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TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010795 - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 2
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 - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 3
equipment. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 4
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 5
power source. z Don't disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself. You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty. If you need service, please contact us. z Avoid water and wet locations. z This product can be used in the following countries: AT BG BY CA CZ DE DK - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 6
following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Model No.: TL-WR710N Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own 328 V1.7.1: 2006 ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2:2011& ETSI EN 301 489-17 V2.2.1:2012 EN 55022:2010 EN 55024:2010 EN 61000-3-2:2006+A1:2009+A2:2009 EN - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 7
Installation Guide 13 3.2.1 Wireless Router Mode 14 3.2.2 Access Point Mode 17 3.2.3 Repeater Mode...19 3.2.4 Client Mode...21 3.2.5 WISP Client Router Mode 23 Chapter 4. Configuration for Wireless Router Mode 27 4.1 Login ...27 4.2 Status ...27 4.3 Quick Setup...30 4.4 WPS ...30 4.5 Working - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 8
Wireless MAC Filtering 51 4.7.4 Wireless Advanced 53 4.7.5 Wireless Statistics 54 4.8 DHCP ...55 4.8.1 DHCP Settings...55 4.8.2 DHCP Client List 56 4.8.3 Address Reservation 57 4.9 USB Settings...58 4.9.1 Storage Sharing 58 4.9.2 Media Server ...60 4.9.3 User Access Control ...76 4.13.1 Rule ... - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 9
Upgrade 97 4.18.4 Factory Defaults 98 4.18.5 Backup & Restore 99 4.18.6 Reboot ...99 4.18.7 Password ...100 4.18.8 System Log...100 4.18.9 Statistics...101 Chapter 5. Configuration for Access Point Mode 103 5.1 Login ...103 5.2 Status ...103 5.3 Quick Setup...105 5.4 WPS ...105 5.5 Working Mode - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 10
129 5.10.2 Firmware Upgrade 131 5.10.3 Factory Defaults 132 5.10.4 Backup & Restore 132 5.10.5 Reboot ...133 5.10.6 Password ...134 5.10.7 System Log...135 Chapter 6. Configuration for Repeater Mode 136 6.1 Login ...136 6.2 Status ...136 6.3 Quick Setup...138 6.4 Working Mode ...138 6.5 Network - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 11
...158 6.9.2 Firmware Upgrade 159 6.9.3 Factory Defaults 160 6.9.4 Backup & Restore 161 6.9.5 Reboot ...162 6.9.6 Password ...162 6.9.7 System Log...163 Chapter 7. Configuration for Client Mode 164 7.1 Login ...164 7.2 Status ...164 7.3 Quick Setup...166 7.4 Working Mode ...166 7.5 Network - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 12
...181 7.9.2 Firmware Upgrade 183 7.9.3 Factory Defaults 184 7.9.4 Backup & Restore 184 7.9.5 Reboot ...185 7.9.6 Password ...186 7.9.7 System Log...187 Chapter 8. Configuration for WISP Client Router Mode 188 8.1 Login ...188 8.2 Status ...188 8.3 Quick Setup...191 8.4 Working Mode ...191 - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 13
Storage Sharing 215 8.8.2 Media Server ...217 8.8.3 User Accounts... Remote Management 230 8.11 Parental Control ...231 8.12 Access Control ...233 8.12.1 Rule ...233 8.12.2 Host 8.14.1 Control Settings 244 8.14.2 Rule List...244 8.15 IP & MAC Binding ...246 8.15.1 Binding Setting 246 8.15.2 ARP - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 14
8.16.3 Dyndns org DDNS 250 8.17 System Tools...251 8.17.1 Time Settings...252 8.17.2 Diagnostic ...253 8.17.3 Firmware Upgrade 254 8.17.4 Factory Defaults 255 8.17.5 Backup & Restore 256 8.17.6 Reboot ...256 8.17.7 Password ...257 8.17.8 System Log...258 8.17.9 Statistics...258 Appendix A: FAQ - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 15
items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ-45 Ethernet Cable ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router, including: • User Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 16
Operation Modes The TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router supports five operation modes. Wireless Router mode creates an instant private wireless network and share Internet to multiple Wi-Fi devices, which is suitable for most hotel and home network. Access Point mode creates a wireless - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 17
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router this user guide. Before installing the Router, please look through this guide to know all the Router's functions. 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL-WR710N mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router without any - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 18
Reset button (about 5 seconds) until the SYS LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash. And then release the button and wait the Router to reboot to its factory default settings. ¾ LAN/WAN: This LAN/WAN port works as LAN in AP/Repeater/Client/WISP Client Router mode and as WAN in Wireless Router mode - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 19
. The Router will start to work automatically. After finishing the steps above, please choose the operation mode you need and carry out the corresponding steps. There are five operation modes supported by this router: Wireless Router, Access Point, Repeater, Client and WISP Client Router. - 5 - - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 20
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2.3.1 Wireless Router Mode As a wireless router, TL-WR710N enables multi-user to share Internet via DSL/Cable Modem. The default mode of TL-WR710N is Wireless Router. On this mode, the wired port LAN/WAN works as WAN, it can be connected to DSL Modem - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 21
AP or wireless router. On this mode, the wired port LAN/WAN works as LAN. Computer could connect to the device by either wired or wireless way. The SSID of TL-WR710N should be the same as that of the device you repeat. Figure 2-3 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR710N in Repeater Mode 1. Plug the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 22
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ) Note: It is recommended that you connect a PC/notebook to the LAN port of the Router with an Ethernet cable, and then login the Router from the PC/notebook to set the Router in Repeater mode. 2.3.4 Client Mode TL-WR710N is used as a wireless network - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 23
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 2-5 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR710N in WISP Client Router Mode 1. Plug the power plug of TL-WR710N in electrical wall socket. 2. Power on the notebook(s). - 9 - - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 24
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 25
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2) Enter the Security key. Click OK. 3) If you can see Connected after the default SSID, you've successfully connected to the wireless network. ) Note: 1. The default SSID and Password of your Router are on the label. Both are case-sensitive. 2. The - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 26
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router and the Router correct? ) Note: The LED of LAN/WAN ports which you link to on the Router should be - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 27
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 28
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ) Note: Figure 3-5 Quick Setup - Working Mode The Router supports five working modes for multi-user to access the Internet: Wireless Router, Access Point, Repeater, Client and WISP Client Router. In Wireless Router mode, the device enables - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 29
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router The Router supports three popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP in the IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS IP address manually, which are specified by your ISP. Then click Next and proceed to Figure 3-9. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - Static IP - 15 - - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 30
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2. Then, the Wireless page will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. Set the wireless parameters. It is recommended that you rename an SSID, choose a Security Type and enter a Password. Then click Next. Figure 3-9 Quick Setup - Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 31
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router When 11bg mixed mode is selected, only 11bg mixed wireless stations can connect to the Router. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to 11bgn mixed, and all of 802.11b/g/n wireless stations can connect to the Router. ) Note: If 11bg mixed - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 32
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 3-11 Quick Setup - Wireless ¾ Wireless Network Name - Enter a string of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is set to be TP- - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 33
