TP-Link TL-WR642G User Manual

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  • 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: Table Of Contents

    Package contents......................1 Chapter 1: About this Guide ....................2 1.1 Purposes......................2 1.2 Conventions ......................2 1.3 Overview of this User Guide ................2 Chapter 2: Introduction...................... 3 2.1 Overview of the Router ..................3 2.2 Features....................... 3 2.3 Panel Layout ......................4 2.3.1 The Front Panel ..................
  • Page 4 5.8.5 Remote Management ................40 5.8.6 Advanced Security ................... 41 5.9 Static Routing..................... 43 5.10 DDNS....................... 44 5.10.1 Oray.net DDNS ..................44 5.10.2 Comexe.cn DDNS.................. 45 5.11 System Tools ....................45 5.11.1 Time ....................... 46 5.11.2 Firmware ....................46 5.11.3 Factory Defaults ..................47 5.11.4 Reboot ....................
  • Page 5: Package Contents

    108M Wireless Router User Guide Package contents The following contents should be found in your box: One TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router One AC power Adapter for TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router, including: •...
  • Page 6: Chapter 1: About This Guide

    108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 1: About this Guide Thank you for choosing the TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router. This router provides dedicated solution for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks. With your network all connected, your local wired or wireless network can share Internet access, files and fun for multiple PCs through one ISP account.
  • Page 7: Chapter 2: Introduction

    The TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router integrates 4-port Switch, firewall, NAT-router and Wireless AP. Its design is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. The TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router will allow you to connect your network wirelessly better than ever, sharing Internet Access, files and fun, easily and securely.
  • Page 8: Panel Layout

    2.3 Panel Layout 2.3.1 The Front Panel The front panel of the TL-WR642G consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. Viewed from left to right. Table 2-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the router.
  • Page 9: The Rear Panel

    WAN RJ45 port for connecting the router to a cable, DSL modem, or Ethernet Four LAN 10/100Mbps RJ45 ports for connecting the router to the local PCs AC power socket: only use the power adapter supplied with the TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router, use of a different adapter may result in product damage.
  • Page 10: Chapter 3: Connecting The Router

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 3: Connecting the Router 3.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable modem that has an RJ45 connector (you do not need it if you connect the router to Ethernet) Each PC on the LAN needs a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with...
  • Page 11 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide RESET To WAN To LAN Switch/Hub XDSL Cable Ethernet ( 、 、 ) Figure 3-1: Hardware Installation of the TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router - 7 -...
  • Page 12: Chapter 4: Quick Installation Guide

    108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 4: Quick Installation Guide After connecting the TL-WR642G Router into your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR642G Wireless Router. These procedures only take you a few minutes. You can access the Internet via the router immediately after successfully configured.
  • Page 13: Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide If the result displayed is similar to that shown in figure 4-1, the connection between your PC and the router has been established. Figure 4-2: Failed result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to that shown in figure 4-2, it means that your PC has not connected to the router.
  • Page 14 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-4 Login Windows Note: If the above screen does not prompt, it means that your web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.
  • Page 15 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE User Name and 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 16 SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices on your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as TP-Link.
  • Page 17: Chapter 5: Configuring The Router

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 5: Configuring the Router This chapter describes each web page's key functions. 5.1 login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the router. There are ten main menus on the left of the web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus.
  • Page 18: Quick Setup

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-1: Router Status 5.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 4.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 5.4 Network Figure 5-2: the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in figure 5-2): LAN, WAN and MAC Clone.
  • Page 19: Lan

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.4.1 LAN You can configure the IP parameters of LAN on this page. Figure 5-3: LAN MAC Address - the physical address of the router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed.
  • Page 20 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-4 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. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters.
  • Page 21 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-4a: WAN - 802.1X + Dynamic IP User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1x authentication provided by your ISP Password - Enter the password for 802.1x authentication provided by your ISP.
  • Page 22 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide If you are also given a user name and a password for 802.1x authentication, you should select 802.1x + Static IP for WAN Connection Type, a box will then appear requesting a user name and a password, shown in figure 5-5a: Figure 5-5a: WAN - 802.1X + Static IP...
  • Page 23 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in the background. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button.
  • Page 24: Mac Clone

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide it is necessary for your ISP. Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name, this should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. ISP Specified IP Address - If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit your IP address to the router during login, click “Use the IP Address...
  • Page 25: Wireless

    SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK, but it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name (SSID) to a different value.
  • Page 26 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide wireless function of the router in a region other than one of those specified in this filed. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance Note: Some regions may not use 108Mbps Mode since the operation for the wireless interface in 108Mbps Mode is illegal.
  • Page 27: Mac Filtering

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide WEP Key settings - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key information for your network in the selected key radio button. These values must be identical on all wireless stations in your network.
  • Page 28 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-11: Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the router, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access.
  • Page 29 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B.
  • Page 30: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Save and the Return button. 6. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A in the MAC Address field, enter wireless station C in the Description field, select 128-bit in the Privilege pull-down list, enter 2F34D20BE2E54B326C5476586A in the WEP Key field and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list.
  • Page 31: Dhcp

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds.
  • Page 32: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. Default Gateway - (Optional.) Suggest to input the IP address of the LAN port of the router, default value is 192.168.1.1 Default Domain - (Optional.) Input the domain name of your network.
  • Page 33 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-17: Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC of which you want to reserve IP address. Assigned IP Address - The IP address of the router reserved. To Reserve IP addresses: Enter the MAC address (The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.)
  • Page 34: Forwarding

