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TL-MR6400
300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router
Rev: 1.0.1
1910011374

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  • Page 1 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Rev: 1.0.1 1910011374...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

    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.

  • Page 4: Ce Mark Warning

    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.

  • Page 5: Canadian Compliance Statement

    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 automated...

  • Page 6: Industry Canada Statement

    Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d'exposition aux rayonnements IC établies pour un environnement non contrôlé. Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé 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: 당해...

  • Page 7: Safety Information

    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. Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself.

  • Page 8: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Model No.: TL-MR6400 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:...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ..........................1 Chapter 1. Introduction ........................2 Overview of the router ....................2 Conventions ........................2 Main Features ......................... 2 Panel Layout ........................4 1.4.1 The Front Panel ....................4 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ....................5 Chapter 2. Connecting the router ....................6 System Requirements ....................
  • Page 10 4.8.2 Wireless Security ....................33 4.8.3 Wireless MAC Filtering ..................37 4.8.4 Wireless Advanced ................... 39 4.8.5 Wireless Statistics ..................... 40 Guest Network ......................41 4.9.1 Wireless Settings ....................41 4.9.2 Wireless Statistics ..................... 42 4.10 DHCP ..........................43 4.10.1 DHCP Settings ....................43 4.10.2 DHCP Client List ....................
  • Page 11 4.18.2 Time Settings ....................76 4.18.3 Diagnostic ......................77 4.18.4 Firmware Upgrade .................... 79 4.18.5 Factory Defaults ....................80 4.18.6 Backup & Restore ..................... 80 4.18.7 Reboot ....................... 81 4.18.8 TR069 ....................... 81 4.18.9 Password ......................82 4.18.10 System Log....................... 83 Chapter 5.
  • Page 12 5.16 IP & MAC Binding ....................... 108 5.17 Dynamic DNS ......................109 5.18 IPv6 Support ....................... 109 5.18.1 IPv6 Status ...................... 109 5.18.2 IPv6 Setup....................... 110 5.19 System Tools ........................111 5.19.1 SNMP .......................111 5.19.2 Time Settings ....................113 5.19.3 Diagnostic ....................... 114 5.19.4 Firmware Upgrade ..................

  • Page 13: Package Contents

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router TL-MR6400  Power Adapter for TL-MR6400  Ethernet cable  Quick Installation Guide  Micro/Nano to Standard SIM Card Adapter ...

  • Page 14: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Wi-Fi access codes or other personal data. IPv6 Supported TL-MR6400 supports IPv6, which is the foundation of the next generation of the Internet and enables a range of new services and improved user experience. 1.2 Conventions The router or TL-MR6400 mentioned in this guide stands for 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router TL-MR6400 without any explanation.
  • Page 15 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router TDD-LTE: 2300MHz(Band40)、2600MHz(Band38） DC-HSPA+/ HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS: 900/2100MHz EDGE/GPRS/GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz 4G LTE supported with up to 150Mbps downloads and 50Mbps uploads speeds  Supports 802.11b/g/n  Wireless N speed up to 300Mbps  Ethernet WAN (EWAN) offers another broadband connectivity option for connecting DSL, ...

  • Page 16: Panel Layout

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication System initialization is complete.

  • Page 17: The Rear Panel

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE 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). POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the ...

  • Page 18: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Chapter 2. Connecting the router 2.1 System Requirements SIM card with Internet access enabled  PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors  TCP/IP protocol on each PC ...
  • Page 19 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 1. Install the 4G LTE antennas and position them upwards. 2. Insert the SIM card into the slot until you hear a click.  Note: Micro or Nano-SIM card must be converted using a standard SIM card adapter provided by TP-LINK.
  • Page 20 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 1. Power off your modem (if the modem has a backup battery, please remove it too.), and disconnect your existing router if you have one. 2. Connect the LAN4/WAN port on your Router to the Modem’s LAN port with an Ethernet cable.

  • Page 21: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-MR6400 using Quick Setup within minutes. 3.1 3G/4G Router Mode Set up the TCP/IP Protocol in "Obtain an IP address automatically" mode on your PC. If...
  • Page 22 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Go to Quick Setup and click Next. Figure 3-3 Quick Setup Choose your Region and Timezone, and then click Next. Figure 3-4 Quick Setup – Region On the Dial-up Settings page shows the ISP information of the SIM card inserted. Click Next to continue, if you are sure the information is correct.