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ) Note: If 11bg mixed mode is selected in the Mode field, the Channel Width selecting field will turn grey and the value will become 20M, which is unable to be changed. ¾ Channel Width - Select any channel width from the pull-down list. The default - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 34
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 3-14 Quick Setup - Wireless ¾ Repeater Mode - In Repeater mode, the wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range. • Universal Repeater - In Repeater mode, the AP with WDS disabled will relay - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 35
has changed on the Wireless Repeater page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-16. Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration take effect and finish the Quick Setup. Figure 3-16 Quick Setup - Finish 3.2.4 Client Mode When you choose Client on Working Mode page - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 36
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 3-17 Quick Setup - Wireless ¾ Wireless Name of Root AP - Enter the SSID that you want to access. ¾ MAC Address of Root AP - Enter the MAC address of AP that you want to access. ¾ Survey - Click this button, you can survey the AP which runs in - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 37
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 3-18 AP List 3. Click the Next button in Figure 3-19. You will then see the Finish page. Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration take effect and finish the Quick Setup. Figure 3-19 Quick Setup - Finish 3.2.5 WISP Client - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 38
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ PPPoE - For this connection, you will need your account name and password from your ISP. If you have applied ADSL to realize Dial-up service, you should choose this type. Under this condition, you should fill in both the User Name and Password that - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 39
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 3-23 Quick Setup - Static IP ¾ SSID - 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 - The BSSID of the AP your router is going to connect to as a - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 40
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Wireless Security Mode - You can configure the security settings of your wireless network. ¾ Wireless Password - Input the password of your Local SSID. 3. Click Survey button on the Wireless page as shown in Figure 3-20, and then AP List page will - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 41
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Chapter 4. Configuration for Wireless Router Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Wireless Router Mode of TL-WR710N. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 42
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-2 ¾ Firmware Version - The version information of the Router's firmware. ¾ Hardware Version - The version information of the Router's hardware. ¾ LAN - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure them - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 43
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Wireless - This field displays basic information or status for wireless function, you can configure them in the Wireless > Wireless Settings page. • Working Mode - The current wireless working mode in use. • Wireless Radio - Indicates whether the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 44
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) can help you to quickly and securely connect to a network. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 45
) Note: TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS function meanwhile. For the configuration of the new device, here takes the Wireless Adapter of our company for example. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 46
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP Step 1: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 47
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Step 3: Choose "Enter the new device's PIN" and enter the PIN code （take 16952898 for example） of the wireless adapter in the field after PIN as shown in the figure below. Then click Connect. Figure 4-5 Add A New Device Method Three: Enter the PIN from - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 48
Router, Access Point, Repeater, Client and Wireless Client Router. Please select one you want. Click Save to save your choice, which is shown as Figure 4-7. Figure 4-7 Wireless Working Mode Settings ¾ Wireless Router - The wireless Router Mode. In this mode, the device enables multi-user to share - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 49
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ WISP Client Router - In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share Internet screen below. 1. If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. You - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 50
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Use These DNS Servers - If your ISP gives you one or two - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 51
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 52
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router • Dynamic IP - You can check this radio button to use . 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. The Internet - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 53
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-12 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 ( - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 54
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-13 WAN - BigPond Cable ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 55
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 56
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket 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 - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 57
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-15 WAN - PPTP/Russia PPTP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by , Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 58
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button. ¾ - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 59
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Click the Save button to save your settings. ) Note: 1. Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function. 2. If you change 't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 60
4.7 Wireless TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-18 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-18): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 61
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. ¾ Mode - Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed. • 11bg - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 62
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ BSSID (to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join. ¾ Survey - Click this button, you can survey the AP which runs in - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 63
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-21 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. But it's strongly recommended to choose one of the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 64
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-22 ¾ WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It's based on Radius Server. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA security from the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or WPA2 (WPA version - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 65
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 152-bit - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters. ) Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 66
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F are able to access the Router, but all the other wireless stations cannot access the Router, you can configure the Wireless - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 67
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-25 Filtering Rules 4.7.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu "Wireless → Wireless Advanced", and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-26 Wireless packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 68
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router broadcast and multicast messages. When the Router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 69
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 70
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address. ¾ End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 71
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router You cannot change any of the values on this the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings. Figure 4-31 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 72
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click previous page. 4.9 USB Settings Figure 4-33 The USB Settings menu There are three submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-33), Storage Sharing, Media Server and User Accounts. Click any of - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 73
