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TD-W8960N
300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router
Rev: 5.0.2
1910010662

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  • Page 1 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 5.0.2 1910010662...
  • 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; when there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source.

  • Page 6: Declaration Of Conformity

    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8960N 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. Product Overview...................2 1.1 Overview of the 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........................5 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router................7 2.1 System Requirements ......................
  • Page 8 4.4.13 UPnP..........................51 4.4.14 Interface Grouping ......................52 4.4.15 IPSec..........................53 4.4.16 Multicast ..........................56 4.5 Wireless ......................... 57 4.5.1 Basic ..........................57 4.5.2 Security ..........................58 4.5.3 MAC Filter .......................... 73 4.5.4 Wireless Bridge ........................73 4.5.5 Advanced ........................... 75 4.5.6 Station info .........................

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Quick Installation Guide  One RJ45 cable  Two RJ11 cables  One ADSL splitter  One Resource CD for TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router, including:   This User Guide  Other Helpful Information  Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1. Product Overview

    300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router. 1.1 Overview of the Router The TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP.

  • Page 11: Main Features

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.2 Main Features  Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps  One RJ11 LINE port, four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX ...

  • Page 12: Panel Layout

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel. Figure 1-1 The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right).

  • Page 13: The Back Panel

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. If the Internet LED is off, please check your ADSL LED first. If your ADSL LED is also off, please refer to Note 1. If your ADSL LED is GREEN ON, please check your Internet configuration.
  • Page 14 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2) Use the Factory Default RESET button: With the Router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the RESET button for at least 5 seconds. And the Router will reboot to its factory default settings.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the 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 16 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 2-1...

  • Page 17: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 Configuring the PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-W8960NTD-W8960N or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address.
  • Page 18 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N 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...
  • Page 19 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK. Figure 3-4  Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”...

  • Page 20: 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-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N 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 21 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N 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 22 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide PPP Username and PPP Password given by your ISP, and then click Next. Figure 3-10  Note: The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you to configure the WAN Service over ATM interface.
  • Page 23 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-12...

  • Page 24: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    Software and Hardware. The second table displays the current status of the TD-W8960N connection. This information will vary depending on the settings of the Router configured on the Advanced Setup screen.

  • Page 25: Quick Setup

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-1  Note: Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info, and you will be able to view the corresponding information about WAN, Statistics, Route, ARP and DHCP.

  • Page 26: Layer2 Interface

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide This Advanced Setup section mainly introduces how to configure the Router for adequate use. The detailed explanations for each subsection are provided below.  Note: To completely configure the WAN Interface, you need to first select the Layer2 Interface (4.4.1...
  • Page 27 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2  Remove: Select the check box in the table on the screen above and then click the Remove button, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table. ...
  • Page 28 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: Enabling packet level QoS for PVC improves performance for selected classes of applications. While QoS consumes system resources; therefore the number of PVC(s) will be reduced. Besides this, it cannot be set for the connection type of CBR and Real-time VBR. If you select the QoS service, the Quality of Service menu will be added to the Web-based Utility, the detailed configuration will be described in 4.4.8 Quality of Service.

  • Page 29: Wan Service

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: One ETH is allowed to configure as the layer 2 WAN Interface. 4.4.2 WAN Service Choose “Advanced Setup”“WAN Service”, and you will see the WAN Port Information Table in the screen similar to Figure 4-7, which describes the WAN port settings and the relevant manipulation to each interface.
  • Page 30 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Select the WAN service type in Figure 4-9. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE option. You can create a service name for the Service Description or leave it the default name.
  • Page 31 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Enable Fullcone NAT: It is a type of NAT, if not enabled, the default NAT will act.  Dial on demand (with idle timeout timer): The Router will cut off the Internet connection after it has been inactive for a specific period of time (idle timeout), and it will automatically re-establish the connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 32 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-12 Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN Interfaces: You can select this option to  automatically get DNS server information from the selected WAN interface.  Use the following Static DNS IP Address: You can select this option to manually enter the primary and /or optional secondary DNS server IP addresses provided by your ISP.
  • Page 33 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-14  Remove All: Click Remove All, then all the interface will be deleted in the table.  Remove: Select the check box in the table above and then click Remove, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table.
  • Page 34 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: The response message from a DHCP server typically contains a number of configuration parameters (DHCP options) for the Router. The DHCP options include IP network information, and also the vendor-specific options. In some cases, the Router is implemented to perform user-defined operations (as shown below).
  • Page 35 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Enable Firewall: A SPI firewall enhances network’s security. Select the option to use a firewall, or else without a firewall.  Enable IGMP Multicast: This is disabled by default. This setting will not allow IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) packets to be forwarded to the LAN.
  • Page 36 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-19 4.4.2.3 ATM-EoA-Bridging If you want to adopt the Bridge service and you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface: Add a new ATM interface and select EoA option for DSL Link Type (see 4.4.1.1 ATM...

