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TL-MR3020
Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router
Rev: 1.1.2
1910010551

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  • Page 1 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Rev: 1.1.2 1910010551...
  • 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. 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: Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-MR3020 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 Overview of the Router....................2 Conventions ......................... 2 Main Features ......................3 Panel Layout ........................ 4 1.4.1 The Front Panel....................4 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ....................5 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router ....................6 System Requirements ....................
  • Page 8 4.5.4 MAC Clone ..................... 51 4.5.5 LAN......................... 51 Wireless ........................52 4.6.1 Wireless Settings.................... 52 4.6.2 Wireless Security .................... 55 4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering ................... 58 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced ..................60 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics................... 61 DHCP ......................... 62 4.7.1 DHCP Settings ....................62 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List ...................
  • Page 9 4.15 Dynamic DNS......................97 4.15.1 Comexe.cn DDNS ..................97 4.15.2 Dyndns.org DDNS ..................98 4.15.3 No-ip.com DDNS .................... 99 4.16 System Tools ......................100 4.16.1 Time Settings....................101 4.16.2 Diagnostic..................... 102 4.16.3 Firmware Upgrade ..................104 4.16.4 Factory Defaults ................... 105 4.16.5 Backup &...
  • Page 10 5.8.3 DMZ......................148 5.8.4 UPnP ......................149 Security ........................150 5.9.1 Basic Security....................150 5.9.2 Advanced Security..................151 5.9.3 Local Management ..................153 5.9.4 Remote Management ................... 154 5.10 Parental Control ....................... 155 5.11 Access Control ......................158 5.11.1 Rule ......................158 5.11.2 Host ......................
  • Page 11 Chapter 6. Router Configuration—AP Mode................189 Login ........................189 Status ........................189 Quick Setup......................191 WPS ......................... 191 Network ........................198 Wireless ........................199 6.6.1 Wireless Settings ..................200 6.6.2 Wireless Security..................207 6.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering ................. 215 6.6.4 Wireless Advanced ..................218 6.6.5 Wireless Statistics..................

  • Page 12: Package Contents

    Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router TL-MR3020 Power Adapter for Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router TL-MR3020 USB Cable Ethernet cable Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router TL-MR3020, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.

  • Page 13: Chapter 1. Introduction

    TP-LINK understands the need for sharing the 3G/4G connection on the go and so we’ve realized the convenience with our latest Portable Wireless N 3G/4G Router TL-MR3020 ----- it gives you the freedom to quickly set up a stable and high speed wireless network, up to 150Mbps, on-the-go and share a 3G/4G connection.

  • Page 14: Main Features

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1.3 Main Features Travel size design, small enough to take on the road One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Ethernet port, one USB 2.0 Port,one mini USB port Compatible with IEEE 802.11n/g/b, IEEE802.3/3u Compatible with LTE/HSPA+/HSUPA/HSDPA/UMTS/EVDO USB 3G/4G Modem...

  • Page 15: Panel Layout

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 top to bottom). Name Status Indication Power Power is on. Power is off.

  • Page 16: The Rear Panel

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). 3G/4G USB Port: This port is used to plug a 3G/4G modem/card.

  • Page 17: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements 3G/4G Mobile Broadband Internet Access Service (With a LTE /HSPA+ /HSUPA /HSDPA /UMTS /EVDO USB dongle) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors TCP/IP protocol on each PC Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 , Netscape Navigator 6.0 or above...
  • Page 18 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1. Switch the mode of the Router on 3G/4G Router mode. 2. Connect the notebook/PC to the Ethernet port of TL-MR3020 Router with an Ethernet cable. 3. Connect the 3G/4G modem/card to the 3G/4G USB port of the Router.
  • Page 19 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router AP Mode In AP mode, the Router will act as a wireless access point supporting four modes, Access Point mode, Repeater mode, Bridge with AP mode and Client mode. Please connect the Router according to your desired mode.
  • Page 20 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Client Mode In this mode, the Router will act as a wireless card to connect with wireless network.

