3) client limitations, including rated performance, location, connection, quality, and client condition. More Info The latest software, management app and utility can be found at Download Center https://www.tp-link.com/support.
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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. TP-Link Community is provided for you to discuss our products and share knowledge at https://community.tp-link.com. Our Technical Support contact information can be found at the...
Chapter Get to Know About Your Router This chapter introduces what the router can do and shows its appearance. It contains the following sections: • Product Overview • Panel Layout...
Moreover, it is simple and convenient to set up and use the TP-Link router due to its intuitive web interface and the powerful Tether app.
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Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Router The router’s LEDs (view from left to right) are located on the front panel. You can check the router’s working status by following the LED Explanation table. LED Explanation Name Status Indication The router is connecting to the host wireless network.
Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Router 1. 2. 2. The Back Panel The following parts (view from left to right) are located on the rear panel. Item Description Ethernet Ports (1/2/3/4) For connecting your PCs or other wired network devices to the router. If your devices, such as wireless adapters, that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, then WPS Button you can press this button to quickly establish a connection between the router and...
Chapter 2 Connect to the Internet 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.
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Chapter 2 Connect to the Internet 1. Follow the steps below to connect your router. If your internet connection is through an Ethernet cable from the wall instead of through a DSL / Cable / Satellite modem, connect the Ethernet cable directly to the router’s WAN port, and then follow Step 4 and 5 to complete the hardware connection.
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Chapter 2 Connect to the Internet 2 ) Click the network icon of your computer or go to Wi-Fi Settings of your smart device, and then select the SSID to join the network. Computer Smart Device < Settings Wi-Fi Connections are available Wireless Network Connection Wi-Fi CHOOSE A NETWORK...
Chapter 2 Connect to the Internet Note: If the login page does not appear, please refer to the section. 4. After successful login, follow the step-by-step instructions to complete the initial configuration. Enjoy! For wireless devices, you may have to reconnect to the wireless network if you have customized the SSID (network name) and password during the configuration.
Chapter 2 Connect to the Internet Note: If the login page does not appear, please refer to the FAQ section. 3 ) After successful login, follow the step-by-step instructions to complete the initial configuration. Step 2: Relocate: Place the router between your host router and the Wi-Fi dead zone.
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Chapter 2 Connect to the Internet 3. Enter http://tplinkwifi.net in the address bar of a web browser and create a password for future logins. Note: If the login page does not appear, please refer to the section. 4. After successful login, follow the step-by-step instructions to complete the initial configuration.
Chapter Log In to Your Router This chapter shows how to log in to the web management page of the router.
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Chapter 3 Log In to Your Router With the web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the router. The web- based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft the Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari. Follow the steps below to log in to your router.
Chapter Guest Network This function allows you to provide Wi-Fi access for guests without disclosing your main network. When you have guests in your house, apartment, or workplace, you can create a guest network for them. In addition, you can customize guest network options to ensure network security and privacy.
Chapter 4 Guest Network 4. 1. Create a Network for Guests 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 2. Go to Advanced > Guest Network Settings > Guest Network. Locate the Wireless section. 3.
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Chapter 4 Guest Network • Allow guests to see each other Tick this checkbox if you want to allow the wireless clients on your guest network to communicate with each other via methods such as network neighbors and Ping. • Allow guests to access my local network (in Router mode) Tick this checkbox if you want to allow the wireless clients on your guest network to communicate with the devices connected to your router’s LAN ports or main...
Chapter Parental Controls This function allows you to block inappropriate, explicit and malicious websites, and control access to specified websites at specified time. Parental Controls are only by the Router mode.
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For example, I want to allow my children’s devices (e.g. a computer or a tablet) to access only www.tp-link.com Wikipedia.org from 18:00 (6PM) to 22:00 (10PM) at the weekend and not other times. How can I 1.
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Chapter 5 Parental Controls 5. Enter a Description for the entry, tick the Enable This Entry checkbox, and then click OK. 6. Select Whitelist as the restriction policy. Tips: • With Blacklist selected, the controlled devices cannot access any websites containing the specified keywords during the Internet Access Time period.
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Chapter 5 Parental Controls Done! Now you can control your children’s internet access as needed.
Chapter This chapter introduces how to create a QoS (Quality of Service) rule to specify prioritization of traffic and minimize the impact caused when the connection is under heavy load. QoS is only by the Router mode. It contains the following sections: •...
Chapter 6 6. 1. Prioritize Internet Traffic with QoS QoS (Quality of Service) is designed to ensure the efficient operation of the network when come across network overload or congestion. I want to: Specify priority levels for some devices or applications. For example, I have several devices that are connected to my wireless network.
Chapter 6 2 ) Choose the respective device from the list. 3 ) Click OK. 3. Refer to the steps above to apply other QoS rules if any. Note: If you want to delete a QoS rule, click to remove the responding rule from the list.
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Chapter 6 bandwidths to be 2Mbps for the IP address range of 192.168.0.2- 192.168.0.199. How can I 1. Enable QoS and set bandwidth allocation. do that? 1 ) Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 2 ) Go to Advanced >...
