TP-Link TL-WR941ND manual

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Rev: 1.1.0 1910010567[...]

I 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 derivat[...]

II FCC RF Radiation Exposure S t atement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiatio n exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter . “T o comply with FCC RF exposure compliance r equirements, this grant is applicabl[...]

III This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below , and having a maximum gain of 3 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 3 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. T he required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. T o reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna typ[...]

IV 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並 改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。低功率射頻電 機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干[...]

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR941ND T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own respon sibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product with in the scope of Council Directives: Directives 1[...]

I CONTENTS Package Content s .................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Router ..........[...]

II 4.7 DHCP ............................................................................................................................... ... 46 4.7.1 DHCP Settings ........................................................................................................ 46 4.7.2 DHCP Clie nts List ..................................................[...]

III 4.15.2 Dyndns.org DDNS .................................................................................................. 79 4.15.3 No-ip.com DDNS .................................................................................................... 80 4.16 System T ools ............................................................................[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ¾ DC Power A dapter for TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ¾ Quick Install ation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router , including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the pac[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router . 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL - WR 9 41 ND Wi r e le s s N Ro u t er integrates 4- po r t S w it c h , Firewall, NA T -Router and Wireless AP . Th e Wireless N Router delivers exceptional range and speed, wh ich c an fu ll y m ee t the[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 1.3 Main Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.1 1n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbp s. ¾ One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, four 10/100M 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 security . ¾ Shares d[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 1.4 Panel Layout 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. PWR On Power is on. On The Router is initializing or maybe has a system error . Flashing The Router is working [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ) 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 you will c onne[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirement s 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 with RJ45 conne[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL- WR941ND Wireless N Router -7-[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wiz ar d within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the TL -WR94 1ND Wireless N Router is http://tplinklogin.net , the default IP address is [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2 , it means the connec tion between your PC and the Router is 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[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 2. Is the TCP/IP configur ation for your PC correct? ) Note: If the Router's IP addres s is 192. 168.0.1, your PC's IP address must b e within the range of 192.168.0.2 ~ 192.168.0.254. 3. Is the default LAN IP of the Router correct? ) Note: If the LAN IP of the modem connec ted with your ro uter is 192.168. 0.[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 2. After successfully login, you can click the Quick Setup to quickly configure your Router . Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 3. Click Next , and then W AN Connection T ype page will appear , shown in Figure 3-6 . Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 3-7 Quick Setup – PPPoE ¾ User Name and Password - Enter the User Name and Passw ord provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this pr ocess, please contact your ISP. ¾ Confirm Password - Re-enter the password provided by your ISP to ensure the Password you entered is [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – MAC Clone 3 ） If the connection type detect ed is S t atic IP , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-10 Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - S tatic IP ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Enter t he IP address into the f[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 3-1 1 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radi o choosing from the pull-down list. ¾ Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 c haracters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identificat ion) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering you[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ¾ Channel - This field determines which operati ng frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto , so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. ¾ Mode - This field determin[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 3-13 Quick Setup - Finish -16-[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 fif t een main menus on the left of the Web-based utility . On the right, there are the corres ponding explanations and instructions. The deta[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-1 Router S tatus 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide . 4.4 QSS This section will guide you add a new wireless device to an existing net work quickly by QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function. -18-[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router a). Choose menu “ QSS ”, 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. ¾ Restore PIN - R[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Step 3: W ait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Fini sh to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method T wo: Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router . Step 2: For the configurati on of the wireless adapter , please choose Push the button on[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next scr een appea rs. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Three: Step 1: Keep the default QSS Sta tus as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2 , then th[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 configurati on of the wireless adapter , please choose Push the button on m y access point in the configuration utility of t he QSS as below , and click Next . The QSS Configuration Screen of [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN 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. Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router Step 1: Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method T wo: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PIN c ode of the Router in Figure 4-2 (each Router has it s unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 1234[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ) Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-2 . c). Y ou will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the network. ) Note: 1. The status LED on the Router will light green all the time if the device has been successfully [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-5 W AN - Dynamic IP This page displays the W AN IP p arameters a ssigned dynamically by your ISP , including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway , etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP . Click the Release button to release the IP p arameters. ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Max[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-6 W AN - S tatic IP ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal not ation provided by yo ur ISP . ¾ Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decim al notation provided by your ISP , usually is 255.255.255.0. ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-7 W AN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Secondary Connection - It’ s available only for PPPoE Conne ction. If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/S tatic IP to connect to a local area network, th[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ¾ Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be establis hed in the period from the start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format). ) Note: Only when you have confi gured the system time on System Tools -> Time page, will the Time-based Connecting function can take effect. ¾ Connect Manually - Y ou can[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ¾ Detect Online Interval - The Router will detect Access Conc entrator online at every interval. The default value is “0”. Y ou can input t he value between “0”and “120”. The value “0” means no detect. ¾ DNS IP address - If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to the Router during login[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) val ue for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recomm ended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP . ¾ Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connec tion can be terminated automatically after[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-10 L2TP Setting s ¾ User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. 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 . ?[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ¾ Connect Manually - Y ou can configur e the Router to ma ke it connect or disconnect manually . After a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle T ime ), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connec tion automatically as soon as you attempt to access t[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 domain name, you shoul d also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP . And click the Save button. Click the Connect button to connect imm ediately . Click the Dis[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router The Router can not detect PPTP/L2T P/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually. 4.5.2 LAN Choose menu “ Network → LAN ”, you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below . Figure 4-12 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The ph[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ¾ WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX form at(X is any hexadecimal digit). ¾ Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC addr ess of th[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-15 Wireless Settings ¾ Wireless Netw ork Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assi gned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK (XXXXXX indic ates the last uniqu[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ¾ Mode - Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed. 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- Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n. 11bg mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).It indicates the index of the WEP key. ¾ Auth Type - Thi[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 show in Figure 4-17 . Figu[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router version 2) automatically based on the wireless stat ion's capability and request. • Encryption - You can select either Automatic , or TKIP or AES. ) Note: If you check the WP A/WP A2 radi o button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-18 Figure 4-18 • Radius Server IP - [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-19 • PSK Password - You can enter ASCII characters betwe en 8 and 63 charac ters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. • Group Key Up date Period - Specify the group key update interval in secon ds. The value should be 30 or above. Ente r 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click the Save button to save your s[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-21 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follo w these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriat e MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is an y hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A. 2.[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router to access for Filtering Rules. 3. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. 4. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A / 00-0A-EB -00-23-11 in the MAC Address field, then enter wireless station A/B in the Description field, while select Enabled in the Status pull[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ¾ RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Req uest to Send) Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Thre shold size, the router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a dat a frame. The default value is 2346. ¾ Fragmentation Threshold - This value is[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ¾ MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address ¾ Current Status - The connected wireless stati on's running status, one of ST A-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA -PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected ¾ Received Packets - Packets received by the station ¾ Sent Packets[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-25 DHCP Settings ¾ DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server . If you dis able the Server , you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the compute r manually . ¾ St art IP Address - S pecify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu “ DHCP → DHCP Client s List ”, you can view the info rmation about the clients attached to the Router in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-26 ) . Figure 4-26 DHCP Client s List ¾ ID - The index of the DHCP Client ¾ Client Name - The name of the DHCP client ¾ MAC Address - Th[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for whic h you want to reserve IP address. ¾ Assigned IP Address - The IP address of the Router reserved. ¾ Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled . To Reserve IP addresses: 1. Click the Add New … button. (Pop-up Figure 4-28 ) 2. Enter the MAC address [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Port T riggering , DMZ and UPnP . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.8.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “ Forwarding → Virtual Servers ”, you can view a nd add virtual servers in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-30 ). Virtual servers can be used for setting up public [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-31 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry ) Note: If your computer or server has more than one type of available service, please select another service, and enter the same IP Addr ess for that computer or server . To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify . If you [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-32 Port T riggering Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection us ing a destination port number defined in the T rigger Port field. 2. The Router records this connection, opens t he incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port T rigg[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router either TCP or UDP , or All. 5. Select Enable in Statu s field. 6. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-33 Add or Modify a T riggering 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 the entry , click the Delete . 2. Modify the info[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-34 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. 4.8.4 UPnP Choose menu “ Forwarding →[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router • External Port - External port, which the router opened for the application. • Protocol - Shows which type of protocol is opened. • Internal Port - Internal port, which the router opened for local host. • IP Address - The UPnP device that is cu rrently accessing the router. • Status - The port’s status disp[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-37 Basic Security ¾ Firewall - A firewall protects your network from t he outside world. Here you can enabl e or disable the Router’s firewall. z SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking mo re state per session. It vali[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ¾ ALG - It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gatew ay (ALG) because ALG allows customized Network Address T ranslation (NA T ) traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation fo r certain application layer "control/data" protocols such as FTP , TFTP , H323 etc[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. ¾ DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protecti on function. Only when it is en abled, will the flood filters be enabled. ) Note: Dos Protection will take ef fect only when the T raffic St atistics in “ System T ool ?[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-39 Local Management By default, the radio button “ All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility ” is checked. If you want to allo w PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the Ro uter's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-40 Remote Management ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote manag ement web por t number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-41 Parental Control Settings 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 Address of Your PC - This [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 6. In the Status field, you can select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. 7. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Cli[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 3. Click “ Parental Control ” menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modi fy Parental Control Entry page: z Click Add Ne w ... button. z Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field. z Enter “Allow Google” in the Website Description field. z Enter “www.google.com” in the Allowed Domain Nam[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-45 Access Control Rule Management ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. ¾ Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique. ¾ Host - Here displays the host selected in the cor[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 6. In the Action field, select Deny or Allow . 7. In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. 8. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Click the Delete All button to d[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 4. Click “ Access Control → Rule ” in the left to return to the Access Control Rule Management page. Select “ Enable Internet Access Control ” and choose "Den y the packets not specified by any access cont rol policy to pass through the Router". 5. Click Add New... button to add a new rule as follows[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. z If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-49 . 1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In MAC Address field, enter the MAC address. 3. Click the Save button to complete the settings. Click the Delete All bu[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 4.11.3 Target Choose menu “ Access Control → Ta r g e t ”, you can view and set a T a rget list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-50 . The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-50 T arget Settings ¾ Target Description - Here displays the description about the ta rget and this description[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 4-51 Add or Modify an Access T arget Entry Figure 4-52 Add or Modify an Access T arget Entry For example : If you desire to restrict the inter net activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LA[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 4.11.4 Schedule Choose menu “ Access Control → Schedule ”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-53 . The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-53 Schedule Settings ¾ Schedule Description - Here displays the description of the schedule and this des[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-54 Advanced Schedule Settings For example : If you desire to restrict the inter net activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.com only from 18: 00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday , you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add N ew ... button shown in Figure 4-53 to e[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 4.12.1 Static Routing List Choose menu “ Advanced Routing → St atic Routing List ”, and then you c an configure the static route in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-56 ). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Figure 4-56 S tatic Routing [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Click the Delete button to delete the entry . Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router There are two submenus under the Ba ndwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-5 9 . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the co rresponding function. T he detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below . 