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TP-Link TL-MR3020 User Manual

Portable 3g/4g wireless n router
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Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router
TL-MR3020
REV3.0.0
1910012156

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    User Guide Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router TL-MR3020 REV3.0.0 1910012156...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Guide ......................1 Chapter 1. Get to Know About Your Router ......2 1.
  • Page 3 7. 1. Protect the Network from Cyber Attacks ........32 7.

  • Page 4: About This Guide

    The Quick Installation Guide can be found where you find this guide or inside the package of the router. Specifications can be found on the product page at http://www.tp-link.com. A Technical Support Forum is provided for you to discuss our products at http://forum.tp-link.com.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Get To Know About Your Router

    Chapter Get to Know About Your Router This chapter introduces what the router can do and shows its appearance. It contains the following sections: • Product Overview • Appearance...

  • Page 6: Product Overview

    1. 1. Product Overview To meet the wireless needs of almost any situation you might encounter, the TP-Link portable router, with multiple operation modes, is designed for home and travel use. The portable size of the router means that you can put it in your pocket and take it with you wherever you go.
  • Page 7 Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Router Status Indication WPS connection has been established. WPS connection is being established. WPS/RESET Flashing No WPS connection is established. Port and Button Description Item Description This switch is used to determine the operation mode of the router. Mode Switch LAN: 3G/4G (3G/4G Router), WISP, Access Point, Repeater/Bridge WAN/LAN Port...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2. Connect The Hardware

    Chapter Connect the Hardware This chapter contains the following sections: • Position Your Router • Connect Your Router...

  • Page 9: Position Your Router

    Chapter 2 Connect the Hardware 2. 1. Position Your Router • The product should not be located in a place where it will be exposed to moisture or excessive heat. • Place the router in a location where it can be connected to multiple devices as well as to a power source.

  • Page 10: Wisp Client Router Mode

    Chapter 2 Connect the Hardware 1. Switch the operation mode to 3G/4G and connect the hardware according to Step A to D. 2. Connect your device to the router wirelessly. The SSID (wireless network name) and password are on the router’s label. Internet 2.

  • Page 11: Access Point Mode

    Chapter 2 Connect the Hardware 2. 2. 4. Access Point Mode Create a wireless network from an Ethernet connection. This mode is suitable for dorm rooms or homes where there’s already a wired router but you need a wireless connection. 1.

  • Page 12: Chapter 3. Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard

    Chapter Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard This chapter introduces how to connect your router to the internet via the web-based Quick Setup Wizard. It contains the following sections: • Log In to the Router • Configure the Router...

  • Page 13: Log In To The Router

    Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 3. 1. Log In to the Router With the web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the router. The web- based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft the Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.
  • Page 14 Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 3. Select your Mobile ISP or manually set them if your ISP is not listed. Then click Next. 4. Either customize your Network Name (SSID) Password or keep the default ones, and then click Next.

  • Page 15: Wireless Router Mode

    Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 6. Click Finish to complete the configuration. Now connect your devices to the internet! 3. 2. 2. Wireless Router Mode 1. Select your Time Zone and click Next. 2. Select Wireless Router Mode and click Next.
  • Page 16 Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 3. Select Internet Connection Type and enter corresponding parameters. If you are not sure, click Auto Detect. Then click Next and enter corresponding parameters. 4. Either customize your Network Name (SSID) Password or keep the default ones, and then click Next.

  • Page 17: Wisp Client Router Mode

    Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 5. Check the wireless settings and click Save. 3. 2. 3. WISP Client Router Mode 1. Select your Time Zone and click Next.
  • Page 18 Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 2. Click Scan to find the corresponding network of your WISP. Enter the Password the selected wireless network if it is encrypted. Then click Next. 3. Select Internet Connection Type. Then click Next and enter corresponding parameters.

  • Page 19: Access Point Mode

    Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 5. Click Save to complete the configuration. 3. 2. 4. Access Point Mode 1. Select your Time Zone and click Next.
  • Page 20 Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 2. Select Access Point Mode and click Next. 3. Either customize your Network Name (SSID) Password or keep the default ones, and then click Next. 4. Click Save to complete the configuration.

