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AC1350 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
EC231-G1u
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  • Page 1 User Guide AC1350 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router EC231-G1u 1910020879 REV1.0.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Guide ......................1 Chapter 1. Get to Know Your Router ........2 1.
  • Page 3 Chapter 9. Network Security ........43 9.
  • Page 4 12. 7. 4. Method 4: Enter the client device’s PIN on the router....82 12. 8. Schedule Your Wireless Function ......... . . 82 Chapter 13.

  • Page 5: About This Guide

    The Quick Installation Guide can be found where you find this guide or inside the package of the router. Specifications can be found on the product page at https://www.tp-link.com. A Technical Support Forum is provided for you to discuss our products at https://forum.tp-link.com.

  • Page 6: Chapter 1. Get To Know Your Router

    Chapter Get to Know Your Router This chapter introduces what the router can do and shows its appearance. It contains the following sections: • Product Overview • Appearance...

  • Page 7: Product Overview

    Wi-Fi signal to all your devices while boosting widespread coverage throughout your home, and the built-in Ethernet ports supply high-speed connection to your wired devices. Moreover, it is simple and convenient to set up and use the TP-Link router due to its intuitive web interface. 1. 2.
  • Page 8 Chapter 1 Get to Know Your Router LED Explanation Name Status Indication The 2.4GHz wireless band is enabled. (2.4G) The 2.4GHz wireless band is disabled. The 5GHz wireless band is enabled. (5G) The 5GHz wireless band is disabled. At least one LAN port is connected to a powered-on device. (LAN1 - 4) No powered-on device is connected to the router’s LAN ports.

  • Page 9: Back Panel

    Chapter 1 Get to Know Your Router 1. 2. 2. Back Panel The router’s back panel contains the connection ports, buttons and antennas. Refer to the following table for detailed instructions. Item Description POWER port For connecting the router to a power socket via the provided power adapter. ON/OFF button Press this button to power on or off the router.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2. Connect The Hardware

    Chapter Connect the Hardware This chapter contains the following sections: • Position Your Router • Connect Your Router...

  • Page 11: Position Your Router

    Chapter 2 Connect the Hardware 2. 1. Position Your Router • The product should not be located in a place where it will be exposed to moisture or excessive heat. • Place the router in a location where it can be connected to multiple devices as well as to a power source.
  • Page 12 Chapter 2 Connect the Hardware 3. Turn on the modem, and then wait about 2 minutes for it to restart. 4. Connect the power adapter to the router and turn on the router. 5. Verify that the following LEDs are on and solid to confirm the hardware is connected correctly.
  • Page 13 WPS. 1 ) Tab the WPS icon on the device’s screen. Here we take an Android phone for instance. 2 ) Within two minutes, press the Wi-Fi/WPS button on your router. WLAN TP-Link Home Office TP-Link_123 TP-Link_abc...

  • Page 14: Chapter 3. Log In To Your Router

    Chapter Log In to Your Router...
  • Page 15 Chapter 3 Log In to Your Router With a web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the router. The web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Mac OS or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.

  • Page 16: Chapter 4. Set Up Internet Connection

    Chapter Set Up Internet Connection This chapter introduces how to connect your router to the internet. The router is equipped with a web-based Quick Setup wizard. It has necessary ISP information built in, automates many of the steps and verifies that those steps have been successfully completed.

  • Page 17: Use Quick Setup Wizard

    Chapter 4 Set Up Internet Connection 4. 1. Use Quick Setup Wizard The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you through the process to set up your router. Tips: If you need the IPv6 internet connection, please refer to the section of Set Up an IPv6 Internet Connection.
  • Page 18 Chapter 4 Set Up Internet Connection 2 ) If you choose Static IP, enter the information provided by your ISP in the corresponding fields. 3 ) If you choose PPPoE, enter the Username Password provided by your ISP. PPPoE users usually have DSL cable modems. 4 ) If you choose L2TP, enter the Username and Password, and select the...

