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    TL-WR740N TL-WR741ND 150Mbp s Wireless N Router Rev: 3.0.0 1910010520[...]

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    I COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications are 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 derivat[...]

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    II FCC RF Radiation Exposure S t atement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiatio n exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter . “T o comply with FCC RF exposure compliance r equirements, this grant is applicabl[...]

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    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. South Building, No.5 Keyuan Road, Central Zone, Science & T echnology Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, P . R. China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbp s Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under ou[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router I CONTENTS Package Co ntents ............................................................................................................... ........... 1 Chapter 1. Introduc tion................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Over[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router II 4.7.3 Address Rese rvation ...................................................................................... 47 4.8 Forwar ding ................................................................................................................. 49 4.8.1 Virtual Se rv ers ..........................[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router III 4.16.6 Rebo ot ............................................................................................................ 89 4.16.7 Password ........................................................................................................ 90 4.16.8 System Log...............................[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -1- Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ DC Power Adapter for TL-WR740N/TL-WR74 1ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router, including: ?[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -2- Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N R outer integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NA T -Router and Wireless AP . The 150Mbps Wire less N Router delivers exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet t he need of Small Office/Home Office ([...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -3- 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR740N/TL-WR741N D 150Mbps Wireless N Router without any explanation. ) Note: The two devices of TL-WR740N and TL-WR741N D share this User Guide. For simplicity , we will take TL-WR741ND for example throughout [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -4- 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router ’s LEDs and the QSS button are located on the front panel (V iew from left to right). Name Statu s Indication Off Power is off. （ Power ） On Power is on. Flashing The Router is working properly . (System) On /Off [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -5- ) Note: After a device is succe ssfully added to the network by QSS function, the QSS LED will keep on for about 5 minutes and then turn off. 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are lo cated on the rear panel (View from lef t to right). ¾ RESET : There are two way[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -6- Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirement s ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ 45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -7- electrical outlet. The Router w ill start to work automatically . 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of t he TL-WR741ND 150Mbp s Wireless N Router[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -8- Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR741ND 150Mbp s Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wiz ard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the TL-WR 741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router is http://tplinkl[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -9- ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connec tion between your PC and the Router failed. Figure 3-2 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 LE[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -10- 1. T o access the configur ation utility , open a web-browse r and type the default address http://tplinklogin.net in the address field of the browser . Figure 3-3 Login the Router After a moment, a login window will appear , similar to the Figure 3-4. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, b[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -1 1- Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE , Dyn ami c IP and Static IP to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -12- ¾ If the connection type detect ed is Dynamic IP , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8. z If you are visiting the Router from the main computer, please select Yes , and then click Clone MAC Address . Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – MAC Clone z If you are visiting the Router from another[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -13- Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - S tatic IP ¾ 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. ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask is used for the WA N IP address, it is usually 255.255.255.0. ¾ Default Gateway - Ent[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -14- ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wire less devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the def ault SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of e[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -15- in Figure 3-12. Click the Fini sh button to finish the Quick Setup . Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Finish If there is something changed on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-13. Click the Reboot butt on to make your wireless configuration take effe ct and finish the[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -16- Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web p age's ke y functions and the c onfiguration way . 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the sixteen main menus on the left of the W eb-based utility . On the right, there are the corre sponding explanations a nd[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -17- Figure 4-1 Router S tatus 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide."[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -18- 4.4 QSS This section will guide you to add a new wirele ss device to an existing network quickly by QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function. a). Choose menu “ QSS ”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 QSS ¾ QSS St atus - Enable or disable the QSS function here. ¾ C[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -19- Step 2. Press and hold the QSS button of t he adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3. Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method T w o: Step 1. Press the QSS button on the front p anel[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -20- Step 2. For the confi guration of the wireless adapter , please choose Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of the QSS as below , and click Next . The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3. W ait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to co[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -21- Method Three: Step 1. Keep the default QSS 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 Connect . Step 3. For the configuration of the[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -22- Step 4. Wa it for a while until the next screen appears. Click Fini sh to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS 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 me[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -23- Step 3. For the confi guration of the wirele ss adapter , please choose Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar in the configuration utility of the QSS as below , and click Next . The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -24- The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: The default PIN code of t he Router can be found in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-2. 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 [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -25- 4.5 Network Figure 4-4 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-4 ): WA N , LAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresp onding function. 4.5.1 WAN Choose menu “ Network → WA N ”, an d then you can configure t [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -26- parameters from your ISP . Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) va lue for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recomm ended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP . ¾ Use These DNS Se[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -27- ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recomm ended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP . ¾ Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provid[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -28- • St atic IP - Y ou can check this radio button to us e S tatic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP . ¾ Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connec tion can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period ( Max Idle T ime[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -29- Figure 4-8 PPPoE Advanced Settings ¾ MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP . ¾ Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Acce ss Concentrat or) name, which should no[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -30- Figure 4-9 WAN – BigPo nd Cable 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 serv er IP address or host name. ¾ Auth Domain - T ype in the domain suffix server name based on your locat[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -31- down. ¾ Connect Manually - Y ou can click the Connect / Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately . This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode. The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re-establis[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -32- to connect immediately . Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately . ¾ Connect on Demand - Y ou can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle T ime ). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inacti[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -33- Figure 4-1 1 WAN –PPTP 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 and enter the ISP’ s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -34- enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed befor e your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Rout er is disconnected. T o use this option, click the radio button. ¾ Connect Manually - Y ou can configur e the Router to ma ke it connec[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -35- ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the Router , as seen 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 notatio n (factory default: 192.168.0.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -36- 4.6 Wireless Figure 4-14 Wireless men u There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-14 ): W ireless Settings , Wireless Security , Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless St atistic s. Click any of them, and you will be able to c onfigure the corresponding fun[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -37- ¾ Region - Select your region from the drop-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 field. If your country or region is not [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -38- disabled to allow wireless stations access. ¾ Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSI D broadcast by the Router. If you select the Enabl e SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless Router will broadcast its [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -39- Figure 4-16 ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless secu rity, select this check box, but it’s strongly recommended to choose one of t he following modes to enable security. ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802. 11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a notice i[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -40- setting is Automatic , which can select Open Sy stem or Shared Key authentication type automatically based on the wirele ss station's capability and request. • WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCI I formats are provided . Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -41- • 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 interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or ab[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -42- Figure 4-20 Wireless MAC address 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[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -43- 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 enab[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -44- 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wir el es s → Wireless Advanced ”, and then you can c onfigure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-22 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which y[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -45- 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 Is[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -46- 4.7 DHCP Figure 4-24 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-24 ): D HCP Settings , DHCP Client s List and Address Reserv ation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “ DHCP → DHCP [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -47- ¾ Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a ne twork user will be allowed connection to the Router with thei r current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and t he user will be "leased" this dy namic IP Address. After the time is up, the use[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -48- 4.7.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “ DHCP → Address Reserva tion ”, and then you can view and a dd a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-27 ). When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each t[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -49- Click the Enable/ Disabled 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. 