  • Page 23: Standard Wireless Router Mode

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Set your wireless parameters. It’s recommended that you edit the following two items, and then click Next. Create a unique and easy-to-remember Wireless Network Name. Select WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK under Wireless Security and enter a password in the field.
  • Page 24 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Wireless: Connect wirelessly by using the SSID (network name) and Wireless Password printed on the product label at the bottom of the router. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type the default address http://tplinkmodem.net...
  • Page 25 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Log in to the web management page again, go to Quick Setup and click Next to continue. Figure 3-11 Quick Setup Choose your Region and Timezone, and then click Next. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Region Then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-13.
  • Page 26 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router  Note: L2TP and PPTP cannot be detected by the router. You must select it manually. Before continuing, please make sure the cable of the WAN port is well connected to your device. If the WAN port is not connected, the cable is unplugged page will appear.
  • Page 27 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 3-15 Quick Setup - Static IP IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet  (including your ISP). Enter the IP address into the field.
  • Page 28 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Confirm Password - Re-enter the password provided by your ISP to ensure the  Password you entered is correct. Check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate the secondary connection if your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network.
  • Page 29 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router If the connection type is PPTP/Russian PPTP, the next screen will appear as shown in  Figure 3-18. Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue. Figure 3-18 Quick Setup – PPTP User Name and Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ...
  • Page 30 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 10. Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-19. Figure 3-19 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless function.  Wireless Network Name - Enter a string of up to 32 characters. The same name of ...
  • Page 31 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router For Hexadecimal, the key can be made up of any numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to F, the length should be between 8 and 64 characters. Please also note the key is case sensitive, this means that upper and lower case keys will affect the outcome.

  • Page 32: Chapter 4. Router Configuration-3G/4G Router Mode

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Chapter 4. Router Configuration-3G/4G Router Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way on 3G/4G Router Mode. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions.

  • Page 33: Quick Setup

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Chapter 3: Quick Installation Guide. 4.4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.
  • Page 34 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-2 WPS WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here.  Current PIN - The current value of this device's PIN displayed here. The default value can  be found in the label.
  • Page 35 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly. The WPS 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.

  • Page 36: Working Mode

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 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. 4.5 Working Mode Figure 4-5 Working Mode Standard Wireless Router - In this mode, this device will only use LAN/WAN port to ...
  • Page 37 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-7 Dial Up Connection Status - Shows whether the Internet is connected or disconnected at present.  Mobile Data - It is enabled by default. You can disable it to prohibit Internet access.

  • Page 38: Lte Data Settings

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router authentication with the peer using two handshakes. Select this option if the ISP requires this authentication type. • CHAP - Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. This protocol allows the device to establish authentication with the peer using three handshakes and checking the peer identity periodically.

  • Page 39: Pin Management

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 4.6.3 PIN Management Choose menu “Network → PIN Management”, You can configure PIN code on this page. Figure 4-9 PIN Management SIM Card Status - Shows the status of your SIM card. ...

  • Page 40: Lan

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 4.6.4 LAN Choose menu “Network → LAN”, You can configure the IP parameters of LAN on this page. Figure 4-10 LAN MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports, as seen from the LAN. The value ...

  • Page 41: Inbox

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 4.7.1 Inbox Figure 4-12 Inbox Status - Show the status of message, either read or new.  Phone Number - Shows the phone number that sent this message.  Content - Click to unfold and read the detailed content of the message.

  • Page 42: Outbox

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Click the Send button to send the message. Click the Save button to save the message to the draft box. 4.7.3 Outbox Figure 4-14 Outbox Phone Number - Shows the phone number that this message was planned to be sent to.

  • Page 43: Sms Settings

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Click the Next button to get messages of the next page. 4.7.5 SMS Settings Figure 4-16 SMS Settings Message Center - Disabled by default. Do not enable it unless you want to manually set ...
  • Page 44 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-18 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. Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where ...

  • Page 45: Wireless Security

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router SSID (to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a  client. You can also use the survey function to select the SSID to join.
  • Page 46 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-19 Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, select this check box, but it’s  strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
  • Page 47 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-20 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.
  • Page 48 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a  notice in red as show in Figure 4-22. Figure 4-22 Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-down list. The default •...

