Page 1 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Rev: 1.0.0 1910011405...
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
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. “To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations.
Page 5 Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Korea Warning Statements 당해 무선설비는 운용중 전파혼신 가능성이 있음. NCC Notice & BSMI Notice 注意！依據低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法第十二條經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性或功能。第十四條低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率...
Page 6: Safety Information
Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product;  when there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself.
Page 7: Declaration Of Conformity
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Model No.: TL-WR810N Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:...
Page 8: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Package Contents..........................1 Chapter 1. Introduction ........................2 Overview of the Router ....................... 2 Conventions ........................3 Main Features ........................3 Panel Layout ........................3 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router ..................... 5 System Requirements ......................5 Installation Environment Requirements ................5 Connecting the Router ......................
Page 9 4.7.1 Wireless Settings ....................42 4.7.2 Wireless Security ....................43 4.7.3 Wireless MAC Filtering ..................46 4.7.4 Wireless Advanced ....................48 4.7.5 Wireless Statistics ....................49 DHCP ..........................50 4.8.1 DHCP Settings ......................50 4.8.2 DHCP Client List ....................51 4.8.3 Address Reservation ....................52 USB Settings ........................53 4.9.1 Storage Sharing ....................53 4.9.2 FTP Server ......................55...
Page 10 4.14.1 Static Routing List ....................81 4.14.2 System Routing Table ...................83 4.15 Bandwidth Control ......................83 4.15.1 Control Settings ....................83 4.15.2 Rule List ........................84 4.16 IP & MAC Binding ......................85 4.16.1 Binding Setting .....................86 4.16.2 ARP List ........................87 4.17 Dynamic DNS ........................88 4.17.1 No-IP DDNS ......................88 4.17.2 Comexe.cn DDNS ....................89 4.17.3 Dyndns org DDNS ....................90...
Page 11 5.7.2 Wireless Security ....................109 5.7.3 Wireless MAC Filtering ..................112 5.7.4 Wireless Advanced ..................... 114 5.7.5 Wireless Statistics ....................115 DHCP ..........................116 5.8.1 DHCP Settings ....................116 5.8.2 DHCP Client List ....................117 5.8.3 Address Reservation ..................118 USB Settings ........................119 5.9.1 Storage Sharing ....................
Page 12 6.6.5 Wireless Statistics ....................143 DHCP ..........................144 6.7.1 DHCP Settings ....................144 6.7.2 DHCP Client List ....................146 6.7.3 Address Reservation ..................146 USB Settings ........................148 6.8.1 Storage Sharing ....................148 6.8.2 Media Server ......................150 6.8.3 User Accounts .....................152 System Tools ........................154 6.9.1 Diagnostic ......................154 6.9.2 Firmware Upgrade ....................156 6.9.3...
Page 13 7.8.1 Storage Sharing ....................173 7.8.2 Media Server ......................175 7.8.3 User Accounts .....................177 System Tools ........................179 7.9.1 Diagnostic ......................179 7.9.2 Firmware Upgrade ....................181 7.9.3 Factory Defaults....................182 7.9.4 Backup & Restore ....................182 7.9.5 Reboot ........................183 7.9.6 Password ......................184 7.9.7 System Log ......................184 Chapter 8.
Page 14 8.8.2 Media Server ......................214 8.8.3 User Accounts .....................216 Forwarding ........................218 8.9.1 Virtual Servers ....................218 8.9.2 Port Triggering ....................220 8.9.3 DMZ ........................222 8.9.4 UPnP ........................223 8.10 Security ...........................224 8.10.1 Basic Security .....................224 8.10.2 Advanced Security ....................225 8.10.3 Local Management .....................227 8.10.4 Remote Management ..................228 8.11 Parental Control ......................229 8.12 Access Control ........................231 8.12.1 Rule ........................231...
Page 15 8.17.1 Time Settings ......................250 8.17.2 Diagnostic ......................251 8.17.3 Firmware Upgrade ....................253 8.17.4 Factory Defaults....................254 8.17.5 Backup & Restore ....................254 8.17.6 Reboot ........................255 8.17.7 Password ......................255 8.17.8 System Log ......................256 8.17.9 Statistics ......................256 Appendix A: FAQ ..........................258 Appendix B: Configuring the PC .....................263 Appendix C: Specifications ......................266 Appendix D: Glossary ........................267 - VIII -...
Page 16: Package Contents
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: One TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater  Quick Installation Guide  One RJ-45 Ethernet Cable   Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items is damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.
