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  • TP-Link TL-WR2543ND | User Guide - Page 1
    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010514
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    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright © 2011 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. All rights reserved. http://www.tp-link.com FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested with the instructions, may cause user's authority to operate the equipment. For operation within 5.15-5.25GHz frequency range
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    Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria None General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz mW e.i.r.p. within the band band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current 2454-2483.5 MHz
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    3 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required 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 equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for
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    TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Model No.: TL-WR2543ND Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable
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    Router 8 Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 10 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration 10 3.2 Quick Installation Guide 11 Chapter 4. Configuring the Router 20 4.1 Login ...20 4.2 Status ...20 4.3 Quick Setup...21 4.4 WPS ...21 4.5 Network ...24 4.5.1 WAN ...24 4.5.2 LAN ...34 4.5.3 MAC Clone 35 4.6 Wireless
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    4.7.2 DHCP Clients List 51 4.7.3 Address Reservation 51 4.8 USB Settings ...53 4.8.1 Storage Sharing 53 4.8.2 FTP Server 54 4.8.3 Media Server 56 4.8.4 Print Server 59 4.8.5 User Accounts 59 4.9 Forwarding ...62 4.9.1 Virtual Servers 62 4.9.2 Port Triggering 64 4.9.3 DMZ...66 4.9.4 UPnP ...
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    4.16.3 No-ip.com DDNS 97 4.17 System Tools ...98 4.17.1 Time Setting 98 4.17.2 Diagnostic 100 4.17.3 Firmware Upgrade 101 4.17.4 Factory Defaults 103 4.17.5 Backup & Restore 103 4.17.6 Reboot ...104 4.17.7 Password...104 4.17.8 System Log 105 4.17.9 Statistics ...107 Appendix A: FAQ 110
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    in your package: ¾ TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ DC Power Adapter for TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful
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    . Flexible Access Control The TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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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    ¾ Provides USB Port supporting storage/FTP/Media/Print Server. ¾ Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security. ¾ Shares data and Internet access for users, supporting Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE Internet access. ¾ Works in 2.4GHz or 5GHz radio bands, doubling your
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router's LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Figure 1-2 LEDs on the front panel Name （Power） (Wireless 2.4GHz) (Wireless 5GHz) (LAN 1-4) (
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    provided with this TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router. ¾ ON/OFF: The switch for the power. ¾ RESET: There are two ways to reset to the Router's factory defaults: 1) Use the Factory Defaults function on "System Tools → Factory Defaults" page in the Router's Web-based Utility
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Router and client devices and automatically configure wireless security for your wireless network. ¾ Wireless antenna: To receive and transmit the wireless data. - 7 -
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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
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    ) Note: TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router If you want to use the Router to share files or printer, plug the USB storage device to the USB port or connect the printer to the Router with a matching cable. 6. Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of
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    the Router failed. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 1. Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? ) Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Router
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 1. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default domain name http://tplinklogin.net in the address field. Figure 3-3 Log in the Router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to Figure 3-4. Enter
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 3. Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP and Static IP to
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. ¾ Confirm Password - Enter the
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-9 Quick Setup - MAC Clone z If you are visiting the Router from another computer, rather than the main computer, please select No, and then enter the main computer's MAC in the field WAN MAC Address. Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - MAC Clone
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 3) If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup - Static IP ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP).
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-13 Quick Setup - Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Choose from the drop-down list to enable or disable the wireless radio. ¾ Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Band - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to 2.4GHz. Two options are available: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. It is recommended that your computers and devices running video and voice applications use
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router For ASCII, the key can be made up of any Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-14. Click the Finish button to finish the Quick Setup. Figure 3-14 Quick Setup - Finish If there is anything changed on the Wireless
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and , there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. The detailed explanations for each Web page's key function are listed below. 4.2 Status The
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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 (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. - 21 -
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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 here. The default PIN of
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-6 WAN - Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Save button to save your settings. 2. If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP. The Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 4-7. Figure 4-7 WAN - Static IP
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-8 WAN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Secondary Connection - It's available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an extra Connection
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Time-based Connecting - The connection . 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 Concentrator) name should not be configured unless you
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ ISP Specified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the Router during login, please click "Use IP address specified by ISP" check box and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation. ¾
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-11 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button to
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button. ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP's IP address or the
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0" in
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-13 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.0.1). ¾
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the Router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC Address To button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field.
