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy an d, i[...]
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CE Mark W arning This is a class B product. In a domestic environm ent, this product may cause r adio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Canadian Compliance St atement This device complies with Industry Canada lic ense-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This[...]
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第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行; 經發現有干擾現象時, 應立 即停用,並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信,指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功 率射頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設[...]
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-MR3020 T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own respons ibility that the above product s satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product with in the scope of Council Directive[...]
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CONTENTS Package Co ntents ............................................................................................................... ........... 1 Chapter 1. Introducti on................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Overview of the Router...............................[...]
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4.5.4 MAC Cl one ..................................................................................................... 51 4.5.5 LAN................................................................................................................. 51 4.6 Wirele ss ........................................................................................[...]
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4.15 Dynamic DNS ............................................................................................................. 97 4.15.1 Comexe.c n DDNS .......................................................................................... 97 4.15.2 Dyndns.org DDNS ................................................................................[...]
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5.8.3 DMZ .............................................................................................................. 148 5.8.4 UPnP ............................................................................................................ 149 5.9 Securi ty .......................................................................................[...]
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Chapter 6. Router Configurat ion—AP Mode........................................................................... 189 6.1 Login ........................................................................................................................ 18 9 6.2 S tatus ................................................................................[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router TL-MR3020 ¾ Power Adapter for Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router TL-MR3020 ¾ USB Cable ¾ Ethernet cable ¾ Quick Install ation Guide ¾ Resource CD for Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router TL-MR3020, inc[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router TP-LINK understands the need for sharing the 3G/4G connection on the go and so we’v e realized the convenience with our latest Port able Wireless N 3G/4G Router TL-MR3020 ----- it gives you the freedom to quickly set up a st able and high speed wireless[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1.3 Main Features ¾ T ravel size design, small enough to take on the road ¾ One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Ethernet port , one USB 2.0 Port,one mini USB port ¾ Compatible with IEEE 802.1 1n/g/b, IEEE802.3/3u ¾ Compatible with L TE/HSP A+/HSUP A/ HSDP A/UMTS/EVDO USB 3G/4G Modem ¾ Compatible with i[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router ’s LEDs are located on the fr ont panel (V iew from top to bottom). Name Statu s Indication On Power is on. Power Off Power is of f. On The router is connected to the Inte rnet, but there is no data be ing transferred. Flash[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are lo cated on the rear panel (V iew from left to right). ¾ 3G/4G USB Port: This port is used to plug a 3G/4G modem/card. ¾ Mini USB Port: This port is used to connect the provided power adapter . ¾ RJ45 Ethernet Port: This port can[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirement s ¾ 3G/4G Mobile Broadband Internet Access Service (With a L TE /HSP A+ /HSUP A /HSDP A /UMTS /EVDO USB dongle) 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 [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1. Switch the mode of the R outer on 3G/4G Router mode. 2. Connect the notebook/PC to the Ethern et port of TL-MR3020 Router with an Ethernet cable. 3. Connect the 3G/4G modem/card to the 3G/4G USB port of the Router . 4. Connect one end of the provided USB cable to mini USB port of the Router and the oth[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router c. AP Mode In AP mode, the Router will act as a wireless access point supporting f our modes, Access Point mode, Repeater mode, Bridge with AP mode and Client mo de. Pleas e connect the Router according to your desired mode. a) Access Point Mode In this mode, the Router will act as a wireless central hub [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router d) Client Mode In this mode, the Router will act as a wi reless card to connect with wireless network. -9-[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic func tions of your Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wiz ard within minutes. 3.1 3G/4G Router Mode The default IP address of the Portable 3G/4 G Wireless N Router is 192.168.0.254 and the default Sub[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 2. After a moment, a login window will appear , similar to the Figure 3-2 . Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press th e Enter key . Figure 3-2 Login Windo ws ) Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your Web-browser has b[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 3-4 Quick Setup 5. Choose the Internet Access type, and then click Next . Here we take 3G/4G Only for example. Figure 3-5 Quick Setup – Internet Access ¾ 3G/4G Only (Recommended) - Only use 3G/4G as the access to the Internet. The Ethernet port is used as LAN port. ¾ 3G/4G Preferred - Use 3G/4G[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 3-6 Quick Setup – 3G/4G 7. Set your wir eless parameters. It’ s reco mmended that you edit the following two items, and then click Next . 1) Create a unique and easy-to-remember Wireless Network Name . 2) Select WP A-Personal/WP A2-Personal under Wireless Securit y and enter a password in the f[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – Finish ) Note: After the rebooting, please reconn ect to the network according to 3.1.2 Connect to Network . If Wireless Security is enabled, you need to enter the password you’ve just set to succe ssfully finish the connecting. 3.2 WISP Mode The default IP address of the Port[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 3. When Connected appea rs, you’ve successfully co nnected to the wireless network. 3.2.3 Router Configuration 1. T o access the configuration utility , o pen a web-browser and type the default address http://192.168.0.254 in the address field of the browser . Figure 3-9 Login the Router 2. After a mome[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4. Choose your W AN Conn ection type and click Next to continue. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – W AN Connection T ype ¾ If the connection type is PPPoE , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-13 . Figure 3-13 Quick Setup – PPPoE z User Name and Password - Enter the User Name and Passw ord provi[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 3-14 Quick Setup – MAC Clone z If you are visiting the Router from the main computer, please select Yes , and then click Clone MAC Address . z If you are visiting the Router from another computer, rather than the main computer, please select No , and then enter the main com puter’s MAC in the f[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router z IP Address - This is the WAN IP address seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Enter t he IP address into the field. z Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address, it is usually 255.255.255.0. z Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address into the box if require[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ) Note: After the rebooting, please reconn ect to the network according to 3.2.2 Connect to Network . If Wireless Security is enabled, you need to enter the password you’ve just set to succe ssfully finish the connecting. 3.3 AP Mode 3.3.1 PC configuration Here we take Wireless Network Connection as an [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 2. After a moment, a login window will appear , similar to the Figure 3-20 . Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press th e Enter key . Figure 3-20 Login Windows ) Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your Web-browser has [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 3-22 Quick Setup – Wireless Operation Mode ¾ If you choose Access Point (AP) , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-23 . This operation mode allows wireless stations to access. Figure 3-23 Quick Setup – AP z Wireless Network Name (SSID) - Enter a string of up to 32 characters. The [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router z Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this filed. If your country or region is not listed, p[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router z Region - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. To achieve more information, you can read t he same glossary in Access Point part. ¾ If you choose Bridge with AP , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 -25 . This operation mode bridges the AP and up to 4 APs also in br[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ If you choose Client , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-26 . This operation mode allows your device to work as a wir eless station and enable wired host(s) to access AP . Figure 3-26 Quick Setup – Client z None - The wireless security function c an be enabled or disabled. If you selec[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Key Type - You can select the WEP key length ( 64-bit , or 128-bit , or 152-bit .) for encryption. “ Disabled " means this WEP key entry is invalid. For 64-bit e ncryption - You can enter 10 hexa dec imal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router configuration , and then reconnect to the network according to 3.3.2 Connect to Network . If Wireless Security is enabled, you need to enter the password you’ve just set to succe ssfully finish the connecting. -26-[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Chapter 4. Router Configuration-3G/4G Router Mode This chapter will show each Web p age's key functions and the configuration way on 3G/4G Router Mode. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on th e left of the Web-based utility . On the right, there are the correspondi ng[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-1 Router S tatus 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Chapter 3: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 WPS This section will guide you add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly b y WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. -28-[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router a). Choose menu “ WPS ”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 WPS ¾ WPS St atus - Enable or disable the WPS function here. ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide. [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of t he adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: W ait for a w hile until the next screen appears. Click Finish t o c o m p l e t e t h e W P S configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter -30-[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Method T w o: Step 1: Press the WPS/RESET bu tton on the front panel of the Router for less than 5 seconds. Step 2: For the confi guration of the wirele ss adapter , plea se choose Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of t he WPS as below , and click Next . The WPS Configuration[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Three: Step 1. Keep the default WPS S tatus as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2 , then the following screen will appear . Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2. Choose Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Conn[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Step 4. W ait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Fin ish to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Se tup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. M[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method T w o: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Router in Figure 4-2 (each Router has its u nique PIN code. Here takes th[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ) Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as Figure 4-2 . c). Y ou will see the following screen when t he new device successfully connected to the network. ) Note: 1) The status LED on the Router will light green all the time if the device has be[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-5 Internet Access Mode ¾ 3G/4G Only (Recommended) In this mode, the router will try 3G/4G access only. WAN access is disabled. ¾ 3G/4G Preferred In this mode, the router will try 3G/4G access first. When 3G/4G access fails and WAN access is valid, or when no 3G/4G USB modem is inserted, the rou[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4.5.2 3G/4G Choose menu “ Network → 3G/4G ”, you can configure paramete rs for 3G/4G function on the scre en below . T o use the 3G/4G function, you should first insert yo ur USB modem on the USB port of the Router . There is already much 3G/4G USB modem information embedded in the Router. The USB m[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8 ¾ Location - Please select the location where you're enjoying the 3G/4G card. ¾ Mobile ISP - Please select the ISP (Internet Serv ice Provider) you apply to for 3G/4G service. The router will show the defau lt Dial Number and APN of that ISP. ¾ Set the Dial Number and APN man[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-9 Figure 4-10 ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specif ied period of the Internet connectivity ( Max Idle Time ). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatical[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ) Note: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnec ted althoug h you s pecify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications visit the In ternet continually in the background. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1. Download a most recent 3G/4G USB mode m configura tion file from our website ( http://www .tp-link.com ). 2. Click the Add New... button in Figure 4-1 1 , and then you will see Figure 4-1 2 . 3. Click Browse… to select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File bla[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-13 W AN - Dynamic IP This page displays the W AN IP parameters a ssigned dynamically by your ISP , including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway , etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP . Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. ¾ MTU Size - The n[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 2. If your ISP p rovides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP . The Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 4-14 . Figure 4-14 W AN - S tatic IP ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal not ation provided by your ISP . ¾ Subnet Ma[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-15 W AN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE Connec tion. If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/S tatic IP to connect to a local a[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be est ab lished in the period from the start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format). ) Note: Only when you have confi gured the system time on System Tools -> Time page, will the Time-based Connecting function can take effect. ¾ Connect Man[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Detect Online Interval - The Router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval. The default value is “0”. Y ou can i nput the value betwe en “0”and “120”. The value “0” means no detect. ¾ DNS IP address - If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to the Rout[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router e.g. NSW / ACT - ns w .bigpond.net.au VIC / T AS / W A / SA / NT - vic.bigpo nd.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that y ou change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-18 L2TP Settings ¾ User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ S t atic IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP . Click the Connect button to connect immediately . Click the Disconnect button to disconnect [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Connect Manually - Y ou can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually . After a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle T ime ), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connecti on, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you atte m[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Dynamic IP/ S t atic IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’ s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the dom ain name, you should also enter the D NS assigned by your ISP . And click the Save button. Click the Connect button to connect immediately[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router The Router can not detect PPTP /L2TP/BigPond connections with yo u r ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually. 4.5.4 MAC Clone Choose menu “ Netw ork → MAC Clone ”, you can configure the MAC address of the W AN on the screen below , Figure 4-20 :[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-21 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the Router , as see n from the LAN. The value can't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.0.254). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the si[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-23 Wireless Settings ¾ Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up t o 32 c haracters. The same name of Wireless Network Name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, t he default Wireless Network Name is set to be TP-LINK_POCKET_3020_[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 11n only - Select 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 - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients. Select the desired wireless mode. When 802.11g mode is selected, only 802.11[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ WEP Index - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).It indicates the index of the WEP key. ¾ Auth Ty pe - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP. ¾ Password - If the AP your Router is goi[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ WP A/WP A2 – Personal (Recommended) - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. • Ve r s i o n - you can choose the vers ion of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic , which can select WP A-PSK ( Pre-shared key of WPA) or WP A2-PS[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-26 • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. • Radius Port - Enter the port that radius service used. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server. • Group Key Up date Period - Specify the group key update in terval in seconds. The value should be 30 [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router • WEP Key- Select which of the four keys w ill be use d and enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values ar e identical on all wireless stations in your network. • Key Typ e - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled"[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add Ne w… button. The " Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry " page will appear , shown in Figure 4-29 : Figure 4-29 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these inst[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1. Click the Enable button to enable this function. 2. Select the radio button: Allo w the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules. 3. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. 4. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. ¾ Fragmentation Threshold - T[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address ¾ Current Status - The connected wireless statio n's running status, one of STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA- PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected ¾ Received Packets - Packets received by the station ?[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-33 DHCP Settings ¾ DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server . If you disable the Serve r , you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually . ¾ St art IP Address - S pecify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assignin[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu “ DHCP → DHCP Clients List ”, you can view the info rmation about the clients attached to the Router in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-34 ) . Figure 4-34 DHCP Clients List ¾ ID - The index of the DHCP Client ¾ Client Name - The name of the DHCP client ¾ MAC[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled . To Reserve IP addresses: 1. Click the Add New … button. (Pop-up Figure 4-36 ) 2. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address in dotted-decimal notation of the computer you wish to add. 3. Click the Save button when[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4.8.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “ Forwarding → Virtual Servers ”, you can view and add virtual servers in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-38 ). Virtual servers can be us ed for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP. A virt ual server is defined as a service port, an[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-39 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry ) Note : If your computer or server has more than one type of available service, please select another service, and enter the same IP Addr ess for that computer or server . To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-40 Port T riggering Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection us ing a destination port number defined in the T rigger Port field. 2. The Route r records this connection, opens t he incoming port or ports associated with this entry in[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 6. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-41 Add or Modify a T riggering Entry T o modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify . If you want to delete the entry , click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Ena[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-42 DMZ T o assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Click the Enable radio button 2. Enter the local host IP Address in the DMZ Host IP Address field 3. Click the Save button. ) Note : After you set the DMZ host, the firewa ll related to the host will not work. 4.8.4 UPnP Choose menu ?[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router z App Description - The description provided by the application in the UPnP request z External Port - External port, which the router opened for the application. z Protocol - Shows which type of protocol is opened. z Internal Port - Internal port, which the router opened for local host. z IP Address - The[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here yo u can enable or disable the Router’s firewall. z SPI Fire wall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking mo re state per session. It validates that t[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-46 Advanced Security ¾ Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Se lect a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Pa ckets S tatistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packe ts st atistics. The re sult of the statistics is used for analysi[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond th e set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately. ¾ Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port - Enable or Disable Ignor e Ping Pa[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Addre ss will be placed in the list above. Click the Save button to save your settings. ) Note: If your PC is blocked but you want to a ccess the Router again, press and hold the Reset Button on the front panel for at leas t 10 seconds to reset the Router’s[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4.10 Parent al Control Choose menu “ Parent al Control ”, and you can configure the par ent al control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-49 . The Parental Control function can be us ed to control the internet ac tivities of the child, limit the child to access certai n websites and restrict the time [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. google) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it ( www.google.com , www.google.com.hk ) will be allowed. 5. Select from the Effective Time drop-down list the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1. Click “ Parental Control ” menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page. Check Enable and enter the MAC address 00- 11-22-33-44-BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field. 2. Click “ Access Control → Schedule ” on the left to enter t he Schedule Settings page. Click Add New...[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-53 Access Control Rule Management ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. ¾ Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique. ¾ Host - Here displays the host sele[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router There are two methods to add a new rule. Method One: 1. Click Setup Wizard button and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-54 . Figure 4-54 Quick Setup – Create a Host Entry ¾ Host Description - In this field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). ¾ Mode - Here are two op[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-55 Quick Setup – Create an Access T arget Entry ¾ Target Description - In this field, create a description for the target. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Target_1). ¾ Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and Domain Name. You can choose either of them from the drop-down l[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-56 Quick Setup – Create an Advanced Schedule Entry ¾ Schedule Description - In this field, create a descr iption for the schedule. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Schedule_1). ¾ Day - Choose Select Days and select the ce rtain day (days), or choose Everyday. ¾ Time - Select[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). ¾ Host - In this field, select a host from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Host Description you set just now. ¾ Target - In this filed, select a target from the drop-dow n l[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1. Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page. Select Enable Internet Access Control and c hoose "Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router". 2. We recommend that you click Setup Wizard button to finish a[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Modify - To modify or delete 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 Addre ss, the screen shown is Figure 4-60 . 