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- Page 1 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Rev: 4.0.0 1910011418...
- Page 2 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 © 2015 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. All rights reserved.
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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. 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... -
Page 5: Safety Information
依據 低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法 第十二條 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機， 非經許可， 公司、 商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、 加大功率或變更原設計之特性或功能。 第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行； 經發現有干擾現象時， 應立即 停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率射 頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 安全諮詢及注意事項 請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 注意防潮，請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上。 插槽與開口供通風使用，以確保本產品的操作可靠並防止過熱，請勿堵塞或覆蓋開口。 請勿將本產品置放於靠近熱源的地方。除非有正常的通風，否則不可放在密閉位置中。 請不要私自打開機殼，不要嘗試自行維修本產品，請由授權的專業人士進行此項工作。 Продукт сертифіковано згідно с правилами системи УкрСЕПРО на відповідність вимогам нормативних документів та вимогам, що передбачені чинними законодавчими актами України. -
Page 6: Declaration Of Conformity
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR842N 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 7: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Package Contents ..................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ..................2 1.1 Overview of the Router ....................2 1.2 Conventions ........................3 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. - Page 8 4.7.2 Storage Sharing ....................46 4.8 DHCP .......................... 47 4.8.1 DHCP Settings ....................48 4.8.2 DHCP Clients List ................... 49 4.8.3 Address Reservation ..................49 4.9 VPN ..........................50 4.9.1 IKE ........................51 4.9.2 IPsec ....................... 52 4.9.3 Security Alliance List ..................54 4.10 USB Settings .......................
- Page 9 4.16.2 Rules List ......................93 4.17 IP & MAC Binding Setting ................... 94 4.17.1 Binding Settings ....................94 4.17.2 ARP List ......................95 4.18 Dynamic DNS ......................96 4.18.1 Comexe DDNS ....................96 4.18.2 Dyndns DDNS ....................97 4.18.3 No-IP DDNS ....................98 4.19 IPv6 Support .......................
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Page 10: Package Contents
300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router DC Power Adapter for TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Quick Installation Guide Ethernet Cable ... -
Page 11: Chapter 1. Introduction
Additionally, the TL-WR842N provides a USB port which supports storage/FTP/Media/Print Server. Incredible Speed The TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router provides up to 300Mbps 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... -
Page 12: Conventions
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Conventions The Router or TL-WR842N mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router without any explanation. Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 450Mbps. -
Page 13: Panel Layout
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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 Power is off. Power is on. -
Page 14: The Rear Panel
POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router. INTERNET: This port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet. -
Page 15: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 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 ... - Page 16 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation Verify that the hardware connection is correct by checking these LEDs. - 7 -...
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Page 17: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the Router is http://tplinkwifi.net... -
Page 18: Quick Installation Guide
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide If the result displayed is similar to Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? ... - Page 19 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Settings interface may not be opened with some web browsers, it is strongly recommended that you use Internet Explorer. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default domain name http://tplinkwifi.net...
- Page 20 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: The Router will automatically detect the Internet connection. If the Internet is available, the Router will direct you to Step 5; otherwise, you need to continue with Step 3. Select Auto-Detect to detect the Internet connection type and then click Next.
- Page 21 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-7 Quick Setup – MAC Clone 2) If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8. Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue.
- Page 22 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – PPPoE/Russia PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP.
- Page 23 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Select Static IP if IP Address/ Subnet Mask/ Gateway and DNS server address have been provided by your ISP. Then please enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP, and also enter the corresponding parameters.
- Page 24 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Select Dynamic IP if none of the above parameters are provided. Then you just need to enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP. Configure the basic parameters for 2.4GHz wireless network in the following screen as shown in Figure 3-12, and then click Next.
- Page 25 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide in your network. The default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXX. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test. Region - Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region ...
- Page 26 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide another nearby access point. If you select “Auto”, then the AP will select the best channel automatically. Click the Finish button to complete the Quick Setup. Figure 3-13 Quick Setup - Finish...
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Page 27: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right are the corresponding explanations and instructions. -
Page 28: Quick Setup
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-1 Status Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. - 19 -... -
Page 29: Wps
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. Choose menu “WPS”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). - Page 30 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Use this method if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup button. Step 1: Press the WPS/RESET button on the back panel of the Router, as shown in the following figure.
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Page 31: Network
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Step 2: Enter the PIN number from the client device in the field on the above WPS screen. Then click Connect button. Step 3: “Connect successfully” will appear on the screen of Figure 4-4, which means the client device has successfully connected to the Router. - Page 32 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide WAN – Dynamic IP Figure 4-6 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.
- Page 33 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Save button to save your settings. If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP. The Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 4-7.
- Page 34 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide WAN - PPPoE Figure 4-8 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an ...
- Page 35 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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). Note: Only when you have configured the system time on “System Tools → Time” page, will the Time-based Connecting function take effect.
- Page 36 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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.
- Page 37 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks ...
- Page 38 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-11 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP User Name/Password/Confirmpassword - 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. Click the Connect ...
- Page 39 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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.