  • Page 37: Mac Clone

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: ETH and ATM service can not coexist. If the ATM Interface had configured, you cannot configure any other WAN service over the ETH Interface until the ATM Interface is deleted.

  • Page 38: Lan

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Type the new value for the WAN Interface who’s MAC Address you want to change. You can select corresponding WAN Interface from the drop-down list and click Clone button to clone your current PC MAC.

  • Page 39: Nat

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 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 40 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Choose “Advanced Setup”“NAT”, there are three submenus under the main menu: Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ Host and ALG. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 41 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 4-24) and then click the Remove button, then the corresponding entry will be deleted in the table. To add a virtual server entry: Click the Add button on the preceding screen Figure 4-24, and then you will see the new Virtual Server in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-25.
  • Page 42 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide application on the LAN initiates a TCP/UDP connection to a remote device using the triggering ports. The Router allows the remote party from the WAN side to establish new connections back to the application on the LAN side using the open ports.
  • Page 43 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 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 44: Security

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-29 Click the Save/Apply button to save your settings. 4.4.6 Security Choose “Advanced Setup”“Security”, and you will see the security screen including IP Filtering and MAC Filtering (only effective in Bridging mode) submenus.
  • Page 45 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Set up an Outgoing IP Filtering rule: Click the Add button in Figure 4-31, and you will see the next screen as shown in Figure 4-32. Figure 4-32 Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is exclusive and must be filled.
  • Page 46 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-33  Change Policy: There are two policies for the MAC filters: FORWARDED and BLOCKED. Select the Change checkbox and click the Change Policy button to change from one policy to another.

  • Page 47: Parental Control

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Select the WAN interfaces from the drop-down list. Click Save/Apply to save this entry and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure 4-33. 4.4.7 Parental Control Choose “Advanced Setup”“Parental Control”. You can configure the Parental Control on the screen as shown in Figure 4-35.
  • Page 48 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-37 Enter the User Name of the LAN device connected to the Router. To restrict the device where the browser is running, select the Browser's MAC Address radio button. The MAC Address has been automatically displayed in the text box. To restrict other LAN devices, click Other MAC Address radio button and enter the MAC address of the other LAN device.

  • Page 49: Quality Of Service

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Deny: Block the PCs to access the specified URL. To add a URL Filter entry: Check the Deny or Allow radio button. Here we take Deny for example. Click the Add button in Figure 4-38 and then you will see the next screen as shown in Figure 4-39.
  • Page 50 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.8.1 Queue Config Choose “Advanced Setup”“Quality of Service”“Queue Config”, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below. Figure 4-41 Click the Add button in Figure 4-41, and you can configure the QoS queue entry on the next screen as shown in Figure 4-42.

  • Page 51: Qos Classification

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Precedence: Specify precedence for this QoS queue entry.  DSL Latency: Select latency path for the type of data transmission, only Path0 is available for this Router. After you specify the condition, click Save/Apply to save the entry and then you will see you settings as shown in Figure 4-41.

  • Page 52: Bandwidth Control

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-44 After you specify the condition, click Save/Apply to save the entry. 4.4.9 Bandwidth Control Choose “Advanced Setup”“Bandwidth Control” and then you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-45. This page allows you to enable this function and to configure the value of Total Upstream/Downstream Bandwidth.

  • Page 53: Traffic Control Rule

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: The Total Upstream Bandwidth and Total Downstream Bandwidth are required to be configured. 4.4.9.1 Traffic Control Rule Choose “Advanced Setup”“Traffic Control” “Traffic Control Rule” and then you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-46.

  • Page 54: Routing

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide After completing the above configuration, click the Save/Apply button to make it take effect and then you will see the following list as shown in Figure 4-48. If you want to modify the rule, click the Edit button.
  • Page 55 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-50 4.4.10.2 Static Route Choose “Advanced Setup”“Routing”“Static Route”. You can see the Static Route screen, this screen allows you to configure the static routes (shown in Figure 4-51). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network.