4.13.1 Control Settings Choose menu “ Bandwidth Control → Control Settings ”, you ca[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ¾ Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix uploa d bandwidth through the W AN port, the default is 0. ¾ Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the W AN port, the default is 0. ¾ Enable - This displays th e status of the rule. ¾ Modify - Click Modify to edit t[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-64 Binding Setting ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the controll ed computer in the LAN. ¾ IP Address - The assigned IP address of the cont rolled computer in the LAN. ¾ Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. ¾ Modify - To modify or del ete an existing entry. When you want t[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 2. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. 3. Click the Find button in the page as shown in Figure 4-66 . Figure 4-66 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.14.2 ARP List T o manage the computer , you could observe the co[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items, available after enable. Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP & MAC Bind ing list. Click the Refresh button to refresh all items. ) Note: An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Bind ing list if the IP addres s of the item has been load[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-68 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider . 2. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service. Connection Stat[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-69 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. T ype the Password for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here. 4. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service. Connection [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-70 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. T ype the Password for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider . 4. Click the Login button to log in the DDNS service. Connection Status -[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router corresponding function. The detailed explanat ions for each submenu are provided below . 4.16.1 Time Settings Choose menu “ System T ools → T ime Settings ”, you can configure the time on the following screen. Figure 4-72 T ime settings ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this drop-down list. ¾ Date -[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Y ear format. 3. Enter the Ti me in Hour/Minute/Second format. 4. Click Save . T o set time automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II . 3. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from In ternet if you have connect[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-73 Diagnostic T ools ¾ Diagnostic T ool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. z Ping - This diagnostic tool troubl eshoots connectivity , reac hability , and name resolution to a given host or gateway . z T raceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. ) Note: Y ou ca[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 4-74 Diagnostic Results ) Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping T imeout” are used f[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ) Note: 1. New firmware vers ions ar e posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unle ss the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experie ncing probl ems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can tr y to upgrade th[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-77 Backup & Restore Configuration 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 locate the update file for the Router , or enter the exact [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 4.16.7 Password Choose menu “ System T ools → Pas sw ord ”, you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the nex t screen as shown in Figure 4-77. Figure 4-79 Password It is strongly recommended that you should c hange the factory default user name and password of the Router, because [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-80 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, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-81 . -89-[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-81 Mail Account Settings z From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. z To - Recipient’s address. The destination mail box where the logs would be received. z SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field. You can log on the rele vant web[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router ¾ Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file. ¾ Mail Log - Click to send an email of current l ogs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings. ¾ Clear Log - All the logs will be deleted from the R outer permanently, not ju st from the page. Click the Next button to go t[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Statistics Table: IP A ddess/MAC Address The IP Address and MAC address are displa yed with relate d statistics Packets The number of packets received an d transmitted by the Router. Total Bytes The number of bytes received and transm itted by the Router. Packets The number of packets receiv ed and transmitted in the l [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 W AN port on the Router . The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Login to the Ro[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router "W AN" submenu. On the W AN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "W AN Connection T ype", finish by clicking “Save”. 2) Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter , which is connected to your cable/DS L Modem during installation. If your ISP requires MAC register , login to [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WA N 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 left of your browser , and click " DMZ " submenu. On the "DMZ"[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 interference. 2) T o change the WEB management port number : Log in to the Rou[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router field of the Web browser. 3) Log in to the Router , click the “ Forwarding ” menu on the left of your browse r , and click the " Virtual Servers " submenu. On the " V irtual Servers " page, click Add New… , then on the “ Add or Modify a Virtual Server ” p age, enter “80” into the blank [...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 Ada pter 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 button, poin t to S[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure B-2 5) The following TCP/IP Pr operties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: ¾ Setting IP address automatically Select Obt ain an IP address automatically , Choose Obt ain DNS server automatically , as shown in[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure B-3 ¾ Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the fo llowing items available 2 If the Router's LAN IP addre ss is 192.168.0.1, spec ify the IP address as 192.168.0.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 3 T ype the Router ’s LAN IP address (t [...]

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TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Appendix C: Specifications General S tandards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g and 802.1 1n Protocols TCP/IP , PPPoE, DHCP , ICMP , NA T , SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation W AN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX 10BASE-T : UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 diversity, perhaps throu[...]

TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 wireless network n[...]