TP-Link TD-8840B manual

TD-8840 User Guide ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 2.0.1 1910010192[...]

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EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (EUROPE) In compliance with the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, this product meets the requirements of the following standards: • EN55022 • EN55024 • EN60950 SAFETY NOTICES Caution: Do not use this product near water, for exampl e, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. III[...]

CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................................................................ 2 1.1 Product Overview .....................................................................................[...]

4.3.6 DSL ............................................................................................................................... .. 42 4.4 Diagnostics .............................................................................................................. 44 4.5 Management .............................................................[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1 Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One AC power Adapter for TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One Resour ce CD for TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router , including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information • Quick installation Guide Program ?[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2 Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router. 1.1 Product Overview With the excellent circuit des ign and high quality production, we gua rantee the ADSL2+ Modem Router’s high performance, gr eat stability and easy to use. The TD-8840 uses integrated ADSL2+ transceiver . T[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3 ¾ Advanced D MT modulation and demodulation ¾ Real-time Co nfigurati on and device monitoring ¾ Quick response semi-conductive surge prote c t circuit, provides reliable ESD and surge-protect function 1.4 Supporting Protocol - G.992.1 (G.dmt) - Annex A/B/C - G.992.2 (G.lite) - Annex A/B/C - ANSI T1.413 - [...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4 1.7 System Support ¾ Support PVC ¾ Support NAT 、 DHCP and so on ¾ Support IEEE 802.3 、 IEEE 802.3u ¾ Support 10B ase-T/100BASE-TX full-duplex or half duplex Ethernet ¾ Support Auto -MDIX 1.8 W orking Environment ¾ Operatin g temperature: 0 ~40 ℃℃ ¾ Storage temperatur e: -40 ~70 ℃℃ ¾ Worki[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 5 Chapter 2. Hardware Installation Guide The TD-8840 maintains five separate interfac es: four Ethernet and one ADSL interface. The Router should not be located where it will be expo sed to moisture or ex cessive heat. Place the Router in a location where it can be safely connec ted to the various devices. The[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6 2.3 The Rear Panel ¾ ON/OFF : Turn on/off the ADSL2+ Modem Router’s power. ¾ POWER : Please do not use any unk nown power adapt er; oth erwise your ADSL2+ Modem Router may be damaged. ¾ RESET (reset default) : With the Router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the R eset button for at least 5 secon[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 7 Third Step : Plug one end of the AC Power Adapter in to the Power jack on the Router and the other end to a standard electrical outlet. Last Step : Check the line connection to see if ev erything is ready. Power up finally. Figure 2-1[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 8 Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 3.1 Configure PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-884 0 or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router, you need to configure your PC’ s IP address. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: ¾ Setting IP address[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 9 Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protoc ol (TC P/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3 Step 4: Select “Obtain an IP address automatic ally” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” in the screen below. And then click OK .[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 10 Figure 3-4 ¾ Setting IP address manually The default IP address of the ADSL2+ Modem R outer is 192.168.1.1, and the d efault Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be seen from the LAN, and can be changed as your desire. As an example, we use the default values for description in this guide. Step 1[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 11 Figure 3-5 ) Note: 1) Users of Windows 98 can open TCP/IP Properties according to the following: Righ t-click (Mouse) Netw ork Neighbor Æ Choose Properties - Æ Double-click TCP/IP. 2) Users of Windows 2000/NT/XP ca n do the following: Right-click Network Neighbor Æ Choose Properties Æ Right-click Local [...