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TL-WR841N
TL-WR841ND
300Mbps Wireless N Router
REV 4.1.1
1910011002

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  • Page 1 TL-WR841N TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router REV 4.1.1 1910011002...
  • Page 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

    FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 4: Ce Mark Warning

    separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.” 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.
  • Page 5 Korea Warning Statements 당해 무선설비는 운용중 전파혼신 가능성이 있음. NCC Notice & BSMI Notice 注意！ 依據 低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法 第十二條 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機， 非經許可， 公司、 商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、 加大功率或變更原設計之特性或功能。 第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行； 經發現有干擾現象時， 應立即 停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率射 頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 減少電磁波影響，請妥適使用。 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...

  • Page 6: Safety Information

    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. Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself.

  • Page 7: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 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 8: 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 9 4.7.2 DHCP Client List................... 47 4.7.3 Address Reservation ..................47 4.8 Forwarding ....................... 49 4.8.1 Virtual Servers ....................49 4.8.2 Port Triggering ....................51 4.8.3 DMZ......................52 4.8.4 UPnP ......................53 4.9 Security ........................54 4.9.1 Basic Security....................54 4.9.2 Advanced Security..................56 4.9.3 Local Management ..................
  • Page 10 4.16.5 Backup & Restore..................88 4.16.6 Reboot ......................89 4.16.7 Password...................... 90 4.16.8 System Log....................90 4.16.9 Statistics ....................... 92 Appendix A: FAQ ....................95 Appendix B: Configuring the PC.................100 Appendix C: Specifications .................104 Appendix D: Glossary ..................105 - III -...

  • Page 11: Package Contents

    The following items should be found in your package: TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Power Adapter for TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.

  • Page 12: Chapter 1. Introduction

    (SOHO) networks and the users demanding higher networking performance. Incredible Speed The TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps 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 13: Conventions

    The Router or TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router without any explanation. Note: The two devices of TL-WR841N and TL-WR841ND are sharing this User Guide. For simplicity, we will take TL-WR841ND for example throughout this Guide. The differences between them are: TL-WR841N Router with 2 fixed antennas.

  • Page 14: Panel Layout

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication Power is off. （Power）...

  • Page 15: The Rear Panel

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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). ON/OFF: The switch for the power. POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router.
  • Page 16 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 2) Use the WPS/RESET button: With the Router powered on, press and hold the WPS/RESET button (more than 5 seconds) until the SYS LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash. Then release the button and wait the Router to reboot to its factory default settings.

  • Page 17: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.)
  • Page 18 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem.
  • Page 19 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 2-2 Wall-mount Install Note: The diameter of the screw, 4mm<D<8mm, and the distance of two screws is 123mm. The screw that project from the wall need around 4mm based, and the length of the screw need to be at least 20mm to withstand the weight of the product.

  • Page 20: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration default...

  • Page 21: Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.
  • Page 22 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to the Figure 3-4. 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-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports five popular ways Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE/Russia PPPoE, L2TP/Russia L2TP and PPTP/Russia PPTP to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring.
  • Page 24 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-7 Quick Setup – MAC Clone 2) If the connection type detected is PPPoE/Russia PPPoE, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.
  • Page 25 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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 26 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - L2TP/Russian L2TP Figure 3-11 Quick Setup - PPTP/Russian PPTP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP.
  • Page 27 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - The wireless radio can only be enabled/disabled by using the WIFI ON/OFF switch on the device.
  • Page 28 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared passphrase. PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For ASCII, the key can be made up of any numbers 0 to 9 and any letters A to Z, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters.

  • Page 29: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility.

  • Page 30: Quick Setup

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.
  • Page 31 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-2 WPS WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label attached on the router.
  • Page 32 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly. Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process.

  • Page 33: Network

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Note: The WPS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled.
  • Page 34 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps 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 35 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps 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 36 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE/Russia PPPoE option. Then should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-8): Figure 4-8 WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.
  • Page 37 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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 38 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work. 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”...
  • Page 39 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location.
  • Page 40 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-11 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 41 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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 42 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps 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 43: Mac Clone

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button.

  • Page 44: Lan

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-13 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (X is any hexadecimal digit).

  • Page 45: Wireless

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. Note: If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in the Router.
  • Page 46 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.
  • Page 47 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Mode - Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed. 11b only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b. 11g only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g.

  • Page 48: Wireless Security

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-17 SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.
  • Page 49 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-18 Wireless Security Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
  • Page 50 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-19 • Wireless 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 51: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-21 • 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 52 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-22 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled.

  • Page 53: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Modify the information. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries.
  • Page 54 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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. High is the default setting and is recommended.

  • Page 55: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other. To use this function, check this box. AP Isolation is disabled by default.

  • Page 56: Dhcp

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.7 DHCP Figure 4-26 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-26), DHCP Settings, DHCP Client List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 57: Dhcp Client List

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. Default Gateway - (Optional.) It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the Router.
  • Page 58 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-29 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router.

  • Page 59: Forwarding

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.8 Forwarding Figure 4-31 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-31), Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 60 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide To set up a virtual server entry: Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-33. Select the service port you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port list does not have the service that you want to use, type the service port number or service port range in the Service Port box.

  • Page 61: Port Triggering

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.8.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “Forwarding → Port Triggering”, you can view and add port triggering in the screen as shown in Figure 4-34. Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet calling and so on.