  • Page 21: Repeater/Bridge Mode

    Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 3. 2. 5. Repeater/Bridge Mode 1. Select your Time Zone and click Next. 2. Select Repeater/Bridge Mode and click Next. 3. Click Scan to find the network you want to extend. Enter the Password for the selected wireless network if it is encrypted.
  • Page 22 Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 4. Either customize your Network Name (SSID) Password or keep the default ones, and then click Next. 5. Click Save to complete the configuration.
  • Page 23 Chapter 3 Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard 6. Relocate the router about halfway between your host router and the Wi-Fi dead zone.

  • Page 24: Chapter 4. Guest Network

    Chapter Guest Network This function allows you to provide Wi-Fi access for guests without disclosing your main network. When you have guests in your house, apartment, or workplace, you can create a guest network for them. In addition, you can customize guest network options to ensure network security and privacy.

  • Page 25: Create A Network For Guests

    Chapter 4 Guest Network 4. 1. Create a Network for Guests 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 2. Go to Advanced > Guest Network. Locate the Wireless section. 3. Create a guest network as needed. 1 ) Tick the Enable Guest Network checkbox.
  • Page 26 Chapter 4 Guest Network • Allow Guests to Access Each Other Tick this checkbox if you want to allow the wireless clients on your guest network to communicate with each other via methods such as network neighbors and Ping. • Allow Guests to Access My Local Network (in Router mode) Tick this checkbox if you want to allow the wireless clients on your guest network to communicate with the devices connected to your router’s LAN ports or main...

  • Page 27: Chapter 5. Parental Controls

    Chapter Parental Controls This function allows you to block inappropriate, explicit and malicious websites, and control access to specified websites at specified time. Parental Controls are only supported by the Router mode.
  • Page 28 For example, I want to allow my children’s devices (e.g. a computer or a tablet) to access only www.tp-link.com Wikipedia.org from 18:00 (6PM) to 22:00 (10PM) at the weekend and not other times. How can I 1.
  • Page 29 Chapter 5 Parental Controls 5. Enter a Description for the entry, tick the Enable This Entry checkbox, and then click OK. 6. Select Whitelist as the restriction policy. Tips: • With Blacklist selected, the controlled devices cannot access any websites containing the specified keywords during the Internet Access Time period.
  • Page 30 Chapter 5 Parental Controls Done! Now you can control your children’s internet access as needed.

  • Page 31: Chapter 6. Bandwidth Control

    Chapter Bandwidth Control This chapter introduces how to set bandwidth limits minimize the impact caused when the connection is under heavy load. Bandwidth Control is only supported by the Router mode. It contains the following sections: • Set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth •...

  • Page 32: Set Upstream And Downstream Bandwidth

    Chapter 6 Bandwidth Control 6. 1. Set Upstream and Downstream Bandwidth 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 2. Go to Advanced > Bandwidth Control. 3. Enable Bandwidth Control and enter the Total Upstream Bandwidth Total Downstream Bandwidth.
  • Page 33 Chapter 6 Bandwidth Control • Range: Enter the IP range of your devices that you want to apply Bandwidth Control to. • Port Range: Enter the Port range of the protocols. • Protocal: Select the protocols of services that you want to control. •...

  • Page 34: Chapter 7. Network Security

    Chapter Network Security This chapter guides you on how to protect your home network from cyber attacks and unauthorized users by implementing these three network security functions. You can protect your home network against DoS (Denial of Service) attacks from flooding your network with server requests using DoS Protection, block or allow specific client devices to access your network using Access Control, or you can prevent ARP spoofing and ARP attacks using IP &...

  • Page 35: Protect The Network From Cyber Attacks

    Chapter 7 Network Security 7. 1. Protect the Network from Cyber Attacks The SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) Firewall and DoS (Denial of Service) Protection protect the router from cyber attacks. The SPI Firewall can prevent cyber attacks and validate the traffic that is passing through the router based on the protocol.

  • Page 36: Service Filtering

    Chapter 7 Network Security 7. 2. Service Filtering Service Filtering is used to prevent certain users from accessing a specific service. It can even block a user from accessing the internet. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 2.
  • Page 37 Chapter 7 Network Security I want to: Block or allow specific client devices to access my network (via wired or wireless). How can I 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you do that? set for the router. 2.

  • Page 38: Ip & Mac Binding

    Chapter 7 Network Security the information from the Online Devices list if the device is connected to your network). 3 ) Click OK. Done! Now you can block or allow specific client devices to access your network (via wired or wireless) using the Blacklist or Whitelist.
  • Page 39 Chapter 7 Network Security 2 ) Enter the MAC address IP address that you want to bind. 3 ) Tick the Enable This Entry checkbox and click Save. Done! Now you don’t need to worry about ARP spoofing and ARP attacks!