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.6.1.1. 2.4GHz Wireless Settings Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings - 2.4GHz ¾ Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router option. ¾ Band - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. Two options are available: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. It is recommended that your computers and devices running video and voice applications use the 5GHz band, while your
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-17 WDS Setting ¾ SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join. ¾ BSSID(to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your Router is
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.6.1.2. 5GHz Wireless Settings Figure 4-18 Wireless Settings - 5GHz ¾ Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Band - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. Two options are available: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. It is recommended that
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-19 ¾ SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join. ¾ BSSID(to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-20 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it's strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router format Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server. • Radius Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius server. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK- Personal - It's the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA-
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-24 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled. 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example: If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B and the wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F are able to access the Router, but
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-26 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ Beacon Interval - Enter a value
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other. To use this function, check this box. AP Isolation is
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    4.7 DHCP TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-28 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-28), DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings. Figure 4-31 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. ¾ Reserved IP
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. 4.8 USB Settings Figure 4-33 The
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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 volume; when volume is non-shared, you can click the Enable button to share the volume. Click the Start
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-36 FTP Server Configuration ¾ Service Status - Indicates the FTP Server's current status. ¾ Internet Access - Select enable to allow access of the FTP server from the Internet. Otherwise, select disable to only allow local network
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-37 Add or Modify Share Folder 2. Select the Share entire partition or a specific to restart FTP Server to make the changes take effect. 4.8.3 Media Server Choose menu "USB Settings→Media Server", you can create media server that allows
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-38 Media Server Setting ¾ Server Name - The name of this Media Server. ¾ Server Status - Indicates the Media Server's current status, started or stopped. You can click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-41 Add New Folder ¾ Display Name - You the settings and just go to the media server configuration page. To add a new share folder for your media server, please follow the instructions below: a) Select the Share entire partition or
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-42 Media Server Setting 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately. You can also select the Auto-scan, at same time, select an auto scan interval time by drop-down list. In this case, the media server will
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router page. Storage Sharing users can use Internet Explorer to access files on the USB drive. FTP Server users can log into the FTP Server via FTP Client. There are two default user accounts that can access the Storage Sharing and FTP Server. They
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.9 Forwarding 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router supported by the Router). ¾ Status - The status of this entry, "Enabled" means the virtual server entry is enabled. ¾ Common Service Port - Some common services already exist in the drop-down list. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. ) Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on System Tools -> Remote
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN. Figure 4-52 UPnP Setting ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. This feature is enabled by default. ¾
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    4.10 Security TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-53 The Security menu There are four the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol. SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default. If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world, you
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the Router. • PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-55 Advanced Security ¾ Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be enabled
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering. ¾ TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above. Click the Save button to save your
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 as shown in Figure 4-58. The Parental
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-59 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise, check Disable. ¾ MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 3. Give a description (e.g. Allow Google) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Settings page. Check Enable and enter the MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field. 2. Click "Access Control → Schedule" on
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-60 Parental Control Settings 4.12 Access Control Figure 4-61 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-59: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and MAC Address. You can select either of them from the drop-down list. If the IP Address is selected, you can see the following item: ¾ LAN IP Address - Enter the IP address or address range of the
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Protocol - Here are four options, All, TCP, UDP, and ICMP. Select one of them from the drop-down list for the target. ¾ Common Service Port - Here lists some common service ports. Select one from the drop-down list, and the corresponding port
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4. Click Next when finishing creating the advanced schedule entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-66. Figure 4-66 Quick Setup - Create an Internet Access Control Entry ¾ Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule.
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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-AA to access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and forbid other
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.12.2 Host Choose menu "Access Control → Host", and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-68. The host list is necessary for the Access Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. z If you select IP Address,
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-69 Add or Modify a Host Entry Figure 4-70 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-71 Target Settings ¾ Target Description - Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique. ¾ Information - The target can be IP address, port, or domain name. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-73 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 Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.12.4 Schedule Choose menu "Access Control → Schedule", and then you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-74. The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-74 Schedule Settings ¾
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-75 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire 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 follow
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    function. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router IP Address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. ¾ Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host. 3. Select Enabled
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4. Click the Save button to make the entry take effect. Other configurations for the entries: Click the Delete button to delete the entry. Click the Enable All button to enable entries in use. The Destination IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway,
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    -WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.14 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-80 Bandwidth Control There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-80: Control Settings and Rules List. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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 4-84): Binding Settings and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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 in Figure 4-85. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4. Click
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.15.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could also configure the items on the ARP list. This page displays the ARP
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 Comexe.cn DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn, the page
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    Note: TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.16.3 No-ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.no-ip.com, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-91. Figure 4-91 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.17 System Tools Figure 4-92 The System Tools menu 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-93 Time settings ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. ¾ Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. ¾ NTP Server I /
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-94 Time settings ) Note: 1. This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully, otherwise, these functions will not take effect. 2. The
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case,
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-97 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the Router. 5) The firmware version must correspond to the hardware. 6) The upgrade process takes a few moments and the Router restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete. 4.17.4 Factory
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router • Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore. • Click the Restore button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank. ) Note: The current
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-101 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-102 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router • Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication. It is required by most mailboxes that need User Name and Password to log in. ) Note: Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-104 Statistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it, click the Enable button. If it is disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled. ¾ Packets
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router background. 2) If you are a Cable user, please configure the Router following the above steps. 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,
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure A-4 Virtual Servers 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router check the Enable radio button next to H323 ALG. Remember to click the Save button. 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure A-8 Remote Management ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you can visit and configure the Router by typing http://192.168.0.1:88 (the Router's LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. If
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure A-10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. 1) Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. 2) Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID. 3) Make
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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. - 117 -
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band 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 - 118 -
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards Protocols Ports IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.1X, IEEE 802.3X, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT,
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver
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    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. ¾ SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless
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TL-WR2543ND
450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010514