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.7 Forwarding Figure 5-18: the Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in figure 5-18): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 35: Port Triggering

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Enable - The Enable checkbox to enable the virtual server entry. Common Service Port - Some common services already list in the pull-down list. To setup a virtual server entry: Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list, and select the ID you want to use, and click Copy to button.
  • Page 36 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-20: Port Triggering Once configured, 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 37: Dmz

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports Range from the pull-down list, either TCP or UDP, or All. Select the Enable checkbox to enable. Click the Save button to save the new rule. There are many popular applications in the Popular Application list. You can select it and the ID, then click the Copy to button, the application will fill in the Trigger Port, incoming Ports Range boxes and select the Enable checkbox.
  • Page 38: Upnp

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 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. Note: After you set the DMZ host, the firewall related to the host will not work.
  • Page 39: Security

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.8 Security Figure 5-23: the Security menu There are six submenus under the Security menu (shown in figure 5-23): Firewall, IP Address Filtering, Domain Filtering, MAC Filtering, Remote Management and Advanced Security. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 40: Ip Address Filtering

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Enable MAC Filtering - set MAC Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. You can select the default filtering rules of MAC Address Filtering, either Allow or Reny accessing the router. 5.8.2 IP Address Filtering The IP address Filtering feature allows you to control Internet Access by specific users on your LAN based on their IP addresses.
  • Page 41: Domain Filtering

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Keep the field open, which means all LAN IP Addresses have been put into the field. LAN Port - type a LAN Port or a range of LAN ports in the field. For example, 1030 - 2000.
  • Page 42 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-27: Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering entry, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Domain Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page. To Add a Domain filtering entry, click the Add New… button. The page " Add or Modify a Domain Filtering entry "...
  • Page 43: Mac Filtering

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Next button to go to the next page and the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example, if you want to block the PCs on your LAN to access websites www.xxyy.com.cn,...
  • Page 44: Remote Management

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0E-AE-B0-00-0B.
  • Page 45: Advanced Security

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This router’s default remote management web port number is For greater security, you can change the remote management web interface to a custom port by entering that number in this box provided.
  • Page 46 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Packets Statistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic. The result of the statistic used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood.
  • Page 47: Static Routing

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Host IP Address- The IP address that blocked by DoS are displayed here. Host MAC Address - The MAC address that blocked by DoS are displayed here. To update this page and to show the current blocked host, click on the Refresh button.
  • Page 48: Ddns

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide To delete all the entries: Click the Clear All button. Click the Save button. Note: You can set up to 8 entries. 5.10 DDNS The router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address.
  • Page 49: Comexe.cn Ddns

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Domain Name - the domain names are displayed here. Click Logout to logout the DDNS service. 5.10.2 Comexe.cn DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.comexe.cn. The page will appear that shown in figure 5-36: Figure 5-36: Comexe.cn DDNS Settings...
  • Page 50: Time

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide There are seven submenus under the System Tools menu (shown in figure 5-37): Time, Firmware, Factory Defaults, Reboot, Password, 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.
  • Page 51: Factory Defaults

    To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions: Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (www.tp-link.com). Run a TFTP Server on a PC on your LAN, and take the file in the TFTP server’s path.
  • Page 52: Reboot

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User Name: admin • The default Password: admin • The default IP Address: 192.168.1.1 • The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored.
  • Page 53: Log

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the router. All users who try to access the router's web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the router's user name and password.
  • Page 54 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective. Packets Statistics Interval - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic.
  • Page 55: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless 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.
  • Page 56 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide MAC register, login to the router and click the "Network" menu link on the left of your browser, and then click "MAC Clone" submenu link. On the "MAC Clone" page, if your PC’s MAC address is proper MAC address, click the "Clone MAC Address"...
  • Page 57 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-5 DMZ 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 58 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-7 Virtual Server The wireless stations cannot connect to the router. Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the router's SSID. Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the router is encrypted.
  • Page 59: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 95/98. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed.
  • Page 60 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-3: Configuration tab Click on Properties. 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: •...
  • Page 61 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-5: Gateway tab Choose Disable DNS on the DNS configuration tab, as shown in the following figure: Figure B-6: DNS Configuration tab • Setting IP address manually Select Specify an IP address on IP Address tab, as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 62 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-7: IP Address tab Type the router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the New gateway field on the Gateway tab, and click on the Add button, as shown in the figure:...
  • Page 63 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide click Add button. Shown below: Figure B-9: DNS Configuration tab Now, all the configurations are finished, it will take effect after reboot. - 59 -...
  • Page 64: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.11g Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP Channel Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX...
  • Page 65: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary WLAN Transmission Technology - 108M Super G WLAN 108M Super G Transmission Technology employs multiple performance-enhancing techniques including packet bursting, fast frames, data compression, and dynamic turbo mode that combine to improve the throughput and range of wireless networking products.
  • Page 66 TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Domain Name - A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet. DoS (Denial of Service) - A hacker attack designed to prevent your computer or network from operating or communicating.
  • Page 67: Appendix E: Contact Information

    TL-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix E: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of the TP-LINK TL-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router, please contact us. support@tp-link.com E-mail: http://www.tp-link.com Website: - 63 -...

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