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Volume - The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to. Volume 1-8 is mapping to USB port1, and Volume 9-16 is mapping to USB port2. ¾ Capacity - The storage capacity of the USB driver. ¾ Used - The - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 74
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 3. To unplug the USB drive, click Eject Disk button first. Simply pulling USB drive out of the USB port can cause damage to the device and loss of data. 4. Mounted volumes of each USB port are subject to the 8-volume limit. So you cannot access more - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 75
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2. Click the Start button to start the media server, and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-38. Figure 4-38 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 76
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Back - Click this button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page. 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 - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 77
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-41 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 - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 78
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu ( its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function. Figure 4-43 Virtual Servers ¾ Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of service ports (in XXX - - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 79
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 4. Select the protocol used for this application to return the previous page. ) Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on "Security → Remote Management" . These applications cannot work - 65 - - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 80
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router with a pure NAT Router. Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that can work with an NAT Router. Figure 4-45 Port Triggering Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 81
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. DMZ host forwards DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may be changed when - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 82
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-47 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Check the Enable radio button. 2. Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. 3. Click the Save button. ) Note: After you set the DMZ host, the firewall - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 83
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router • Status - The status of the port is displayed here. "Enabled" means that the port is still active. Otherwise, the port is inactive. Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 4.11 Security Figure 4-49 The Security menu There are four - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 84
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 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 can disable it. ¾ VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 85
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-51 Advanced Security ¾ Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default - Denial of Service protection. Check the default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current ICMP-FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value, the Router - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 86
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket 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 default setting is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the Internet cannot access the Router - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 87
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket 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 settings. ) - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 88
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 4.12 Parental Control Choose menu "Parental Control", and you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-54. The Parental Control function can be used to control the internet activities of the child, limit the child to access - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 89
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 4. you, click the Schedule in red below to go to the Advance Schedule Settings page and create the schedule you need. 6. In the Status field, child PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.google.com on Saturday only while the parent PC with - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 90
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2. Click "Access Restriction → Schedule" on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New... button to create a new schedule with Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Time is all day-24 hours. 3. Click " - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 91
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-58 Access Control Rule Management ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Restriction function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. ¾ Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 92
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router to delete all the entries in the table. You can change the entry's order as desired. Fore entries are before LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: 1. Click "Access Control → Host" in the left to enter the Host Settings page. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 93
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router z In Rule Name field, create a name for the rule. Note screen as shown in Figure 4-61. The host list is necessary for the Access Restriction Rule. Figure 4-61 Host Settings ¾ Host Description - Here displays the description of the host and this - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 94
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. z If 33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-61 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 95
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 4.13.3 Target Figure 4-64 Host Settings Choose menu "Access Control → Target", you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-65. The target list is necessary for the Access Restriction Rule. Figure 4-65 Target Settings ¾ - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 96
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, the LAN to access www.google.com only, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-65 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 97
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list, 4.13.4 Schedule Figure 4-68 Target Settings Choose menu "Access Control → Schedule", you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-69. The - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 98
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 4-70 Advanced Schedule Settings access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, you should first follow the settings - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 99
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 4.14 Advanced Routing Figure 4-72 The Advanced Routing Menu There are two submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-72): Static Routing List and - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 100
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an 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 - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 101
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 4.15 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-76 The Bandwidth of the egress and ingress. Figure 4-77 Bandwidth Control Settings ¾ Enable Bandwidth Control - Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings can take effect. ¾ Line Type - Select the right - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 102
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-78 Bandwidth Control Rule 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 Settings PC access the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 103
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Egress Bandwidth - The max and the min upload speed which through the WAN port, default number is 0. ¾ Ingress Bandwidth - The max and the min download speed through the WAN port, default Setting This page displays the IP & MAC Binding Setting table - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 104
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Modify button, and then you - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 105
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Click the Enable All button to make all entries " only loads the items without interference to the IP & MAC Binding list. 4.17 Dynamic DNS The Router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 106