  • Page 19: Set Up An Ipv6 Internet Connection

    Chapter 4 Set Up Internet Connection 5 ) If you choose PPTP, enter the Username and Password, and select the Address Mode provided by your ISP. Different parameters are needed according to the DNS address mode you choose. 5. Click Save to make the settings effective, and you can refer to Test the Network...

  • Page 20: More Operation Modes

    Chapter 4 Set Up Internet Connection If your ISP provides an IPv4-only connection or IPv6 tunnel service, permit IPv6 connection by referring to Set Up the IPv6 Tunnel. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 2.

  • Page 21: Configure The Router In Range Extender Mode

    Chapter 4 Set Up Internet Connection If you already have a wired router, you can use this mode. To switch to Access Point mode: Internet Ethernet1Ethernet2 Ethernet3 Ethernet4 Ethernet Wired Router Router Devices 1. Connect the router’s WAN port to your wired router’s Ethernet port via an Ethernet cable as shown above.
  • Page 22 Chapter 4 Set Up Internet Connection 3. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 4. Go to Settings Advanced > Operation Mode, select Range Extender and click Save. Log in to the router via http://tplinkwifi.net after the router reboots.
  • Page 23 Chapter 4 Set Up Internet Connection 4 ) Select the security options of the host wireless network you selected and enter the password if it has one, and click Save to make the settings effective. ¾ To specify the extended network: 1 ) Go to Settings >...
  • Page 24 Chapter 4 Set Up Internet Connection • Network Name (SSID): Enter a new SSID (up to 32 characters long) or just use the SSID of the default name copied from the host network. This field is case- sensitive. Do not select Hide SSID unless you want the client devices to join the network manually.

  • Page 25: Chapter 5. Multi-Ssid

    Chapter Multi-SSID Multi-SSID function allows you to provide Wi-Fi access for your visitors without disclosing your main network. When you have guests in your house, apartment, or workplace, you can create a multi-SSID wireless network for them. In addition, you can customize the network settings to ensure network security and privacy.
  • Page 26 Chapter 5 Multi-SSID ¾ To create a multi-SSID network: 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 2. Go to Basic > Multi-SSID Advanced > Wireless > Multi-SSID. 3. Create the multi-SSID network as needed. 1 ) Click 2.4GHz 5GHz...

  • Page 27: Chapter 6. Usb Settings

    Chapter USB Settings This chapter describes how to use the USB port to share files and media from the USB storage devices over your home network locally, or remotely through the internet. The router supports USB external flash drives and hard drives. This chapter contains the following sections: •...

  • Page 28: Access The Usb Storage Device

    Chapter 6 USB Settings 6. 1. Access the USB Storage Device Insert your USB storage device into the router’s USB port and then access files stored there locally or remotely. Tips: • If you use USB hubs, make sure no more than 4 devices are connected to the router. •...
  • Page 29 Chapter 6 USB Settings ¾ Method 2: Open the Windows Explorer (or go to Computer) and type the server address \\tplinkwifi.net ftp://tplinkwifi.net in the address bar, then press Enter. Windows Computer ¾ Method 3: Install an SFTP client (File Zilla) in your computer and configure the protocol parameters (enter the LAN address of the router and account username and password admin).

  • Page 30: Access The Usb Device Remotely

    Chapter 6 USB Settings 6. 1. 2. Access the USB Device Remotely You can access your USB disk outside the local area network. For example, you can: • Share photos and other large files with your friends without logging in to (and paying for) a photo-sharing site or email system.

  • Page 31: View Usb Storage Device

    Chapter 6 USB Settings 1 ) Open the Windows Explorer (or go to Computer, only for Windows users) or open a web browser. 2 ) Type the server address in the address bar: Type in ftp://<WAN IP address of the router>:<port number> (such as ftp://59.40.2.243:21).