  • Page 49: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 4.8.3 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “Wireless → MAC Filtering”, and then you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Address Filtering function, shown in Figure 4-23. Figure 4-23 Wireless MAC address Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable.
  • Page 50 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. Status - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop-down list. Click the Save button to save this entry.

  • Page 51: Wireless Advanced

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 4.8.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-25 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of this device. You can ...

  • Page 52: Wireless Statistics

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication  Message (DTIM). 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.

  • Page 53: Guest Network

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page.

  • Page 54: Wireless Statistics

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 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 configure the security of Guest Network here.

  • Page 55: Dhcp

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 4.10 DHCP Figure 4-30 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in ): DHCP Settings, Figure 4-30 DHCP Client List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 56: Dhcp Client List

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 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.

  • Page 57: Address Reservation

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 4.10.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP → Address Reservation”, and then you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-33). 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.

  • Page 58: Forwarding

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Modify the information. Click the Save button. Click the Delete in the entry you want to delete to delete an existing entry. Click the Enable/ Disable All button to make all entries enabled/disabled.
  • Page 59 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router IP Address - The IP Address of the PC providing the service application.  Protocol - The protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols  supported by the router).

  • Page 60: Port Triggering

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page.  Note If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on Security →...
  • Page 61 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router To add a new rule, follow the steps below. Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-39. Figure 4-39 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry 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.

  • Page 62: Dmz

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router other hosts on the LAN will be refused. Incoming Port Ranges cannot overlap each other. 4.11.3 DMZ Choose menu “Forwarding → DMZ”, you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen (shown in Figure 4-40). The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or video conferencing.

  • Page 63: Security

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 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.
  • Page 64 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-43 Basic Security Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or  disable the router’s firewall. SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) ...

  • Page 65: Local Management

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 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.

  • Page 66: Remote Management

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router  Note: If your PC is blocked and you want to access the router again, press and hold down the WPS/RESET button on the rear panel of the router until the Power LED starts flashing to reset the router's factory defaults in the router's Web-Based Utility.

  • Page 67: Parental Control

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 4.13 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-46. 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.
  • Page 68 Address of Children's PC field. Or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop-down list. Give a description (e.g. Allow TP-LINK) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. 4. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g.

  • Page 69: Access Control

    Click Add New... button. Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Children's PC field. Enter “Allow TP-LINK” in the Website Description field. Enter “www.tp-link.com” in the Allowed Website Name field. Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from the Effective Time drop-down list.
  • Page 70 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-50 Access Control Rule Management  Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect.  Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
  • Page 71 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router There are two methods to add a new rule. Method One: Click Setup Wizard button and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-51. Figure 4-51 Quick Setup – Create a Host Entry Host Description - In this field, create a unique description for the host (e.g.
  • Page 72 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.com.cn) will be blocked or allowed. Click Next when finishing creating the access target entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-53.
  • Page 73 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Stop Time - Enter the stop time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers). For  example 2000 is 20:00. Click Next when finishing creating the advanced schedule entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-54.
  • Page 74 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: Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page.

  • Page 75: Host

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 4.14.2 Host Choose menu “Access Control → Host”, you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-56. The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.

  • Page 76: Target

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Click the Save button 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 return to the previous page.
  • Page 77 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example tp-link) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.tp-link.com, www.tp-link.com.cn) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names.

  • Page 78: Schedule

    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.
  • Page 79 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-63 Advanced Schedule Settings 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.

  • Page 80: Advanced Routing

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 4.15 Advanced Routing Figure 4-64 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-64: Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 81: System Routing Table

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router  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.

  • Page 82: Ip & Mac Binding

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 4.16 IP & MAC Binding Figure 4-68 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-68): Binding Settings and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 83: Arp List

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-70 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4-69. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address.

  • Page 84: Dynamic Dns

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-72 ARP List 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. ...

  • Page 85: Www.noip.com Ddns

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-73 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here.

  • Page 86: System Tools

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider.
  • Page 87 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-76 SNMP Settings SNMP Agent - Choose Enable to open this function if you want to have remote control  through SNMPv1/v2 agent with MIB-II. Choose Disable to close this function. SysContact - The textual identification of the contact person for this managed node.

