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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Rev: 1.1.0 1910010638
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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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    This equipment has been tested and found to if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
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    is required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) Norway Implemented This subsection does not antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the
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    Industry Canada Statement: 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 received, including interference that may cause
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    equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Model No.: TL-WR1042ND Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own declaration: Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International Business Date of issue: 2012 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28
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    Quick Installation Guide 10 Chapter 4. Configuring the Router 17 4.1 Login ...17 4.2 Status ...17 4.3 Quick Setup...18 4.4 WPS ...18 4.5 Network ...21 4.5.1 WAN ...21 4.5.2 LAN...30 4.5.3 MAC Clone ...31 4.6 Wireless ...32 4.6.1 Wireless Settings 32 4.6.2 Wireless Security 34 4.6.3 Wireless MAC
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    Address Reservation 43 4.8 USB Settings ...45 4.8.1 Storage Sharing 45 4.8.2 FTP Server ...47 4.8.3 Media Server 50 4.8.4 Print Server...52 4.8.5 User Accounts 53 4.9 Forwarding ...55 4.9.1 Virtual Servers 55 4.9.2 Port Triggering 57 4.9.3 DMZ...59 4.9.4 UPnP ...59 4.10 Security ...60 4.10
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    4.17 System Tools ...89 4.17.1 Time Setting...90 4.17.2 Diagnostic...91 4.17.3 Firmware Upgrade 92 4.17.4 Factory Defaults 93 4.17.5 Backup & Restore 94 4.17.6 Reboot ...95 4.17.7 Password...95 4.17.8 System Log...96 4.17.9 Statistics ...98 Appendix A: FAQ ...
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    be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ DC Power Adapter for TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make
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    data privacy. Flexible Access Control The TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router provides flexible access control, so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff. It also supports Virtual Server and DMZ host for Port Triggering, and
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    guide stands for TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router without any explanation. 1.3 Main Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps. ¾ One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting
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    1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router's LEDs and the Wireless On/Off button are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name PWR SYS WIRELESS LAN 1-4 INTERNET USB WPS Status Off On On Flashing
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router. ¾ WPS: If you have client devices, such as wireless adapters, that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup then wait for the Router to reboot. ¾ USB: The USB port connects to a USB storage device or a USB printer. ¾ INTERNET: This port is where you will connect
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ 1,2,3,4 (LAN): These ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the Router to the local PC(s). ¾ Wireless antenna: To receive and transmit the wireless data. -6-
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) ¾ PCs with a
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router -8-
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    WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the Router
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    Installation Guide With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator) utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser. 1. To access the configuration
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key. ) Note: Figure 3-4 Login Windows
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three the WAN port before detection. The appropriate configuration page will be displayed when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the Router. ¾
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ If the connection type detected 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
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-10 Find MAC Address ¾ If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-11. Figure 3-11 Quick Setup - Static IP ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address seen by external users on the Internet (
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-12 Quick Setup - Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio by choosing from the drop-down list. ¾ Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of following options to enable security. ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the sixteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS -18-
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    (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router a). Choose menu "WPS", and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 WPS ¾ WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly. Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 4: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: 1) The WPS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. 2) The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. ¾ Get IP with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications.
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address provided should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-8): Figure 4-8 WAN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. ¾ Connect Automatically - The Manually - You can click the Connect/ Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-9 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 (Access
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-10 WAN - BigPond Cable ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server - In this mode, the Internet attempt to access the Internet
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode 11 WAN -L2TP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-12 WAN -PPTP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button. ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router (factory default: 192.168.0.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. ) Note: 1. If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to login the Router.
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    4.6 Wireless TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-15 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-15): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router's MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test. ¾ Region - Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum tx rate of the Router through this field. ¾ Enable Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access. ¾ Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-17 ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, select this check box, but it's strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you select
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, 19 • 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
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ WPA/WPA2 - Personal(Recommended) - It's the your settings on this page. 4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu "Wireless→MAC Filtering", and then you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Address Filtering function, shown in
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-21 Wireless MAC address Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disable. ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. ¾ Status - The status of this entry either
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4. Click the Save button to save this entry. and the wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-23-11 are able to access the Router, but all the other wireless stations cannot access the Router, you can configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu "Wireless→Wireless Advanced", and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-23 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high- priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended enabled. ¾ Enable Short GI - This function
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    4.7 DHCP TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-25 The Router on the LAN. Figure 4-26 DHCP Settings ¾ DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address.
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-28). When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router in Figure 4-30): Storage Sharing, FTP Server, Media Server, Print Server and User Accounts. Click any of them, and 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
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Shared - Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume. When the volume is shared, you can click the Disable to stop sharing the
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 2. The new settings will not take effect until you restart the service. 3. To unplug the USB drive, click Eject Disk button first. It is not recommended to simply pull the USB drive out of the USB port, because this can cause damage to the device and
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-35 FTP Server Configuration 2. Click the Enable/Disable box to enable/disable internet access to FTP from WAN port. 3. Change the Service Port to specify a port for FTP Server to use. (The default is 21, do not change unless necessary.) 4. Click
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Folder - Name of folders that is in current path. ¾ Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings and page will be redirected to the FTP server configuration page. ¾ Back - You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.8.3 Media Server Choose menu "USB Settings→Media Server", and then you can configure Media Server on this page as shown in Figure 4-38. Figure 4-38 Media Server Setting ¾ Server Name - The name of this Media Server. ¾ Server Status - Indicates the
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-40 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 4-41. Figure 4-41 Add New Folder ¾ Display Name - You can enter a display name
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings and the page will be redirected to the media server 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
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Online - Indicates the print server has been turned on, and no user is using it at present. You can click the "Stop" button to stop the print server. ¾ Offline - Indicates the print server feature is disabled. You can click "Start" button to start it.
