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TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router REV1.0.0 1910011614 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 in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright 2016 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. All rights reserved. http://www.tp-link.com FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1 This device may not cause harmful interference. 2 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the users authority to operate the equipment. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 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. RF Exposure Information This device meets the EU requirements (1999/519/EC) on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields by way of health protection. The device complies with RF specifications when the device used at 20 cm from your body. National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below:
Country Restriction Reason/remark Belarus Not implemented Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-lesund on Svalbard. Italy Implemented The public use is subject to general authorisation by the respective service provider. Russian Limited 1. SRD with FHSS modulation Federation implementation 1.1. Maximum 2.5 mW e.i.r.p. 1.2. Maximum 100 mW e.i.r.p. Permitted for use SRD for outdoor applications without restriction on installation height only for purposes of gathering telemetry information for automated monitoring and resources accounting systems. Permitted to use SRD for other purposes for outdoor applications only when the installation height is not exceeding 10 m above the ground surface. 1.3.Maximum 100 mW e.i.r.p. Indoor applications. 2. SRD with DSSS and other than FHSS wideband modulation 2.1. Maximum mean e.i.r.p. density is 2 mW/MHz. Maximum 100 mW e.i.r.p. 2.2. Maximum mean e.i.r.p. density is 20 mW/MHz. Maximum 100 mW e.i.r.p. It is permitted to use SRD for outdoor applications only for purposes of gathering telemetry information for automated monitoring and resources accounting systems or security systems. 2.3. Maximum mean e.i.r.p. density is 10 mW/MHz. Maximum 100 mW e.i.r.p. Indoor applications. Ukraine Limited e.i.r.p. 100 mW with built-in antenna with amplification factor implementation up to 6 dBi. ATTENTION: Due to EU law, the country settings must be identical to the country where the device is operating (important due to non-harmonised frequencies in the EU). Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1 This device may not cause interference, and 2 This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le prsent appareil est conforme aux CNR dIndustrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. Lexploitation est autorise aux deux conditions suivantes :
1 lappareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage;
2 lutilisateur de lappareil doit accepter tout brouillage radiolectrique subi, meme si le brouillage est susceptible den compromettre le fonctionnement. This radio transmitter (IC:8853A-WR941HP/Model:TL-WR941HP) has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain indicated. Antenna types not included in this list (Appendix C), having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device. Le prsent metteur radio (IC:8853A- WR941HP /Model: TL-WR941HP) a t approuv par Industrie Canada pour fonctionner avec les types d'antenne numrs ci-dessous et ayant un gain admissible maximal. Les types d'antenne non inclus dans cette liste (Annexe C), et dont le gain est suprieur au gain maximal indiqu, sont strictement interdits pour l'exploitation de l'metteur. Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. Dclaration d'exposition aux radiations:
Cet quipement est conforme aux limites d'exposition aux rayonnements IC tablies pour un environnement non contrl. Cet quipement doit tre install et utilis avec un minimum de 20 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps. Industry Canada Statement CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3(B) Korea Warning Statements:
. NCC Notice & BSMI Notice
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. Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product;
when there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. Dont 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. Avoid water and wet locations. Adapter shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible. The plug considered as disconnect device of adapter. Use only power supplies which are provided by manufacturer and in the original packing of this product. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. Alert to service person CAUTION DOUBLE POLE / NEUTRAL FUSING This product can be used in the following countries:
AT BG BY CA CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LT LV MT NL NO PL PT RO RU SE SG SK TR UA US Explanation of the symbols on the product label Symbol Explanation RECYCLING This product bears the selective sorting symbol for Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). This means that this product must be handled pursuant to European directive 2012/19/EU in order to be recycled or dismantled to minimize its impact on the environment. User has the choice to give his product to a competent recycling organization or to the retailer when he buys a new electrical or electronic equipment. DC voltage TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment:
Product Description: 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR941HP Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:
Directives 1999/5/EC, Directives 2004/108/EC, Directives 2006/95/EC, Directives 1999/519/EC, Directives 2011/65/EU The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents EN 300 328 V1.9.1 EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2 & EN 301 489-17 V2.2.1 EN 55022: 2010 + AC: 2011 EN 55024: 2010 EN 60950-1: 2006 + A11: 2009 + A1: 2010 + A12: 2011 + A2: 2013 EN61000-3-2:2014/EN61000-3-3:2013 EN 50385: 2002 EN 50581: 2012 The product carries the CE Mark:
Person responsible for making this declaration:
Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International Business Date of issue: Dec.20, 2015 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China CONTENTS Package Contents ....................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ............................................................................................. 2 1.1 Overview of the Router ................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Conventions .................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Main Features ................................................................................................................. 3 1.4 Panel Layout ................................................................................................................... 4 1.4.1 The Front Panel .................................................................................................. 4 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 2. Connecting the Internet .......................................................................... 6 2.1 System Requirements .................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Installation Environment Requirements .......................................................................... 6 2.3 TCP/IP Configuration ...................................................................................................... 6 2.4 Connecting the router ..................................................................................................... 8 2.4.1 Before you start ................................................................................................... 8 2.4.2 Router Mode ....................................................................................................... 9 2.4.3 Range Extender Mode ...................................................................................... 11 2.4.4 Access Point Mode ........................................................................................... 13 Chapter 3. Configuration for Router Mode ............................................................ 16 3.1 Login ............................................................................................................................. 16 3.2 Quick Setup .................................................................................................................. 16 3.3 Basic ............................................................................................................................. 16 3.3.1 Network Map ..................................................................................................... 16 3.3.2 Internet .............................................................................................................. 17 3.3.3 Wireless ............................................................................................................ 22 3.3.4 Guest Network .................................................................................................. 23 3.4 Advanced ...................................................................................................................... 23 3.4.1 Status ................................................................................................................ 24 3.4.2 Network ............................................................................................................. 25 3.4.3 Wireless ............................................................................................................ 35 3.4.4 Wireless Statistics ............................................................................................. 46 3.4.5 Guest Network .................................................................................................. 46 3.4.6 DHCP ................................................................................................................ 48 3.4.7 Forwarding ........................................................................................................ 51 3.4.8 Security ............................................................................................................. 57 I 3.4.9 Parental Control ................................................................................................ 63 3.4.10 Access Control .................................................................................................. 65 3.4.11 Advanced Routing ............................................................................................. 75 3.4.12 Bandwidth Control ............................................................................................. 77 3.4.13 IP & MAC Binding ............................................................................................. 79 3.4.14 ARP List ............................................................................................................ 81 3.4.15 Dynamic DNS ................................................................................................... 82 3.4.16 No-IP DDNS ...................................................................................................... 83 3.4.17 IPv6 Support ..................................................................................................... 84 3.4.18 System Tools ..................................................................................................... 95 3.4.19 Diagnostic ......................................................................................................... 98 3.4.20 Firmware Upgrade .......................................................................................... 100 Chapter 4. Range Extender Mode ......................................................................... 108 4.1 Login and switch the working mode ........................................................................... 108 4.2 Quick Setup ................................................................................................................ 108 4.3 Setting ......................................................................................................................... 108 4.3.1 Status .............................................................................................................. 108 4.3.2 Network ........................................................................................................... 109 4.3.3 Wireless ...........................................................................................................111 4.3.4 DHCP .............................................................................................................. 120 4.3.5 System Tools ................................................................................................... 124 Chapter 5. Access Point Mode ............................................................................. 135 5.1 Login and switch the working mode ........................................................................... 135 5.2 Quick Setup ................................................................................................................ 135 5.3 Setting ......................................................................................................................... 135 5.3.1 Status .............................................................................................................. 135 5.3.2 Network ........................................................................................................... 136 5.3.3 Wireless .......................................................................................................... 138 5.3.4 Guest Network ................................................................................................ 149 5.3.5 DHCP .............................................................................................................. 150 5.3.6 System Tools ................................................................................................... 154 Appendix A: FAQ..................................................................................................... 165 Appendix B: Configuring the PCs ......................................................................... 171 Appendix C: Specifications .................................................................................... 175 Appendix D: Glossary ............................................................................................ 176 II TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package:
TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router DC Power Adapter Quick Installation Guide Ethernet Cable Note:
Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items is damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor. 1 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. The 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router delivers exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and the users demanding higher networking performance. Incredible Speed AccessontroInstallation The TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router provides up to 450Mbps wireless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. The incredible speed makes it ideal for handling multiple data streams at the same time, which ensures your network stable and smooth. The performance of this 802.11n wireless router will give you the unexpected networking experience at speed 650% faster than 802.11g. It is also compatible with all IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b products. Multiple Security Protections With multiple protection measures, including SSID broadcast control and wireless LAN 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption, Wi-Fi protected Access (WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK), as well as advanced Firewall protections, the TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router provides complete data privacy. Flexible Access Control AccessontroInstallation The TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router provides flexible access control, so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff. It also supports Virtual Server and DMZ host for Port Triggering, and then the network administrators can manage and monitor the network in real time with the remote management function. Simple Installation Since the router is compatible with virtually all the major operating systems, it is very easy to manage. Quick Setup Wizard is supported and detailed instructions are provided step by step in this user guide. Before installing the router, please look through this guide to know all the routers functions. 1.2 Conventions The router or TL-WR941HP mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router without any explanation. 2 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1.3 Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 450Mbps . One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security. Shares data and Internet access for users, supporting Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE Internet access. Supports Virtual Server, Special Application and DMZ host. Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing. Provides Automatic-connection and Scheduled Connection on certain time to the Internet. Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing. Built-in firewall supporting IP address filtering, Domain Name filtering, and MAC address filtering. Connects Internet on demand and disconnects from the Internet when idle for PPPoE. Provides 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List). Supports Flow Statistics. Support three working mode: Router, Range Extender, Access Point Supports firmware upgrade and Web management. Supports Tether App to manage the router on smart devices. 3 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel The routers LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication RE Wi-Fi PWR Blinking The router is connecting to the host network. This process will last in the first 2 minutes. On Off On The router has been successfully connected to the host network, and it is working in Range Extender mode. The wireless function is disabled. The wireless function is enabled. Blinking The router is updating or initializing. On Off The router is working in a normal status. No connection. WAN On(Orange) The routers Internet port has been connected but the Internet is unavailable. LAN WPS On On Off The Internet is available. There is a device connected to the corresponding port. No connection. Blinking A wireless device is connecting to the network by WPS function. This process will last in the first 2 minutes. On A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by WPS function. The WPS LED will be off after 5 minutes. Table 1-1 The LEDs description 4 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). Ethernet (1, 2, 3, 4): These ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the router to the local PC(s). WPS: If your clients, such as wireless adapters, that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, then you can press this button to quickly establish a connection between the router and clients and automatically configure wireless security for your wireless network. The wireless security will be automatically configured for your wireless network. Internet: This port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet. Reset: With the router powered on, press and hold the Reset button until all LEDs turn back on momentarily. And then release the button and wait the router to reboot to its factory default settings. Wi-Fi: The button for the wireless function. Press and hold the wireless button for about 2 seconds to turn it on or off. Power On/Off: The switch for the power. Power: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided. Wireless antenna: To receive and transmit the wireless data. 5 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Internet 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors TCP/IP protocol on each PC Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari 2.2 Installation Environment Requirements Place the router in a well-ventilated place far from any heater or heating vent Avoid direct irradiation of any strong light (such as sunlight) Keep at least 2 inches (5 cm) of clear space around the router Operating Temperature: 0~40 (32~104) Operating Humidity: 10%~90%RH, Non-condensing 2.3 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router is http://tplinkwifi.net, the default IP address is 192.168.0.1, and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire. In this guide, we all use the default values for description. Connect the local PC to the Ethernet ports of the router, and then you can configure the IP address for your PC by following the steps below:
1) Set up the TCP/IP Protocol in "Obtain an IP address automatically" mode on your PC. If you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to Appendix B: Configuring the PCs. 2) Then the built-in DHCP server will assign IP address for the PC. Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection between your PC and the router. The following example is in Windows XP. Open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.0.1, and then press Enter. If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 2-1, it means the connection between your PC and the router has been established well. 6 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 2-1 Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 2-2, it means the connection between your PC and the router failed. Figure 2-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps:
1. Is the connection between your PC and the router correct?
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The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of Ethernet ports which you link to on the router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 7 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 2. Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct?
