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TP-Link TD-W8920G User Manual

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  • 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

    CE Declaration of Conformity For the following equipment: TD-W8920G is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the...

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Package contents The following contents should be found in your box: One TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router One DC power Adapter for TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router Quick Installation Guide One RJ45 cable Two RJ11 cables One ADSL splitter One Resource CD for TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router, including: •...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    COMMENT Chapter 1. About This User Guide................6 Purpose ........................6 Conventions ......................6 Overview of this User Guide ..................6 Chapter 2. Product Overview .................. 7 Overview of the Router ..................... 7 Main Features ......................8 Supporting Protocol....................8 Transmit Data-rate ....................
  • Page 6 Wireless LAN Configuration ..................58 5.5.1 Wireless – Basic......................58 5.5.2 Wireless – Security......................59 5.5.3 Wireless -- MAC Filter ....................66 5.5.4 Wireless – Advanced......................67 5.5.5 Wireless – Statistics .......................68 Diagnostics......................69 Management ......................69 5.7.1 Settings...........................69 5.7.2 System Log ........................72 5.7.3 TR-069 client ........................74 5.7.4 Internet Time ........................75...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1. About This User Guide

    Chapter 1. About This User Guide 1.1 Purpose For helping user know about TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router better, use it accurately and adequately, maintain it expediently, we write this User Guide. This Guide introduces the product comprehensively, including the product’s functions, parameters and specifications. It also explains how to configure and use these functions accurately.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2. Product Overview

    ADSL Internet connection for a private Ethernet or 802.11g, 802.11b wireless network. The Router is easy to use. The TD-W8920G connects to an Ethernet LAN or computers via standard Ethernet ports. The ADSL connection is made using ordinary telephone line with standard connectors.

  • Page 9: Main Features

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide market today, and data rates of up to 108Mbps. In dynamic 108M mode, the router can attach ™ IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g and 108Mbps Super G devices at the same time in an integrated environment.

  • Page 10: Transmit Data-Rate

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide - Complies with ITU G.992.5 (ADSL 2+) - Annex A/B/C and Annex L (RE-DSL) - Complies with IEEE 802.11b - Complies with IEEE 802.11g - Complies with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u - Supports RFC 2684 (EoA)(Bridged* and Router)

  • Page 11: Chapter 3. Hardware Installation Guide

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Chapter 3. Hardware Installation Guide 3.1 The Front Panel The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel. Figure 3-1 The LED indicators on the front panel include the Power, System, ADSL, WLAN and 1-4 (LAN).

  • Page 12: The Back Panel

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide The Wireless function is disabled WLAN Slow flash The Wireless function is enabled Quick flash Sending or receiving data over wireless network There is no device linked to the corresponding port (1-4) LAN...

  • Page 13: Installation Environment Requirements

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide before connecting the Router to your computer. An operating system supporting the TCP/IP protocol. Broadband Internet Access (ADSL). Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later.

  • Page 14: Wired Network Connection

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Note: If do not follow these guidelines, there may be significant performance degradation and you may not be able to connect to the Router wirelessly. 3.6.2 Wired network connection Wired network connections are provided through the Line port and LAN ports which are on the back of the Router.
  • Page 15 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 3-3...

  • Page 16: Chapter 4. Quick Installation Guide

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Chapter 4. Quick Installation Guide After connecting the Router to your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to quickly configure the basic functions of your Router. These procedures only take you a few minutes.
  • Page 17 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-2 On the Connection Type screen, you can select a connection type (PPPoA, PPPoE, MER, IPoA or Bridging), which is provided by your ISP. We select PPPoE mode (For example), and then click “Next “to continue.
  • Page 18 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Name was provided by your ISP, enter the Service Name. Click “Next” to continue. Figure 4-4 Use the default setting of this screen click “Next” to continue. Figure 4-5 Use the default IP Address 192.168.1.1 and Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0. Use the default...
  • Page 19 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-6 Use the default setting “Enable Wireless”. Default SSID is “TP-LINK”, then click “Next”. Figure 4-7 You will see the WAN Setup-Summary screen below, click "Save/Reboot" to save these settings and reboot the Router.

