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co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.” CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
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Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor. Conventions The router or TL-WR542G mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router without any explanation.
The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-router and Wireless AP. Its design is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router will allow you to connect your network wirelessly better than ever, sharing Internet Access, files and fun, easily and securely.
Supports Web management. 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Table 1-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the router. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
WLAN Flashing WAN,1-4 Flashing 1.3.2 The Rear Panel The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch Indication Power off Power on The router is initializing or maybe has a system error.
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AC power socket: Please use the power adapter which is supplied with the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router only, the use of a different adapter may result in product damage. LAN 1,2,3,4: Four 10/100Mbps RJ45 LAN ports for connecting the router to the local...
Environment Requirements Adjust the direction of the antenna. Normally, upright is a good direction. Connect the PC(s) and each Switch/Hub in your LAN to the LAN Ports on the router, shown TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide (32 ~104 ) ℃...
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Connect the AC power adapter to the AC power socket on the router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. The router will start to work automatically. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide After connecting the TL-WR542G Router into your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR542G Wireless Router. These procedures only take you a few minutes. You can access the Internet via the router immediately after successfully configuring.
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Is the connection between your PC and the router correct? Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN port which you link to on the router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape manage the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser. Connect to the router by typing http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of Web browser.
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If you choose "Dynamic IP", the router will automatically receive the IP parameters from your ISP without needing to enter any parameters. If you Choose "Static IP", the Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 3-8: TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 3-5 Quick Setup...
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If enabled, the WLAN LED will be lit up and wireless stations will be able to access the router. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - Static IP...
Web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus. The eleven main menus are: Status, Quick Setup, Network, Wireless, DHCP, Forwarding, Security, IP & MAC Binding Setting, Static Routing, DDNS and System Tools. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - Finish...
Internet, just click Connect to establish the connection. Traffic Statistics This field displays the router's traffic statistics. System Up Time The total up time of the router from when it was switched on or reset. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will change accordingly at the same time. 4.4.2 WAN You can configure the WAN port parameters on this page. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-3 LAN...
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If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-4 WAN – Dynamic IP...
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Primary DNS - (Optional) Enter the DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Secondary DNS - (Optional) Type another DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-5 WAN - Static IP...
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Time-based Connecting - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect based on time. Enter the start time in HH:MM format for connecting and end time in HH:MM format for disconnecting in the Period of Time fields. Note: TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-6 WAN - PPPoE...
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ISPs, you need modify the MTU. This should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name, these should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
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TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide ISP Specified IP Address - If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit your IP address to the router during login, click “Use the IP Address specified by ISP” check box and enter the IP Address in dotted-decimal notation, which your ISP provided.
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Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the default gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. If you choose Big Pond Cable, you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-10): TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-9 802.1X + Static IP Settings...
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Internet connection terminates. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-10 Big Pond Settings...
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Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. If you choose L2TP, you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-11): TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
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Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-11 L2TP Settings...
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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. If you choose PPTP, you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-12): TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
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Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, click the radio button. If you want your TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings...
Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC Address button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-13 MAC Address Clone...
MAC Filtering and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.5.1 Wireless Settings The basic settings for the wireless network are set on this page, Figure 4-15: TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
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TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-15 Wireless Settings SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK, but it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name (SSID) to a different value.
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The default is "54Mbps (802.11g)", which allows both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations to connect to the router. Enable Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access. If enabled, wireless stations will be able to access the router.
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When you select WPA/WPA2 as an authentication type you can select Automatic WPA or WPA2 as authentication option. WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII Code Format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
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Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 seconds or from 30 seconds and up, 1-29 seconds are not usable figures. Enter 0 to disable the update. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
MAC addresses. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access. Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-17 WPA/WPA2...
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(0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. For example: 2F34D20BE2. Status - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. Click the Save button to save this entry. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide hexadecimal digit).
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Enabled in the Status pull-down list. Click the Save and the Return button. 6. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A in the MAC Address field, enter wireless station C in the Description field, select 128-bit in the Privilege TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
Start IP Address - This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP address pool. 192.168.1.100 is the default start address. End IP Address - This field specifies the last of the addresses in the IP address pool. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-22 DHCP Settings...
Assigned IP - The IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP client. Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. Before the time is up, DHCP client will request to renew the lease automatically. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-23 DHCP Clients List...
Click the Save button when finished. Figure 4-25 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-24 Address Reservation...
IP Address because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function. You can set up virtual servers on this page, shown in Figure 4-27: TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
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Select the protocol used for this application, either TCP or UDP, or All. Select the Enable checkbox to enable the virtual server. Click the Save button. Figure 4-28 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-27 Virtual Servers...
Triggering on this page shown in Figure 4-29: Once configured, operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-29 Port Triggering...
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Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports Range from the pull-down list, either TCP or UDP, or All. Select the Enable checkbox to enable. Click the Save button to save the new rule. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function. You can set up DMZ host on this page shown in Figure 4-31: TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
App Description – The description provided by the application in the UPnP request • External Port - External port, which the router opened for the application. • Protocol – Shows which type of protocol is opened. • TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-31 DMZ Figure 4-32 UPnP Settings...
