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TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 1.1.0 1910010882[...]

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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 Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8970 T rademark: TP-LI[...]

CONTENTS Package Cont ents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Product Over view ................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router ........................................................................[...]

4.6.2 Clients List................................................................................................................... ....... 42 4.6.3 Address Rese rvatio n .......................................................................................................... 43 4.6.4 Conditional Pool ............................................[...]

4.13.3 IPv6 WAN Host ................................................................................................................. 7 8 4.13.4 IPv6 Sc hedule .................................................................................................................. .7 9 4.14 IPv6 Tunnel.....................................................[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1 Package Content s The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One Power Adapter for TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable ¾ Two RJ11 cabl[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2 Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router . 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router The TD-W8970 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. Powered by[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3 1.2 Main Features ¾ Maximum wireless speed up to 300Mbps at 2.4GHz. ¾ Four 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports (Auto MDI/MDIX), one RJ11 port. ¾ Provides external splitter. ¾ Adopts Advanced DMT modulation and demodul ation technology. ¾ Supports bridge mode and [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 The modem router’s LEDs are loca ted on the front panel (View from le ft to right). They indi cate the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation. LED Explanation: Name Status Indication On The modem[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 5 On A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by WPS function. Slow Flash WPS handshaking is in process and will continue for about 2 minutes. Please press the WPS button on other wireless devices that you want to add to the netwo rk while the LED is flashing. ([...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6 ¾ ADSL : Through the port, you can connect the modem router with the telephone. Or you can connect them by an external separate sp litter. For details, please refer to 2.3 Connecting the Modem Router . ¾ USB1, USB2 : The USB port connects to a USB storage device or a USB printe[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 7 Chapter 2. Connecting the Modem 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[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 8 ) Note: The diameter of the screw, 3.5mm<D<8mm, and t he distance of two screws is 122mm. The screw that project from the wall need aro und 4mm based, and the l ength of the screw need to be at least 20mm to withstand the weight of the product. 2.3 Connecting the Modem Rout[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 9 Chapter 3. Quick Inst allation Guide 3.1 Configuring the PC After you directly connect your PC to the modem router TD-W8970 or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the modem router, you need to co nfigure your PC’s IP address. Follow the steps below to co[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 10 Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) , and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3 Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK .[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 11 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 run the Ping command in the comm and pr ompt to verify the network[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 12 If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown belo w, it means t hat your PC has not connected to the modem router. Figure 3-6 You can check it follo wing the steps below: 1) Is the connection between your PC and the modem router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 13 ) 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) The login screen will be locked for 10 minutes after five failed attempts to login. 3) If the login screen does not pop up, it means that yo[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 14 Figure 3-11 5. Enter the Username , Password and Confirm Passw ord given by your ISP, and then click Next . Figure 3-12 6. On the Wireless screen, we use the default SSID, select a Mode . Set a Password or select Disable Security ( Disable Security is not recommended.), and then[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 15 Figure 3-14 8. You will see the Complete screen below, click Finish to complete these settings. Figure 3-15[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 16 Chapter 4. Configuring the Modem 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 eighteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the co rrespondi[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 17 Figure 4-1 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2 Quick Installation Guide . 4.4 Operation Mode Choose “ Operation Mode ”, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-2 . Select your desired mode and then click Save .[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 18 Figure 4-2 ¾ ADSL Modem Router Mode: In this mode, the device enables multi-users to share Internet via ADSL using its ADSL port and share it wirelessly at 300Mbps wireless 802.11n speeds. ¾ 3G Router Mode: In this mode, the device allows multi-users to share a 3G mobile broad[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 19 4.5.1 WAN Settings Choose “ Netw ork ” Æ “ WAN Settings ”, and you will see the WAN Port Information Table in the screen similar to Figure 4-3 , which describes the WAN port setti ngs and the relevant manipulation to each interface. There are five different configuratio[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 20 Figure 4-4 4.5.1.1 Static IP Select this option if your ISP prov ides static IP information to you. You should set static IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway address in the screen below.