  • Page 21: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 3G/4G Router Mode The default IP address of the Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router is 192.168.0.254 and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 22 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to the Figure 3-2. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key.
  • Page 23 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 3-4 Quick Setup Choose the Internet Access type, and then click Next. Here we take 3G/4G Only for example. Figure 3-5 Quick Setup – Internet Access 3G/4G Only (Recommended) - Only use 3G/4G as the access to the Internet. The Ethernet port is used as LAN port.
  • Page 24 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 3-6 Quick Setup – 3G/4G Set your wireless parameters. It’s recommended that you edit the following two items, and then click Next. Create a unique and easy-to-remember Wireless Network Name. Select WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal under Wireless Security and enter a password in the field.

  • Page 25: Wisp Mode

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – Finish Note: After the rebooting, please reconnect to the network according to 3.1.2 Connect to Network. If Wireless Security is enabled, you need to enter the password you’ve just set to successfully finish the connecting.

  • Page 26: Router Configuration

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 3. When Connected appears, you’ve successfully connected to the wireless network. 3.2.3 Router Configuration To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type the default address http://192.168.0.254 in the address field of the browser.
  • Page 27 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Choose your WAN Connection type and click Next to continue. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – WAN Connection Type If the connection type is PPPoE, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-13.
  • Page 28 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 3-14 Quick Setup – MAC Clone If you are visiting the Router from the main computer, please select Yes, and then click Clone MAC Address. 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...
  • Page 29 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router IP Address - This is the WAN IP address seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Enter the IP address into the field. Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address, it is usually 255.255.255.0.

  • Page 30: Ap Mode

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Note: After the rebooting, please reconnect to the network according to 3.2.2 Connect to Network. If Wireless Security is enabled, you need to enter the password you’ve just set to successfully finish the connecting.
  • Page 31 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to the Figure 3-20. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key.
  • Page 32 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 3-22 Quick Setup – Wireless Operation Mode If you choose Access Point (AP), the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-23. This operation mode allows wireless stations to access. Figure 3-23 Quick Setup – AP Wireless Network Name (SSID) - Enter a string of up to 32 characters.
  • Page 33 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this filed.
  • Page 34 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Region - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. To achieve more information, you can read the same glossary in Access Point part. If you choose Bridge with AP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-25.
  • Page 35 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router If you choose Client, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-26. This operation mode allows your device to work as a wireless station and enable wired host(s) to access AP. Figure 3-26 Quick Setup – Client None - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled.
  • Page 36 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. “Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters.
  • Page 37 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router configuration, and then reconnect to the network according to 3.3.2 Connect to Network. If Wireless Security is enabled, you need to enter the password you’ve just set to successfully finish the connecting. -26-...

  • Page 38: Chapter 4. Router Configuration-3G/4G Router Mode

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Chapter 4. Router Configuration-3G/4G Router Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way on 3G/4G Router Mode. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions.

  • Page 39: Quick Setup

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Chapter 3: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 WPS This section will guide you add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.
  • Page 40 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Choose menu “WPS”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 WPS WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide.
  • Page 41 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration.
  • Page 42 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS/RESET button on the front panel of the Router for less than 5 seconds. Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next.
  • Page 43 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Three: Step 1. Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then the following screen will appear. Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2.
  • Page 44 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Step 4. Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.
  • Page 45 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Router in Figure 4-2 (each Router has its unique PIN code.

  • Page 46: Network

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as Figure 4-2. You will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the network.
  • Page 47 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-5 Internet Access Mode 3G/4G Only (Recommended) In this mode, the router will try 3G/4G access only. WAN access is disabled. 3G/4G Preferred In this mode, the router will try 3G/4G access first. When 3G/4G access fails and WAN access is valid, or when no 3G/4G USB modem is inserted, the router would switch to WAN access;...

  • Page 48: G/4G

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4.5.2 3G/4G Choose menu “Network→3G/4G”, you can configure parameters for 3G/4G function on the screen below. To use the 3G/4G function, you should first insert your USB modem on the USB port of the Router.
  • Page 49 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8 Location - Please select the location where you're enjoying the 3G/4G card. Mobile ISP - Please select the ISP (Internet Service Provider) you apply to for 3G/4G service. The router will show the default Dial Number and APN of that ISP.
  • Page 50 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-9 Figure 4-10 Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of the Internet connectivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 51 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Note: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications visit the Internet continually in the background. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button.