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.no-ip.com, www.comexe.cn, or www. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 107
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-86 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider. 2. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 4. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 108
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-87 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here. 4. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 109
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.18.1 Time Settings You can set time manually or get GMT from the Internet for the router on - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 110
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ The router will obtain GMT automatically from Internet if Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. • Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 111
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Ping Timeout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no reply in the specified time, the connection is overtime. ¾ Traceroute Max - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 112
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ) Note: 1. When you upgrade the router's firmware, you will lose current configuration settings, so make sure you backup the router's settings before you upgrade its firmware. 2. Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet through the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 113
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router This page allows you to save current configuration of router as backup or restore the configuration file you saved before. Figure 4-94 Backup & Restore Configuration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 114
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Web Service Port of the router. ¾ Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically). ¾ Restore the router's settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically). 4.18.7 Password This page allows you to change the factory - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 115
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-97 System Log ¾ Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. ¾ Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file. ¾ Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 116
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 4-98 Statistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective. ¾ Packets Statistics - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 117
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Chapter 5. Configuration for Access Point Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Access Point Mode of TL-WR710N. 5.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 118
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 5-2 Status ¾ Firmware Version - The version information of the Router's firmware. ¾ Hardware Version - The version information of the Router's hardware. ¾ Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 119
Installation Guide." 5.4 WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) can help you to quickly and securely connect to a network. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by function. The WPS function is only available when the Operation Mode is set to Access Point - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 120
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Disable PIN of this Device - WPS external registrar of entering the device's PIN can be disabled or enabled manually the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose "Push the button on my access point or wireless router" in the configuration - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 121
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP Step 1: For the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 122
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ) Note: The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Step 2: Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add Device button - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 123
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose "Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router" in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the AP into the field after "Access Point PIN". Then - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 124
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 5.5 Working Mode The Router supports five operation mode types: Wireless Router, Access Point, Repeater, Client and Wireless Client Router. Please select one you want. Click Save to save your choice, which is shown as Figure 5-7. Figure 5-7 Wireless - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 125
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 5-9 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports, as seen from the LAN. The value can not be changed. ¾ Type - Choosing Smart IP (DHCP) to get IP address from DHCP server, or choosing static IP to config IP address manually. ¾ IP - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 126
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 5-10): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 127
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router When 11bg mixed mode is selected, only 11bg mixed wireless stations can connect to the Router. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to 11bgn mixed, and all of 802.11b/g/n wireless stations can connect to the Router. ) Note: If 11bg mixed - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 128
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 5-12 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. But it's strongly recommended to choose one of the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 129
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 5-13 ¾ WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It's based on Radius Server. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA security from the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or WPA2 (WPA version - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 130
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 152-bit - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters. ) Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 131
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F are able to access the Router, but all the other wireless stations cannot access the Router, you can configure the Wireless - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 132
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 5.7.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu "Wireless → Wireless Advanced", and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 5-16 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 133
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval. ¾ Enable WMM - WMM - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 134
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. ) - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 135
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address. ¾ End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 136
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 5-21 DHCP Client List ¾ Client Name - The name of the DHCP client ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client ¾ Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client ¾ Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 137
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX- previous page. 5.9 USB Settings Figure 5-24 The USB Settings menu There are three submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 5-24), Storage Sharing, Media Server and User Accounts. Click any of them - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 138
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 5-25 Storage Sharing ¾ Service Status - Indicates the Network Sharing service's current status. You can click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the Stop button to stop it. ¾ Volume - The volume name of the USB drive - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 139
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Click the Rescan button to start a new scan. Follow the instructions below to set up your router as a file server: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router. 2. Click the Rescan button to find the USB drive that has - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 140
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Delete - You can delete the share folder by click Delete. To set up your media server, please follow the instructions below: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router, and then the screen will appear as shown in - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 141
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 5-30 Add New Folder ¾ Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. ¾ Share entire partition - Choose this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared. ¾ Folder Location- Displays the location - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 142