Page 17: Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router Small enough to fit in the average pocket, the TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater is uniquely suited to provide robust wireless networking to travelers, students, or anyone else for work or play.
Page 18: Conventions
Before installing the Router, please look through this guide to know all the Router’s functions. 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL-WR810N mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater without any explanation. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation.
Page 19 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Status Indication Solid The device is working properly. Condition 1: System is booting. Blinking Condition 2: The Ethernet Cable or USB Device is connecting to the product. Table 1-1 The LED Description USB: Connects a USB storage device for sharing or connects a mobile device to charge.
Page 20: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Each PC in the LAN needs a working Ethernet Adapter  TCP/IP protocol must be installed on each PC  Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari ...
Page 21: Standard Wireless Router Mode
Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR810N in Router Mode Connect the LAN/WAN port of TL-WR810N to the LAN Port on the DSL/Cable Modem. Connect the WAN port on the DSL/Cable Modem to the wired Internet.
Page 22: Repeater Mode
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Connect the LAN or LAN/WAN port of TL-WR810N to the wired network port with an Ethernet cable. Plug the power plug of TL-WR810N in electrical wall socket. Power on the PC(s) and notebook(s). 2.3.3 Repeater Mode Repeat signal from an existing wireless network.
Page 23 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 2-4 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR810N in Client Mode Connect the PC to the LAN or LAN/WAN port of TL-WR810N router with an Ethernet cable. Plug the power plug of TL-WR810N in electrical wall socket.
Page 24: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater is http://tplinkwifi.net/, the default IP address is 192.168.0.254, and the default...
Page 25 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Enter the Security key. Click OK. 3) If you can see Connected after the default SSID, you’ve successfully connected to the wireless network.  Note: The default SSID and Password of your Router are on the label. Both are case-sensitive.
Page 26: Quick Installation Guide
If the Router's IP address is 192.168.0.254, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.0.1 ~ 192.168.0.253. 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, - 11 -...
Page 27 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default address http://tplinkwifi.net in the address field of the browser.
Page 28: Wireless Router Mode
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater wireless that multiple devices can share together. In Repeater mode, the device will relay data to an associated main AP. In Client mode, the device will act as a wireless station to enable wired host(s) to access AP.
Page 29 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater modem with the new router, please select No, I do NOT need to clone MAC address. If you can’t get the Internet connection after Quick Setup, please run it again and  select YES, I need to clone MAC address.
Page 30 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater If you select Static IP manually, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8. This type of connection uses a permanent, fixed (static) IP address that your ISP assigned. In this type, you should fill in the IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS IP address manually, which are specified by your ISP.
Page 31 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater your ISP. Dynamic IP/Static IP - Select Static IP if IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS  server address have been provided by your ISP. Otherwise, please select Dynamic IP. Server IP Address/Name - Enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ...
Page 32: Access Point Mode
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the Router works on.  Channel Width - Select any channel width from the drop-down list. The default setting  is automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically.
Page 33 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 3-13 Quick Setup – Wireless Setting Wireless Network Name - Enter a string of up to 32 characters. The same name of  SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.
Page 34: Repeater Mode
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 3-14 Quick Setup - Finish 3.2.3 Repeater Mode When you set the operation mode switch to Repeater, take the following steps: Click Next, and then Wireless Repeater page will appear as shown in Figure 3-15.
Page 35: Client Mode
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater AP. If you select Auto, then Router will choose the appropriate WDS Mode automatically. Wireless Security Mode - This option should be chosen according to the security  configuration of the AP you want to access. It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP’s security type.
Page 36 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click Next in 错误!未找到引用源。, and then Wireless Setting page will appear as shown in Figure 3-18. Figure 3-18 Quick Setup - Wireless Wireless Name of Root AP - Enter the SSID that you want to access.
Page 37 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 3-19 AP List Click the Next button in Figure 3-20. You will then see the Finish page. Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration take effect and finish the Quick Setup.
Page 38: Chapter 4. Configuration For Wireless Router Mode
Chapter 4. Configuration for Wireless Router Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Wireless Router Mode of TL-WR810N. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 39 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-2 Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  LAN - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 40: Quick Setup
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Name (SSID) - The SSID of the AP. • Mode - The current wireless mode which the Router works on. • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use. • Channel - The current wireless channel in use.
