TP-Link TD-W8960N manual

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 4.0.0 1910010506[...]

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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment gen erates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if no[...]

CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environmen t, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measure s. National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and ot her countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) wit hout any limita[...]

South Building, No.5 Keyuan Road, Central Zone, Science & Technology Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, P. R. China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8960N T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above product s satisfy all the te[...]

CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Product Overview ................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Router ................................................................................[...]

4.4.13 UPnP ............................................................................................................................... ... 60 4.4.14 Interface Grouping ............................................................................................................. 61 4.4.15 LAN Ports ...............................................[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Content s The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One power Adapter for TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable ¾ Two RJ11 cables ¾ One ADSL splitter [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router . 1.1 Overview of the Router The TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Route r integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. Powered by 2x2 MI MO technology, the Wi[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.2 Main Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps ¾ One RJ11 LINE port, four 10/100M Auto-N egotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX ¾ Quick response semi-conductive surge prot ect circuit, reliable surge-protect function ¾ AFE t[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel. Figure 1-1 The Router’s LEDs and the QSS button are locate d on the front panel (View from left to right). LED Explanation: Name Status Indication On The modem router is powered on. Power Off The m[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: 1. If the ADSL LED is off, please check your Internet connection first. Refer to 2.3 Connecting the Router for more information about how to make Internet connection corr ectly. If you have already made a right connecti on, please contact your IS P to m ake sure if your Internet se[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirement s ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet). ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors. ¾ TCP/IP protocol on each PC. ¾ Web browser, such as Micr osoft Internet Explorer, Moz i[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 2-1 7[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Inst allation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic f unctions of your TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 Configuring the PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-W8960N or connect your[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) , and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3 9[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK . Figure 3-4 ) Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server addre ss automatically” in the screen above. Now, you can [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown belo w, it means t hat your PC has not connected to the Router. Figure 3-6 You can check it follo wing the steps below: 1) Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-8 ) Note: 1) Do not mix up the user name and password with your ADSL account user name and password which are needed for PPP connections. 2) If the above screen does not pop up, it means that your Web-br owser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu → Internet Options → Conn[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide values assigned by your ISP. Here we select PPPoE WAN Link Type for example, enter the Username and Password given by your ISP, and then click Next . Figure 3-10 ) Note: The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you to conf igure the WAN Service over ATM interface. 4. On the Wireless Configuration[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-11 ) Note: All the existed ATM & WAN service will be cleared after clicking the Save button on this Quick Setup page. 5. You will see the Finish screen below, click Reboot to save these settings. Figure 3-12 6. Now, your A DSL Modem Router has been conf igu red and is rebootin[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-13 7. You will see the current configuration has been added to Layer2 Interface list ( 4.4.1 Layer2 Interface ) shown in Figure 3-14 and WAN Service list ( 4.4.2 WAN Service ) shown in Figure 3-15 . Figure 3-14 Figure 3-15 ) Note: More detailed configurat ions please refer to 4.4.[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key function and the c onfiguration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the six main menus on the left of t he Web-based utility. On the right, there are the correspondi ng explanations and i[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-1 ) Note: Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info , and you wil l be able to view the corresponding information about WAN , Statistics , Route , ARP and DHCP . 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2 Quick Installation Guide . 