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router can access FTP Server while Guest has read-only access to Storage Sharing and cannot access FTP Server. Figure 5-31 User Account Management Only Administrator can use a Web browser to transfer the files from a PC to the Writable shared volume on the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 143
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Storage Authority - Choose Read and Write or Read Only from the drop-down list to assign access authority of Storage Sharing to the user. ¾ Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings. ¾ Back - You can click the Back button to discard - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 144
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 5-34 Diagnostic Tools ¾ Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic tool. • Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. • Traceroute - This - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 145
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. ) Note: Figure 5-35 Diagnostic Results Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options " - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 146
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ) Note: 1. New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 147
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 5-38 Backup & Restore Configuration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. ¾ To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse... button to locate - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 148
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 5.10.6 Password Choose menu "System Tools → Password", and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 5-40. Figure 5-40 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 149
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 5.10.7 System Log Choose menu "System Tools → System Log", and then you can view the logs of the Router. Figure 5-41 System Log ¾ Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. ¾ Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file. ¾ Mail Log - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 150
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Chapter 6. Configuration for Repeater Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Repeater Mode of TL-WR710N. 6.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 151
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 6-2 Status ¾ Firmware Version - The version information of the Router's firmware. ¾ Hardware Version - The version information of the Router's hardware. ¾ Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 152
or reset. Click the Refresh button to get the latest status and settings of the Router. 6.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 6.4 Working Mode The Router supports five operation mode types: Wireless Router, Access Point, Repeater, Client and Wireless Client Router - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 153
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ WISP Client Router - In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share Internet connection from WISP. 6.5 Network Figure 6-4 the Network menu There is only one submenu under the Network menu (shown in Figure 6-4): LAN. 6.5.1 LAN Choose menu " - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 154
6.6 Wireless TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 6-6 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 6-6): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click it, and you will be able to configure - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 155
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ MAC Address of Root AP - The MAC address of AP that you want to access. ¾ Survey - Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the environment. ¾ Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 156
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2. Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the Router. 6.6.2 Wireless Security Choose menu "Wireless → Wireless Security", and then you can configure the security - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 157
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router WPA2-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. • Encryption - When WPA-PSK or WPA is set as the Authentication Type, you can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES as Encryption. ) Note: If you - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 158
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router • WEP Key (Password) - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network. • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 159
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 6-12 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX- - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 160
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 4. Click the Add New... button. • Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. • Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. • Select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. • Click the Save button. • Click - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 161
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 162
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Received Packets - Packets received by the station ¾ Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station ¾ Configure - The button is used for loading the item to the Wireless MAC Filtering list. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 163
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 6-16 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. ¾ Start IP Address - Specify an IP address - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 164
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 6.7.2 DHCP Client List Figure 6-17 DHCP Settings Choose menu "DHCP → DHCP Client List", and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 6-18. Figure 6-18 DHCP Client List ¾ Client Name - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 165
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 6-19 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. ¾ Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router. ¾ Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 166
6.8 USB Settings TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 6-21 The USB Settings menu There are three submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 6-21), Storage Sharing, Media Server and User Accounts. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 167
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket 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 button - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 168
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 6.8.2 Media Server Choose menu "USB Settings→Media Server", you can create media server that allows you to share stored content with other computers and devices on your home network and on the Internet. Figure 6-24 Media Server Setting ¾ Server Name - - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 169
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 6-26 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 6-27. Figure 6-27 Add - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 170
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 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 auto scan the share folders. ) Note: The - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 171
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 6-29 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 - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 172
6.9 System Tools TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 6-30 The System Tools menu Choose menu "System Tools", and then you can see the submenus under the main menu: Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, and System Log. Click any of - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 173
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router • Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. • Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. ) Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 174
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 6-33 Firmware Upgrade ¾ Firmware Version - This displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version - This displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the Router's current hardware - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 175
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 6-34 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. ¾ The default User Name: admin ¾ The default Password: admin ¾ The default IP Address: 192.168.0.254 ¾ The default Subnet Mask: - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 176
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 6.9.5 Reboot Choose menu "System Tools → Reboot", and then you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Router via the next screen. Figure 6-36 Reboot the Router Some settings of the Router will take effect only after rebooting, including: ¾ Change - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 177
