TP-Link TL-WR841N manual

TL-WR841N TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Rev: 4.0.0 1910010635[...]

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This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below , and having a maximum gain of 5 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 5 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. T he required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. T o reduce potential radio interference to other use rs, the antenna type a[...]

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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbp s Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own respon sibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product with in the scope of Council Direc[...]

CONTENTS Package Cont ent s..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introducti on ......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Router............................................................................[...]

4.7.2 DHCP Client List ........................................................................................... 44 4.7.3 Address Rese rvation .................................................................................... 45 4.8 Forwardi ng .....................................................................................................[...]

- III - 4.16.5 Backup & Re store ......................................................................................... 85 4.16.6 Reboot .......................................................................................................... 86 4.16.7 Passwor d ...............................................................................[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 1 - Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Power Adapter for TL-WR 841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Quick Install ation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router, [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WR841N/ TL-WR8 41ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router. 1.1 Overview of the Router Th e TL-WR841N/TL-WR8 41ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router i nt egr at es 4-port Switch, F ire wa ll , NA T -Router and Wireless AP . Powered by 2x2 MIM O t ec hno[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 3 - 1.2 Conventions The Rout er or TL-WR 841N/TL-W R841ND mentio ned in this guide stands for T L- WR 84 1N/ TL -W R84 1ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router without any explanation. ) Note: The two devices of TL-WR841N and TL-WR841ND are s haring this User Guide. For simplicity , we will take TL-[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 4 - 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router ’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from lef t to right). Name Statu s Indication Off Power is off. （ Power ） On Power is on. Flashing The Router is working properly . (System) On/Off The Ro[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 5 - 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are lo cated on the rear panel (View from left to right). ¾ ON/OFF: The switch for the power . ¾ POWER: The Power socket is where you will c onnect the power adapt er . Please use the power adapter provided with t[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 6 - 2) Use the WPS/RESET button: With the Router powered on, press and hold t he WPS/RESET button (more than 5 seconds) until th e SYS LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash. Then release the button and wait t he Router to reboot to its factory default settings. z Used as WPS button: If [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 7 - 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 RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter an[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 8 - 6. Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router , and the other end into an 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-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 9 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wiz ar d within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the TL-WR 841ND 300 Mbps Wireless N Router is[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 10 - Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2 , it means the connec tion between your P C and the Router is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these step s: 1. Is the connection b[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 1 1 - 3. Is the default LAN IP of the Router correct? ) Note: If the LAN IP of the modem connect ed with your router is 192.168.0. x, the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168. 1.1 to avoid IP conflict. Therefore, in order to verify the network[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 12 - 1. After successfully log in, you can click the Quic k Setup menu to quickly configure you r Router . Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 2. Click Next , and then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6 . Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function an[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 13 - Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE ¾ User Name / Password - Enter the User Name and Passw ord provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. ¾ Confirm Password - Re-enter the password provided by your ISP to ens[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 14 - ¾ If you are visiting the Router from another computer, rather than the main computer, please select No , and then enter the main computer’s MAC in the field WAN MAC Address . Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – MAC Clone 3) If the connection type detect ed is S tatic IP , the next screen [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 15 - Figure 3-1 1 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - The wireless radio can only be enabl ed/disabled by using the WIFI ON/OFF switch on the device. ¾ Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assign[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 16 - ¾ Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the Router works on. ¾ Channel Width - Select any channel width from t he drop-down list. The default setting is automatic, which can adjus t the channel width for y our clients automatically. ¾ Channel - This field determines[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 17 - 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 se e the fift een main menus on the left of the W eb-based utility . On the right, there are the corres ponding e[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 18 - Figure 4-1 Router S tatus 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide . 4.4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wirele ss device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 19 - 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 R outer's PIN is displayed her e. The default PIN of the Router can be found in [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 20 - Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly . Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes duri ng the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 4: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to t[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 21 - ) Note: 1) The WPS LED on the Router will l ight green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. 2) The WPS function cannot be conf igured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before con[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 22 - Figure 4-6 WAN – Dynamic IP This page displays the W AN IP parameters assigned dynamic ally 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 parameter[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 23 - Click the Save button to save your settings. 2. If your ISP provides 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 4-7 . Figure 4-7 WAN - S tatic IP ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 24 - 3. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPo E/Russia PPPoE option. Then should enter the following parameters ( Figure 4-8 ): Figure 4-8 W AN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Second[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 25 - to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. ¾ Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-estab lished 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[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 26 - ¾ Service Name/AC Name - The servic e name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP . In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work. ¾ ISP S pecified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign IP a[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 27 - 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 location. e.g. NSW / ACT - ns w.bigpond.net.au VIC / T AS / W A / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 28 - Figure 4-1 1 ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ S tatic IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP . Click the Connect button to connect immediately . Click the Disconnect button to disc[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 29 - ¾ Connect Manually - Y ou can configure the Router to ma ke it connect or disconnect manually . After a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle T ime ), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 30 - Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ S tatic IP - Choose either as you ar e given by your ISP and enter the ISP’ s IP address or the domain name. If you choose stati[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 31 - Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have el apsed before your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Rout er is disconnected. T o use this option, check the radio button. ¾ Connect Manually - Y ou can configure the R[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 32 - Figure 4-13 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you re gister the MAC Address of your adapter . Changes are rarely needed here. ¾ WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter th[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 33 - ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size o f the network. Normally us e 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. ) Note: 1) If you change the IP Addr ess of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in the Router. 2) If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in t he same s[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 34 - Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings ¾ Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 char acter s. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless net work security, the default SSID is set to be TP-[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 35 - ¾ Mode - Select the desired mode. T he default setting is 11bgn mixed. 11b only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b. 11g only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g. 11n only- Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n. 11bg mixed - Select[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 36 - Figure 4-17 ¾ SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search func tion to select the SSID to join. ¾ BSSID(to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your R outer is going to connect to as a client. You can also use th[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 37 - Figure 4-18 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless securi ty, check this radio button. 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 check this rad[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 38 - length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identic al on all wireless stations in your network. •[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 39 - ¾ WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK – Personal (Recommended) - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. • Ve r s i o n - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down l ist. The default setting is Automatic , which can select WP A-PSK (Pre-s[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 40 - T o filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable . The default setting is Disabled . ¾ MAC Address - The wireless st ation's MAC address that you want to filter . ¾ Statu s - The status of this entry , either Enabled or Disabled . ¾ Description - A simple description of[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 41 - 1. Click the Enable button to enable this function. 2. Select the radio button “Allow the stations specifi ed by any enabled entri es 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[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 42 - ¾ Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 millise conds for Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the packets sent by the Router to synchr onize a wireless network. Beaco n Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100. ¾ RTS Threshold[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 43 - Figure 4-25 Wireless S tatistics ¾ MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address ¾ Current Status - The connected wireless stati on's running status, one of STA - AUTH/ ST A- ASS O C/ S T A- J OI N ED / W P A/ W P A- P SK / W P A2/ W P A2 -P S K/ AP - U P/ AP[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 44 - Figure 4-27 DHCP Setting s ¾ DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server . If you disable the Serve r , you m ust have another DHCP server within your network o r else you must configure the computer manually . ¾ St art IP Address - S pecify an IP address for the DHCP Server to[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 45 - Figure 4-28 DHCP Client s List ¾ Client Name - The name of the DHCP client ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client ¾ Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client ¾ Lease Time - The time of the DHCP cli ent leased. After the dynami c IP [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 46 - Figure 4-30 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To 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/Disable All b[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 47 - Figure 4-32 Virtual Servers ¾ Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. Y ou c an type a service port or a rang e of service ports (in XXX – YYY format, XXX is the start port number , YYY is the end port number). ¾ Internal Port - The Internal Service Port number of the PC ru[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 48 - Figure 4-33 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry ) Note: If your computer or server has more than one ty pe 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 [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 49 - Figure 4-34 Port T riggering Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the T rigger Port field. 