  • Page 52: Wan

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1. Download a most recent 3G/4G USB modem configuration file from our website (http://www.tp-link.com). 2. Click the Add New... button in Figure 4-11, and then you will see Figure 4-12. 3. Click Browse… to select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank.
  • Page 53 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-13 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 54 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 2. 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 4-14. Figure 4-14 WAN - Static IP IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
  • Page 55 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-15 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 56 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 can take effect.
  • Page 57 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Detect Online Interval - The Router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval. The default value is “0”. You can input the value between “0”and “120”. The value “0” means no detect. DNS IP address - If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to the Router during login, please click “Use the following DNS servers”...
  • Page 58 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 59 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-18 L2TP 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. Click the Connect button to connect immediately.
  • Page 60 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 61 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP.

  • Page 62: Mac Clone

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router The Router can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually. 4.5.4 MAC Clone Choose menu “Network→MAC Clone”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on...

  • Page 63: Wireless

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-21 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: 192.168.0.254).
  • Page 64 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-23 Wireless Settings Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of Wireless Network Name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default Wireless Network Name is set to be TP-LINK_POCKET_3020_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last six unique numbers of each Router’s MAC address).
  • Page 65 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 11n only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n. 11bg mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients. 11bgn mixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients.

  • Page 66: Wireless Security

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router WEP Index - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).It indicates the index of the WEP key. Auth Type - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP.
  • Page 67 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router WPA/WPA2 – Personal (Recommended) - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) or WPA2-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
  • Page 68 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-26 • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. • Radius Port - Enter the port that radius service used. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server.

  • Page 69: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router • WEP Key- Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network.
  • Page 70 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 4-29: Figure 4-29 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field.

  • Page 71: Wireless Advanced

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1. Click the Enable button to enable this function. 2. Select the radio button: Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules. 3. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already.

  • Page 72: Wireless Statistics

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346.

  • Page 73: Dhcp

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP /...
  • Page 74 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-33 DHCP Settings DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually.

  • Page 75: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Clients List”, you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-34 ) . Figure 4-34 DHCP Clients List...

  • Page 76: Forwarding

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled. To Reserve IP addresses: Click the Add New … button. (Pop-up Figure 4-36) Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address in dotted-decimal notation of the computer you wish to add.

  • Page 77: Virtual Servers

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4.8.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “Forwarding→Virtual Servers”, you can view and add virtual servers in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-38). Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from the Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP.

  • Page 78: Port Triggering

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-39 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Note If your computer or server has more than one type of available service, please select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server.
  • Page 79 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-40 Port Triggering Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host.

  • Page 80: Dmz

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-41 Add or Modify a 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 81: Upnp

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-42 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Click the Enable radio button Enter the local host IP Address in the DMZ Host IP Address field Click the Save button.

  • Page 82: Security

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router App Description -The description provided by the application in the UPnP request External Port - External port, which the router opened for the application. Protocol - Shows which type of protocol is opened. Internal Port - Internal port, which the router opened for local host.

  • Page 83: Advanced Security

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the Router’s firewall. SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol.
  • Page 84 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-46 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. The result of the statistics is used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood.

  • Page 85: Local Management

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 86: Remote Management

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above. Click the Save button to save your settings. Note: If your PC is blocked but you want to access the Router again, press and hold the Reset Button on the front panel for at least 10 seconds to reset the Router’s factory defaults on the...

  • Page 87: Parental Control

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4.10 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-49. 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 88 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. google) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com, www.google.com.hk) will be allowed.

  • Page 89: Access Control

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1. Click “Parental Control” menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page. Check Enable and enter the MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field. 2. Click “Access Control → Schedule” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New...
  • Page 90 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-53 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 91 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router There are two methods to add a new rule. Method One: Click Setup Wizard button and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-54. Figure 4-54 Quick Setup – Create a Host Entry Host Description - In this field, create a unique description for the host (e.g.
  • Page 92 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-55 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 93 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-56 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 94 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 95: Host

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 96 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. Click the Add New… button. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address.