4.4 Advanced Setup Choose “ Adv[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide This Advanced Setup section main ly introduces how to configure the Router for adequate use. The detailed explanations for eac h subsection are provided below. ) Note: To completely configure the WAN Interface, you need to first select the Layer 2 Interface ( 4.4.1 Layer2 Interface ) accor[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2 ¾ Remove : Select the check box in the t able on the screen above and then click the Remove button, the corresponding interfac e will be deleted in the table. ) Note: If the interface is used by the configuration of the 4.4.2 WAN Service , you need to remove the corresponding W[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-3 ¾ VPI / VCI : the VPI and VCI values provided by your ISP. Do not change them unless it was required by your ISP. ¾ DSL Link Type : Select a DSL Link Type which is prov ided by your ISP. The options include EoA (it is for PPPoE, IPoE, and Bridge), PPPoA (PPP over ATM) and IPoA[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide this, it cannot be set for the connection type of CBR and Real-tim e VBR. If you select the QoS service, the Quality of Service menu will be added to the Web-based Utility, th e detailed configuration will be described in 4.4.8 Quality of Service . 4.4.1.2 ETH interface Choose “ Advanced[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-6 ¾ Remove: Select the check box in the tabl e on the screen above and then click the Remove button, the corresponding interfac e will be deleted in the table. ) Note: One ETH is allowed to configure as the layer 2 WAN Interface. 4.4.2 WAN Service Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: 1) The following section adopts different VPI, VCI to introduce further configuration for the different connection types, if y ou need to change the configuration of ATM PVC (VPI/VCI), you should go to the previous section ( 4.4.1 Layer2 Interface ) to configure them again. 2) ETH [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4. Enter the following parameters and then click Next . Figure 4-10 ¾ PPP Username/Password : Enter the User Name and Pas sword provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ PPPoE Service Name : Enter the Service Name if it was pr ovided by your ISP. If you leave it blank, the[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide PC, and the NAT and SPI Firewall will be closed. Sometimes you can think it as bridge while PPP dialing in the router. It’s a special feat ure deployed by some I SP. Unless your ISP specifically requires this setup, do not select it. ¾ Use Static IPv4 Address : If your ISP gives you a s[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: If only single PVC with IPoA is configured, you must enter static DNS server IP addresses. 7. On the next screen you w ill see the detailed settings you’ve made. Please click the Apply/Save button to save these settings. Figure 4-13 8. On the next screen you will see the WAN Port[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.2.2 ATM-EoA-IPoE If your ISP provides an IPoE connection and you need to use an AT M Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface: 1. Add a new ATM interface and select EoA option for DSL Link Type ( 4.4.1.1 ATM interface ). 2. Click the Add butt[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Alternatively, the device may use IAID value 1 for the virtual circuit corresponding to the first connection object in the data model and value 2 for th e second connection object in the data model. • Option 61 DUID: Specifies the name of t he interface whose link-layer address the serve[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6. Select a preferred WAN interface as the system default gateway and click Next . Figure 4-17 7. Configure the DNS Server A ddresses on the screen as follows. Figure 4-18 ) Note: If only single PVC with IPoA is configured, you must enter static DNS server IP addresses. 8. On the next scre[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-19 4.4.2.3 ATM-EoA-Bridging If you want to adopt the Bridge service and you need to use an AT M Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface: 1. Add a new ATM interface and select EoA option for DSL Link Type (s ee 4.4.1.1 ATM interface ). 2[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.2.5 ATM-IPoA If your ISP provides an IPoA connection and you need to use an AT M Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface. 1. Add a new ATM interface and select IPoA option for DSL Link Type (see 4.4.1.1 ATM interface ). 2. Click the Add butt[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-20 4.4.3 LAN Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ LAN ”, and you will see the LAN screen (shown in Figure 4-21 ), the section allows you to configure the Router’s LAN ports settings. 32[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-21 ¾ IP Address: You can configure the Rout er’s IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN Interface. • IP Address: Enter the Router’s local IP Address, then you can access to the Web-based Utility via the IP Address, t he default value is 192.168.1.1. • Subnet Mask: Enter the R[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Start IP Address: Enter a value for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP addresses. Because the default IP address for the Router is 192.168. 1.1, the default Start IP Address is 192.168.1.2 , and the Start IP Address must be 192.168.1.2 or greater, b ut smaller than 192.168.1[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Service for the interface on the section 4.4.2 WAN Service , the blank for MAC Address will display “Need a corresponding WAN Service”. The last one of W AN Interface List di splays your PC’ s current address. Figure 4-23 Type the new value for the WAN Interface who’ s MAC Address [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-24 4.4.5.1 Virtual Servers Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ NAT ” Æ “ Virtual Servers ”, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below (shown in Figure 4-25 ). Virtual servers can be used for setting up public se rvices on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP. A vi[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 4-25 ) and then click the Remove button, then the corre sponding entry will be deleted in the table. To add a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add button on the preceding screen Figure 4-25 , and then you w ill see the new Vir[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: If you select the service from t he drop-down list, the External Port Start, External Port End, Internal Port Start, Internal Port End and the Pr otocol will be added in the table automatically. You only need to enter the Server IP Address for the Virtual Server. 