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  • Page 1 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router Rev:1.0.0...
  • 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 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 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ....................1 Chapter 1. About this Guide ..................2 Purposes ......................2 Conventions ....................... 2 Overview of this User Guide ................2 Chapter 2. Introduction.................... 3 Overview of the Router ..................3 Features ......................3 Panel Layout ...................... 4 2.3.1 The Front Panel ....................
  • Page 5 5.7.2 Port Triggering ....................42 5.7.3 DMZ ........................44 5.7.4 UPnP ......................... 45 Security ......................45 5.8.1 Firewall ......................46 5.8.2 IP Address Filtering ................... 46 5.8.3 Domain Filtering ....................48 5.8.4 MAC Filtering ....................50 5.8.5 Remote Management ..................51 5.8.6 Advanced Security ....................

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Package Contents The following contents should be found in your box: One MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router One detachable antenna One AC power Adapter for MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router, including: •...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1. About This Guide

    108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 1. About this Guide Thank you for choosing the MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router. This router provides dedicated solution for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks. With your network all connected, your local wired or wireless network can share Internet access, files and fun for multiple PCs through one ISP account.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2. Introduction

    The MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-router and Wireless AP. Its design is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. The MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router will allow you to connect your network wirelessly better than ever, sharing Internet Access, files and fun, easily and securely.

  • Page 9: Panel Layout

    2.3 Panel Layout 2.3.1 The Front Panel The front panel of the MR4-WR642G consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. View from left to right. The next table describes the LEDs on the front panel of the router.

  • Page 10: The Rear Panel

    The rear panel contains the following features. (View from left to right) AC power socket: Please use the power adapter which is supplied with the MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router only, the use of a different adapter may result in product damage.
  • Page 11 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Factory Default Reset button There are two ways to reset the router's factory defaults: Use the Factory Defaults function on System Tools -> Factory Defaults page in the router's Web-based Utility. Use the Factory Default Reset button: First, turn off the router's power. Second, press and hold the default reset button then turn on the router's power, until the SYS LED lights up (about 3 seconds).

  • Page 12: Chapter 3. Connecting The Router

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 3. Connecting the Router 3.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (you do not need it if you connect the router to the Ethernet)
  • Page 13 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 3-1 Hardware Installation of the MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router...

  • Page 14: Chapter 4. Quick Installation Guide

    4.1 TCP/IP configuration The default IP address of the MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router is 192.168.1.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be seen from the LAN. They can be changed as you desire, as an example we use the default values for description in this guide.
  • Page 15 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-1 Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to that shown in Figure 4-2, it means that your PC has not connected to the router. Figure 4-2 Failure result of Ping command...

  • Page 16: Quick Installation Guide

    With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) utility, it is easy to configure and manage the MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser. Connect to the router by typing http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of Web browser.
  • Page 17 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-5 Quick Setup Click Next, and then Choose WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in figure 4-6. Figure 4-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The router supports three popular ways to connect to Internet. Please select one compatible with your ISP.
  • Page 18 SSID: Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices on your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK. This value is case-sensitive. For...
  • Page 19 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as tp-link. Region: Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field.

  • Page 20: Chapter 5. Configuring The Router

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 5. Configuring the Router This chapter describes each Web page's key functions. 5.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the router. There are ten main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus.

  • Page 21: Quick Setup

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-1 Router Status 5.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 4.2: "Quick Installation Guide."...

  • Page 22: Network

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.4 Network Figure 5-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 5-2): LAN, WAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 23: Wan

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.4.2 WAN You can configure the WAN port parameters on this page. First, please choose the WAN Connection Type (Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/802.1X + Dynamic IP/802.1X + Static IP/Big Pond Cable/L2TP/PPTP) for Internet. The default type is Dynamic IP. If you aren’t given any login parameters (fixed IP Address, logging ID, etc), please select Dynamic...
  • Page 24 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Note: If you get address and find error when you go to a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses.
  • Page 25 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-6 WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time).
  • Page 26 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0" in the Max Idle Time field.
  • Page 27 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide DNS IP address - If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, click “Use the following DNS servers” checkbox and enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it as well.
  • Page 28 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-9 802.1X + Static IP Settings User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP Password - Enter the password for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP. Click Login to start 802.1X authentication.
  • Page 29 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-10 Big Pond Settings 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 30 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 31 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Dynamic IP/ Static IP – Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time).
  • Page 32 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-12 PPTP Settings User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP – Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name.

  • Page 33: Mac Clone

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.

  • Page 34: Wireless

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 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: Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone feature.
  • Page 35 SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK, but it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name (SSID) to a different value. This value is...
  • Page 36 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field.
  • Page 37 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide address 00-E0-4C-00-07-BE in the MAC of AP field and configure the remote AP's bridge options. Enable Wireless Security – The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the router without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose this option to encrypt your wireless network.

  • Page 38: Mac Filtering

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-15a WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Passphrase - You can enter a WPA or WPA2 passphrase between 8 and 63 characters long. Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 seconds or from 30 seconds and up, 1-29 seconds are not usable figures.
  • Page 39 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-16 Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the router, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access.
  • Page 40 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 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. Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A.

  • Page 41: Wireless Statistics

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 4. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-BE in the MAC Address field, enter wireless station A in the Description field, select Allow in the Privilege pull-down list and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. Click the Save and the Return button.