  • Page 97: Target

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 3. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 4. In MAC Address field, enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list.
  • Page 98 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example google) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com, www.google.hk) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names.

  • Page 99: Schedule

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 2. In Mode field, select Domain Name from the drop-down list. 3. In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 4. In Domain Name field, enter www.google.com. 5. Click Save to complete the settings.

  • Page 100: Advanced Routing

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 4-66 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.com...

  • Page 101: Static Routing List

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-67: Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 102: System Routing Table

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Save button to make the entry take effect. Other configurations for the entries: Click the Delete button to delete the entry. Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries.

  • Page 103: Control Settings

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-71: Control Settings and Rules List. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 104: Ip & Mac Binding

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port. The default is 0. Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the WAN port.
  • Page 105 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-76 Binding Settings 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 106: Arp List

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. Click the Find button in the page as shown in Figure 4-78. Figure 4-78 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled.

  • Page 107: Dynamic Dns

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items, available after enable. Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP & MAC Binding list. Click the Refresh button to refresh all items.

  • Page 108: Dyndns.org Ddns

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-80 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 109: No-Ip.com Ddns

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-81 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings 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 110: System Tools

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-82 No-ip.com DDNS Settings 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.

  • Page 111: Time Settings

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.16.1 Time Settings Choose menu “System Tools→Time Setting”, and then you can configure the time on the following screen.

  • Page 112: Diagnostic

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router To set time manually: Select your local time zone. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. Click Save. To set time automatically: Select your local time zone. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II.
  • Page 113 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-86 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.

  • Page 114: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click Start to check the connectivity of the Internet. The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine.

  • Page 115: Factory Defaults

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.

  • Page 116: Reboot

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-90 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. • Click the Browse… button to locate the update file for the Router, or enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box.

  • Page 117: Password

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 4-92. Figure 4-92 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 118: Working Mode

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 4-93 System Log 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 119: Statistics

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Standard AP - In this mode, the device enables multiusers to access, and provides several wireless modes, such as AP, Client, Repeater and so on. 3G/4G Router - In this mode, the device enables multiusers to share Internet via ADSL/Cable Modem.
  • Page 120 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table. Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Packets Router.

  • Page 121: Chapter 5. Router Configuration-Wisp Mode

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Chapter 5. Router Configuration—WISP Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way on WISP Mode. 5.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions.

  • Page 122: Quick Setup

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-1 Router Status 5.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Chapter 3: "Quick Installation Guide." 5.4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.
  • Page 123 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-2 WPS WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide.
  • Page 124 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Method One: Step 1. Press the WPS/RESET button on the front panel of the Router for less than 5 seconds. Step 2. Press and hold the WPS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds.
  • Page 125 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Method Two: Step 4. Press the WPS/RESET button on the front panel of the Router for less than 5 seconds. Step 5. For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next.
  • Page 126 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Three: Step 1. Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then the following screen will appear. Figure 5-3 Add A New Device Step 2.
  • Page 127 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.
  • Page 128 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1. Get the Current PIN code of the Router in Figure 5-2 (each Router has its unique PIN code.

  • Page 129: Network

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Step 3. You will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the network. Note: The status LED on the Router will light green all the time if the device has been successfully added to the network.
  • Page 130 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-5 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 131 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-6 WAN - Static IP IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation.
  • Page 132 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-7 WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Confirm Password - Re-enter the Password provided by your ISP to ensure the Password you entered is correct.
  • Page 133 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was down. 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).
  • Page 134 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 135 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 136 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-10 WAN –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 137 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 138 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP.

  • Page 139: Mac Clone

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router The Router can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually. 5.5.2 MAC Clone Choose menu “Network→MAC Clone”, and then you can configure the MAC address of the...

  • Page 140: Wireless

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-13 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: 192.168.0.254).
  • Page 141 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-15 Wireless Settings SSID - 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 142 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Enable Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of the Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access. If enabled, the wireless stations will be able to access the Router. Otherwise, wireless stations will not be able to access the Router.

