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300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router
REV3.0.0
1910011563

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  • Page 1 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router REV3.0.0 1910011563...
  • 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

    Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 26 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.” CE Mark Warning RF Exposure Information This device meets the EU requirements (1999/5/EC Article 3.1a) on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields by way of health protection.

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    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。 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 RECYCLING This product bears the selective sorting symbol for Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). This means that this product must be handled pursuant to European directive 2012/19/EU in order to be recycled or dismantled to minimize its impact on the environment. User has the choice to give his product to a competent recycling organization or to the retailer when he buys a new electrical or electronic equipment.

  • Page 7: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Name: 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Model Number: TL-WR841HP Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above product satisfies 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 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 Internet ................6 System Requirements ....................

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    3.4.9 Parental Control ....................60 3.4.10 Access Control ....................62 3.4.11 Advanced Routing ..................... 72 3.4.12 Bandwidth Control ..................... 74 3.4.13 IP & MAC Binding ..................... 76 3.4.14 ARP List ......................77 3.4.15 Dynamic DNS ....................78 3.4.16 No-IP DDNS ...................... 79 3.4.17 IPv6 Support .....................

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package:  300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router TL-WR841HP  DC Power Adapter  Quick Installation Guide  Ethernet Cable  Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items is damaged or...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Quick Setup Wizard is supported and detailed instructions are provided step by step in this user guide. Before installing the router, please look through this guide to know all the router’s functions. Conventions The router or TL-WR841HPTL-WR841HP mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR841HP300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router TL-WR841HP without any explanation.

  • Page 12: Main Features

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Main Features  Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps.  One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX.

  • Page 13: Panel Layout

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel  RE button: The button for the Range Extender mode. Press and hold it for about 3 seconds to change to the Range Extender mode. The router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right).

  • Page 14: The Rear Panel

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1.4.2 The Rear Panel The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right).  Ethernet (1, 2, 3, 4): These ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the router to the local PC(s).

  • Page 15: Chapter 2. Connecting The Internet

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Internet 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.) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ...

  • Page 16: Tcp/Ip Configuration

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 2.3.2 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router is http://tplinkwifi.net, the default IP address is 192.168.0.1, and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire. In this guide, we all use the default values for description.
  • Page 17 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  If the result displayed is similar to the figure below, it means the connection between your PC and the router has been established well.  If the result displayed is similar to the figure below it means the connection between your PC and the router failed.

  • Page 18: Router Mode

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? If the router's IP address is 192.168.0.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.0.2 ~ 192.168.0.254. Try the IP address 192.168.0.1.
  • Page 19 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Wired: Connect your computer to the router (LAN port) via an Ethernet cable. Wireless: Connect wirelessly by using the SSID (network name) and password printed on the bottom label of the router. 2.3.3.2. Login and Quick Setup Enter http://tplinkwifi.net in the address bar of a web browser.

  • Page 20: Range Extender Mode

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 2.3.4 Range Extender Mode This mode boosts your home wireless coverage. 2.3.4.1. Configure Using RE Button is an easy way to extend your host network. We recommend you to use this way if your host router has the WPS button. The button might look like these: Option One: Using RE Button Press the WPS button on the host router.

  • Page 21: Access Point Mode

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your IE 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 22 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Turn on the router. Connect the router to your wired host router’s Ethernet port via an Ethernet cable as shown above. Connect a computer to the router via an Ethernet cable or wirelessly by using the SSID (network name) and password printed on the bottom label of the router.
  • Page 23 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Connect to the wireless network by using the SSID (wireless name) and password of the router. -14-...

  • Page 24: Chapter 3. Configuration For Router Mode

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Chapter 3. Configuration for Router Mode 3.1 Login Enter http://tplinkwifi.net in the address bar of a web browser. Use admin for both username and password, and then click Login. 3.2 Quick Setup Refer to Router->Login and Quick Setup...

  • Page 25: Internet

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router the ISP settings of your router.  Internet - Click to view the wireless clients connected to the router currently.  Wireless Clients - Click to view Wired Clients - Click to view the wired clients connected to the router currently.
  • Page 26 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router IP Address/ Subnet Mask/ Default Gateway - Assigned dynamically by your ISP.  Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters.
  • Page 27 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.  Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP,  usually is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 28 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Bigpond Cable If your ISP provides Bigpond Cable connection, please select Bigpond Cable option. And you should enter the following parameters in the screen below.  User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.
  • Page 29 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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. VPN Server IP/Domain Name - Enter the IP address or domain name of your VPN server.