  • Page 32: Customize The Access Settings

    Chapter 6 USB Settings • Scan: Usually, the router will automatically detect any newly inserted USB device. If you find that your USB device is not listed in the USB Storage Device table, you can click Scan to refresh the web page with the updated information. •...
  • Page 33 Chapter 6 USB Settings 2. Select the Volume Name Folder Path, then enter a Folder Name as you like. 3. Decide the way you share the folder: • Enable Authentication: By default, authentication is disabled for the folder sharing, if you select this check box, you will be required to log in to the Sharing Account to access the USB disk.
  • Page 34 Chapter 6 USB Settings Tips: The router can share 8 folders at most. You can click on the page to detach the corresponding folder you do not want to share. ¾ To Set Up Authentication for Data Security You can set up authentication for your USB device so that network clients will be required to enter the username and password when accessing the USB disk.

  • Page 35: Media Sharing

    Chapter 6 USB Settings • Share All is disabled, you can select Enable Authentication to apply authentication to specific folders. Note: Due to Windows credential mechanism, you might be unable to access the USB disk after changing Authentication settings. Please log out from the Windows and try to access again. Or you can change the address of the USB disk by referring to To Customize the Address of the USB Disk.

  • Page 36: 4G Settings

    Chapter 6 USB Settings • Go to Computer > Network, then click the Media Server Name (model number by default) in the Media Devices section. Note: Here we take Windows 7 as an example. Windows Computer Smart • Use a third-party DLNA-supported player. Device 6.
  • Page 37 Note: The 3G/4G USB modem will not be identified if it is incompatible with the modem router. Find the 3G/4G Compatibility List on the web page: http://www.tp-link.com/en/comp-list.html. If your USB modem is incompatible, contact our technical support. 5. Verify that the router has correctly recognized your Mobile ISP.

  • Page 38: Chapter 7. Parental Controls

    Chapter Parental Controls This function allows you to block inappropriate, explicit and malicious websites, and control access to specified websites at specified time.
  • Page 39 For example, I want to allow my children’s devices (e.g. a computer or a tablet) to access only www.tp-link.com and Wikipedia.org from 18:00 (6 PM) to 22:00 (10 PM) on the weekdays and not other time. How can I 1.
  • Page 40 Effective Time period. • With Whitelist selected, the controlled devices can only access websites containing the specified keywords during the Effective Time period. 7. Click Add a New Keyword and enter “www.tp-link.com” and “Wikipedia.org” as the keywords and click Save.
  • Page 41 Chapter 7 Parental Controls 8. You can add up to 32 keywords for either Blacklist or Whitelist. Below are some sample entries for your reference. • Whitelist: Enter a web address (e.g. wikipedia.org) to allow access only to its related websites. If you wish to block all internet browsing access, do not add any keyword to the Whitelist.

  • Page 42: Chapter 8. Qos

    Chapter This chapter explains how to create the QoS (Quality of Service) rule to prioritize your online activities, which minimizes the impact caused by heavy internet traffic.
  • Page 43 Chapter 8 Prioritize Internet Traffic with QoS QoS (Quality of Service) is designed to ensure the efficient operation of the network when network congestion is encountered. I want to: Specify the upstream and the downstream bandwidths used by the devices connected to my router. How can I 1.
  • Page 44 Chapter 8 2 ) Select the data flow direction, Upstream or Downstream. 3 ) Select a Precedence for the queue if you select SP as the scheduler algorithm, or enter the Weight if you select WRR as the scheduler algorithm. •...
  • Page 45 Chapter 8 3. Set the flow classification based on the queues you set. 1 ) Go to Advanced > > Flow Classification, and click to create a new class. 2 ) Enter a description for the class in the Class Name and select the Order.
  • Page 46 Chapter 8 • Queue: Select the queue you want to apply to this class. • Enable Policer: Select this check box to specify the Committed Rate Committed Burst Size if needed. 5 ) Click to make the settings effective. 6 ) Repeat step 1)-5) to set other flow classes according to your needs.