  • Page 88: Time Settings

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 4.18.2 Time Settings Choose menu “System Tools → Time Setting”, and then you can configure the time on the following screen. Figure 4-77 Time settings Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list.

  • Page 89: Diagnostic

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Click Save. To set time automatically: Select your local time zone. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server 1 or NTP Server 2. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet.
  • Page 90 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-79 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic tool.  Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution  to a given host or gateway.

  • Page 91: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-80 Diagnostic Results  Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Ping Count”, “Ping Packet Size” and “Ping Timeout” are used for Ping function. Option “Traceroute Max TTL” are used for Tracert function.

  • Page 92: Factory Defaults

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router  Note: The firmware version must correspond to the hardware. The upgrade process takes a few moments and this device restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete. It is important to keep power applied during the entire process. Loss of power during the upgrade could damage this device.

  • Page 93: Reboot

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router  Note: The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file. Wrong process will lead this device unmanaged. The restoring process lasts for 20 seconds and this device will restart automatically then. Keep the power of this device on during the process, in case of any damage.

  • Page 94: Password

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-85 TR069 TR069 - Enable or Disable the TR069 function. If you disable this function, your router  (CPE) will not automatically configured by Auto-Configuration Server (ACS). ACS URL - This field specifies the URL for your router (CPE) to connect to the ACS.

  • Page 95: System Log

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 4-86 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of this device. All users who try to access this device's web-based utility will be prompted for this device's user name and password.
  • Page 96 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 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.

  • Page 97: Chapter 5. Router Configuration-Standard Wireless Router Mode

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Chapter 5. Router Configuration—Standard Wireless Router Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way on Standard Wireless Router Mode. 5.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions.

  • Page 98: Quick Setup

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 5-1 Router Status 5.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Chapter 3: Quick Installation Guide. 5.4 WPS The configuration is similar to WPS in 3G/4G Router mode. Please refer to WPS. 5.5 Working Mode The configuration is similar to Working Mode in 3G/4G Router mode.

  • Page 99: Network

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 5.6 Network Figure 5-2 the Network menu There are four submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 5-2): WAN, MAC Clone, LAN and VLAN. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 100 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 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.
  • Page 101 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address provided by your ISP in  dotted-decimal notation. 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.
  • Page 102 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 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 •...
  • Page 103 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 5-6 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.
  • Page 104 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 5-7 WAN – BigPond Cable 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.
  • Page 105 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was  down. 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.
  • Page 106 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These  fields are case-sensitive. Confirm Password - Re-enter the Password provided by your ISP to ensure the Password ...
  • Page 107 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Caution: 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. 6. If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select PPTP/Russia PPTP option. And you...
  • Page 108 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router IP address - Enter the IP address used for dial-up. (Only can be configured when Static IP  is selected). Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP. (Only can be configured when ...

  • Page 109: Mac Clone

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 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.

  • Page 110: Vlan

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 5-11 LAN 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 ...

  • Page 111: Wireless

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router VLAN Enable - Configure the function according to your ISP, otherwise the Internet could  not be accessed. If "NO" is selected, the other options would be invalid. Internet VLAN ID - Tick the TAG checkbox if your ISP need Internet VLAN. Enter the ...

  • Page 112: Wireless Settings

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 5.8.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “Guest Network → Wireless Settings”, you can configure the basic settings for the Guest network on this page. Figure 5-14 Wireless Setting Allow Guest To Access My Local Network - If enabled, guests can communicate with ...

  • Page 113: Wireless Statistics

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 5.8.2 Wireless Statistics Choose menu “Guest Network → Wireless Statistics”, and then you can see the MAC Address, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station. Figure 5-15 Guest Network – Wireless Statistics MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address.

  • Page 114: Security

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 5.11 Security Figure 5-16 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 5-16: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 115: Advanced Security

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE 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 •...
  • Page 116 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Advanced Security Figure 5-18 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.

  • Page 117: Local Management

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 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.

  • Page 118: Remote Management

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 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, press and hold down the WPS/RESET button on the rear panel of the router until the Power LED starts flashing to reset the router's factory defaults in the router's Web-Based Utility.

  • Page 119: Parental Control

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 5.12 Parental Control The configuration is similar to Parental Control in 3G/4G Router mode. Please refer to 4.13 Parental Control. 5.13 Access Control The configuration is similar to Access Control in 3G/4G Router mode. Please refer to 4.14...