  • Page 30: Wireless

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power 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 31: Guest Network

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.3.4 Guest Network Choosing menu “Basic→Guest Network”, you can configure the basic setting for guest Network.  Allow Guests To Access My Local Network - Click ON/OFF to enable or disable this feature. If enabled, guests can communicate with hosts.

  • Page 32: Status

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below. 3.4.1 Status Go to “Advanced→Status”, you can see the current status information about the router. -23-...

  • Page 33: Network

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.2 Network There are three submenus under the Network menu: WAN, MAC Clone and LAN. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. -24-...
  • Page 34 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.2.1. WAN Go to “Advanced→Network→WAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below. If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP.
  • Page 35 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Get IP with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally, you can choose this option. (It is rarely required.)
  • Page 36 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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 ...
  • Page 37 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Note: Only when you have configured the system time on “Advanced→System Tools→Time Settings” page, will the Time-based Connecting function can take effect.  Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately.
  • Page 38 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Primary DNS/Secondary DNS - If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to the router during login, please click “Use the following DNS servers” check box and enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it as well.
  • Page 39 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These  fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Select Static IP if IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS ...
  • Page 40 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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. To use this option, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0"...
  • Page 41 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet  connection after a specified period of inactivity (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 42 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 Internet port. If ...
  • Page 43 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  IGMP Proxy - If you want to watch TV through IGMP, please Enable it. Click the Save button to save your settings.  Note: If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in the router.
  • Page 44 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Wireless Network Name - The wireless network name (SSID) that the router uses. You  can create a new one with up to 32 characters. The default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXX. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test.
  • Page 45 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.3.2. WPS Go to “Advanced→Wireless→WPS”, you can see the page as shown below. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.
  • Page 46 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router II. Enter the client device’s PIN on the router Use this method if your client does not have the WPS button, but has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN number. Step 1: Enable WPS. The default is enabled. Click the Add device button in the WPS page.
  • Page 47 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  WPA/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. The router is configured by this security type by default.  Version - You can choose the version of the Automatic, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK security from the drop-down list.
  • Page 48 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. The default password is the same with the default PIN code, which is labeled on the router or can be found in WPS page.
  • Page 49 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Note: If you check the WPA/WPA2-Enterprise radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown below.  Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server.
  • Page 50 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power 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 51 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power 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. To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field.
  • Page 52 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. Select Enabled in the Status drop-down list. Click the Save button. The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list: 3.4.3.5.

  • Page 53: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power 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 54 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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/ AP-DOWN/ Disconnected  Received Packets - Packets received by the station  Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station You cannot change any of the values on this page.
  • Page 55 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Enable Guest Network Bandwidth Control - If enabled, the Guest Network Bandwidth Control rules will take effect.  Egress Bandwidth For Guest Network - The upload speed through the WAN port for Guest Network.

  • Page 56: Dhcp

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Access Time - During this time the wireless stations could accessing the AP.  Note: The range of bandwidth for Guest Network is calculated according to the setting of Bandwidth Control on the page “Bandwidth Control->Control Settings”.
  • Page 57 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power 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 58 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.7 Forwarding There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu: Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 3.4.7.1. Virtual Servers Go to “Advanced→Forwarding→Virtual Servers”, and then you can view and add virtual...
  • Page 60 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To setup a virtual server entry: Click the Add New... button. Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port menu does not list the service that you want to use, enter the number of the service port or service port range in the Service Port field.
  • Page 61 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.7.2. Port Triggering Go to “Advanced→Forwarding→Port Triggering”, you can view and add port triggering in this page. Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephoning and so on. Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that cannot work with a pure NAT router.
  • Page 62 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router).  Incoming Ports - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request.
  • Page 63 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router packets of all services to the DMZ host. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client 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.

  • Page 64: Security

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Internal Port - The port which the router opened for local host.  IP Address - The IP address of the local host which initiates the UPnP request.  Status - Either Enabled or Disabled. "Enabled" means that the port is still active;...
  • Page 65 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power 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.
  • Page 66 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer "control/data" protocols such as FTP, TFTP, H323 etc.  FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, click Enable.
  • Page 67 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router the time section of the packets statistics. The result of the statistics is used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood.  DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function.
  • Page 68 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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...