  • Page 47: Chapter 9. Network Security

    Chapter Network Security This chapter guides you on how to protect your home network from unauthorized users by implementing network security functions. You can block or allow specific client devices to access your wireless network using MAC Filtering, or using Access Control for wired and wireless networks, or you can prevent ARP spoofing and ARP attacks by using IP &...

  • Page 48: Firewall & Dos Protection

    Network Security Chapter 9 9. 1. Firewall & DoS Protection The SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) Firewall and DoS (Denial of Service) Protection protect the router from cyber attacks. The SPI Firewall can prevent cyber attacks and validate the traffic that is passing through the router based on the protocol.

  • Page 49: Service Filtering

    Network Security Chapter 9 Tips: 1. The level of protection is based on the number of traffic packets. You can specify the level under DoS Protection Level Settings. 2. The protection will be triggered immediately when the number of packets exceeds the preset threshold value, and the vicious host will be displayed in the Blocked DoS Host List.

  • Page 50: Access Control

    Network Security Chapter 9 5. Select a Service Type from the drop-down list and the following four boxes will be automatically filled in. Select Custom when your desired service type is not listed, and enter the information manually. 6. Specify the IP address(es) that this filtering rule will apply to. 7.
  • Page 51 Network Security Chapter 9 3. Select the access mode to either block (recommended) or allow the device(s) to access your network. To block specific device(s): 1 ) Select Blacklist and click Save. 2 ) Select the device(s) to be blocked in the Online Devices table (or click the under the...

  • Page 52: Ip & Mac Binding

    Network Security Chapter 9 3 ) Enter the Device Name Address. (You can copy and paste the information from Online Devices table if the device is connected to your network.) 4 ) Click OK. Done! Now you can block or allow specific client devices to access your network (via wired or wireless) by Blacklist or Whitelist.
  • Page 53 Network Security Chapter 9 3. Bind your device(s) according to your needs. To bind the connected device(s): 1 ) Select the device(s) to be bound in the List. 2 ) Click Bind to add to the Binding List. To bind the unconnected device: 1 ) Click Add.

  • Page 54: Chapter 10. Nat Forwarding

    The TP-Link router supports four forwarding rules. If two or more rules are set, the priority of implementation from high to low is Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, UPnP and DMZ.

  • Page 55: Translate Address And Port By Alg

    Chapter 10 NAT Forwarding 10. 1. Translate Address and Port by ALG ALG (Application Layer Gateway) allows customized NAT (Network Address Translation) traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer “control/data” protocols: FTP, TFTP etc. Enabling ALG is recommended.

  • Page 56: Share Local Resources On The Internet By Virtual Servers

    Chapter 10 NAT Forwarding 10. 2. Share Local Resources on the Internet by Virtual Servers When you build up a server on the local network and want to share it on the internet, Virtual Servers can realize the service and provide it to internet users. At the same time Virtual Servers can keep the local network safe as other services are still invisible from the internet.

  • Page 57: Open Ports Dynamically By Port Triggering

    Chapter 10 NAT Forwarding 4. Click View Existing Services and select HTTP. The External Port, Internal Port Protocol will be automatically filled in. Enter the PC’s IP address 192.168.0.100 in the Internal IP field. 5. Click to make the settings effective. Tips: 1.

  • Page 58: Make Applications Free From Port Restriction By Dmz

    Chapter 10 NAT Forwarding router can forward them to the corresponding host. Port Triggering is mainly applied to online games, VoIPs, video players and common applications including MSN Gaming Zone, Dialpad and Quick Time 4 players, etc. Follow the steps below to configure the Port Triggering rules: 1.

  • Page 59: Make Xbox Online Games Run Smoothly By Upnp

    Chapter 10 NAT Forwarding applications, such as IP camera and database software, you can set the PC to be a DMZ host. Note: When DMZ is enabled, the DMZ host is totally exposed to the internet, which may bring some potential safety hazards. If DMZ is not in use, please disable it in time.
  • Page 60 Chapter 10 NAT Forwarding want to use applications for multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connections, real-time communication (such as VoIP or telephone conference) or remote assistance, etc. Tips: 1. UPnP is enabled by default in this router. 2. Only the application supporting UPnP protocol can use this feature. 3.

