TP-Link TL-WR1043ND manual

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Rev: 2.2.0 1910010639[...]

COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders. No part of th e specifications ma y be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivativ[...]

FCC ST A TEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful interference in a residential inst allation. This eq uipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy an d, i[...]

CE Mark W arning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment , this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. 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[...]

Industry Canada S t atement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference rec e ived, including interference that may cause undesired operation. IMPORT ANT NOTE: Radiation Exposu[...]

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and T echnology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Wireless N Gigabit Router Model No.: TL-WR1043ND T rademark: TP-LINK We declare un[...]

I CONTENTS Package Co ntents ............................................................................................................... ........... 1 Chapter 1. Introduc tion................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Overview of the Router.............................[...]

II 4.7.3 Address Rese rvation ...................................................................................... 48 4.8 USB Setti ngs .............................................................................................................. 49 4.8.1 S torage S haring ..........................................................................[...]

III 4.17.1 T ime Setting.................................................................................................... 94 4.17.2 Diagnos tic ....................................................................................................... 95 4.17.3 Firmware Upgrade ........................................................................[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -1- Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ DC Power Adapter for TL-WR10 43ND Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Quick Install ation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Inf[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -2- Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router integrates 4-po rt Switch, Firewall, NA T -Router an d Wireless AP . The Wireless N Gigabit Router deliver s exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Of fice (SOHO) networks an[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -3- 1.3 Main Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.1 1n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps. ¾ One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN por t, four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. ¾ Provides WP A/WP A2, WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK authentic ation, TKIP/AES encryption[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -4- 1.4 Panel Lay out 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router ’s LEDs and the QSS button are located on the front panel (V iew from left to right). Name Statu s Indication Off Power is off. Power On Power is on. On The Router is initializing or maybe has a system error . Flashing The Ro[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -5- ) Note: After a device is succe ssfully added to the network by QSS function, the QSS LED will keep on for about 5 minutes and then turn off. 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are lo cated on the rear panel (View from left to right). ¾ POWER: The Power socket is where yo[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -6- Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 Sy stem Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ 45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable wi[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -7- electrical outlet. The Router w ill start to work automatically . 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR1043ND Wirele ss N Gigabit Router[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -8- Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router using Quick Setup Wiz ar d within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router is http://tplinklogin.net[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -9- ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connec tion between your PC and the Router failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these step s: 1. Is the connection bet ween your PC and the Router correct? ) Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LA [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -10- 1. T o access the configur ation utility , open a web-browse r and type the default address http://tplinklogin.net in the address field of the browser . Figure 3-3 Login the Router After a moment, a login window will appear , similar to the Figure 3-4. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lo[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -1 1- Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE , Dyn amic IP and Static IP to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -12- ¾ If the connection type detect ed is Dynamic IP , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8. z If you are visiting the Router from the main computer, please select Yes , and then click Clone MAC Address . Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – MAC Clone z If you are visiting the Router from another computer[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -13- Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - S tatic IP ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Enter t he IP address into the field. ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask is used for the WA N IP address, it is usually 255.255.255.0. ¾ Default Gateway - Enter the ga[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -14- ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radi o by choosing from the drop-down list. ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wire less devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the def au[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -15- 6. Click the Next button. Y ou will then see the Finish page. If you don’t make any changes on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish p age as shown in Figure 3-12. Click the Fi ni sh button to finish the Quick Setup . Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Finish If there is something changed on the Wireless p[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -16- Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web p age's ke y functions and the c onfiguration way . 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the sixteen main menus on the left of the W eb-based utility . On the right, there are the corre sponding explanations a nd instruct[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -17- Figure 4-1 Router S tatus 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 QSS This section will guide you to add a new wirele ss device to an existing network quickly by QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function.[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -18- a). Choose menu “ QSS ”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 QSS ¾ QSS St atus - Enable or disable the QSS function here. ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN displayed here. The de fault PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide. [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -19- Step 2. Press and hold the QSS button of t he adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3. W ait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method T wo: Step 1. Press the QSS button on the front p anel of the R[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -20- Step 2. For the confi guration of the wireless adapte r , please choose Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of the QSS as below , and click Next . The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3. W ait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete t[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -21- Method Three: Step 1. Keep the default QSS S tatus as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then the following screen will appear . Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2. Choose Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect . Step 3. For the configuration of t he wireles[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -22- Step 4. Wa it for a while until the ne xt screen appears. Click Fi nish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By P IN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Se tup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -23- Step 3. 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 the QSS as below , and click Next . The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -24- The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: The default PIN code of t he Router can be found in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-2. Step 3. Y ou will see the following screen when t he new device successfully connected to the network. ) Note: 1. The status LED on the R out[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -25- 4.5 Network Figure 4-4 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-4 ): WA N , LAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresp onding function. 4.5.1 WAN Choose menu “ Network → WA N ”, an d then you can configure t he IP par[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -26- ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) va lue for most Ethernet net works is 1500 Bytes. It is not recomm ended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP . ¾ Use These DNS Servers - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and e[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -27- is 1500 Bytes. It is not recomm ended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP . ¾ Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decim al notation provided by your ISP . 3. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE/Russia PPPoE option. And [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -28- • St atic IP - Y ou can check this radio button to us e S tatic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP . ¾ Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connec tion can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period ( Max Idle T ime ) and be[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -29- Figure 4-8 PPPoE Advanced Settings ¾ MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP . ¾ Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Acce ss Concentrat or) name, which should not be conf[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -30- Figure 4-9 W AN – BigPond Cable ¾ User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating serv er IP address or host name. ¾ Auth Domain - T ype in the domain suffix server name based on your location. e.g.[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -31- ¾ Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-estab lished automatically when it was down. ¾ Connect Manually - Y ou can click the Connect / Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately . This mode also supports the Max Idle T ime function as Connect on Demand mode. The Internet connection ca[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -32- ¾ Dynamic IP/ St atic IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP . Click the Connect button to connect immediately . Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately . ¾ Connect on Demand - Y ou can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of ina[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -33- Figure 4-1 1 W AN –PPTP ¾ User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ S tatic IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’ s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the doma[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -34- enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed befor e your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Rout er is disconnected. T o use this option, click the radio button. ¾ Connect Manually - Y ou can configur e the Router to ma ke it connect or disc[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -35- ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the Router , as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.1.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. N[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -36- 4.6 W ireless Figure 4-14 Wireless men u There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-14 ): W ireless Settings , Wireless Security , W irel ess MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless St atistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to c onfigure the corresponding function. [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -37- ¾ Region - Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, p[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -38- disabled to allow wireless stations access. ¾ Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSI D broadcast by the Router. If you select the Enabl e SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless Router will broadcast its name (SSI[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -39- Figure 4-16 ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless secu rity, select this check box, but it’s strongly recommended to choose one of t he following modes to enable security. ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802. 11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a notice in red as [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -40- setting is Automatic , which can select Open Sy stem or Shared Key authentication type automatically based on the wirele ss station's capability and request. • WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCI I formats are provided . Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -41- • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. • Radius Port - Enter the port that radius service used. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server. • Group Key Up date Period - Specify the group key update interval in secon ds. The value should be 30 or above. Ent[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -42- Figure 4-20 Wireless MAC addre ss Filtering T o filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable . The default setting is Disable . To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button. The " Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entr y" page will appear as shown in[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -43- 4. Click the Save button to save this entry . T o modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify . If you want to delete th e entry , click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Cli[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -44- 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wir el es s → Wireless Advanced ”, and then you can c onfigure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-22 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -45- ¾ Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high- priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended ena bled. ¾ Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time . ¾ Enabled AP Isolation -[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -46- 4.7 DHCP Figure 4-24 The DHCP m enu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-24 ): D HCP Settings , DHCP Client s List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “ DHCP → DHCP Settings [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -47- ¾ End IP Address - S pecify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with wh en assigning IP addresses. 