New database versions are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. 1. Download the latest QoS database from our website www.tp-link.com. 2. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 3. Go to Advanced >...
Chapter Network Security This chapter guides you on how to protect your home network from cyber attacks and unauthorized users by implementing these three network security functions. You can protect your home network against DoS (Denial of Service) attacks from flooding your network with server requests using DoS Protection, block or allow specific client devices to access your network using Access Control, or you can prevent ARP spoofing and ARP attacks using IP &...
Chapter 7 Network Security 7. 1. Protect the Network from Cyber Attacks 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.
Chapter 7 Network Security 5. If you want to ignore the ping packets from the WAN port, select Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port; if you want to ignore the ping packets form the LAN port, select Ignore Ping Packet From LAN Port.
Chapter 7 Network Security 3 ) Click Block above the Online Devices table. The selected devices will be added to Devices in Blacklist automatically. To allow specific device(s): 1 ) Select Whitelist and click Save. 2 ) Click in the Devices in Whitelist section.
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Chapter 7 Network Security I want to: Prevent ARP spoofing and ARP attacks. How can I 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you do that? set for the router. 2. Go to Advanced > Security > IP & MAC Binding.
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.
Chapter 8 NAT Forwarding 8. 1. 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.
Chapter 8 NAT Forwarding Tips: • It is recommended to keep the default settings of Internal Port Protocol if you are not clear about which port and protocol to use. • If the service you want to use is not in the Service Type, you can enter the corresponding parameters manually.
Chapter 8 NAT Forwarding 3. Click View Existing Applications, and select the desired application. The Triggering Port, External Port Protocol will be automatically filled in. The following picture takes application MSN Gaming Zone as an example. 4. Click OK. Tips: •...
Chapter 8 NAT Forwarding 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. I want to: Make the home PC join the internet online game without port restriction.
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Chapter 8 NAT Forwarding Tips: • UPnP is enabled by default in this router. • Only the application supporting UPnP protocol can use this feature. • UPnP feature needs the support of operating system (e.g. Windows Vista/ Windows 7/ Windows 8, etc. Some of operating system need to install the UPnP components).
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.
Chapter 9 VPN Server 9. 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.
Chapter 9 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.
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Chapter 9 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 filed, enter the range of IP addresses (up to 10) that can be leased to the devices by the PPTP VPN server.
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Chapter 9 VPN Server 4 ) Click Save. Step 2. Configure PPTP VPN Connection on Your Remote Device The remote device can use the Windows built-in PPTP software or a third-party PPTP software to connect to PPTP Server. Here we use the Windows built-in PPTP software as an example.
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Chapter 9 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.
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Chapter 9 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.
Chapter Customize Your Network Settings This chapter guides you on how to configure advanced network features. Some features are only supported by a certain mode. It contains the following sections: • Change the LAN Settings • Configure to Support IPTV Service •...
Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings 10. 1. Change the LAN Settings 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.
Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings 2 ) Click Save. 3 ) After configuring IGMP proxy, IPTV can work behind your router now. You can connect your set-top box to any of the router’s Ethernet port. If IGMP is not the technology your ISP applies to provide IPTV service: 1 ) Tick Enable...
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Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings 2. Go to Network > DHCP Server. • To specify the IP address that the router assigns: 1. Tick the Enable DHCP Server checkbox. 2. Enter the starting and ending IP addresses in the IP Address Pool.
Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings 4. Enter the Description for this entry. 5. Tick the Enable This Entry checkbox and click OK. 10. 4. Set Up a Dynamic DNS Service Account Most ISPs assign a dynamic IP address to the router and you can use this IP address to access your router remotely.
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Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings For example, in a small office, my PC can surf the internet through Router A, but I also want to visit my company’s network. Now I have a switch and Router B. I connect the devices as shown in the following figure so that the physical connection between my PC and my company’s server is established.
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Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings Network Destination: The destination IP address that you want to assign to a static route. This IP address cannot be on the same subnet with the WAN IP or LAN IP of Router A. In the example, the IP address of the company network is the destination IP address, so here enter 172.30.30.1.
Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings Done! Open a web browser on your PC. Enter the company server’s IP address to visit the company network. 10. 6. Specify Wireless Settings The router’s wireless network name (SSID) and password, and security option are preset in the factory.
Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings 2. Select an option from the Security drop-down list. We recommend you don’t change the default settings unless necessary. If you select other options, configure the related parameters according to the help page. In addition •...
Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings 10. 8. Adjust Wi-Fi Coverage Set the router’s Wi-Fi coverage depending on how large you want your Wi-Fi area to be. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 2.
Chapter 10 Customize Your Network Settings Success will appear on the above screen and the WPS LED on the router will keep on for five minutes if the client has been successfully added to the network. 10. 9. 2. Use the PIN for Wi-Fi connections Router’s PIN is enabled by default to allow wireless devices to connect to the router using the PIN.
Chapter Manage the Router This chapter will show you the configuration for managing and maintaining your router. Some features are only supported by a certain mode. It contains the following sections: • Change Operation Mode • Set Up System Time •...