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If the router's IP address is 192.168.0.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.0.2 ~ 192.168.0.254. 3. Try the IP address 192.168.0.1. Note:
If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 to avoid IP conflict. Therefore, in order to verify the network connection between your PC and the router, you can open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.1.1, and then press Enter. 2.4 Connecting the router 2.4.1 Before you start Before installing the Router, please make sure your broadband service provided by your ISP is available. If there is any problem, please contact with your ISP. Please choose the operation mode you need and carry out the corresponding steps. There are three operation modes supported by this router: Router, Range Extender and Access Point. Please install the Antennas first by following the steps shown below before your start to use the router. 8 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 2.4.2 Router Mode This mode enables multiple users to share Internet connection via ADSL/Cable Modem. 2.4.2.1. Hardware Connection If your Internet connection is through an Ethernet cable from the wall instead of through a DSL /
Cable / Satellite modem, connect the Ethernet cable directly to the routers Internet port, then follow steps 3 and 5 to complete the hardware connection. 9 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1. Turn off the modem, and remove the backup battery if it has one. 2. Connect the modem to the Internet port on the router via an Ethernet cable. 3. Turn on the router. 4. Put the battery back, turn on the modem and wait about 2 minutes for it to restart. 5. Connect your devices to the router and check the LED lights. Wired: Connect your computer to the router (LAN port) via an Ethernet cable. Wireless: Connect wirelessly by using the SSID (network name) and password printed on the bottom label of the router. 10 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 2.4.2.2. Login and Quick Setup 1. Enter http://tplinkwifi.net in the address bar of a web browser. Use admin for both username and password, and then click Login. Figure 2-3 Login the Router Figure 2-4 Login Windows 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. After successfully login, follow Quick Setup to complete the configuration. For wireless devices, you may have to reconnect to the wireless network if you have customized the SSID (wireless name) and password during the configuration. 2.4.3 Range Extender Mode This mode boosts your home wireless coverage. 11 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 2.4.3.1. Step one: configure Using RE Button is an easy way to extend your host network. We recommend you to use this way if your host router has the WPS button. The button might look like these:
Option One: Using RE Button 1. Press the WPS button on the host router. 2. Press and hold the RE button on the top panel of router for about 3 seconds within 1 minute. The router will start to reboot. 3. After rebooted, the RE LED should change from blinking to a solid state, indicating a successful connection. Note:
If not, please refer to the Option Two. Option Two: Using Web Browser 1. Connect a computer to the router via an Ethernet cable or wirelessly by using the SSID
(wireless name) and password printed on the bottom label of the router. 2. Enter http://tplinkwifi.net in the address bar of a web browser. Use admin for both username and password, and then click Login. Figure 2-5 Login the Router 12 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 2-6 Login Windows 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. 3. After successfully login, follow Quick Setup to complete the configuration. Make sure to choose Range Extender and click Survey to choose your host network and fill in its wireless password. 2.4.3.2. STEP 2: Relocate Place the router between your host router and the Wi-Fi dead zone. The location you choose must be within the range of your existing host network. The extended network shares the same SSID(wireless name) and password as your host network. 2.4.4 Access Point Mode 2.4.4.1. Hardware connection This mode can help you to transform your existing wired network to a wireless network. 13 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1. Turn on the router. 2. Connect the router to your wired host routers Ethernet port via an Ethernet cable as shown above. 3. Connect a computer to the router via an Ethernet cable or wirelessly by using the SSID
(network name) and password printed on the bottom label of the router. 2.4.4.2. Login and Quick Setup 1. Enter http://tplinkwifi.net in the address bar of a web browser. Use admin for both username and password, and then click Login. Figure 2-7 Login the Router Figure 2-8 Login Windows 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. After successfully login, Click Mode button on the top-right corner of the Web Management Page and choose Access Point and then click Save. The router will reboot automatically. Note:
If you want to change the default SSID(network name) and the password, please follow Quick Setup to complete the configuration. 14 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Connect to the wireless network by using the SSID (wireless name) and password of the router. 15 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Chapter 3. Configuration for Router Mode 3.1 Login Enter http://tplinkwifi.net in the address bar of a web browser. Use admin for both username and password, and then click Login. Figure 3-1 Login 3.2 Quick Setup Refer to Router->Login and Quick Setup 3.3 Basic 3.3.1 Network Map Network Map provides a router-centered dashboard that shows you the status of your Internet connection and network. You can click corresponding icons to view the detail information. All the information is read-only. 16 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Internet - Click to view the ISP settings of your router. Figure 3-2 Network Map Wireless Clients - Click to view the wireless clients connected to the router currently. Wired Clients - Click to view the wired clients connected to the router currently. Wireless - Click to view the current settings or information for wireless. WAN Click to view the current information applied to the WAN port of the router. You can configure them in the Internet page. 3.3.2 Internet Go to BasicInternetWAN, and you can view or change the basic ISP information for your router. Dynamic IP If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. 17 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-3 Dynamic IP IP Address/ Subnet Mask/ Default Gateway - Assigned dynamically by your ISP. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. Primary/Secondary DNS - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP. Note:
If you find error when you go to a website after entering the DNS addresses, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. Click the Save button to save your settings. Static IP If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP. 18 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-4 Static IP IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0. Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Primary/Secondary DNS - Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Click the Save button to save your settings. PPPoE/Russia PPPoE If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE/Russia PPPoE option. And you should enter the following parameters in the screen below. Figure 3-5 PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. 19 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Click the Save button to save your settings. Bigpond Cable If your ISP provides Bigpond Cable connection, please select Bigpond Cable option. And you should enter the following parameters in the screen below. User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location, e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au Click Connect to connect immediately. Click Disconnect to disconnect immediately. Click Save to save all your settings. L2TP/Russia L2TP If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select L2TP/Russia L2TP option. 20 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-6 L2TP/Russia L2TP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. VPN Server IP/Domain Name - Enter the IP address or domain name of your VPN server. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Click the Save button to save your settings. PPTP/Russia PPTP If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select PPTP/Russia PPTP option. Figure 3-7 PPTP/Russia PPTP 21 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISPs IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP. VPN Server IP/Domain Name - Enter the IP address or domain name of your VPN server. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Click the Save button to save your settings. Note:
If you don't know how to choose the appropriate connection type, click the Detect button to allow the router to automatically search your Internet connection for servers and protocols. The connection type will be reported when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the router. This report is for your reference only. To make sure the connection type your ISP provides, please refer to the ISP. The various types of Internet connections that the router can detect are as follows:
PPPoE - Connections which use PPPoE that requires a user name and password. Dynamic IP - Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment. Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment. The router cannot detect PPTP and L2TP connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually. 3.3.3 Wireless Choosing menu BasicWireless, you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network. Figure 3-8 Wireless Setting Wireless - Click ON/OFF to enable or disable your wireless network. 22 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Network Name (SSID) - Create a name (up to 32 characters) for your wireless network. If the Hide SSID checkbox is selected, the SSID of your wireless network will be hidden from the Wi-Fi network. Password - Create a password for your wireless network. The password must have a minimum of 8 characters in length. Click the Save button to save your settings. 3.3.4 Guest Network Choosing menu BasicGuest Network, you can configure the basic setting for guest Network. Figure 3-9 Guest Network Allow Guests To Access My Local Network - Click ON/OFF to enable or disable this feature. If enabled, guests can communicate with hosts. Wireless - Click ON/OFF to enable or disable your Guest network. If enabled, the wireless stations will be able to access the Router, otherwise, wireless stations will not be able to access the Router. Network Name(SSID) - Create a name (up to 32 characters) for your Guest network. The same Name(SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your Guest Network. Password - Create a password for your wireless network. The password must have a minimum of 8 characters in length. Click the Save button to save your settings. 3.4 Advanced Click Advanced, then you will see the main menus on the left of the Web Management Page. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. 23 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router The detailed explanations for each Web pages key function are listed below. 3.4.1 Status Go to AdvancedStatus, you can see the current status information about the router. 24 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-10 Status 3.4.2 Network There are three submenus under the Network menu: WAN, MAC Clone and LAN. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 25 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.2.1. WAN Go to AdvancedNetworkWAN, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the 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. Figure 3-11 WAN Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. 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. Use These DNS Servers - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP. Note:
If you find error when you go to a website after entering the DNS addresses, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. 26 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Host Name - This option specifies the Host Name of the router. 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 required.) Click the Save button to save your settings. 2. If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP. Figure 3-12 WAN - Static IP IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0. Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. 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. Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Click the Save button to save your settings. 3. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE/Russia PPPoE option. 27 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-13 WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Secondary Connection - Its available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network, then you can check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate this secondary connection. Disabled - The Secondary Connection is disabled by default, so there is PPPoE connection only. This is recommended. Dynamic IP - You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP. Static IP - You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP. Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and be re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time, please enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was down. Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be established in the period from the start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format). 28 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Note:
Only when you have configured the system time on AdvancedSystem ToolsTime Settings page, will the Time-based Connecting function can take effect. 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 connection can be disconnected automatically 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 terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. If you want to do some advanced configurations, please click the Advanced button, and the page shown below will then appear. Figure 3-14 PPPoE Advanced Settings 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. Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work. ISP Specified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the router during login, please click Use IP address specified by ISP check box and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation. Detect Online Interval - The router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval. The default value is 0. You can input the value between 0 and 120. The value 0 means no detect. 29 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Primary DNS/Secondary DNS - If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to the router during login, please click Use the following DNS servers check box and enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your ISPs primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it as well. Click the Save button to save your settings. 4. If your ISP provides Bigpond Cable connection, please select Bigpond Cable option. And you should enter the following parameters. User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location, e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au Click Connect to connect immediately. Click Disconnect to disconnect immediately. Click Save to save all your settings. 5. If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select L2TP/Russia L2TP option. 30 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-15 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Select Static IP if IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS server address have been provided by your ISP. Otherwise, please select Dynamic IP. Server IP Address/Name - Enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP. Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button. 31 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0" in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. Click the Save button to save your settings. 6. If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select PPTP/Russia PPTP option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 3-16). Figure 3-16 PPTP Settings User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. 32 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Select Static IP if IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS server address have been provided by your ISP. Otherwise, please select Dynamic IP. Server IP Address/Name - Enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP. Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button. Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0"
in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. Click the Save button to save your settings. Note:
If you don't know how to choose the appropriate connection type, click the Detect button to allow the router to automatically search your Internet connection for servers and protocols. The connection type will be reported when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the router. This report is for your reference only. To make sure the connection type your ISP provides, please refer to the ISP. The various types of Internet connections that the router can detect are as follows:
PPPoE - Connections which use PPPoE that requires a user name and password. Dynamic IP - Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment. Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment. The router cannot detect PPTP/L2TP connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually. 33 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.2.2. MAC Clone Go to AdvancedNetworkMAC Clone, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the screen below, Figure 3-17. Figure 3-17 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the Internet port. If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (X is any hexadecimal digit). Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC Address button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field. Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of Internet port to the factory default value. Click the Save button to save your settings. Note:
Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function. 3.4.2.3. LAN Go to AdvancedNetworkLAN, you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below. Figure 3-18 LAN 34 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router MAC Address - The physical address of the router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. IP Address - Enter the IP address of your router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation
(factory default: 192.168.0.1). Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. IGMP Proxy - If you want to watch TV through IGMP, please Enable it. Click the Save button to save your settings. Note:
1) If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in the router. 2) If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool of the DHCP server will change accordingly at the same time, while the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will not take effect until they are re-configured. 3.4.3 Wireless There are six submenus under the Wireless menu: Wireless Settings, WPS, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions. 3.4.3.1. Wireless Settings Go to AdvancedWirelessWireless Settings, you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network of 2.4GHz on this page. 35 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-19 Wireless Settings (2.4GHz) Wireless Network Name - The wireless network name (SSID) that the router uses. You can create a new one with up to 32 characters. The default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXX. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test. Mode - Select the desired mode. 11n only - Select if you are using only 802.11n wireless clients. 11gn mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11n and 802.11g wireless clients. 11bgn mixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to 802.11bgn mixed, and all of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the router. Channel Width - Select the channel width from the drop-down list, including Auto, 20MHz, 40MHz. Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the router will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Enable Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of the Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access. If enabled, the wireless stations will be able to access the Router. Otherwise, wireless stations will not be able to access the Router. 36 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the router. If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. 3.4.3.2. WPS Go to AdvancedWirelessWPS, you can see the page as shown below. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. Figure 3-20 WPS Current PIN - Displays the current value of the router's PIN. The default PIN of the router can be found in the label or User Guide. Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the router to its default value. Gen New PIN - Click this button, and then you can get a new random value for the router's PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN. Disable PIN of this device - WPS external registrar of entering this device's PIN can be disabled or enabled manually. If this device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external registrar, this function will be disabled automatically. Add device - You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button. If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and the router using either Push Button Configuration