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 12 Figure 3-6 If the screen looks like the following, t he connection has failed. Please try again. Figure 3-7 3.2 Login Open your web browser and enter h ttp://192.168.1.1 in the address bar o f the browser. When ADSL connection is OK, the following login box will pop up. Enter default user name ( admin ) and[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 13 3.3 Quick Setup Figure 3-9 is the main page of the Router. Figure 3-9 Please select Quick Setup . Enter the VPI and VCI values provided by your ISP and click Next . Figure 3-10 Select the relevant Connection Type and Encapsulation Mode provided by your ISP and click Next .[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 14 3.3.1 PPPoA a) Select PPP over ATM (PPPo A) Connection Type, and click Next . Figure 3-1 1 b) Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP and click Next . Figure 3-12[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 15 c) Click Save/Reboot . Figure 3-13 3.3.2 PPPoE a) Select PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) C onnection Type, and click Next . Figure 3-14 b) Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP and click Next .[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 16 Figure 3-15 c) Click Save/Reboot . Figure 3-16[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 17 3.3.3 MER a) Select MAC Encapsulation Routi ng (MER) Connection Type, and click Next. Figure 3-17 b) Enter the parameters prov ided by your ISP, and click Next . Figure 3-18[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 18 c) Click Save/Reboot . Figure 3-19 3.3.4 IPoA a) Select IP over ATM (IPoA) Connection Type, and click Next . Figure 3-20 b) Enter the parameters prov ided by your ISP and click Next .[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 19 Figure 3-21 c) Click Save/Reboot . Figure 3-22 3.3.5 Bridging a) Select Bridging Connection Type, and click Next .[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 20 Figure 3-23 b) Click Save/Reboot . Figure 3-24 ) Note: After you complete any setup, the new setup must be saved and the Router must be restarted for the configuration to take effect. Please click the Save/Reboot button to restart.[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 21 Chapter 4. Software Configuration This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more abo ut this device and make use of its functions adequately, maybe you will get help from this chapter to configur e the advanced se[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 22 4.3.1 WAN Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ ” WA N ”, and you will see the page of Wide Area Network (W AN) Setup as shown in Figure 4-3 . Figure 4-3 There are 4 PVC links in the WA N setup page. Click the Add button or choose the appropriate PVC according to your need. Then you will enter the page of A [...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 23 Figure 4-5 After choosing the proper protoc ol, enter the correct parameters supported by yo ur ISP. Enable the configurations, and then you will go to the Internet. ) Note: The type of network protocol selected may be diffe rent in different areas. There are five types （ Figure 4-5 ） , so you should as[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 24 Figure 4-6 ¾ PPP Username: Enter your username for your PPPoA connection to identif y and verify your account to the ISP. ¾ PPP Password: Enter your password for your PPPoA connection. ¾ Authenticati on Method: Choose a method of authentication, AUTO , PAP , CHAP , or MSCHAP . ¾ MTU: The default MTU val[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 25 Click Next button in Figure 4-6 , and then you will see Figure 4-7 . Check or uncheck the Enable WAN Service box according to your needs. Figure 4-7 Click the Next button to enter the next step as shown in Figure 4-8 . Click Save to complete the configuration. Figure 4-8 ¾ PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) If you [...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 26 Figure 4-9 ¾ PPP Username: Enter your username for your PPPoE connection to identif y and verify your account to the ISP. ¾ PPP Password: Enter your password for your PPPoE connection. ¾ PPPoE Service Name: Enter a name for the PPPoE connection for recognition. ¾ Authenticati on Method: Choose a method [...