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TP-Link TL-WR842ND User Manual

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300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router
Rev: 1.1.0
1910010642

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  • Page 1 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Rev: 1.1.0 1910010642...
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS 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. National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction...
  • Page 5 IMPORTANT NOTE: Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with Canada radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. Ce dispositif est conforme à la norme CNR-210 d’Industrie Canada applicable aux appareils radio exempts de licence.

  • Page 6: Declaration Of Conformity

    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR842ND 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. Connecting the Router ...............7 2.1 System Requirements ....................
  • Page 8 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List ..................47 4.7.3 Address Reservation ..................48 4.8 VPN.......................... 49 4.8.1 IKE........................ 49 4.8.2 IPsec ......................51 4.8.3 Security Alliance List..................53 4.9 USB Settings ......................54 4.9.1 Storage Sharing.................... 54 4.9.2 FTP Server ....................56 4.9.3 Media Server ....................
  • Page 9 4.16.2 ARP List......................94 4.17 Dynamic DNS......................95 4.17.1 Comexe.cn DDNS ..................95 4.17.2 Dyndns.org DDNS ..................96 4.17.3 No-ip.com DDNS ..................97 4.18 System Tools ......................98 4.18.1 Time Setting....................98 4.18.2 Diagnostic....................100 4.18.3 Firmware Upgrade ..................101 4.18.4 Factory Defaults ..................

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router DC Power Adapter for TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router, including: •...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Additionally, the TL-WR842ND provides a USB port which supports storage/FTP/Media/Print Server. Incredible Speed The TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router provides up to 300Mbps wireless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. The incredible speed makes it ideal for handling multiple data streams at the same time, which ensures your network stable and smooth. The performance of this 802.11n wireless Router will give you the unexpected networking experience at...

  • Page 12: Conventions

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Conventions The Router or TL-WR842ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router without any explanation. Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 450Mbps.

  • Page 13: Panel Layout

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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 The device has a system error.

  • Page 14: The Rear Panel

    The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router. WAN: This port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet.
  • Page 15 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide press and hold the WPS/RESET button (approximately 8 seconds) until the SYS LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash. And then release the button and wait the Router to reboot to its factory default settings.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 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.)
  • Page 17 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: If you want to use the Router to share files or printer, plug the USB storage device to the USB port or connect the printer to the Router with a matching cable.

  • Page 18: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the Router is http://tplinklogin.net...

  • Page 19: Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide If the result displayed is similar to Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps:...
  • Page 20 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Settings interface may not be opened with some web browsers, it is strongly recommended that you use Internet Explorer. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default domain name http://tplinklogin.net...
  • Page 21 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-5 Quick Setup Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear as shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP and Static IP to connect to the Internet.
  • Page 22 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE 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-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – MAC Clone If you are visiting the Router from another computer, rather than the main computer, please select No, and then enter the main computer’s MAC in the field WAN MAC Address.
  • Page 24 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-11 Find MAC Address 3) 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 (including your ISP).
  • Page 25 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Secondary DNS - If your ISP provides another DNS server, enter it into this field. Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-13. Figure 3-13 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Choose from the drop-down list to enable or disable the wireless radio.
  • Page 26 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. If you select auto, then the AP will select the best channel automatically.
  • Page 27 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-14 Quick Setup - Finish If there is anything changed on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-15. Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration take effect and finish the Quick Setup.

  • Page 28: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. Login After your successful login, you will see the seventeen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility.

  • Page 29: Quick Setup

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-1 Status Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. - 20 -...

  • Page 30: Wps

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. Choose menu “WPS”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ).
  • Page 31 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide You can also keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect.

  • Page 32: Network

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide III. Enter the Router’s PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device asks for the Router’s PIN number. Step 1: On the client device, enter the PIN number listed on the Router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen.
  • Page 33 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-6 WAN – Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP.
  • Page 34 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Save button to save your settings. If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP. The Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 4-7.
  • Page 35 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-8 WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network, then you can check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate this secondary connection.
  • Page 36 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be established in the period from the start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format). Note: Only when you have configured the system time on “System Tools → Time” page, will the Time-based Connecting function take effect.
  • Page 37 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide ISP Specified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the Router during login, please click “Use IP address specified by ISP” check box and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation.
  • Page 38 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
  • Page 39 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-11 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP 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 button to connect immediately.
  • Page 40 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function 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 41 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-12 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 address or the domain name.