[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 21 Figure 4-5 ATM Configuration: ¾ VPI (0~255): Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM network. The valid range is from 0 to 255. Please input the value provided by your ISP. ¾ VCI (1~65535): Identifies the virtual channel endpoints in an ATM network. The valid r[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 22 ¾ DNS Server/ Secondary DNS Server: Here you can set DNS Server (at least one) manually. The Route will use this DNS Server for priority. ¾ Enable IPv6: Check the box to enable IPv6. ¾ IPv6 Address: Enter the IPv6 address provided by your ISP. ¾ Prefix Length: Enter the pref[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 23 Figure 4-6 Click Advance , advanced selections for WAN Service Setup can be shown. ¾ MTU (bytes): Maximum Transmission Unit Size. Check this box then you can change the MTU size. The default MTU value is 1500 Bytes. It is not re commended that you change the default value unles[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 24 ¾ Get IP with Unicast: This is disabled by default. The minority of DHCP Server of ISP will not support to enable this. When the Route is connected right but IP cannot get, you can select this box. ¾ Set DNS Server manually: Choose “Set DNS Server manually”, you can set DN[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 25 Figure 4-7 ¾ PPP Username/Password/Confirm Password : Enter the User Name, Password and Confirm Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Connection Mode: For PPPoE connection, you can select Always on or Connect on demand or Connect manually . Connect [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 26 ¾ IPv6 Default Gateway: Select a WAN connection from the dr op-down list as the IPv6 def ault gateway. Click Advance , advanced selections for WAN Service Setup can be shown. ¾ Service Name/Server Name : Enter the Service Name and Server Name if it was provided by your ISP. Yo[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 27 Figure 4-8 4.5.1.5 IPoA If your ISP provides an IPoA connection, select IPoA option for the Connection T ype on the screen.[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 28 Figure 4-9 ¾ IP Address/Subnet Mask: Enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask provided by ISP. If you forget, you can ask your ISP. ¾ DNS Server/Secondary DNS Server: Type in your preferred DNS server. ¾ Default Gatewa y: select a WAN Interface from the drop-down list as the IPv4[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 29 ) Note: After you finish the Internet configuration, please click Save to m ake the settings take e ffe ct. 4.5.2 3G Settings If your modem router is in 3G Router Mode , choose menu “ Network → 3G Settings ”, you can configure parameters for 3G function on the screen below[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 30 ¾ Connect manually: You can click the Connect / Disconnect button to connect/disconnect connection immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on demand mode. If you want your Internet connecti on to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 31 Figure 4-13 ¾ Set the Dial Number and APN manually: Check the box and fill the Dial Number and APN blanks below if your ISP is not listed in the ISP list or the default values are not the latest ones. ¾ Dial Number: Enter the Dial Number provided by your ISP. ¾ APN: Enter the[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 32 4.5.3 Interface Grouping Choose “ Network ” Æ “ Interface Grouping ”, you can view all the current groups on this page (shown in Figure 4-15 ). Figure 4-15 ¾ VLAN: Enable or disable this function. Virtual LAN (VLAN) is a group of devices on one or more LANs that are co[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 33 4.5.4 LAN Settings Choose “ Network ” Æ “ LAN Settings ” menu, and you will see the LAN screen (shown in Figure 4-17 ). Please configure the param eters for LAN ports according to the descriptions belo w. Figure 4-17 ¾ IP Address: You can configure the modem router’s[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 34 • Leased Time: The Leased Time is the amount of ti me in which a network user will be allowed connection to the modem router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount of time, in hours, then the user will be “leased” this dynamic IP address. After the dynamic[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 35 ¾ Site Prefix Configuration Type: Select a type to assign prefix to IPv6 addresses. Delegated and Static are provided. 1) If Delegated is selected, please complete the following parameters. Figure 4-20 • Prefix Delegated WAN Connection: Select a WAN connection form the drop-d[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 36 4.5.7 ALG Settings Choose menu “ Network ” Æ “ ALG Settings ”, and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4-23 . Figure 4-23 ¾ Virtual Private Network (VPN): VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 37 4.5.8 DSL Settings Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ DSL Settings ”, you can select the DSL Modulation Type and Annex Type in the next screen. The DSL feature can be selected when you meet the physical connection problem. Please check the proper settings with y our Internet[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 38 ) Note: You could also use other VPN Routers to se t VPN tunnels with TD-W8970. TD-W8970 supports up to 10 VPN tunnels simultaneously. Click Add New Connection in Figure 4-25 and then you will enter the screen shown in Figure 4-26 . Figure 4-26 ¾ IPSec Connection Name: Enter a [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 39 ¾ IP Address for VPN: Enter the IP address of your LAN. (For example: Input 192.168.1.1 in Device1 , Input 192.168.2.1 in Device2 ) ¾ IP Subnetmask: Enter the Subnet mask of your LAN. ( For example: Input 255.255.255.0 in both Device1 and De vice2 ) ¾ Tunnel access from remot[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 40 Figure 4-27 ¾ Mode: Select Main Mode to configure the st andard negotiation parameters for IKE phase1. ¾ Aggressive Mode: Select Aggressive Mode to configur e IKE phase1 of the VPN Tunnel to carry out negotiation in a shorter amount of time. (Not Recommended-Less Secure) ) Not[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 41 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding function. 