  • Page 61: Chapter 11. Vpn Server

    Chapter VPN Server The VPN (Virtual Private Networking) Server allows you to access your home network in a secured way through internet when you are out of home. The router offers two ways to setup VPN connection: OpenVPN and PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol) VPN. OpenVPN is somewhat complex but with greater security and more stable.

  • Page 62: Use Openvpn To Access Your Home Network

    Chapter 11 VPN Server 11. 1. Use OpenVPN to Access Your Home Network In the OpenVPN connection, the home network can act as a server, and the remote device can access the server through the router which acts as an OpenVPN Server gateway.

  • Page 63: Use Pptp Vpn To Access Your Home Network

    Chapter 11 VPN Server 7. Click Save. 8. Click Generate to get a new certificate. Note: If you have already generated one, please skip this step, or click Generate to update the certificate. 9. Click Export to save the OpenVPN configuration file which will be used by the remote device to access your router.
  • Page 64 Chapter 11 VPN Server Note: Before you enable Server, we recommend you configure Dynamic DNS Service (recommended) or assign a static IP address for router’s WAN port and synchronize your System Time with internet. 3. In the Client IP Address field, enter the range of IP addresses (up to 10) that can be leased to the devices by the PPTP VPN server.
  • Page 65 Chapter 11 VPN Server 4. Select Use my Internet connection (VPN). 5. Enter the internet IP address of the router (for example: 218.18.1.73) in the Internet address field. Click Next.
  • Page 66 Chapter 11 VPN Server 6. Enter the User name Password you have set for the PPTP VPN server on your router, and click Connect. 7. The PPTP VPN connection is created and ready to use.
  • Page 67 Chapter 11 VPN Server Tips: You can go to Advanced > > VPN Connections to view the clients that are currently connected to the PPTP VPN servers.

  • Page 68: Chapter 12. Customize Your Network Settings

    Chapter Customize Your Network Settings This chapter introduces how to change the default settings or adjust the basic configuration of the router using the web management page. It contains the following sections: • Configure LAN Settings • Configure IPv6 LAN Settings •...

  • Page 69: Configure Lan Settings

    Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings 12. 1. Configure LAN Settings 12. 1. 1. Change the LAN IP Address The router is preset with a default LAN IP 192.168.0.1, which you can use to log in to its web management page. The LAN IP address together with the Subnet Mask also defines the subnet that the connected devices are on.

  • Page 70: Reserve Lan Ip Addresses

    Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings Follow the steps below to configure DHCP server. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 2. Go to Advanced > Network > LAN Settings page and select IPv4. 3.

  • Page 71: Configure Ipv6 Lan Settings

    Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings Follow the steps below to reserve an IP address for your devices. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 2. Go to Advanced > Network > LAN Settings page and select IPv4.

  • Page 72: Configure The Dhcpv6 Server Address Type

    Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings 1 ) Select the RADVD as the address type to make the router assign IPv6 address prefixes to hosts. Note: Do not select the Enable RDNSS Enable ULA Prefix check boxes unless required by your ISP. Otherwise you may not be able to access the IPv6 network.

  • Page 73: Set Up A Dynamic Dns Service Account

    Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings 1 ) Select the DHCPv6 Server as the address type to make the router assign IPv6 addresses to hosts. 2 ) Specify the Starting/Ending IPv6 Address for the IPv6 suffixes. The router will generate IPv6 addresses within the specified range. 3 ) Keep Address Lease Time as the default setting.

