TP-Link 4.1.1 1910011002 manual

TL-WR841N TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router REV 4.1.1 191001 1002[...]

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separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co -located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter .” CE Mark W arning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment , this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Canadian Compli[...]

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Safety Information z When product has power button, the power button is one of the wa y to shut off the product; when there is no power b utton, the only way to co mpletely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. z Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself. Y ou run the risk of electri[...]

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and T echnology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China 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 [...]

- I - CONTENTS Package C ontent s..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduc tion ......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Ov erview of the Router.....................................................................[...]

- II - 4.7.2 DHCP Client List ........................................................................................... 47 4.7.3 Address Rese rv ation .................................................................................... 47 4.8 Forwar ding .............................................................................................[...]

- III - 4.16.5 Backup & Re store ......................................................................................... 88 4.16.6 Rebo ot .......................................................................................................... 89 4.16.7 Password ...............................................................................[...]

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-WR841N/TL-WR 841ND 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 MI MO te c 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 the 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 y[...]

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 th e 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[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 9 - Figure 2-2 W all-mount Install Note: The diameter of the screw , 4mm<D<8mm, and the distance of two screws is 123mm. The screw that project from the wall need around 4 mm based, and the length of the screw need to be at least 20mm to withstand the weight of the product.[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 10 - 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 i[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 1 1 - 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 LEDs of LA N ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC' s adapter should be lit. 2. Is[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 12 - After a moment, a login window will appear , similar to the Figure 3-4. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lo wer case letters. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key . Figure 3-4 Login Wi ndows ) Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 13 - Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect fu nction and supports five popular ways Dynamic IP , Static IP , PPPoE/Russia PPPoE , L2TP/Russia L2TP and PPTP/Russia PPTP to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function. If[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 14 - Figure 3-7 Quick Setup – MAC Clone 2) If the connection type detected is PPPoE/Russia PPPoE , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - PPPoE ¾ User Name / Password - Enter the User Name and Passw ord provided by your ISP. These fields are case s[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 15 - ¾ Secondary Connection - It's available only for PPPoE C onnection. If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Stat ic IP to connect to a local area network, then you can check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate this secondary connection. z Dis[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 16 - Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - L2TP/Russian L2TP Figure 3-1 1 Quick Setup - PPTP/Russian PPTP 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 Dynamic IP[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 17 - 4. Click Next to continue, the Wireless setti ngs p age will appear as shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12 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 val[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 18 - ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared passphrase. z PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For ASCII , the key can be made up of any numbers 0 to 9 and any letters A to Z, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters. For Hexadecimal , the ke[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 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 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 - 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 wire less device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. a). Choose menu “ WPS ”, and you will see the next sc[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 21 - Figure 4-2 WPS ¾ WPS St atus - Enable or di sable 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 the l abel attached on the router . ¾ Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the Router [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 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 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 - 23 - ) 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 - 24 - Figure 4-6 W AN – Dynamic IP This page displays the W AN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP , including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway , etc. Click the Renew button to renew t he IP parameters from your ISP . Click the Release button to release the IP paramete[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 25 - 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 W AN - S tatic IP ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 26 - 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 Seconda[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 27 - 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 HH:MM format). ) Note: Only when you have configured the[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 28 - 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 addresses to the Router during login, please click “ Use IP address specified by ISP[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 29 - ¾ User Name/Password - 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 location. e.g. NSW / ACT -[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 30 - 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 - 31 - 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 - 32 - 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 - 33 - 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 - 34 - 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 - 35 - 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 Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to lo g 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 - 36 - 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 - 37 - 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 - 38 - 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 - 39 - 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 WP A/WP A2 - Personal (Recommended) - It’s th e WPA/WPA2 authentic[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 40 - Figure 4-19 • Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII characters bet ween 8 and 63 c haracters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. • Group Key Up date Peri od - Specify the group key update inte rval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Ente r 0 to disable the update. ¾ W[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 41 - Figure 4-21 • Typ e - you can choose the type fo r the WEP security on the drop-do wn list. The default setting is Automatic , which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wirele ss station's capability and request. • WEP Key Form[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 42 - Figure 4-22 Wireless MAC Filtering T o filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Ena ble . 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 D[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 43 - 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page. Click the Previous [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 44 - Figure 4-24 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 millise conds for Beacon In[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 45 - ¾ Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to communi cate with the Router but not with each other. To use this function, check this box. AP Isolation is disab led by default. ) Note: If you are[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 46 - 4.7 DHCP Figure 4-26 The DHCP menu There are three submenus unde r the DH CP menu (shown in Figure 4-26), DH CP Settings , DHCP Client List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “ DH[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 47 - time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynam ic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional.) It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the Router. The default va lue is 19[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 48 - Figure 4-29 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. ¾ Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router. ¾ Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled . To Reserve an IP addre[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 49 - 4.8 Forwarding Figure 4-31 T he Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwar ding menu (shown in Figure 4-31), Virtual Servers , Port T riggering , DMZ and UPnP . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.8.1 Virtual Servers Choose[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 50 - To set up a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-33. 2. Select the service port you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port list does not have the service that you want to use, type th[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 51 - 4.8.2 Port Triggering Choose m enu “ Forw arding → Port T riggering ”, you can view and add port triggering in the screen as shown in Fi gure 4-34. Som e applicati ons require m ultiple connec tions, like Inter net games, vi deo con ferencing, In ternet calling and so on . Thes[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 52 - 3. Select the protocol used for Trigger Port from the T rigger Protocol drop-down list, either TCP , UDP , or All . 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 Sa[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 53 - function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may be changed when usi ng the DHCP function. 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 [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 54 - • App Description - The description provided by the application in the UPnP request. • External Port - The external port the Router opens for the application. • Protocol - The type of protocol the Rout er opens for the application. • Internal Port - The Internal port the Rout[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 55 - Figure 4-39 Basic Security ¾ Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or 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 track[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 56 - protocols such as FTP , TFTP , H323 etc. z FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the default Enable . z TFTP ALG - To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the default Enable . z H323 ALG - To allow Microsoft NetMeetin[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 57 - ¾ DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. C heck the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protecti on function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be enabled. ) Note: Dos Protection will take ef fect only when the T raf fic St atistics in “ Sys[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 58 - Figure 4-41 Local Management By default, the radio button “ All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility ” is checked. If you want to allow PC s with specific M AC Addresses to access the Setup page of the Router's W eb-Based Utility local[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 59 - Figure 4-42 Remote M anagement ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote m anagement web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management w eb port to a custom port by en[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 60 - Figure 4-43 Parental Control Settings ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you w ant 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 be[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 61 - 7. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. 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[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 62 - z Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Children’s PC field. z Enter “Allow Google” in the Website Description field. z Enter “www.google.com” in the Allowed Website Name field. z Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from the Effective Time drop-down list. z [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 63 - 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 - 64 - 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 - 65 - 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 - 66 - 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 - 67 - 5. Select a schedule 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 des[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 68 - • 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 ne[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 69 - 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 - 70 - 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 - 71 - 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 - 72 - 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 lis t 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 - 73 - 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 - 74 - 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 p re-d etermined 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 - 75 - 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 - 76 - 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 - 77 - 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 id th Control[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 78 - 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 - 79 - 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 - 80 - 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 - 81 - Figure 4-73 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the Do main Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider . 2. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Passw ord for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to log [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 82 - 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 Passw ord for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Do main Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here. 4. Click the Login button to [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 83 - 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 service. Connection Statu[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 84 - Figure 4-77 T ime 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 o[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 85 - 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 - 86 - 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 raceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the perform[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 87 - 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 - 88 - 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 - 89 - 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 - 90 - • Update the configuration with the f ile (system will reboot automatically. 4.16.7 Password Choose menu “ System T ools → Password ”, you can change the factor y de fault user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-84. Figure 4-84 Password It[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 91 - 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. Figu[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 92 - 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 - 93 - 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 - 94 - 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 - 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 bridg e model. 2) Conn ect the Ethernet cable from your AD SL Modem to the W AN port on the Router . Th e telephone cord plugs into the Line por[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 96 - " WA N " subm enu. On the WA N pa g e, select “Dynamic IP” for "W AN 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 I[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 97 - 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 - 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 p ort number to avoid interference. 2) T o change the WEB mana[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 99 - “ 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 Virtual Servers Figure A-10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5. The wireless st ations cannot connect to the Router . 1) Make [...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 100 - 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 Wind ows t[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 101 - 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 Obta in an IP address automatically , Choose Obt ain D[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 102 - 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 add[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 103 - Now click OK to keep your settings.[...]

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User G uide - 104 - 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 - 105 - 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 - 106 - 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) alphan umeric key identifying a wireless local area network. Fo r the wireless devices in a network to communicate wi[...]