  • Page 143: Wireless Security

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Note: If you know the SSID of the desired AP, you can also input it into the field "SSID" manually. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page.
  • Page 144 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-18 Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, select this check box, but it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. WPA/WPA2 – Personal (Recommended) - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase.
  • Page 145 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-19 • PSK Password - 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 146: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 5-21. Figure 5-21 • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Open System or Shared Key authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
  • Page 147 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-22 Wireless MAC address Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disable. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled.
  • Page 148 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Save button to save this 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 149: Wireless Advanced

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Advanced”, and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 5-24 Wireless Advanced Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here.

  • Page 150: Wireless Statistics

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high- priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended enabled. Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity...

  • Page 151: Dhcp

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.7 DHCP Figure 5-26 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 5-26 ): DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 152: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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. Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address.

  • Page 153: Address Reservation

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.7.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP→Address Reservation”, and then you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 5-29). 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 154: Forwarding

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 to the previous page.
  • Page 155 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Internal Port - The Internal Service Port number of the PC running the service application. You can leave it blank if the Internal Port is the same as the Service Port, or enter a specific port number when Service Port is a single one.

  • Page 156: Port Triggering

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router To modify or delete an existing entry: Find the desired entry in the table. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. Click the Enable/ Disable All button to make all entries enabled/ disabled.
  • Page 157 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Select Enable in Status field. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 5-35 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule.

  • Page 158: Dmz

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host.

  • Page 159: Upnp

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.8.4 UPnP Choose menu “Forwarding→UPnP”, and then you can view the information about UPnP in the screen (shown in Figure 5-37). The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed.

  • Page 160: Security

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.9 Security Figure 5-38 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 5-38: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 161: Advanced Security

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 • Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP network. To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Router, click Enable.
  • Page 162 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-40 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. The result of the statistics is used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood.

  • Page 163: Local Management

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router UDP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 500. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current UPD-FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately.

  • Page 164: Remote Management

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router access the Setup page of the Router's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks”, and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit).

  • Page 165: Parental Control

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router used is 8080, please enter http://202.96.12.8:8080 in your browser. Later, you may be asked for the Router's password. After successfully entering the username and password, you will be able to access the Router's web-based utility.
  • Page 166 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-44 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise, check Disable. MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below.
  • Page 167 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. google) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com, www.google.com.cn) will be allowed.

  • Page 168: Access Control

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.11 Access Control Figure 5-46 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 5-46: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 169 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Enable - Here displays the status of the rule, enabled or not. Check this option to enable a specific entry. Modify - Here you can edit or delete an existing rule. Setup Wizard - Click the Setup Wizard button to create a new rule entry.
  • Page 170 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click Next when finishing creating the host entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 5-49. Figure 5-49 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.
  • Page 171 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click Next when finishing creating the access target entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-51. Figure 5-50 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.
  • Page 172 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 173: Host

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 1. 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 174 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 5-54.

  • Page 175: Target

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list. 5.11.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 5-56.
  • Page 176 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 return to the previous page.

  • Page 177: Schedule

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list. 5.11.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 5-59. The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.

  • Page 178: Advanced Routing

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-60 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of 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, you should first follow the settings below: 1.

  • Page 179: Static Routing List

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.12.1 Static Routing List Choose menu “Advanced Routing → Static Routing List”, and then you can configure the static route in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-62). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network.

  • Page 180: System Routing Table

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Delete button to delete the entry. Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries.

  • Page 181: Control Settings

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 5-65: Control Settings and Rules List. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 182: Ip & Mac Binding Setting

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0. Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0.
  • Page 183 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-70 Binding Setting 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 184: Arp List

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Find button as shown in Figure 5-70. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. Click the Find button in the page as shown in Figure 5-72. Figure 5-72 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled.

  • Page 185: Dynamic Dns

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Delete - Delete the item. Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items, available after enable. Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP & MAC Binding list.

  • Page 186: Dyndns.org Ddns

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-74 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings 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 187: No-Ip.com Ddns

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-75 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider.