  • Page 74: Create Static Routes

    Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings 4. Log in with your DDNS account, select a service provider and click Go to register ... Enter the username, password and domain name of the account (such as lisa.ddns. net). 5. Click Log in and Save.
  • Page 75 Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings Router A Company’s server Router B WAN: 172.30.30.100 LAN: 192.168.0.1 LAN: 192.168.0.2 172.30.30.1 Switch 192.168.0.100 How can I 1. Make sure the routers use different LAN IP addresses on the do that? same subnet. Disable Router B’s DHCP function. 2.

  • Page 76: Set Up The Ipv6 Tunnel

    Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings In the example, the IP address of the company network is the destination IP address, so here we enter 172.30.30.1. • Subnet Mask: Determines the destination network with the destination IP address. If the destination is a single IP address, enter 255.255.255.255;...

  • Page 77: Specify The Ipv6 Tunnel With Parameters Provided By Your Isp

    Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings IPv4-only connection but you want to visit IPv6 websites, you can try to set up a 6to4 tunnel. I want to: Set up the IPv6 tunnel though my ISP doesn’t provide me with the tunnel service. How can I 1.

  • Page 78: Specify Wireless Settings

    Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings 5. Click Save to make the settings effective. Note: If there is no available WAN connection to choose, make sure you have connected to the internet and the connection type is not Bridge. Done! Now you can visit the IPv6 websites with the 6rd tunnel.
  • Page 79 Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings 2. Enter a new SSID in the Network Name (SSID) field and a new password in the Password field. Both fields are case-sensitive. Note: If you use a wireless device to change the wireless settings, you will be disconnected after the new settings are effective. Please write down the new SSID and password for future use.

  • Page 80: View Wireless Information

    Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Channel Width: Select the channel width from the drop-down list. The default setting is Auto, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically. Transmit Power: Select Low, Middle, or High...

  • Page 81: Advanced Wireless Settings

    Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings 3. Select 2.4GHz 5GHz to view the wireless details. Tips: You can also see the wireless details by clicking the router icon on Basic> Network Map. ¾ To view the detailed information of the connected wireless clients: 1.
  • Page 82 Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings • Beacon Interval: Enter a value between 25 and 1000 in milliseconds to determine the duration between which beacon packets are broadcast by the router to synchronize the wireless network. The default is 100 milliseconds. •...
  • Page 83 Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings ¾ To enable WDS bridging function: example, my house covers a large area. The wireless coverage of the router I’m using (the root router) is limited. I want to use an extended router to boost the wireless network of the root router.
  • Page 84 Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings 3 ) Click the Connect icon, and then the SSID and MAC and security will be automatically filled in, select the security options of the wireless network you selected and enter the password if it has one. 4 ) Click Save to make the settings effective.

  • Page 85: Use Wps For Wireless Connection

    Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings 12. 7. Use WPS for Wireless Connection You can use WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) to add a new wireless device to your existing network quickly and easily. 12. 7. 1. Method 1: Use the WPS button Use this method if your client device has a WPS button.

  • Page 86: Method 4: Enter The Client Device's Pin On The Router

    Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings 3. Make sure the Enable Router’s PIN is turned on, and take a note of the current PIN of the router. You can also click the Generate button to get a new PIN. 4. Enter the router’s PIN on the client device. (The default PIN is also printed on the label of the router.) 5.
  • Page 87 Chapter 12 Customize Your Network Settings 2. Go to Advanced > Wireless > Wireless Schedule, and select 2.4GHz 5GHz that you want to control. 3. Enable the Wireless Schedule function, Drag the pointer to select the time when you want your wireless network off, and then click Save to make the settings effective Note:...

  • Page 88: Chapter 13. Manage The Router

    Chapter Manage the Router This chapter will show you the configuration for managing and maintaining your router. It contains the following sections: • Set System Time • Control LEDs • Test the Network Connectivity • Upgrade the Firmware • Backup and Restore Configuration Settings •...

  • Page 89: Set System Time

    Chapter 13 Manage the Router 13. 1. Set System Time System time is the time displayed while the router is running. The system time you configure here will be used for other time-based functions like Parental Controls. You can choose the way to obtain the system time as needed. 1.

  • Page 90: Test The Network Connectivity

    2. Go to Advanced > System Tools > Diagnostics. 3. Click Start to test the internet connectivity and you will find the test results in the gray box. 13. 4. Upgrade the Firmware TP-Link aims at providing better network experience for users.

  • Page 91: Backup And Restore Configuration Settings

    Manage the Router We will inform you through the web management page if there’s any update firmware available for your router. Also, the latest firmware will be released at the TP-Link official website www.tp-link.com, and you can download it from the Support page for free.

  • Page 92: Reboot The Router

    Chapter 13 Manage the Router ¾ To restore configuration settings from backup: 1. Click Browse to locate the backup configuration file stored on your computer, and click Restore. 2. Wait a few minutes for the restoring and rebooting. Note: During the restoring process, do not turn off or reset the router. ¾...

  • Page 93: Administration Management

    Chapter 13 Manage the Router 3. Specify the Time when the router reboots and the Auto Reboot Interval to decide how often it reboots. 4. Click Save to make the settings effective. Some settings of the router may take effect only after rebooting, including: •...

  • Page 94: Local Management

    Chapter 13 Manage the Router 3. Enter the old password and a new password twice (both case-sensitive). 4. Click Save to make the settings effective. 13. 7. 2. Local Management You can control the local devices’ authority to manage the router via Local Management feature.

  • Page 95: Remote Management

    Chapter 13 Manage the Router Note: If you want all local devices can manage the router, just leave the IP/MAC Address field blank. 13. 7. 3. Remote Management By default, the remote devices are not allowed to manage the router from the internet. You can enable remote management over HTTP and/or HTTPS if needed.

  • Page 96: Icmp Ping

    Chapter 13 Manage the Router Tips: 1. If you are warned about the certificate when visiting the web management page remotely, click Trust (or a similar option) to continue. To avoid this warning, you can download and install the certificate on the router’s web management page at Advanced >...
  • Page 97 Chapter 13 Manage the Router ¾ To view the system logs: You can view specific system logs by selecting the log type and level. Click Refresh to refresh the log list. ¾ To save the system logs: You can save the system logs to your local computer or a remote server. Click Save Log to save the logs in a txt file to your computer.

  • Page 98: Cwmp Settings

    Chapter 13 Manage the Router 13. 9. CWMP Settings The router supports CWMP (CPE WAN Management Protocol), also called TR-069. This collects information, performs diagnostics and configures the devices automatically via ACS (Auto-Configuration Server). 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 2.

  • Page 99: Snmp Settings

    Chapter 13 Manage the Router • Connection Request Authentication: Select this check box to enable authentication for the connection request. • Username/Password: Enter the username/password for the ACS server to log in to the router. • Path: Enter the path for the ACS server to log in to the router. •...

  • Page 100: Monitor The Internet Traffic Statistics

    Chapter 13 Manage the Router • Enable SNMP Agent/SMMP Agent for WAN: Turn on to enable the built-in SNMP agent that allows the router to operate as the operational role in receiving and processing of SNMP messages, sending responses to the SNMP manager, and triggering SNMP traps when an event occurs.
  • Page 101 Chapter 13 Manage the Router 2. Go to Advanced > System Tools > Traffic Statistics. 3. Turn on Enable Traffic Statistics to enable traffic statistics function, you can view the total number of packets and bytes received and transmitted by the router within the selected Statistics Interval.