Using the Firewall page (shown in Figure 4-34), you can turn the general firewall switch on or off. The default setting for the switch is off. If the general firewall switch is off, even if IP Address Filtering, DNS Filtering and MAC Filtering are enabled, their settings are ineffective. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
The IP address Filtering feature allows you to control Internet Access by specific users on your LAN based on their IP addresses. The IP address filtering is set on this page, Figure 4-35: TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-34 Firewall Settings...
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LAN IP Addresses have been put into the field. LAN Port - Enter a LAN Port or a range of LAN ports in the field. For example, 1030 - 2000. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
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PC with IP Address 192.168.1.8 unable to visit the website of IP Address 202.96.134.12, while other PC(s) have no limit you should specify the following IP address filtering list: TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
Internet. For example: Status - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. Click the Save button to save this entry. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-37 Domain Filtering www.xxyy.com.cn...
Like the IP Address Filtering page, the MAC Address Filtering page (shown in Figure 4-39) allows you to control access to the Internet by users on your local network based on their MAC Address. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
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Click the Save button to save this entry. To add additional entries, repeat steps 1-4. When finished, click the Return button to return to the MAC Address Filtering page. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-39 MAC address Filtering hexadecimal digit).
Web interface to a custom port by entering that number in this box provided. Choose a number between 1024 and 65534, but do not use the number of any common service port. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-41 Remote Management...
The result of the statistic used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. DoS protection - Enable or Disable the DoS protection function. Only when it is enabled, TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
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This page shows Host IP Address and Host MAC Address for each host blocked by the router. Host IP Address- The IP address that blocked by DoS are displayed here. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-43 Thwarted DoS Host Table...
• IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. • Bind - Whether or not enable the arp binding. • Modify - Edit or delete item. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-45 IP & MAC Binding Setting...
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Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. To find an existing entry: Click the Find button (shown in Figure 4-45). Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. Enter the Find button in the next page (shown in Figure 4-47). TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before. Error warning will prompt as well. Likewise, "Load All" only loads the items without interference to the IP & MAC Binding list. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-48 ARP List...
Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. Click the Save button to save it. Figure 4-50 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-49 Static Routing...
Figure 4-51 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide www.dyndns.org Service Provider www.dyndns.org...
Domain Name - The domain names are displayed here. Click Logout to logout the DDNS service. 4.11.3 Comexe.cn DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is shown in Figure 4-53: TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide www.oray.net Figure 4-52 Oray.net DDNS Settings www.comexe.cn...
Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service. 4.12 System Tools Figure 4-54 The System Tools menu TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
Click the Get GMT button to get GMT time from Internet if you have connected to Internet. If you’re using Daylight saving time, please follow the steps below. 1. Select using daylight saving time. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-55 Time settings...
Hardware Version - Displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version. Note: TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-56 Firmware Upgrade and can be downloaded for free. If the router is not...
To restore the router's configuration, follow these instructions: • Click the Browse button to select the backup file which you want to restore. • Click the Restore button. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-57 Restore Factory Default...
Restore the router's settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically). 4.12.6 Password This page (shown in Figure 4-60) allows you to change the factory default user name and password of the router. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-59 Reboot the router...
TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-60 Password It is recommended strongly that you change the factory default user name and password of the router. All users who try to access the router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the router's user name and password.
The total amount of bytes received and transmitted in the last Packets Bytes Statistic interval seconds. ICMP The total amount of the ICMP packets transmitted to WAN in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-62 Statistics...
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The total amount of the TCP SYN packets transmitted to WAN in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds. Click the Save button to save the Packets Statistic interval value. Click the Auto-refresh checkbox to refresh automatically. Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
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. ii. If you are a Cable user, please configure the router following the above steps. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-1 PPPoE Connection Type...
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Add New, then on the “Add or Modify a Virtual Server” page, enter “1720” into the blank behind the “Service Port”, and your IP address behind the IP Address, assuming 192.168.1.169 for an example, remember to “Enable” and “Save”. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-3 MAC Clone...
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"Remote Management" submenu. On the "Remote Management" page, type a port number except 80, such as 88, into the "Web Management Port" field. Click “Save” and reboot the router. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-6 DMZ...
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“Enable” and “Save”. Figure A-9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the router. Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-7 Remote Management...
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Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the router is encrypted. If the wireless connection is ready, but you can’t access the router, check the IP Address of your wireless stations. TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
Connections tab in the appearing window. Right click the icon that showed below, select Properties on the prompt page. In the prompt page that showed below, double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 1...
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Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically, Choose Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 2...
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Type the router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the Default gateway field. Select Use the following DNS server addresses radio button. In the Preferred DNS Server field you can type the DNS server IP address, which has been provided by your ISP TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Figure 3...
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TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary ™ 2x to 3x eXtended Range WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device with 2x ™ to 3x eXtended Range WLAN transmission technology make its sensitivity up to 105 dB, which gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wireless connections. With this ™...
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TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) - The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted. NAT (Network Address Translation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet.