TP-Link TL-R480T manual

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Package contents .............................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1: About this Guide ........................................................................................... 2 1.1 Purposes .....................................................................................[...]

5.7.6 Advanced Security ................................................................................ 35 5.8 S tatic Routing .................................................................................................. 37 5.9 DDNS .............................................................................................................. [...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Package content s The following contents should be found in your box:  One TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router  One power cord for TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router  One Resource CD for TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router , including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information  Moun[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Chapter 1: About this Guide Thank you for choosing the TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router . This router provides dedicated solutions for Internet café and small/medium/siz able enterprise with volumes of users. With your network all connec ted, your local network can share Internet access, files an[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Chapter 2: Introduction 2.1 Overview of the Router The TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router possesses excellent throughput and driving load capability , which more than meets t he requirements for Internet cafés and small/medium/sizable enterpris es with volumes of users, making more efficient commun[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude  Supports firmware upgrade  Supports Remote and Web management  Rack-mountable steel case 2.3 Panel Layout 2.3.1 The Front Panel The front panel of the TL-R480T consist s of several LED i ndicators, which is designed t o indicate connections. V iewed from left to ri ght. T able 2-1 describes [...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude  W AN RJ45 port for connecting the router to a cable, DSL modem or Ethernet 2.3.2 The Rear Panel The rear panel of the TL-R480T only features a power receptacle, which is an AC power receptacle. Connect the female of the pow er cord head here, and the male head to the AC power outlet. 22 0V~ 50Hz 0[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Chapter 3: Connecting the Router 3.1 System Requirement s  Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet)  One DSL/Cable modem that has an RJ45 co nnector (It’s not necessary if you connect the router to Ethernet)  Each PC on the LAN needs a working Ether net Adapter and an Ethernet[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Switch/Hub To WAN To LA N （） XDSL Cable Ethernet 、、 TL -R4 80T 12 34 POWER M1 M2 Enterpri se Broadband Router Figure 3-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router - 7 -[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Chapter 4: Quick Inst allation Guide After connecting the TL-R480T router into your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router . These procedures only take you a few minutes. Y ou can access the Internet vi[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude your PC and the router has been established. Figure 4-2 Failed result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to what show n in figure 4-2, it means that your PC has not connected to the router . If so, refer to the following steps for a solution. 1. Is the connection between your PC and th[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Note : If the above screen does not prompt, it means that your web-browser has been set to a proxy . Go to T ools menu>Internet Op tions>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Us ing Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it. If the User Name and Password are correct[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude ISP. These fields are case s ensitive. If you have difficult y with this process, please contact your ISP. If you choose " Dyn a mi c I P ", the router will automatically receive the IP parameters from your ISP without needing to enter any parameters. If you Choose " St atic IP ", [...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Chapter 5: Configuring the Router This chapter describes eac h web page's key functions. 5.1 login After your successful login, you can confi gure and manage the router . There are nine main menus on the left of the web- based utility . Submenus will be av ailable after you click one of the main [...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure 5-1 Router S tatus 5.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 4.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 5.4 Network Figure 5-2 the Network menu There are six submenus under the Network me nu (shown in figure 5-2): LAN , WA N , MAC Clone , Bandwidth Control , VLAN and Port Mirror . Click any of th[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure 5-3 LAN  MAC Address - The physical address of the r outer , as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed.  IP Address - Enter the IP address of your router in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.1.1).  Subnet Mask - An address code that determines t he size of t[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure 5-4 W AN - Dynamic IP This page displays the W AN IP p aramete rs assigned dynamically by your ISP , including IP address, Su bnet Mask, Default Gateway , etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP p arameters from your ISP . Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. MTU Size: The[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure 5-4a W AN - 802.1X + Dynamic IP  User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1x aut hentication provided by your ISP  Passw ord - Enter the password for 802.1x authent ication provided by your ISP. Click the Login button to start 802.1x authentication. Click the Logout button to end 802.1x au[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude If you are also given a user name and a password for 802.1x authentication, you should select 802.1x + St atic IP for W AN Connection T ype , a box will then appear requesting a user name and a password, shown in figure 5-5a: Figure 5-5a W AN - 802.1X + S tatic IP  User Name - Enter the user name f[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Caution : Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle T ime. This is because t here may still be active applications in the background, which may cause f ee accounted by your ISP .  Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after t he router is discon[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude  Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (A ccess Concentrator) name, this should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP .  ISP S pecified IP Address - If you know that your ISP does not autom atically transmit your IP address to the router during login, click “ Us[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude 2) If you click the Save button, the router will prompt you to reboot. 5.4.4 Bandw id th Control You can control bandwidth of each LAN port on this page. This f eature can be used for distributing flexibly Internet resource. Figure 5-9 Bandwidth Control  LAN - LAN p ort number. LAN1 point to LAN po[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure 5-1 1 Port Mirror  Mirroring Port - The port will collect packet from Mirrored Port(s).  Mirrored Port(s) - Any packets through the Mirrored Port(s) will be copied and be forwarded to the Mirror Port. Note: 1) The Mirror port cannot be mirrored. 2) All in the Mirrored Port(s) means all LA[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude  DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server . If you disable the Server , you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer .  St art IP Address - This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP address pool. 192.168.1.100 is th[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude 5.5.3 Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address fo r a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time it access es the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings. This page is used for address reservati[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Note : The function won't t ake effect until the router reboots. 5.6 Forwarding Figure 5-16 the Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Fo rwarding menu (shown in figure 5-16): Vi rt u al Servers , Port T riggering , DMZ and UPnP . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure th[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude protocols supported by the router).  Enable - The Enable checkbox to enabl e the virtual server entry .  Common Service Port - Some common services already listed in the pull-down list. To setup a virtual server entry: 1. Select the service you want to use from the Common Service P ort list, sel[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude NAT router. Port Triggering is used for some of these applications t hat can work with an NAT router. You can set up Port Trigger ing on this page shown in figure 5-18: Figure 5-18 Port Triggering Once configured, operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connecti on using a destinati[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude or All. 3. Enter the range of port numbers used by the remote system when it responds to the PC's request. 4. Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports Range from the pull-down list, either TCP , UDP , or All. 5. Select the Enable checkbox to enable. 6. Click the Save button to save the new rul[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure 5-19 DMZ T o assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Click the Enable radio button 2. Enter the local host IP address in the DMZ Host IP Address field 3. Click the Save button. Note : After you set the DMZ host, the firewa ll related to the host will not work. 5.6.4 UPnP The Universa[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude • Status - Either Enabled or Disabled, “Enabled” means that port is still active, otherwise, the port is inactive. Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 5.7 Security Figure 5-21 the Security menu There are six submenus under the Secu rity menu (shown in figure 5-21): Firewall ,[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude  Enable Firew all - The general firewall switch is on or off.  Enable IP Address Filtering - Set IP Address Filteri ng is enabled or disabled. There are two default filtering rules of IP Address Filtering, either Allow or Reny passing through the router.  Enable Domain Filtering - Set Domain [...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude 1. Effective Time - Enter a range of time in HHMM format, which point to the range time for the entry to take effect. For exampl e, 0803 - 1705, the ent ry will take effect from 08:03 to 17:05. 2. LAN IP Address - Type a LAN IP address or a range of LAN IP addresses in the field, in dotted-decimal not[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude 5.7.3 Domain Filtering The Domain Filtering page (shown in figure 5-25) allows you to control access to certain websites on the Internet by specif ying their domains or key words. Figure 5-25 Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering e ntry, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Doma[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude T o add additional entries, repeat steps 1-4. When finished, click the Return button to return to the Domain filtering page. T o Modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Find the desired ent ry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Edit column. Click the Enable All button to enable a[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude filtering entry, click the Add New… button. The page " Add or Modify a MAC Address Filtering entry " will appear, shown in figure 5-28: Figure 5-28 Add or Modify a MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filter ing entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropria[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure 5-29 Remote Management  Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This router’s default remote management web port number is 80 . For greater security, you can change the remote management web interface to a custom port by entering that numbe[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure 5-30 Advanced Security settings  Packets S tatistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets S tatistic interval value indicates the time section of the packe ts statistic. The resu lt of the statistic used for an[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude W AN port. The default is disabled. If enabl ed, the ping packet from the Internet cannot access the router .  