- Page 40 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-12 WAN - PPTP/Russia PPTP User Name/Password/Confirmpassword - 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 ISP’s IP ...
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Page 41: Mac Clone
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. -
Page 42: Lan
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-13 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 WAN port. If your ... -
Page 43: Wireless
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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 ... - Page 44 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-16 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. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXX (XXXX indicates the last unique four numbers of each Router’s MAC address).
- Page 45 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 11bg mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients. 11bgn mixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients. Select the desired wireless mode. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode 11bng mixed, and all of 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the...
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Page 46: Wireless Security
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join. - Page 47 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-18 Wireless Security Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
- Page 48 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-19 WPA/WPA2 – Personal 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 •...
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Page 49: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-21 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 authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. - Page 50 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-22 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.
- Page 51 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. Modify the information. Click the Save button.
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Page 52: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-24 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, ... -
Page 53: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from ... -
Page 54: Guest Network
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Guest Network Figure 4-26 The Guest Network menu There are two submenus under the Guest Network menu (shown in Figure 4-26): Wireless Settings and Storage Sharing. Click either of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions. -
Page 55: Storage Sharing
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Ingress Bandwidth For Guest Network - The download speed through the WAN port for Guest Network. Guest Network - Enabled or disable the Guest Network function here. Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same Name (SSID) must be ... -
Page 56: Dhcp
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Follow the instructions below to set up your Guest Network Storage Sharing: Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router. Make sure the Service Status on the page “USB Settings -> Storage Sharing” is Started. -
Page 57: Dhcp Settings
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.8.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Settings”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4-31.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. -
Page 58: Dhcp Clients List
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: To use the DHCP server function of the Router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically". 4.8.2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Clients List”, you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-32. -
Page 59: Vpn
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. -
Page 60: Ike
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide There are three submenus under the VPN menu (shown in Figure 4-35), IKE, IPsec and Security Alliance List. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. -
Page 61: Ipsec
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Policy Name - Specify a unique name to the IKE policy for identification and management purposes. Exchanged Mode - Select the IKE Exchange Mode in phase 1, and ensure the remote VPN ... - Page 62 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To ensure a secured communication, the two IPsec peers use IPsec protocol to negotiate the data encryption algorithm and the security protocols for checking the integrity of the transmission data, and exchange the key to data de-encryption.
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Page 63: Security Alliance List
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Peer Gateway - Enter the Peer gateway or domain. Negotiation Mode - Here you could find two options, IKE Negotiation Mode and Manually Mode. You are recommended to select the default mode-- IKE Negotiation Mode, and all the parameters could be negotiated automatically according to IKE. -
Page 64: Usb Settings
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-40 List of Security Alliance Name - Here displays the name or description of the IPsec policy. SPI - Here displays the SPI (Security Parameter Index) of each specific IPsec policy. -
Page 65: Storage Sharing
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide able to configure the corresponding function. 4.10.1 Storage Sharing Choose menu “USB Settings→Storage Sharing”, you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the Router and view volume and share properties such as share name, capacity, used space, and free space, etc on this page as shown below. -
Page 66: Ftp Server
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Safe Unplug Message Figure 4-43 Click the Rescan button to start a new scan. Follow the instructions below to set up your Router as a file server: Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router. - Page 67 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-44 FTP Server Configuration Server Status - Indicates the FTP Server's current status. Internet Access - Select enable to allow access of the FTP server from the Internet. Otherwise, select disable to only allow local network access.
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Page 68: Media Server
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-45 Add or Modify Share Folder Select the Share entire partition or a specific folder option. Enter display name of the share folder in Display Name filed. Click the Save button to save the settings. - Page 69 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Server Name – The name of this Media Server. Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it.
- Page 70 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Add New Folder Figure 4-49 Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. Share entire partition - You can select this option and then the folders contained in ...
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Page 71: Print Server
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately. You can also tick the Auto-scan every at the same time, select an auto scan interval time by drop-down list. In this case, the media server will auto scan the share folders. - Page 72 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide User Account Management Figure 4-52 Only Administrator can use a Web browser to transfer the files from a PC to the Writable shared volume on the USB drive. To add a new user account, please follow the steps below: Click Add New User button, and the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-53.
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Page 73: Forwarding
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide password for each user account is not displayed. Confirm Password - Re-enter the password here. Storage Authority – Choose Read and Write or Read Only from the drop-down list to ... - Page 74 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP address because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function. Virtual Servers Figure 4-55 Service Port - The numbers of External Service Ports. You can enter a service port or a ...
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Page 75: Port Triggering
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-56 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. - Page 76 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Port Triggering Figure 4-57 To add a new rule, follow the steps below. Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-58. 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.
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Page 77: Dmz
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the Router). Incoming Port - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the ... -
Page 78: Upnp
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. -
Page 79: Security
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. - Page 80 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-62 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) •...
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Page 81: Advanced Security
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. -
Page 82: Local Management
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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 ... -
Page 83: Remote Management
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-64 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... -
Page 84: Parental Control
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-65 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. - Page 85 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-66 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 ...
- Page 86 Address of Child 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. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g.