1) In Host Description field, create a unique descrip[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 3. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 4. In MAC Address field, enter 00-11 -22-33-44-AA. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Host Se ttings page and see the following list. 4.11.3 Target Choose menu “ Access Control → Ta [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example google) in the bl ank. Any domain name with keywords in it ( www.google.com , www.google.hk ) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Delete All button to[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 2. In Mode field, select Domain Name from the drop-down list. 3. In Target Description field, create a unique descri ption fo r the target (e.g. Target_1). 4. In Domain Name field, enter www.google.com. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the f[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 4-66 Advanced Schedule Settings For example : If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.com only from 18: 00 to 20:00 on Sa[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router There are two submenus under the Adv anced Ro uting menu as shown in Figure 4-67 : Stat ic Routing List and System Routing T able . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.12.1 Static Routing List Choose menu “ Advanced Routing → St atic Routing List ”, you[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4. Click the Save button to make the entry take ef fect. Other configurations for the entries: Click the Delete button to delete the entry . Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router There are two submenus under the Bandw idth Control menu as shown in Fig ure 4-71 : Control Settings and Rules List . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below . 4.13.1 Control Settings Choose menu “ Ban[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the W AN port. The default is 0. ¾ Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the W AN port. The default is 0. ¾ Enable - This displays th e status of the rule. ¾ Modify - Click Mo[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-76 Binding Settings 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 Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 2. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. 3. Click the Find button in the page as shown in Figure 4-78 . Figure 4-78 Find IP & MAC Binding Ent ry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.14.2 ARP List T o manage the computer , you coul[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items, available after enable. Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP & MAC Bind ing list. Click the Refresh button to refresh all items. ) Note: An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Bind ing list if the IP addres s of the ite[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-80 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider . 2. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Passw ord for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service.[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-81 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. T ype the Passw ord for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provi der here. 4. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS ser[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-82 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. T ype the Passw ord for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider . 4. Click the Login button to log in the DDNS service. Con[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Password, System Log and St atistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanat ions for each submenu are provided below . 4.16.1 Time Settings Choose menu “ System T ools → Time Setting ”, and then you can confi gure the time on the follo[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router T o set time manually: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Y ear format. 3. Enter the Tim e in Hour/Minute/Second format. 4. Click Save . T o set time automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II . 3. Click th[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-86 Diagnostic T ools ¾ Diagnostic T ool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. z Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connecti vity , reachability , and name resolution to a given host or gateway . z T raceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. )[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click St ar t to check the connectivity of the Internet. The Diagnostic Result s page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of t he Internet is fine. Figure 4-87 Diagnostic Results ) Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options ?[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ) 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 firmware unle ss the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experie ncing prob lems caused by the Rout er rather than the configuration, you can tr [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-90 Backup & Restore Configuration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration setti ngs as a backup file in your local computer . ¾ T o upgrade the Router's configurat ion, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse… button to locate the upd ate file for the Router , or [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4.16.7 Passw ord Choose menu “ System T ools → Password ”, you can change the fa ctory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-92 . Figure 4-92 Password It is strongly recommended that you should c hange the factory default user name and password of the R[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-93 System Log ¾ Log Type - By selecting the 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 Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file. ¾ Clea[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ St andard AP - In this mode, the device enables multiu sers to access, and provides several wireless modes, such as AP , Client, Repeater and so on. ¾ 3G/4G Router - In this mode, the device enables multiusers to share Internet via ADSL/Cable Modem. The wireless port share th e same IP to ISP through [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table. Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router. Total Byt es The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router. Pac[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Chapter 5. Router Configuration—WISP Mode This chapter will show each W eb pa ge's ke y functions and the conf iguration way on WISP Mode. 5.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on th e left of the Web-based utility . On the right, there are the correspondi ng explanatio[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-1 Router S tatus 5.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Chapter 3: "Quick Installation Guide." 5.4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wire less device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. a). Choose menu “ WPS ”, and you will see the next screen[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-2 WPS ¾ WPS St atus - Enable or disable the WPS function here. ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide. ¾ Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the Router to its default. ¾ Gen New PIN - Click [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Method One: Step 1. Press the WPS/RESET button on the front panel of the Router for less than 5 seconds. Step 2. Press and hold the WPS button of t he adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3. W ait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Fin ish to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Conf[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Method T w o: Step 4. Press the WPS/RESET button on the front panel of the Router for less than 5 seconds. Step 5. For the confi guration of the wirele ss adapter , please choose Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of the WPS as below , and click Next . The WPS Configuration Sc[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Three: Step 1. Keep the defaul t WPS S tatus as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2 , then the following screen will appear . Figure 5-3 Add A New Device Step 2. Choose Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Con[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Se tup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router Step 1. Keep the defaul t WPS S tatus as Enabled and click the Add[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method T w o: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1. Get the Current PI N code of the Router in Figure 5-2 (each Router has its unique PIN code. Here takes th[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Step 3. Y ou will see the following screen when t he new device successfully connected to the network. ) Note: 1) The status LED on the Router will light green all the time if the device has been successfully added to the network. 