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TP-Link TD-W8980 User Manual

N600 wireless dual band gigabit adsl2+ modem router
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TD-W8980
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem
Router
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010779

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  • Page 1 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010779...
  • Page 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

    FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 4: Industry Canada Statement

    National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark General authorization required for outdoor use and Bulgaria None public service...

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada. This Class B device meets all the requirements of the Canadian interference-causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Korea Warning Statements: 당해...

  • Page 6: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8980 Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ....................1 Chapter 1. Product Overview...................2 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router ..................2 1.2 Main Features......................... 3 1.3 Panel Layout........................4 1.3.1 The Front Panel ........................4 1.3.2 The Back Panel........................6 Chapter 2. Connecting the Modem Router .............7 2.1 System Requirements ....................
  • Page 8 4.6.3 Address Reservation......................42 4.6.4 Conditional Pool ......................... 43 4.7 Dual Band Selection ..................... 44 4.8 Wireless 2.4GHz......................44 4.8.1 Basic Settings ........................44 4.8.2 WPS Settings ........................46 4.8.3 Wireless Security ....................... 49 4.8.4 Wireless MAC Filtering ...................... 51 4.8.5 Wireless Advanced ......................
  • Page 9 4.14.1 Rule ..........................80 4.14.2 LAN Host .......................... 81 4.14.3 WAN Host ......................... 82 4.14.4 Schedule........................... 84 4.15 IPv6 Firewall ......................... 85 4.15.1 IPv6 Rule .......................... 85 4.15.2 IPv6 LAN Host ........................86 4.15.3 IPv6 WAN Host......................... 87 4.15.4 IPv6 Schedule........................88 4.16 IPv6 Tunnel........................

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: One TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router One Power Adapter for TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router Quick Installation Guide One RJ45 cable...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1. Product Overview

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router. 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router The TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP.

  • Page 12: Main Features

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.2 Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps (2.4GHz) + 300Mbps (5GHz). Four 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports (Auto MDI/MDIX), one RJ11 port.

  • Page 13: Panel Layout

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 The modem router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). They indicate the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation.
  • Page 14 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Wireless 2.4GHz is enabled but no data is being transmitted. (Wireless The modem router is sending or receiving data over 2.4GHz Flash 2.4GHz) radio band. Wireless 2.4GHz is disabled.

  • Page 15: The Back Panel

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.3.2 The Back Panel Figure 1-2 ADSL: Through the port, you can connect the modem router with the telephone. Or you can connect them by an external separate splitter. For details, please refer to 2.3 Connecting the...

  • Page 16: Chapter 2. Connecting The Modem Router

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Modem Router 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet). PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors. TCP/IP protocol on each PC.

  • Page 17: Connecting The Modem Router

    Plug one end of the twisted-pair ADSL cable into the ADSL port on the rear panel of TD-W8980. Connect the other end to the MODEM port of the external splitter. Step 2: Connect the Ethernet cable. Attach one end of a network cable to your computer’s Ethernet port or a regular hub/switch port, and the other end to the LAN port on the modem routerTD-W8980.
  • Page 18 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 2-2...

  • Page 19: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 3.1 Configuring the PC After you directly connect your PC to the modem router TD-W8980 or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the modem router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address.
  • Page 20 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3 Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK.
  • Page 21 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-4 Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” in the screen above.

  • Page 22: Quick Installation Guide

    192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254. 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.
  • Page 23 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-8 Note: 1) Do not mix up the user name and password with your ADSL account user name and password which are needed for PPP connections. 2) If the above screen does not pop up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy.
  • Page 24 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-9 Change the VPI/VCI values which are used to define a unique path for your connection. If you have been given specific settings for this to configuration, type in the correct values assigned...
  • Page 25 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-10 Please select the Connection Type given by your ISP. Here we use PPPoE as an example. Click Next. Figure 3-11 Enter the Username, Password and Confirm password given by your ISP, and then click Next.
  • Page 26 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-13 Configure the basic parameters for 5GHz wireless network in the following screen as shown in Figure 3-14, and then click Next. Figure 3-14 On this page, please confirm all parameters. Click Back to modify or click the Save button to...
  • Page 27 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-15 You will see the Complete screen below, click Finish to complete these settings. Figure 3-16...