(PBC) method or PIN method. I. Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button Use this method if your client device has a WPS button. Step 1: Press the WPS/Reset button on the back panel of the router. You can also keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button. Then choose Press 37 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect, shown in the WPS page. Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client. The WPS LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 3: When the WPS LED is on, the client has successfully connected to the router. II. Enter the client devices PIN on the router Use this method if your client does not have the WPS button, but has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN number. Step 1: Enable WPS. The default is enabled. Click the Add device button in the WPS page. Figure 3-21 Add A New Device Step 2: Enter the PIN number from the client in the field on the WPS screen above. Then click Connect button. Step 3: Connect successfully will appear on the screen, which means the client has successfully connected to the router. Note:
1) The WPS LED on the router will light blue for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. 2) The WPS function cannot be configured if the wireless function of the router is disabled. Please make sure the wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS. III. Enter the routers PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device asks for the routers PIN number. Step 1: On the client device, enter the PIN number listed on the routers Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen, shown in the WPS page(It is also labeled on the bottom of the router). Step 2: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 3: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the router. Note:
1) The WPS LED on the router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. 38 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 2) The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the router is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS. 3.4.3.3. Wireless Security Go to AdvancedWirelessWireless Security, you can configure the security settings of your wireless network. There are four wireless security modes supported by the router: Disable Security, WPA/ WPA2-Personal, WPA/ WPA2-Enterprise, and WEP. Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose the other options to enable security. Figure 3-22 Disable security WPA/WPA2-Personal - Its the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. The router is configured by this security type by default. Figure 3-23 WPA/WPA2-Personal Version - You can choose the version of the Automatic, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK security from the drop-down list. The default setting is WPA2-PSK. Encryption - You can select Automatic, TKIP or AES as Encryption. The default setting is AES. 39 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Note:
If you check the WPA/WPA2-Personal radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown below. Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. The default password is the same with the default PIN code, which is labeled on the router or can be found in Figure 3-20. Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. WPA/WPA2- Enterprise - Its based on Radius Server. If you choose WPA/WPA2 -
Enterprise, WPS function will be disabled. Figure 3-24 WPA/WPA2 - Enterprise Version - you can choose the version of the WPA security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or 40 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router WPA2 (WPA version 2) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES. Note:
If you check the WPA/WPA2-Enterprise radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown below. 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 in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. Figure 3-25 WEP 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 41 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. WEP Key - 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 for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters. 152-bit - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) 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 as Authentication Type. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. 3.4.3.4. Wireless MAC Filtering Go to AdvancedWirelessWireless MAC Filtering, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function. 42 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-26 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. Description - A simple description of the wireless station. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New button. The "Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry" page will appear. Figure 3-27 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-XX
(X is any hexadecimal digit). For example:
00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. 2. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example:
Wireless station A. 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop-down list. 4. Click the Save button to save this entry. 43 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router To modify or delete an existing entry:
1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page. Click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example: If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B and the wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F are able to access the router, but all the other wireless stations cannot access the router, you can configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these steps:
1. Click the Enable button to enable this function. 2. Select the radio button Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules. 3. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. 4. Click the Add New... button. 1) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. 2) Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. 3) Select Enabled in the Status drop-down list. 4) Click the Save button. The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list:
44 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.3.5. Wireless Advanced Go to AdvancedWirelessWireless Advanced, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 3-28 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of this device. You can select 100%, 75% or 50% which you would like. Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100. RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. 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 is recommended. DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to 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, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval. Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high-priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended. Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by 45 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router reducing the guard interval time. Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the router but not with each other. To use this function, check this box. AP Isolation is disabled by default. Note:
If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance. 3.4.4 Wireless Statistics Go to AdvancedWireless 2.4GHzWireless Statistics, you can see the MAC Address, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station. Figure 3-29 Wireless Statistics MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address 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-DOWN/
Disconnected Received Packets - Packets received by the station Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station 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 next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. Note:
This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 3.4.5 Guest Network Go to Advanced Guest Network, you can configure the Guest Network Wireless Settings on the page as shown below. 46 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-30 Guest Network Wireless Settings Allow Guest To Access My Local Network - If enabled, guests can communicate with hosts. Enable Guest Network Bandwidth Control - If enabled, the Guest Network Bandwidth Control rules will take effect. Egress Bandwidth For Guest Network - The upload speed through the WAN port for Guest Network. Ingress Bandwidth For Guest Network - The download speed through the WAN port for Guest Network. Enable Guest Network If enabled, the Guest Network function will take effect. Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same Name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your Guest Network. Wireless Security - You can choose the security type of Guest Network here. Version - You can choose the version of the WPA/WPA2-Personal security on the drop-down list. The default setting is WPA2-PSK. 47 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Encryption - You can select Automatic (Recommended), TKIP or AES as Encryption. The default setting is AES. Note:
If you choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown below. Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. Access Time - During this time the wireless stations could accessing the AP. Note:
The range of bandwidth for Guest Network is calculated according to the setting of Bandwidth Control on the page Bandwidth Control->Control Settings. 3.4.6 DHCP There are three submenus under the DHCP menu: DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions. 48 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.6.1. DHCP Settings Go to AdvancedDHCPDHCP Settings, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown below.The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to the router on the LAN. Figure 3-31 DHCP Settings 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. 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. End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address. 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. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. Default Gateway - (Optional.) It is suggested to input the IP address of the Ethernet port of the router. The default value is 192.168.0.1. Default Domain - (Optional) Input the domain name of your network. Primary DNS - (Optional) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP or consult your ISP. Secondary DNS - (Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. Note:
To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as
"Obtain an IP Address automatically". 49 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.6.2. DHCP Clients List Go to AdvancedDHCPDHCP Clients List, you can view the information about the clients connected to the router. Figure 3-32 DHCP Clients List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client Assigned IP - The IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP client Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired, a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click the Refresh button. 3.4.6.3. Address Reservation Go to AdvancedDHCPAddress Reservation, you can view and add a reserved address for clients. When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings. Figure 3-33 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the router. Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. To Reserve an IP address:
1. Click the Add New button. 50 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 2. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. 3. Click the Save button. Figure 3-34 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry:
1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/Disable All button to make all entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. 3.4.7 Forwarding There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu: Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 3.4.7.1. Virtual Servers Go to AdvancedForwardingVirtual Servers, and then you can view and add virtual servers. Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP. Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP address because its IP address may change when using the DHCP 51 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router function. If you want the Virtual Servers configuration take effect, please make sure the NAT is enabled. Figure 3-35 Virtual Servers Service Port - The numbers of External Service Ports. You can enter a service port or a range of service ports (the format is XXX YYY; XXX is the Start port and YYY is the End port). Internal Port - The Internal Service Port number of the PC running the service application. You can leave it blank if the Internal Port is the same as the Service Port, or enter a specific port number when Service Port is a single one. IP Address - The IP address of the PC running the service application. Protocol - The protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router). Status - The status of this entry, "Enabled" means the virtual server entry is enabled. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To setup a virtual server entry:
1. Click the Add New... button. 2. Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port menu does not list the service that you want to use, enter the number of the service port or service port range in the Service Port field. 3. Enter the IP address of the computer running the service application in the IP Address field. 4. Select the protocol used for this application in the Protocol drop-down list, either TCP, UDP, or All. 5. Select the Enabled option in the Status drop-down list. 6. Click the Save button. 52 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-36 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Note:
It is possible that you have a computer or server that has more than one type of available service. If so, select another service, and type the same IP address for that computer or server. To modify or delete an existing entry:
1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. Click the Enable All/ Disable All button to make all entries enabled/ disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. Note:
If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on AdvancedSecurityRemote Management page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080. Otherwise there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server. 3.4.7.2. Port Triggering Go to AdvancedForwardingPort Triggering, you can view and add port triggering in this page. Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephoning and so on. Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that cannot work with a pure NAT router. 53 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router To add a new rule, follow the steps below. Figure 3-37 Port Triggering 1. Click the Add New button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 3-38. 2. Select a common application from the Common Applications drop-down list, then the Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatically filled. If the Common Applications do not have 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, TCP, UDP, or All. 4. Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports from the Incoming Protocol drop-down list, TCP or UDP, or All. 5. Select Enabled in Status field. 6. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 3-38 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule. Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router). Incoming Ports - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC 54 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router which triggered this rule. You can input at most 5 groups of ports (or port sections). Every group of ports must be separated with ",", for example, 2000-2038, 2046, 2050-2051, 2085, 3010-3030. Incoming Protocol - The protocol used for Incoming Port, either TCP, UDP, or ALL (all protocols supported by the router). Status - The status of this entry, Enabled means the Port Triggering entry is enabled. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. Common Applications - Some popular applications already listed in the drop-down list of Incoming Protocol. To modify or delete an existing entry:
1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Once the router is configured, the operation is as follows:
1. A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host. 3. When necessary, the external host will be able to connect to the local host using one of the ports defined in the Incoming Ports field. Note:
1. When the trigger connection is released, the corresponding opened ports will be closed. 2. Each rule can only be used by one host on the LAN at a time. The trigger connection of other hosts on the LAN will be refused. 3. Incoming Ports ranges cannot overlap each other. 55 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.7.3. DMZ Go to AdvancedForwardingDMZ, and then you can view and configure DMZ host in this page. The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. The router forwards packets of all services to the DMZ host. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function. Figure 3-39 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server:
1. Select the Enable radio button. 2. Enter the IP address of a local PC that is set to be DMZ host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. 3. Click the Save button. 3.4.7.4. UPnP Go to AdvancedForwardingUPnP, and then you can view the information about UPnP in the screen shown in Figure 3-40. The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN. 56 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-40 UPnP Setting Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. This feature is enabled by default. Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information. App Description - The description about the application which initiates the UPnP request. External Port - The port which the router opened for the application. Protocol - The type of protocol which is opened. Internal Port - The port which the router opened for local host. IP Address - The IP address of the local host which initiates the UPnP request. Status - Either Enabled or Disabled. "Enabled" means that the port is still active;
otherwise, the port is inactive. Click the Enable button to enable UPnP. Click the Disable button to disable UPnP. Click the Refresh button to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 3.4.8 Security There are four submenus under the Security menu: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions. 57 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.8.1. Basic Security Go to AdvancedSecurityBasic Security, and then you can configure the basic security in this page. Figure 3-41 Basic Security Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the routers firewall. SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol. SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default. If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world, you can disable it. VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the router. PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP network. To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the router, click Enable. L2TP Passthrough - Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) is the method used to enable Point-to-Point sessions via the Internet on the Layer Two level. To allow L2TP tunnels to pass through the router, click Enable. IPSec Passthrough - Internet Protocol security (IPSec) is a suite of protocols for ensuring private, secure communications over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, 58 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router through the use of cryptographic security services. To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the router, click Enable. ALG - It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway (ALG) because ALG allows customized Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer "control/data"