2) The WPS function cannot be confi gured if the Wireless Function of the R[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-5 W AN - Dynamic IP This page displays the W AN IP parameters a ssigned dynamically by your ISP , including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway , etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP . Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. ¾ MTU Size - The no[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-6 W AN - S tatic IP ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal not ation provided by your ISP . ¾ Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation. Usually , the Sub Mask is 255.255.255.0. ¾ Default Gatewa y - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP addres[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-7 W AN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Confirm Password - Re-enter the Password provided by you r ISP to ensure the Password you entered is correct. ¾ Secondary Connection - It’ s available only for PP[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-establis hed automatically when it was down. ¾ Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be est ablished in the period from the start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format). ) Note: Only when you have confi gured the system time on Syste[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ ISP S pecified IP Address - If your ISP does not a utomatically assign IP addresses to the Router during login, please click “ Use IP address specified by ISP ” check box and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation. ¾ Detect Online Interval - The Router will detect Acc[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router e.g. NSW / ACT - ns w .bigpond.net.au VIC / T AS / W A / SA / NT - vic.bigpo nd.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that y ou change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP .[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-10 W AN –L2TP ¾ User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ S t atic IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP . Click the Connect button to connect immediately . Click the Disconnect button to disconnect i[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Connect Manually - Y ou can conf igure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually . After a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle T ime ), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connecti on, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you atte [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Dynamic IP/ St atic IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’ s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the dom ain name, you should also enter the D NS assigned by your ISP . And click the Save button. Click the Connect button to connect immediately [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router The Router can not detect PPTP /L2TP/BigPond connections with yo u r ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually. 5.5.2 MAC Clone Choose menu “ Network → MAC Clone ”, and then you can configure the MAC address of the W AN on the screen below , Figur[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-13 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the Router , as see n from the LAN. The value can't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.0.254). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the si[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-15 Wireless Settings ¾ SSID - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a cli ent. Y ou can also use the search function to select the SSID to j oin. ¾ BSSID - The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. Y ou can also use the search function to select the [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Enable Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of the Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access. If enabled, the wireless station s will be able to access the Router . Otherwise, wireless stati ons will not be able to access the Router . ¾ Enable SSID Broadcast - If you se[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ) Note: If you know the SSID of the desired AP , you can al so input it into the field "SSID" manually . Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. ) Note: 1) The operating distance or range of your wir eless connection varies significantly based on the physical placeme[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-18 ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless secu rity, se lect this check box, but it’s strongly recommended to choose one of t he following modes to enable security. ¾ WP A/WP A2 – Personal (Recommended) - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphras[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-19 • PSK Password - You can enter ASCII characters bet ween 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. • Group Key Up date Period - Specify the group key update in terval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. En ter 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click the Save button [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802. 11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 5-21 . Figure 5-21 • Typ e - you can choose the type for the WEP se curity on the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic , which can select Open System or Shared Key[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-22 Wireless MAC addre ss Filtering T o filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Ena ble . The default setting is Disable . ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter . ¾ Statu s - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled . ¾ Description - A si[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4. Click the Save button to save this entry . T o modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify . If you want to delete the entry , click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Cli[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wir el ess → Wireless Advanced ”, and then you can c onfigure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 5-24 Wireless Advanced ¾ Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 m illiseconds for Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the pa ckets se[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high- priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended ena bled. ¾ Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time . ¾ Enabled AP Isolation [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.7 DHCP Figure 5-26 The DHCP m enu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 5-26 ): DHCP Settings , DHCP Client s List and Address Reserva tion. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding function. 5.7.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “ DHCP → DHCP Setting[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of ti me a network user will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be "l e ased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.7.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “ DHCP → Address Reserva tion ”, and then you can view and add a r eserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 5-29 ). When you specify a rese rved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will alwa ys receive the same IP address each time wh[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Enable/ Disable All button to make all entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 5.8 Forwarding Figure 5-31 T he Forwarding menu There are four submenus und[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Internal Port - The Internal Service Port number of the PC running the service application. Y ou can leave it blank if the Internal Port is the same as the Service Port , or enter a specific port number when Service Port is a single one. ¾ IP Address - The IP address of the PC running the service appl[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. Click the Enable/ Disable All button to make all entries enabled/ disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next p[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5. Select Enable in Stat us field. 6. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 5-35 Add or Modify a T riggering Entry ¾ T rigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection usi ng this port will trigger this rule. ¾ T rigger Protocol - The protocol used for T rigger Ports, eit[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the T rigger Port field. 2. The Ro uter records this connection, opens t he incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.8.4 UPnP Choose menu “ Forwarding → UPnP ”, and then you can view the information about UPnP in the screen (shown in Figure 5-37 ). The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to acce ss the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP devices can [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.9 Security Figure 5-38 The Security menu There are four submenus under t he Security menu as shown in Figure 5-38 : Basic Security , Advanced Security , Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configur e the corresponding function. 