  • Page 28: Chapter 4. Configuring The Modem Router

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Modem Router This chapter will show each Web page's key function and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the twenty main menus on the left of the Web-based utility.

  • Page 29: Quick Setup

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-1 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. 4.4 Operation Mode Choose “Operation Mode”, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-2. Select your...

  • Page 30: Network

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2 ADSL Modem Router Mode: In this mode, the device enables multi-users to share Internet via ADSL using its ADSL port and share it wirelessly at 300Mbps wireless 802.11n speeds.

  • Page 31: Wan Settings

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.1 WAN Settings Choose “Network” “WAN Settings”, and you will see the WAN Port Information Table in the screen similar to Figure 4-3, which describes the WAN port settings and the relevant manipulation to each interface.
  • Page 32 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.1.1 Static IP Select this option if your ISP provides static IP information to you. You should set static IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway address in the screen below.

  • Page 33: Dynamic Ip

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0. Default Gateway (Optional): Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
  • Page 34 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-6 Click Advance, advanced selections for WAN Service Setup can be shown. MTU (bytes): Maximum Transmission Unit Size. Check this box then you can change the MTU size. The default MTU value is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default value unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 35 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Get IP with Unicast: This is disabled by default. The minority of DHCP Server of ISP will not support to enable this. When the Route is connected right but IP cannot get, you can select this box.
  • Page 36 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-7 PPP Username/Password/Confirm Password: Enter the User Name, Password and Confirm Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Connection Mode: For PPPoE connection, you can select Always on or Connect on demand or Connect manually.
  • Page 37 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide IPv6 Default Gateway: Select a WAN connection from the drop-down list as the IPv6 default gateway. Click Advance, advanced selections for WAN Service Setup can be shown. Service Name/Server Name: Enter the Service Name and Server Name if it was provided by your ISP.
  • Page 38 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-8 4.5.1.5 IPoA If your ISP provides an IPoA connection, select IPoA option for the Connection Type on the screen.

  • Page 39: Bridge

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-9 IP Address/Subnet Mask: Enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask provided by ISP. If you forget, you can ask your ISP. DNS Server/Secondary DNS Server: Type in your preferred DNS server.

  • Page 40: Interface Grouping

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: After you finish the Internet configuration, please click Save to make the settings take effect. 4.5.2 Interface Grouping Choose “Network” “Interface Grouping”, you can view all the current groups on this page (shown in Figure 4-11).

  • Page 41: Lan Settings

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click Save to make the entry effective immediately 4.5.3 LAN Settings Choose “Network” “LAN Settings” menu, and you will see the LAN screen (shown in Figure 4-13). Please configure the parameters for LAN ports according to the descriptions below.

  • Page 42: Ipv6 Lan Settings

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • End IP Address: Enter a value for the DHCP server to end with when issuing IP addresses. The End IP Address must be smaller than 192.168.1.254. The default End IP Address is 192.168.1.254.

  • Page 43: Mac Clone

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide the amount of time, in hours, then the user will be “leased” this dynamic IPv6 address. After the dynamic IPv6 address has expired, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IPv6 address.

  • Page 44: Alg Settings

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: Only the WAN Ports can use MAC Address Clone function. All the clone MAC addresses must not be the same with each other. 4.5.6 ALG Settings Choose menu “Network” “ALG Settings”, and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4-19.