  • Page 56: Dns

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Destination IP Address: The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host  that you want to assign to a static route. Interface: Select the Interface name in the text box, or else, the default Use Interface will be ...
  • Page 57 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-54 4.4.11.1 DNS Server Choose “Advanced Setup”“DNS”“DNS Server”, and you can see the DNS Server Configuration screen. Deselect the checkbox before Auto DNS Server, and then you will be able to manually configure the DNS Server Addresses as shown in Figure 4-55.

  • Page 58: Dsl

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address. The Dynamic DNS service allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname in any of the many domains, allowing your Router to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet.

  • Page 59: Upnp

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-58 You can select the modulation type, phone line pair and the capability of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click Save/Apply to save the configurations. 4.4.13 UPnP Choose “Advanced Setup”“UPnP”, you can Enable or Disable the UPnP (Universal Plug and...

  • Page 60: Interface Grouping

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.14 Interface Grouping Choose “Advanced Setup”“Interface Grouping”, you can configure multiple ports to PVC and bridging groups to perform as an independent network. Figure 4-60 To support this feature, you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the Add button.

  • Page 61: Ipsec

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Enter a unique name for Group. Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop-down list.  Note: If you like to automatically add LAN clients to a WAN Interface in the new group add the DHCP vendor ID string.
  • Page 62  Note: You could also use other VPN Routers to set VPN tunnels with TD-W8960N. TD-W8960N supports up to 10 VPN tunnels simultaneously. Click Add New Connection in Figure 4-62 and then you will enter the screen shown in Figure 4-63.
  • Page 63 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N 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 64: Multicast

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Aggressive Mode: Select Aggressive Mode to configure IKE phase1 of the VPN Tunnel to carry out negotiation in a shorter amount of time. (Not Recommended-Less Secure)  Note: The difference between the two is that aggressive mode will pass more information in fewer packets, with the benefit of slightly faster connection establishment, at the cost of transmitting the identities of the security firewall in the clear.

  • Page 65: Wireless

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5 Wireless Choose “Wireless”, there are six submenus to configure Wireless LAN settings. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 66: Security

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Country: Restrict the channel set and transmit power. Click Apply/Save to save your settings. 4.5.2 Security Choose “Wireless””Security”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Security settings shown as below. You can configure security features of the wireless LAN interface by manually setting the network authentication or through WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) method.
  • Page 67 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-67 Method One: Hardware push button. Step 1: Press the WPS button on the back panel of the Router. Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds.
  • Page 68 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-68 Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS button on the back panel of the Router. Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my...
  • Page 69 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-69 Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 4-70 II. By PIN If the new device supports Quick Security Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the...
  • Page 70 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Method One: Enter the PIN of wireless adapter into my Router. Step 1: Select the PIN checkbox and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field under as shown below. Then click Add Enrollee.
  • Page 71 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-72  Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the preceding figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN of my Router into the wireless adapter.
  • Page 72 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN from my access point” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the Router into the field after “Access Point PIN”.
  • Page 73 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-75  Network Authentication: Select an authentication type from the drop-down list. Options available are: Open, Shared, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, Mixed WPA2/WPA, and Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK.  Note: For most users, it is recommended to use the default Wireless LAN Performance settings. Any changes made to these settings may adversely affect your wireless network.
  • Page 74 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-76 Figure 4-77  Encryption strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit.  Current Network Key: To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmission key number.
  • Page 75 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3. Select “1” from Current Network Key drop-down list. 4. Type in the password in the Network Key 1 field. 5. Click Save/Apply to save the new configuration. Figure 4-78 ...
  • Page 76 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide WPA security for wireless communication has been developed to overcome some of the shortcomings of WEP. WPA combines the key generation with the authentication services of a RADIUS server. Figure 4-79 ...
  • Page 77 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-80 WPA-Personal WPA-Personal requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. Figure 4-81  Wireless Network Key: Enter the key shared by the Router and your other network devices. It must have 8-63 ASCII characters or 8-64 Hexadecimal digits.
  • Page 78 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Configure WPA-Personal settings 1. Select WPA-Personal. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings as the picture show above. 2. WPA-Personal requires a shared key. Type the key in the space provided. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type.
  • Page 79 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-84  WPA2 Preauthentication: Select Enable from the drop-down list, Stations will authenticate with the AP during the scanning process, and once association is required, the station has been already authenticated.
  • Page 80 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Mixed WPA2/WPA Enterprise To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA Enterprise settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA Enterprise 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 81: Mac Filter

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.3 MAC Filter Choose “Wireless””MAC Filter”, you will see the screen of Wireless--MAC Filter settings shown as below. Figure 4-88 Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’s RADIUS.
  • Page 82 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-90  AP Mode: Select an AP Mode from the drop-down list. Options available are: Access Point and Wireless Bridge.  Access Point: Select this option to allow wireless stations including AP clients to access.

