TP-Link TL-WR543G manual

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router Rev: 1.0.1[...]

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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 th e specifications ma y be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivati[...]

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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 gen erates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy an d, [...]

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    National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria General authorization required fo r outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r .p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regula[...]

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    Package content s The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router ¾ One AC power Adapter for TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router ¾ One Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router , including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: If a[...]

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    COMMENT Chapter 1 About this Guide ................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purposes ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Conventions .....................................................................................[...]

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    5.9 Security ................................................................................................................ 43 5.9.1 Firewall.................................................................................................................... 43 5.9.2 IP Address Fi ltering ...........................................................[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 1 - Chapter 1 About this Guide Thank you for choosing the TL-WR5 43G 54M Wi reless AP Client Router . This router provides dedicated solution for Small Office/Home Of fice (SOHO) networks. With your network all connected, your local wired or wi reless network can share the In ternet access, files[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 2 - Chapter 2 Introduction 2.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR543G 54M Wir eless A P C l ie nt Router integrates 4-p o rt Sw i tc h , Firewall, NA T -router and Wireless AP . Its design is dedica ted to Small Office /Home Of fice (SOHO) wireless network solu tions. The TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP [...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 3 - ¾ Provides WPA/WPA2 and 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption security. ¾ Supports PPPoE, Dynamic IP, Static IP, L2TP, PPTP and Big Pond Cable Internet Access. (AP Router mode only) ¾ Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporti ng static IP addre ss distributing. ¾ Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Stat ic R[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 4 - Name Statu s description Off Power off PWR On Power on On The router is initializing Flashing The router is working properly SYS Off The router has a hardware error Off There is no wireless device linked to the router WLAN Flashing The Wireless function is enabled Off There is no device linke[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 5 - Figure 2-2 Rear Panel sketch[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 6 - Chapter 3 Connecting the Router 3.1 System Requirement s ¾ Each PC in the LAN needs a working Ether net Adapter and an Ether net cable with RJ45 connectors ¾ TCP/IP protocol must be inst alled on each PC ¾ Web browser , such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later , Netscape Navigator [...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 7 - Figure 3-1 Hardware Installation of the TL -WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 8 - Chapter 4 Quick Installation Guide After connecting the TL-WR543G Router into your network, you should confi gure it. This chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR 543G Wireless AP Client Router . These procedures only take you a few minutes. Y ou can access the In[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 9 - Figure 4-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these step s: 1. Is the connection bet ween your PC and the router correct? ) Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN port which you link to on the route r and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2. Is the TCP/IP [...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 10 - ) Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your Web-browse r has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appea rs, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it. If the User Name and Password ar[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 1 1 - Figure 4-8 Quick Setup - PPPoE ¾ User Name and Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. If you choose " Dyn amic IP ", the router will automatically rece i[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 12 - In this page, you can configure the following wireless parameters: ¾ Wireless Radio - Indicates whether the Access Point f eature of the router is enabled or disabled. If disabled, the WL AN LED on the front panel will not be lit and the wireless stations will not be able to access the rout[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 13 - Chapter 5 Configuring the Router This chapter describes eac h Web p age's key functions. 5.1 Login After your successful login, you can confi gure and manage the router . There are eleven main menus on the left of the W eb-based utility . Submenus will be availa ble after you click one [...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 14 - Figure 5-1 Router S tatus 5.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 4.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 5.4 Operation Mode The router supports two operation modes, AP Client Router and AP Router . Please select one your want. Click Save to save your choice. (The default mode is AP Clien[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 15 - Figure 5-2 Operation Mode ¾ AP Client Router: In this mode, the device enables mult i-user to share the Internet from WISP . All LAN ports share the same IP from WISP through Wireless port. While connecting to WISP , the Wireless port works as a WAN port in AP Client mode. The Ethernet W AN[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 16 - ) Note: a. If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to login the router. b. If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool of the DHCP server will not t ake effec t, until they are re-configured. c. If the new LAN IP Address you s[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 17 - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addr esses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the corre ct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP. ) Note: If you get address and find error when you go to a Web site, it[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 18 - 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 Connect on Demand - Y ou can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified peri od of inactivity ( Max Idle Time ). If [...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 19 - Click the Connect button to connect imm ediately , Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately . Click the Advanced Settings button to set up the advanced option, the page shown in Figure 5-8 will then appear: Figure 5-8 PPPoE Advanced Settings ¾ Packet MTU - The default MTU size [...