  • Page 69: Parental Control

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router that number in the box provided. Choose a number between 1 and 65534 but do not use the number of any common service port.  Remote Management IP Address - This is the current address you will use when accessing your router from the Internet.
  • Page 70 Address of Children’s PC field, or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop-down list. Give a description (e.g. Allow tp-link) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. Enter the allowed website name, e.g. www.tp-link.com.

  • Page 71: Access Control

    Click Add New... button. Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field. Enter “Allow tp-link” in the Website Description field. Enter “www.tp-link.com” in the Allowed Website Name field. Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from the Effective Time drop-down list.
  • Page 72 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.10.1. Rule Go to “Advanced→Access Control→Rule”, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in this page.  Enable Internet Access Control - Select the checkbox to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect.
  • Page 73 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click the Previous button to return to the previous page. There are two methods to add a new rule. Method One: Click Setup Wizard button and the next screen will appear as shown below.
  • Page 74  Domain Name - Here you can enter 4 domain names, either the full name or the keywords (for example, tp-link). Any domain name with keywords in it (www.tp-link.com, www.tp-link.cn) will be blocked or allowed. Click Next when finishing creating the access target entry.
  • Page 75 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Time - Select "all day-24 hours" checkbox, or deselect the checkbox and specify the Start Time and Stop Time manually.  Start Time - Enter the start time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers). For example 0800 is 8:00.
  • Page 76 For example: If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.tp-link.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: Click the menu Access Control on the left.
  • Page 77 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Information - Displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC.  Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below.
  • Page 78 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list. 3.4.10.3. Target Go to “Advanced→Access Control→Target”, and then you can view and set a Target list. The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.
  • Page 79 In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. tp-link) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.tp-link.com, www.tp-link.cn) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names.
  • Page 80 For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.tp-link.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, you should first follow the settings below: Click Add New... button on Schedule Settings page.

  • Page 81: Advanced Routing

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule, e.g. Schedule_1. In Day field, check the Select Days radio button and then select Sat and Sun. In Time field, enter 1800 in Start Time field and 2000 in Stop Time field.
  • Page 82 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Enter the following data:  Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route.  Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.

  • Page 83: Bandwidth Control

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.  Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host.
  • Page 84 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.12.2. Rule List Go to “Advanced→Bandwidth Control→Rule List”, and then you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below.  Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range.

  • Page 85: Ip & Mac Binding

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.13 IP & MAC Binding There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu: Binding Settings and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 86: Arp List

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click the Add New... button. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. Select the Bind checkbox. Click the Save button to save it. To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below.

  • Page 87: Dynamic Dns

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power 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 88: No-Ip Ddns

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Enter the Password for your DDNS account. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service.

  • Page 89: Ipv6 Support

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Select Enable DDNS. 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 90 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.17.1. IPv6 Status The IPv6 Status page displays the router's current IPv6 status and configuration. All information is read-only.   Connection Type - The IPv6 connection way for WAN  IPv6 Address - The WAN IPv6 address ...
  • Page 91 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.17.2. IPv6 Setup  Enable IPv6 - Tick the checkbox to enable the IPv6 function. It’s enabled by default.  WAN Connection Type - Choose the correct WAN connection type based on your ISP network topology.
  • Page 92 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router SLAAC  IPv6 Address - Display the IPv6 address in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP.  IPv6 Address Prefix - Display the IPv6 Prefix in colon-hexadecimal notation provided by your ISP. ...
  • Page 93 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server.  Site Prefix Configuration Type - The type of IPv6 address prefix.  Delegated - Get the IPv6 address prefix from the ISP automatically, and the device will delegate it to the LAN.
  • Page 94 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router If your ISP gives you one or two DNS IPv6 addresses, select Use the following IPv6 DNS Servers and enter the Primary IPv6 DNS and Secondary IPv6 DNS into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned from ISP dynamically.
  • Page 95 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Static IPv6  IPv6 Address - Enter the IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.  Default Gateway - Enter the default gateway in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.  MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
  • Page 96 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router contact your ISP before configuration.  LAN IPv6 Address - Display the LAN IPv6 address created by the device. Click the Save button to save your settings. PPPoEv6  PPPoE Session - The PPP session type for IPv6 connection. There are two types: ...
  • Page 97 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router your ISP.  MTU - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1492 Bytes. For some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection.
  • Page 98 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Tunnel 6to4  Address/Subnet Mask/Default Gateway - the IPv4 address/ subnet mask/ default gateway assigned, in dotted-decimal notation.  Tunnel Address - The 6to4 tunnel address created by the device to access to the IPv6 network.
  • Page 99 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. LAN Setup  Address Autoconfiguration Type - RADVD (Router Advertisement Daemon) and DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6) Server.