  • Page 120: Rule List

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 5.15.2 Rule List Choose menu “Bandwidth Control → Rule List”, and then you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below. Figure 5-23 Bandwidth Control Rule List Description - The information of description include address range, the port range and ...

  • Page 121: Dynamic Dns

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 5.17 Dynamic DNS The configuration is similar to Dynamic DNS in 3G/4G Router mode. Please refer to 4.17 Dynamic DNS. 5.18 IPv6 Support Figure 5-25 The IPv6 Support menu Choose menu “IPv6 Support”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: IPv6 Status, IPv6 Setup.

  • Page 122: Ipv6 Setup

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router IPv6 Address Assign Type - The way how the router assign IPv6 address for PC in LAN,  RADVD (Router Advertisement Daemon) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server. IPv6 Address - The LAN global IPv6 address of the router ...

  • Page 123: System Tools

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router For LAN Setup, keep the default settings as shown in Figure 5-27. The Address Autoconfiguration Type chooses RADVD; the Site Prefix Configuration Type chooses Delegated. Click the Save button. 5.19 System Tools Figure 5-28 The System Tools menu Choose menu “System Tools”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: SNMP...
  • Page 124 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 5-29 SNMP Settings SNMP Agent - Choose Enable to open this function if you want to have remote control  through SNMPv1/v2 agent with MIB-II. Choose Disable to close this function. SysContact - The textual identification of the contact person for this managed node.

  • Page 125: Time Settings

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 5.19.2 Time Settings Choose menu “System Tools → Time Setting”, and then you can configure the time on the following screen. Figure 5-30 Time settings Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list.

  • Page 126: Diagnostic

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router To set time automatically: Select your local time zone. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server 1 or NTP Server 2. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet.
  • Page 127 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 5-32 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic tool.  Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution  to a given host or gateway.

  • Page 128: Firmware Upgrade

    To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (http://www.tp-link.com). Click Choose File, then enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File Name blank.

  • Page 129: Factory Defaults

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router  Note: The firmware version must correspond to the hardware. The upgrade process takes a few moments and this device restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete. It is important to keep power applied during the entire process. Loss of power during the upgrade could damage this device.

  • Page 130: Reboot

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router  Note: The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file. Wrong process will lead this device unmanaged. The restoring process lasts for 20 seconds and this device will restart automatically then. Keep the power of this device on during the process, in case of any damage.

  • Page 131: Password

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 5-38 TR069 TR069 - Enable or Disable the TR069 function. If you disable this function, your router  (CPE) will not automatically configured by Auto-Configuration Server (ACS). ACS URL - This field specifies the URL for your router (CPE) to connect to the ACS.

  • Page 132: System Log

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Figure 5-39 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of this device. All users who try to access this device's web-based utility will be prompted for this device's user name and password.

  • Page 133: Statistics

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router 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.
  • Page 134 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero. Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table. Statistics Table: The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics.

  • Page 135: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Appendix A: FAQ What can I do if the login page does not appear? A1. Verify that the computer is set to obtain an IP address automatically from the router. A2. Verify that http://tplinkmodem.net...
  • Page 136 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router A8. Check the Mobile Data: 1) Open a web browser and log in to the web management page. 2) Go to Network > LTE Dial Up to verify that Mobile Data is enabled. If not, enable it to access the Internet.

  • Page 137: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 7. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed.
  • Page 138 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Click the right button, and Select Properties. In the prompt page that showed below, double click on the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). -126-...
  • Page 139 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router The following Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. You have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: ...
  • Page 140 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router  Setting IP address manually Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available. If the Device's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, type IP address is 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 141 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Now click OK to keep your settings. -129-...

  • Page 142: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Appendix C: Specifications General Wireless Standards IEEE 802.11n/g/b Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP 1 10/100Mbps RJ45 WAN/LAN Port Interface 3 10/100Mbps RJ45 LAN Ports 1 SIM Card Slot 1 Power On/Off Button...
  • Page 143 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE Router Storage: -40℃~70℃(-40℉~158℉) Operating: 10% ~ 90% RH, Non-condensing Humidity Storage: 5% ~ 90% RH, Non-condensing -131-...

  • Page 144: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE 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.
  • Page 145 TL-MR6400 300Mbps Wireless N 4G LTE 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.

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