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 20 - Figure 5-9 802.1X + Dynamic IP Settings ¾ User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1X auth entication provided by your ISP ¾ Password - Enter the password for 802.1X authe ntication provided by your ISP. Click Login to start 802.1X authentication. Click Logout to end 802.1X authentication. [...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 21 - Figure 5-10 802.1X + S tatic IP Settings ¾ User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1X auth entication provided by your ISP ¾ Password - Enter the password for 802.1X authe ntication provided by your ISP. Click Login to start 802.1X authentication. Click Logout to end 802.1X authentication.[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 22 - Figure 5-1 1 Big Pond Settings ¾ User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. ¾ Auth Domain - T ype in the domain suffix server name based on your loc[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 23 - Caution : Sometimes the connection cannot be disc onnected although you s pecify a time to Max Idle T ime, since some applications are visiti ng the Internet continually in the background. Click the Connect button to connect imm ediately , Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediatel[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 24 - ) Note: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications is visiting the In ternet continually in the background. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the r outer is disconnected. T o use this option, clic[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 25 - address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you shoul d also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP . And click the Save button. Click the Connect button to connect immediately , Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately . ¾ Connect on Demand - Y o[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 26 - ¾ Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC addr ess of the PC that is managing the router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC Address button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field. Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC add[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 27 - Figure 5-16 Wireless Settings in AP Client Router mode ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK, but it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name (SSI D) to a di[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 28 - • Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type a utomatically based on the wireless station request. • Shared Key - Select 802.1 1 Shared Key authentication. • Open System - Select 802.1 1 Open System authentication. • When you select WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK for authen[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 29 - Figure 5-16b WPA/WPA2 ¾ Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server ¾ Radius Port - Enter the port number that the radius service used. ¾ Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server . If you select AP Router , the basic settings for the wireless network are[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 30 - Figure 5-17 Wireless Settings in AP Router mode ¾ Region - Select your region from the pull-down lis t. 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 spe[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 31 - Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel - This field determines whic h operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notic e interference problems with [...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 32 - ) Note: If Bridges is enabled in AP Cli ent mode, there is only one Security Type (WEP) for you to encrypt the wireless network. Otherwise, there are three Security Type (WEP, WPA-PSK/WP A2-PSK and WPA/WPA2). Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. ) Note: The ro[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 33 - ¾ Choose - Choose one AP from list to connect to. If you click the Connect , the Figure 5-16 will be shown. And the SSID has been configured. E.g. If you see the page as Figure 5-19 an d you want to connect to the TP-LINK- WR5 43G site, you can click Connect . The Figure 5-16 will display a[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 34 - To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button. The “Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry" page will appear , shown in Figure 5-22 : Figure 5-22 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filter ing entry[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 35 - stations cannot access the rout er, you should conf igure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following t hese steps: 1. Click the Enable button to enable this function. 2. Select the radio button: Deny the stations not specified b y any enabled entries in the list to access for Filte[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 36 - ¾ MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address ¾ Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / AP-UP / WPA / W PA-PSK /WPA2/WPA2-PSK/None ¾ Received Packets - Packets received by the station ¾ Sent Packets - Packet[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 37 - ¾ Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time in w hich a network user will be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time, in minutes. The user will be "leas ed" this dynamic IP Address. The range of the t[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 38 - Figure 5-27 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC of whic h you want to reserve IP address. ¾ Assigned IP Address - The IP address of the router reserved. ¾ Statu s - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled . T o Reserve IP addresses: 1. Click the Add N[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 39 - 5.8 Forwarding Figure 5-29 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (show n in Figure 5-29 ): Virtual Servers , Port T riggering , DMZ and UPnP . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanat ions for each [...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 40 - Figure 5-31 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry ) Note: It is possible that you have a com puter or server that has more t han one type of available service. If so, select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server . T o modify or delete an existing entry: 1.[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 41 - Once configured, 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 router records this connection, opens t he incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port T riggering table, and a[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 42 - There are many popular applications in the Popular Application list. You can select it, and the application will fill in the Trigger Port , incoming Ports Range boxes and select the Enable checkbox. It has the same effect as adding a new rule. T o modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 43 - Figure 5-35 UPnP Settings ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or di sabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. As allowing this may present a risk to security, this feature is disabled by default. ¾ Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 44 - Figure 5-37 Firewall Settings ¾ Enable Firewall - the general firewall switch is on or off. ¾ Enable IP Address Filtering - set IP Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. There are two default filtering rules of IP Address Filtering, either Allow or Deny passing through the router. ¾ En[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 45 - will appear shown in Figure 5-39 : Figure 5-39 Add or Modify an IP Address Filtering Entry T o create or modify an IP Address Filter ing entry , please follow these instructions: 1. Effective Time - Enter a range of time in HHMM fo rma t, which point to the range time for the entry to take e[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 46 - to, and then click the Move button to change the entry’s order. Click the Next button to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example: If you desire to block E-mail received and sent by the IP Address 192.168.1.7 on your local network, and to make[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 47 - field means all websit es on the Internet. For example: www.xxyy.com.cn , .net. 3. Status - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. 