  • Page 20: Configure Pc

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-8 Note: The reboot process will take a while to complete, please wait before reopening your web browser. 4.2 Configure PC Your PC needs a network adapter. You may directly connect your adapter to the Router, or you may connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch, and then connect the Hub/Switch to the Router.
  • Page 21 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-9 In the Network Connections window, right-click on LAN (Local Area Connection), then click Properties. Figure 4-10 In the General tab of Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties menu, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) under “This connection uses the following items:” by clicking on it once.
  • Page 22 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Click on the Properties button. Figure 4-11 Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” by clicking the radio-button. Click OK Figure 4-12 Configure the IP address manually Open TCP/IP Properties of the LAN card in your PC, enter the IP address as 192.168.1.* (* is any value between 2 to 254, Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, Gateway is 192.168.1.1, DNS address is...
  • Page 23 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection between your PC and the Router. The following example is in Windows XP Operating System. Open a command prompt, From the Start menu on your desktop, select run tab, type cmd in the field, and type ping 192.168.1.1 on the screen that appears, and then press Enter.
  • Page 24 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 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. If the TCP/IP configuration for your PC is correct? Note: If the Router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of...

  • Page 25: Chapter 5. Basic Router Configuration

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router. For advanced users, if you want to know more about the TD-W8920G and make use of its functions adequately, you need to read this chapter and configure the Router’s advanced settings though the Web-based Utility.

  • Page 26: Quick Setup

    The first table indicates the information about the version including Software and Hardware, the second table displays the current status of the TD-W8920G connection, this information will vary depending on the settings of the Router configured on the Advanced Setup screen.
  • Page 27 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-4 WAN Port Information Table: This table describes the WAN port settings and the relevant manipulation to each interface. Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 5-4) and then click the Remove tab, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table.
  • Page 28 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-5 Follow the instructions below to configure the ATM PVC on the screen (shown in Figure 5-5). Make sure you have the necessary information before you configure it. 1) Enter the VPI and VCI values provided by your ISP, they should not be changed unless you have been instructed to change it by your ISP.
  • Page 29 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-6 1) Select the Connection Type and Encapsulation Mode your ISP has instructed you to use, the default connection type is Bridging. 2) If you want to add to an assigned VLAN, please select the Enable 802.1q check box, and enter the VLAN ID.
  • Page 30 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-7 1) Enter the PPP Username and PPP Password provided by your ISP exactly, select the Authentication Method in the drop-down list, the default method is AUTO, you can leave it as a default setting.
  • Page 31 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-8 5) Enable the IGMP Multicast and WAN Service on the screen above, if you are not sure about the IGMP, just leave the default setting. Note that if you want to adopt the PPPoA service, you have to select the Enable WAN Service option in the screen above, or else the service will not take effect.
  • Page 32 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide the corresponding screen. You can refer to Chapter 4 to achieve the configuration for the connection type. If you choose MER in the previous screen (shown in Figure 5-6), you can see the screen (shown in Figure 5-10).
  • Page 33 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide DNS server addresses from your ISP. If you are provided static DNS server addresses, please select Use the following DNS server addresses, then enter the DNS Server addresses. In this case, you will be provided at least one DNS server address.
  • Page 34 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide the previous screen to make modifications. Figure 5-12 6) If you are sure about the configuration, click the Save button to save these settings, otherwise click the Back button to return to the previous screen to make modifications.

  • Page 35: Lan

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 1) If you want to adopt the Bridge service, you have to select the Enable Bridge Service option in the screen above, or else the service will not take effect 2) Enter the service name in this screen, otherwise leave the default setting.
  • Page 36 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-15 IP Address: You can configure the Router’s IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN Interface. IP Address: Enter the Router’s local IP Address, then you can access to the Web-based Utility via the IP Address, the default value is 192.168.1.1.

  • Page 37: Nat

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide are configured to automatically obtain IP settings that are connected to the Router though the Ethernet port. When the Router is set for DHCP, it becomes the default gateway for DHCP client connected to it. Keep in mind that if you change the IP address of the Router, you must change the range of IP addresses in the pool used for DHCP on the LAN.
  • Page 38 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 5.4.3.1. Virtual Servers Choose “Advanced Setup” “NAT” “Virtual Servers”, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below (shown in Figure 5-17). Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP.
  • Page 39 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide button, then the corresponding entry will be deleted in the table. To setup a virtual server entry: Click the Add button on the screen above (pop-up Figure 5-17), and then you will set the new Virtual Server in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-18).
  • Page 40 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide You only need to enter the Server IP Address for the Virtual Server. 5.4.3.2. Port Triggering Choose “Advanced Setup” “NAT” “Port Triggering”, you can set Port Triggering on the screen (shown in Figure 5-19).
  • Page 41 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 5-19), and then you will set the new Port Triggering in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-20). Figure 5-20 Select the application from the drop-down list. If the list does not have the application that you want, select the Custom application radio-button, and type the name of the custom application in the text box.