  • Page 62: Dmz

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Select the protocol used for Trigger Port from the Trigger Protocol drop-down list, either TCP, UDP, or All. Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports from the Incoming Protocol drop-down list, either TCP or UDP, or All.

  • Page 63: Upnp

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function. Figure 4-36 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Check the Enable radio button.

  • Page 64: Security

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide App Description - The description provided by the application in the UPnP request. • External Port - The external port the Router opens for the application. • Protocol - The type of protocol the Router opens for the application.
  • Page 65 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-39 Basic Security 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.

  • Page 66: Advanced Security

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide protocols such as FTP, TFTP, H323 etc. FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the default Enable. TFTP ALG - To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the default Enable.

  • Page 67: Local Management

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be enabled. Note: Dos Protection will take effect only when the Traffic Statistics in “System Tool →...

  • Page 68: Remote Management

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-41 Local Management By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility” is checked. If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to 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...

  • Page 69: Parental Control

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-42 Remote Management Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided.
  • Page 70 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-43 Parental Control Settings 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 71 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table.

  • Page 72: Access Control

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Children’s PC field. Enter “Allow Google” in the Website Description field. Enter “www.google.com” in the Allowed Website Name field. Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from the Effective Time drop-down list.
  • Page 73 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-47 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 74 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-48 Quick Setup – Create a Host Entry Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and MAC Address. You can select either of them from the drop-down list. Host Description - In this field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1).
  • Page 75 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Target Description - In this field, create a description for the target. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Target_1). If the IP Address is selected, you will see the following items: IP Address - Enter the IP address (or address range) of the target (targets) in dotted-decimal format (e.g.
  • Page 76 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Time - Select "24 hours", or specify the Start Time and Stop Time yourself. Start Time - Enter the start time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers). For example 0800 is 8:00.
  • Page 77 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Select a schedule from the Schedule drop-down list or choose “Click Here To Add New Schedule”. In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. Click the Save button.

  • Page 78: Host

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide • Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Access Control Rule Management page and see the following list. 4.11.2 Host Choose menu “Access Control → Host”, you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-53.

  • Page 79: Target

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-54 Add or Modify a Host Entry Figure 4-55 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: Click Add New...
  • Page 80 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-56 Target Settings Target Description - Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique. Information - The target can be IP address, port, or domain name. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.
  • Page 81 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-57 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Figure 4-58 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN to access www.google.com only, you should first follow the...

  • Page 82: Schedule

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.11.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-59. The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.

  • Page 83: Advanced Routing

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-60 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: Click Add New...

  • Page 84: Static Routing

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.12.1 Static Routing Choose menu “Advanced Routing → Static Routing”, and you can configure the static route in the next screen, shown in Figure 4-62. A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network.

  • Page 85: System Routing Table

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen.

  • Page 86: Control Settings

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.13.1 Control Settings Choose menu “Bandwidth Control → Control Settings”, you can configure the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwidth in the next screen. Their values you configure should be less than 100000Kbps. For optimal control of the bandwidth, please select the right Line Type and ask your ISP for the total bandwidth of the egress and ingress.

  • Page 87: Ip & Mac Binding Setting

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0. Enable - This displays the status of the rule. Modify - Click Modify to edit the rule. Click Delete to delete the rule.
  • Page 88 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-69 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 89: Arp List

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. To find an existing entry, follow the steps below. Click the Find button as shown in Figure 4-69. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address.

  • Page 90: Dynamic Dns

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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 91: Dyndns.org Ddns

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-73 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 92: No-Ip.com Ddns

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-74 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 93: System Tools

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider.
  • Page 94 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-77 Time settings Time zone - Select your local time zone from this drop-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 95: Diagnostic

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide To set time automatically: Select your local time zone. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet.
  • Page 96 Domain Name System (DNS) queries. IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (such as 192.168.0.1) or Domain name (such as http://www.tp-link.com). Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection.

  • Page 97: Firmware Upgrade

    2. Type the path and file name of the update file into the File field. Or click the Browse button to locate the update file. 3. Click the Upgrade button. Note: 1) New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. - 87 -...

  • Page 98: Factory Defaults

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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 99: Reboot

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-82 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 100: Password

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide • Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically. 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 4-84.
  • Page 101 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-85 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-86.

  • Page 102: Statistics

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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. SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field.
  • Page 103 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-87 Statistics Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will disabled.
  • Page 104 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide The number of UDP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the UDP Tx specified Packets Statistics interval. It is shown like “current transmitting rate / Max transmitting rate”. The number of TCP SYN packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval.

  • Page 105: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem.
  • Page 106 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking Save. Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable/DSL Modem during installation. If your ISP requires MAC register, log in to the Router and click the "Network"...
  • Page 107 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ"...
  • Page 108 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-7 Basic Security I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference.
  • Page 109 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide “Service Port”, and your IP address next to the “IP Address”, assuming 192.168.0.188 for an example, remember to Enable and Save. Figure A-9 Virtual Servers Figure A-10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router.

  • Page 110: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary.
  • Page 111 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure B-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 112 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure B-3 Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted. Setting IP address manually Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available If the Router's LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.0.x (x is...
  • Page 113 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Now click OK to keep your settings. - 103 -...

  • Page 114: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE Standards 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Ports Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω...

  • Page 115: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding.
  • Page 116 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID.

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