  • Page 102: Faq

    Q1. What should I do if I forget my wireless password? The default wireless password is printed on the label of the router. If the password has been altered: 1. Connect your computer to the router using an Ethernet cable. 2.
  • Page 103 4 ) Click LAN settings and clear the following three options and click OK. 5 ) Go to Advanced > Restore advanced settings, click to save the settings.
  • Page 104 • Use another web browser or computer to log in again. • Reset the router to factory default settings and try again. If login still fails, please contact the technical support. Note: You’ll need to reconfigure the router to surf the internet once the router is reset. Q4.
  • Page 105 • Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses. Please manually configure the DNS server. 1 ) Go to Advanced > Network > Settings. 2 ) Enter 8.8.8.8 as Primary DNS, click Save. Tips: 8.8.8.8 is a safe and public DNS server operated by Google. •...
  • Page 106 • Check the TCP/IP settings on the particular device if all other devices can get internet from the router. As the following image shows, if the IP Address is 0.0.0.0, please try the methods below and try again: • Make sure the physical connection between the router and the modem is proper. •...
  • Page 107 • Modify the LAN IP address of the router. Note: Most TP-Link routers use 192.168.0.1/192.168.1.1 as their default LAN IP address, which may conflict with the IP range of your existing ADSL modem/router. If so, the router is not able to communicate with your modem and you can’t access the internet.
  • Page 108 2 ) Exit the wireless configuration tool (the TP-Link Utility, for example). 3 ) Select and right click on...
  • Page 109 5 ) Right click Wireless Zero Configuration, and then select Properties. 6 ) Change Startup type to Automatic, click on Start button and make sure the Service status is Started. And then click OK. If you can find other wireless network except your own, please follow the steps below: •...
  • Page 110 2 ) If you cannot find the PIN or PIN failed, you may choose Connecting using a security key instead, and then type in the Wireless Password/Network Security Key. 3 ) If it continues to show note of Network Security Key Mismatch, it is suggested to confirm the wireless password of your wireless router.
  • Page 111 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 112 Component Name Model I.T.E POWER SUPPLY AMS159A-1201000FU Responsible party: TP-Link USA Corporation, d/b/a TP-Link North America, Inc. Address: 145 South State College Blvd. Suite 400, Brea, CA 92821 Website: http://www.tp-link.com/us/ Tel: +1 626 333 0234 Fax: +1 909 527 6803 E-mail: sales.usa@tp-link.com...
  • Page 113 20 cm from all persons and must not be co- located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.” We, TP-Link USA Corporation, has determined that the equipment shown as above has been shown to comply with the applicable technical standards, FCC part 15. There is no unauthorized change is made in the equipment and the equipment is properly maintained and operated.
  • Page 114 Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. We, TP-Link USA Corporation, has determined that the equipment shown as above has been shown to comply with the applicable technical standards, FCC part 15. There is no unauthorized change is made in the equipment and the equipment is properly maintained and operated.
  • Page 115 2400 MHz - 2483.5 MHz (20dBm) 5150 MHz - 5250 MHz (23dBm) EU declaration of conformity TP-Link hereby declares that the device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of directives 2014/53/EU, 2009/125/EC, 2011/65/EU and (EU)2015/863.
  • Page 116 aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : 1. L’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage; 2. L’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement. Caution: The device for operation in the band 5150–5250 MHz is only for indoor use to reduce the potential for harmful interference to co-channel mobile satellite systems.
  • Page 117 4.7.9.2高增益指向性天線只得應用於固定式點對點系統。 BSMI Notice 安全諮詢及注意事項 • 請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 • 清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 • 注意防潮，請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上。 • 插槽與開口供通風使用，以確保本產品的操作可靠並防止過熱，請勿堵塞或覆蓋開 口。 • 請勿將本產品置放於靠近熱源的地方。除非有正常的通風，否則不可放在密閉位置 中。 • 請不要私自打開機殼，不要嘗試自行維修本產品，請由授權的專業人士進行此項工 作。 限用物質含有情況標示聲明書 限用物質及其化學符號 產品元件名稱 鉛 鎘 汞 六價鉻 多溴聯苯 多溴二苯醚 CrVI PBDE ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 外殼 ○ ○ ○ ○...
  • Page 118 Safety Information • Keep the device away from water, fire, humidity or hot environments. • Do not attempt to disassemble, repair, or modify the device. • Do not use damaged charger or USB cable to charge the device. • Do not use any other chargers than those recommended. •...

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