  • Page 100: System Tools

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.18 System Tools Go to “System Tools”, and you can see these submenus under the main menu: LED Control, 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 functions.
  • Page 101 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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 102 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 103 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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 104 To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com). Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank.
  • Page 105 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware. When you upgrade the router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so before upgrading the firmware please write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing important settings.
  • Page 106 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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 107 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Day: Choose Everyday, or choose Select Days and select the certain day (days) to reboot the router. Time: Specify the time in HHMM format for auto reboot. 3.4.18.8. Password Go to “Advanced→System Tools→Password”, and then you can change the factory default...
  • Page 108 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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.
  • Page 109 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Note: Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields.  User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is included.
  • Page 110 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3.4.18.10. Statistics Go to “Advanced→System Tools→Statistics”, and then you can view the statistics of the router, including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval. Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it, ...
  • Page 111 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the router. Total Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the router.

  • Page 112: Chapter 4. Configuration For Range Extender Mode

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Chapter 4. Configuration for Range Extender Mode 4.1 Login and switch the working mode Enter http://tplinkwifi.net in the address bar of a web browser. Use admin for both username and password, and then click Login.
  • Page 113 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below. 4.3.1 Status Go to “Setting→Status”, you can see the current status information about the router. 4.3.2 Network -104-...
  • Page 114 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router There is one submenu under the Network menu: LAN. Click it, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.3.2.1. LAN Go to “Setting→Network→LAN”, and then you can configure the IP parameters of LAN on this page.
  • Page 115 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.3.3 Wireless There are six submenus under the Wireless menu: Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless Mac Filtering, Wireless Advanced, Wireless Statistics and Throughput Monitor. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
  • Page 116 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Channel Width - The bandwidth of the wireless channel.  Enable Wireless Radio - The wireless radio of the AP can be enabled or disabled to allow or deny wireless stations to access. If enabled, the wireless stations will be able to access the AP, otherwise, wireless stations will not be able to access the AP.
  • Page 117 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.3.3.2. Wireless Security Go to “Setting→Wireless→Wireless Security”, and then you can configure the security settings of wireless network. There are three wireless security modes supported by the Router: WPA/WPA2-Personal and WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). Each security option has its own settings as described follows: ...
  • Page 118 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router capability and request.  Encryption - When WPA-PSK or WPA is set as the Authentication Type, you can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES as Encryption.  Note: If you check the...
  • Page 119 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-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 120 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 access.  Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled.
  • Page 121 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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. Modify the information. Click the Save button.
  • Page 122 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power 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 123 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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 / AP-DOWN / Disconnected.  Received Packets - Packets received by the station.
  • Page 124 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor. Click the Stop button to start wireless throughput monitor. 4.3.4 DHCP There are three submenus under the DHCP menu: DHCP Settings, DHCP Client List and Address Reservation.
  • Page 125 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes.
  • Page 126 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Client Name - The name of the DHCP client.  MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client.  Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client.
  • Page 127 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click the Save button. 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. Modify the information.
  • Page 128 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.3.5.1. LED Control Go to “Setting→System Tools→LED Control”, and then you can turn On or Off the LEDs on your router according to a specific time schedule.  Night Mode - Indicates whether the Night Mode is On (enabled) or Off (disabled).
  • Page 129 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Enable Daylight Saving - Check the box to enable the Daylight Saving function.  Start - The time to start 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 130 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.3.5.3. Diagnostic Go to “Setting→System Tools→Diagnostic”, and then you can transact Ping or Traceroute function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen.  Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too.
  • Page 131 To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com). Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank.
  • Page 132 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Note: New firmware versions are posted at 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.
  • Page 133 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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 134 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Auto Reboot Time - Here you can also reboot the router in a specific time by setting the Auto Reboot Time. There are two options: Disable and Schedule. Disable: If you don’t want to use this function, please choose Disable ...
  • Page 135 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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.
  • Page 136 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Note: Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields.  User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is included.