  • Page 42: Security

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-21 To add a new DMZ Host You can enter the computer's IP address and then click Save/Apply to activate the DMZ host you set on this page. Note: DMZ host forwards all the ports at the same time. 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 change while using the DHCP function.
  • Page 43 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-23 5.4.4.1. IP Filtering The IP address filtering feature makes it possible for administrators to control user's access to the Internet, which is based on user's IP. The IP address filtering includes Outgoing and Incoming, the detailed descriptions are provided below.
  • Page 44 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-25 Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is exclusive and must be filled. Select the protocol: TCP/UDP, TCP, UDP or ICMP in the drop-down list for the connection between the Source IP address and Destination IP address.
  • Page 45 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-26 Setup an Incoming IP Filtering rule: Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 5-26), and then you will set the new rule in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-27). Figure 5-27 Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is exclusive and must be filled in.
  • Page 46 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Note: When you add a Incoming IP Filtering entry, you must configure at least one condition on the screen above except the Filter name. If you leave Protocol blank, it means that the rule is...
  • Page 47 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide To setup a MAC Filtering rule: Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 5-28), then you will set the new rule in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-29). Figure 5-29 Select Protocol Type in the drop-down list for the rule.

  • Page 48: Quality Of Service

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide To setup a Parental Control rule: Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 5-30), and then you will set the new rule in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-31). Figure 5-31 Enter the User Name of the LAN device connected to the Router.
  • Page 49 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-32 Click the Add button, and you can configure the QoS on the next screen (shown in Figure 5-33). Figure 5-33...

  • Page 50: Routing

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide After you specify the condition, click the Save/Apply button to save the entry. Note: A rule must be consisting of a class name and at least one condition above. All of the specified conditions in this classification rule must be satisfied with the rule to take effect.
  • Page 51 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide If the Enable automatic Assigned Default Gateway check-box is selected, this Router will accept the first received default gateway assignment from one of PPPoA, PPPoE or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s). If the check-box is not selected, enter the static Default Gateway IP and/or a WAN Interface, you can leave the WAN Interface default.
  • Page 52 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-37 Enter the following data: Destination Network Address: The Destination Network Address 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 network portion, and which portion is the host portion.

  • Page 53: Dns

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-38 To activate RIP for the device, select the Enabled radio-button for Global RIP Mode. To configure an individual interface, select the desired RIP version and operation, followed by placing a check in the Enabled checkbox for the interface.
  • Page 54 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 5.4.7.1. DNS Server Choose “Advanced Setup” “DNS” “DNS Server”. You can see the DNS Server screen, this screen allows you to configure the DNS Server Addresses (shown in Figure 5-40). Figure 5-40 If you select Enable Automatic Assigned DNS, this Router will accept automatically the first received DNS assignment from one of PPPoA, PPPoE or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s) during the connection establishment.

  • Page 55: Dsl

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-41 To setup DDNS, follow these instructions: Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 5-41), then you will set the DDNS in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-42). Figure 5-42 Select D-DNS provider in the drop-down list.

  • Page 56: Port Mapping

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-43 You can select the modulation type, phone line pair and the capability of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click the Save/Apply button to save the configurations. 5.4.9 Port Mapping Choose “Advanced Setup”...
  • Page 57 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-44 Click the Add/Edit button, and then you can configure the Port Mapping in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-45). After you configure the settings, click the Save/Apply button to save it.
  • Page 58 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-45...

  • Page 59: Wireless Lan Configuration

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 5.5 Wireless LAN Configuration The menus used to configure Wireless LAN settings available in the Wireless directory including Basic, Security, MAC Filter, Advanced, and Statistics menus. The Wireless Basic, Security, MAC Filter, Advanced, and Statistics are described below.

  • Page 60: Wireless - Security

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 5.5.2 Wireless – Security Choose “Wireless” ”Security”, you will see the screen of Wireless-Security settings shown as below. Figure 5-47 This page allows you to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface. You can set the network authentication method, selecting data encryption, specify whether a network key is required to authenticate to this wireless network and specify the encryption strength.
  • Page 61 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-48 Encryption strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit. Current Network Key: To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmission key number. Network Key 1-4: If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then enter them in the network Key 1-4 fields.
  • Page 62 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-49 Note: We use Encryption Strength 64-bit, Current Network Key selected “1” and enter 10 hexadecimal digits”1908300919” in the Network Key 1 for example, Configure the settings as Figure 5-49 shown above.
  • Page 63 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide WPA Group ReKey Interval: Enter the Key Renewal period, which tells the Router how often it should change encryption keys. RADIUS Server IP Address: The IP address of the RADIUS server. RADIUS Port: The port of the RADIUS server. The default number is 1812.
  • Page 64 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-52 WPA Pre-Shared Key: Enter the key shared by the Router and your other network devices. It must have 8-63 ASCII characters or 64 Hexadecimal digits. Click here to display: Click it to show you the WPA Pre-Shared Key.
  • Page 65 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-54 5.5.2.4. WPA2 To configure WPA2 settings, select the WPA2 option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps of these settings are similar to WPA settings.
  • Page 66 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-56 5.5.2.6. Mixed WPA2/WPA To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps to these settings are similar to those for WPA-PSK.