  • Page 42: Lan

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field.

  • Page 43: Mac Clone

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-13 LAN MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.0.1).

  • Page 44: Wireless

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the Router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC Address To button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field.
  • Page 45 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings SSID (1-4) - Up to four SSIDs for each BSS (Basic Service Set) can be entered in the filed SSID1 ~ SSID4. The name can be up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.
  • Page 46 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note Dialog Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the Router will choose the best channel automatically.

  • Page 47: Wireless Security

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide or more Wlans. If this checkbox is selected, you will have to set the following parameters as shown in Figure 4-17. Make sure the following settings are correct. Figure 4-17 SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client.
  • Page 48 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-18 Wireless Security SSID - Select the desired SSID from the drop-down list. 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 49 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-19 WEP • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
  • Page 50 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: If you check the WPA/WPA2 radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-20. Figure 4-20 WPA/WPA2 • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server.

  • Page 51: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function 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 52 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX hexadecimal digit). example: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B.

  • Page 53: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-24 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like.

  • Page 54: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. When the Router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value.

  • Page 55: Dhcp

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds.

  • Page 56: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function 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 be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address.

  • Page 57: Address Reservation

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function 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 4-29).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 58: Vpn

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Modify the information. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/Disable All button to make all entries enabled/disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page.
  • Page 59 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-33 IKE Policy Settings Policy Name - Specify a unique name to the IKE policy for identification and management purposes. Exchanged Mode - Select the IKE Exchange Mode in phase 1, and ensure the remote VPN peer uses the same mode.

  • Page 60: Ipsec

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide DPD - Enable or disable DPD (Dead Peer Detect) function. If enabled, a Dead Peer Detection (DPD) packet is sent from the VPN Concentrator to the VPN Client to ensure its peer is still there.
  • Page 61 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-35 IPsec Policy Settings Policy Name - Enter the name for the IPsec Policy. Local Subnet - Enter the local (LAN) subnet and mask.(ex. 192.168.0.0/24) Peer Subnet - Enter the Peer subnet and mask.

  • Page 62: Security Alliance List

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Out Authentication Key - It is for direction out authentication key set in manual mode, and the key must be same as peer In Authentication Key. PFS Group - Select the PFS property from the drop-down list that should be the same for the local and remote endpoints.

  • Page 63: Usb Settings

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 10.0.0.10 and 10.0.0.1 respectively. Security protocol and other parameters for IPsec tunnel and the remote router should be configured the same. As Security Association is unidirectional, an ingoing SA and an outgoing SA are created to protect data flows for each tunnel after IPsec tunnel is successfully established.
  • Page 64 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Used - The used space of the USB driver. Free - The available space of the USB driver. Use% - The percentage of the used space. Shared - Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume. When the volume is shared, you can click the Disable to stop sharing the volume;...

  • Page 65: Ftp Server

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.9.2 FTP Server Choose menu “USB Settings→FTP Server”, you can create an FTP server that can be accessed from the Internet or your local network. Figure 4-40 FTP Server Configuration Server Status - Indicates the FTP Server's current status.

  • Page 66: Media Server

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To add a new folder, follow the instructions below. Click Add New Folder in Figure 4-40. Figure 4-41 Add or Modify Share Folder Select the Share entire partition or a specific folder option.
  • Page 67 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-42 Media Server Setting Server Name – The name of this Media Server. Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it.
  • Page 68 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-44 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 4-45.

  • Page 69: Print Server

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To add a new share folder for your media server, please follow the instructions below: Select the Share entire partition or a specified folder option. Enter the display name of the share folder in Display Name edit box.

  • Page 70: User Accounts

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Offline - Indicates the print service feature is disabled. You can click "Start" button to start the print service. 4.9.5 User Accounts You can specify the user name and password for Storage Sharing and FTP Server users on this page.
  • Page 71 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-49 Add or Modify User Account User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The user name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length.

  • Page 72: Forwarding

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.10 Forwarding Figure 4-50 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-50): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 73 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide supported by the Router). Status - The status of this entry, "Enabled" means the virtual server entry is enabled. Common Service Port - Some common services already exist in the drop-down list.

  • Page 74: Port Triggering

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on Security –>...
  • Page 75 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-54 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule. Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the Router).

  • Page 76: Dmz

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field.
  • Page 77 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN. Figure 4-56 UPnP Setting Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button.