  • Page 137: Chapter 5. Configuration For Access Point Mode

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Chapter 5. Configuration for Access Point Mode 5.1 Login and switch the working mode Enter http://tplinkwifi.net in the address bar of a web browser. Use admin for both username and password, and then click Login.
  • Page 138 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below. 5.3.1 Status Go to “Setting→Status”, you can see the current status information about the router. -129-...
  • Page 139 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 5.3.2 Network There is one submenu under the Network menu: LAN. Click it, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 5.3.2.1. LAN Go to “Setting→Network→LAN”, and then you can configure the IP parameters of LAN on this page.
  • Page 140 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports, as seen from the LAN. The value can NOT be changed.  Type - Choosing Smart IP to get IP address from DHCP server, or choosing static IP to configure IP address manually.
  • Page 141 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 5.3.3 Wireless There are seven submenus under the Wireless menu: Wireless Settings, WPS, Wireless Security, Wireless Mac Filtering, Wireless Advanced, Wireless Statistics and Throughput Monitor. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
  • Page 142 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the router will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.
  • Page 143 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Press the WPS/Reset button on the back panel of the router. You can also keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button in the last figure. Then choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes”...
  • Page 144 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 5.3.3.3. Wireless Security Go to “Setting→Wireless→Wireless Security”, and then you can configure the security settings of wireless network. There are three wireless security modes supported by the Router: WPA/WPA2-Personal, WPA/WPA2 - Enterprise and WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). Each security option has its own...
  • Page 145 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Version - you can choose the version of the WPA security on the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or WPA2 (WPA version 2) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
  • Page 146 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 147 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-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 148 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 access.  Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled.
  • Page 149 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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. Modify the information. Click the Save button.
  • Page 150 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power 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 151 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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 / AP-DOWN / Disconnected.  Received Packets - Packets received by the station.
  • Page 152 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Run Time - The time this function is running.  Transmit - Wireless transmit rate information.  Receive - Wireless receive rate information. Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor.
  • Page 153 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 5.3.5.1. DHCP Settings Go to “Setting→DHCP→DHCP Settings”, and then you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown below. The Router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to the Router in the LAN.
  • Page 154 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Note: To use the DHCP server function of the Router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically". When you choose the Smart IP (DHCP) mode in Network → LAN, the DHCP Server function will be disabled.
  • Page 155 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings. MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address.
  • Page 156 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 5.3.6 System Tools Go to “System Tools”, and then you can see the submenus under the main menu: LED Control, Time settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password and System Log. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 157 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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 158 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet. To set Daylight Saving: Check the box to enable Daylight Saving. Select the start time from the drop-down lists in the Start field.
  • Page 159 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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 160 To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com). Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank.
  • Page 161 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.  The default User Name: admin  The default Password: admin  The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0  Note: All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored.
  • Page 162 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Click the Reboot button to reboot this device. Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include  Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). ...
  • Page 163 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 164 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown below.  From - Your mail box address. The router would connect it to send logs.
  • Page 165 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.  Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file.  Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings.

  • Page 166: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power 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 Internet port on the router.
  • Page 167 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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, login to the router and Go to “Advanced→Network→WAC Clone”. On the "MAC Clone"...
  • Page 168 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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, Go to “Advanced→Forwarding→ DMZ”. On the "DMZ" page, click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address”...
  • Page 169 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 170 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 to avoid IP conflict; in this case, please try http://192.168.1.1:88. Log in to the router, Go to “Advanced→Forwarding→Virtual Servers”. On the "Virtual Servers"...

  • Page 171: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll use Windows 7 as an example to introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly. First make sure your Ethernet adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed.
  • Page 172 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click on Change adapter settings. Right-click Local Area Connection, and then select Properties. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically.
  • Page 173 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Verify the network connection between your PC and the router Open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.0.1, and then press Enter.  If the result displayed is similar to the Figure below, it means the connection between your PC and the router has been established well.
  • Page 174 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Please check the connection following these steps: Is the connection between your PC and the router correct? The LED of Ethernet port which you link to on the router and LED on your PC's adapter should be lit.

  • Page 175: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Appendix C: Specifications General IEEE 802.11g、IEEE 802.11b、IEEE 802.11n、IEEE 802.3、IEEE Standards 802.3u、 IEEE 802.3x、 IEEE 802.1X、 IEEE 802.11e、 IEEE 802.11i Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M...

  • Page 176: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power 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 177 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power 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.

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