  • Page 188: System Tools

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-76 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider.

  • Page 189: Time Setting

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 190: Diagnostic

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router End - The time to end the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field.
  • Page 191 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-80 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.

  • Page 192: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. Figure 5-81 Diagnostic Results Note: Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time.

  • Page 193: Factory Defaults

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Note: New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.

  • Page 194: Reboot

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-84 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. • Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore.

  • Page 195: Password

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 5.16.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 5-86. Figure 5-86 Password...

  • Page 196: Working Mode

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 5-87 System Log 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 197: Statistics

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Standard AP - In this mode, the device enables multiusers to access, and provides several wireless modes, such as AP, Client, Repeater and so on. 3G/4G Router - In this mode, the device enables multiusers to share Internet via ADSL/Cable Modem.
  • Page 198 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately. Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero. Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table. Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics.

  • Page 199: Chapter 6. Router Configuration-Ap Mode

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Chapter 6. Router Configuration—AP Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way on AP Mode. The Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router is easy to configure and manage with the Web-based ®...
  • Page 200 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 6-1 Device Status Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware version of the AP. Hardware Version - This field displays the current hardware version of the AP Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the Network, including the MAC address, IP address and Subnet Mask.

  • Page 201: Quick Setup

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 6.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Chapter 3: "Quick Installation Guide." 6.4 WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) can help you to quickly and securely connect to a network. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by function.
  • Page 202 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router To add a new device: If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and device using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method.
  • Page 203 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS/RESET button on the front panel of the Router for less than 5 seconds. Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point”...
  • Page 204 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter -193-...
  • Page 205 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Method Three: Step 1. Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then the following screen will appear. Figure 6-3 Add A New Device Step 2. Choose Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect.
  • Page 206 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.
  • Page 207 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my AP Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the AP in Figure 6-2 (each AP has its unique PIN code.

  • Page 208: Network

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Note: The default PIN code of the AP can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as Figure 6-2. You will see the following screen when the new device has successfully connected to the network.

  • Page 209: Wireless

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 6-5 LAN MAC Address - The physical address of the AP. The value can't be changed. Type - Select Dynamic IP to get IP address from DHCP server or select Static IP to configure IP address manually from the drop-down list.

  • Page 210: Wireless Settings

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. Figure 6-6 Wireless menu 6.6.1 Wireless Settings Selecting Wireless > Wireless Settings will enable you to configure the basic settings for your wireless network on the screen below (Figure 6-7).This page allows you to configure the...
  • Page 211 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the device in a region other than one of those specified in this field.
  • Page 212 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Note: To apply any settings you have altered on the page, please click the Save button, and then you will be reminded to reboot the device. 2) Client: This mode allows the device to act as a wireless station to enable wired host(s) to access an AP.
  • Page 213 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Note Dialog Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. Channel Width - Determines the channel width to be used. It is unnecessary to change the default value unless required.
  • Page 214 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 6-9 Wireless Settings in Repeater mode MAC of AP - Enter the MAC address of the root AP of which you want to expand wireless range. Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used.
  • Page 215 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Max Tx Rate - Specifies the maximum transmit rate of the device through this field. Enable Wireless Radio - Select or deselect this check box to allow or deny wireless stations to access the device.
  • Page 216 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK.

  • Page 217: Wireless Security

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Survey button to detect the SSIDs in the local area. Note: To apply any settings you have altered on the page, please click the Save button, and then you will be reminded to reboot the device.
  • Page 218 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security types to enable security.
  • Page 219 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length.
  • Page 220 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 2) Client Figure 6-12 Wireless Security – Client Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security types to enable security.
  • Page 221 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router • Type - You can select one of following types. Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type.
  • Page 222 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 3) Repeater Figure 6-13 Wireless Security – Repeater Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security types to enable security.
  • Page 223 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router • Type - You can select one of following types. Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type.
  • Page 224 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 4) Bridge with AP Figure 6-14 Wireless Security – Bridge with AP Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption.

