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  • Page 1 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router REV1.0.0 1910010811...
  • 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: Ce Mark Warning

    CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired...

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    第十二條 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機， 非經許可， 公司、 商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、 加大功率或變更原設計之特性或功能。 第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行； 經發現有干擾現象時， 應立即 停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率射 頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 安全諮詢及注意事項 ●請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 ●清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 ●注意防潮，請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上。 ●插槽與開口供通風使用，以確保本產品的操作可靠並防止過熱，請勿堵塞或覆蓋開口。 ●請勿將本產品置放於靠近熱源的地方。除非有正常的通風，否則不可放在密閉位置中。 ●請不要私自打開機殼，不要嘗試自行維修本產品，請由授權的專業人士進行此項工作。 Продукт сертифіковано згідно с правилами системи УкрСЕПРО на відповідність вимогам нормативних документів та вимогам, що передбачені чинними законодавчими актами України. Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product;...

  • Page 6: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR840N Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ..................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ..................2 1.1 Overview of the Router ....................2 1.2 Conventions ....................... 3 1.3 Main Features ......................3 1.4 Panel Layout ......................4 1.4.1 The Front Panel ....................4 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ....................5 Chapter 2.
  • Page 8 4.7.2 DHCP Client List ................... 41 4.7.3 Address Reservation ..................42 4.8 Forwarding ....................... 43 4.8.1 Virtual Servers ....................43 4.8.2 Port Triggering ....................44 4.8.3 DMZ ......................46 4.8.4 UPnP ......................47 4.9 Security ........................48 4.9.1 Basic Security ....................48 4.9.2 Advanced Security ..................
  • Page 9 4.16.5 Backup & Restore ..................79 4.16.6 Reboot ......................80 4.16.7 Password ...................... 81 4.16.8 System Log ....................81 4.16.9 Statistics ....................... 83 Appendix A: FAQ ....................85 Appendix B: Configuring the PC ................90 Appendix C: Specifications ................... 93 Appendix D: Glossary ....................

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    The following items should be found in your package: TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router  Power Adapter for TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router  Quick Installation Guide  Resource CD for TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router, including:  This Guide • Other Helpful Information • ...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Flexible Access Control The TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router provides flexible access control, so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff. It also supports Virtual Server and DMZ host for Port Triggering, and then the network administrators can manage and monitor the network in real time with the remote management function.

  • Page 12: Conventions

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL-WR840N mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router without any explanation. 1.3 Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps.

  • Page 13: Panel Layout

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication Power is off. （Power）...

  • Page 14: The Rear Panel

    4,3,2,1 (LAN): These ports (4,3,2,1) connect the Router to the local PC(s).  ON/OFF: The switch for the power.  POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the  power adapter provided with this TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router. - 5 -...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet)  One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is  connected directly to the Ethernet.) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ...
  • Page 16 Connect the power adapter to the 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-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 2-2 Wall-mount Install ...

  • Page 17: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router is http://tplinklogin.net, the default IP address is 192.168.0.1, and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 18 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC  and the Router is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command...

  • Page 19: Quick Installation Guide

    192.168.1.1, and then press Enter. 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N 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 20 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide After successful log in, you can click the Quick Setup menu to quickly configure your Router. Figure 3-5 Quick Setup Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6.
  • Page 21 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-7 Quick Setup – L2TP/Russia L2TP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP.
  • Page 22 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – PPTP/Russia PPTP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP.
  • Page 23 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. Confirm Password - Re-enter the password provided by your ISP to ensure the ...
  • Page 24 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 5) If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup - Static IP IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet ...
  • Page 25 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Wireless Radio - The wireless radio can only be enabled/disabled by using the WIFI  ON/OFF switch on the device. Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of ...
  • Page 26 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide These settings are only for basic wireless parameters. For advanced settings, please refer to 4.6 Wireless. Then you will see the Finish page. If you don’t make any change on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as ...

  • Page 27: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility.

  • Page 28: Quick Setup

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.
  • Page 29 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-2 WPS WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here.  Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the ...
  • Page 30 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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. Step 4: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the Router.

  • Page 31: Network

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.5 Network Figure 4-5 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-5): WAN, LAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 32 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks  is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 33 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks  is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 34 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide access the Internet again. If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time, please enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.
  • Page 35 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should  not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work.
  • Page 36 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These  fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect ...
  • Page 37 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-11 PPTP Settings User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These  fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP ...

  • Page 38: Mac Clone

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this  option, check the radio button. Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually.

  • Page 39: Lan

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ...

  • Page 40: Wireless

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.6 Wireless Figure 4-14 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-14): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 41 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide When you select your local region from the drop-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK. Note Dialog  Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option.

  • Page 42: Wireless Security

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-16 SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client.  You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.
  • Page 43 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-17 Wireless Security Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s  strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
  • Page 44 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide • PSK Passphrase - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above.

  • Page 45: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide • WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.
  • Page 46 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button. The "Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry" page will appear, shown in Figure 4-22: Figure 4-22 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field.

  • Page 47: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. Select Enabled in the Status drop-down list. Click the Save button. Click the Back button.

  • Page 48: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended. DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message  (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages.

  • Page 49: Dhcp

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the 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.

  • Page 50: Dhcp Client List

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP  addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address. Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will ...

  • Page 51: Address Reservation

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.7.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP → Address Reservation”, you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-28).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: Forwarding

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.8 Forwarding Figure 4-30 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-30), Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 53: Port Triggering

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-32. Select the service port you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port list does not have the service that you want to use, type the service port number or service port range in the Service Port box.
  • Page 54 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide conferencing, Internet calling and so on. These applications cannot work with a pure NAT Router. Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that can work with an NAT Router. Figure 4-33 Port Triggering Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1.