protocols such as FTP, TFTP, H323 etc. FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, click Enable. TFTP ALG - To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, click Enable. H323 ALG - To allow Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT, click Enable. RTSP ALG - To allow some media player clients to communicate with some streaming media servers across NAT, click Enable. SIP ALG - To allow some multimedia clients to communicate across NAT, click Enable. Click the Save button to save your settings. 3.4.8.2. Advanced Security Go to AdvancedSecurityAdvanced Security, and then you can protect the router from being attacked by TCP-SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood in this page. 59 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-42 Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics. The result of the statistics is used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be enabled. Note:
Dos Protection will take effect only when the Traffic Statistics in AdvancedSystem ToolsStatistics is enabled. Enable ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering. ICMP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - 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 will startup the blocking function immediately. Enable UDP-FLOOD Filtering - Enable or Disable the UDP-FLOOD Filtering. 60 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router UDP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 500. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current UPD-FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value, the router will startup the blocking function immediately. Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering. TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the router will startup the blocking function immediately. Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port - Enable or Disable Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port. The default setting is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the Internet cannot access the router. Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port - Enable or Disable Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port. The default setting is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from LAN cannot access the router. This function can be used to defend against some viruses. Click the Save button to save the settings. Click the Blocked DoS Host List button to display the DoS host table by blocking. 3.4.8.3. Local Management Go to Advanced Security Local Management, and then you can configure the management rule in the screen as shown below. The management feature allows you to deny computers in LAN from accessing the router. Figure 3-43 Local Management By default, the radio button All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the router's Web-Based Utility is checked. If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the router's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks, and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field. The format for the 61 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). Only the PCs with MAC address listed can 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. Note:
If your PC is blocked but you want to access the router again, use a pin to press and hold the WPS/Reset button (hole) on the back panel for about 5 seconds to reset the routers factory defaults on the routers Web-Based Utility. 3.4.8.4. Remote Management Go to AdvancedSecurityRemote Management, and then you can configure the Remote Management function in this page. This feature allows you to manage your router from a remote location via the Internet. Figure 3-44 Remote Management 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 to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided. Choose a number between 1 and 65534 but do not use the number of any common service port. Remote Management IP Address - This is the current address you will use when accessing your router from the Internet. This function is disabled when the IP address is set to the default value of 0.0.0.0. To enable this function change 0.0.0.0 to a valid IP address. If set to 255.255.255.255, then all the hosts can access the router from internet. Note:
1. To access the router, you should type your router's WAN IP address into your browser's address (in IE) or Location (in Navigator) box, followed by a colon and the custom port number. For example, if your router's WAN address is 202.96.12.8, and the port number used is 8080, please enter http://202.96.12.8:8080 in your browser. Later, you may be asked for the router's password. After successfully entering the username and password, you will be able to access the router's web-based utility. 2. Be sure to change the router's default password to a very secure password. 62 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.9 Parental Control Go to AdvancedParental Control, and then you can configure the Parental Control in this page. The Parental Control function can be used to control the internet activities of the child, limit the child to access certain websites and restrict the time of surfing. Figure 3-45 Parental Control Settings Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise, check Disable. MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below. MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this router. If the MAC Address of your adapter is registered, you can click the Copy To Above button to fill this address to the MAC Address of Parental PC field above. Website Description - Description of the allowed website for the PC controlled. Schedule - The time period allowed for the PC controlled to access the Internet. For detailed information, please go to AdvancedAccess ControlSchedule. Status - Check to enable the corresponding entry. Modify - Here you can edit or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 3-46. 63 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-46 Add or Modify Parental Controlss Entry 2. Enter the MAC address of the PC (e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA) youd like to control in the MAC Address of Childrens PC field, or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop-down list. 3. Give a description (e.g. Allow tp-link) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. 4. Enter the allowed website name, e.g. www.tp-link.com. 5. Select the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) you want from the Effective Time drop-down list. If there are not suitable schedules for you, please go to Access ControlSchedule page to create the schedule you need. 6. In the Status field, you can select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. 7. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. For example: If you desire that the child PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.tp-link.com on Saturday only, while the parent PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB is without any restriction, you should follow the settings below. 1. Click Parental Controlss menu on the left to enter the Parental Controlss Settings page. Check Enable and enter the MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field. 64 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 2. Click AdvancedAccess ControlSchedule 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 Parental Controls menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify Parental Controls Entry page:
1. Click Add New... button. 2. Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field. 3. Enter Allow tp-link in the Website Description field. 4. Enter www.tp-link.com in the Allowed Website Name field. 5. Select Schedule_1 you create just now from the Effective Time drop-down list. 6. In Status field, select Enable. 4. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Parental Control page and see the following list. 3.4.10 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 3.4.10.1. Rule Go to AdvancedAccess ControlRule, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in this page. 65 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-47 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control - Select the checkbox to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Displays the name of the rule and this name is unique. Host - Displays the host selected in the corresponding rule. Target - Displays the target selected in the corresponding rule. Schedule - Displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule. Status - Displays the status of the rule, enabled or not. Select the corresponding checkbox to enable the entry. Modify - Here you can edit or delete an existing rule. Setup Wizard - Click the Setup Wizard button to create a new rule entry. Add New... - Click the Add New... button to add a new rule entry. Enable All - Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Disable All - Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Delete All - Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Move - You can change the entrys order as desired. Enter in the first box the ID number of the entry you want to move and in the second box another ID number, and then click the Move button to change the entries order. Click the Next button to go to the next page. Click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 66 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router There are two methods to add a new rule. Method One:
1. Click Setup Wizard button and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-48. Figure 3-48 Quick Setup Create a Host Entry Host Description - In this field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and MAC Address. You can select either of them from the drop-down list. If the IP Address is selected, you can see the following item:
LAN IP Address - Enter the IP address or address range of the host in dotted-decimal format (e.g. 192.168.0.23). If the MAC Address is selected, you can see the following item:
MAC Address - Enter the MAC address of the host in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format
(e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA). 2. Click Next when finishing creating the host entry. The next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-49. Figure 3-49 Quick Setup Create an Access Target Entry Target Description - In this field, create a description for the target. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Target_1). Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and Domain Name. You can choose either of them from the drop-down list. 67 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router If the IP Address is selected, you will see the following items:
IP Address - Enter the IP address (or address range) of the target (targets) in dotted-decimal format (e.g. 192.168.0.33). Target Port - Specify the port or port range for the target. For some common service ports, you can make use of the Common Service Port item below. Protocol - Here are four options, All, TCP, UDP, and ICMP. Select one of them from the drop-down list for the target. Common Service Port - Lists some common service ports. Select one from the drop-down list and the corresponding port number will be filled in the Target Port field automatically. For example, if you select "FTP", "21" will be filled in the Target Port automatically. If the Domain Name is selected, you will see the following items:
Domain Name - Here you can enter 4 domain names, either the full name or the keywords
(for example, tp-link). Any domain name with keywords in it
(www.tp-link.com, www.tp-link.cn) will be blocked or allowed. Figure 3-50 Quick Setup - Create an Access Target Entry 3. Click Next when finishing creating the access target entry. Figure 3-51 Quick Setup Create an Advanced Schedule Entry 68 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Schedule Description - In this field, create a description for the schedule. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Schedule_1). Day - Choose Select Days and select the certain day (days), or choose Everyday. Time - Select "all day-24 hours" checkbox, or deselect the checkbox and specify the Start Time and Stop Time manually. Start Time - Enter the start time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers). For example 0800 is 8:00. Stop Time - Enter the stop time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers). For example 2000 is 20:00. 4. Click Next when finishing creating the advanced schedule entry. Figure 3-52 Quick Setup Create an Internet Access Control Entry Rule Name - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). Host - In this field, select a host from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Host Description you set just now. Target - In this filed, select a target from the drop-down list for the rule. Schedule - In this field, select a schedule from the drop-down list for the rule. Status - In this field, there are two options, Enabled or Disabled. Select Enabled so that the rule will take effect. Select Disabled so that the rule won't take effect. 5. Click Finish to complete adding a new rule. Method Two:
1. Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 3-48. 2. Give a name (e.g. Rule_1) for the rule in the Rule Name field. 3. Select a host from the Host drop-down list or choose Click Here To Add New Host List. 4. Select a target from the Target drop-sown list or choose Click Here To Add New Target List. 69 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 5. Select a schedule from the Schedule drop-down list or choose Click Here To Add New Schedule. 6. In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. 7. Click the Save button. Figure 3-53 Add Internet Access Control Entry For example: If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.tp-link.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below:
1. Click the menu Access Control on the left. Select Enable Internet Access Control and choose "Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the router". 2. Click Setup Wizard button. 3. Add a new host with the Host Description is Host_1 and MAC Address is 00-11-22-33-44-AA, and click Next. 4. Add a new target with the Target Description is Target_1 and Domain Name is www.tp-link.com, and click Next. 5. Add a new schedule with the Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Sun, Start Time is 1800 and Stop Time is 2000, and click Next. 6. Add a new rule with the Rule Description is Rule_1, Host is Host_1, Target is Target_1, Schedule is Schedule_1, Status is Enabled, and click Finish. Then you will go back to the Access Control Rule Management page and see the following list. 3.4.10.2. Host Go to AdvancedAccess ControlHost, and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 3-54. The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. 70 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-54 Host Settings Host Description - Displays the description of the host and this description is unique. Information - Displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. If you select IP Address, the screen is shown as Figure 3-55. 1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host, e.g. Host_1. 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. Figure 3-55 Add or Modify a Host Entry If you select MAC Address, the screen is shown as Figure 3-56. 1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host, e.g. Host_1. 2) In MAC Address field, enter the MAC address. Figure 3-56 Add or Modify a Host Entry 3. Click the Save button to complete the settings. 71 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power 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 to return to the previous page. For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below:
1. Click Add New... button in Figure 3-54 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list. 3. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 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. 3.4.10.3. Target Go to AdvancedAccess ControlTarget, and then you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 3-57. The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 3-57 Target Settings Target Description - Displays the description about the target and this description is unique. Information - The target can be IP address, port, or domain name. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New button. 2. In Mode field, select IP Address or Domain Name. 3. If you select IP Address, the screen is shown as Figure 3-58. 72 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-58 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target, e.g. Target_1. 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP address of the target. 3) Select a common service from Common Service Port drop-down list, so that the Target Port will be automatically filled. If the Common Service Port drop-down list doesnt have the service you want, specify the Target Port manually. 4) In Protocol field, select TCP, UDP, ICMP or All from the drop-down list. 4. If you select Domain Name, the screen is shown as Figure 3-59. Figure 3-59 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target, e.g. Target_1. 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords
(e.g. tp-link) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.tp-link.com, www.tp-link.cn) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names. 5. Click the Save button. 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 to return to the previous page. 73 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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.tp-link.com only, you should first follow the settings below:
1. Click Add New button in Figure 3-57. 2. In Mode field, select Domain Name from the drop-down list. 3. In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target, e.g. Target_1. 4. In Domain Name field, enter www.tp-link.com. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list. 3.4.10.4. Schedule Go to AdvancedAccess ControlSchedule, and then you can view and set a schedule in this page. The schedule is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Schedule Description - Displays the description of the schedule and this description is Figure 3-60 Schedule Settings unique. Day - Displays the day(s) in a week. Time - Displays the time period in a day. Modify - Here you can edit or delete an existing schedule. To add a new schedule, follow the steps below:
1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 3-60 and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 3-61. 2. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule, e.g. Schedule_1. 3. In Day field, select the day or days you need. 4. In Time field, you can select all day-24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding field. 74 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 5. Click Save to complete the settings. 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 to return to the previous page. Figure 3-61 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.tp-link.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, you should first follow the settings below:
1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 3-60 to enter the Advanced Schedule Settings page. 2. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule, e.g. Schedule_1. 3. In Day field, check the Select Days radio button and then select Sat and Sun. 4. In Time field, enter 1800 in Start Time field and 2000 in Stop Time field. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list. 3.4.11 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu: Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 75 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.11.1. Static Routing List Go to AdvancedAdvanced RoutingStatic Routing List, and then you can configure the static route in this page. A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Figure 3-62 Static Routing To add static routing entries:
1. Click Add New, you will see the following screen. Figure 3-63 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry 2. Enter the following data:
Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host. 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop-down list. 4. Click the Save button to make the entry take effect. Other configurations for the entries:
Click the Delete button to delete the entry. Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. 76 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen. 3.4.11.2. System Routing Table Go to AdvancedAdvanced RoutingSystem Routing Table, and then you can view the System Routing Table in this page. System routing table views all of the valid route entries in use. The Destination IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Interface will be displayed for each entry. Figure 3-64 System Routing Table Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host to which the static route is assigned. Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host. Interface - This interface tells you either the Destination IP Address is on the LAN &
WLAN (internal wired and wireless networks), or on the WAN (Internet). 3.4.12 Bandwidth Control There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu: Control Settings and Rules List. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. Note:
Bandwidth Control will become invalid if NAT Boost is enabled. If you want to enable Bandwidth Control, please go to AdvancedNAT Boost to disable NAT Boost first. 77 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.12.1. Control Settings Go to AdvancedBandwidth ControlControl Settings, and then you can configure the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwidth in the next screen. For optimal control of the bandwidth, please select the right Line Type and ask your ISP for the total bandwidth of the egress and ingress. Figure 3-65 Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control - Select this checkbox so that the Bandwidth Control settings can take effect. Line Type - Select the right type for you network connection. If you dont know how to choose, please ask your ISP for the information. Egress Bandwidth - The upload speed through the Internet port. Ingress Bandwidth - The download speed through the Internet port. 3.4.12.2. Rule List Go to AdvancedBandwidth ControlRule List, and then you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below. Figure 3-66 Bandwidth Control Rules List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the Internet port, the default is 0. 78 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the Internet port, the default is 0. Enable - This displays the status of the rule. Modify - Click Modify to edit the rule. Click Delete to delete the rule. To add/modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps below. 1. Click Add New shown in Figure 3-66, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 3-67. 2. Enter the information like the screen shown below. Figure 3-67 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings 3. Click the Save button. 3.4.13 IP & MAC Binding There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu: Binding Settings and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 3.4.13.1. Binding Settings Go to AdvancedBandwidth ControlBinding Setting, you can configure the IP & MAC binding rules in this page. 79 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-68 Binding Setting MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. 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 will go to the next page. This page is used for adding or modifying an IP & MAC Binding entry. Figure 3-69 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 3-68. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4. Click the Save button to save it. To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below. 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. To find an existing entry, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Find button in Figure 3-68. 80 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 2. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. 3. Click the Find button. Figure 3-70 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 3.4.14 ARP List Go to AdvancedBandwidth ControlARP List, you can see the ARP List, showing all the existing IP & MAC Binding entries as shown below. To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could also configure the items on the ARP list. Figure 3-71 ARP List 1. MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. 2. IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. 3. Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound. 4. Configure - Load or delete an item. Load - Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list. Delete - Delete the item. Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items, available after enable. 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 will prompt as well. Likewise, "Load All" only loads the items without interference to the IP & MAC Binding list. 81 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.15 Dynamic DNS Go to Dynamic DNS, and you can configure the Dynamic DNS function. The router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a 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.comexe.cn, dyn.com/dns, or www.no-ip.com. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. 3.4.15.1. Comexe DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn. Figure 3-72 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions:
1. Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service. Note:
If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the Logout button, then input your new username and password and click the Login button. 82 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.15.2. Dyn DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is dyn.com/dns. Figure 3-73 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions:
1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service. Note:
If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the Logout button, then input your new username and password and click the Login button. 3.4.16 No-IP DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.no-ip.com. 83 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-74 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions:
1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out the DDNS service. Note:
If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the Logout button, then input your new username and password and click the Login button. 3.4.17 IPv6 Support There are two submenus under the IPv6 Support menu: IPv6 Status and IPv6 Setup. Click either of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 84 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.17.1. IPv6 Status Figure 3-75 IPv6 Status The IPv6 Status page displays the router's current IPv6 status and configuration. All information is read-only. WAN Connection Type - The IPv6 connection way for WAN IPv6 Address - The WAN IPv6 address IPv6 Default Gateway - The router's default gateway Primary IPv6 DNS - The primary IPv6 DNS address Secondary IPv6 DNS - The secondary IPv6 DNS address LAN IPv6 Address Assign Type - There are two types of assignation for IPv6 address:
SLAAC (Stateless address auto-configuration) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server. 1) SLAAC IPv6 Address Prefix -The Prefix of IPv6 Address 2) DHCPv6 Server Release Time - the length of time a network user will be allowed to keep connecting to the router with the current DHCPv6 Address. Enter the amount of time (in seconds) that the DHCPv6 address will be leased. The time range is 1~691200 seconds. The default value is 86400 seconds. IPv6 Address - Displays the LAN IPv6 Address. 85 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.17.2. IPv6 Setup Figure 3-76 Enable/Disable IPv6 Enable IPv6 - Tick the checkbox to enable the IPv6 function. Its enabled by default. WAN Connection Type - Choose the correct WAN connection type based on your ISP network topology. SLAAC - Connections which use Radvd IPv6 address assignment. DHCPv6 - Connections which use dynamic IPv6 address assignment. Static IPv6 - Connections which use static IPv6 address assignment. PPPoEv6 - Connections which use PPPoEV6 that requires a user name and password. Tunnel 6to4 - Connections which use 6to4 address assignment. Different types of WAN connection require you to do different settings. Below are the detailed explanations for the respective type. SLAAC 86 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-77 SLAAC IPv6 Address - Display the IPv6 address in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. IPv6 Address Prefix - Display the IPv6 Prefix Length in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Default Gateway - Display the default gateway in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. If your ISP gives you one or two DNS IPv6 addresses, select Use the following IPv6 DNS Servers and enter the Primary IPv6 DNS and Secondary IPv6 DNS into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned from ISP dynamically. Primary IPv6 DNS - Enter the DNS IPv6 address in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. Secondary IPv6 DNS - Enter another DNS IPv6 address in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. Note:
If you get Address not found error when you access a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. 87 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Address Autoconfiguration Type - RADVD (Router Advertisement Daemon) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server. Site Prefix Configuration Type - The type of IPv6 address prefix. Delegated - Get the IPv6 address prefix from the ISP automaticlly, and the device will delegate it to the LAN. Static - Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length manually. Please contact your ISP to get more infomation before you configure them. LAN IPv6 Address - Display the LAN IPv6 address created by the device. Click the Save button to save your settings. 1) DHCPv6 Figure 3-78 DHCPv6 IPv6 Address - Display the IPv6 address in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. IPv6 Address Prefix - Display the IPv6 Prefix Length in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Default Gateway - Display the default gateway in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. 88 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click the Renew button to renew the IPv6 parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IPv6 parameters from your ISP. If your ISP gives you one or two DNS IPv6 addresses, select Use the following IPv6 DNS Servers and enter the Primary IPv6 DNS and Secondary IPv6 DNS into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned from ISP dynamically. Primary IPv6 DNS - Enter the DNS IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Secondary IPv6 DNS - Enter another DNS IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Note:
If you get Address not found error when you access a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. Address Autoconfiguration Type - RADVD (Router Advertisement Daemon) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server. Site Prefix Configuration Type - The type of IPv6 address prefix. Delegated - Get the IPv6 address prefix from the ISP automaticlly, and the device will delegate it to the LAN. Static - Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length manually. Please contact your ISP to get more infomation before you configure them. LAN IPv6 Address - Display the LAN IPv6 address created by the device. Click the Save button to save your settings. 89 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 2) Static IPv6 Figure 3-79 Static IPv6 IPv6 Address - Enter the IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Default Gateway - Enter the default gateway in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. Primary DNS - Enter the DNS IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Secondary DNS - Enter another DNS IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Note:
If you get Address not found error when you access a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. Address Autoconfiguration Type RADVD (Router Advertisement Daemon) and 90 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server. Site Prefix/ Site Prefix Length: - Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length. Please contact your ISP before configuration. LAN IPv6 Address - Display the LAN IPv6 address created by the device. Click the Save button to save your settings. 3) PPPoEv6 Figure 3-80 PPPoEv6 PPPoE Session - The PPP session type for IPv6 connection. There are two types:
Share with PPPoEv4 - The PPPoEv6 and PPPoEv4 use the same PPP session. Create a new Session - The PPPoEv6 and PPPoEv4 use different PPP sessions. It is default to select this option. User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. IPv6 Address - Display the IPv6 address in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. IPv6 Address Prefix - Display the IPv6 Prefix Length in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Default Gateway - Display the default gateway in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. 91 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router MTU - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1492 Bytes. For some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. If your ISP gives you one or two DNS IPv6 addresses, select Use the following IPv6 DNS Servers and enter the Primary IPv6 DNS and Secondary IPv6 DNS into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned from ISP dynamically. Primary IPv6 DNS - Enter the DNS IPv6 address in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. Secondary IPv6 DNS - Enter another DNS IPv6 address in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. Note:
If you get Address not found error when you access a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. Connection Mode - The way to connect the ISP. Always On - Connect automatically. Connect Manual - Connect by the user manually. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. LAN Setup Figure 3-81 LAN Setup 92 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Address Autoconfiguration Type RADVD (Router Advertisement Daemon) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server. Start IPv6 Address - The start address of the DHCPv6 pool for LAN DHCPv6 Server. End IPv6 Address - The end address of the DHCPv6 pool for LAN DHCPv6 Server. Release Time - The Release Time is the length of time a network user will be allowed to keep connecting to the Router with the current DHCPv6 Address. Enter the amount of time, in seconds, that the DHCPv6 address will be "leased". The time range is 1~691200 seconds. The default value is 86400 seconds. Site Prefix Configuration Type - The type of IPv6 address prefix. Delegated - Get the IPv6 address prefix from the ISP automatically, and the device will delegate it to the LAN. Static - Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length manually. Please contact your ISP to get more information before you configure them. Site Prefix/ Site Prefix Length: - Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length. Please contact your ISP before configuration. LAN IPv6 Address - Display the LAN IPv6 address created by the device. Click the Save button to save your settings. 93 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4) Tunnel 6to4 Figure 3-82 Tunnel 6to4 Address/Subnet Mask/Default Gateway - the IPv4 address/ subnet mask/ default gateway assigned, in dotted-decimal notation. Tunnel Address - The 6to4 tunnel address created by the device to access to the IPv6 network. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1480 Bytes. For some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. If your ISP gives you one or two DNS IPv6 addresses, select Use the following IPv6 DNS Servers and enter the Primary IPv6 DNS and Secondary IPv6 DNS into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned from ISP dynamically. Primary IPv6 DNS - Enter the DNS IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Secondary IPv6 DNS - Enter another DNS IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. 94 Note:
TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router If you get Address not found error when you access a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. LAN Setup Address Autoconfiguration Type RADVD (Router Advertisement Daemon) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server. Site Prefix Configuration Type - The type of IPv6 address prefix. Delegated - Get the IPv6 address prefix from the ISP automatically, and the device will delegate it to the LAN. Static - Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length manually. Please contact your ISP to get more information before you configure them. Site Prefix/ Site Prefix Length: - Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length. Please contact your ISP before configuration. LAN IPv6 Address - Display the LAN IPv6 address created by the device. Click the Save button to save your settings. 3.4.18 System Tools 95 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Go to System Tools, and you can see these submenus under the main menu: LED Control, Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 3.4.18.1. LED Control Go to AdvancedSystem ToolsLED Control, and then you can turn On or Off the LEDs on your router according to a specific time schedule. Figure 3-83 LED Control Night Mode - Indicates whether the Night Mode is On (enabled) or Off (disabled). LED Off Time - Select the time schedule to turn off LEDs. 3.4.18.2. Time Settings Go to AdvancedSystem ToolsTime Settings, and then you can configure the time on the following screen. 96 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-84 Time settings Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. NTP Server I / NTP Server II - Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II, and then the router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially. In addition, the router built-in some common NTP Servers, so it can get time automatically once it connects the Internet. Enable Daylight Saving - Check the box to enable the Daylight Saving function. Start - The time to start the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field. End - The time to end the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field. Daylight Saving Status - Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use. To set time manually:
1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. 3. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. 4. Click Save. To set time automatically:
97 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II. 3. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet. To set Daylight Saving:
1. Check the box to enable Daylight Saving. 2. Select the start time from the drop-down lists in the Start field. 3. Select the end time from the drop-down lists in the End field. 4. Click the Save button to save the settings. Figure 3-85 Time settings Note:
1) This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully; otherwise, these functions will not take effect. 2) The time will be lost if the router is turned off. 3) The router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly. 4) The Daylight Saving will take effect one minute after the configurations are completed. 3.4.19 Diagnostic Go to Advanced System Tools Diagnostic, and then you can transact Ping or Traceroute function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen. 98 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-86 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. 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 IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries. IP Address/Domain Name - Enter the IP Address or Domain Name of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose. Pings Count - Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent. The default is 4. Ping Packet Size - Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent. The default is 64. Ping Timeout - Time to wait for a response, in milliseconds. The default is 800. Traceroute Max TTL - Set the maximum number of hops (max TTL to be reached) in the path to search for the target (destination). 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 to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. 99 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-87 Diagnostic Results Note:
1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time. 2.
"Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size" and "Ping Timeout" are Ping Parameters, and
"Traceroute Max TTL" is Traceroute Parameter. 3.4.20 Firmware Upgrade Go to AdvancedSystem ToolsFirmware Upgrade, and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the router on the following screen. Firmware Version - Displays the current firmware version. Figure 3-88 Firmware Upgrade Hardware Version - Displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the routers current hardware version. To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below:
1. Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com). 2. Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank. 3. Click the Upgrade button. 4. The router will reboot while the upgrading has been finished. 100 Note:
TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1) New firmware versions are posted at 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 router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware. 2) When you upgrade the router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so before upgrading the firmware please write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing important settings. 3) Do not turn off the router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the router. 4) The firmware version must correspond to the hardware. 5) The upgrade process takes a few moments and the router restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete. 3.4.20.1. Factory Defaults Go to AdvancedSystem ToolsFactory Defaults, and then and you can restore the configurations of the router to factory defaults on the following screen Figure 3-89 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. The default User Name: admin The default Password: admin The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Note:
All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored. 3.4.20.2. Backup & Restore Go to AdvancedSystem ToolsBackup & Restore, and then 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 3-90. 101 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-90 Backup & Restore Configuration Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. To upgrade the router's configuration, follow these instructions. Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore. Click the Restore button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank. Note:
The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file. Wrong process will lead the device unmanaged. The restoring process lasts for 20 seconds and the router will restart automatically then. Keep the power of the router on during the process, in case of any damage. 3.4.20.3. Reboot Go to AdvancedSystem ToolsReboot, and then you can reboot the router by clicking the Reboot button or setting the auto reboot time. Figure 3-91 Reboot the router Click the Reboot button to reboot this device.Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). Change the DHCP Settings. 102 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power 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 configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically. Auto Reboot Time - Here you can also reboot the router in a specific time by setting the Auto Reboot Time. There are two options: Disable and Schedule. Disable: If you dont want to use this function, please choose Disable Schedule: If you want to reboot your router at a specific time, please select Schedule. Day: Choose Everyday, or choose Select Days and select the certain day (days) to reboot the router. Time: Specify the time in HHMM format for auto reboot. Some settings of this device will take effect only after rebooting, which include:
Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). Change the DHCP Settings. Upgrade the firmware of this device (system will reboot automatically). Restore this device's settings to the factory defaults (system will reboot automatically). Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically). 3.4.20.4. Password Go to AdvancedSystem ToolsPassword, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the router in the next screen as shown in Figure 3-92. Figure 3-92 Password 103 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the router, because all users who try to access the router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the router's default user name and password. Note:
The new user name and password must not exceed 15 characters in length and not include any spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm it. Click the Save button when finished. Click the Clear All button to clear all. 3.4.20.5. System Log Go to AdvancedSystem ToolsSystem Log, and then you can view the logs of the router. Figure 3-93 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 3-94. 104 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-94 Mail Account Settings From - Your mail box address. The router would connect it to send logs. To - Recipients address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field. You can log on the relevant website for help if you are not clear with the address. Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication. It is required by most mailboxes that need User Name and Password to log in. Note:
Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields. User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is included. Password - Your mail account password. Confirm The Password - Enter the password again to confirm. Enable Auto Mail Feature - Select it to mail logs automatically. You could mail the current logs either at a specified time every day or by intervals, but only one could be the current effective rule. Enter the desired time or intervals in the corresponding field as shown in Figure 3-94. Click Save to keep your settings. Click Back to return to the previous page. Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown. 105 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file. Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings. Clear Log - All the logs will be deleted from the router permanently, not just from the page. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 3.4.20.6. Statistics Go to AdvancedSystem ToolsStatistics, and then you can view the statistics of the router, including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval. Figure 3-95 Statistics Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it, click the Enable button. If it is disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled. Packets Statistics Interval (5-60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the drop-down list. The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic. Sorted Rules - Choose how the 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 All to delete all entries in the table. 106 Statistics Table:
TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the router. Total Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the router. Packets Bytes The total number of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds. The total number of bytes received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds. The number of the ICMP packets transmitted to WAN per second at the ICMP Tx specified Packets Statistics interval. It is shown like current transmitting rate Current
/ Max transmitting rate. The number of UDP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the UDP Tx specified Packets Statistics interval. It is shown like current transmitting rate
/ Max transmitting rate. The number of TCP SYN packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval. It is shown like current transmitting rate TCP SYN Tx
/ Max transmitting rate. Reset Reset the value of the entry to zero. Modify Delete Delete the existing entry in the table. There would be 5 entries on each page. Click Previous to return to the previous page and Next to the next page. 107 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Chapter 4. Range Extender Mode 4.1 Login and switch the working mode Enter http://tplinkwifi.net in the address bar of a web browser. Use admin for both username and password, and then click Login. Figure 4-1 Login After your successful login, you can either click the Mode button on the top-right corner of the Web management page or press the RE button on the top panel of the router to switch the working mode of the router to Range Extender. 4.2 Quick Setup Refer to Range Extender->Option one configure 4.3 Setting Click Setting, then you will see the main menus on the left of the Web Management Page. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. The detailed explanations for each Web pages key function are listed below. 4.3.1 Status Go to SettingStatus, you can see the current status information about the router. 108 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-2 status 4.3.2 Network There is one submenu under the Network menu: LAN. Click it, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.3.2.1. LAN Go to SettingNetworkLAN, and then you can configure the IP parameters of LAN on this page. 109 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-3 LAN MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports, as seen from the LAN. The value can NOT be changed. Type - Choosing Smart IP to get IP address from DHCP server, or choosing static IP to configure IP address manually. IP Address If you have chosen the type of Static IP. You can set a new IP address of your system here in dotted-decimal notation (factory default - 192.168.0.1). Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally 255.255.255.0 is used as the subnet mask. Gateway - The gateway should be in the same subnet as your IP address. Click the Save button to save your settings. Note:
If you change the IP address, you must use the new IP address to login the system. If you select the type of Smart IP, the DHCP server in this device will not startup. If the new IP address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool in the DHCP server will not take effect, until they are re-configured. This device will reboot automatically after you click the Save button. 110 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.3.3 Wireless There are six submenus under the Wireless menu: Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless Mac Filtering, Wireless Advanced, Wireless Statistics and Throughput Monitor. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.3.3.1. Wireless Settings Go to SettingWirelessWireless Settings, and then you can configure the basic settings of wireless network. Figure 4-4 Wireless settings Wireless Name of Remote AP - The SSID of the AP your device is going to connect to as a client. You can also click the Survey button to search the AP to join, and then this field will be filled automatically. MAC Address of Remote AP - The MAC address of the AP your device is going to connect to as a client. You can also click the Survey button to search the AP to join, and 111 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router then this field will be filled automatically. Mode -This field determines the wireless mode which the AP works on. Channel Width - The bandwidth of the wireless channel. 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 AP. Survey - Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the environment. Click Survey button on the Wireless page, and then AP List page will appear as shown below. Find the SSID of the AP you want to access, and click Connect in the corresponding row. For example, the eleventh item is selected. The target networks SSID will be automatically filled into the corresponding box which is shown as the last figure. Figure 4-5 AP List Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. Note:
1. The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement of the Router. For best results, place your Router. Near the center of the area in which your wireless stations will operate. In an elevated location such as a high shelf. Away from the potential sources of interference, such as PCs, microwaves, and cordless phones. Away from large metal surfaces. 112 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 2. Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the Router. 4.3.3.2. Wireless Security Go to SettingWirelessWireless security, and then you can configure the security settings of wireless network. Figure 4-6 Wireless Security There are three wireless security modes supported by the Router: WPA/WPA2-Personal and WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). Each security option has its own settings as described follows:
Disable Security The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of other options to enable security. WPA/WPA2 - Personal Its the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. 113 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-7 WPA/WPA2 - Personal 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 key of WPA) or 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 check the WPA/WPA2-Personal radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown below. Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For Hexadecimal, the length should be between 8 and 64 characters; for ASCII, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters. Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. Click the Save button to save your settings on this page WEP 114 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router WEP is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. Figure 4-8 WEP Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-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 Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. 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 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters. 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 as Authentication Type. 115 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.3.3.3. Wireless MAC Filtering Go to SettingWirelessWireless MAC Filtering, and then you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function. Figure 4-9 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access. Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. Description - A simple description of the wireless station. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New button. The "Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry" page will appear. Figure 4-10 Add and modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions:
116 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
(X is any hexadecimal digit). For example:
00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. 2. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example:
Wireless station A. 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. 4. Click the Save button to save this entry. To modify or delete an existing entry:
1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page. Click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 4.3.3.4. Wireless Advanced Go to SettingWirelessWireless Advanced, and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-11 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select 100%, 75% or 50% which you would like. 100% is the default setting and is recommended. 117 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the packets sent by the Router to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100. RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the Router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. 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 is recommended. DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to 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, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval. Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high-priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended enabled. Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time. Enable AP Isolation - This function isolate all connected wireless stations so that wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN. This function will be disabled if WDS/Bridge is enabled. Note:
If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance. 4.3.3.5. Wireless Statistics Go to SettingWirelessWireless Statistics, and then you can see the MAC Address, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station. 118 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-12 Wireless Statistics MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address. 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-DOWN /
Disconnected. Received Packets - Packets received by the station. Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station. 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 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 next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. Note:
This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 4.3.3.6. Throughput Monitor Go to SettingWirelessThroughput Monitor, and then you can see watch wireless throughput information. 119 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-13 Wireless Statistics Rate - The Throughput unit. Run Time The time this function is running. Transmit Wireless transmit rate information. Receive Wireless receive rate information. Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor. Click the Stop button to start wireless throughput monitor. 4.3.4 DHCP There are three submenus under the DHCP menu: DHCP Settings, DHCP Client List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 120 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.3.4.1. DHCP Settings Go to SettingDHCPDHCP Settings, and then you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown below. The Router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to the Router in the LAN. Figure 4-14 DHCP Settings 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. 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. End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address. 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. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. Default Gateway (Optional) - It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the Router. The default value is 192.168.0.254. Default Domain (Optional) - Input the domain name of your network. Primary DNS - (Optional) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP or consult your ISP. Secondary DNS (Optional) - Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. 121 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Note:
1. To use the DHCP server function of the Router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically". 2. When you choose the Smart IP (DHCP) mode in Network LAN, the DHCP Server function will be disabled. You will see the page as below. 4.3.4.2. DHCP Client List Go to SettingDHCPDHCP Client List, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router. Figure 4-15 DHCP Client List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client. MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client. Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client. Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired, a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click the Refresh button. 122 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.3.4.3. Address Reservation Go to SettingDHCPAddress Reservation, and then you can view and add a reserved address for clients. When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings. Figure 4-16 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router. Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To Reserve an IP address:
1. Click the Add New button. Then Figure 6-24 will pop-up. 2. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. 3. Click the Save button. Figure 4-17 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry:
1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 123 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/Disable All button to make all entries enabled/disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. 4.3.5 System Tools Go to System Tools, and then you can see the submenus under the main menu: LED Control, Time settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup &
Restore, Reboot, Password and System Log. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.3.5.1. LED Control Go to SettingSystem ToolsLED Control, and then you can turn On or Off the LEDs on your router according to a specific time schedule. Figure 4-18 LED Control Night Mode - Indicates whether the Night Mode is On (enabled) or Off (disabled). LED Off Time - Select the time schedule to turn off LEDs. 124 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.3.5.2. Time Settings Go to SettingSystem ToolsTime Settings, and then you can configure the time. Figure 4-19 Time settings Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. NTP Server I / NTP Server II - Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II, and then the router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially. In addition, the router built-in some common NTP Servers, so it can get time automatically once it connects the Internet. Enable Daylight Saving - Check the box to enable the Daylight Saving function. Start - The time to start the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field. End - The time to end the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field. Daylight Saving Status - Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use. To set time manually:
1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. 3. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. 125 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4. Click Save. To set time automatically:
1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II. 3. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet. To set Daylight Saving:
1. Check the box to enable Daylight Saving. 2. Select the start time from the drop-down lists in the Start field. 3. Select the end time from the drop-down lists in the End field. 4. Click the Save button to save the settings. Figure 4-20 Time settings Note:
1) This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully; otherwise, these functions will not take effect. 2) The time will be lost if the router is turned off. 3) The router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly. 4) The Daylight Saving will take effect one minute after the configurations are completed. 4.3.5.3. Diagnostic Go to SettingSystem ToolsDiagnostic, and then you can transact Ping or Traceroute function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen. 126 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-21 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. 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 IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries. IP Address/Domain Name - Enter the IP Address or Domain Name of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose. Pings Count - Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent. The default is 4. Ping Packet Size - Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent. The default is 64. Ping Timeout - Time to wait for a response, in milliseconds. The default is 800. Traceroute Max TTL - Set the maximum number of hops (max TTL to be reached) in the path to search for the target (destination). 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 to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. 127 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-22 Diagnostic Results Note:
1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time. 2.
"Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size" and "Ping Timeout" are Ping Parameters, and
"Traceroute Max TTL" is Traceroute Parameter. 4.3.5.4. Firmware Upgrade Go to SettingSystem ToolsFirmware Upgrade, and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the router. Firmware Version - Displays the current firmware version. Figure 4-23 Firmware Upgrade Hardware Version - Displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the routers current hardware version. To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below:
1. Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com). 2. Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank. 3. Click the Upgrade button. 4. The router will reboot while the upgrading has been finished. 128 Note:
TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1) New firmware versions are posted at 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 router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware. 2) When you upgrade the router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so before upgrading the firmware please write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing important settings. 3) Do not turn off the router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the router. 4) The firmware version must correspond to the hardware. 5) The upgrade process takes a few moments and the router restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete. 4.3.5.5. Factory Defaults Go to SettingSystem ToolsFactory Defaults, and then and you can restore the configurations of the router to factory defaults. Figure 4-24 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. The default User Name: admin The default Password: admin The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Note:
All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored. 4.3.5.6. Backup & Restore Go to SettingSystem ToolsBackup & Restore, and then you can save the current configuration of the router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file. 129 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-25 Backup & Restore Configuration Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. To upgrade the router's configuration, follow these instructions. Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore. Click the Restore button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank. Note:
The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file. Wrong process will lead the device unmanaged. The restoring process lasts for 20 seconds and the router will restart automatically then. Keep the power of the router on during the process, in case of any damage. 4.3.5.7. Reboot Go to SettingSystem ToolsReboot, and then you can reboot the router by clicking the Reboot button or setting the auto reboot time. Figure 4-26 Reboot the router Click the Reboot button to reboot this device.Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). Change the DHCP Settings. 130 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power 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 configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically. Auto Reboot Time - Here you can also reboot the router in a specific time by setting the Auto Reboot Time. There are two options: Disable and Schedule. Disable: If you dont want to use this function, please choose Disable Schedule: If you want to reboot your router at a specific time, please select Schedule. Day: Choose Everyday, or choose Select Days and select the certain day (days) to reboot the router. Time: Specify the time in HHMM format for auto reboot. Some settings of this device will take effect only after rebooting, which include:
Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). Change the DHCP Settings. Upgrade the firmware of this device (system will reboot automatically). Restore this device's settings to the factory defaults (system will reboot automatically). Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically). 4.3.5.8. Password Go to SettingSystem ToolsPassword, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the router. Figure 4-27 Password 131 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the router, because all users who try to access the router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the router's default user name and password. Note:
The new user name and password must not exceed 15 characters in length and not include any spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm it. Click the Save button when finished. Click the Clear All button to clear all. 4.3.5.9. System Log Go to SettingSystem ToolsSystem Log, and then you can view the logs of the router. Figure 4-28 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature. 132 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-29 Mail Account Settings From - Your mail box address. The router would connect it to send logs. To - Recipients address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field. You can log on the relevant website for help if you are not clear with the address. Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication. It is required by most mailboxes that need User Name and Password to log in. Note:
Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields. User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is included. Password - Your mail account password. Confirm The Password - Enter the password again to confirm. Enable Auto Mail Feature - Select it to mail logs automatically. You could mail the current logs either at a specified time every day or by intervals, but only one could be the current effective rule. Enter the desired time or intervals in the corresponding field in the last figure. Click Save to keep your settings. Click Back to return to the previous page. Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown. 133 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file. Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings. Clear Log - All the logs will be deleted from the router permanently, not just from the page. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 134 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Chapter 5. Access Point Mode 5.1 Login and switch the working mode Enter http://tplinkwifi.net in the address bar of a web browser. Use admin for both username and password, and then click Login. Figure 5-1 Login After your successful login, click the Mode button on the top-right corner of the Web management page to switch the working mode of the router to Access Point. 5.2 Quick Setup Refer to Access Point Mode -> Login and Quick Setup 5.3 Setting Click Setting, then you will see the main menus on the left of the Web Management Page. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. The detailed explanations for each Web pages key function are listed below. 5.3.1 Status Go to SettingStatus, you can see the current status information about the router. 135 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 5-2 status 5.3.2 Network There is one submenu under the Network menu: LAN. Click it, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 5.3.2.1. LAN Go to SettingNetworkLAN, and then you can configure the IP parameters of LAN on this page. 136 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 5-3 LAN MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports, as seen from the LAN. The value can NOT be changed. Type - Choosing Smart IP to get IP address from DHCP server, or choosing static IP to configure IP address manually. IP Address If you have chosen the type of Static IP. You can set a new IP address of your system here in dotted-decimal notation (factory default - 192.168.0.1). Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally 255.255.255.0 is used as the subnet mask. Gateway - The gateway should be in the same subnet as your IP address. Click the Save button to save your settings. Note:
If you change the IP address, you must use the new IP address to login the system. If you select the type of Smart IP, the DHCP server in this device will not startup. If the new IP address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool in the DHCP server will not take effect, until they are re-configured. This device will reboot automatically after you click the Save button. 137 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 5.3.3 Wireless There are seven submenus under the Wireless menu: Wireless Settings, WPS, Wireless Security, Wireless Mac Filtering, Wireless Advanced, Wireless Statistics and Throughput Monitor. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 5.3.3.1. Wireless Settings Go to SettingWirelessWireless Settings, and then you can configure the basic settings of wireless network. Figure 5-4 Wireless settings Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same Name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Mode -This field determines the wireless mode which the AP works on. Channel Width - The bandwidth of the wireless channel. 138 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 AP. 5.3.3.2. WPS Go to SettingWirelessWPS, you can see the screen as shown in Figure 3-20. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS
(Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. Figure 5-5 WPS Current PIN - Displays the current value of the router's PIN. The default PIN of the router can be found in the label or User Guide. Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the router to its default value. Gen New PIN - Click this button, and then you can get a new random value for the router's PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN. Disable PIN of this device - WPS external registrar of entering this device's PIN can be disabled or enabled manually. If this device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external registrar, this function will be disabled automatically. Add device - You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button. If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and the router using either Push Button Configuration
(PBC) method or PIN method. IV. Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button Use this method if your client device has a WPS button. 1. Press the WPS/Reset button on the back panel of the router. You can also keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button in the last figure. Then choose 139 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect, shown in the next figure. 2. Press and hold the WPS button of the client. The WPS LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. 3. When the WPS LED is on, the client has successfully connected to the router. V. Enter the client devices PIN on the router Use this method if your client does not have the WPS button, but has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN number. 1. Enable WPS. The default is enabled. Click the Add device button in the last figure, then Add A New Device page will appear. Figure 5-6 Add A New Device 2. Enter the PIN number from the client in the field on the WPS screen above. Then click Connect button. 3. Connect successfully will appear on the screen of the last figure, which means the client has successfully connected to the router. Note:
1) The WPS LED on the router will light blue for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. 2) The WPS function cannot be configured if the wireless function of the router is disabled. Please make sure the wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS. VI. Enter the routers PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device asks for the routers PIN number. 1. On the client device, enter the PIN number listed on the routers Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen, shown in the WPS page(It is also labeled on the bottom of the router). 2. The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. 3. When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the router. Note:
140 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3) The WPS LED on the router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the router is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS. 5.3.3.3. Wireless Security Go to SettingWirelessWireless security, and then you can configure the security settings of wireless network. Figure 5-7 Wireless Security There are three wireless security modes supported by the Router: WPA/WPA2-Personal, WPA/WPA2 - Enterprise and WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). Each security option has its own settings as described follows:
Disable Security The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of other options to enable security. WPA/WPA2 Enterprise Its based on Radius Server. 141 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 5-8 WAP/WPA2 - Enterprise Version - you can choose the version of the WPA security on the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or WPA2 (WPA version 2) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES. Note:
If you check the WPA/WPA2 radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown below. Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. Radius Port - Enter the port that radius service used. Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server. Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. Click the Save button to save your settings on this page 142 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router WPA/WPA2 - Personal Its the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. Figure 5-9 WPA/WPA2 - Personal 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 key of WPA) or 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 check the WPA/WPA2-Personal radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown below. Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For Hexadecimal, the length should be between 8 and 64 characters; for ASCII, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters. Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. Click the Save button to save your settings on this page. 143 WEP TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router WEP is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. Figure 5-10 WEP Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-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 Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. 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 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters. 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 as Authentication Type. 144 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 5.3.3.4. Wireless MAC Filtering Go to SettingWirelessWireless MAC Filtering, and then you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function. Figure 5-11 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access. Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. Description - A simple description of the wireless station. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New button. The "Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry" page will appear. Figure 5-12 Add and modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions:
145 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
(X is any hexadecimal digit). For example:
00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. 2. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example:
Wireless station A. 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. 4. Click the Save button to save this entry. To modify or delete an existing entry:
1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page. Click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 5.3.3.5. Wireless Advanced Go to SettingWirelessWireless Advanced, and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 5-13 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select 100%, 75% or 50% which you would like. 100% is the default setting and is recommended. 146 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the packets sent by the Router to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100. RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the Router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. 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 is recommended. DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to 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, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval. Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high-priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended enabled. Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time. Enable AP Isolation - This function isolate all connected wireless stations so that wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN. This function will be disabled if WDS/Bridge is enabled. Note:
If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance. 5.3.3.6. Wireless Statistics Go to SettingWirelessWireless Statistics, and then you can see the MAC Address, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station. 147 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 5-14 Wireless Statistics MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address. 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-DOWN /
Disconnected. Received Packets - Packets received by the station. Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station. Configure - The button is used for loading the item to the Wireless MAC Filtering list. Deny - if the Wireless MAC Filtering function enable, deny the station to access. Allow - if the Wireless MAC Filtering function enable, allow the station to access. 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 next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. Note:
This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 5.3.3.7. Throughput Monitor Go to SettingWirelessThroughput Monitor, and then you can see watch wireless throughput information. 148 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 5-15 Wireless Statistics Rate - The Throughput unit. Run Time The time this function is running. Transmit Wireless transmit rate information. Receive Wireless receive rate information. Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor. Click the Stop button to start wireless throughput monitor. 5.3.4 Guest Network Choosing menu SettingGuest Network, you can configure the basic setting for guest Network. 149 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 5-16 Guest Network Allow Guests To Access My Local Network - Click ON/OFF to enable or disable this feature. If enabled, guests can communicate with hosts. Wireless - Click ON/OFF to enable or disable your Guest network. If enabled, the wireless stations will be able to access the Router, otherwise, wireless stations will not be able to access the Router. Network Name(SSID) - Create a name (up to 32 characters) for your Guest network. The same Name(SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your Guest Network. Password - Create a password for your wireless network. The password must have a minimum of 8 characters in length. Click the Save button to save your settings. 5.3.5 DHCP There are three submenus under the DHCP menu: DHCP Settings, DHCP Client List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 5.3.5.1. DHCP Settings Go to SettingDHCPDHCP Settings, and then you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown below. The Router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to the Router in the LAN. 150 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 5-17 DHCP Settings 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. 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. End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address. 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. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. Default Gateway (Optional) - It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the Router. The default value is 192.168.0.254. Default Domain (Optional) - Input the domain name of your network. Primary DNS - (Optional) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP or consult your ISP. Secondary DNS (Optional) - Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. Note:
1. To use the DHCP server function of the Router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically". 2. When you choose the Smart IP (DHCP) mode in Network LAN, the DHCP Server function will be disabled. You will see the page as below. 151 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 5.3.5.2. DHCP Client List Go to SettingDHCPDHCP Client List, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router. Figure 5-18 DHCP Client List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client. MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client. Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client. Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired, a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click the Refresh button. 5.3.5.3. Address Reservation Go to SettingDHCPAddress Reservation, and then you can view and add a reserved address for clients. When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings. 152 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 5-19 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router. Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To Reserve an IP address:
1. Click the Add New button. 2. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. 3. Click the Save button. Figure 5-20 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry:
1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/Disable All button to make all entries enabled/disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. 153 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 5.3.6 System Tools Go to System Tools, and then you can see the submenus under the main menu: LED Control, Time settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup &
Restore, Reboot, Password and System Log. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 5.3.6.1. LED Control Go to SettingSystem ToolsLED Control, and then you can turn On or Off the LEDs on your router according to a specific time schedule. Figure 5-21 LED Control Night Mode - Indicates whether the Night Mode is On (enabled) or Off (disabled). LED Off Time - Select the time schedule to turn off LEDs. 5.3.6.2. Time Settings Go to SettingSystem ToolsTime Settings, and then you can configure the time on the following screen. 154 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 5-22 Time settings Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. NTP Server I / NTP Server II - Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II, and then the router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially. In addition, the router built-in some common NTP Servers, so it can get time automatically once it connects the Internet. Enable Daylight Saving - Check the box to enable the Daylight Saving function. Start - The time to start the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field. End - The time to end the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field. Daylight Saving Status - Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use. To set time manually:
1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. 3. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. 4. Click Save. To set time automatically:
155 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II. 3. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet. To set Daylight Saving:
1. Check the box to enable Daylight Saving. 2. Select the start time from the drop-down lists in the Start field. 3. Select the end time from the drop-down lists in the End field. 4. Click the Save button to save the settings. Figure 5-23 Time settings Note:
1) This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully; otherwise, these functions will not take effect. 2) The time will be lost if the router is turned off. 3) The router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly. 4) The Daylight Saving will take effect one minute after the configurations are completed. 5.3.6.3. Diagnostic Go to SettingSystem ToolsDiagnostic, and then you can transact Ping or Traceroute function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen. 156 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 5-24 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. 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 IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries. IP Address/Domain Name - Enter the IP Address or Domain Name of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose. Pings Count - Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent. The default is 4. Ping Packet Size - Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent. The default is 64. Ping Timeout - Time to wait for a response, in milliseconds. The default is 800. Traceroute Max TTL - Set the maximum number of hops (max TTL to be reached) in the path to search for the target (destination). 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 to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. 157 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 5-25 Diagnostic Results Note:
1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time. 2.
"Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size" and "Ping Timeout" are Ping Parameters, and
"Traceroute Max TTL" is Traceroute Parameter. 5.3.6.4. Firmware Upgrade Go to SettingSystem ToolsFirmware Upgrade, and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the router on the following screen. Firmware Version - Displays the current firmware version. Figure 5-26 Firmware Upgrade Hardware Version - Displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the routers current hardware version. To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below:
1. Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com). 2. Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank. 3. Click the Upgrade button. 4. The router will reboot while the upgrading has been finished. 158 Note:
TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1) New firmware versions are posted at 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 router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware. 2) When you upgrade the router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so before upgrading the firmware please write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing important settings. 3) Do not turn off the router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the router. 4) The firmware version must correspond to the hardware. 5) The upgrade process takes a few moments and the router restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete. 5.3.6.5. Factory Defaults Go to SettingSystem ToolsFactory Defaults, and then and you can restore the configurations of the router to factory defaults on the following screen Figure 5-27 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. The default User Name: admin The default Password: admin The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Note:
All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored. 5.3.6.6. Backup & Restore Go to SettingSystem ToolsBackup & Restore, and then you can save the current configuration of the router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file. 159 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 5-28 Backup & Restore Configuration Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. To upgrade the router's configuration, follow these instructions. Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore. Click the Restore button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank. Note:
The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file. Wrong process will lead the device unmanaged. The restoring process lasts for 20 seconds and the router will restart automatically then. Keep the power of the router on during the process, in case of any damage. 5.3.6.7. Reboot Go to SettingSystem ToolsReboot, and then you can reboot the router by clicking the Reboot button or setting the auto reboot time. Figure 5-29 Reboot the router Click the Reboot button to reboot this device.Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). Change the DHCP Settings. 160 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power 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 configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically. Auto Reboot Time - Here you can also reboot the router in a specific time by setting the Auto Reboot Time. There are two options: Disable and Schedule. Disable: If you dont want to use this function, please choose Disable Schedule: If you want to reboot your router at a specific time, please select Schedule. Day: Choose Everyday, or choose Select Days and select the certain day (days) to reboot the router. Time: Specify the time in HHMM format for auto reboot. Some settings of this device will take effect only after rebooting, which include:
Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). Change the DHCP Settings. Upgrade the firmware of this device (system will reboot automatically). Restore this device's settings to the factory defaults (system will reboot automatically). Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically). 5.3.6.8. Password Go to SettingSystem ToolsPassword, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the router. Figure 5-30 Password 161 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the router, because all users who try to access the router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the router's default user name and password. Note:
The new user name and password must not exceed 15 characters in length and not include any spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm it. Click the Save button when finished. Click the Clear All button to clear all. 5.3.6.9. System Log Go to SettingSystem ToolsSystem Log, and then you can view the logs of the router. Figure 5-31 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown below. 162 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 5-32 Mail Account Settings From - Your mail box address. The router would connect it to send logs. To - Recipients address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field. You can log on the relevant website for help if you are not clear with the address. Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication. It is required by most mailboxes that need User Name and Password to log in. Note:
Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields. User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is included. Password - Your mail account password. Confirm The Password - Enter the password again to confirm. Enable Auto Mail Feature - Select it to mail logs automatically. You could mail the current logs either at a specified time every day or by intervals, but only one could be the current effective rule. Enter the desired time or intervals in the corresponding field as shown in the last figure. Click Save to keep your settings. Click Back to return to the previous page. Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown. 163 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file. Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings. Clear Log - All the logs will be deleted from the router permanently, not just from the page. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 164 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power 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 Internet port on the router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Login to the router, Go to AdvancedNetworkWAN. On the WAN page, select PPPoE/Russia PPPoE for WAN Connection Type. Type user name in the User Name field and password in the Password field, type password in the Confirm Password field again, finish by clicking Connect. Figure A-1 PPPoE Connection Type 4) If your ADSL lease is in pay-according-time mode, select Connect on Demand or Connect Manually for Internet connection mode. Type an appropriate number for Max Idle Time to avoid wasting paid time. Otherwise, you can select Auto-connecting for Internet connection mode. Figure A-2 PPPoE Connection Mode Note:
1) Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in the background. 2) If you are a Cable user, please configure the router following the above steps. 165 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 2. How do I configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users?
1) Login to the router, Go to AdvancedNetworkWAN. 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 requires MAC register, login to the router and Go to AdvancedNetworkWAC Clone. On the
"MAC Clone" page, if your PCs MAC address is proper MAC address, click the "Clone MAC Address" button and your PCs MAC address will fill in the "WAN MAC Address"
field. Or else, type the MAC Address into the "WAN MAC Address" field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX. Then click the "Save" button. It will take effect after rebooting. 3. I want to use Netmeeting, what do I need to do?
Figure A-3 MAC Clone 1) If you start Netmeeting as a host, you dont need to do anything with the router. 2) If you start as a response, you need to configure Virtual Server or DMZ Host and make sure the H323 ALG is enabled. 3) How to configure Virtual Server: Log in to the router, Go to AdvancedForwarding Virtual Servers. On the "Virtual Servers" page, click Add New. Then on the Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry page, enter 1720 for the Service Port blank, and your IP address for the IP Address blank, taking 192.168.0.169 for an example, remember to Enable and Save. 166 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N 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, Go to AdvancedForwarding DMZ. On the "DMZ" page, click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the DMZ Host IP Address field, using 192.168.0.169 as an example, remember to click the Save button. Figure A-6 DMZ 167 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 5) How to enable H323 ALG: Log in to the router, Go to AdvancedSecurityBasic Security. On the Basic Security page, check the Enable radio button next to H323 ALG. Remember to click the Save button. Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do?
1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference. 2) To change the WEB management port number: Log in to the router, Go to Advanced SecurityRemote Management. On the "Remote Management" page, type a port number except 80, such as 88, into the "Web Management Port" field. Click Save and reboot the router. 168 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure A-8 Remote Management Note:
If the above configuration takes effect, you can visit and configure the router by typing http://192.168.0.1:88 (the routers LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 to avoid IP conflict; in this case, please try http://192.168.1.1:88. 3) Log in to the router, Go to AdvancedForwardingVirtual Servers. On the
"Virtual Servers" page, click Add New, then on the Add or Modify a Virtual Server page, enter 80 into the blank next to the Service Port, and your IP address next to the IP Address, assuming 192.168.0.188 for an example, remember to Enable and Save. Figure A-9 Virtual Servers 169 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure A-10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the router. 1) Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. 2) Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the router's SSID. 3) Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the router is encrypted. 4) If the wireless connection is ready, but you cant access the router, check the IP Address of your wireless stations. 170 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, well use Windows 7 as an example to introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly. First make sure your Ethernet adapter is working, refer to the adapters manual if needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Windows icon, and then select Control Panel. 2) Click on View network status and tasks under Network and Internet. Figure B-0-1 Figure B-0-2 171 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3) Click on Change adapter settings. 4) Right-click Local Area Connection, and then select Properties. Figure B-0-3 Figure B-0-4 5) In the Local Area Connection Properties window, click on Internet Protocol Version 4
(TCP/IPv4). Figure B-0-5 6) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address 172 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router automatically. Figure B-0-6 2. Verify the network connection between your PC and the router Open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.0.1, and then press Enter. If the result displayed is similar to the Figure B-4, it means the connection between your PC and the router has been established well. Figure B-4 Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to Figure B-5, it means the connection between your PC and the router failed. 173 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure B-5 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps:
4. Is the connection between your PC and the router correct?
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The Ethernet LED on the router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 5. Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct?
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If the router's IP address is 192.168.0.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.0.2 ~ 192.168.0.254. 6. Is the default LAN IP of the router correct?
Note:
If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 to avoid IP conflict. Therefore, in order to verify the network connection between your PC and the router, you can open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.1.1, and then press Enter. 174 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.11gIEEE 802.11bIEEE 802.11nIEEE 802.3IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.3xIEEE 802.1XIEEE 802.11eIEEE 802.11i Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX Cabling Type 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100 STP (maximum 100m) 100BASE-TX: UTP category 5, 5e cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100 STP (maximum 100m) LEDs PWR, SYS, WLAN, LAN (1-4), WAN, WPS Safety & Emissions FCC Wireless Frequency Band 2.4~2.4835GHz Radio Data Rate 11nup to 300MbpsAutomatic 11g54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6MAutomatic 11b11/5.5/2/1MAutomatic Frequency Expansion DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) Modulation BPSK, QPSK, CCK, OFDM, 16-QAM, 64-QAM Security WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA2-PSK/WPA-PSK Sensitivity @PER 270M: -68dBm@10% PER 130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER Antenna Gain 7.5dBi *3 Environmental and Physical Temperature Humidity Operating : 0~40 (32~104) Storage: -40~70(-40~158) Operating: 10% - 90% RH, Non-condensing Storage: 5% - 90% RH, Non-condensing 175 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Appendix D: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding. The Enhanced Wireless Consortium
(EWC) [3] was formed to help accelerate the IEEE 802.11n development process and promote a technology specification for interoperability of next-generation wireless local area networking (WLAN) products. 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. 802.11g - specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 802.11b devices, and WEP encryption for security. DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) - The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - A protocol that automatically configure the TCP/IP parameters for the all the PC(s) that are connected to a DHCP server. DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) - A Demilitarized Zone allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. DNS (Domain Name System) - An Internet Service that translates the names of websites into IP addresses. Domain Name - A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet. DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) - A technology that allows data to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines. ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A company that provides access to the Internet. MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) - The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted. NAT (Network Address Translation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet. 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. 176 TL-WR941HP 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices. WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area. 177
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2016-05-05
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| 1 | Applicant's complete, legal business name |
TP-Link Technologies Co., Ltd.
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| 1 | FCC Registration Number (FRN) |
0013661145
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Building 24 (floors 1,3,4,5) and 28 (floors1-4), Central Science and Technology Park,Nanshan
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Building 24 (floors 1,3,4,5) and 28 (floors1-4)
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Shenzhen, N/A
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China
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h******@acbcert.com
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| 1 | TCB Scope |
A4: UNII devices & low power transmitters using spread spectrum techniques
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TE7
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WR941HP
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J**** H****
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Regulatory Compliance Manager
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75521********
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75526********
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c******@tp-link.com
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Sporton International Inc
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J******** T********
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No.52, HwaYa 1st Rd., Kwei-Shan District
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Taoyuan City, 333
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Taiwan
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886-3******** Extension:
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886-3********
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j******@sporton.com.tw
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| app s | Confidentiality (long or short term) | |||||
| 1 | Does this application include a request for confidentiality for any portion(s) of the data contained in this application pursuant to 47 CFR § 0.459 of the Commission Rules?: | Yes | ||||
| 1 | Long-Term Confidentiality Does this application include a request for confidentiality for any portion(s) of the data contained in this application pursuant to 47 CFR § 0.459 of the Commission Rules?: | Yes | ||||
| 1 | If so, specify the short-term confidentiality release date (MM/DD/YYYY format) | 11/01/2016 | ||||
| if no date is supplied, the release date will be set to 45 calendar days past the date of grant. | ||||||
| app s | Cognitive Radio & Software Defined Radio, Class, etc | |||||
| 1 | Is this application for software defined/cognitive radio authorization? | No | ||||
| 1 | Equipment Class | DTS - Digital Transmission System | ||||
| 1 | Description of product as it is marketed: (NOTE: This text will appear below the equipment class on the grant) | 450Mbps High Power Wireless N Router | ||||
| 1 | Related OET KnowledgeDataBase Inquiry: Is there a KDB inquiry associated with this application? | No | ||||
| 1 | Modular Equipment Type | Does not apply | ||||
| 1 | Purpose / Application is for | Original Equipment | ||||
| 1 | Composite Equipment: Is the equipment in this application a composite device subject to an additional equipment authorization? | No | ||||
| 1 | Related Equipment: Is the equipment in this application part of a system that operates with, or is marketed with, another device that requires an equipment authorization? | No | ||||
| 1 | Grant Comments | Power output is conducted. The device is an 802.11n device in a 3x3 Spatial Multiplexing MIMO configuration as described in this filing. The device has been certified for mobile use and any co-location must be done through the use of FCC multi-transmitter product procedures. End-users and installers must be provided with antenna installation instructions and transmitter operating conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This device has a 20 MHz and 40 MHz Bandwidth. | ||||
| 1 | Is there an equipment authorization waiver associated with this application? | No | ||||
| 1 | If there is an equipment authorization waiver associated with this application, has the associated waiver been approved and all information uploaded? | No | ||||
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Sporton International Inc
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J**** T********
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| 1 | Telephone Number |
88633******** Extension:
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j******@sporton.com.tw
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