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    TL-WR841N TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Rev: 3.1.0 1910010362
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    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 in any form or by any means or used to
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    this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) Norway Implemented This subsection
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    3 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for
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    following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own marking this declaration: Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International Business TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. South Building, No.5 Keyuan Road, Central
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    Installation Guide 8 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration 8 3.2 Quick Installation Guide 10 Chapter 4. Configuring the Router 16 4.1 Login ...16 4.2 Status ...16 4.3 Quick Setup...18 4.4 QSS...18 4.5 Network ...25 4.5.1 LAN ...25 4.5.2 WAN ...25 4.5.3 MAC Clone 35 4.6 Wireless ...36 4.6.1 Wireless Settings
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    List...75 4.14 IP & MAC Binding Setting 76 4.14.1 Binding Settings 76 4.14.2 ARP List...78 4.15 Dynamic DNS...79 4.15.1 Comexe.cn DDNS 79 4.15.2 Dyndns.org DDNS 80 4.15.3 No-ip.com DDNS 81 4.16 System Tools ...82 4.16.1 Time Settings 83 4.16.2 Diagnostic...84 4.16.3 Firmware Upgrade 85 4.16
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    4.16.5 Backup & Restore 87 4.16.6 Reboot ...87 4.16.7 Password...88 4.16.8 System Log 88 4.16.9 Statistics ...91 Appendix A: FAQ ...93 Appendix B: Configuring the PC 98 Appendix C: Specifications 102 Appendix D: Glossary 103 - III -
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    /TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ DC Power Adapter for TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router. 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. Powered by
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    are: ¾ TL-WR841N Router with 2 fixed antennas. ¾ TL-WR841ND Router with 2 detachable antennas. 1.3 Main Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps. ¾ One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router linked to the corresponding port. On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but there is no activity. Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port. Slow Flash A wireless
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    provided with this TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router. ¾ WAN: This WAN port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet. ¾ 4,3,2,1 (LAN): These ports (4,3,2,1) connect the Router to the local PC(s). ¾ RESET: There are two ways to reset to the Router's factory defaults
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) ¾ PCs with a
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 6. Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR841ND 300Mbps
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the TL-WR841ND
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N 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 is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ) Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2. Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? ) Note: If the Router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ) Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it. 2.
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 1) If the connection type detected is PPPoE, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-7. Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 5. Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. Figure 3-9 Quick Setup - Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio choosing from the drop-down list. ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the Router works on. ¾ Channel Width - Select any channel width from the drop-down list. The default setting is automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically. ¾ Max Tx
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 3-11 Quick Setup - Finish - 16 -
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-1 Router Status - 18 -
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide". 4.4 QSS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function. a). Choose menu "QSS", and you will see the
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router method, you can add it to the network by PBC with the following two methods. Method One: Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router. Step 2: Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Three: Step 1: Keep the default QSS Status
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Step 2: Step 3: Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Choose "Press the button of the new device in two minutes" and click Connect. For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose "Push the button on my access point" in the configuration utility of
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router Step 1: Keep
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    Next. TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ) Note: The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Router in
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-2. c). You will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the
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    4.5 Network TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-4 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-4): LAN, WAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.5.1 LAN Choose menu "Network →
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 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 can see the page as follows (Figure 4-6): Figure 4-6 WAN - Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Host Name - This option specifies the Host Name of the Router. ¾ Get IP with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally, you can choose this option. (It is rarely
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 3. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE/Russia PPPoE option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-8): Figure 4-8 WAN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router please enter configured the system time on "System Tools → Time" page, will the Time-based Connecting function can take effect. ¾ Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately. This mode also supports
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    /TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ MTU Size - The default MTU size is "1480" bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should not be configured
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. ¾ Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-11 ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button. ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually link is your settings.
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP's IP address or the domain
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router IP address assignment. z Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment. The Router can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-13 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. ¾ WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP requires you to register the
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    on this page. TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-15 Wireless Settings ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router option. ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-16 ¾ SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join. ¾ BSSID(to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-17 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it's strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. • WEP Key
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server. • Radius Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius server. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-21 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disable. ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. ¾ Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 3. wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B and the wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F are able to access the Router, but all the other wireless stations cannot access the Router, you can configure the Wireless MAC Address
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu "Wireless → Wireless Advanced", you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-23 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Enable WMM - WMM Wireless Statistics ¾ MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address ¾ Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH/ STA-ASSOC/ STA-JOINED/ WPA/ WPA-PSK/ WPA2/ WPA2-PSK/ AP-UP/ AP
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    4.7 DHCP TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-25 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-25), DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.1
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address.