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports asso ciate[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 50 - 6. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-35 Add or Modify a Port T r iggering 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 th[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 51 - Figure 4-36 DMZ T o assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Check the Enable radio button. 2. Enter the IP Address of a local host 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 wor[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 52 - • Internal Port - The Internal port the Router opens for local host. • IP Address - The IP address of the UPnP device that is currently accessing the Router. • Status - The status of the port is displayed he re. “Enabled” means that the port is still active. Otherwise, the [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 53 - disable the Router’s firewall. z SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packe t Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking mo re state per session. It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol. SPI Fire[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 54 - Figure 4-40 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 Packets S tatistics Interval value indicates the time section of the p ackets statistics. The result of the statistics [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 55 - ¾ Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering. 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 the set value, the Router w[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 56 - use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. 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 [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 57 - 2) Be sure to change the Router's defau lt password to a very secure password . 4.10 Parent al Control Choose menu “ Parental Control ”, and you can configure the par ental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-43 . The Parental Control function can be us ed to control [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 58 - 4. Enter the allowed domain 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 keywor ds in it ( www.google.com , www.google.com.hk ) will be allowed. 5. Select from the Effective Time drop-down list the sch[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 59 - 2. Click “ Access Control → Schedule ” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New... button to create a new schedule with Sc hedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Time is all day-24 hours. 3. Click “ Parental Control ” menu on the left to go b[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 60 - Figure 4-47 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 [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 61 - Figure 4-48 Quick Setup – Create a Host Entry ¾ Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and MAC Address . You can select either of them from the drop-down list. ¾ Host Description - In this field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). If the IP Address is select[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 62 - ¾ Target Description - In this field, create a descrip tion for the target. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Target_1). If the IP Address is selected, you will see the following items: ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address (or address range) of the target (targets) i[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 63 - ¾ Time - Select "24 hours", or specify the Start Time and Stop Time yourself. ¾ Start Time - Enter the start time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers). For example 0800 is 8:00. ¾ Stop Time - Enter the stop time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers). For example 2000 is 20:[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 64 - 5. Select a sch edule from the Schedule drop-down list or choose “ Click Here To Add New Schedule ”. 6. In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. 7. Click the Save button. Figure 4-52 Add Internet Access Control Entry For example : If you de[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 65 - • Click Sav e to co mplete the settings. Then you will go back to the Access Control Rule Management page and see the following list. 4.11.2 Host Choose menu “ Access Control → Host ”, you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-53 . The host list is n[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 66 - Figure 4-54 Add or Modify a Host Entry Figure 4-55 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 4-53 to enter th[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 67 - Figure 4-56 T arget Settings ¾ Target Description - Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique. ¾ Information - The target can be IP address, port, or domain name. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follo[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 68 - Figure 4-57 Add or Modify an Access T arget Entry Figure 4-58 Add or Modify an Access T arget Entry For example : If you desire to restrict the inter net activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN to access www.google.com only, you should first follow the settin[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 69 - 4.11.4 Schedule Choose menu “ Access Control → Schedule ”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-59 . The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-59 Schedule Settings ¾ Schedule Description - Here displays the des[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 70 - Figure 4-60 Advanced Schedule Settings For example : If you desire to restrict the inter net 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..[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 71 - 4.12.1 Static Routing Choose menu “Advanced Routing → St atic Routing ”, and you can configure the static route in the next screen, shown in Figure 4-62 . A static route is a pre-de termined path that network information must travel to r each a specific host or network. Figure [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 72 - 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 button to view the information in the next screen. 4.12.2 System Routing Table Choo[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 73 - 4.13.1 Control Settings Choose menu “ Bandwidt h Control → Control Settings ”, you can configure the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwid th in the next screen. Their val ues you c onfigure should be less than 100000Kbps. For optimal cont rol of the bandwidth, please sele ct th[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 74 - ¾ Ingress bandwidth - This field displa ys 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 Modify to edit the rule. Click Delete to delete the rule. T o add/modify a Band w idth Control [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 75 - Figure 4-69 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 del [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 76 - 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. To find an existing entry, follo w the steps below. 1. Click the Find button as shown in Figure 4-69 . 2. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. 3. Click the Find button in the page as shown in Figure 4-71 . Figure 4-71 Find IP[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 77 - z 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 &am[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 78 - Figure 4-73 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 Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to log in[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 79 - Figure 4-74 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 Password for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here. 4. Click the Login button to lo[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 80 - 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. T ype the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provide r . 4. Click the Login button to log in the DDNS service. Connection Status[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 81 - Figure 4-77 Time settings ¾ Time zone - Select your local time zone from this drop-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 1 / NTP Server 2 - Enter the address or[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 82 - 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 Daylight Saving: 1. Check the box to enable D[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 83 - Figure 4-78 Diagnostic T ools ¾ Diagnostic T ool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. z Ping - This diagnostic tool troubles hoots connectivity , reachab ility , and name resolution to a given host or gateway . z T racerout e - This diagnostic tool test s the perfo[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 84 - If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of t he Internet is fine. Figure 4-79 Diagnostic Results ) Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Op tions “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping T imeout” are used for Ping function. Option [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 85 - There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing probl ems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can tr y to upgrade the firmware. 2) When you upgrade the Router's firmware, you may l[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 86 - Figure 4-82 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 update file[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 87 - • Update the configuration with the f ile (system will reboot automatically. 4.16.7 Password Choose menu “ System T ools → Pas sw ord ”, you can change the factor y default user name an d password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-84 . Figure 4-84 Password[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 88 - Figure 4-85 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 ad dress, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-86 . Fig[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 89 - z From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. z To - Recipient’s address. The destination mail box where the logs would be received. z SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field. You can log on the relevant w[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 90 - Figure 4-87 S tatistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default va lue is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will disabled. ¾ Packets Statistics Interval （ 5-60 ） - The defaul t val[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 91 - UDP Tx The number of UDP packets transmitt ed to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval. It is shown like “current transmitting rate / Max transmitting rate”. TCP SYN Tx The number of TCP SYN packets transmitted to the W AN per second at the specified Pac[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 92 - 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 AD SL Modem to the W AN port on the Router . The telephone cord plugs into the Line port o[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 93 - " WA N " submenu. On the WA N page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection T ype", finish by clicking Save . 2) Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter , which is connected to your cable/DSL Modem during installation. If your ISP r[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 94 - 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 enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Route r , click the “ Forwarding ” menu on the left of your browser , and click " DMZ &q[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 95 - 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 manag[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 96 - “ Service Port ”, and your IP address next to the “ IP Address ”, assuming 192.168.0.188 for an example, remember to Enable and Save . Figure A-9 V irtual Servers Figure A-1 0 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5. The wireless st ations cannot connect to the Router . 1) Mak[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 97 - Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to inst all and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP . First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is work ing, refer to the adapter ’s manual if necessary . 1. Configure TCP/IP comp onent 1) On the Windows tas[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 98 - Figure B-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 Obtain an IP address automatically , Choose Obt ain DNS[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 99 - Figure B-3 ) Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted. 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 192.168.0.1, specify the IP addr[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 100 - Now click OK to keep your settings.[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 101 - Appendix C: Specifications General S tandards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1 1b, IEEE 802.1 1g and IEEE 802.1 1n 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 M[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 102 - Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses mu ltiple tr ansmitter and receiver a n tennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increa sed range by exploitin[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 103 - hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. ¾ SSID - A S ervice S et Id entification is a thirty-two char acter (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. Fo r the wireless devices in a network to communicate wit[...]