Page 41 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WPS function is only available when the Operation Mode is set to Access Point. Select menu “WPS”, you will see the next screen shown in Figure 4-3. Figure 4-3 WPS WPS Status - To enable or disable the WPS function here.
Page 42 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Method One: Step 1: Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add Device button in Figure 4-3, then the following screen will appear. Figure 4-4 Add A New Device Step 2: Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect.
Page 43 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP Step 1: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of this device into my access point or wireless router” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Connect.
Page 44 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-5 Add A New Device Method Three: Enter the PIN from my AP Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the AP in Figure 4-3 (each AP has its unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 12345670 of this AP for example).
Page 45: Working Mode
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-6  Note: The WPS LED on the AP 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 AP is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS.
Page 46: Wan
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.6.1 WAN Choose menu “Network → WAN”, and then 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 47 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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.) Click the Save button to save your settings.
Page 48 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WAN – PPPoE/Russia PPPoE Figure 4-11 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. Confirm Password - Enter again the Password provided by your ISP to ensure the ...
Page 49 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it  was down. Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be established in the period from the ...
Page 50 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-12 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 51 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WAN – BigPond Cable Figure 4-13 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 52 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.
Page 53 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 54 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-15 WAN – PPTP/Russia PPTP 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 ...
Page 55: Mac Clone
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 option, check the radio button.
Page 56: Lan
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Save button to save your settings.  Note: 1. Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function. 2. If you change WAN MAC Address when the WAN connection is PPPoE, it will not take effect until the connection is re-established.
Page 57: Wireless
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.7 Wireless Figure 4-18 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-18): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 58: Wireless Security
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Mode - Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed.  11bg mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients. • 11bgn mixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients.
Page 59 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater There are three wireless security modes supported by the Router: WPA/WPA2-Personal, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise and WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). Figure 4-20 Wireless Security Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the ...
Page 60 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater If you check the WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-21. Figure 4-21 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server. ...
Page 61: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters. 152-bit - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters.
Page 62 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-23 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry 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...
Page 63: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-24 Filtering Rules 4.7.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-25 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, ...
Page 64: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater broadcast and multicast messages. When the Router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval.
Page 65: Dhcp
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button. 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.
Page 66: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning  IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address. End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP ...
Page 67: Address Reservation
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click the Refresh button. 4.8.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP → Address Reservation”, and then you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-30).When you specify a reserved IP...
Page 68: Usb Settings
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 69 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Service Status - Indicates the Network Sharing service's current status. You can click the  Start button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the Stop button to stop it. Volume - The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to. Volume 1-8 is ...
Page 70: Ftp Server
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater The router can automatically locate new USB drive. But to display the information about your USB device, you need to click the Rescan button manually. The new settings will not take effect until you restart the service.
Page 71: Media Server
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Specify a port for the FTP server to use (The default port number is 21). The Internet Address displays the WAN IP address of this router, so that other users can access FTP via this address.
Page 72 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-37 Media Server Setting Server Name - The name of this Media Server.  Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can  click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it.
Page 73: User Accounts
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Folder Location- Displays the location of this folder.  Select - Check the radio button to select the folder to share.  Folder - Displays folders that are in current path.  Upper - Click this button to get into the upper folder.
Page 74 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Self-define a User Name. Enter the password in the Password field. Choose the Storage Authority from the drop-down list, Read and Write or Read Only. Figure 4-40 Add or Modify User Account User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The ...
Page 75: Forwarding
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.10 Forwarding Figure 4-41 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-41): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 76 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.  To setup a virtual server entry: Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-43. Select the service port you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port list does not have the service that you want to use, type the service port number or service port range in the Service Port box.
Page 77: Port Triggering
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater  Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on “Security → Remote Management” page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080.
Page 78 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater To add a new rule, follow the steps below: Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-45. Select a common application from the Common Applications drop-down list, then the Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatically filled.
Page 79: Dmz
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.10.3 DMZ Choose menu “Forwarding → DMZ”, and then you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen as shown in Figure 4-46. The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing.
Page 80: Security
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information.  App Description - The description provided by the application in the UPnP request. • External Port - The external port the Router opens for the application.
Page 81 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-49 Basic Security Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or  disable the Router’s firewall. SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) ...
Page 82: Advanced Security
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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, keep the ...
Page 83: Local Management
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Dos Protection will take effect only when the Traffic Statistics in “System Tool → Traffic Statistics” is enabled. Enable ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the ICMP-FLOOD Attack  Filtering. ICMP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value ...