  • Page 83: Advanced

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-92  Note: Only Open or Shared authentication method support wireless bridge, you should choose “Wireless”“Security” to change authentication method to “open” or ”shared” mode first. 4.5.5 Advanced Choose “Wireless””Advanced”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Advanced settings shown as below.

  • Page 84: Station Info

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Fragmentation Threshold: This value specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation Threshold. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance.

  • Page 85: Diagnostics

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Authorized: Displays the information of Authentication.  SSID: Displays the connected wireless station's SSID.  Interface: Displays the connected wireless station's Interface mode. 4.6 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.
  • Page 86 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-96 4.7.1.1 Export Choose “Management”“Settings”“Export”, you can see the Export screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-97) allows you to save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file.
  • Page 87 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-99 4.7.1.2 Import Choose “Management”“Settings”“Import”, you can see the Import screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-100) allows you to update the Router’s settings. Figure 4-100 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 88: System Log

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.1.3 Restore Default Choose “Management”“Settings”“Restore Default”, you can see the Restore Default screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-101) allows you to restore the Router’s configuration to the factory defaults on the screen.

  • Page 89: Snmp Agent

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  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 4-102), you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 4-104).

  • Page 90: Client

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide receiving the requested information and trap-event reports that are generated by the SNMP agent. SNMP Manager is the third-party management system. Monitor one is an SNMP Manager. Figure 4-105  SNMP Agent: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the function.

  • Page 91: Internet Time

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-106  Inform: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the Inform Interval.  Inform Interval: Type the interval time of your Router contact with the ACS.  ACS...

  • Page 92: Access Control

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-107 4.7.6 Access Control Choose “Management”“Access Control”“Password”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-108) which allows you to change the factory default password of the Router. The default password is the same as the user name, which is admin/admin, support/support, and user/user respectively.

  • Page 93: Update Firmware

     Update Firmware: After you have selected the latest software, click the button. To update the Router's software: Download the latest software upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (http://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 94: Reboot

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.8 Reboot Choose “Management”“Reboot”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-110) which allows you to reboot the Router. Figure 4-110  Note: After you clicked the Reboot button, please wait for a while before reopening your web browser.

  • Page 95: Appendix A: Faq

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) 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 96 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Advanced Setup-NAT” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ Host"...
  • Page 97 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide the "Virtual Servers" submenu. On the "Virtual Servers" page, click Add New, then on the “Add or Modify a Virtual Server” page, enter use “80” as service port, and your IP address next to the “Server IP Address”, assuming 192.168.1.188 for an example, and remember to click the...

  • Page 98: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PC For Windows XP OS Go to Start > Control Panel, you will then see the following page. Click Network and Internet Connections Click Network Connections Right-click Local Area...
  • Page 99 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK...
  • Page 100 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click OK...
  • Page 101 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows Vista OS Go to Start > Settings >Control Panel, and then you will see the following page. Click View network status and tasks Click View status Click Properties...
  • Page 102 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK...
  • Page 103 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows 7 OS Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel, and then you will see the following page. Click View network status and tasks Click Change adapter settings Right-click Local...
  • Page 104 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK...

  • Page 105: Appendix C: Specifications

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5, Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, IPoA , PPPoA , PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT LAN Ports: Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports（Auto MDI/MDIX)

  • Page 106: Appendix D: Glossary

    TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem 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 107 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) - Allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (e.g., www.xyz.com) and a dynamic IP address. ...
  • Page 108 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  LAN - The computers and networking products that make up your local network.  MAC (Media Access Control) Address - The unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each networking device.
  • Page 109 TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Static Routing - Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path.  Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network.  TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that requires acknowledgement from the recipient of data sent.

  • Page 110: Appendix E: Technical Support

    Service time: 24hrs, 7 days a week USA/Canada Toll Free: +1 866 225 8139 Tel: +44 (0) 845 147 0017 E-mail: support.usa@tp-link.com (USA) Fee: Landline: 1p-10.5p/min, depending on the time of day. Mobile: 15p-40p/min, depending on your support.ca@tp-link.com (Canada) mobile network.

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