5.9.1 Basic Security Choose m[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the Router. • PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tu nneled through an IP network. To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through th[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-40 Advanced Security ¾ Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Se lect a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Pa ckets S tatistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packe ts st atistics. The re sult of the statistics is used for analysi[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ UDP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 500. Enter a val ue between 5 ~ 3600. When the current U PD-FLOOD Packe ts number is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the bl ocking function immediately. ¾ Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLO[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router access the Setup page of the R outer's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “ Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks ”, and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-X[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router used is 8080, please enter http ://202.96.12.8:8080 in your browser. Later, you may be asked for the Router's password. After successfu lly entering the username and password, you will be able to access the Router's web-based utility. 2) Be sure to change the Router's defau lt password to a[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-44 Add or Modify Parental Co ntrol Entry ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect ; otherwise, check Disable . 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 M[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. google) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it ( www.google.com , www.google.com.cn ) will be allowed. 5. Select from the Effective Time drop-down list the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.11 Access Control Figure 5-46 Access Control There are four submenus under the A ccess Control menu as shown in Figure 5-46 : Rule , Host , Ta r g e t and Schedule . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 5.11.1 Rule Choose menu “ Access Control → Rule ”, [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Enable - Here displays the status of the rule, enabled or not. Check this option to enable a specific entry. ¾ Modify - Here you can edit or delete an existing rule. ¾ Setup Wizard - Click the Setup Wizard button to create a new rule entry. ¾ Add New... - Click the Add New... button to add a new rul[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 2. Click Next when finishing creating the host entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 5-49 . Figure 5-49 Quick Setup – Create an Access T arget Entry ¾ Target Description - In this field, create a description for the target. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Target_1)[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 3. Click Next when finishing creating the access ta rget entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-51 . Figure 5-50 Quick Setup – Create an Advanced Schedule Entry ¾ Schedule Description - In this field, create a descr iption for the schedule. Note that this description should be uniq[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). ¾ Host - In this field, select a host from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Host Description you set just now. ¾ Target - In this filed, select a target from the drop-dow n l[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1. Click the submenu Rule of Acces s Control in the left to return to the Rule List page. Select Enable Internet Access Control and choose "A llow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router". 2. We recommend that you click Setup Wizard button to finish [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 Addre ss, the screen shown is Figure 5-54 . 1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In LAN IP Addre[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Host Se ttings page and see the following list. 5.11.3 Target Choose menu “ Access Control → Ta r g e t ”, you can view and set a T ar get list in the screen as shown in Figure 5-56 . The target list is necessary for the Access Con[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 3. Click the Save button. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 5-57 Add or Modify an Access T arget Entry Figure 5-58 Add or Modify an Access T arget Entry For exam[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list. 5.11.4 Schedule Choose menu “ Access Control → Schedule ”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 5-59 . The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 5-59 Schedule [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-60 Advanced Schedule Settings For example : If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.com only from 18: 00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday , you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New... button shown in Figu[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.12.1 Static Routing List Choose menu “ Advanced Routing → St atic Routing List ”, and then you c an configure the static route in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-62 ). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Figure 5-62 S[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Delete button to delete the entry . Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next but [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router There are two submenus under the Bandw idth Control menu as shown in Figure 5- 65 : Control Settings and Rules List . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below . 5.13.1 Control Settings Choose menu “ Ban[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the W AN port, the default is 0 . ¾ Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the W AN port, the default is 0 . ¾ Enable - This displays th e status of the rule. ¾ Modify - Click [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-70 Binding Setting 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 Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. W[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1. Click the Find button as shown in Figure 5-70 . 2. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. 3. Click the Find button in the page as shown in Figure 5-72 . Figure 5-72 Find IP & MAC Binding Ent ry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries.[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Delete - Delete the item. Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items, available after enable. Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP & MAC Bind ing list. Click the Refresh button to refresh all items. ) Note: An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Bind ing list [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-74 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. Connection Sta[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-75 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider . 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. C[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-76 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider . 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Co[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Choose menu “ System T ools ”, and you can see the s ubmenus under the main menu: Ti m e Settings , Diagnostic , Firmware Upgrade , Factory Default s, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and St atistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. Th[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ End - The time to end the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field. ¾ Daylight Saving St atus - Displays the status whether t he Daylight Saving is in use. T o set time manually: 1. Select your local t[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-80 Diagnostic T ools ¾ Diagnostic T ool - Check the radio but ton to select one diagnostic too. ¾ Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connecti vity , reachability , and name resolution to a given host or gateway . ¾ T raceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router The Diagnostic Result s page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of t he Internet is fine. Figure 5-81 Diagnostic Results ) Note: 1) Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time. 2) "Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size&qu[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ) 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 firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing proble ms caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can tr y t[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-84 Backup & Restore Configuration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration setti ngs as a backup file in your local computer . ¾ T o upgrade the Router's configurat ion, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to r[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.16.7 Passw ord Choose menu “ System T ools → Password ”, and then you can chang e the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 5-86 . Figure 5-86 Password It is strongly recommended that you should c hange the factory default user name and password[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-87 System Log ¾ Log Type - By selecting the 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 Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file. ¾ Clea[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ St andard AP - In this mode, the device enables multiu sers to access, and provides several wireless modes, such as AP , Client, Repeater and so on. ¾ 3G/4G Router - In this mode, the device enables multiusers to share Internet via ADSL/Cable Modem. The wireless port share th e same IP to ISP through [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately. Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero. Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table. Statistics Table: IP/MAC A ddress The IP and MAC addr ess are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets receive[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Chapter 6. Router Configuration—AP Mode This chapter will show each Web p age's key f unctions and the configurat ion way on AP Mode. The Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router is eas y to configure and manage with the Web-based (Internet Explorer , Netscape ® Navigator , Firefox, Safari, Opera or Chr o[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 6-1 Device S tatus ¾ Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware ver sion of the AP. ¾ Hardware Version - This field displays the curr ent hardware version of the AP ¾ Wir ed - This field displays the curr ent settings or information for the Network, including the MAC address , I[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 6.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Chapter 3: "Quick Installation Guide." 6.4 WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) can help you to quickly and securely connect to a network. This section will guide you to add a new wireless devic e to an existing network quickly by function. The WPS function is only ava[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router T o add a new device: If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protecte d Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and device using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method. ) Note: T o build a successful connection by WPS, you s hould also do the corr[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method T w o: Step 1: Press the WPS/RESET bu tton on the front panel of the Router for less than 5 seconds. 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 h[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a w hile until the next screen appears. Click Finish t o c o m p l e t e t h e W P S configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter -193-[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Method Three: Step 1. Keep the defaul t WPS S tatus as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2 , then the following screen will appear . Figure 6-3 Add A New Device Step 2. Choose Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect . Step 3. Press and hold the WPS button of t[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Se tup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN into my AP Step 1: Keep the defaul t WPS S tatus as Ena bled and click the Add de[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method T w o: Enter the PIN from my AP Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the AP in Figure 6-2 (each AP has its unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 12[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ) Note: The default PIN code of the AP can be found in its label or t he WPS configuration screen as Figure 6-2 . Y ou will see the following screen when the new device has successfully connected to the network. ) Note: 1) The WPS LED on the AP will light green for five minutes if the device has been succ[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 6-5 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the AP . The value can't be changed. ¾ Ty p e - Select Dyna mic IP to get IP address from DHCP server or select St at ic IP to configure IP address manually from the drop-down list. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your AP in dotted-deci[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click any of them, and you will be able to conf igure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provide d below . Figure 6-6 Wireless menu 6.6.1 Wireless Settings Selecting Wireless > Wireless Settings will enable you to configure t he basic settings for your wireless n[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Region - Select your region from the pull-down lis t. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the device in a region other than one of those specified in th is field. If your cou ntry or region is not liste[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ) Note: To apply any settings you have alte red on the pag e, please click the Save button, and then you will be reminded to reboot the device. 2) Client: This mode allows the device to act as a wireless station to enable wired host(s) to access an AP. Figure 6-8 Wireless Settings in Client mode ¾ SSID -[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version fo r North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel Width - Determines the channel width to be used. It is unnecessary to change the default value unless required. ¾ Enable Wireless Radio - Select or deselect this check box to[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 6-9 Wireless Settings in Repeater mode ¾ MAC of AP - Enter the MAC address of the root AP of which you wa nt to expand wireless range. ¾ Region - Select your region from the pull-down lis t. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used. It may be illegal t[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Max Tx Rate - Specifies the maximum transmit rate of the device through this field. ¾ Enable Wireless Radio - Select or deselect this check box to allow or deny wireless stations to access the device. Click the Survey button to detect the SSIDs in the local area. ) Note: To apply any settings you have[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the pull- down list, click the Save button , then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK . Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version fo r North America does no[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Survey button to detect the SSIDs in the local area. ) Note: To apply any settings you have alte red on the pag e, please click the Save button, and then you will be reminded to reboot the device. 6.6.2 Wireless Security Selecting Wireless > Wireless Security will enable you to configure wire[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security . If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encrypt ion. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security types to enable security . ¾ WP A/WP A2 – Personal (Recommended) - [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router • WEP Key Format - Y ou can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digi ts (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four key[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 2) Client Figure 6-12 Wireless Security – Client ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. ¾ Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security . If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encrypt ion. It is strongly recommended t[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router • Ty p e - Y ou can select one of following types. 1) Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication ty pe automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) Shared Key - Select 802.1 1 Shared Ke y authentication type. 3) Open System - Select 802.1 1 Open System a[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 3) Repeater Figure 6-13 Wireless Security – Repea ter ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. ¾ Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security . If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encrypt ion. It is strongly recommen[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router • Ty p e - Y ou can select one of following types. 1) Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication ty pe automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) Shared Key - Select 802.1 1 Shared Ke y authentication type. 3) Open System - Select 802.1 1 Open System a[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4) Bridge with AP Figure 6-14 Wireless Security – Bridge with AP ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. ¾ Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security . If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encrypt ion. It is strong[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router • Key T ype - Y ou can select the WEP key length ( 64-bit , or 128-bit , or 152-bit .) for encryption. "Disabled" means th is WEP key entry is invalid. 1) For 64-bit encryption - Y ou can enter 10 hexadecimal digi ts (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F , zero key is not permi tted) or 5 ASCII ch[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allo ws you to control wireless stations accessing the device, which depend on t he station's MAC addresses. ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. ¾ Wireless MAC Filtering - Click the Enable button to enable the Wireless MAC Address Filterin[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4. Click the Save button to save this entry . T o add additional entries, repeat steps 1-4. T o modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify . If you want to delete the entry , click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enab[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 6.6.4 Wireless Advanced Selecting Wireless > Wireless Advanced will allow you to do some advanced settings for the device in the following screen shown in Figure 6-17 . As the configurat ion for each operatio n mode is almost the same, we take Access Point mode for example here. Figure 6-17 Wireless Ad[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ Enable AP Isolation - Isolates all connected wireless stat ions so that wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN. This function will be disabled if WDS/Bridge is enabled. 6.6.5 Wireless Statistics Selecting W ireless > Wireless St ati stics will allow you to see the wireless transmiss[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router management and allows new wireless devices to r e ceive IP addresses automatically without the need to manually assign new IP addresses. There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown as Figure 6-19 ): DHCP Settings , DHCP Client s List and Address Reservation . Clicking any of them will enable you t[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ End IP Address - This field specifies the last address in the IP Address pool. 192.168.0.199 is the defau lt end IP address. ¾ Address Lease Time - Enter the amount of time for the PC to connect to the AP with its current assigned dynamic IP address. The time is measured in minutes. After the time is [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ MAC Address - Here displays the MAC address of the DHCP client. ¾ Assigned IP - Here displays the IP address that the AP has allocated to the DHCP client. ¾ Lease Time - Here displays the time of the DHCP cli ent leased. Before the time is up, DHCP client will request to renew the lease automatically[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click Next to go to the next page and Click Previous to return the previous page. ) Note: The changes won't take effect until the device reboots. 6.8 System T ools System T ools option helps you to optimiz e the configuration of y our device. SNMP can help you to manage the device locally or remotely[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 6-24 T ime settings 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 Tim e - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. ¾ NTP Server I / NTP Server II - Enter the address or domain of the NTP S[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router T o set time automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II . 3. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from In ternet if you have connected to the Internet. T o set Da ylight Saving: 1. Check the box to enable Daylight Saving. 2. Se[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 6-26 Diagnostic T ools ¾ Diagnostic T ool - Check the radio but ton to select one diagnostic too. ¾ Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connecti vity , reachability , and name resolution to a given host or gateway . ¾ T raceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router The Diagnostic Result s page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of t he Internet is fine. Figure 6-27 Diagnostic Results ) Note: 1) Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time. 2) "Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size&qu[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ) 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 firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing proble ms caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can tr y t[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 6-30 Backup & Restore Configuration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration setti ngs as a backup file in your local computer . ¾ T o upgrade the Router's configurat ion, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to r[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 6.8.7 Password Choose menu “ System T ools → Password ”, and then you can chang e the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 6-32 . Figure 6-32 Password It is strongly recommended that you should c hange the factory default user name and password o[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 6-33 System Log ¾ Log Type - By selecting the 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 Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file. ¾ Clea[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ St andard AP - In this mode, the device enables multiu sers to access, and provides several wireless modes, such as AP , Client, Repeater and so on. ¾ 3G/4G Router - In this mode, the device enables multiusers to share Internet via ADSL/Cable Modem. The wireless port share th e same IP to ISP through [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately. Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero. Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table. Statistics Table: IP/MAC A ddress The IP and MAC address are displa yed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets receive[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Conn ect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the W AN port on the Router . The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) L[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 2. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the Router , click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser , and click "W AN" submenu. On the W AN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "W AN Connection T ype", finish by clicking “Save”. 2) [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure A-4 Virtual Serve rs Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP , which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enabl e DMZ Host: Log in to the Router , click the “ Forwarding ” menu on the left of your browser , and click " [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5) How to enable H323 ALG: Log in to the Router , click the “ Security ” menu on the left of your browser , and click “ Basic Securit y ” submenu. On the “ Basic Security ” page, check the Enable radio button next to H323 ALG . Remember to click the Save button. Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I [...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, to configure to the Router by typing http://192.168.0.254:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: W eb Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. 3) Log in to the Router , click the “ Forwarding ” menu on the left of your browser , and click t[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4) If the wireless connection is ready , but you can’t access the Router , check the IP Address of your wireless stations. -238-[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Appendix B: Configuring the PCs 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 wo rking, refer to the adapter ’s manual if needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar , click the Start button[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure B-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 Obt ain an IP address automatically , and choose Obt ain DNS server automat[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure B-0-3 ¾ Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button, and the following items are available. If the Router's LAN IP address is 192.168.0.254, type 192.16 8.0.x (x is from 1 to 253) into th e IP address field and 255.255.255.0 into the Subnet mask field. 2 T y[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure B-0-4 Now click OK to keep your settings. -242-[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Appendix C: Specifications General S tandards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g and 802.1 1n Protocols TCP/IP , PPPoE, DHCP , ICMP , NA T , SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN/WAN RJ45 port 10BASE-T : UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100 Ω STP (maximum 100m) Cabling T y[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standar ds by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses mu ltiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing a nd i ncreased range by ex ploiting the spatial diversity[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router ¾ SSID - A S ervice S et Id entification is a thirty-two char acter (maximum) alphanumeri c key identifying a wireless local area network. Fo r the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration paramete[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router Appendix E: Compatible 3G/4G USB Modem The UMTS/HSP A/EVDO USB modems we’ve tested in the field are listed below . Y ou can find the latest compatibility li st in our website: http://www .tp-link.com . Compatible 3G/4G USB Modem (Tested in the field) HUAWEI E122, E1262, E1550, E1552, E156, E 156B, E156C[...]
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TL-MR3020 Port able 3G/4G Wireless N Router E-TOUCH WM78 GLBETRTTER GI0452 HAIER CE100, OLIVE VME110, WM200 HSDC Hsdc-03 MWALKER MBD-100HU MYWAVE FW2012T OPTION iCon 401 PANTECH PX500 QISDA H21 SIERRA WIRELESS AC306, AirCard 881U, Compass 885U, Compass 889, AirCard313U (4G) SPRINT U600 TELSEY EVERYWEB HSUPA T-MOBILE USB STICK 120 VENUS VT18 VIRGIN [...]