Page 84: Remote Management
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-51 Local Management By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility” is checked. If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the Router's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator...
Page 85: Parental Control
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 86 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 87 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry 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 88: Access Control
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Then you will go back to the Parental Control Settings page and see the following list, as shown in Figure 4-55. Figure 4-55 4.13 Access Control Figure 4-56 The Access Control menu There are four submenus under the Access Restriction menu as shown in Figure 4-56: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule.
Page 89 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access  Restriction function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
Page 90 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 “Access Control →...
Page 91: Host
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-59 Rule Settings 4.13.2 Host Choose menu “Access Control → Host”, you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-60. The host list is necessary for the Access Restriction Rule.
Page 92: Target
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-61 Add or Modify a Host Entry Figure 4-62 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: Click Add New...
Page 93 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 (e.g.www.tp-link.com) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names.
Page 94: Schedule
Figure 4-66 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: Click Add New… button in Figure 4-64 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page.
Page 95 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-68 Schedule Settings Schedule Description - Here displays the description of the schedule and this description is  unique. Day - Here displays the day(s) in a week.  Time - Here displays the time period in a day.
Page 96: Advanced Routing
300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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...
Page 97 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-72 Static Routing To add static routing entries, follow the steps below. Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-72, you will see the following screen Figure 4-73. Figure 4-73 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry Enter the following data.
Page 98: System Routing Table
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.14.2 System Routing Table Choose menu “Advanced Routing → System Routing Table”, and you can views all of the valid route entries in use. The Destination IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Interface will be displayed for each entry.
Page 99: Rule List
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater than 100000Kbps. For optimal control of the bandwidth, please select the right Line Type and ask your ISP for the total bandwidth of the egress and ingress. Figure 4-76 Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control - Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings can take ...
Page 100: Ip & Mac Binding
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater To add/modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps below. Step 1: Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-77, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-78. Step 2: Enter the information like the screen shown below.
Page 101: Binding Setting
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.16.1 Binding Setting This page displays the IP & MAC Binding Setting table; you can operate it in accord with your desire. Figure 4-80 IP & MAC Binding Setting MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN.
Page 102: Arp List
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Save button to save it. To modify or delete an existing entry: Find the desired entry in the table. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. To find an existing entry: Click the Find button (shown in Figure 4-80).
Page 103: Dynamic Dns
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN.  Status - Enabled or Disabled of the MAC address and IP address binding.  Configure - Load or delete item.
Page 104: Comexe.cn Ddns
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-84 No-IP 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 105: Dyndns Org Ddns
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service. 4.17.3 Dyndns org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.dyndns.org, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-86.
Page 106: System Tools
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.18 System Tools Figure 4-87 The System Tools menu There are nine submenus under the System Tools menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup and Restore, Reboot, 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.
Page 107: Diagnostic
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 108 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-89 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too.  Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to • a given host or gateway.
Page 109: Firmware Upgrade
Set your IP address as static IP before upgrading. To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions: Download the latest firmware upgrade file from our website http://www.tp-link.com. Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank.
Page 110: Backup & Restore
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-92 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. The default User Name: admin  The default Password: admin  The default access: tplinkwifi.net ...
Page 111: Password
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-94 Reboot the router Click the Reboot button to reboot the router. Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include: Change LAN IP Address. (System will reboot automatically) ...
Page 112: System Log
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Clear All button to clear all. 4.18.8 System Log This page allows you to query the logs of the router. Figure 4-96 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.
Page 113 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-97 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 ineffective.
Page 114: Chapter 5. Configuration For Access Point Mode
Chapter 5. Configuration for Access Point Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Access Point Mode of TL-WR810N. 5.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 115 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 5-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 116: Quick Setup
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Mode - The current wireless mode which the Router works on. • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use. • MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the WLAN.
Page 117 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN. Disable PIN of this Device - WPS external registrar of entering the device’s PIN can be  disabled or enabled manually. If the device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external Registrar, this function will be disabled automatically.
Page 118 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP Step 1: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of this...
Page 119 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add Device button in Figure 5-3.
Page 120 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the AP into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Connect.
Page 121: Working Mode
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 5.5 Working Mode The Router supports five operation mode types: Wireless Router, Access Point, Repeater, Client and Wireless Client Router. Please select one you want. Click Save to save your choice, which is shown as Figure 5-7.
Page 122: Wireless
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 5-9 LAN MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports, as seen from the LAN. The value can  not be changed. Type - Choosing Smart IP (DHCP) to get IP address from DHCP server, or choosing static IP ...
Page 123: Wireless Settings
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 5-10): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 124: Wireless Security
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater When 11bg mixed mode is selected, only 11bg mixed wireless stations can connect to the Router. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to 11bgn mixed, and all of 802.11b/g/n wireless stations can connect to the Router.
Page 125 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 5-12 Wireless Security 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. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
Page 126 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 5-13 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.  Version - you can choose the version of the WPA security from 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 127: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 152-bit - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters.  Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type.
Page 128 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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-B0-00-0B. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A.
Page 129: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 5.7.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 5-16 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, ...
Page 130: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval.
Page 131: Dhcp
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 132: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning  IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address. End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP ...
Page 133: Address Reservation
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 5-21 DHCP Client List 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 134: Usb Settings
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. Click the Save button. Figure 5-23 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify.
Page 135 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 5-25 Storage Sharing Service Status - Indicates the Network Sharing service's current status. You can click the  Start button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the Stop button to stop it.
Page 136: Media Server
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Rescan button to start a new scan. Follow the instructions below to set up your router as a file server: Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router.
Page 137 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Delete - You can delete the share folder by click Delete.  To set up your media server, please follow the instructions below: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router, and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 5-28.
Page 138 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 5-30. Figure 5-30 Add New Folder Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder.
Page 139: User Accounts
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 5.9.3 User Accounts You can specify the user name and password for Storage Sharing users on this page. Storage Sharing users can use Internet Explorer to access files on the USB drive. There are two default user accounts that can access the Storage Sharing. They are Administrator and Guest (as shown in Figure 5-31).
Page 140: System Tools
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The  user name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length. Password - Enter the password in the Password field. The password must be composed ...
Page 141: Diagnostic
Domain Name System (DNS) queries. IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (e.g. 202.108.22.5) or Domain  name (e.g. http://www.tp-link.com). Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection. The default is 4. ...
Page 142: Firmware Upgrade
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Traceroute Max TTL - The max number of hops for a Traceroute connection. The default is  Click Start to check the connectivity of the Internet. The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis.
Page 143: Factory Defaults
 Note: New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.
Page 144: Backup & Restore
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 5.10.4 Backup & Restore Choose menu “System Tools → Backup & Restore”, and then you can save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 5-38.
Page 145: Password
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Change the Web Management Port.  Upgrade the firmware of the Router (system will reboot automatically).  Restore the Router's settings to factory defaults (system will reboot automatically).  Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically).
Page 146: System Log
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 5.10.7 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, and then you can view the logs of the Router. Figure 5-41 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.
Page 147: Chapter 6. Configuration For Repeater Mode
Chapter 6. Configuration for Repeater Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Repeater Mode of TL-WR810N. 6.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 148 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 6-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 149: Quick Setup
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Mode - The current wireless mode which the Router works on. • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use. • MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the WLAN.
Page 150: Network
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WISP Client Router - In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share Internet  connection from WISP. 6.5 Network Figure 6-4 the Network menu There is only one submenu under the Network menu (shown in Figure 6-4): LAN.
Page 151: Wireless
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 6.6 Wireless Figure 6-6 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 6-6): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click it, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 152 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 11bg mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients. • 11bgn mixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients. • When 11bg mixed mode is selected, only 11bg mixed wireless stations can connect to the Router.
Page 153: Wireless Security
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Near the center of the area in which your wireless stations will operate.  In an elevated location such as a high shelf.  Away from the potential sources of interference, such as PCs, microwaves, and cordless ...
Page 154 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WPA-PSK/WPA2-Personal - 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 155: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. WEP Key (Password) - 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 156 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button. The "Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry" page will appear, shown in Figure 6-12: Figure 6-12 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field.
Page 157: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Select the radio button “Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access” for Filtering Rules. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. Click the Add New... button.
Page 158: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 159: Dhcp
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address  Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH /  STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN /...
Page 160 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 6-16 DHCP Settings DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must  have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually.
Page 161: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 6-17 DHCP Settings 6.7.2 DHCP Client List Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Client List”, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 6-18.
Page 162 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 6-19 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address.  Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router.
Page 163: Usb Settings
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 6.8 USB Settings Figure 6-21 The USB Settings menu There are three submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 6-21), Storage Sharing, Media Server and User Accounts. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions.
Page 164 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Shared - Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume. When the volume is  shared, you can click the Disable to stop sharing the volume; when volume is non-shared, you can click the Enable button to share the volume.
Page 165: Media Server
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 6.8.2 Media Server Choose menu “USB Settings→Media Server”, you can create media server that allows you to share stored content with other computers and devices on your home network and on the Internet. Figure 6-24 Media Server Setting Server Name - The name of this Media Server.
Page 166 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 2. Click the Start button to start the media server, and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 6-26. Figure 6-26 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 6-27.
Page 167: User Accounts
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Back - Click this button to discard the settings and just go to the media server  configuration page. 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately. You can also select the Auto-scan, at same time, select an auto scan interval time by drop-down list.
Page 168 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4. Choose the Storage Authority from the drop-down list, Read and Write or Read Only. Figure 6-29 Add or Modify User Account User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The ...
Page 169: System Tools
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater System Tools Figure 6-30 The System Tools menu Choose menu “System Tools”, and then you can see the submenus under the main menu: 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 170 Domain Name System (DNS) queries. IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (e.g. 202.108.22.5) or Domain  name (e.g. http://www.tp-link.com). Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection. The default is 4. ...
Page 171: Firmware Upgrade
 Note: New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.
Page 172: Factory Defaults
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 6.9.3 Factory Defaults Choose menu “System Tools → Factory Defaults”, and you can restore the configurations of the Router to factory defaults on the following screen. Figure 6-34 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.
Page 173: Reboot
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater  Note: The current configuration will be covered by the uploading configuration file. The upgrade process lasts for 20 seconds and the Router will restart automatically. Keep the Router on during the upgrading process to prevent any damage.
Page 174: Password
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 6.9.6 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 6-37. Figure 6-37 Password...
Page 175 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 6-38 System Log 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 ...
Page 176: Chapter 7. Configuration For Client Mode
Chapter 7. Configuration for Client Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Client Mode of TL-WR810N. 7.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 177 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 7-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 178: Quick Setup
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Mode - The current wireless mode which the Router works on. • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use. • MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the WLAN.
Page 179: Network
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WISP Client Router - In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share Internet  connection from WISP. 7.5 Network Figure 7-4 the Network menu There is only one submenu under the Network menu (shown in Figure 7-4): LAN.
Page 180: Wireless
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater When you choose the Smart IP (DHCP) mode, the DHCP Server function will be disabled. 7.6 Wireless Figure 7-6 Wireless menu There are two submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 7-6): Wireless Settings and Wireless Security.
Page 181: Wireless Security
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 182 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 7-8 Wireless Security 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. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
Page 183 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 7-9 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.  Version - you can choose the version of the WPA security from 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 184: Dhcp
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 152-bit - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters.  Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type.
Page 185 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning  IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address. End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP ...
Page 186: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 7.7.2 DHCP Client List Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Client List”, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 7-13. Figure 7-13 DHCP Clients List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client ...
Page 187: Usb Settings
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.  To Reserve an IP address: Click the Add New… button. Then Figure 7-15 will pop-up. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.
Page 188: Storage Sharing
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 7.8.1 Storage Sharing Choose menu “USB Settings→Storage Sharing”, you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the router and view volume and share such properties as share name, capacity, used space, and free space on this page as shown below.
Page 189 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 7-18 Safe Unplug Message Click the Rescan button to start a new scan. Follow the instructions below to set up your router as a file server: Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router.
Page 190: Media Server
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 7.8.2 Media Server Choose menu “USB Settings→Media Server”, you can create media server that allows you to share stored content with other computers and devices on your home network and on the Internet. Figure 7-19 Media Server Setting Server Name - The name of this Media Server.
Page 191 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 2. Click the Start button to start the media server, and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 7-21. Figure 7-21 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 7-22.
Page 192: User Accounts
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Back - Click this button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration  page. 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately. You can also select the Auto-scan, at same time, select an auto scan interval time by drop-down list.
Page 193 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Choose the Storage Authority from the drop-down list, Read and Write or Read Only. Figure 7-24 Add or Modify User Account User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The user ...
Page 194: System Tools
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater System Tools Figure 7-25 The System Tools menu Choose menu “System Tools”, and then you can see the submenus under the main menu: 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 195 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic tool.  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 196: Firmware Upgrade
 Note: New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.
Page 197: Factory Defaults
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 7.9.3 Factory Defaults Choose menu “System Tools → Factory Defaults”, and you can restore the configurations of the Router to factory defaults on the following screen. Figure 7-29 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.
Page 198: Reboot
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater  Note: The current configuration will be covered by the uploading configuration file. The upgrade process lasts for 20 seconds and the Router will restart automatically. Keep the Router on during the upgrading process to prevent any damage.
Page 199: Password
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 7.9.6 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 7-32. Figure 7-32 Password...
Page 200 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 7-33 System Log 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 ...
Page 201: Chapter 8. Configuration For Wisp Client Router Mode
Chapter 8. Configuration for WISP Client Router Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for WISP Client Router Mode of TL-WR810N. 8.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 202 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  LAN - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 203 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Name (SSID) - The SSID of the AP. • Channel - The current wireless channel in use. • Mode - The current wireless mode which the Router works on. • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use.
Page 204: Quick Setup
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Sent (Bytes) - Traffic that counted in bytes has been sent out from the WAN port. • Sent (Packets) - Traffic that counted in packets has been sent out from the WAN port. •...
Page 205: Network
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.5 Network Figure 8-4 The Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 8-4): WAN, MAC Clone and LAN. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 206 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 207 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 208 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Dynamic IP - You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary • connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP. Static IP - You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary •...
Page 209 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-8 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 210 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WAN – BigPond Cable Figure 8-9 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 211 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.
Page 212 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 213 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select PPTP/Russia PPTP option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 8-11): Figure 8-11 WAN – PPTP/Russia PPTP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.
Page 214: Mac Clone
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your 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.
Page 215: Lan
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value. Click the Save button to save your settings.  Note: 1. Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function.
Page 216: Wireless
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.6 Wireless Figure 8-14 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 8-14): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 217 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Key type - Choose according to the AP's security configuration. It is recommended that the  security type is the same as your AP's security type WEP Index - Choose if the key type is WEP (ASCII) or WEP (HEX).It indicates the index of ...
Page 218: Wireless Security
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.6.2 Wireless Security Figure 8-16 Wireless Security 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. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
Page 219 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater  Note: WPA/WPA2-Personal If you check the radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 8-17. Figure 8-17 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.
Page 220: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.
Page 221 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-19 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry 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...
Page 222: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Add New... button. 1) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. 2) Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. 3) Select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. 4) Click the Save button.
Page 223: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. 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 because of excessive packets.
Page 224: Dhcp
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 225 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-24 DHCP Settings DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must  have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually.
Page 226: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.7.2 DHCP Client List Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Client List”, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 8-25. Figure 8-25 DHCP Client List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client ...
Page 227: Usb Settings
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.  To Reserve an IP address: Click the Add New… button. Then will pop-up. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.
Page 228: Storage Sharing
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.8.1 Storage Sharing Choose menu “USB Settings→Storage Sharing”, you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the router and view volume and share such properties as share name, capacity, used space, and free space on this page as shown below.
Page 229: Media Server
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-30 Safe Unplug Message Click the Rescan button to start a new scan. Follow the instructions below to set up your router as a file server: Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router.
Page 230 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-31 Media Server Setting Server Name - The name of this Media Server.  Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can  click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it.
Page 231: User Accounts
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 8-34. Figure 8-34 Add New Folder Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder.
Page 232 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater There are two default user accounts that can access the Storage Sharing. They are Administrator and Guest (as shown in Figure 8-35). Administrator has read/write access to Storage Sharing and can access FTP Server while Guest has read-only access to Storage Sharing and cannot access FTP Server.
Page 233: Forwarding
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Storage Authority – Choose Read and Write or Read Only from the drop-down list to  assign access authority of Storage Sharing to the user. Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings.
Page 234 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Virtual Servers Figure 8-38 Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of  service ports (in XXX – YYY format, XXX is the start port number, YYY is the end port number).
Page 235: Port Triggering
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-39 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry  Note: If your computer or server has more than one type of available service, please select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server.
Page 236 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Port Triggering Figure 8-40 Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host.
Page 237: Dmz
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Select Enable in Status field. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 8-41 Add or Modify a Port Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.
Page 238: Upnp
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-42 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Check the Enable radio button. Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field.
Page 239: Security
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Status - The status of the port is displayed here. “Enabled” means that the port is still • active. Otherwise, the port is inactive. Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 8.10 Security...
Page 240: Advanced Security
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 241 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-46 Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and  60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics.
Page 242: Local Management
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD  Attack Filtering. TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value  between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately.
Page 243: Remote Management
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above.
