TP-Link TL-WR940N TL-WR941ND manual

TL-WR940N TL-WR941ND 300Mbp s Wireless N Router Rev: 3.0.0 1910010790[...]

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[...]

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[...]

III Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada. This Class B device meets all the requirements of the Canadian interfer ence-causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel b[...]

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbp s Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR940N/TL-WR941ND 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[...]

I CONTENTS Package Co ntent s ............................................................................................................... ..................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduc tion................................................................................................................... ....... 2 1.1 Overview of the Ro uter ......[...]

II 4.7 DHCP ........................................................................................................................... ....... 45 4.7.1 DHCP Se ttings ........................................................................................................ 45 4.7.2 DHCP Client s List .................................................[...]

III 4.15.2 Dyndns.org DDNS .................................................................................................. 79 4.15.3 No-ip.com DDNS .................................................................................................... 79 4.16 System T ools ............................................................................[...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s Wireless N Router -1- Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR940N/TL-WR941ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ DC Power Adapter for TL-WR940N/TL-WR94 1ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Quick Install ation Guide ¾ Ethernet Cable ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR940N/TL-WR941ND 300Mbps Wireless N[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -2- Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WR940N/ TL-WR9 41ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router. 1.1 Overview of the Router Th e TL-WR940N/TL-WR941ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router i nt eg r at es 4-port Switch, Fi re wa l l, NA T -Router and Wirele ss AP . The 30 0M b ps W ir e le s s N R ou t e [...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s Wireless N Router -3- 1.2 Conventions The router o r TL-WR940N/ TL-WR941N D mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR9 40N/TL-WR9 41ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router without any explanation. ) Note: The two devices of TL-WR940N and TL-WR941ND are sharing this User Guide. For simplicity , we will take TL-WR941ND for exampl e[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -4- 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The router ’s LEDs and the Wireless On/Off button are located on the front p anel (View from left to right). Name Statu s Indication Off Power is off. PWR On Power is on. On The router is initializing or maybe has a system err[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -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 lef t to right). ¾ 1,2,3,4 (LAN): These ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the router to the local PC(s). ¾ WA N : This W A N port is where you will connec t the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet.[...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s 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 RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Etherne[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -7- 7. Power on your PC and cable/DSL modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR941ND 300Mbp s Wireless N Route r[...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s Wireless N Router -8- Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR941ND 300Mbp s Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wiz ar d within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the TL-WR 941ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router is http://tpli[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -9- 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 PC 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 bet ween your P[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -10- 2. Is the TCP/IP configur ation for your PC correct? ) Note: If the router's IP address is 192.168.0.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.0.2 ~ 192.168.0.254. 3. Is the default LAN IP of the router correct? ) Note: If the LAN IP of the modem connec ted with your [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -1 1- 2. After successfully login, you can click the Quick Setup to quickly configure your router . Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 3. Click Next , and then W AN Connection T ype page will appear , shown in Figure 3-6 . Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The router provides Auto-Detect fu nction and suppor[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -12- 2 ） If the connection type detect ed is S tatic IP , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-7 . Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - S tatic IP ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Enter t he IP address into the field. ¾ Subn[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -13- ¾ User Name and Password - Enter the User Name and Passw ord provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this pr ocess, please contact your ISP. ¾ Confirm Password - Re-enter the password provided by your ISP to ensure the Password you entered is correct.[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -14- Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – L2TP ¾ User Name and Password - Enter the User Name and Passw ord provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this pr ocess, please contact your ISP. ¾ Dynamic IP/St atic IP - Sel ect Stati c I P if IP address, subnet mask, gate[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -15- Figure 3-10 Quick Setup – PPTP ¾ User Name and Password - Enter the User Name and Passw ord provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this pr ocess, please contact your ISP. ¾ Dynamic IP/St atic IP - Sel ect Stati c I P if IP address, subnet mask, gat[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -16- Figure 3-1 1 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless r adio using the WiFi button on the device. ¾ Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 c haracters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identificat ion) must be assigned to all wireless devices in y[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -17- Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America doe s not have region selection option. ¾ Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the router works on. ¾ Channel Width - Select any channel width from the pull-down list. The default setting is automat[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -18- Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Finish If there are something changed on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-13 . Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration to take effect and finish the Quick Setup . Figure 3-13 Quick Setup - Finish[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -19- 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 fif t een main menus on the left of the Web-based utility . On the right, there are the corres ponding explanations a[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -20- 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 wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -21- 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 he re. The default PIN of the router can be found in the l abel [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -22- 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 LE D flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 4: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the router . [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -23- ) Note: 1) The WPS LED on the router will light gree n 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 configuring the[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -24- Figure 4-6 W AN - Dynamic IP This page displays the W AN IP parameters a ssigned dynamically by your ISP , including I P address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway , etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP . Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. ¾ MTU Si[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -25- ¾ Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decim al notation provided by your ISP , usually is 255.255.255.0. ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP . ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) va lue for [...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s Wireless N Router -26- z Dyn ami c IP - Y ou can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP . z St atic IP - Y ou can check this radio button to us e S tatic IP as t he secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -27- Figure 4-9 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 [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -28- Figure 4-10 W AN – BigPond 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 lo[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -29- ¾ Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-estab lished automatically when it was 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 con[...