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ) Note: The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and not include any spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm. Click the Save button when finished. Click the Clear All button to clear all. 6.9.7 System Log Choose - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 178
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Chapter 7. Configuration for Client Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Client Mode of TL-WR710N. 7.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 179
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 7-2 Status ¾ Firmware Version - The version information of the Router's firmware. ¾ Hardware Version - The version information of the Router's hardware. ¾ Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 180
or reset. Click the Refresh button to get the latest status and settings of the Router. 7.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 7.4 Working Mode The Router supports five operation mode types: Wireless Router, Access Point, Repeater, Client and Wireless Client Router - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 181
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ WISP Client Router - In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share Internet connection from WISP. 7.5 Network Figure 7-4 the Network menu There is only one submenu under the Network menu (shown in Figure 7-4): LAN. 7.5.1 LAN Choose menu " - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 182
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 3. When you choose the Smart IP (DHCP) mode, the DHCP Server function will be disabled. 7.6 Wireless Figure 7-6 Wireless menu There are two submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 7-6): Wireless Settings and Wireless Security. Click any of - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 183
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Enable Wireless Radio - The wireless radio of the AP can be enabled or disabled to allow or deny wireless stations to access. If enabled, the wireless stations will be able to access the AP, otherwise, wireless stations will not be able to access the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 184
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 7-8 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. But it's strongly recommended to choose one of the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 185
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 7-9 ¾ WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It's based on Radius Server. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA security from the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or WPA2 (WPA version 2) - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 186
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 152-bit - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters. ) Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 187
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address. ¾ End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 188
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 7-13 DHCP Clients List ¾ Client Name - The name of the DHCP client ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client ¾ Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client ¾ Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 189
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX- previous page. 7.8 USB Settings Figure 7-16 The USB Settings menu There are three submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 7-16), Storage Sharing, Media Server and User Accounts. Click any of them - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 190
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 7-17 Storage Sharing ¾ Service Status - Indicates the Network Sharing service's current status. You can click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the Stop button to stop it. ¾ Volume - The volume name of the USB drive - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 191
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Click the Rescan button to start a new scan. Follow the instructions below to set up your router as a file server: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router. 2. Click the Rescan button to find the USB drive that has - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 192
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Delete - You can delete the share folder by click Delete. To set up your media server, please follow the instructions below: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router, and then the screen will appear as shown in - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 193
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 7-22 Add New Folder ¾ Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. ¾ Share entire partition - Choose this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared. ¾ Folder Location- Displays the location - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 194
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router can access FTP Server while Guest has read-only access to Storage Sharing and cannot access FTP Server. Figure 7-23 User Account Management Only Administrator can use a Web browser to transfer the files from a PC to the Writable shared volume on the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 195
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings. ¾ Back - You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page. ) Note: Please restart the service for the new settings to take effect. If - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 196
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 7-26 Diagnostic Tools ¾ Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic tool. • Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. • Traceroute - This - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 197
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Traceroute Max TTL - The max number of hops for a Traceroute connection. The default is 20. Click Start to check the connectivity of the Internet. The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 198
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2. Type the path and file name of the update file into the File field, or click the Browse button to locate the update file. 3. Click the Upgrade button. ) Note: 1. New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 199
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 7-30 Backup & Restore Configuration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. ¾ To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse... button to locate - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 200
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 7.9.6 Password Choose menu "System Tools → Password", and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 7-32. Figure 7-32 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 201
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 7.9.7 System Log Choose menu "System Tools → System Log", and then you can view the logs of the Router. Figure 7-33 System Log ¾ Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. ¾ Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file. ¾ Mail Log - - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 202
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Chapter 8. Configuration for WISP Client Router Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for WISP Client Router Mode of TL-WR710N. 8.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 203
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-2 Status ¾ Firmware Version - The version information of the Router's firmware. ¾ Hardware Version - The version information of the Router's hardware. ¾ LAN - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 204
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router • MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. • IP Address - The LAN IP address of the Router. • Subnet Mask - The subnet mask associated with LAN IP address. ¾ Wireless - This field displays basic information or status for - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 205
or reset. Click the Refresh button to get the latest status and settings of the Router. 8.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 8.4 Working Mode The Router supports five operation mode types: Wireless Router, Access Point, Repeater, Client and Wireless Client Router - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 206
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ WISP Client Router - In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share Internet screen below. 1. If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. You - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 207
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Use These DNS Servers - If your ISP gives you one or two - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 208
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 209
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router • Dynamic IP - You can check this radio button to use . 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. The Internet - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 210