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 27 Click Next button in Figure 4-9 , and then you will Figure 4-10 . Check or uncheck the Enable W AN Service box according to your needs. Figure 4-10 Click the Next button to enter the next step as shown in Figure 4-11 . Click Save to co mplete the configuration. Figure 4-1 1 ¾ MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 28 Figure 4-12 ¾ Obtain an IP address automatically: Check this radio button to obtain the IP address automatically. This is not recommended by default. ¾ Use the following IP address: This radio button is checked by default. Enter the information provided by your ISP to configure the WAN IP settings. ¾ Obt[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 29 Click Next button in Figure 4-12 , and then you wi ll see the Figure 4-13 . Check or uncheck the Enable WAN Service box accor ding to yo ur needs. Figure 4-13 Click the Next button to enter the next step as shown in Figure 4-14 . Click Save to co mplete the configuration. Figure 4-14 ¾ IP over ATM (IPoA) I[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 30 Figure 4-15 ¾ WAN IP Address: Enter the IP Address provided b y your ISP. ¾ WAN Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask provide by your ISP. ¾ Use the follow ing default gateway: Check this radio button then you can choose Use IP Address or Use WAN Interface . If you have any problems, please ask your ISP for[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 31 Figure 4-16 Check or uncheck the Enable WAN Service box according to your needs. Click the Next button to enter the next step as shown in Figure 4-17 , and click Save to complete the configuration. Figure 4-17 ¾ Bridging If you select the Bridging protocol, you will see the Figure 4-18 . Click the Next but[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 32 Figure 4-18 Figure 4-19 ) Note: After completing any setup, the new setup must be saved and the Router must be restarted for the configuration to go into effect. Please click the Save/Reboot button to restart as shown in Figure 4-20 .[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 33 Figure 4-20 ) Note: All of the above setup is under windows XP OS. 4.3.2 LAN Choose “ Advanced Setup → LAN ” menu, and you can see and conf igure the Local Area Network (LAN) parameters in the screen as shown in Figure 4-21 . Figure 4-21 ¾ IP Address - Enter an IP address for the Route r . Then you c[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 34 ) Note: a. If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in the Router. b. If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the sa me subnet, the IP Address pool of the DHCP server will change accordingly at the same time ， while the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will not take ef fe[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 35 Figure 4-22 2. Click the New Entry button in Figure 4-22 . Then Figure 4-23 wi ll pop up. Figure 4-23 3. Enter the MAC addr ess in XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX format and reserved IP address in dotted-decimal notation of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. ) Note: The MAC Address and IP Address a[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 36 see the new entry as shown in Figure 4-22 . 6. Click Save/Reboot button to save the settings and reboot the Router. ) Note: The function won't take effect until the router reboots. 4.3.3 MAC Clone Choose “ Advanced Setup → MAC Clone ” menu, you can configure the MAC address of the W AN on the scr[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 37 4.3.4 Security Choose “ Advanced Setup → Security ” menu, you can do some security configurations for your Router . There are two submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figu re 4-25 . Figure 4-25 4.3.4.1. MAC Filtering Choose “ Security → MAC Filtering ” menu, you can configure the MA C fi[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 38 Figure 4-27 T o add a new entry , follow the steps belo w. 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-26 to go to the Add MAC Filter page as shown in Figure 4-28 . 2. Select the protocol type. 3. Enter the destination MAC address. 4. Enter the source MAC address. 5. Select the frame direction. 6. Select the W AN i[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 39 T o remove an existing entry , follow the step s be low . 1. Check the Remove box as shown in Figure 4-26 in the entry you want to remove. 2. Click the Remove button. 4.3.4.2. Parental Control Choose “ Security → Parental Control ” menu, you can confi gure the parental control rule in t he screen as s[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 40 Figure 4-30 T o remove an existing entry , follow the step s be low . 1. Check the box in the Remove column of the entry as shown in Figure 4-29 . 2. Click the Remove button below . 4.3.5 Routing Choose “ Advanced Setup → Routing ” menu, you can see two s ubmenus under the Routing menu as shown in Fig[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 41 Figure 4-32 ¾ Enable Automatic Assigned Default Gatew ay - Select this checkbox, and then the Router will accept the first received default gateway assignment from one of the PPPoA, PPPo E or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s). If this checkbox is not selected, you have to enter the static default gateway and/or an i[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 42 T o add a new entry , follow the steps belo w. 