  • Page 40: Chapter 8. Nat Forwarding

    The TP-Link router supports four forwarding rules. If two or more rules are set, the priority of implementation from high to low is Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, UPNP and DMZ.

  • Page 41: Share Local Resources On The Internet By Virtual Servers

    Chapter 8 NAT Forwarding 8. 1. Share Local Resources on the Internet by Virtual Servers When you build up a server on the local network and want to share it on the internet, Virtual Servers can realize the service and provide it to internet users. At the same time Virtual Servers can keep the local network safe as other services are still invisible from the internet.

  • Page 42: Open Ports Dynamically By Port Triggering

    Chapter 8 NAT Forwarding Tips: • It is recommended to keep the default settings of Internal Port Protocol if you are not clear about which port and protocol to use. • If the service you want to use is not in the Service Type, you can enter the corresponding parameters manually.

  • Page 43: Make Applications Free From Port Restriction By Dmz

    Chapter 8 NAT Forwarding 3. Click View Existing Applications, and select the desired application. The Triggering Port, External Port Protocol will be automatically filled in. The following picture takes application MSN Gaming Zone as an example. 4. Click OK. Tips: •...

  • Page 44: Make Xbox Online Games Run Smoothly By Upnp

    Chapter 8 NAT Forwarding Note: When DMZ is enabled, the DMZ host is totally exposed to the internet, which may bring some potential safety hazards. If DMZ is not in use, please disable it in time. I want to: Make the home PC join the internet online game without port restriction.
  • Page 45 Chapter 8 NAT Forwarding Tips: • UPnP is enabled by default in this router. • Only the application supporting UPnP protocol can use this feature. • UPnP feature needs the support of operating system (e.g. Windows Vista/ Windows 7/ Windows 8, etc. Some of operating system need to install the UPnP components).

  • Page 46: Chapter 9. Vpn

    Chapter The VPN (Virtual Private Networking) feature allows you to access your home network in a secured way through internet when you are out of home. VPN is only supported by the Router mode.
  • Page 47 Chapter 9 With IPSec VPN, you can access the network securely when out of home. To use the VPN Service, you need to configure Dynamic DNS Service or assign a static IP address for the router’s WAN port. And the System Time should be synchronized with the internet. 1.
  • Page 48 Chapter 9 • Tunnel access from local IP addresses: Select Subnet Address if you want the whole LAN to join the VPN network, or select Single Address if you want a single IP to join the VPN network. • IP Address for VPN: Enter the IP address of your LAN.

  • Page 49: Chapter 10. Customize Your Network Settings

    Chapter Customize Your Network Settings This chapter guides you on how to configure advanced network features. Some features are only supported by a certain mode. It contains the following sections: • Change the LAN Settings • Specify DHCP Server Settings •...

  • Page 50: Change The Lan Settings

    Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings 10. 1. Change the LAN Settings The router is preset with a default LAN IP 192.168.1.1, which you can use to log in to its web management page. The LAN IP address together with the Subnet Mask also defines the subnet that the connected devices are on.
  • Page 51 Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings ¾ To specify the IP address that the router assigns: 1. Enable DHCP Server. 2. Enter the starting and ending IP addresses in the IP Address Pool. 3. Enter other parameters if the ISP offers. The Default Gateway is automatically filled in and is the same as the LAN IP address of the router.

  • Page 52: Set Up A Dynamic Dns Service Account

    Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings 10. 3. Set Up a Dynamic DNS Service Account Most ISPs assign a dynamic IP address to the router and you can use this IP address to access your router remotely. However, the IP address can change from time to time and you don’t know when it changes.
  • Page 53 Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings configure the static routing. Router A Company’s server Router B WAN: 172.30.30.100 LAN: 192.168.0.1 LAN: 192.168.0.2 172.30.30.1 Switch 192.168.0.100 How can 1. Change the routers’ LAN IP addresses to two different IP I do that? addresses on the same subnet.

  • Page 54: Specify Wireless Settings

    Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings enter 255.255.255.255; otherwise, enter the subnet mask of the corresponding network IP. In the example, the destination network is a single IP, so here enter 255.255.255.255. Default Gateway: The IP address of the gateway device to which the data packets will be sent.