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Page 87: Access Control
Click Add New... button. Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field. Enter “Allow TP-LINK” in the Website Description field. Enter “www.tp-link.com” in the Allowed Domain Name field. Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from the Effective Time drop-down list. -
Page 88: Rule
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-69: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. - Page 89 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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.
- Page 90 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 4-73.
- Page 91 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-73 Quick Setup – Create an Advanced Schedule Entry Schedule Description - In this field, create a description for the schedule. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Schedule_1).
- Page 92 Figure 4-75 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 - 83 -...
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Page 93: Host
Click the submenu Target of Access Control in the left to enter the Target List page. Add a new entry with the Target Description is Target_1 and Domain Name is www.tp-link.com. Click the submenu Schedule of Access Control in the left to enter the Schedule List page. - Page 94 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Host Description - Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique. Information - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC. ...
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Page 95: Target
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-76 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). - Page 96 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.
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Page 97: 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 98 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To add a new schedule, follow the steps below: 1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-82 and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-83. 2. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g.
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Page 99: Advanced Routing
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list. 4.15 Advanced Routing Figure 4-84 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-84: Static Routing List and System Routing Table. -
Page 100: System Routing Table
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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 ... -
Page 101: Bandwidth Control
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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 ... -
Page 102: Rules List
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.16.2 Rules List Choose menu “Bandwidth Control → Rules List”, and then you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below. Figure 4-90 Bandwidth Control Rules List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. -
Page 103: Ip & Mac Binding Setting
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.17 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-92 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-92): Binding Settings and ARP List. Click either of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. -
Page 104: Arp List
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4-93. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. Select the Bind checkbox. -
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TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound. Configure - Load or delete an item. Load - Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list. -
Page 106: Dyndns Ddns
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-97 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. -
Page 107: No-Ip Ddns
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-98 Dyn.com 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. -
Page 108: Ipv6 Support
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-99 Noip.com 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. -
Page 109: Ipv6 Status
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.19.1 IPv6 Status Figure 4-101 IPv6 Status The IPv6 Status page displays the router's current IPv6 status and configuration. All information is read-only. Connection Type - The IPv6 connection way for WAN. -
Page 110: Ipv6 Setup
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.19.2 IPv6 Setup Figure 4-102 Enable/Disable IPv6 Enable IPv6 - Tick the checkbox to enable the IPv6 function. It’s enabled by default. WAN Connection Type - Choose the correct WAN connection type based on your ISP ... - Page 111 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide SLAAC Figure 4-103 SLAAC IPv6 Address - The IPv6 address assigned by your ISP dynamically. IPv6 Address Prefix - Display the IPv6 Prefix Length in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
- Page 112 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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.
- Page 113 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Default Gateway - Display the default gateway in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. Click the Renew button to renew the IPv6 parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IPv6 parameters from your ISP.
- Page 114 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Static IPv6 Figure 4-105 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.
- Page 115 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide LAN IPv6 Address - Display the LAN IPv6 address created by the device. Click the Save button to save your settings. PPPoEv6 Figure 4-106 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.
- Page 116 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide MTU Size (in bytes) - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value 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.
- Page 117 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Tunnel 6to4 Figure 4-107 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.
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Page 118: System Tools
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Static - Configure the Site Prefix and Site Prefix Length manually. Please contact your • ISP to get more information before you configure them. LAN IPv6 Address - Display the LAN IPv6 address created by the device. - Page 119 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-109 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.
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Page 120: Diagnostic
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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 121 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-111 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.
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Page 122: Firmware Upgrade
Router’s current hardware version. To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com). Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the... -
Page 123: Factory Defaults
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide File blank. Click the Upgrade button. The Router will reboot when the upgrading has been finished. 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. -
Page 124: Reboot
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-115 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. -
Page 125: Password
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide • Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically. 4.20.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-117. - Page 126 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-118 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown.
- Page 127 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-119 Mail Account Settings • From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. • To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received.
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Page 128: Statistics
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click Back to return to the previous page. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 4.20.9 Statistics Choose menu “System Tools → Statistics”, and then you can view the statistics of the Router, including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval. - Page 129 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router. Packets Total Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router.
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Page 130: Logout
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.21 Logout Click the Logout tab at the bottom of the main menu, and then the web-page will be logged out and return to the login window. - 121 -... -
Page 131: Appendix A: Faq
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. - Page 132 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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.
- Page 133 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ"...
- Page 134 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide How to enable H323 ALG: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click “Basic Security” submenu. On the “Basic Security” page, check the Enable radio button next to H323 ALG. Remember to click the Save button.
- Page 135 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you can visit and configure the Router by typing http://192.168.0.1:88 (the Router’s 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...
- Page 136 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide If the wireless connection is ready, but you can’t access the Router, check the IP Address of your wireless stations. - 127 -...
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Page 137: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PCs 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-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure B-2 The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: ...
- Page 139 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure B-3 Setting IP address manually Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available If the router's LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.0.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
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Page 141: Appendix C: Specifications
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE Standards 802.11e, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.1X, IEEE 802.3X, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP... -
Page 142: Appendix D: Glossary
TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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 143 TL-WR842N 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key ...