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-8 PPPoE Advanced Settings ¾ MTU Size - The default MTU size is "1480" bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC ( - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 211
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-9 WAN - BigPond Cable ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 212
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 213
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket 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 - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 214
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-11 WAN - PPTP/Russia PPTP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by , Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 215
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button. ¾ - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 216
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Click the Save button to save your settings. ) Note: 1. Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function. 2. If you change 't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 217
8.6 Wireless TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-14 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 8-14): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 218
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-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-PSK (Pre-shared - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 219
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Password) - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 220
8.6.2 Wireless Security TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-17 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. But it's strongly - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 221
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-18 ¾ WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It's based on Radius Server. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA security from the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or WPA2 (WPA version - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 222
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 152-bit - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters. ) Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 223
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F are able to access the Router, but all the other wireless stations cannot access the Router, you can configure the Wireless - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 224
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-21 Filtering Rules 8.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu "Wireless → Wireless Advanced", and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 8-22 Wireless packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 225
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router broadcast and multicast messages. When the Router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 226
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 227
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address. ¾ End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 228
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router You cannot change any of the values on this the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings. Figure 8-27 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 229
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click previous page. 8.8 USB Settings Figure 8-29 The USB Settings menu There are three submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 8-29), Storage Sharing, Media Server and User Accounts. Click any of - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 230
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Volume - The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to. Volume 1-8 is mapping to USB port1, and Volume 9-16 is mapping to USB port2. ¾ Capacity - The storage capacity of the USB driver. ¾ Used - The - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 231
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 3. To unplug the USB drive, click Eject Disk button first. Simply pulling USB drive out of the USB port can cause damage to the device and loss of data. 4. Mounted volumes of each USB port are subject to the 8-volume limit. So you cannot access more - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 232
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2. Click the Start button to start the media server, and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 8-34. Figure 8-34 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 233
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Back - Click this button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page. 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 - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 234
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-37 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 - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 235
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu ( its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function. Figure 8-39 Virtual Servers ¾ Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of service ports (in XXX - - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 236
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 4. Select the protocol used for this to return the previous page. ) Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on "Security → Remote Management" . These applications cannot work - 222 - - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 237
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router with a pure NAT Router. Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that can work with an NAT Router. Figure 8-41 Port Triggering Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 238
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. DMZ host forwards DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may be changed when - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 239
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-43 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Check the Enable radio button. 2. Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. 3. Click the Save button. ) Note: After you set the DMZ host, the firewall - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 240
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router • Status - The status of the port is displayed here. "Enabled" means that the port is still active. Otherwise, the port is inactive. Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 8.10 Security Figure 8-45 The Security menu There are four - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 241
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 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 can disable it. ¾ VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 242
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-47 Advanced Security ¾ Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default - Denial of Service protection. Check the default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current ICMP-FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value, the Router - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 243
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket 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 default setting is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the Internet cannot access the Router - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 244
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket 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 settings. ) - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 245
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 8.11 Parental Control Choose menu "Parental Control", and you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 8-50. The Parental Control function can be used to control the internet activities of the child, limit the child to access - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 246
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 4. you, click the Schedule in red below to go to the Advance Schedule Settings page and create the schedule you need. 6. In the Status field, child PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.google.com on Saturday only while the parent PC with - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 247
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2. Click "Access Restriction → Schedule" on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New... button to create a new schedule with Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Time is all day-24 hours. 3. Click " - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 248
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-54 Access Control Rule Management ¾ Enable Internet Access Restriction - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Restriction function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. ¾ Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 249