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s Wireless N Router -30- ¾ User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ St atic IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP . Click the Connect button to connect immediately . Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately . ¾ [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -31- Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings ¾ User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ S t atic IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’ s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and en[...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s Wireless N Router -32- again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand , click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle T ime field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed befor e your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Conn[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -33- Figure 4-13 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter . Changes are rarel y 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 the correct MA[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -34- 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 not ation (factory default: 192.168.0.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of th[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -35- Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings ¾ Wireless Netw ork Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assi gned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be (XXXXXX indi cat[...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s Wireless N Router -36- 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 if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients. 11bgn mixed - Select if[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -37- 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 router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search f unction to sel[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -38- Figure 4-17 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 WP A/WP A2 – Personal (Recommended) - It’s the WPA/WPA2 aut hentication type based on pre-shared[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -39- Figure 4-18 • Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII characters bet ween 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. • Group Key Up date Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Ente r 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click th[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -40- • Group Key Up date Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Ente r 0 to disable the update. ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802. 11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-20 . Figure 4-20 ?[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -41- 4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “ Wir el es s → MAC Filtering ”, you can control the wirele ss access by configuring the Wireless MAC Address Filtering function, shown in Figure 4-21 . Figure 4-21 Wireless MAC address Fil tering T o filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Ena [...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s Wireless N Router -42- 2. Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. 3. Stat us - 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[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -43- 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wireless → Wireless Advanced ”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-23 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would li[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -44- poor network performance since excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broad[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -45- ¾ Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station You cannot change any of the val ues on this page. To update this page a nd to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless st ations go beyond on e page, click the Next button to go [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -46- ¾ DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server . If you dis able the Server , you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the compute r manually . ¾ St art IP Address - S pecify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses.[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -47- 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 address has expired, a new dynamic IP address will be aut omatically assigned to the us[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -48- Figure 4-29 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/ Disabled All button to m[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -49- Any PC that was used for a virtual server must ha ve a static or reserve d IP Address because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function. Figure 4-31 V irtual Servers ¾ Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. Y ou can type a service port or a range of service ports (in XXX[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -50- Figure 4-32 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry ) Note: If your computer or server has more than one type of available service, please select another service, and enter the same IP Addr ess for that computer or server . To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -51- Figure 4-33 Port T riggering Once the router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection us ing a destination port number defined in the T rigger Port field. 2. The router records this connection, opens t he incoming port or ports associated with this[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -52- 4. Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports from the Incoming Protocol drop-down list, either TCP or UDP , or All. 5. Select Enable in Statu s field. 6. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-34 Add or Modify a T riggering Entry T o modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click t[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -53- disabled and should have a new stat ic IP Address assigned to it because it s IP Address may be changed when using t he DHCP function. Figure 4-35 DMZ T o assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Click the Enable radio button 2. Enter the local host IP Address in the DMZ Host IP Addres[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -54- ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or di sabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. As allowing this may present a ri sk to security, this feature is enabled by default. ¾ Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information. • App Description - The de[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -55- Figure 4-38 Basic Security ¾ Firewall - A firewall protects your network from t he outside world. Here you can enabl e or disable the router’s firewall. z SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking mo re s[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -56- ¾ ALG - It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gatew ay (ALG) because ALG allows customized Network Address T ranslation (NA T) traversal fil ters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation fo r certain application layer "control/data" protocols such[...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s Wireless N Router -57- 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 r analysis by SYN Flood, UDP [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -58- 4.9.3 Local Management Choose menu “ Security → Local Management ”, you can configure the ma nagement rule in the screen as shown in Figure 4-40 . The management feature allows you to deny computers in LAN from accessing the router. Figure 4-40 Local Management By default, the radio button[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -59- Figure 4-41 Remote Management ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that num[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -60- Figure 4-42 Parental Control Settings ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect, otherwise check Disable . ¾ MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below. ¾ MAC A[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -61- 5. Select from the Effective Time drop-down list the schedule (e.g. Sc hedule _1) you want the entry to take effect. If there are not suitable schedules for you, click the Schedule in red below to go to the Advance Schedule Se ttings page and create the schedule you need. 6. In the Status field,[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -62- 1. Click “ Parental Control ” menu on the left to enter the Pa rental Control Settings page. Check Enable and enter the MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field. 2. Click “ Access Control → Schedule ” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click A[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -63- 4.11.1 Rule Choose menu “ Access Control → Rule ”, you can view and set Ac cess Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-46 . Figure 4-46 Access Control Rule Management ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the D[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -64- 4. Select a target from the Target drop-sown list or choose “ Click Here To Add New Target List ”. 5. Select a schedule from the Schedule drop-down list or choose “ Click Here To Add New Schedule ”. 6. In the Action field, select Den y or Allow . 7. In the Status field, select Enabled or[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -65- 3. Click “ Access Control → Schedule ” in the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Add a new entry with the Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Sun, Start Time is 1800 and Stop Time is 2000. 