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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 1.0.4 1910010194
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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced
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    used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter
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    . Full implementation planned 2012 If used outside of own premises, general authorization is required None General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the
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    TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8901G Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product
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    Quick Installation Guide 8 Configure PC 8 Login 11 Chapter 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Software Configuration 15 Status 15 4.1.1 Device Info 15 4.1.2 System Log 16 4.1.3 Statistics 17 Quick Start 19 Interface Setup 19 4.3.1 Internet ...20 4.3.2 LAN ...24 4.3.3 Wireless 27 Advanced Setup 32
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    4.5.3 SNMP ...50 4.5.4 UPnP ...50 4.5.5 DDNS ...51 4.5.6 CWMP ...51 4.6 Maintenance 52 4.6.1 Administration 52 4.6.2 Time Zone 53 4.6.3 Firmware 54 4.6.4 System Restart 56 4.6.5 Diagnostic 57 4.7 Help...57 Appendix A: Specification 59
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    Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One DC power Adapter for TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable ¾ Two RJ11 cables ¾ One ADSL splitter ¾ One Resource CD,
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    is supplied and friendly help messages are provided for the configuration. Network and Router management is done through the Web-based Utility which can be accessed through local Ethernet using any web browser. ADSL The TD-W8901G supports full-rate ADSL2+ connectivity conforming to the ITU and ANSI
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    . ¾ Supports firmware upgrade and Web management. ¾ Provides WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK data security, TKIP/AES encryption security. ¾ Provides 64/128-bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List). 1.3 Conventions The Router or device mentioned in this User guide stands for TD-W8901G
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    ADSL On The LINE port is linked up. Off The LINE port is linked down. Off Internet On There is no successful PPP connection or the Router works on Bridge mode. A successful PPP connection has been built. Flash Data is being transferred over the Internet. On The wireless function is enabled
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2.2 The Back Panel Figure 2-2 ¾ POWER: The Power plug is where you will connect the power adapter. ¾ RESET: There are two ways to reset the Router's factory defaults. Method one: With the Router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the Reset
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2.4 Connecting the Router Before installing the device, please make sure your broadband service provided by your ISP is available. If there is any problem, please contact your ISP. Before cable connection, cut off the power supply and keep your
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 2-3 7
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 3.1 Configure PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-W8901G or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router, you need to configure your PC's IP address. Follow the steps below
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3 9
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK. Figure 3-4 ) Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically"
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    browser and type the private IP address of the Router in the URL field: 192.168.1.1. After that, you will see the screen shown below, enter the default User Name admin and the default Password admin, and then click OK to access to the Quick Setup screen. You can follow the steps below to complete
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 1: Select the Quick Start tab, then click RUN WIZARD, and you will see the next screen. Click the NEXT button. Figure 3-8 Step 2: Configure the time for the Router, and then click the NEXT button. Figure 3-9 Step 3: Select the connection
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide and Connection Type. Then click Next. Figure 3-11 Step 5: Configure the rules for the WLAN, and click NEXT. Figure 3-12 ) Note: If the Access Point is activated, the wireless function will be available even without the external antenna because of
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-13 14
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4 Software Configuration This User Guide recommends using the "Quick Installation Guide" for first-time installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more about this device and make use of its functions adequately, maybe you
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2 ) Note: Click the other submenus System Log or Statistics in Figure 4-2, and you will be able to view the system log and traffic statistics about the Router. 4.1.2 System Log Choose "Status→System Log" menu, and you will be able to
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-3 The Router can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the Router. Click the CLEAR LOG button to clear the logs. Click the SAVE LOG button to save the logs. 4.1.3 Statistics Choose "Status→Statistics"
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide traffic over different ports. ¾ Select Ethernet, and you will see the statistics table as below. Statistics Table: Transmit Frames The frames transmitted over the Ethernet port. Transmit Multicast Frames The multicast frames transmitted over
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Statistics Table: Transmit total PDUs Transmit Statistics Transmit total Error Counts Receive Statistics Receive total PDUs Receive total Error Counts The total PDUs transmitted over the ADSL port. The total errors occurred over the ADSL port
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.3.1 Internet Choose "Interface Setup→Internet" menu, you can configure the parameters for WAN ports in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-6). Figure 4-6 ¾ ATM VC:
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Virtual Circuit: Select the VC number you want to setup, PVC0~PVC7. • Status: If you want to use a designed VC, you should activate it. • VPI: Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM network.