4.4.5.2 Port Trigg[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-28 2. Select the application from the drop-down list. If the list does not hav e the application that you want, select the Custom application radio button, and type the name of the custom application in the text box. 3. Enter the Trigger Port Start , Trigger Port End , Open Port S[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-29 To add a new DMZ Host: You can enter the computer's IP address and then click Save/Appl y to activate the DMZ host you set on this page. ) Note: DMZ host forwards all the ports at the same ti me. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function di sa[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The Outgoing IP Filtering feature allows you to co ntrol some IP traffic from LAN to access to some specifically addresses. By default, all outgoing IP traffic from LAN is allowed, but some IP traffic can be BLOCKED by setting up filters. Figure 4-31 Set up an Outgoing IP Filtering rule: 1[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: When you add an Outgoing IP Filtering entry, you must configure at least one condition on the preceding screen except the Filter name. If you leave the Protocol bl ank, it means that the rule is effective to all protocols, if you leave the Sour ce IP Address and/or Dest ination IP [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-34 2. Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is excl usive and must be filled in. 3. Select Protocol in the drop-down list, enter Source IP address , Source Subnet Mask , Source Port , Destination IP address , Destination Subnet Mask , and Destination Port for the rule. 4. Select [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-35 ¾ Change Policy: There are two policies for the MAC filters : FORWARDED and BLOCKED . Select the Change checkbox and click the Change Policy button to change from one policy to another. When you set FORWARDED , it means that all MAC layer frames will be forwarded except those [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-36 2. Select Protocol Type in the drop-down list for the rule. 3. Enter Destination MAC Address and Source MAC Address in the text box. 4. Select Frame Direction in the drop-down list for the rule. 5. Select the WAN interfaces from the drop-down list. 6. Click Save/Apply to save t[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-38 To add a Time Restriction entry: 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-38 , and then you will see the next screen as shown in Figure 4-39 . Figure 4-39 2. Enter the User Name of the LAN device c onnected to the Router. 3. To restrict the device where the browser is running, selec[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: The Time Restriction will not work correctly before the time of the device is set in “ Management Æ Internet Time ”. 4.4.7.2 URL Filter This feature allows you to confi gure the filter rules based on URL to control all the computers in the LAN to access the specified port, and[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.8 Quality of Service Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Quality of Service ”, you can enable QoS (Quality of Service) on the screen shown in Figure 4-42 . QoS helps to prioritize data as it enters your router. By attaching special identification marks or headers to in coming packet[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-43 Click the Add button in Figure 4-43 , and you can configure t he QoS queue entry on the next screen as shown in Figure 4-44 . Figure 4-44 ¾ Name : Set a name for the entry. ¾ Enable : Select Enable option to take this entry effect. ¾ Interface : Assigned a specific Wan Servi[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: 1) Lower integer values for precedence imply highe r priority for this queue relative to others. 2) The queue entry confi gured here will be used by the classi fier to place ingress packets appropriately. 4.4.8.2 QoS Classification This section will guide you to create a traffic cl[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-46 After you specify the condition, click Save/Apply to save the entry. 4.4.9 Traffic Control Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Traffic Control ” and then you will see th e screen as shown in Figure 4-47 . This page allows you to enable this function and to configure the valu[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Enable : Check this box to enable the Traffic Control function. ¾ Egress Total Rate (Kbps) : Enter the upload speed through the WAN port. ¾ Ingress Total Rate (Kbps) : Enter the download speed through the WAN port. ¾ Line Rate-Upstream (Kbps) : This field displays the upload speed as[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-49 ¾ Rule Status : Select the status of the rule from the drop-down list to enable or disable the rule. ¾ IP Range : Enter a single IP address or a range of IP addresses. ¾ Port Range : Enter a single port or a range of ports. ¾ Protocol : Select a protocol type from the drop-[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide there still has surplus bandwidth, it is allocated to the rule with hypo-high precedence. For rules with the same precedence, the surplus bandwidth is allocated to them according to their min egress/ingress rate. The greater a rule’s min egre ss/ingress rate is, the more bandwidth it get[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: 1) If changing the Automatic Assigned Default Ga teway from unselected to selected, you have to reboot the Router to get the aut omatically assigned default gateway. 