Forbid Ping Packet from LAN Port - Enable or Disab le forbidding Ping Packet to access the router from the LAN port. The defau lt valu e is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the L[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude T o add st atic routing entries: 1. Enter the following data:  Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route.  Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure 5-33 Oray .net DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. T ype the Passw ord for your DDNS account. 3. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service.  Connection Status - the status of the DDNS servic e connection is disp[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure 5-34 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Passw ord for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Conne[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude 5.10.1 Time Y ou can set the time ma nually or get GMT from the Internet for the router on this page (shown in figure 5-36): Figure 5-36 T ime settings  Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list.  Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks.  Tim e - [...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude New firmware versi ons are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. If the router is not experiencing difficulties, there is no need to download a more recent firmware version, unless the version has a new feature that you want to use. Note: When you upgrade the router's firmware[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure 5-39 Reboot the router Click the Reboot button to reboot the router. Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include: • Change LAN IP Address. (Syste m will reboot automatically) • MAC Clone (system will reboot automatically) • DHCP service function. • S[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude 5.10.6 Log This page (shown in figure 5-41) allows you to query the Logs of the router. Figure 5-41 System Log The router can keep logs of all traffic. Y ou can query the logs to find what happened to the router. Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs. Click the Clear Log button to clear all the[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Statistics Table: IP A ddress T he IP address displayed with statistics Packets The total amount of packets rece ived and transmitted by the router. Total Bytes The total amount of bytes receiv ed and transmitted by the router. Packets The total amount of packets rece ived and transmitted in the last [...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Appendix A: F AQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL modem to the W AN port on t he router . The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL modem.[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude 2) Some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your adapter , which is connected to your cable or DSL modem during installation. If your ISP requires MAC register , login to the router and cl ick the "Network" menu link on the left of your browser , and then click "MAC Clone&[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude “Enable” radio and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, using 192.168.1.169 as an exam ple, remember to click the "Save” button. Figure A-5 DMZ 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the W[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to inst all and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 95/98. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter ’s manual if needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar , click the Start [...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure B-3 Configuration tab 3) Click on Properties . The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. 4) Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: • Assigned by DHCP Sever a. Select Obtain an IP address automatically ,[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure B-5 Gateway tab c. Choose Disable D tab, as shown in the NS on the DNS c onfiguration following figure: Figure B-6 DNS Configuration tab • Setting IP address manually ress on IP Address t ab, as shown in the followi ng a. Select S pecify an IP add figure. If the router's LAN IP addre ss [...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure B-7 IP Address tab b. T ype the router ’s LAN IP address (t he default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the N ew g at e way field on the Gatew ay tab, and click on the Add button, as shown in the figure: Figure B-8 Gateway tab c. On the DNS Configuration tab, click Enable DNS radio, and type your comp[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Figure B-9 DNS Configuration tab Now , all the configurations are finished, it will take ef fect after reboot. - 53 -[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Appendix C: S pecifications General S tandards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u Protocols TCP/IP , PPPoE, DHCP , ICMP , NA T , SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port. Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX Cabling T ype 10BASE-T : UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Appendix D: Glossary  DDNS ( D ynamic D omain N ame S ystem) - The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address.  DHCP ( D ynamic H ost C onfiguration P rotocol) - A protocol that automatically configure the TCP/IP p arame ters for the all the PCs t hat a[...]

TL-R480T Enterprise Broadband Router User Giude Appendix E: Cont act Information For help with the installation or operation of the TP-LINK TL-R48 0T Enterprise Broadband Router, please contact us. E-mail: support@tp-link.com Website: http://www.tp-link.com - 56 -[...]