  • Page 45: Dsl Settings

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide H323 ALG: To allow H323 clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, click • Enable. SIP ALG: To allow SIP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, click Enable.
  • Page 46 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: You could also use other VPN Routers to set VPN tunnels with TD-W8980. TD-W8980 supports up to 10 VPN tunnels simultaneously. Click Add New Connection in Figure 4-21 and then you will enter the screen shown in Figure 4-22.
  • Page 47 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Tunnel access from local IP addresses: Choose Subnet if you want the Whole LAN to join the VPN network, or else choose Single Address if you want single IP to join the VPN network.

  • Page 48: Dhcp Server

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-23 Mode: Select Main Mode to configure the standard negotiation parameters for IKE phase1. Aggressive Mode: Select Aggressive Mode to configure IKE phase1 of the VPN Tunnel to carry out negotiation in a shorter amount of time.

  • Page 49: Dhcp Settings

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.6.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP Server” “DHCP Settings”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4-24.The modem router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host...

  • Page 50: Clients List

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Secondary DNS - (Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. DHCP Relay: Select Relay, then you will see the next screen, and the modem router will work as a DHCP Relay.

  • Page 51: Address Reservation

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP Server” “Address Reservation”, you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-26).When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server.

  • Page 52: Conditional Pool

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6.4 Conditional Pool Choose menu “DHCP Server” “Conditional Pool”, you can see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-28). This page displays vendor class settings and allows you to set parameters for vendor class by clicking corresponding buttons.

  • Page 53: Dual Band Selection

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7 Dual Band Selection Choose menu “Dual Band Selection”, and you can choose the working frequency for your modem router. It is recommended that your computers and devices running video and voice applications use the 5GHz band, while your guest access and computers that are only browsing the web use the 2.4GHz band.
  • Page 54 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-31 SSID: Wireless network name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard).

  • Page 55: Wps Settings

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: If 11b only, 11g only, or 11bg mixed is selected in the Mode field, the Channel Width selecting field will turn grey and the value will become 20M, which is unable to be changed.
  • Page 56 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-32 WPS: Enable or disable the WPS function here. Current PIN: The current value of the modem router's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the modem router can be found in the label or User Guide.
  • Page 57 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-33 Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly. Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process.

  • Page 58: Wireless Security

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: The WPS LED on the modem router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the modem router is disabled.
  • Page 59 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide which is labeled on the bottom of the Router or can be found in Figure 4-32. • Group Key Update Period: Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above.

  • Page 60: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 64-bit: You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit: You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.

  • Page 61: Wireless Advanced

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX hexadecimal digit). example: 00:1D:0F:11:22:33. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop-down list.
  • Page 62 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-38 Transmit Power: Here you can specify the transmit power of modem router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended.

  • Page 63: Wireless Status

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.8.6 Wireless Status Choose menu “Wireless 2.4GHz” ”Wireless Status”, you can see the MAC Address, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station. Figure 4-39...
  • Page 64 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-40 SSID: Wireless network name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard).

  • Page 65: Wps Settings

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless Router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. Click Save to save your settings. 4.9.2 WPS Settings This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (also called QSS) function.
  • Page 66 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide You can also keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-41, then Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect.

  • Page 67: Wireless Security

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide III. Enter the modem router’s PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device asks for the modem router’s PIN number. Step 1: On the client device, enter the PIN number listed on the modem router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen.
  • Page 68 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Disable Wireless 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 69: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Authentication Type: You can choose the type for the WPA/WPA2-Personal security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Auto, which can select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
  • Page 70 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-46 To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...

  • Page 71: Wireless Advanced

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.9.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless 5GHz” ”Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-47 Transmit Power: Here you can specify the transmit power of modem router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like.

  • Page 72: Wireless Status

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the modem router but not with each other. To use this function, check this box. Client isolation is disabled by default.

  • Page 73: Usb Mass Storage

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.10.1 USB Mass Storage Choose menu “USB Settings → ”USB Mass Storage”, you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the modem router and view volume and share properties such as share name, capacity, status, and action, etc on this page as shown below.