4.6.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “ DHCP Server ” Æ “ DHCP Settings ”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4-28 .The modem route r is set up by default as a DHCP[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 42 ¾ Secondary DNS - (Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. ¾ DHCP Relay: Select Relay , then you will see the next screen, and the modem router will work as a DHCP Relay. A DHCP relay is a computer that forwards DHCP data bet[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 43 4.6.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “ DHCP Server ” Æ “ Address Reservation ”, you can vie w and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-30 ).When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 44 4.6.4 Conditional Pool Choose menu “ DHCP Server ” Æ “ Conditional Pool ”, you can see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-32 ). This page displays vendor class settin gs and allows you to set parameters for vendor class by clicking corresponding buttons. Figure 4-32 To [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 45 4.7 Wireless Choose “ Wireless ”, there are six submenus to configure Wireless LAN settings. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.7.1 Basic Settings Choose “ Wirele[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 46 ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for Nor t h America does not have region selection opt i on . ¾ Mode : Select the desired mode. 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[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 47 ¾ Key type : This option should be chosen according to the AP's security configuration. It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's security type ¾ WEP Index : This option should be chos en if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX). It indicates[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 48 You can also keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-35 , then Choose “ Press the button of the new device in two minutes ” and click Connect . (Shown in the following figure) Figure 4-36 Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 49 Step 1: On the client device, enter the PIN number listed on the modem rout er’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen. (It is also labeled on the bottom of the modem router.) Step 2: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LE D flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 50 passphrase. The modem rout er is configured by this security type by default. • Authentication Type: You can choose the type for the W PA/WPA2-Personal security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Auto , which can select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PS K authentication type autom[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 51 format stands for any combinati on of hexadecimal digits (0-9 , a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any c ombination of keyboard characters in the specified length. • WEP Key: Select which of the four keys will be use d and enter the matching WEP key tha[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 52 Figure 4-40 To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follo w these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00:1D:0F:11:22:33. 2. Give a sim[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 53 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wireless ” Æ ” Wireless Advanced ”, you can configure t he advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-41 ¾ Transmit Power: Here you can specify the transmit power of modem router. You can select High, Middle or Low which [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 54 ¾ Enable Short GI: This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time . ¾ Enabled Client isolation: This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to comm unicate w[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 55 There are six submenus under the USB Settings menu, USB Mass Storage , User Accounts , Storage Sharing , FTP Server , Media Server and Print Server . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.8.1 USB Mass Storage Choose menu “ USB Setti[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 56 address field of your browser or Windows Explorer , such as. 192.168.1.1. FTP Server users can log into the FTP Server via FTP Client. There are five users here, which provide means to control the access to the USB mass storage by Storage Sharing or FTP. The Super User has t h[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 57 Figure 4-45 ¾ Server Status: Indicates the Storage Sharing's current status. ¾ Anonymous access to all the volumes: This function is enabled by default, so users can access all activated volumes of Storage Sharin g without accounts. If you want to add a shared folder whic[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 58 1. Click Add New Folder in Figure 4-46 . Figure 4-47 2. Click the Brow se button, and then select the Sele ct Volume from the drop-down list. 3. Enter display name of the share folder in Share Name filed. 4. Click the Apply button to apply the settings. You can click the upper b[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 59 Figure 4-48 ¾ Server Status: Indicates the FTP Server's current status. ¾ Internet Access: If Internet Access is enabled, user(s) in public network can access FTP server via Internet Address . ¾ Internet Address: If Internet Access is enabled, WAN IP will be displayed he[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 60 Figure 4-49 2. Click the Brow se button, and then select the Sele ct Volume from the drop-down list. 3. Enter display name of the share folder in Share Name filed. 4. Click the Apply button to apply the settings. You can click the upper button to go to the upper folder. Click th[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 61 ¾ Server Name : The name of this Media Server. To add a new share folder for your media server, please follow the instructions below: a) Click Add New Folder button, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-51 . b) Enter the name of the share folder in Share Name field.