4. Click “ Access Control → Rule ” in the left to return to the Access Co[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -66- 1. Click the Add New… button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. z If you select IP Addre ss, the screen shown is Figure 4-49 . 1) In Host Des cription field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. z If you[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -67- 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Host Se ttings page and see the following list. 4.11.3 Target Choose menu “ Access Control → Ta r g e t ”, you can view and set a T a rget list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-51 . The target list is necessary for the [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -68- ( www.google.com , www.google.cn ) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figur[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -69- 3. In Target Description field, create a unique descri ption fo r the target (e.g. Target_1). 4. In Domain Name field, enter www.google.com. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list. 4.11.4 Schedule Choose menu “ Acces[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -70- Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 4-55 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 [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -71- 4.12 Advanced Routing Figure 4-56 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Adv anced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-56 : Stat i c Routing List and System Routing T able . Click any of them, and you w ill be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.12.1 Static Routing List Choo[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -72- 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. ¾ Default Gateway - This i[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -73- ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which por tion of an IP address is the network 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 [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -74- 4.13.2 Rule List Choose menu “ Bandwidth Control → Rule List ”, you can view and c onfigure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below . Figure 4-62 Bandwidt h Control Rules List ¾ Description - This is the information about the rules such as ad dress range. ¾ Egress bandwidth - Thi[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -75- 4.14 IP & MAC Binding Figure 4-64 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-64 ): Binding Settings and ARP List . Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanat io[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -76- Figure 4-66 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- 62. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4. Click the Save button to save it. To modify [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -77- 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 c onfigure the items on the ARP list also. This page displays the ARP List; it shows all the existing IP & MAC Bind[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -78- service providers such as www.comexe.cn , www .dyndns .org , or www.no-ip.com . The Dynamic DNS client service provider w ill give you a password or key. 4.15.1 Comexe.cn DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn , the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-69 . Figure [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -79- 4.15.2 Dyndns.org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www .dyndns.org , the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-70 . Figure 4-70 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. T ype the Passw ord for y[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -80- Figure 4-71 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. T ype the Passw ord for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Do main Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider . 4. Click the Login button to log in the DDNS s[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -81- Password, System Log and St atistics. Click any of them, and you w ill be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanat ions for each submenu are provided below . 4.16.1 Time Settings Choose menu “ System T ools → Time Settings ”, you can configure the time on the fol[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -82- 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/Second format. 4. Click Save . T o set time automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II . 3[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -83- Figure 4-74 Diagnostic T ools ¾ Diagnostic T ool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. z Ping - This diagnostic tool troubl eshoots connectivity , reac hability , and name resolution to a given host or gateway . z T raceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a co[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -84- Click St ar t to check the connectivity of the Internet. The Diagnostic Result s page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of t he Internet is fine. Figure 4-75 Diagnostic Results ) Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time.[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -85- 3. Click the Upgrade button. ) Note: 1. New firmware vers ions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unle ss the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing pro b lems caused by the router rath[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -86- Figure 4-78 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 for the rou[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -87- • Update the configuration with the f ile (system will reboot automatically. 4.16.7 Passw ord Choose menu “ System T ools → Pass word ”, you can change the factory default user name and password of the router in the nex t screen as shown in Figure 4-77. Figure 4-80 Password It is strongl[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -88- Figure 4-81 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 4-82 . Figure 4-82 Mail[...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s Wireless N Router -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 rele vant website for [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -90- Figure 4-83 S tatistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default val ue is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, the f unction of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled. ¾ Packets Statistics Interval （ 5-60 ） - The default value is 10.[...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s Wireless N Router -91- ICMP Tx The number of ICMP packet s transmitted to the W AN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval . It is shown like "current transmitti ng rate / Max transmitting rate". UDP Tx The number of UDP packet s transmitted to the W AN per second at the specified Packet s S [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -92- Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by A DSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC148 3 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 ADSL [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -93- 1) Login to the router , click th e “Network” menu on the left of your browser , and click "WAN" submenu. On the W AN page, sele ct “ Dynamic IP” for "W AN Connection T ype", finish by clicking “Save”. 2) Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -94- Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WA N IP, which is displayed on the “ Status ” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the router , click the “ Forwarding ” menu on the left of your browser , and click " DMZ " submen[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -95- Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what 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 nu[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -96- ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, to configure to the router by typing http://192.168.0.1:88 (the router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the ad dress field of the Web browser. 3) Log in to the router , click the “ Forwarding ” menu on the left of your browser , and[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -97- 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. Install TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar , click the Sta[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -98- Figure B-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 Obt ain an IP address automatically , Choose Obt ai n DNS server a[...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -99- Figure B-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 address is 192.168.0.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.0.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 3 T ype the router [...]

300Mbp s Wireless N Router TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D -100- Figure B-4[...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s Wireless N Router -101- Appendix C: Specifications General S tandards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g and 802.1 1n Protocols TCP/IP , PPPoE, DHCP , ICMP , NA T , SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation W AN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX 10BASE-T : UTP category [...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s Wireless N Router -102- 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 spatia[...]

TL-WR940N/TL-WR941N D 300Mbp s Wireless N Router -103- 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 with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuratio[...]