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-33 to go to the St atic Route Add page as shown in Figure 4-34 . 2. Enter the IP address of the destination network. This paramet er specifies the IP network address of the final destination. 3. Enter the Subnet Ma sk for the[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 43 Figure 4-35 Figure 4-36 If you want to select the tone, click the T one Selection button to go to the ADSL T one Settings page as shown in Figure 4-37 .[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 44 Figure 4-37 4.4 Diagnostics Choose “ Diagnostics ”, and your modem will test your DSL connection. Then you will see the test results for the connectivity to your local netwo rk and your DSL service provider similar to Figure 4-38 . Figure 4-38[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 45 4.5 Management Choose “ Management ”, and you can see the submenus as shown in Figure 4-39 . Figure 4-39 4.5.1 Settings Choose “ Management → Settings ” menu, and you will see th e submenus as shown in Figure 4-40 . Figure 4-40 4.5.1.1. Backup Choose “ Settings → Backup ” menu, and you can s[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 46 4.5.1.2. Update Choose “ Settings → Update ” menu, and you can update the settings for the Router as shown in Figure 4-42 . Click the Browse… button to find the file y ou want to update and then click Update Settings to begin the updating. Figure 4-42 4.5.1.3. Restore Default Choose “ Settings →[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 47 4.5.2 System Log Choose “ Management → System Log ” menu, and you can view and c onfigure the logs of the Router in Figure 4-44 . Click the View System Log button, and you will go to the System Log page and see the logs similar to Figure 4-45 . Click the Configure System Log button, and you will go to[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 48 Figure 4-46 ¾ Log - Check the Disable radio button to disable the system log function. The default setting is enabled. ¾ Log Level - Select the log level, then all the event s above or equal to the selected level will be logged. ¾ Display Level - All logged events above or equal to t he selected level wi[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 49 Figure 4-47 4.5.4 Access Control Choose “ Management → Access Control ” menu, and you will s ubmenus as shown in Figure 4-48 . Figure 4-48 4.5.4.1. Service Choose “ Access Control → Service ” menu, and you can enable or dis able the services as shown in Figure 4-49 . Click Save/Apply to save you[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 50 4.5.4.2. IP Address Choose “ Access Control → IP Address ” menu, and can view and configure the IP address access control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-50 . If enabled, only PCs with IP addresses listed are allowed to access the Router. Figure 4-50 To add a new entry, follo w the steps below. 1. [...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 51 of the Router in t he screen as shown in Figure 4-52 . Figure 4-52 4.5.5 Update Firmware Choose “ Management → Update Firmw are ” menu, and you can update the latest version of firmware for the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-53 . Make sure the firmware or romfile you want to use is on the l[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 52 4.5.6 Save/Reboot Choose “ Management → Save/Reboot ” menu, and you can save your configurations and reboot your Router to make the configurations take effect in the screen as shown in Figure 4-54 . Figure 4-54[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 53 Chapter 5. Software Dial If TD-8840 CPE is working in bridged (RFC 1483 Bridged) mode when connecting to the Internet, you must install dial software on your PC. There are some software worki ng on WINDOWS in market, examples as EnterNet3000 、 RASPPPoE 、 WinPeET. How do I set up the connection in the wi[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 54 Figure 5-1 ¾ Click “ Set up a connection or network ” in the left of this page. And choose “ Set up a dial-up connection ” in the new page; click Next . After that, you will see Figure 5-2 ; click “ Set up a connection anyway ” to enter next page. Figure 5-2 ¾ Type the Dial-up phone number, th[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 55 Appendix A: FAQ 1. What related paramete rs are required to acquire ISP when you want to access the Internet by ADSL2+ Modem Router? 1) Dial user: Connection prot ocol, User name, Password, Va lue of VPI/VCI, Encapsulation mode of AAL5 and so on. 2) Static IP user: Connec tion protocol, WAN IP Address, Subn[...]

TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 56 need to install the dial softwar e, such as Winpoet, Enternet. 3) This product has the PPP dial procedure inside , so you will not need to use the dial software if your protocol is PPPoA or PPPoE. ADSL Modem will connect automatically. 4) You can check whether your ADSL M odem succeeds in connection or not [...]