Chapter 11 Manage the Router 11. 1. Change Operation Mode The router supports three operation modes: router, access point and range extender. Select one mode as needed. 1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router. 2.
Chapter 11 Manage the Router 2. In the NTP Server I field, enter the IP address or domain name of your desired NTP Server. 3. (Optional) In the NTP Server II field, enter the IP address or domain name of the second NTP Server.
Chapter 11 Manage the Router 2. Go to System Tools > Control. 3. Tick the Night Mode checkbox. 4. Specify a time period in the LED Off Time as needed, and the LEDs will be off during this period. 5. Click Save. 11.
TP-Link aims at providing better network experience for users. We will inform you throught 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.
Chapter 11 Manage the Router 5. Wait a few minutes for the upgrade and reboot to complete. 11. 6. Backup and Restore Configuration Settings The configuration settings are stored as a configuration file in the router. You can backup the configuration file to your computer for future use and restore the router to a previous settings from the backup file when needed.
Chapter 11 Manage the Router 1. Click Factory Restore to reset the router. 2. Wait a few minutes for the resetting and rebooting. Note: • During the resetting process, do not turn off or reset the router. • We strongly recommend you backup the current configuration settings before resetting the router. 11.
Chapter 11 Manage the Router 3. Enter the old password, then a new password twice (both case-sensitive). Click Save. 4. Use the new password for future logins. 11. 9. Password Recovery This feature allows you to recover the login password you set for you router in case you forget it.
Chapter 11 Manage the Router 5. Click Save. You can click Test Email to test whether the configuration is successful. To recover the login password, please visit http://tplinkwifi.net, click Forgot Password? on the login page and follow the instructions to set a new password. 11.
Chapter 11 Manage the Router 3. Click View Existing Devices and select the device to manage the router from the Existing Devices list, or enter the MAC address of the device manually. 4. Specify a Description for this entry. 5. Tick the Enable This Entry checkbox.
Chapter 11 Manage the Router 3. In Remote Management IP address, enter the IP address of the remote device to manage the router. 4. Click Save. Devices using this WAN IP can manage the router by logging in to http://Router’s WAN IP:port number (such as http://113.116.60.229:1024).
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Chapter 11 Manage the Router • To send the system log to a mailbox at a fixed time: For example, I want to check my router’s working status at a fixed time every day, however, it’s too troublesome to log in to the web management page every time I want to go checking.
Chapter 11 Manage the Router 8 ) Set a fixed time. The recipient will receive the system log sent at this time every day. 5. Click Save. 11. 13. Monitor the Internet Traffic Statistics The Traffic Statistics page displays the network traffic of the LAN, WAN and WLAN sent and received packets, allowing you to monitor the volume of internet traffic statistics.
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, please connect your computer to the router using an Ethernet cable and follow the steps below: 1.
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3 ) Click LAN settings and deselect the following three options, and click OK. 4 ) Go to Advanced > Restore advanced settings, and click to save the settings.
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• Use another web browser or computer to log in again. • Reset the router to its factory default settings and try again. • If the login still fails, please contact the technical support. Q4. What should I do if I cannot access the internet after the configuration in router mode? 1.
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• Restart the modem and the router. 1 ) Power off your modem and the router, and leave them off for 1 minute. 2 ) Power on your modem first, and wait about 2 minutes. 3 ) Power on the router, and wait another 1 or 2 minutes and check the internet access.
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• 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 existent ADSL modem/router. If so, the router is not able to communicate with your modem and cause you can’t access the internet.
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5 ) Click Save. 6 ) Restart the modem and the router. • Please upgrade the firmware of the router. If you’ve tried every method above but still cannot access the internet, please contact the technical support. Q5. What should I do if I cannot find my wireless network or I cannot connect the wireless network? If you fail to find any wireless network, please follow the steps below: •...
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2 ) Exit the wireless configuration tool (the TP-Link Utility, for example). 3 ) Select and right click My Computer on Desktop, and select Manage to open Computer Management window. 4 ) Go to Services and Applications > Services, and find and locate...
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• Change the wireless channel of the router to 1, 6, or 11 to reduce interference from other networks. • Re-install or update the driver for your wireless adapter of the computer.
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Component Name Model I.T.E. Power Supply T120150-2B1 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...
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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.
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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.
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2400 MHz -2483.5 MHz(20dBm) 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 and 2011/65/EU. The original EU declaration of conformity may be found at https://www.tp-link.com/en/ce RF Exposure Information This device meets the EU requirements (2014/53/EU Article 3.1a) on the limitation of...
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Déclaration d’exposition aux radiations: Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d’exposition aux rayonnements IC établies pour un environnement non contrôlé. Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé avec un minimum de 20 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps. This radio transmitter (IC: 8853A-WR941HP/ Model: TL-WR941HP) has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain indicated.
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• Avoid water and wet locations. • Adapter shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible. • The plug considered as disconnect device of adapter. • Use only power supplies which are provided by manufacturer and in the original packing of this product.
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