  • Page 74: Storage Sharing

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-50 To add a new user account, please follow the steps below: Choose the index from the drop-down list of Choose Index. Self-define a New User Name. Enter the password in the New Password field.
  • Page 75 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-51 Server Status: Indicates the Storage Sharing's current status. Anonymous access to all the volumes: This function is enabled by default, so users can access all activated volumes of Storage Sharing without accounts. If you want to add a shared folder which does not allow anonymous login, uncheck the box to disable this function.

  • Page 76: Ftp Server

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-52 Click the Browse button, and then select the Select Volume from the drop-down list. Enter display name of the share folder in Share Name filed. Click the Apply button to apply the settings.
  • Page 77 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-53 Server Status: Indicates the FTP Server's current status. Internet Access: If Internet Access is enabled, user(s) in public network can access FTP server via Internet Address. Internet Address: If Internet Access is enabled, WAN IP will be displayed here.

  • Page 78: Media Server

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-54 Click the Browse button, and then select the Select Volume from the drop-down list. Enter display name of the share folder in Share Name filed. Click the Apply button to apply the settings.

  • Page 79: Print Server

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Server Name: The name of this Media Server. To add a new share folder for your media server, please follow the instructions below: Click Add New Folder button, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-56.

  • Page 80: Route Settings

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.11 Route Settings Choose “Route Settings”, it includes four menus: Default Gateway, Static Route IPv6 Static Route and RIP Settings. The detailed descriptions are provided below. 4.11.1 Default Gateway Choose “Route Settings”...

  • Page 81: Ipv6 Static Route

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-60 Enter the following data: Destination IP Address: The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route.

  • Page 82: Rip Settings

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To add a new entry, follow the instructions below. Click the Add New button in Figure 4-61, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-62. Figure 4-62...

  • Page 83: Forwarding

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-63 Note: RIP cannot be configured on the WAN Interface which has NAT enabled (such as PPPoE). 4.12 Forwarding There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu: Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP.
  • Page 84 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Protocol: The protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the modem router). Status: The status of this entry, "Enabled" means the virtual server entry is enabled.

  • Page 85: Port Triggering

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.12.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “Forwarding”→ ”Port Triggering”, you can view and add port triggering in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-66). Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephoning and so on.

  • Page 86: Dmz

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Trigger Protocol: The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the modem router). Open Port: The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request.

  • Page 87: Upnp

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-68 To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Click the Enable button. Enter the IP address of a local PC that is set to be DMZ host in the DMZ Host IP Address field.

  • Page 88: Parental Control

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click the Enable button to enable UPnP. Click the Disable button to disable UPnP. Click the Refresh button to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 4.13 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-70.

  • Page 89: Ipv4 Firewall

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.14 IPv4 Firewall There are four submenus under the Firewall menu: Rule, LAN Host, WAN Host and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 90: Lan Host

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The methods to add a new rule: Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4-72. Give a name (e.g. Rule_1) for the rule in the Description field.

  • Page 91: Wan Host

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Edit: To modify an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. Click the Add New button. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address.
  • Page 92 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-75 In Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). In IP Address field, enter the IP address. If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-76.

  • Page 93: Schedule

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.14.4 Schedule Choose menu “Firewall” → “Schedule”, and then you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-78. Figure 4-78 Description: Here displays the description of the schedule and this description is unique.

  • Page 94: Ipv6 Firewall

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click the Delete Selected button to delete the slected entries in the table. 4.15 IPv6 Firewall There are four submenus under the IPv6 Firewall menu: IPv6 Rule, IPv6 LAN Host, IPv6 WAN Host and IPv6 Schedule.

  • Page 95: Ipv6 Lan Host

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-81 Give a name (e.g. Rule_1) for the rule in the Description field. Select a host from the IPv6 LAN Host drop-down list or choose “Add IPv6 LAN Host”.

  • Page 96: Ipv6 Wan Host

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. Click the Add New button, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-83. Figure 4-83 Create a unique name for the host (e.g. Host_1) in the Description field.

