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300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router
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  • Page 1 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router REV2.1.0 1910011341...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    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: Safety Information

    Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ............................ 1 Chapter 1. Introduction .......................... 2 Overview of the Router ......................2 Conventions .......................... 3 Main Features ........................3 Panel Layout ......................... 4 1.4.1 The Front Panel ......................4 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ......................5 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router ......................6 System Requirements ......................
  • Page 5 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics ....................44 Guest Network ........................45 4.7.1 Wireless Settings ....................45 DHCP ..........................47 4.8.1 DHCP Settings ......................47 4.8.2 DHCP Clients List ....................48 4.8.3 Address Reservation ....................48 Forwarding .......................... 50 4.9.1 Virtual Servers ......................50 4.9.2 Port Triggering ......................
  • Page 6 4.15.2 ARP List ........................77 4.16 Dynamic DNS ........................78 4.16.1 Comexe.cn DDNS ....................78 4.16.2 Dyndns.org DDNS ....................79 4.16.3 No-ip.com DDNS ....................80 4.17 System Tools ........................81 4.17.1 Time Settings ......................82 4.17.2 Diagnostic ....................... 83 4.17.3 Firmware Upgrade ....................85 4.17.4 Factory Defaults ......................

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  DC Power Adapter for TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Quick Installation Guide  Ethernet Cable ...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Flexible Access Control The TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router provides flexible access control, so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff. It also supports Virtual Server and DMZ host for Port Triggering, and then the network administrators can manage and monitor the network in real time with the remote management function.

  • Page 9: Conventions

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Conventions The router or TL-WR841HP mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router without any explanation. Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps.

  • Page 10: Panel Layout

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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） Power is on.

  • Page 11: The Rear Panel

    POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the  power adapter provided with this TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router. INTERNET: This port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem or Ethernet.

  • Page 12: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet)  One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the router is  connected directly to the Ethernet.) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ...
  • Page 13 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation Verify that the hardware connection is correct by checking these LEDs.
  • Page 14 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Note: The diameter of the screw ranges from 3.5 mm to 8 mm, and the distance between two screws is 112.5 mm. The screw that projects from the wall needs around 4.5 mm base, and the length of the...

  • Page 15: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the TL-WR841HP 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...
  • Page 16 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to the it means the connection between your PC Figure  and the router is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command...

  • Page 17: Quick Installation Guide

    192.168.1.1, and then press Enter. Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.
  • Page 18 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-5 Quick Setup  Note: The Router will automatically detect the Internet connection. If the Internet is available, the Router will direct you to step 5 Wireless settings; otherwise, you need to continue with step 3 to choose WAN Connection Type.
  • Page 19 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router If you select Auto-Detect, the router will automatically detect the connection type your ISP provides. Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the Internet port before detection. The appropriate configuration page will be displayed when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the router.
  • Page 20 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - Static IP IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet  (including your ISP). Enter the IP address into the field.
  • Page 21 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Confirm Password - Re-enter the password provided by your ISP to ensure the  Password you entered is correct. Check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate the secondary connection if your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network.
  • Page 22 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 5） If the connection type is PPTP/Russian PPTP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-11. Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue. Figure 3-11 Quick Setup – PPTP User Name and Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.
  • Page 23 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio.  Wireless Network Name - Enter a string of up to 32 characters. The same name of ...
  • Page 24 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If  disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the router without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of following options to enable security.

  • Page 25: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions.

  • Page 26: Quick Setup

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-1 Router Status 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 27 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 ...
  • Page 28 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 29: Network

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  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 30 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 31 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation  provided by your ISP. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks  is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 32 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Disabled - The Secondary Connection is disabled by default, so there is PPPoE  connection only. This is recommended. Dynamic IP - You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary ...
  • Page 33 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-9 PPPoE Advanced Settings MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not  recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 34 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-10 WAN – BigPond Cable 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.
  • Page 35 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was  down. Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect  immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode.
  • 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. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button ...
  • Page 37 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 ...

  • Page 38: Mac Clone

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. 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 ...

  • Page 39: Lan

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 ...

  • Page 40: Wireless

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router MAC Address - The physical address of the router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't  be changed. IP Address - Enter the IP address of your router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation ...
  • Page 41 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 42 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Mode - Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed.  11n only - Select if you are using 802.11n wireless clients. 11gn mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11g and 802.11n wireless clients.

  • Page 43: Wireless Security

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router BSSID (to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your router is going to connect to as a  client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join.
  • Page 44 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-17 Wireless Security Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, select this check box, but it’s  strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
  • Page 45 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-18 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 •...
  • Page 46 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value • should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a ...

  • Page 47: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “Wireless→MAC Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Address Filtering function, shown in 4-21. Figure Figure 4-21 Wireless MAC address Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled.
  • Page 48 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX hexadecimal digit). example: 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A.

  • Page 49: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-23 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router. You can select ...

  • Page 50: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether  packets will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance since excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended.

  • Page 51: Guest Network

    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 52: Guest Network

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-26 Guest Network Wireless Settings Allow Guest To Access My Local Network - If enabled, guests can communicate with  hosts. Enable Guest Network Bandwidth Control - If enabled, the Guest Network Bandwidth ...

  • Page 53: Dhcp

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router DHCP Figure 4-27 The DHCP menu ): DHCP Settings, DHCP There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-27 Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 54: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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.) Suggest to input the IP address of the LAN port of the router, ...
  • Page 55 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings. Figure 4-30 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve IP address.

  • Page 56: Forwarding

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click the Enable/ Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page.
  • Page 57 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Internal Port - The Internal Service Port number of the PC running the service application.  You can leave it blank if the Internal Port is the same as the Service Port, or enter a specific port number when Service Port is a single one.

  • Page 58: Port Triggering

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click the Enable/ Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/ disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page.
  • Page 59 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Incoming Port - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the  outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule.

  • Page 60: Dmz

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries  Note: When the trigger connection is released, the according opening ports will be closed.
  • Page 61 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN. Figure 4-38 UPnP Setting Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or ...

  • Page 62: Security

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.10 Security Figure 4-39 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4-39: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 63: Advanced Security

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol. SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default. If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world, you can disable it.
  • Page 64 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Advanced Security Figure 4-41 Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and  60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics.

  • Page 65: Local Management

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router UDP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 500. Enter a value  between 5 ~ 3600. When the current UPD-FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value, the router will startup the blocking function immediately.

  • Page 66: Remote Management

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router the Setup page of the router's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks”, and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit).

  • Page 67: Parental Control

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router number. For example, if your router's WAN address is 202.96.12.8, and the port number used is 8080, please enter http://202.96.12.8:8080 in your browser. Later, you may be asked for the router's password. After successfully entering the username and password, you will be able to access the router's web-based utility.
  • Page 68 Address of Child 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 domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g.

  • Page 69: Access Control

    300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router For example: If you desire that the child PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.tp-link.com on Saturday only while the parent PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB is without any restriction, you should follow the settings below.

  • Page 70: Rule

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.12.1 Rule Choose menu “Access Control → Rule”, you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-48. Figure 4-48 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access ...
  • Page 71 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: 1.

  • Page 72: Host

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 5. Click Add New... button to add a new rule as follows: In Rule Name field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique,  for example Rule_1.
  • Page 73 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In MAC Address field, enter the MAC address. Click the Save button to complete the settings. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table.

  • Page 74: Target

    2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example TP-LINK) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names.
  • Page 75 Figure 4-55 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.tp-link.com only, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New… button in Figure 4-53 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page.

  • Page 76: Schedule

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.12.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-56. The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.

  • Page 77: Advanced Routing

    Figure 4-57 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.tp-link.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, you should first follow the settings below: 1.

  • Page 78: Static Routing List

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.13.1 Static Routing List Choose menu “Advanced Routing → Static Routing List”, and then you can configure the static route in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-59). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network.

  • Page 79: System Routing Table

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Other configurations for the entries: Click the Delete button to delete the entry. Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries.

  • Page 80: Bandwidth Control

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.14 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-62 There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-62. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 81: Ip & Mac Binding

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-64 Bandwidth Control Rules List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range.  Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN ...

  • Page 82: Binding Settings

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-66): Binding Settings and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 83: Arp List

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Select the Bind checkbox. Click the Save button to save it. To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below. Find the desired entry in the table. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column.

  • Page 84: Dynamic Dns

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN.  Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound.  Configure - Load or delete an item.

  • Page 85: Dyndns.org Ddns

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-71 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 86: No-Ip.com Ddns

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-72 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 87: System Tools

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-73 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider.

  • Page 88: Time Settings

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.17.1 Time Settings Choose menu “System Tools → Time Settings”, you can configure the time on the following screen.

  • Page 89: Diagnostic

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router To set time manually: Select your local time zone. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. Click Save. To set time automatically: Select your local time zone. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II.
  • Page 90 Domain Name System (DNS) queries. IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (such as 202.108.22.5) or Domain name (such as http://www.tp-link.com) Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection.

  • Page 91: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Click Start to check the connectivity of the Internet. The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine.

  • Page 92: Factory Defaults

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 3. Click the Upgrade button.  Note: 1. New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use.

  • Page 93: Reboot

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-80 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. ...

  • Page 94: Password

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 4.17.7 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 4-77. Figure 4-82 Password...
  • Page 95 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-83 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 4-84.

  • Page 96: Statistics

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication. It is required by most  mailboxes that need User Name and Password to log in.  Note: Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields.
  • Page 97 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure 4-85 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 be disabled.

  • Page 98: Logout

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 99: 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 WAN port on the router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem.
  • Page 100 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router How do I configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users? Login to the router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking “Save”.
  • Page 101 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 102 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 103 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router  Note: If the above configuration takes effect, to configure to the router by typing http://192.168.0.1:88 (the router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. Log in to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers"...

  • Page 104: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 7. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed.
  • Page 105 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router 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 106 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure B-3  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 from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 107 TL-WR841HP 300Mbps High Power Wireless N Router Figure B-4 -101-...

  • Page 108: 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 109: 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 110 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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