  • Page 55: Dmz

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Select Enable in Status field. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-34 Add or Modify a Port Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.

  • Page 56: Upnp

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-35 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Check the Enable radio button. Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field.

  • Page 57: Security

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Status - The status of the port is displayed here. “Enabled” means that the port is still • active. Otherwise, the port is inactive. Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List.

  • Page 58: Advanced Security

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide factory default. If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world, you can disable it. VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using IPSec, ...
  • Page 59 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-39 Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and  60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics.

  • Page 60: Local Management

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value  between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately.

  • Page 61: Remote Management

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Save button to save your settings.  Note: If your PC is blocked but you want to access the Router again, use a pin to press and hold the WPS/RESET button (hole) on the back panel for about 5 seconds to reset the Router’s factory defaults on the Router’s Web-Based Utility.

  • Page 62: Parental Control

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.10 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-42. The Parental Control function can be used to control the internet activities of the child, limit the child to access certain websites and restrict the time of surfing.
  • Page 63 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Select from the Effective Time drop-down list the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) you want the entry to take effect. If there are not suitable schedules for you, click the Schedule in red below to go to the Advance Schedule Settings page and create the schedule you need.

  • Page 64: Access Control

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Click “Parental Control” menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify Parental Control Entry page: Click Add New... button.  Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Children’s PC field.
  • Page 65 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-46 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access  Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
  • Page 66 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-47 Quick Setup – Create a Host Entry Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and MAC Address. You can select either of them  from the drop-down list. Host Description - In this field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1).
  • Page 67 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide IP Address - Enter the IP address (or address range) of the target (targets) in dotted-decimal  format (e.g. 192.168.0.23). Target Port - Specify the port or port range for the target. For some common service ports, ...
  • Page 68 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Click Next when finishing creating the advanced schedule entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-50. Figure 4-50 Quick Setup – Create an Internet Access Control Entry Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g.
  • Page 69 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-51 Add Internet Access Control Entry For example: If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page.

  • Page 70: Host

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.11.2 Host Choose menu “Access Control → Host”, you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-52. The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.

  • Page 71: Target

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-54 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: Click Add New... button in Figure 4-52 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page.
  • Page 72 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide In Mode field, select IP Address or Domain Name. If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-56.  1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g.

  • Page 73: Schedule

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-57 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN to access www.google.com only, you should first follow the settings below: Click Add New…...
  • Page 74 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Modify - Here you can edit or delete an existing schedule.  To add a new schedule, follow the steps below. 1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-58 and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-59.

  • Page 75: Advanced Routing

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list. 4.12 Advanced Routing Figure 4-60 Advanced Routing Menu There are two submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-60): Static Routing List and System Routing Table.

  • Page 76: System Routing Table

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide  Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the ...

  • Page 77: Bandwidth Control

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Interface - This interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the LAN &  WLAN (internal wired and wireless networks), the WAN(Internet). Click the Refresh button to refresh the data displayed.
  • Page 78 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-65 Bandwidth Control Rules List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range.  Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN ...

  • Page 79: Ip & Mac Binding Setting

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.14 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-67 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-67): Binding Settings and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 80: Arp List

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-69 IP & MAC Binding Settings To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4-68. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address.

  • Page 81: Dynamic Dns

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-71 ARP List MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN.  IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. ...

  • Page 82: Dyndns.org Ddns

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-72 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account.

  • Page 83: No-Ip.com Ddns

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here.

  • Page 84: System Tools

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.16 System Tools Figure 4-75 The System Tools menu Choose menu “System Tools”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics.
  • Page 85 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide NTP Server 1 / NTP Server 2 - Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server 1 or NTP  Server 2, and then the Router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially. In addition, the Router built-in some common NTP Servers, so it can get time automatically once it connects the Internet.

  • Page 86: Diagnostic

    Domain Name System (DNS) queries. IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (such as 192.168.0.1) or  Domain name (such as http://www.tp-link.com). Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection. ...

  • Page 87: Firmware Upgrade

    Router’s current hardware version. To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (http://www.tp-link.com). 2. Type the path and file name of the update file into the File field. Or click the Browse button to locate the update file.

  • Page 88: Factory Defaults

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide  Note: 1) 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 89: Reboot

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-81 Backup & Restore Configuration Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local  computer. To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions. ...

  • Page 90: Password

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.16.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-83. Figure 4-83 Password...
  • Page 91 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not.  Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation  information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-85.

  • Page 92: Statistics

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Click Back to return to the previous page. Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown.  Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown.
  • Page 93 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router. Total Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router.

  • Page 94: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem.
  • Page 95 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable/DSL Modem during installation. If your ISP requires MAC register, log in to the Router and click the "Network" menu link on the left of your browser, and then click "MAC Clone"...
  • Page 96 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry  Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ"...
  • Page 97 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-7 Basic Security I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference.
  • Page 98 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-9 Virtual Servers Figure A-10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. Make sure the "Enable Wireless Router Radio" is checked. Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID.

  • Page 99: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary.
  • Page 100 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below:  Setting IP address automatically...
  • Page 101 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Now click OK to keep your settings. - 92 -...

  • Page 102: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE Standards 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Ports Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω...

  • Page 103: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input  multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding.
  • Page 104 TL-WR840N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote  hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key ...

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