[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 62 4.9 Route Settings Choose “ Route Settings ”, it includes four menus : Default Gateway , Static Route IPv6 Static Route and RIP Settings . The detailed descriptions are provided below. 4.9.1 Default Gateway Choose “ Route Settings ” Æ “ Default Gatewa y ”, you can s[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 63 Figure 4-55 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination IP Address: The Destination IP Addr ess is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 64 To add a new entry , follow the instructions below. 1. Click the Add New button in Figure 4-56 , and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-57 . Figure 4-57 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination IPv6 Address: The Destination IPv6 Address is the address of the network[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 65 Figure 4-58 ) Note: RIP cannot be configured on the WAN Interface which has NAT enabled (such as PPPoE). 4.10 Forwarding There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu: Virtual Servers , Port Triggering , DMZ and UPnP . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 66 ¾ Protocol : The protocol used for th is application, either TCP , UDP , or All (all protocols supported by the modem router). ¾ Statu s : The status of this entry , "Enabled" m eans the virtual server entry is enabled. ¾ Edit : T o modify or delete an existing entr[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 67 Otherwise there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server. 4.10.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “ Forwarding ” → ” Port Triggering ”, you can view and add port triggering in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-61 ). Some applications require mu ltiple connections, [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 68 this rule. ¾ Trigger Protocol : The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP , UDP , or All (all protocols supported by the modem router). ¾ Open Port : The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A respons e using one of these[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 69 Figure 4-63 To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Click the Enable button. 2. Enter the IP address of a local PC that is set to be DMZ host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. 3. Click the Save button. 4.10.4 UPnP Choose menu “ Forwarding → UPnP ”, and then y[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 70 Click the Enable button to enable UPnP. Click the Disable button to disable UPnP. Click the Refresh button to update the Curr ent UPnP Settings List. 4.11 Parent al Control Choose menu “ Parental Control ”, and you can configure the paren tal control in the screen as shown i[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 71 4.12 Firewall There are four submenus under the Fi rewall menu: Rule , LAN Host , WAN Host and Schedule . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding function. 4.12.1 Rule Choose menu “ Firewall ” → “ Rule ”, and then you can view and set Ac[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 72 The methods to add a new rule: 1. Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4-67 . 2. Give a name (e.g. Rule_1) for the rule in the Description field. 3. Select a host from the LAN Host drop-down list or choose “ Add LAN Host ”. 4. Select a [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 73 ¾ Edit: To modify an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. z If you select IP Address, please follow the steps below: 1) In Description field, create a unique descr[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 74 Figure 4-70 1) In Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP address. If you select MAC Address , the screen shown is Figure 4-71 . Figure 4-71 1) In Description field, create a unique description for the host [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 75 4.12.4 Schedule Choose menu “ Firewall ” → “ Schedule ”, and then you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-73 . Figure 4-73 ¾ Description : Here displays the description of the sc hedule and this description is unique. ¾ Edit : Her[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 76 Click the Delete Selected button to delete the slected entries in the table. 4.13 IPv6 Firewall There are four submenus unde r the I Pv6 Firewall menu: IPv6 Rule , IPv6 LAN Host , IPv6 WAN Host and IPv6 Schedule . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the correspo[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 77 Figure 4-76 2. Give a name (e.g. Rule_1 ) for the rule in the Description field. 3. Select a host from the IPv6 LAN Host drop-down list or choose “ Add IPv6 LAN Host ”. 4. Select a target from the IPv6 WAN Host drop-sown list or choose “ Add IPv6 WAN Host ”. 5. Select a [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 78 To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-78 . Figure 4-78 2. Create a uni que name for the host (e.g. Host_1) in the Description field. 3. Enter an IPv6 address in the IPv6 Address field. 4. [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 79 Figure 4-80 2. Create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1) in the Description field. 3. Enter an IPv6 address in the IPv6 Address field. 4. Enter the prefix length of the IPv6 address in the Prefix Length field. 5. Click the Save button to save the settings. Click the[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 80 Figure 4-82 2. Create a uni que description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) in Description field. 3. Select the day or days you need in Appl y To field. 4. In time field, you can select all day-24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding field.[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 81 ¾ Mechanism: Select a type for IPv6 tunnel from th e drop-down list. DS-Lite, 6RD and 6to4 are supported. 