  • Page 225: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters.
  • Page 226 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the device, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. Wireless MAC Filtering - Click the Enable button to enable the Wireless MAC Address Filtering.
  • Page 227 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Save button to save this entry. To add additional entries, repeat steps 1-4. 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 228: Wireless Advanced

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 6.6.4 Wireless Advanced Selecting Wireless > Wireless Advanced will allow you to do some advanced settings for the device in the following screen shown in Figure 6-17. As the configuration for each operation mode is almost the same, we take Access Point mode for example here.

  • Page 229: Wireless Statistics

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Enable AP Isolation - Isolates all connected wireless stations so that wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN. This function will be disabled if WDS/Bridge is enabled. 6.6.5 Wireless Statistics Selecting Wireless > Wireless Statistics will allow you to see the wireless transmission information in the following screen shown in Figure 6-18.

  • Page 230: Dhcp Settings

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router management and allows new wireless devices to receive IP addresses automatically without the need to manually assign new IP addresses. There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown as Figure 6-19): DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation.

  • Page 231: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router End IP Address - This field specifies the last address in the IP Address pool. 192.168.0.199 is the default end IP address. Address Lease Time - Enter the amount of time for the PC to connect to the AP with its current assigned dynamic IP address.

  • Page 232: Address Reservation

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router MAC Address - Here displays the MAC address of the DHCP client. Assigned IP - Here displays the IP address that the AP has allocated to the DHCP client. Lease Time - Here displays the time of the DHCP client leased. Before the time is up, DHCP client will request to renew the lease automatically.

  • Page 233: System Tools

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click Next to go to the next page and Click Previous to return the previous page. Note: The changes won't take effect until the device reboots. 6.8 System Tools System Tools option helps you to optimize the configuration of your device. SNMP can help you to manage the device locally or remotely with specified software.
  • Page 234 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 6-24 Time settings 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 235: Diagnostic

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router To set time automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II. 3. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet.
  • Page 236 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 6-26 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.

  • Page 237: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. Figure 6-27 Diagnostic Results Note: Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time.

  • Page 238: Factory Defaults

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Note: New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.

  • Page 239: Reboot

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 6-30 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. • Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore.

  • Page 240: Password

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 6.8.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 6-32. Figure 6-32 Password...

  • Page 241: Working Mode

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure 6-33 System Log 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 242: Statistics

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Standard AP - In this mode, the device enables multiusers to access, and provides several wireless modes, such as AP, Client, Repeater and so on. 3G/4G Router - In this mode, the device enables multiusers to share Internet via ADSL/Cable Modem.
  • Page 243 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately. Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero. Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table. Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics.

  • Page 244: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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.
  • Page 245 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users? Login to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking “Save”.
  • Page 246 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 247 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 248 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Note: If the above configuration takes effect, to configure to the Router by typing http://192.168.0.254:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers"...
  • Page 249 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router If the wireless connection is ready, but you can’t access the Router, check the IP Address of your wireless stations. -238-...

  • Page 250: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 251 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure B-0-2 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 252 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure B-0-3 Setting IP address manually Select Use the following IP address radio button, and the following items are available. If the Router's LAN IP address is 192.168.0.254, type 192.168.0.x (x is from 1 to 253) into the IP address field and 255.255.255.0 into the Subnet mask field.
  • Page 253 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Figure B-0-4 Now click OK to keep your settings. -242-...

  • Page 254: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN/WAN RJ45 port 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω...

  • Page 255: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router 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 256 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card.

  • Page 257: Appendix E: Compatible 3G/4G Usb Modem

    TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router Appendix E: Compatible 3G/4G USB Modem The UMTS/HSPA/EVDO USB modems we’ve tested in the field are listed below. You can find the latest compatibility list in our website: http://www.tp-link.com. Compatible 3G/4G USB Modem (Tested in the field)
  • Page 258 TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router E-TOUCH WM78 GLBETRTTER GI0452 HAIER CE100, OLIVE VME110, WM200 Hsdc-03 HSDC MWALKER MBD-100HU FW2012T MYWAVE OPTION iCon 401 PX500 PANTECH QISDA SIERRA AC306, AirCard 881U, Compass 885U, Compass 889, AirCard313U (4G) WIRELESS SPRINT U600...

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