  • Page 55: Extend Host Nework

    Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings ¾ To change the wireless network name (SSID) and wireless password: 1. Go to Basic > Wireless, Settings > Wireless > Wireless Settings Settings > Wireless > Extended Network. 2. Create a new SSID in Network Name (SSID) and customize the password for the network in Password.

  • Page 56: Use Wps For Wireless Connection

    Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings 4. Select the host network you want to extend. Note: If the network you want to extend is on but not listed, please try the following steps. • Move the router closer to your host router, and click Refresh in the top-right corner of the list.

  • Page 57: Use The Pin For Wi-Fi Connections

    Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings Success will appear on the above screen and the WPS LED on the router will keep on for five minutes if the client has been successfully added to the network. 10. 7. 2. Use the PIN for Wi-Fi connections Router’s PIN is enabled by default to allow wireless devices to connect to the router using the PIN.
  • Page 58 Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings 5. Click Save.

  • Page 59: Chapter 11. Manage The Router

    Chapter Manage the Router This chapter will show you the configuration for managing and maintaining your router. Some features are only supported by a certain mode. It contains the following sections: • Set Up System Time • Test the Network Connectivity •...

  • Page 60: Set Up System Time

    Chapter 11 Manage the Router 11. 1. Set Up System Time System time is the time displayed while the router is running. The system time you configure here will be used for other time-based functions like Parental Controls. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 2.

  • Page 61: Test The Network Connectivity

    TP-Link aims at providing better network experience for users. We will inform you throught the web management page if there’s any update firmware available for your router. Also, the latest firmware will be released at the TP-Link official website www.tp-link.com, and you can download it from the Support page for free.

  • Page 62: Backup And Restore Configuration Settings

    Chapter 11 Manage the Router 5. Wait a few minutes for the upgrade and reboot to complete. 11. 4. Backup and Restore Configuration Settings The configuration settings are stored as a configuration file in the router. You can backup the configuration file to your computer for future use and restore the router to a previous settings from the backup file when needed.

  • Page 63: Auto Reboot

    Chapter 11 Manage the Router ¾ To reset the router to factory default settings: 1. Click Factory Restore to reset the router. 2. Wait a few minutes for the resetting and rebooting. Note: • During the resetting process, do not turn off or reset the router. •...

  • Page 64: Local Management

    Chapter 11 Manage the Router 3. Enter the old password, then a new password twice (both case-sensitive). Click Save. 4. Use the new password for future logins. 11. 7. Local Management Local Management allows local devices to access and manage the router. By default, all local devices can access and manage the router via HTTP.

  • Page 65: Remote Management

    Chapter 11 Manage the Router 11. 8. Remote Management Remote Management allows remote devices to access and manage the router. By default, all remote devices cannot access and manage the router. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 2.
  • Page 66 Chapter 11 Manage the Router 3. Choose the type and level of the system logs as needed. 4. Click Save Log to save the system logs to a local disk. ¾ To send the system log to a remote server: 1.

  • Page 67: Monitor The Internet Traffic Statistics

    Chapter 11 Manage the Router 4. Select Save Remotely. If the remote server has a log viewer client or a sniffer tool implemented, you can view and analyze the system log remotely in real-time. 5. Select the minimum level of system logs to be saved from the drop-down list. The list is in descending order, with the lowest level listed last.
  • Page 68 Chapter 11 Manage the Router...

  • Page 69: Faq

    • If you’re in a hotel room or on a trade show, the internet may be limited and requires that you authenticate for the service or purchase the Internet access. • If your Internet access is still not available, contact TP-Link Technical Support. Q2. How do I restore the router to its factory default settings?
  • Page 70 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 71 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.

  • Page 72: Rf Exposure Information

    The device complies with RF specifications when the device used at 20 cm from your body. TP-Link hereby declares that the device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of directives 2014/53/EU, 2009/125/ EC and 2011/65/EU.
  • Page 73 Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. Déclaration d’exposition aux radiations: Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d’exposition aux rayonnements IC établies pour un environnement non contrôlé.

  • Page 74: Safety Information

    Продукт сертифіковано згідно с правилами системи УкрСЕПРО на відповідність вимогам нормативних документів та вимогам, що передбачені чинними законодавчими актами України. 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.

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