1) DS-Lite This type is used in the situati on that your WAN connection is IP v6 while LAN connection is IPv4. Select DS-Lite, and you will see the screen as shown in Figur[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 82 ¾ Configuration Type: Select a configuration type for th is tunnel. Auto means to obtain the following parameters automatically while Manual means you set them manually. If Auto is selected, only Dynamic IP connection can be selected from the drop-down list. ¾ IPv4 Mask Length[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 83 Figure 4-87 ¾ Enable Bandwidth Control: Check this box so that the B andwidth Control settings can take effect. ¾ Line Type: Select the right type for you network co nnection. If you don’t know how to choose, please ask your ISP for the information. ¾ Total Upstream Bandwid[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 84 Figure 4-88 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/ Disable Selected button to make selected entries enabled or disabled. Click the Delete Selected button to delete selected entries. 4.16 IP&MAC Binding There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu: Binding S[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 85 When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Edit button, and then you will go to the next page. Th is page is used for adding or modifying an IP & MAC Binding entry (shown in Figure 4-90 .) Figure 4-90 To add IP & MAC[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 86 Click the Load Selected button to load selected items to the IP & MAC Binding list. Click the Refresh button to refresh all items. 4.17 Dynamic DNS Choose menu “ Dynamic DNS ”, and you can configure t he Dynamic DNS function. The modem router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Dom[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 87 Figure 4-93 4.19 System T ools Choose menu “ System Tools ”, and you can see the s ubmenus under the main menu: System Log , Time Settings , Manage Control , CWMP Settings , SNMP Settings , Backup & Restore , Factory Defaults , Firm ware Upgrade , Reboot and Statistics. [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 88 Figure 4-94 ¾ Log Type: By selecting th e log type, only logs of this type will be shown. ¾ Log Level: By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown. ¾ Refresh: Refresh the page to show the latest log list. ¾ Clear Log: All the logs will be deleted from t[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 89 Figure 4-96 ¾ Time Zone: Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ Date: Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. ¾ Time: Enter your local time in HH/ MM/SS into th e right blanks. ¾ NTP Server 1 / NTP Server 2: Enter the address or domain of th[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 90 Figure 4-97 ¾ Current User Status: This box displays the information about User Type , User Name , Host IP Address and Host MAC Address . ¾ Account Management: Here you can set the account user information about Old Passw ord , New User Name , New Password and Confirm Passw or[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 91 Figure 4-98 ¾ CWMP: Select enable the CWMP function. ¾ Inform: Enable or disable the function. If enabl ed, the information will be informed to ACS server periodically. ¾ Inform Interval: Enter the interval time here. ¾ ACS URL: Enter the website of ACS whic h is provided by[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 92 Figure 4-99 An SNMP Agent is an application running on the modem rout er that performs the operational role of receiving and processing SNMP messages, sending responses to the SNMP manager, and sending traps when an event occurs. So a rout er contains SNMP "agent" soft[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 93 Figure 4-101 Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User Name : admin • The default Password : admin • The default Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 ) Note: All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored.[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 94 ) Note: 1) New firmware vers ions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firm ware unle ss the new firmware has a new featur e you want to use. However, when ex perie ncing problems caused by the modem router rather t[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 95 Figure 4-104 ¾ Statistics Status: Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it, click the Enable . If it is disabled, the func tion of DoS protection in Securi ty settings will be disabled. ¾ Statistics Interval (5-60): The default value is 10. Select a value[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 96 4.20 Logout Choose “ Logout ”, and you will back to the login screen as shown in Figure 4-105 . Figure 4-105[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 97 Appendix A: Sp ecifications General Standards and Protocols ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G. 992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, I EEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, TCP/IP, PPPoA, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT Safety & Emission FCC, CE Ports[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 98 Appendix B: T roubleshooting T1. How do I restore m y modem router’s configuration to its factor y default settings? With the modem router powered on, press and hold the RESET button on the rear pa nel for 8 to 10 seconds before releasing it. ) Note : Once the modem router is [...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 99 m) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS s erver address automaticall y . Then click OK . For Windows 8 n) Move your mouse to the lowe r right corner and you will see Search icon in the Popups. o) Go to Apps , type Control Panel in the search box and press Ent[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 100 Now, try to log on to the Web-based configur ation page again after the above settings have been configured. If you still cannot acce ss the configuration page, please restore your modem router’s factory default settings and re configure your modem router following the instru[...]

TD-W8970 3 00Mbps Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 101 Appendix C: T echnical Support Technical Support  For more troublesh ooting help, go to: http://www.tp-link.com/e n/support/faq  T o download the latest Firmware, Driver , Utility and User Guide, go to: http://www .tp-link .com/en/support/do wnload  For all other techn[...]