192.168.1.199 is the default end address. ¾ Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a ne twork user will be allowed connection to the Router with thei r current dynamic IP Add[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -48- You cannot change any of the valu es on this page . To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click the Refresh button. 4.7.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “ DHCP → Address Reserva tion ”, and then you can view and a dd a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown i[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -49- To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify . If you want to delete th e entry , click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/ Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete All button to d[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -50- ¾ Service Status - Indicates the Storage Sharing service's current status, started or stopped. You can click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the Stop button to stop it. ¾ Volume - The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to. ¾ Capacity - The storage cap[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -51- 3. Click the Start button to start the St orage Sharing service. 4. Click the Enable button in shared row to enable the disk to share. 5. Click the Disable button in shared row to disable the disk to share. 6. Click the Open the disk to visit the sharing disk. ) Note: 1. The Router can automatically locate[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -52- private LAN can access FTP Server via Public Address while internet us ers can access FTP Server via Internet Address . T o set up your FTP Server, please follo w the instructions below: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB fl ash drive into this Router, and then the screen will appear as shown i[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -53- ¾ Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. ¾ Share entire partition - You can select this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared. ¾ Select - You can select this option to share the specified folder. ¾ upper - You can click the upper button to[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -54- 4.8.3 Media Server Choose menu “ USB Settings → Media Server ”, an d then you can configure Media Server on this page as shown in Figure 4-37. Figure 4-37 Media Server Setting ¾ Server Name – The name of this Media Server. ¾ Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started o[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -55- Figure 4-39 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a fold er as t he search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 4-40. Figure 4-40 Add New Folder ¾ Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. ¾ Share entire partition - Yo[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -56- ¾ Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings and the page will be redirected to the media se rver configuration page. ¾ Back - You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page. To add a new share folder for your media server, please [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -57- ¾ Online - Indicates the print server has been turned on. Y ou can click the " Sto p " button to stop the print server . ¾ Offline - Indicates the print server featur e is disabled. Y ou can click " Start " button to start it. 4.8.5 User Accounts Y ou can specify the us er name and pa[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -58- Figure 4-44 Add or Modify User Account ¾ User Name - Type the user name that you want to gi ve access to the USB drive. The user name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 charac ters in length. ¾ Password - Enter the password in the Password field. The password must be composed of al[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -59- 4.9 Forwarding Figure 4-45 T he Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwar ding menu (shown in Figure 4-45 ): Virtual Servers , Port T riggering , DMZ and UPnP . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.9.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “ Forwarding ?[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -60- ¾ Common Service Port - Some common services already exist in the drop-down list. ¾ Modify - T o modify or delete an existing entry . To setup a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add New ... button. (pop-up Figure 4-47 ) 2. Select the service yo u want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Co[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -61- ) Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on System Tools –> Remote Management pag e to be any other value except 80 such as 808 0. Otherwise there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server. 4.9.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “ Forwar[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -62- Figure 4-49 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry ¾ T rigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoi ng connection using this port will trigger this rule. ¾ T rigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Port s, either TCP , UDP , or All (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Incoming Port - T[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -63- 2. The Router records this connection, opens t he incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port T riggering table, and associates them with the local host. 3. When necessary , the external host will be abl e to connect to the local host using one of the ports defined in the Incoming Port s [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -64- Figure 4-51 UPnP Setting ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or di sabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. This feature is enabled by default. ¾ Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information. • App Description - The description about the applic ation whi[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -65- 4.10 Security Figure 4-52 The Security menu There are four submenus under t he Security menu as shown in Figure 4-52: Basic Security , Advanced Security , Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure t he corresponding function. 4.10.1 Basic Security Choose m[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -66- ¾ VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the Router. • PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Pr otocol (PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be t unneled through an IP network. To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through th[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -67- Figure 4-54 Advanced Security ¾ Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 a nd 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets S t atistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packe ts statistics. The result of the st atistics is used fo r analysis[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -68- ¾ UDP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 500. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current UPD-FLOOD Packe ts number is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the bl ocking function immediately. ¾ Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -69- the Setup page of the Ro uter's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “ Only the PCs listed can brow se the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks ”, and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field. The format for the MAC Ad dress is XX-XX-XX-XX-X[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -70- used is 8080, please enter http://202.96.12.8:8080 in your browser. Later, you may be asked for the Router's password. After succe ssfully entering the username and password, you will be able to access the Router's web-based utility. 2. Be sure to change the Router's default password to a ve[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -71- Figure 4-58 Add or Modify Parental Co ntrol Entry ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise, check Disable . ¾ MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below. ¾ MAC[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -72- 4. Enter the allowed d omain name of the websit e, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. google) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it ( www.google.com , ww w.google.com.cn ) will be allowed. 5. Select from the Effective Time drop-dow n list the schedule (e.g. Schedule_[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -73- Figure 4-59 Parental Control Settings 4.12 Access Control Figure 4-60 Access Control There are four submenus under the A ccess Control menu as shown in Figure 4-60: Rule , Host , Ta r g e t and Schedule . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.12.1 Rule Choose me[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -74- ¾ Schedule - Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule. ¾ Enable - Here displays the status of the rule, enabled or not. Check this option to enable a specific entry. ¾ Modify - Here you can ed it or delete an existing rule. ¾ Setup Wizard - Click the Setup Wizard button to create a[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -75- ¾ MAC Address - Enter the MAC address of the hos t in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA). 2. Click Next when finishing creating the host entry, a nd the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-63. Figure 4-63 Quick Setup – Create an Access T arget Entry ¾ Target Description - In thi[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -76- ¾ Domain Name - Here you can enter 4 d omain names, either the full name or the keywords (for example, google). Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com , www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed. 3. Click Next when finishing creating the access target entry, and the next screen will appear as[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -77- Figure 4-65 Quick Setup – Create an Internet Access Control Entry ¾ Rule - In this field, create a name for the ru le. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). ¾ Host - In this field, select a host from the dr op-down list for the rule. The def ault value is the Host Description you set just[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -78- Figure 4-66 Add Internet Access Control Entry For example : If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-1 1-22-33-44-AA to access www .googl e.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and S unday , and forbid other hos ts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: 1. C[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -79- 4.12.2 Host Choose menu “ Access Control → Host ”, and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-67. The host list is necessa ry for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-67 Host Settings ¾ Host Description - Here displays the description of t he host and this description [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -80- Figure 4-69 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example : If you desire to restrict the inter net activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-67 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry pag e. 2. In Mode field , select [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -81- To add a new entry, please follow the steps below ： 1. Click the Add New… button. 2. In Mode field, select IP Address or Domain Name . 3. If you select IP Address , the screen shown is Figure 4-71. Figure 4-71 Add or Modify an Access T arget Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique descri [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -82- 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example, google) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it ( www . google.com, www .google.cn) will be blocked or allow ed. You can enter 4 domain names. 5. Click the Save button. Click the Delete All button t[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -83- To add a new schedule, follo w the steps below: 1. Click Add New ... button shown in Figure 4-73 and the next sc reen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-74. 2. In Schedule Description field, cr eate a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). 3. In Day field, select the day or days you need. 4. [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -84- Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list. 4.13 Advanced Routing Figure 4-75 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Adv anced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-75: Stati c Routing List and System Routing T able . Click any of them, and you w ill be able to co[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -85- 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination Network - The Destination Network 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 which por tion is the host portion. ¾ Defaul[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -86- ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which por tion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. ¾ Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows fo r contact between the Router and the network or host. ¾ Interface - This interface tells you e[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -87- 4.14.2 Rules List Choose menu “ Bandwidth Control → Rules List ”, and then you can vi ew and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below . Figure 4-81 Bandwidt h Control Rules List ¾ Description - This is the information about the rules such as ad dress range. ¾ Egress bandwidth - Thi[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -88- 4.15 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-83 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-83): Binding Settings and ARP List . Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanat ions f[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -89- Figure 4-85 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follo w the steps below. 1. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4- 84. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4. Click the Save button to save it. To modify or delete a[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -90- 4.15.2 ARP List T o manage the computer , you could observe the computers in the LA N by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, a nd you could also configure the items on the ARP list. This page displays the ARP Li st; it shows all the existing IP & MAC Binding entries[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -91- name no matter what your IP address is. Before us ing this featur e, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.comexe.cn , www .dyndns .org , or www.no-ip.com . The Dynamic DNS client service provider w ill give you a password or key. 4.16.1 Comexe.cn DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provid[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -92- ) Note: If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the Logout button, then input your new us ername and password and click the Login button. 4.16.2 Dyndns.org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www .dyndns.org , the page will appear as shown i[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -93- Figure 4-90 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Passwo rd for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider . 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Co[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -94- Choose menu “ System T ools ”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Ti me Settings , Diagnostic , Firmw are Upgrade , Factory Default s, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and St atistics. Click any of them, and you w ill be able to configure the corresponding function. The[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -95- ¾ End - The time to end the Daylight Saving. Select t he month in the first field, the week in the second field, the day in the third fi eld and the time in the last field. ¾ Daylight Saving St atus - Displays the status whether t he Daylight Saving is in use. T o set time manually: 1. Select your local [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -96- Figure 4-94 Diagnostic T ools ¾ Diagnostic T ool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. ¾ Ping - This diagnostic tool troublesho ots connectivity , reachability , and name resolution to a given host or gateway . ¾ T raceroute - This diagnostic tool test s the performance of a connection.[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -97- The Diagnostic Result s page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of t he Internet is fine. Figure 4-95 Diagnostic Results ) Note: 1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time. 2. "Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size&quo[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -98- ) Note: 1) New firmware vers ions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloa ded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unle ss the new firm ware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experie ncing prob lems caused by the Rout er rather than the configuration, you can tr[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -99- Figure 4-98 Backup & Restore Configu ration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration setti ngs as a backup file in your local computer . ¾ T o upgrade the Router's configurat ion, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to r[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -100- 4.17.7 Password Choose menu “ System T ools → Password ”, and then you can change t he factory defau lt user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-100. Figure 4-100 Password It is strongly recommended that you should c hange the factory default user name and passwor[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -101- 4.17.8 System Log Choose menu “ System T ools → System Log ”, a nd then you can view the logs of the Router. Figure 4-101 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validat[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -102- • Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authent ication. It is required by most mailboxes that need User Name and Password to log in. ) Note: Only when you select Authentication , do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields. • User Name - Your mail account name filled [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -103- 4.17.9 Statistics Choose menu “ System T ools → St atistics ”, and then you can view the statistics of the Router, including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval. Figure 4-103 S tatistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default va lue is disa[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -104- Statistics Table: IP/MAC A ddress The IP and MAC address are displaye d with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received a nd transmitted by the Router. Total Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted b y the Router. Packets The total number of packets received and tran[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -105- Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridg e model. 2) Conn ect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router . The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) L[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -106- 2. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the Router , click the “Network” m enu o n the left of your browser , and click "W AN" submenu. On the W AN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "W AN Connection T ype" , finish by clicking “Save”. [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -107- Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP , which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router , click the “ Forwarding ” menu on the lef t of your browser , and cl ick " DMZ " submenu. On the [...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -108- Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, w hat should I do? 1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will inte rfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router , you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interf erence. 2) T o change the WEB management port number : L[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -109- ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you c an visit and configure the Router by typing http://192.168.1.1:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.1.x, the default LA N IP o[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -1 10- Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP . First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is wo rking, refer to the adapter ’s manual if needed. 1. Inst all TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar , click the Star t but[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -1 1 1- 4) In the prompt page that showed below , double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) . Figure B-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -1 12- 6) Select Obtain an IP address automaticall y and Obt ain DNS server automaticall y , as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -1 13- Appendix C: Specifications General S tandards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1 1b, IEEE 802.1 1g and IEEE 802.1 1n Protocols TCP/IP , PPPoE, DHCP , ICMP , NA T , SNTP Ports One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation LA N RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX 10BA[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -1 14- Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standar ds by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses mu ltiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and incr eas ed range by exploiting th e spatial diversit[...]

TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router -1 15- identifying a wireless local area network. Fo r the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wi[...]