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ TCP MTU Option: Enter the TCP MTU as your supports both IGMP version 1 (IGMP v1) and IGMP v2. Select "Disabled" to disable it. 2) Static IP Address Select this option if your ISP provides static IP information to you. You should set static
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide used for DSL services. Select Dynamic PPPoE to obtain Bridge Interface: Activate the option, and the Router can also work in Bridge mode. ¾ Connection: For PPPoE/PPPoA connection, you can select Always on or Connect on-Demand or Connect Manually
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    select Yes to configure the PVC as the default gateway to internet from this device. ¾ MAC Spoofing: Enable the MAC Spoofing, and enter a MAC address to configure the WAN port. It makes your inside network appear as a device with this MAC address to the outside world. 4) Bridge Mode If you select
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-11 ¾ Router Local IP: These are the IP settings of the LAN interface for the device. These settings may be referred to as Private settings. You may change the LAN IP address if needed. The LAN IP address is private to your internal
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The Router will work as a DHCP Server; it becomes the default gateway for DHCP logged on to the network. That device must be set as a DHCP client to obtain the IP address automatically. By default, the DHCP Server is enabled. The DHCP address
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1). Select an IP Address from the drop-down list. 2). Enter the MAC Address of the client in the table. • DNS Relay: If you want to disable this feature, you just need to set both Primary and secondary DNS IP to 0.0.0.0. If you want to use DNS
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-14 ¾ Access point Settings: These are the settings of the access point. You can configure the rules to allow wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wireless network. • Access point: Select Activated to allow
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Clear to Send (CTS) frame to acknowledge the right to begin transmission. In most cases, keep its default value of 2347. • DTIM: This value, between 1 and 255, indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. WPA-64Bits is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11g standard. Figure 4-15 2) WEP-128Bits To configure WPA-64Bits settings, select the
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-17 ¾ Encryption: Select the encryption you want to use: Automatic, TKIP or AES (AES is an encryption method stronger than TKIP). • TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) - a wireless encryption protocol that provides dynamic encryption
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4 Advanced Setup Choose "Advanced Setup", you can see the next submenus: Figure 4-19 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.4.1 Firewall Choose "Advanced Setup→Firewall" menu, and you will see the
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-21 Click ADD ROUTE button to add a new route in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-22). Figure 4-22 ¾ Destination IP Address: This parameter
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-23 ¾ Virtual Circuit: Enter Virtual Circuit Index that you plan to setup for the NAT function. ¾ NAT Status: This field shows the current status of the NAT function for the current VC. You can go to the
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The Virtual Server is the server or server(s) virtual server; If the application list does not contain the service that you want, please configure the Port number, IP Address and Protocol manually. Step 4: After that, click SAVE to make the
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.3.3 IP Address Mapping Select Multiple for numbers of IPs in Figure 4-23, and choose "Advanced Setup→NAT→IP Address Mapping(for Multiple IP Service)". You can configure the Address Mapping Rule in the next screen. The IP Address Mapping is
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click the Back button to return to the previous screen. Click the CANCEL button to cancel the configuration which is made just now. 4.4.4 QoS Choose "Advanced Setup→QoS", you can configure option will provide better service of selected network
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Rule: Configure the rules for QoS. If the traffic complies with the rule, then the Router will take the corresponding action to deal with it. • Rule Index: Select the index for the rule you want to configure. • Active: Activate the rule. The
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide optimization. There are two types of VLAN as follows: Port-Based VLAN: Each physical switch port is configured with an access list specifying membership in a set ¾ PVID: Each physical port has a default VID called PVID (Port VID). PVID is assigned
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2) Define VLAN Group Click Setup→ADSL", you can select the ADSL Type and ADSL Mode in the next screen. The ADSL feature can be selected when you meet the physical connection problem. Please check the proper settings with your Internet service
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-31 ¾ ADSL Mode: Select the ADSL operation mode which your ADSL connection uses. ¾ ADSL Type: Select the ADSL operation type which your ADSL connection uses. 4.5 Access Management Choose "Access Management", you can see the next submenus:
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-33 ¾ ACL: If Activated, the IP addresses which are contained in the Access Control List can access to the Router. If Deactivated, all IP addresses can access to the Router. ¾ ACL Rule Index: Select the ACL rule index for the entry. ¾
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-34 ¾ Filter Type Selection: Select the filter type for the configuration below. ¾ IP/MAC Filter Set Index: Select the Set index for the IP Filter entry. This index can match with six IP / MAC Filter Rule Indexes. ¾ Interface: Select the
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: Incoming means that IP traffic which is coming into the router, and the Outgoing means that IP traffic which is going out the router. ¾ IP/MAC Filter Rule Index: Select the Rule index for the IP Filter entry. ) Note: You should set the IP
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: If you want to make the rule take effect, please select Yes to active the rule. Step 3: Enter the "Source IP Address", "Destination IP Address", "Subnet Mask" and "Port the IP / MAC Filter Set Index to view the information about the
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.2.2 MAC Filter Select IP/Mac Filter as the Filter type, and select MAC as the Rule type (shown in Figure 4-35), and then you can configure select Forward, the router will skip the rule and transmit directly. If you select Next, the router will
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Select the "MAC" as the Rule Type on the Filter screen (show in Figure 4-35). , Then you can configure the specific rule for the example. Step 2: Select the IP/MAC Filter Set Index and IP/MAC Filter Rule Index for the rule, then select the
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-36 ¾ Filter Type Selection: Select the Application Filter for the next configuration. ¾ Application Filter: Activate or deactivate the function. ¾ ICQ & MSN & YMSG & Real Audio/Video: Select Allow or Deny for these applications. If you
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-37 ¾ Filter Type Selection: Select the URL Filter for the next configuration. ¾ Active: URL filter entry: For example: If you want to forbid the user to access the website: www.yahoo.com. Presume the rule is aimed at the interface
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.3 SNMP Choose "Access Management→SNMP", you can see the SNMP screen. The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used for exchanging information between network devices. Figure 4-38 ¾ Get Community: Set the password for the incoming Get
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.5 DDNS Choose "Access Management→DDNS", you can configure the DDNS function in the screen (shown in Figure 4-40). The router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. The feature lets you use a static host name with a dynamic IP
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-41 ¾ CWMP: Select activate the CWMP function. ¾ URL: Enter the website of ACS which is provided by your ISP. ¾ User Name/Password: Enter the User Name and password to login the ACS server. ¾ Path: Enter the path that connects to the ACS
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-43 ) Note: 1) There is only one account that can access Web-Management interface. The default account is "admin", and the password is "admin". Admin has read/write access privilege. 2) When you change the password, you should enter the
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: The ADSL Router built-in some NTP Servers, when the Router connects to the Internet, the Router will get the system time automatically from the NTP Server. You can also configure the NTP Server address manually, and then the Router will
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    to be used for upgrade. TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-47 To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Step 1: Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (www.tp-link.com). Step 2: Type the path and file name of the
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-48 Step 2: Save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 4-49). Figure 4-49 To restore the Router's settings restart the device with current settings or restore to factory default settings in the screen (shown in Figure 4-50). 56
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-50 4.6.5 Diagnostic Choose "Maintenance→Diagnostic", you can view the test results for the connectivity of (shown in Figure 4-51). Figure 4-51 4.7 Help Choose "Help", you can view the help information for configuration of any function. 57
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-52 ) Note: Click the tab, and you will be able to get the corresponding information. 58
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    TD-W8901G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: Specification General ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5 Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g ,IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, TCP/IP, Safety & Emission Ports PPPoA , PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DHCP,
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TD-W8901G
54M Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router
Rev: 1.0.4
1910010194