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-45 Add or Modify User Account ¾ User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The user name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length. ¾ Password - Enter the password in the
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    4.9 Forwarding TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-46 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-46): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Common Service Port - Some common services already exist in the drop-down list. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To setup a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add New... button. (pop-up Figure 4-48) 2. Select the service you want to
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router System Tools -> Remote Management page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080. Otherwise there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server. 4.9.2 Port Triggering Choose menu "Forwarding→Port Triggering", you can view and add port triggering in
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-50 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry ¾ Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule. ¾ Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host. 3. When necessary, the external host will be able to connect to the local host using
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-52 UPnP Setting ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP request. • External Port - The port which the Router opened for the application. • Protocol - The type of protocol which is opened. • Internal Port - The port which the Router opened for local host
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the Router. • PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router the use of cryptographic security services. To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Router, click Enable. ¾ ALG - It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway (ALG) because ALG allows customized Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-55 Advanced Security ¾ Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. ¾ DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function.
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ UDP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 500. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current UPD-FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately. ¾ Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router button "Only the PCs listed can Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router you will be able to access the Router's web-based utility. 2. Be sure to change the Router's default password to a very secure password. 4.11 Parental Control Choose menu "Parental Control", and then you can configure the parental control in the screen
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-59 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry 2. LAN drop-down list. 3. Give a description (e.g. Allow Google) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. 4. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router For example: If you desire that the child PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www. 11-22-33-44-BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field. 2. Click "Access Control → Schedule" on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.12.1 Rule Choose menu "Access Control → Rule", and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-62. Figure 4-62 Access Control Rule Management ¾ Enable Internet Access . ¾ Setup Wizard - Click the Setup Wizard button
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Move - You can change the entry's order as shown in Figure 4-63. Figure 4-63 Quick Setup - Create a Host Entry ¾ Host Description - In this field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). ¾ Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-64 Quick Setup - Create an Access Target Entry ¾ Target Description - In this field, create a description for the target. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Target_1). ¾ Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and Domain Name. You
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-65 Quick Setup - Create an Advanced Schedule Entry ¾ Schedule Description - In this field, create a description for the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-66. Figure 4-66 Quick Setup - Create an Internet Access Control Entry -72-
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should or disable your entry. 7. Click the Save button. Figure 4-67 Add Internet Access Control Entry For example: If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 1. Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page. Select Enable Internet Access Control and choose "Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router". 2. We recommend that
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New... button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. z If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-69. 1)
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4. In MAC Address field, enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list. 4.12.3 Target Choose menu "Access for the Access Control Rule IP address, port, or domain
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-72 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP address of the target. 3) Select a common service from Common Service Port
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 5. Click the Save button. Click the Delete All button 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-71 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select Domain Name from the drop-down list. 3. In Target Description field, create
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 2. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. to restrict the internet 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
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    4.13 Advanced Routing TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-76 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-76: Static Routing List and System Routing Table.
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Router and the network or host. ¾ Interface - This interface tells you either the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & WLAN (internal wired and wireless through the WAN port. ¾ Ingress Bandwidth - The download speed through the WAN port. 4.14.2 Rules
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-82 Bandwidth Control Rules List ¾ Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. ¾ Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0. ¾ Ingress bandwidth
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.15 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-84 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-86 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New... button as shown
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.15.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you can configure the Dynamic DNS function. The Router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, 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 will give you a password or key. 4.16.1
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    ) Note: TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the Logout button, then input your new username and password and click the Login button. 4.16.2 Dyndns.org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-91 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 Password for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4.
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Choose menu "System Tools", and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II. 3. Click the This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. ¾ Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem fine. Figure 4-95 Diagnostic Results ) Note: 1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time. 2. "Ping
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-96 Firmware Upgrade ¾ Firmware Version - Displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version - Displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the Router's current hardware version. To
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-97 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User local computer. ¾ To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse button to
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.17.6 Reboot Choose menu "System Tools → Reboot", and then you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Router via the next screen. Figure 4-99 Reboot the Router Some settings of the Router will take effect only after rebooting, which include • Change
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    ) Note: TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router The new user name and password must not exceed System Log Choose menu "System Tools → System Log", and 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
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-102 Mail Account Settings • From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. • To - Recipient's address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. • SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings. ¾ Clear Log - All the logs will be deleted from the Router permanently, not just from the page. Click the Next button
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Total Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router. Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router.
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit 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 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 2. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the Router, click the "Network" menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select "Dynamic IP" for "WAN Connection Type",
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 left of your browser, and
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference.
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you can 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
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4) If the wireless connection is ready, but you can't access the Router, check the IP Address of your wireless stations. -105-
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit 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 Adapter is working, refer to the adapter's manual if needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component 1) On
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. -107-
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 6) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 -108-
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards Protocols Ports Cabling Type IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11n TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100/1000M Auto
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router wireless local area networking (WLAN) products. ¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless existing traditional phone lines. ¾ ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A company that provides access to the Internet. ¾ MTU (Maximum Transmission
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    TL-WR1042ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router identifying a wireless local area network. For 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
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TL-WR1042ND
300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router
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