  • Page 67: Wireless -- Mac Filter

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-58 5.5.3 Wireless -- MAC Filter Choose “Wireless” ”MAC Filter”, you will see the screen of Wireless-MAC Filter settings shown as below. Figure 5-59 Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’s RADIUS.

  • Page 68: Wireless - Advanced

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Note: The form of MAC Address must be “xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”, like “00:13:0A:55:FF:09”. Figure 5-60 When you finished making changes to the MAC Filter List screen, click the Save/Apply button to save the changes. 5.5.4 Wireless – Advanced Choose “Wireless”...

  • Page 69: Wireless - Statistics

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide default value 2347 is recommended. If a network packet is smaller than the preset RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will not be enabled. The Router sends Request to Send (RTS) frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data frame.

  • Page 70: Diagnostics

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 5.6 Diagnostics Choose “Diagnostics”, you will see the Diagnostics screen. This section describes the result of the test for the ENET (Ethernet) Connection, Wireless Connection and ADSL Synchronization. You can refer to the Help menu to get more information about the corresponding test.
  • Page 71 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-64 5.7.1.1. Backup Choose “Management” “Settings” “Backup”, you can see the Backup screen, this screen (shown in Figure 5-65) allows you to save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file.
  • Page 72 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-67 5.7.1.2. Update Choose “Management” “Settings” “Update”, you can see the Update screen, this screen (shown in Figure 5-68) allows you to update the Router’s settings. Figure 5-68 To update the Router’s settings: Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device, and you can also enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box.

  • Page 73: System Log

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 5.7.1.3. Restore Default Choose “Management” “Settings” “Restore Default”, you can see the Restore Default screen, this screen (shown in Figure 5-69) allows you to restore the Router’s configuration to the factory defaults on the screen.
  • Page 74 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-71 Refresh: Click the button, the information in the table will be updated. Close: Click the button, the screen will be closed. To Configure the System Log Settings: Click the Configure System Log button (shown in Figure 5-70), you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 5-72).

  • Page 75: Tr-069 Client

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide recorded in the local memory. If the selected mode is Remote, events will be sent to the specified IP address and UDP port of the remote system log server. If the selected mode is Both, events will be sent to the local memory and the remote system log server.

  • Page 76: Internet Time

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Note: The Connection Request User Name and Connection Request Password used for ACS log on the Router and manage it. GetRPCMethods: Click this button to contact with ACS. Note: RPC- Remote Procedure Calls Select the desired values and click "Save/Apply"...
  • Page 77 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-75 5.7.5.1. Services Choose “Management” “Access Control” “Services”, you can see the Services screen, this screen (shown in Figure 5-76) allows you to select the services for LAN Ports and WAN Port.
  • Page 78 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-77 To add the IP Address: Click the Add button. You can add a new IP Address in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-78). Figure 5-78 Enter the IP address of the management station permitted to access the local management services.

  • Page 79: Update Software

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 5-79 To change the password: Enter the Old Password in the text box. Enter the New Password and Confirm Password. The Confirm Password should be the same as the New Password. Click the Save/Apply button to make your change take effect.

  • Page 80: Reboot

    108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide To update the Router's software: Download the latest software upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (www.tp-link.com). Click Browse to view the folders and select the image file or enter the exact path to the image file location in the text box.

  • Page 81: Chapter 6. Appendix

    TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Chapter 6. Appendix Appendix A: Glossary ™ ™ 108M Super G WLAN Transmission Technology - 108M Super G WLAN Transmission Technology employs multiple performance-enhancing techniques including packet bursting, fast frames, data compression, and dynamic turbo mode that combine to improve the throughput and range of wireless networking products.
  • Page 82 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide server with a fixed domain name (e.g., www.xyz.com) and a dynamic IP address. Default Gateway - A device that forwards Internet traffic from your local area network. DHCP - A networking protocol that allows administrators to assign temporary IP addresses to network computers by “leasing”...
  • Page 83 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide IPoA (IP and ARP over ATM) - A protocol that provides extensions to the IP Group for handling IP over ATM flows. ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Page 84 TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide small offices. SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card.

  • Page 85: Appendix B: Specifications

    Working Environment Working Humidity: 10% ~ 90% RH (non-condensing) Storage Humidity: 10% ~ 90% RH (non-condensing) Appendix C: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of the TP-LINK TL-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router, please visit our website. http://www.tp-link.com...

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