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Package contents The following contents should be found in your package: One TD-8816B ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router One AC power Adapter for TD-8816B ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Router Quick Installation Guide One RJ45 cable Two RJ11 cables One Resource CD , including: This User Guide Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-8816B ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Modem. The device is designed to provide a simple and cost-effective ADSL Internet connection for a private Ethernet network. The Router is easy to use. The TD-8816B connects to an Ethernet LAN or computers via standard Ethernet ports.
Chapter 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 The Front Panel The LEDs locates on the front panel, they indicate the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation. LED Explanation: Name Status Flash Slow flash ADSL Quick flash Flash Power 2.2 The Back Panel ON/OFF: The switch for the power.
devices. LINE: Through the port, you can connect the Router with the telephone. 2.3 Installation Environment The Product should not be located where it will be exposed to moisture or excessive heat. Place the Router in a location where it can be connected to the various devices as well as to a power source.
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TD-8816B ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Modem User Guide Figure 2-3...
TD-8816B ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Modem User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 3.1 Configure PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-8816B or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address. Follow the steps below to configure it.
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TD-8816B ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Modem User Guide Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3...
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Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK. Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” in the screen above. Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection.
If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown below, it means that your PC has not connected to the Router. You can check it follow the steps below: Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.
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Step 1: Select the Quick Start tab, then click RUN WIZARD, and you will see the next screen. Click the NEXT button. Step 2: Configure the time for the Router, and then click the NEXT button. Step 3: Select the connection type to connect to the ISP (We select PPPoE/PPPoA mode for example here), and then click the NEXT button.
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TD-8816B ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Modem User Guide Figure 3-11 Step 5: Click NEXT to finish the Quick Start. Figure 3-12...
TD-8816B ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Modem User Guide Chapter 4. Software Configuration This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more about this device and make use of its functions adequately, maybe you will get help from this chapter to configure the advanced settings through the Web-based Utility.
Note: Click the other submenus System Log or Statistics in Figure 4-2, you will be able to view the system log and traffic statistics about the Router. 4.2 Quick Start Please refer to " 3.2: Login". 4.3 Interface Setup Choose “Interface Setup”, you can see the next submenus: Internet and LAN. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
4.3.1 Internet Choose “Interface Setup→Internet” menu, you can configure the parameters for WAN ports in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-4). ATM VC: ATM settings are used to connect to your ISP. Your ISP provides VPI (Virtual Path Identifier), VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) settings to you. In this Device, you can totally setup 8 VCs on different encapsulations, if you apply 8 different virtual circuits from your ISP.
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• Virtual Circuit: Select the VC number you want to setup, PVC0~PVC7. • Status: If you want to use a designed VC, you should activate it. • VPI: Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM network. The valid range is from 0 to 255.
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for WAN interface, including RIP1, RIP2-B and RIP2-M. RIP2-B and RIP2-M are both sent in RIP2 format, the difference is that RIP2-M using Multicast, while RIP2-B using Broadcast format. • Direction: Select this option to specify the RIP direction. None is for disabling the RIP function.
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TD-8816B ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Modem User Guide Figure 4-7 Username: Enter your username for your PPPoE/PPPoA connection. Password: Enter your password for your PPPoE/PPPoA connection. Encapsulation: For both PPPoE/PPPoA connection, you need to specify the type of Multiplexing, either LLC or VC Mux. Bridge Interface: Activate the option, the Router can also work in Bridge mode.
Bridge Mode If you select this type of connection, the modem can be configured to act as a bridging device between your LAN and your ISP. Bridges are devices that enable two or more networks to communicate as if they are two segments of the same physical LAN. Note: After you finish the Internet configuration, please click SAVE to make the settings take effect.
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needed. The LAN IP address is private to your internal network and cannot be seen on the Internet. • IP Address: Enter the Router’s local IP Address, then you can access to the Web-based Utility via the IP Address, the default value is 192.168.1.1. •...
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• IP Pool Count: The max user pool size. • Lease Time: The length of time for the IP lease. After the dynamic IP address has expired, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The default is 259200 seconds.
4.4 Advanced Setup Choose “Advanced Setup”, you can see the next submenus: Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.4.1 Firewall Choose “Advanced Setup→Firewall” menu, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-13).
Click ADD ROUTE button to add a new route in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-15). Destination IP Address: This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final destination. IP Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask for this destination. Gateway IP Address: Enter the IP address of the gateway.
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Virtual Circuit: Enter Virtual Circuit Index that you plan to setup for the NAT function. NAT Status: This field shows the current status of the NAT function for the current VC. You can go to the previous screen (shown in Figure 4-4) to activate the function. Number of IPs;...
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The Virtual Server is the server or server(s) behind NAT (on the LAN), for example, Web server or FTP server, that you can make visible to the outside world even though NAT makes your whole inside network appear as a single machine to the outside world. Rule Index: The Virtual server rule index for this VC.
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4.4.3.3. IP Address Mapping Choose “Advanced Setup→NAT→IP Address Mapping” in Figure 4-16, you can configure the Address Mapping Rule in the next screen. The IP Address Mapping is for those VCs that configured with multiple IPs. The IP Address Mapping rule is per-VC based (only for Multiple IPs' VCs).
TD-8816B ADSL2/2+ Ethernet Modem User Guide Click the Back button to return to the previous screen. Click the CANCEL button to cancel the configuration which is made just now. 4.4.4 QoS Choose “Advanced Setup→QoS”, you can configure the QoS in the next screen. QoS helps to prioritize data as it enters your router.
DiffServ). Summary: Click the button to view the configurations of QoS. Rule: Configure the rules for QoS. If the traffic complies with the rule, then the Router will take the corresponding action to deal with it. • Rule Index: Select the index for the rule you want to configure. •...
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can communicate as if they were attached to the same wire, when in fact they are located on a number of different LAN segments. Because VLANs are based on logical instead of physical connections, it is very flexible for user/host management, bandwidth allocation and resource optimization.
Define VLAN Group Click Define VLAN Group in Figure 4-21, you can define VLAN groups in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-23). VLAN Index: Select the VLAN index for this VC. You can specify 8 groups in maximum. VLAN ID: This indicates the VLAN group. ATM VCs: Select the ATM VCs as members of VLAN, and if you leave the Tagged blank, the tag in frames will be deleted when transmitted from the VC.
ADSL Mode: Select the ADSL operation mode which your ADSL connection uses. ADSL Type: Select the ADSL operation type which your ADSL connection uses. 4.5 Access Management Choose “Access Management”, you can see the next submenus: Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.5.1 ACL Choose “Access Management→ACL”, you can see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-26).
ACL: If Activated, the IP addresses which are contained in the Access Control List can access to the Router. If Deactivated, all IP addresses can access to the Router. ACL Rule Index: Select the ACL rule index for the entry. Active: Enable the ACL rule.
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Filter Type Selection: Select the filter type for the next configuration. IP/MAC Filter Set Index: Select the Set index for the IP Filter entry. This index can match with six IP / MAC Filter Rule Indexes. Interface: Select the interface for the entry. Direction: Select the direction for this IP Filter rule.
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allowed by setting up filters. IP/MAC Filter Rule Index: Select the Rule index for the IP Filter entry. Note: You should set the IP/MAC Filter Set Index and IP/MAC Filter Rule Index together to appoint the address (shown in the Filter List) for the IP Filter rule. For example, (1, 2), it means the rule will be shown in the row 2 for the matching with 1.
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Note: If you want to make the rule take effect, please select Yes to active the rule. Step 3: Enter the “Source IP Address”, “Destination IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Port Number” in the corresponding field. Step 4: Select the Protocol as “TCP” and select the Unmatched rule as “Next”. Step 5: Finally, click the SAVE to save the entry.
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Rule Type: Select MAC for the MAC Filter rule. Active: Select “Yes” to make the rule to take effect. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address for the rule. Rule Unmatched: If the current rule can not match, and you select Forward, the router will skip the rule and transmit directly.
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select the Interface “PVC0”, and select the Direction “Outgoing” for the first rule. Note: If you want to make the rule take effect, please select Yes to active the rule. Step 3: Enter the “MAC Address” and select the Unmatched rule as “Next”. Step 4: Finally, click the SAVE to save the entry.
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Filter Type Selection: Select the Application Filter for the next configuration. Application Filter: Activate or deactivate the function. ICQ & MSN & YMSG & Real Audio/Video: Select Allow or Deny for these applications. If you select Allow, the Router will accept the application; if you select Deny, the Router will forbid the application.
Filter Type Selection: Select the URL Filter for the next configuration. Active: Select “Yes” to make the rule to take effect. URL Index: Select the index for the URL Filter entry. URL: Enter the URL for this URL Filter. URL Filter Listing: This displays the information about the URL Filter rules. To add a URL filter entry: For example: If you want to forbid the user to access the website: www.sina.com.
Management Protocol (SNMP) is used for exchanging information between network devices. Get Community: Select to set the password for the incoming Get and Get next requests from the management station. Set Community: Select to set the password for incoming Set requests from the management station.
4.5.5 DDNS Choose “Access Management→DDNS”, you can configure the DDNS function in the screen (shown in Figure 4-33). The router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. The feature lets you use a static host name with a dynamic IP address. User should type the host name, user name and password assigned to your ADSL Router by your Dynamic DNS provider.
CWMP: Select activate the CWMP function. URL: Enter the website of ACS which is provided by your ISP. User Name/Password: Enter the User Name and password to login the ACS server. Path: Enter the path that connects to the ACS server. Port: Enter the port that connects to the ACS server.
(shown in Figure 4-36). Note: There is only one account that can access Web-Management interface. The default account is "admin", and the password is "admin". Admin has read/write access privilege. When you change the password, you should enter the new password twice, and then click SAVE to make the new password take effect.
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Note: The ADSL Router built-in some NTP Servers, when the Router connects to the Internet, the Router will get the system time automatically from the NTP Server. You can also configure the NTP Server address automatically, and then the Router will get the time from the specific Server firstly.
To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Step 1: Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (www.tp-link.com). Step 2: Type the path and file name of the update file into the “New Firmware Location” field. Or click the Browse button to locate the update file.
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the router is not experiencing difficulties, there is no need to download a more recent firmware version, unless the version has a new feature that you want to use. When you upgrade the router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so please back up the router’s current settings before you upgrade its firmware.
Step 1: Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device, or enter the exact path in “New Romfile Location” field. Step 2: Click the UPGRADE button to complete. 4.6.4 System Restart Choose “Maintenance→System Restart”, you can select to restart the device with current settings or restore to factory default settings in the screen (shown in Figure 4-43).
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