TP-Link TL-R480T User Guide - Page 5

Contents

Chapter 1.

Introduction

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1

1.1

Overview of the Router

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1

1.2

Features

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1

1.3

Conventions

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2

Chapter 2.

Hardware installation

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2

2.1

Panel Layout

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2

2.1.1

The Front Panel

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2

2.1.2

The Rear Panel

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3

2.2

System Requirements

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3

2.3

Installation Environment Requirements

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3

2.4

Connecting the Router

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4

Chapter 3.

Quick Installation Guide

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5

3.1

Configure PC

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5

3.2

Login

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8

Chapter 4.

Configuring the Router

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11

4.1

Status

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11

4.2

Quick Setup

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12

4.3

Network

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13

4.3.1

LAN

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13

4.3.2

WAN

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14

4.3.3

Network service detection

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25

4.3.4

MAC Clone

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25

4.3.5

WAN Port Parameter

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26

4.4

DHCP

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27

4.4.1

DHCP Settings

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28

4.4.2

DHCP Clients List

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29

4.4.3

Address Reservation

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29

4.5

Forwarding

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30

4.5.1

Virtual Servers

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31

4.5.2

Port Triggering

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32

4.5.3

DMZ

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34

4.5.4

UPnP

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35

4.6

Security

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36

4.6.1

Firewall

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36

4.6.2

IP Filtering

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37

4.6.3

Domain Filtering

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40

4.6.4

MAC Filtering

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41

4.6.5

Screen

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43

4.7

Static Routing

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46

Section	Page
Chapter 1. Introduction	7
1.1 Overview of the Router	7
1.2 Features	7
1.3 Conventions	8
Chapter 2. Hardware installation	8
2.1 Panel Layout	8
2.1.1 The Front Panel	8
2.1.2 The Rear Panel	9
2.2 System Requirements	9
2.3 Installation Environment Requirements	9
2.4 Connecting the Router	10
Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide	11
3.1 Configure PC	11
3.2 Login	14
Chapter 4. Configuring the Router	17
4.1 Status	17
4.2 Quick Setup	18
4.3 Network	19
4.3.1 LAN	19
4.3.2 WAN	20
4.3.3 Network service detection	31
4.3.4 MAC Clone	31
4.3.5 WAN Port Parameter	32
4.4 DHCP	33
4.4.1 DHCP Settings	34
4.4.2 DHCP Clients List	35
4.4.3 Address Reservation	35
4.5 Forwarding	36
4.5.1 Virtual Servers	37
4.5.2 Port Triggering	38
4.5.3 DMZ	40
4.5.4 UPnP	41
4.6 Security	42
4.6.1 Firewall	42
4.6.2 IP Filtering	43
4.6.3 Domain Filtering	46
4.6.4 MAC Filtering	47
4.6.5 Screen	49
4.7 Static Routing	52
4.8 Session Limit	54
4.8.1 Session Limit	54
4.8.2 Session List	55
4.9 QoS	55
4.9.1 QoS Settings	56
4.9.2 QoS Rules List	56
4.10 IP & MAC Binding	57
4.10.1 Binding Setting	57
4.10.2 ARP List	59
4.11 Dynamic DNS	60
4.11.1 Dyndns DDNS	60
4.11.2 PeanutHull DDNS	61
4.11.3 Comexe DDNS	61
4.12 Switch Setting	62
4.12.1 Port Statistics	63
4.12.2 Port Mirror	63
4.12.3 Port Rate Control	64
4.12.4 Port Parameter	64
4.12.5 Port Status	65
4.12.6 Port VLAN	65
4.13 System Tools	66
4.13.1 Time Settings	66
4.13.2 Firmware	67
4.13.3 Factory Defaults	68
4.13.4 Backup and Restore	68
4.13.5 Reboot	70
4.13.6 Password	71
4.13.7 System Log	71
4.13.8 Remote Management	72
4.13.9 Statistics	73
4.13.10 WAN Speed Detect	74
4.13.11 IP NAT Table	76
4.13.12 NAT Source Port Settings	76
Appendix A: Specifications	77
Appendix B: FAQ	78

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