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router to delete all the entries in the table. You can change the entry's order as desired. Fore entries are before to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: 1. Click "Access Restriction → Host" in the left to enter the Host Settings page. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 250
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router z In Rule Name field, create a name for the rule. Note screen as shown in Figure 8-57. The host list is necessary for the Access Restriction Rule. Figure 8-57 Host Settings ¾ Host Description - Here displays the description of the host and this - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 251
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. z If 33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 8-57 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 252
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 8.12.3 Target Figure 8-60 Host Settings Choose menu "Access Control → Target", you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-65. The target list is necessary for the Access Restriction Rule. Figure 8-61 Target Settings ¾ - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 253
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, the LAN to access www.google.com only, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 8-61 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 254
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list, 8.12.4 Schedule Figure 8-64 Target Settings Choose menu "Access Control → Schedule", you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 8-65. The - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 255
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 8-66 Advanced Schedule Settings access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, you should first follow the settings - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 256
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 8.13 Advanced Routing Figure 8-68 The Advanced Routing Menu There are two submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-72): Static Routing List and - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 257
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an 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 - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 258
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 8.14 Bandwidth Control Figure 8-72 The Bandwidth of the egress and ingress. Figure 8-73 Bandwidth Control Settings ¾ Enable Bandwidth Control - Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings can take effect. ¾ Line Type - Select the right - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 259
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-74 Bandwidth Control Rule 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 Settings PC access the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 260
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Egress Bandwidth - The max and the min upload speed which through the WAN port, default number is 0. ¾ Ingress Bandwidth - The max and the min download speed through the WAN port, default Setting This page displays the IP & MAC Binding Setting table - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 261
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Modify button, and then you - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 262
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Click the Enable All button to make all entries " only loads the items without interference to the IP & MAC Binding list. 8.16 Dynamic DNS The Router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 263
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket 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.no-ip.com, www.comexe.cn, or www.dyndns.org. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. 8.16.1 - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 264
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-82 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider. 2. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 4. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 265
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-83 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here. 4. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 266
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 8.17.1 Time Settings You can set time manually or get GMT from the Internet for the router on - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 267
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ The router will obtain GMT automatically from Internet if Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. • Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 268
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Ping Timeout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no reply in the specified time, the connection is overtime. ¾ Traceroute Max - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 269
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ) Note: 1. When you upgrade the router's firmware, you will lose current configuration settings, so make sure you backup the router's settings before you upgrade its firmware. 2. Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet through the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 270
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router This page allows you to save current configuration of router as backup or restore the configuration file you saved before. Figure 8-90 Backup & Restore Configuration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 271
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically). ¾ Restore the router's settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically). 8.17.7 Password This page allows you to change the factory default user name and password of - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 272
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router This page allows you to query the logs of the router. Figure 8-93 System Log ¾ Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. ¾ Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file. ¾ Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 273
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure 8-94 Statistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective. ¾ Packets Statistics - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 274
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access the 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 - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 275
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2. How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Log in 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", - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 276
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket 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 on the - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 277
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router 2) To change the WEB management port number: Log in to the Router, click the "Security" or Modify a Virtual Server" page, enter "88" into the blank next to the "Service Port", and your IP address next to the "IP Address", assuming 192.168.0.188 for - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 278
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure A-9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. 1) Make sure the "Enable Wireless Router Radio" is checked. 2) Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID. 3) Make sure - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 279
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Appendix B: Configuring the PC 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 necessary. 1. Configure TCP/IP component - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 280
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Figure B-0-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. 6) Select Obtain an IP address automatically, Choose Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: - 266 - - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 281
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ) Note: Figure B-0-3 For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted. 7) Click OK to keep your settings. - 267 - - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 282
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards Protocols -76dBm@10% PER 6M: -92dBm@10% PER Wireless Router Mode, Access Point Mode, Repeater Mode, Client Mode, WISP Client Router Mode Environmental and Physical Temperature Operating : 0℃~40℃ (32℃~ - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 283
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines. ¾ ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A company that provides access to the Internet. ¾ MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) - The size in - TP-Link TL-WR710N | User Guide - Page 284
TL-WR710N 150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router ¾ PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote 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)
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TL-WR710N
150Mbps Wireless N Mini Pocket Router
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010795