2) Default Gateway IP address should be specified since MER Interface is selected when you select the Enable automat[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Use Interface: Select the Interface name in the text box, or else, the default Use Interface will be adopted for the Static Route. ¾ Use Gateway IP Address: If you select the IPoE or IPoA mode for Use Interface , the screen above will display this item, you should type the Gateway addr[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.11 DNS When you select the connection type PPPoE , PPPoA or IPoA for WAN configuration, you will see the DNS menu in the Web-based Utility (shown in Figure 4-56 ). It includes DNS Server and Dynamic DNS submenus. Figure 4-56 4.4.11.1 DNS Server Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ DNS [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For single PVC with IPoA, static IPoE protocol, please select the Use the following Static DNS IP address checkbox, and enter the primary and /or optional secondary DNS server IP addresses provided by your ISP. Click the Apply/Save button to save the new configuration. 4.4.11.2 Dynamic DNS[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-59 2. Select D-DNS provider in the drop-down list. 3. Enter the Hostname of the DNS Server, and select the corresponding Interface for the DDNS, you can leave it default. 4. Type the User Name and Password for your DDNS account. 5. Click Save/Appl y to save the entry and then you [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-60 You can select the modulation ty pe, phone line pair and the capabilit y of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click Save/Apply to save the configurations. 4.4.13 UPnP Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ UPnP ”, you can Enable or Disable the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-61 Select the checkbox and click Save/Apply to enable the UPnP function. 4.4.14 Interface Grouping Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Interface Grouping ”, you can configure multiple ports to PVC and bridging groups to perform as an independent network. Figure 4-62 To support [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To create a new interface group: 1. Click the Add button. You can add a new inte rface group in the next screen. Figure 4-63 2. Enter a unique name for Group. 3. Select the Interface which you w ant to use from the drop-down list. ) Note: If you like to automatically add LAN clients to a W[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4. Select interfaces from the available interface list and add it to the grouped interface list using the arrow buttons to create t he required mapping of the ports. ) Note: These clients may obtain public IP addresses. 5. Click Save/Appl y to make the entry effective immediately. ) Note: [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-65 This section will guide you to configure a VPN tu nnel between two TD-W89 60Ns. The topology is as follows. ) Note: You could also use other VPN Routers to set VPN tunnels with TD-W8960N. TD-W89 60N supports up to 10 VPN tunnels simultaneously. Click Add New Connection in Figur[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-66 ¾ IPSec Connection Name: Enter a name for your VPN. ¾ Remote IPSec Gateway Address (IP or Domain Name): Enter the destination gate way IP address in the box which is the publ ic WAN IP or Domain Name of the remote VPN server endpoint. (For example: Input 219.134.112.247 in De[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Pre-Shared Key: Input the Pre-Shared key for Authent ication. (For ex ample: Input 12345678) ¾ Perfect Forward Secrec y: PFS is an additional security protocol. We recommend you leave the Advanced Settings as default value. After complete the basic setti ngs and click Save/Apply in bot[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Key Life Time: Enter the number of seconds for the IPSec lifetime. It is the period of time to pass before establishing a new IPSec security association (SA) with the remote endpoint. The defa ult value is 3600. ) Note: If you want to change the default settings of Advanced Settings , p[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide This page allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LA N interface. You can enable or disable the wireless LAN interfac e, hide the network from active scans, set the wireless network name (also known as SSID) and restrict t he channel set based on Region requirements. ¾ Enab[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-68 4.5.2.1 QSS (WPS) Setup Back to LED Explanation This section will guide you to add a new wire less device to an existing network quickly by QSS (Quick Security Setup) method. It’s also called WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) in some cases. ) Note: 1) This feature is availabl e onl[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-69 Method One: Hardware push button. Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router. Step 2: Press and hold the QSS button of t he adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen of adapter appears. Click Fin ish to complete the Q[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-70 Method Two: Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router. Step 2: For the configur ation of the wireless adapter, please choose “ Push the button on my access point ” in the configuration utility of t he QSS as below, and click Next . Figure 4-71 71[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. Figure 4-72 II. By PIN If the new device supports Quick Security Set up and the PIN method, y ou can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PI[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-73 ) Note: The PIN code of the adapter is always displayed on t he QSS configuration screen. Step 2: For the confi guration of the wirele ss adapter, please choose “ Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar ” in the configuration utility of t he QSS as below, and click [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-74 ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the preceding figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN of my Router into the wireless adapter. Step 1: Get the Current PIN code generated by the Router as show n below. You can click Gen New PIN to get [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-75 Step 2: For the confi guration of the wirele ss adapter, please choose “ Enter a PIN from my access point ” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and enter the PIN code of the Router into the field after “ Access Point PIN ”. Then click Next . 