4.8 Forwarding Figure 4-44 T he Forwarding menu There are four sub[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -50- ¾ IP Address - The IP address of the PC running the service application. ¾ Protocol - The protocol used for th is application, either TCP , UDP , or All (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Statu s - The status of this entry , "Enabled" m eans the virtual server entry is enabled[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -51- Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. ) Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on System Tools –> Remote Management page to be any other value e xcept 80 such as 8[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -52- Figure 4-48 Add or Modify a T riggering Entry ¾ T rigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoi ng connect ion using this port will trigger this rule. ¾ T rigger Protocol - The protocol used for T rigger Ports, either TCP , UDP , or All (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Incomi[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -53- 2. The Router records this connection, opens t he incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port T riggering table, and associates them with th e local host. 3. When necessary , the external host will be abl e to connect to the local host using one of the ports defined in the Incomi[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -54- Figure 4-50 UPnP Setting ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or di sabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. This feature is enabled by default. ¾ Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information. • App Description - The description about the applic [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -55- Advanced Security , Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure t he corresponding function. 4.9.1 Basic Security Choose menu “ Security → Basic Securit y ”, and then you can configur e the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4-52.[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -56- • IPSec Passthrough - Internet Protocol security (I PSec) is a suite of protocols for ensuring private, secure comm unications over Internet Prot ocol (IP) networks, through the use of cryptographic security services. To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Router, click Enable . ¾ ALG - It [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -57- Figure 4-53 Advanced S ecurity ¾ Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 a nd 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets S t atistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packe ts sta tistics. The result of the statistics is used fo [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -58- ¾ UDP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 500. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current UPD-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-S[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -59- the Setup page of the Ro uter's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “ Only the PCs listed can brow se the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks ”, and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field. The format for the MAC Ad dress is XX-X[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -60- 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 successfully 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 default passwor[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -61- Figure 4-57 Add or Modify Parental Control 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[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -62- 4. Enter the allowed d omain name of the websit e, 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 , ww w.google.com.cn ) will be allowed. 5. Select from the Effective Time drop-dow n list the schedule (e.g. [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -63- Figure 4-58 Parental Control Settings 4.11 Access Control Figure 4-59 Access Control There are four submenus under the A ccess Control menu as shown in Figure 4-59: Rule , Host , Ta r g e t and Schedule . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.11.1 Rule [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -64- ¾ Schedule - Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule. 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 [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -65- ¾ MAC Address - Enter the MAC address of the hos t in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA). 2. Click Next when finishing creating the host entry, a nd the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-62. Figure 4-62 Quick Setup – Create an Access T arget Entry ¾ Target Description[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -66- ¾ Domain Name - Here you can enter 4 d omain names, either the full name or the keywords (for example, google). Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com , www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed. 3. Click Next when finishing creating the access target entry, and the next screen will [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -67- Figure 4-64 Quick Setup – Create an Internet Access Control Entry ¾ Rule - In this field, create a name for the ru le. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). ¾ Host - In this field, select a host from the dr op-down list for the rule. The def ault value is the Host Description you[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -68- Figure 4-65 Add Internet Access Control Entry For example : If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-1 1-22-33-44-AA to access www .google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Su nday , and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings belo[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -69- 4.11.2 Host Choose menu “ Access Control → Host ”, and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-66. The host list is necessa ry for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-66 Host Settings ¾ Host Description - Here displays the description of t he host and this des[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -70- Figure 4-68 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example : If you desire to restrict the inter net activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-66 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry pag e. 2. In Mode field [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -71- 2. In Mode field, select IP Address or Domain Name . 3. If you select IP Address , the screen shown is Figure 4-70. Figure 4-70 Add or Modify an Access T arget Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP add[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -72- ( www .google.com, www .google.cn) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names. 5. 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 to return to the previous page. For [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -73- To add a new schedule, follo w the steps belo w : 1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-72 and the next sc reen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-73. 2. In Schedule Description field, cr eate a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). 3. In Day field, select the day or days you[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -74- Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list. 4.12 Advanced Routing Figure 4-74 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Adv anced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-74: Stati c Routing List and System Routing T able . Click any of them, and you w ill be a[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -75- 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which por tion is the host portion. [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -76- portion, and which portion is the host portion. ¾ Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows fo r contact between the Router and the network or host. ¾ Interface - This interface tells you either the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & WLAN (internal wired and wire[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -77- 4.13.2 Rules List Choose menu “ Bandwidth Control → Rules List ”, and then you can vi ew and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below . Figure 4-80 Bandwidt h Control Rules List ¾ Description - This is the information about the rules such as ad dress range. ¾ Egress bandwi[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -78- 4.14 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-82 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-82): Binding Settings and ARP List . Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explan[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -79- Figure 4-84 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follo w the steps below. 1. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4- 83. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4. Click the Save button to save it. To modify or[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -80- 4.14.2 ARP List T o manage the computer , you co uld observe the computers in the LAN by chec king the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could also configure the items on the ARP list. This page displays the ARP Li st; it shows all the existing IP & MAC Bindin[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -81- service providers such as www.comexe.cn , www . dyndns.org , or ww w.no-ip.com . The Dynamic DNS client service provider w ill give you a password or key. 4.15.1 Comexe.c n DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn , the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-87. Figure 4[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -82- 4.15.2 Dyndns.or g DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www .dyndns.org , the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-88. Figure 4-88 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Passwo rd for you[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -83- Figure 4-89 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 Passwo rd 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 se[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -84- Choose menu “ System T ools ”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Tim e Settings , Diagnostic , Firmw are Upgrade , Factory Default s, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and St atistics. Click any of them, and you w ill be able to configure the corresponding func[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -85- second field, the day in the third fi eld 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 time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Y ear format. 3. Enter the Ti me in Hour/Minute/S[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -86- Figure 4-93 Diagnostic T ools ¾ Diagnostic T ool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. ¾ Ping - This diagnostic tool troublesho ots connectivity , reachability , and name resolution to a given host or gateway . ¾ T raceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a con[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -87- 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 4-94 Diagnostic Results ) Note: 1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time. 2. "Ping Count", "Ping Packet[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -88- 4. The Router will reboot while the upgrading has be en finished. ) 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 firm ware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experie ncing[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -89- Figure 4-97 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 w[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -90- 4.16.7 Passw ord Choose menu “ System T ools → Password ”, and then you can change t he factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-99. Figure 4-99 Password It is strongly recommended that you should c hange the factory default user name and p[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -91- Figure 4-100 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-101. Figure 4-101 Mail[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -92- mailboxes that need User Name and Password to log in. ) Note: Only when you select Authentication , do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields. • User Name - Your mail account name filled in t he From field. The part behind @ is excluded. • Password - Your mail acc[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -93- Figure 4-102 S tatistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default va lue is disable d. To enable it, click the Enable button. If it is disabled, the function of DoS protecti on in Security settings will be disabled. ¾ Packets Statistics Interval （ 5-60 ） - The default val[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -94- Statistics Table: IP/MAC A ddress The IP and MAC addr ess are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total numb er of packets received and transmitted by the Router. Total Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted b y the Router. Packets The total number of packets received [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -95- 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) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WA N port on the Router . The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Mode[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -96- 2. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the Router , click the “Network” m enu on the left of your brows er , and click "W AN" submenu. On the W AN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "W AN Connection T ype", finish by clicking “Sa[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -97- Figure A-5 Add or Modify a V irtual server Entry ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP , which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router , click the “ Forw arding ” menu on the lef t of your browser , and click " DMZ " submenu[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -98- Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, w hat should I do? 1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will inte rfere 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 num[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -99- http://192.168.0.1:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.1.x, the default LA N IP of the Router will automat ically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 to avoid IP conflic[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -100- of your wireless stations.[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -101- 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. Inst all TCP/IP compone nt 1) On the Windows taskbar , click the S[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -102- 4) In the prompt page that showed below , double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) . Figure B-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -103- 6) Select Obt ain an IP address automatically and Obt ain DNS server automatically , as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -104- Appendix C: Specifications General S tandards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE802. 1 1n, IEEE802.1 1b, IEEE 802.1 1g Protocols TCP/IP , PPPoE, DHCP , ICMP , NA T , SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation W AN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX 10BASE-T :[...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -105- 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 and incr eas ed range by exploiting th e spatial [...]

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    TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router -106- 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 parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and t[...]