  • Page 42: Dhcp

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / AP-UP / WPA / WPA-PSK /WPA2/WPA2-PSK/None Received Packets - Packets received by the station Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station You cannot change any of the values on this page.

  • Page 43: Dhcp Clients List

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-20 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 manually configure the computer.

  • Page 44: Address Reservation

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-21 DHCP Clients List Index - The index of the DHCP Client 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 45: Forwarding

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 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. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.
  • Page 46 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide virtual server must have a static or reserved IP Address because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function. You can set up virtual servers on this page, shown in Figure 5-25: Figure 5-25 Virtual Servers Service Port - The numbers of External Ports.

  • Page 47: Port Triggering

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Note: It is possible that you have a computer or server that has more than one type of available service. If so, select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server.
  • Page 48 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host. 3. When necessary the external host will be able to connect to the local host using one of the ports defined in the Incoming Ports field.

  • Page 49: Dmz

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide There are many popular applications in the Popular Application list. You can select it, and the application will fill in the Trigger Port, incoming Ports Range boxes and select the Enable checkbox. It has the same effect as adding a new rule.

  • Page 50: Upnp

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.7.4 UPnP The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN. You can configure UPnP on this page...

  • Page 51: Firewall

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 5.8.1 Firewall Using the Firewall page (shown in Figure 5-32), you can turn the general firewall switch on or off.
  • Page 52 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-33 IP address Filtering To disable the IP Address Filtering feature, keep the default setting, Disabled. To set up an IP Address Filtering entry, click Enable Firewall and Enable IP Address Filtering on the Firewall page, and click the Add New…...

  • Page 53: Domain Filtering

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide dotted-decimal notation format. For example, 61.145.238.6 – 61.145.238.47. Keep the field open, which means all WAN IP Addresses have been put into the field. WAN Port - Enter a WAN Port or a range of WAN Ports in the field. For example, 25 – 110.
  • Page 54 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-35 Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering entry, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Domain Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page. To Add a Domain filtering entry, click the Add New…...

  • Page 55: Mac Filtering

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Next button to go to the next page and the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example, if you want to block the PC(s) on your LAN to access websites www.xxyy.com.cn, www.aabbcc.com...

  • Page 56: Remote Management

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 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: 00-0E-AE-B0-00-0B. Type the description of the PC in the Description field. Fox example: John’s PC.

  • Page 57: Advanced Security

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This router’s default remote management Web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management Web interface to a custom port by entering that number in this box provided.
  • Page 58 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Packets Statistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic. The result of the statistic used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood.

  • Page 59: Ip & Mac Binding Setting

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Host IP Address- The IP address that blocked by DoS are displayed here. Host MAC Address - The MAC address that blocked by DoS are displayed here. To update this page and to show the current blocked host, click on the Refresh button.
  • Page 60 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 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 61: Arp List

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.9.2 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 62 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-47 Static Routing To add static routing entries: Click the Add New button. (pop-up Figure 5-47) Enter the following data: Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route.

  • Page 63: Ddns

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.11 DDNS The router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server, or other server behind the router.

  • Page 64: Comexe.cn Ddns

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-50 Oray.net 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. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service.

  • Page 65: System Tools

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-51 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account.

  • Page 66: Time

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 5.12.1 Time You can set time manually or get GMT from the Internet for the router on this page (shown in...

  • Page 67: Firmware

    To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions: Download the latest firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (www.tp-link.com). Click Browse to view the folders and select the downloaded file.

  • Page 68: Backup And Restore

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-55 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 IP Address: 192.168.1.1 •...

  • Page 69: Password

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-57 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 70: Log

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.12.7 Log This page (shown in Figure 5-59) allows you to query the logs of the router. Figure 5-59 System Log The router can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the router.

  • Page 71: Appendix A: Faq

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic. Sorted Rules - Here displays sort as desired. Statistics Table: The IP Address displayed with statistics IP Address The total amount of packets received and transmitted by the router.
  • Page 72 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide If your ADSL lease is in “pay-according-time” mode, select “Connect on Demand” or “Connect Manually” for Internet connection mode. Type an appropriate number for “Max Idle Time” to avoid wasting paid time. Otherwise, you can select “Auto-connecting” for Internet connection mode.
  • Page 73 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide I want to use Netmeeting, what do I need to do? If you start Netmeeting as a sponsor, you don’t need to do anything with the router. If you start as a response, you need to configure Virtual Server or DMZ Host.
  • Page 74 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference.
  • Page 75 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the router. Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the router's SSID.

  • Page 76: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PCs 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 needed.
  • Page 77 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-2 The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: Setting IP address automatically...
  • Page 78 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-3 Setting IP address manually Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available If the router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, type IP address is 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 79 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-4...

  • Page 80: Appendix C: Specifications

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.11g Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX...

  • Page 81: Appendix D: Glossary

    MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary ™ ™ WLAN Transmission Technology - 108M Super G WLAN Transmission 108M Super G Technology employs multiple performance-enhancing techniques including packet bursting, fast frames, data compression, and dynamic turbo mode that combine to improve the throughput and range of wireless networking products.
  • Page 82 MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide IP addresses. Domain Name - A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet. DoS (Denial of Service) - A hacker attack designed to prevent your computer or network from operating or communicating.

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