  • Page 97: Ipv6 Schedule

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-85 Create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1) in the Description field. Enter an IPv6 address in the IPv6 Address field. Enter the prefix length of the IPv6 address in the Prefix Length field.

  • Page 98: Ipv6 Tunnel

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-87 Create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) in Description field. Select the day or days you need in Apply To field. In time field, you can select all day-24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding field.
  • Page 99 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Mechanism: Select a type for IPv6 tunnel from the drop-down list. DS-Lite, 6RD and 6to4 are supported. DS-Lite This type is used in the situation that your WAN connection is IPv6 while LAN connection is IPv4.

  • Page 100: Bandwidth Control

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Configuration Type: Select a configuration type for this tunnel. Auto means to obtain the following parameters automatically while Manual means you set them manually. If Auto is selected, only Dynamic IP connection can be selected from the drop-down list.
  • Page 101 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-92 Enable Bandwidth Control: Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings can take effect. Line Type: Select the right type for you network connection. If you don’t know how to choose, please ask your ISP for the information.

  • Page 102: Ip&Mac Binding

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click the Save button. Click the Enable/ Disable Selected button to make selected entries enabled or disabled. Click the Delete Selected button to delete selected entries. 4.18 IP&MAC Binding There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu: Binding Settings and ARP List.

  • Page 103: Arp List

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. Click the Add New button as shown in Figure 4-94. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. Select the Bind checkbox.

  • Page 104: Diagnostic

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-97 Service Provider: This field displays the service provider of DDNS. Domain Name: Enter the Domain name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. Username & Password: Type the “User Name” and “Password” for your DDNS account.

  • Page 105: System Tools

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.21 System Tools Choose menu “System Tools”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: System Log, Time Settings, Manage Control, CWMP Settings, SNMP Settings, Backup & Restore, Factory Defaults, Firmware Upgrade, Reboot and Statistics.

  • Page 106: Time Settings

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-100 Save Locally: If Save Locally is selected, events will be recorded in the local memory. Minimum Level: Select the Minimum level in the drop-down list, for the Minimum Level, all logged events above or equal to the selected level will be displayed.

  • Page 107: Manage Control

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. Click Save. To set time automatically: Select your local time zone. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server 1 or NTP Server 2.

  • Page 108: Snmp Settings

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-103 CWMP: Select enable the CWMP function. Inform: Enable or disable the function. If enabled, the information will be informed to ACS server periodically. Inform Interval: Enter the interval time here.

  • Page 109: Backup & Restore

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-104 An SNMP Agent is an application running on the modem router that performs the operational role of receiving and processing SNMP messages, sending responses to the SNMP manager, and sending traps when an event occurs.

  • Page 110: Firmware Upgrade

    To upgrade the modem 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 File Name blank.

  • Page 111: Reboot

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use.
  • Page 112 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-109 Statistics Status: Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it, click the Enable. If it is disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled.

  • Page 113: Appendix A: Specifications

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: Specifications General ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5, Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, TCP/IP, PPPoA, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT Safety &...

  • Page 114: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix B: Troubleshooting T1. How do I restore my modem router’s configuration to its factory default settings? With the modem router powered on, press and hold the RESET button on the rear panel for 8 to 10 seconds before releasing it.
  • Page 115 TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Then click OK. For Windows 8 Move your mouse to the lower right corner and you will see Search icon in the Popups.
  • Page 116 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. Please feel free to contact our Technical Support if the problem still exists. Note: For more details about Troubleshooting and Technical Support contact information, please log on to our Technical Support Website: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support...

  • Page 117: Appendix C: Technical Support

    Tel: 444 19 25 (Turkish Service） Tel: AU 1300 87 5465 E-mail: support.tr@tp-link.com NZ 0800 87 5465 Service time: 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM E-mail: support.au@tp-link.com (Australia) 7 days a week support.nz@tp-link.com (New Zealand) Service time: 24hrs, 7 days a week Ukraine...

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