Page 244: Parental Control
Address of Child PC field. Or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop-down list. 3. Give a description (e.g. Allow TP-LINK) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field.
Page 245 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. TP-LINK) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it (e.g.www.tp-link.com) will be allowed.
Page 246: 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 Domain Name field.  Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from the Effective Time drop-down list.
Page 247 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-53 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Restriction - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access  Restriction function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
Page 248 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 “Access Restriction →...
Page 249: Host
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater In Rule Name field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique, for  example Rule_1. In Host field, select Host_1.  In Target field, select Target_1.  In Schedule field, select Schedule_1.
Page 250 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 8-58.  1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1).
Page 251: Target
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-59 Host Settings 8.12.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-64. The target list is necessary for the Access Restriction Rule.
Page 252 Figure 8-62 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: Click Add New…...
Page 253: Schedule
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list, Figure 8-63 Target Settings 8.12.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 8-64.
Page 254 Figure 8-65 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: Click Add New...
Page 255: Advanced Routing
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.13 Advanced Routing Figure 8-67 The Advanced Routing Menu There are two submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-71): Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 256: System Routing Table
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the  network portion, and which portion is the host portion.  Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host.
Page 257: Bandwidth Control
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.14 Bandwidth Control Figure 8-71 The Bandwidth Control menu There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 8-71. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
Page 258 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-73 Bandwidth Control Rule 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 259: Ip & Mac Binding
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater  Egress Bandwidth - The max and the min upload speed which through the WAN port, default number is 0.  Ingress Bandwidth - The max and the min download speed through the WAN port, default number is 0.
Page 260 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Modify button, and then you will go to the next page. This page is used for adding or modifying an IP &...
Page 261: Arp List
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 8.15.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also.
Page 262: No-Ip Ddns
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.no-ip.com, www.comexe.cn, or www.dyndns.org. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key.
Page 263: Comexe.cn Ddns
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.16.2 Comexe.cn DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn, the page will appear as shown in Figure 8-81. Figure 8-81 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider.
Page 264: Dyndns Org Ddns
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.16.3 Dyndns org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.dyndns.org, the page will appear as shown in Figure 8-82. Figure 8-82 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account.
Page 265: System Tools
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.17 System Tools Figure 8-83 The System Tools menu There are nine submenus under the System Tools menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup and Restore, Reboot, 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.
Page 266: Diagnostic
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 267 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 268: Firmware Upgrade
Set your IP address as static IP before upgrading. To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions: Download the latest firmware upgrade file from our website http://www.tp-link.com. Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank.
Page 269: Factory Defaults
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.17.4 Factory Defaults This page allows you to restore the factory default settings for the router. Figure 8-88 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.
Page 270: Reboot
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.17.6 Reboot This page allows you to reboot the router. Figure 8-90 Reboot the router Click the Reboot button to reboot the router. Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include: Change LAN IP Address.
Page 271: System Log
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Save button when finished. Click the Clear All button to clear all. 8.17.8 System Log This page allows you to query the logs of the router. Figure 8-92 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.
Page 272 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-93 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 ineffective.
Page 273: Appendix A: Faq
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the Router to access the 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 274 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by Ethernet users? Log in 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 275 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure A-4 Virtual Servers Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry  Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ"...
Page 276 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater To change the WEB management port number: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click "Remote Management" submenu. On the "Remote Management" page, type a port number except 80, such as 88, into the "Web Management Port"...
Page 277 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure A-9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. Make sure the "Enable Wireless Router Radio" is checked. Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID.
Page 278: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary.
Page 279 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater In the prompt page that showed below, double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Figure B-0-2 The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
Page 280 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Select Obtain an IP address automatically, Choose Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-0-3  Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted.
Page 281: Appendix C: Specifications
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.11n, 802.11b, 802.11g Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One 10/100Mbps LAN/WAN port Port One 10/100Mbps LAN port 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω...
Page 282: Appendix D: Glossary
TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 283 TL-WR810N 300Mbps Wi-Fi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote  hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key ...

TP-Link TL-WR810N User Manual

Package Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Connecting the Router

Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

Chapter 4. Configuration for Wireless Router Mode

Chapter 5. Configuration for Access Point Mode

Chapter 6. Configuration for Repeater Mode

Chapter 7. Configuration for Client Mode

Chapter 8. Configuration for WISP Client Router Mode

Appendix A: FAQ

Appendix B: Configuring the PC

Appendix C: Specifications

Appendix D: Glossary

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