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4.7.3 Address Reservation Choose menu "DHCP → Address Reservation", you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-28).When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want IP Address because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function. Figure 4-31 Virtual Servers ¾ Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of service ports
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ IP Address - The IP Address of the PC providing the service application. ¾ Protocol - The protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button 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" page to be
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ALL (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Status - The status of this entry, the application you need, enter the Trigger Port and the Incoming Ports manually. 3. Select the protocol used for Trigger Port from the Trigger Protocol drop-down list,
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 1. When the trigger connection is released, the corresponding opening ports will be closed. 2. Each rule is allowed to be used only by one host on LAN synchronously. The trigger connection of other hosts on LAN will be refused. 3. Incoming Port Range
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-36 UPnP ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. ¾ Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information. • App Description - The description provided by the
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4.9.1 Basic Security Choose menu "Security → Basic Security", you can configure the basic security Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP network. To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Router, keep the default, Enabled. z L2TP Passthrough
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router z IPSec Passthrough - Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a suite of protocols for ensuring private, secure communications over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, through the use of cryptographic security services. To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately. ¾ Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port - Enable or Disable Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port. The default setting
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router screen as shown in Figure 4-40. The management feature allows you to deny computers in LAN from accessing the Router. Figure 4-40 Local Management By default, the radio button "All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility"
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-41 Remote Management ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-42 Parental Control Settings ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect, otherwise check Disable. ¾ MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 6. In the Status field, you can select Enabled follow the settings below. 1. Click "Parental Control" menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page. Check Enable and enter the MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB in the MAC Address of Parental
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 3. Click "Parental Control" menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify Parental Control Entry page: z Click Add New... button. z Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field. z Enter "Allow Google" in the Website Description field.
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-46 Access Control Rule Management ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 5. Select a schedule from the Schedule drop-down list you should follow the settings below: 1. Click "Access Control → Host" in the left to enter the Host Settings page. Add a new entry with the Host Description is Host_1 and MAC Address is 00-11-22-33
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 3. Click "Access Control → Schedule" in the left to enter the Schedule Settings to pass through the Router". 5. Click Add New Save to complete the settings. Then you will view and set a Host list in . Figure 4-48 Host Settings ¾ Host Description -
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New... button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. z If you select IP Address host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: 1.
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4. In MAC Address field, enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list. 4.11.3 Target Choose menu "Access Control → Target", you can view and set a Target list
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN to access www.google.com only, you should first follow
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-51 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page. 2. In Mode is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-54 Schedule Settings ¾ Schedule Description - Here displays the description of the schedule
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 4-55 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4.12 Advanced Routing Figure 4-56 Advanced Routing Menu There are two submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-56): Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 2. Enter the following data. ¾ Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N 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 Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Ingress Bandwidth - The download speed through the WAN port. 4.13.2 Rules List Choose menu "Bandwidth Control → Rules List", you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below. Figure 4-61 Bandwidth Control Rules List ¾
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-62 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings Step 3: Click the Save button. 4.14 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-63 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-63): Binding Settings and ARP List.
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. ¾ Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-66 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also. This page displays the ARP
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP & MAC Binding list. Click the Refresh button to refresh all items. ) Note: An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before. Error warning
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-68 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. Click
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-69 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 5. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 6. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 7. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here. 8.
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-70 No-ip.com 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. 4. Click
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are
  • TP-Link TL-WR841N | User Guide - Page 92
    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router take effect. 2. The time will be lost if the Router is turned off. 3. The Router IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Domain name (such as http://www.tp-link.com). ¾ Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection. ¾ Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet. ¾ Ping Timeout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no reply
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below: 1. Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (http://www.tp-link.com). 2. Type the path and file name of the update file into the File field. Or click the
  • TP-Link TL-WR841N | User Guide - Page 95
    WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 4.16.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu "System Tools → Backup & Restore", you can save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 4-77. Figure 4-77 Backup & Restore Configuration
  • TP-Link TL-WR841N | User Guide - Page 96
    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router • Change the Wireless configurations. • Change the Web Management Port. • Upgrade the firmware of the Router (system will reboot automatically). • Restore the Router's settings to factory defaults (system will reboot automatically). • Update the
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-80 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature,
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-81 Mail Account Settings z From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. z To - Recipient's address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. z SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the
  • TP-Link TL-WR841N | User Guide - Page 99
    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router z Enable Auto Mail Feature - Select it to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings. ¾ Clear Log - All the logs will be deleted from the Router permanently, not just from the page.
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Sorted Rules - Choose how displayed statistics are sorted. Select the Auto-refresh checkbox to refresh automatically. Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately. Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero. Click Delete
  • TP-Link TL-WR841N | User Guide - Page 101
    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone
  • TP-Link TL-WR841N | User Guide - Page 102
    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select "Dynamic IP" for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking Save. 2) Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable/DSL Modem during installation. If your ISP
  • TP-Link TL-WR841N | User Guide - Page 103
    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the "Status" page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the "Forwarding" menu on the left of your browser, and
  • TP-Link TL-WR841N | User Guide - Page 104
    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference.
  • TP-Link TL-WR841N | User Guide - Page 105
    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router 3) Log in to the Router, click the "Forwarding" menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers" submenu. On the "Virtual Servers" page, click Add New..., then on the "Add
  • TP-Link TL-WR841N | User Guide - Page 106
    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N 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-WR841N | User Guide - Page 107
    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure B-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: ¾ Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address
  • TP-Link TL-WR841N | User Guide - Page 108
    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ) Note: Figure B-3 For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted. ¾ Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available 2 If the Router's LAN IP address is 192.
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    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Now click OK to keep your settings. - 102 -
  • TP-Link TL-WR841N | User Guide - Page 110
    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards Protocols Ports IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11n TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45
  • TP-Link TL-WR841N | User Guide - Page 111
    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router IP Address. ¾ DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - A protocol that automatically configure the TCP/IP Service that translates the names of websites into IP addresses. ¾ Domain Name - A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses
  • TP-Link TL-WR841N | User Guide - Page 112
    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. ¾ SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a
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TL-WR841N
TL-WR841ND
300Mbps Wireless N Router
Rev: 3.1.0
1910010362