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 [...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 48 - Figure 5-43 Add or Modify a MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filter ing entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriat e MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is an y hexadecimal digit). For example:[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 49 - Figure 5-44 Remote Management ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the st andard HTTP service port 80. This router ’s default remote managem ent Web port number is 80. For greater security , you can change the remote management Web interface to a custom port by enterin[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 50 - ¾ Packet s St atistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets S tatistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic. The resu lt of the statistic used for analysis by SYN Flood , UDP Floo[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 51 - 5.10 S t atic Routing A static route is a pre-determined path that network information mu st travel to reach a specific host or network. T o add or delete a route, work in the area under the S tatic Routing page (shown in Figure 5-47 ). Figure 5-47 S tatic Routing T o add st atic routing ent[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 52 - 5.11 Dynamic DNS The router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System ( DDNS ) feature. DDNS lets you ass ign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Addr ess. It is useful w hen you are hosting your own website, FTP server, or other server behind the router. Before using this featur[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 53 - Figure 5-50 Oray .net DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. T ype the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. ¾ Connection Status - The status of the DDNS servic e connection[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 54 - Figure 5-51 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider ga ve. 2. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS serv[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 55 - Figure 5-52 Port QoS Settings ¾ Enable QoS - Enable or Disable QoS function. It is the switch of QoS. The following Port QoS Configuration won't be effective unless it is e nabled. ¾ UpLoad Bandwidth - The upload bandwidth provided by your ISP . ¾ DownLoad Bandwidth - The download ba[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 56 - For example , we assume that the UpLoad Bandwid th and DownLoad Bandwidth su pplied by ISP are 10Mbp s respectively . If you desire highest priority to port 1, lower priority (take 2 level for example) to port 2 and lowest priority to wireless communication, you can configure the router as F[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 57 - Figure 5-54 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. T ime setting follows these step s below: 1. Select your loc[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 58 - Figure 5-55 Firmware Upgrade New firmware is posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. If the router is not experiencing difficulties, there is no need to upgr a de firmware, unless the new firmware supports a new feature you need. ) Note: When you upgrade the router's f[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 59 - Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 5.13.4 Backup and Restore This page (shown in Figure 5- 57 ) allows you to save current conf iguration of router as backup or restore the configuration file you saved before. Figure 5-57 Backup & Restore Con[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 60 - Figure 5-59 Password It is recommended strongly that you change the factory defa ult user name and password of the router. All users who try to access the router's Web-based utility or Quic k Setup will be prompted for the router's user name and password. ) Note: The new user name [...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 61 - Figure 5-61 S tatistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, t he function of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective. ¾ Packets Statistics Interval - The default value is 10. Select[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 62 - Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access the Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect 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[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 63 - address is proper MAC address, click the "C lone MAC Address" button and your PC’s MAC address will fill in the "W AN MAC Addre ss" field. Or else, type the MAC Address into the "W AN MAC Address" field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX. Th [...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 64 - Figure A-6 DMZ 4. I w ant to build a Web Se rver on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Because the Web Server port 80 will interfere with the Web management port 80 on the router , you must change the Web management port number to avoid interference. 2) T o change the Web management port number: [...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 65 - A-9 Add or Modify a V irtual server Entry 5. The wireless st ations cannot connect to the router . 1) Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. 2) Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the router's SSID. 3) Make sure the wireless stations have the[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 66 - Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP . First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is wo rking, refer to the adapter ’s manual if needed. 1. Inst all TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar , click th[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 67 - Figure 2 5) The following TCP/IP Pr operties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: ¾ Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically , Choose Obt ain DNS server a[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 68 - Figure 3 ¾ Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the fo llowing items available 2 If the router's LAN IP addr ess is 192.168.1.1, type IP address is 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 3 T ype the router ’s[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 69 - Figure 4[...]

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    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide - 70 - Appendix C: Specifications General S tandards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g Protocols TCP/IP , PPPoE, DHCP , ICMP , NA T , SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX Cabling T ype 10BASE-T : UTP cat[...]

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