75[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-76 4.5.2.2 Manual Setup AP Follow the instructions below to configure security features of the wirele ss LAN interface manually. You can set the network authentication method, sele ct data encrypti on, specify whet her a network key is required to authenticate to this wirele ss ne[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-77 ¾ Network Authentication: Select an authentication type from the drop-d own list. Options available are: Open, Shared, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, Mixed WPA2/WPA, and Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK. ) Note: For most users, it is recommended to use t he default Wireless LAN Performance s[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide below to configure the Shared Keys. Figure 4-78 Figure 4-79 78[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Encryption strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. ¾ Current Netw ork Key: To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmission key number. ¾ Network Key 1-4: If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then enter them in the network Key 1-4 fields.[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. WPA WPA security for wireless communication has been de veloped to overcome some of the shortcomings of WEP. WPA comb ines the key generation with t he authentication se rvices of a RADIUS server. Figure 4-81 ¾ WPA Group ReKey Interval: Enter the Key Renewal period, wh ich tells the Ro[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-82 3. WPA-PSK WPA-PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separ ate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. Figure 4-83 ¾ WPA Pre-Shared Key: Enter the key shared by the Router and your other network devices. It must have 8-63 ASCII characters or 64 Hex[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Configure WPA-PSK settings 1. Select WPA-PSK . The menu will change to offer the appropr iate settings as the picture show above. 2. WPA-PSK requires a shared key. Type the key in the space provided. PSK keys can be A SCII or Hex type. 3. Change the Group Key Interval as desired or use the[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-86 ¾ WPA2 Preauthentication: Select Enable from the drop-dow n list, Stations will authenticate with the AP during the scanning process, and once association is required, the station has been already authenticated. ¾ Network Re-auth Interval: Enter a value in seconds as the freq[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6. Mixed WPA2/WPA To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps to these settings are similar to those for WPA-PSK. Figure 4-88 7. Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK To configure Mixed WPA2/[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.3 MAC Filter Choose “ Wireless ” Æ ” MAC Filter ”, you will see the screen of Wireless--MAC Filter settings shown as below. Figure 4-90 Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’s RADIUS. To filter wir[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.4 Wireless Bridge Choose “ Wireless ” Æ ” Wireless Bridge ”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Bridge settings shown as below. You can configure wireless bridge features of the wireless LAN interface and click Apply/Save button to save the cu rrent configuration. Figure 4-9[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Enabled (Scan) : Select this option to enables wirele ss bridge restriction, and it will scan the environment for APs that exist around t he device. Only those selected AP will be granted access. • Refresh: Click this button to scan and display the APs. Figure 4-94 ) Note: Only Open [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-95 ¾ Channel: Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down List. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearb y access point. ¾ Mode : In the d[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Interval value. Its clients hear the beacons and awaken to rece ive the broadcast and multicast messages. The default value is 1. ¾ Beacon Interval: Enter a value between 20-1000 millisec onds. The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a pa cket[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-97 4.7 Management Choose “ Management ”, there are eight submenus under the main menu. They are Settings , System Log , SNMP Agent , TR-069 Client , Access Control , Update Software and Reboot . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding function. [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-98 4.7.1.1 Export Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Settings ” Æ “ Export ”, you can see the Export screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-99 ) allows you to save the current confi guration of the Router as a backup file. Figure 4-99 To back up the Router’s current setting[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide TD-W8960N Figure 4-101 4.7.1.2 Import Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Settings ” Æ “ Import ”, you can see the Import screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-102 ) allows you to update the Router’s settings. Figure 4-102 To update the Router’s settings: 1. Click the Brow se butt[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.1.3 Restore Default Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Settings ” Æ “ Restore Default ”, you can see the Restore Default screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-103 ) allows you to restore the R outer’s configuration to the factory defaults on the screen. Figure 4-103 ¾ Restore [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-105 ¾ Refresh: Click the button, the informati on in the table will be updated. ¾ Close: Click the button, the screen will be closed. To Configure the System Log Settings: Click the Configure System Log button (shown in Figure 4-104 ), you will see the screen below (shown in Fig[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.3 SNMP Agent Choose “ Management ” Æ “ SNMP Agent ”, you can see the SNMP-Configuration screen as shown below. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) has been widel y appli ed in the computer networks currently, which is used for ensuring the trans mission of the manag em e[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Syst em Name: Enter alphanumeric string to specify an SNMP community string name. Your Router (SNMP agents) will expose managemen t data on the managed systems as this "system name". ¾ System Location: The person to notify when problems occur. ¾ System contact: The location [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ WAN Interface used by TR-06 9 Client : Please select the WAN In terface from the drop-down list to perform this function. ¾ Connection Request User Name: Type the Connection Request Us er Name, set it yourself. ¾ Connection Request Password: Type the Connection Request Password, set i[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide access your DSL Modem Router for maintenan ce and to run diagnostics. The user name "user" can access the DSL Modem Router, view configuration settings an d statistics, as well as, update the Router's software. 2) Both of admin and support accounts can do remote management. [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.7 Reboot Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Reboot ”, you can see t he screen (shown in Figure 4-111 ) which allows you to reboot the Router. Figure 4-111 ) Note: 1) After you clicked the Reboot button, please wait for a while before reo pening your web browser. 2) Do not turn off the [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: F AQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet b y ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the A[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP , which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enabl e DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “ Advanced Setup - NAT ” menu on the left of your browser, and click " DMZ Host " submenu. On the "DMZ" page[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide the " Virtual Servers " submenu. On the " Virtual Servers " page, click Add New , then on the “ Add or Modify a Virtual Server ” page, enter use “80” as service port, and your IP address next to the “ Server IP Address ”, assuming 192.168.1.188 for an exampl[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PC For Windows XP OS Go to Start > Control Panel , you will then see the following page. Click Network Connections Right-click Local Area Connection Click Network and Internet Connections Click Properties 103[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK 104[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click OK 105[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows Vista OS Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel , and then you will see the following page. Click View network status and tasks Click View status Click Properties 106[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 ( TCP/IPv4 ) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click O K 107[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows 7 OS Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel , and then you will see the following page. Click Change adapter settings Click Properties Right-click Local Area Connection Click View network status and tasks 108[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 ( TCP/IPv4 ) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automaticall y Click OK 109[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix C: S pecifications General Standards ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992. 2, ITU G.99 2.3, ITU G.992.5, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IE EE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, IPoA , PPPoA , PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP , DHCP, ICMP, NAT LAN Ports: Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ4[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 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 transmitter and receiver an tennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and incr eas ed range by exploiting the sp[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ DDNS ( D ynamic D omain N ame S ystem) - Allows the hostin g of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (e .g., www.xyz.com) and a dynamic IP address. ¾ Default Gateway - A device that forwards Internet traffic from your local area network. ¾ DHCP - A networki[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ LAN - The computers and networking products that make up your local network. ¾ MAC ( M edia A ccess C ontrol) Address - The unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each networking device. ¾ NAT ( N etwork A ddress T ranslation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Static Routing - Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path. ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. ¾ TCP ( T ransmission C ontrol P rotocol) - A network protocol for tr ansmitting d ata that requires acknowledgement from the recipient of data sent[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix E: T echnical Support Technical Support  For more troubleshooting help, go to: www.tp-link .com/support/faq.asp  T o download the latest Firmware, Driver , Utility and User Guide, go to: www.tp-link .com/support/download.asp  For all other technical support, please c onta[...]