  • Page 78: Security

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.11 Security Figure 4-57 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4-57: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 79: Advanced Security

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the Router. PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the •...
  • Page 80 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-59 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 81: Local Management

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering. 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 82: Remote Management

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above.

  • Page 83: Parental Control

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.12 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and then you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-62. 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 84 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-63 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry Enter the MAC address of the PC (e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA) you’d like to control in the MAC Address of Child PC field, or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop-down list.

  • Page 85: Access Control

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page.

  • Page 86: Rule

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-59: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 87 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Disable All - Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Delete All - Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table.
  • Page 88 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-68 Quick Setup – Create an Access Target Entry Target Description - In this field, create a description for the target. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Target_1). Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and Domain Name. You can choose either of them from the drop-down list.
  • Page 89 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-69 Quick Setup – Create an Advanced Schedule Entry Schedule Description - In this field, create a description for the schedule. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Schedule_1). Day - Choose Select Days and select the certain day (days), or choose Everyday.
  • Page 90 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). Host - In this field, select a host from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Host Description you set just now.

  • Page 91: Host

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. Select Enable Internet Access Control and choose "Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router".
  • Page 92 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Host Description - Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique. Information - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.

  • Page 93: Target

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-72 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list. 3. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1).
  • Page 94 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-76 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP address of the target.

  • Page 95: Schedule

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide (www.google.com, www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names. Click the Save button. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page.
  • Page 96 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function 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 4-78 and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-79.

  • Page 97: Advanced Routing

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4) In Time field, enter 1800 in Start Time field and 2000 in Stop Time field. 5) Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list.

  • Page 98: System Routing Table

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-82 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry Enter the following data: Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route.

  • Page 99: Bandwidth Control

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-83 System Routing Table Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host to which the static route is assigned. Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.

  • Page 100: Rules List

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-85 Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control - Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings can take effect. Line Type - Select the right type for you network connection. If you don’t know how to choose, please ask your ISP for the information.

  • Page 101: Ip & Mac Binding Setting

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To add/modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps below. Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-86, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-87. Enter the information like the screen shown below.
  • Page 102 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device.

  • Page 103: Arp List

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-91 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.16.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could also configure the items on the ARP list.

  • Page 104: Dynamic Dns

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before. Error warning will prompt as well. Likewise, "Load All" only loads the items without interference to the IP &...

  • Page 105: Dyndns.org Ddns

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. Enter the Password for your DDNS account.

  • Page 106: No-Ip.com Ddns

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the Logout button, then input your new username and password and click the Login button. 4.17.3 No-ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.no-ip.com, the page will appear as...

  • Page 107: System Tools

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 4.18 System Tools Figure 4-96 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 108 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks.

  • Page 109: Diagnostic

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully, otherwise, these functions will not take effect.

  • Page 110: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries.
  • Page 111 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-101 Firmware Upgrade Firmware Version - Displays the current firmware version. Hardware Version - Displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the Router’s current hardware version.

  • Page 112: Factory Defaults

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the Router. The firmware version must correspond to the hardware.

  • Page 113: Reboot

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide 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. • Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore.

  • Page 114: System Log

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-105 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password.
  • Page 115 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-106 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown.
  • Page 116 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-107 Mail Account Settings • From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. • To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received.

  • Page 117: Statistics

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Click Back to return to the previous page. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 4.18.9 Statistics Choose menu “System Tools → Statistics”, and then you can view the statistics of the Router, including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval.
  • Page 118 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function 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 119: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function 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 120 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Note: 1) Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in the background. 2) If you are a Cable user, please configure the Router following the above steps.
  • Page 121 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-4 Virtual Servers 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 122 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide How to enable H323 ALG: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click “Basic Security” submenu. On the “Basic Security” page, check the Enable radio button next to H323 ALG. Remember to click the Save button.
  • Page 123 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide F igure A-8 Remote Management Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you can visit and configure the Router by typing http://192.168.0.1:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser.
  • Page 124 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID.

  • Page 125: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PCs 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 needed.
  • Page 126 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide In the prompt page that showed below, double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Figure B-2 - 117 -...
  • Page 127 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 - 118 -...

  • Page 128: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE Standards 802.11e, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.1X, IEEE 802.3X, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP...

  • Page 129: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function 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 130 TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function 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 identifying a wireless local area network.

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