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TP-Link TL-R4199G User Manual

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TL-R4199G
SMB Broadband Router
Rev: 1.0.3
1910010054

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  • Page 1 TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router Rev: 1.0.3 1910010054...
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

    FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor. Conventions The Router or TL-R4199G mentioned in this guide stands for TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router without any explanation. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1. Introduction ... 1 Overview of the Router ... 1 Features... 1 Chapter 2. Hardware installation ... 2 Panel Layout... 2 2.1.1 The Front Panel...2 2.1.2 The Rear Panel ...3 System Requirements ... 3 Installation Environment Requirements ... 3 Connecting the Router...
  • Page 6 4.8.1 Session Limit ...48 4.8.2 Session List ...49 QoS... 49 4.9.1 QoS Settings ...50 4.9.2 QoS Rules List ...50 4.10 IP & MAC Binding ... 51 4.10.1 Binding Setting ...51 4.10.2 ARP List...53 4.11 Dynamic DNS ... 54 4.11.1 Dyndns DDNS ...54 4.11.2 PeanutHull DDNS...55 4.11.3 Comexe DDNS...55 4.12 Switch Setting ...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1. Introduction

    /medium/sizable enterprise with volumes of users, making a more expedite communication. The superior performance will bring you full-new experience of a non-bottle-neck network. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router makes plenty of applications become a reality. It can be used for constructing intranet FTP, WEB, and Mail server, etc. Inaccessibly, it features network game ports opened, MSN audio conversation and special application setting, providing much more additional value to your network.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2. Hardware Installation

    Method two: Use the Factory Default Reset button. First, turn off the router's power. Second, press the default reset button, then turn on the router's power, and hold the reset button until the M1 and M2 LED flash simultaneously (about 3 seconds). At last, release the reset button and wait for the router to reboot.

  • Page 9: The Rear Panel

    LAN: Eight 10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 port for connecting the router to the local PCs 2.1.2 The Rear Panel The rear panel of the TL-R4199G only features a power receptacle, which is an AC power receptacle. Connect the female of the power cord head here, and the male head to the AC power outlet.
  • Page 10 Connect the DSL/Cable modem to the WAN port on the router, shown in figure 2-3. Connect the AC power adapter to the AC power socket on the router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. The router will start to work automatically.

  • Page 11: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide After connecting the TL-R4199G router into your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router. These procedures only take you a few minutes. You can access the Internet via the router immediately after it has been successfully configured.
  • Page 12 TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Step 3: In the next screen, select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3...
  • Page 13 “Obtain DNS server address automatically” in the screen above. For Windows 98 OS or earlier, the PC and router may need to be restarted. Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection.

  • Page 14: Login

    The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? If the Router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254, the gateway must be 192.168.1.1.
  • Page 15 Step 1: Select the Quick Setup tab on the left of the main menu and the “Quick Setup” screen will appear. Click the Next button. Step 2: Select the connection type to connect to the ISP and then click the Next button. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 3-7...
  • Page 16 Username and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. Step 4: If you choose Dynamic IP in Figure 3-9, the router will automatically receive the IP parameters from your ISP without needing to enter any parameters.

  • Page 17: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    Web-based Utility. After your successful login, you can configure and manage the router. There are main menus on the left of the Web-based Utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus.
  • Page 18 Traffic Statistics: This field displays the traffic statistics of WAN ports. System Up Time: This field displays the time of the router running from the time it is powered on or is reset.

  • Page 19: Quick Setup

    MAC Address - This field displays the physical address of the LAN. The value can't be changed. IP Address - Enter the IP address for the LAN of the Router, the formal is in dotted-decimal notation (the factory default value is 192.168.1.1).

  • Page 20: Wan

    Choose menu “Network→WAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below. The Router provides six connection types for WAN to connect to the Internet, they are “Dynamic IP”, “Static IP” , “PPPoE”, ”BigPondCable” , “L2TP” and “PPTP” For configuring the WAN, you should select the connection type firstly according your needs.
  • Page 21 If you get ‘Address not found' errors 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 correct DNS server. Get IP with Unicast DHCP: A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-4...
  • Page 22 ISP connection. Primary DNS - Type the DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP (Optional). TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-5...
  • Page 23 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). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 24 Only you have set the system time on System Tools→Time screen, will the Time-based Connecting function take effect. 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 your Internet connection, and not be able to re-establish your connection automatically even though you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 25 ISP Specified IP Address - If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit your IP address to the router during login, select Use IP Address specified by ISP and enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation, which your ISP provided.
  • Page 26 ISP connection. Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of the Internet connectivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet...
  • Page 27 Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button. 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 your Internet connection, and not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 28 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 the Internet connectivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet...
  • Page 29 Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button. 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 your Internet connection, and not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 30 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 the Internet connectivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet...

  • Page 31: Network Service Detection

    Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button. 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 your Internet connection, and not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.

  • Page 32: Wan Port Parameter

    Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC Address button and this MAC address will fill in the “WAN MAC Address” field.

  • Page 33: Dhcp

    WAN Index - This shows the Router's WAN ports. Port Status - This shows the ports' current status: Enabled or Disabled, the default status is Enabled. Flow Control - This displays whether the Flow Control is Enabled, "Enabled" means the function is enabled, and “Disabled"...

  • Page 34: Dhcp Settings

    The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the router on the LAN. 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 35: Dhcp Clients List

    To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. This function will take effect until the router reboots. 4.4.2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Clients List”, you can view the information about the clients attached to the router in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-16).

  • Page 36: Forwarding

    Assigned IP Address - This field displays the IP address of the router reserved. Status - This field displays the status of the virtual server entry. Enabled means that the entry will take effect, Disabled means that the entry will not take effect.

  • Page 37: Virtual Servers

    IP address for the virtual server; If the “Common Service Port” does not contain the service that you want, please configure the Service Port, IP Address and Protocol manually. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-20...

  • Page 38: Port Triggering

    Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet calling and so on. These applications cannot work with a pure NAT router. Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that can work with an NAT router.
  • Page 39 Step 1: A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. Step 2: The router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host.

  • Page 40: Dmz

    Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP address assigned to it because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-23...

  • Page 41: Upnp

    UPnP service application on the LAN. Current UPnP Status - If you want to use the Router’s UPnP function, please click Enable button. If you don’t want use the function, please click Disable button. Allowing the function may cause a risk to security, this feature is disabled by default.

  • Page 42: Security

    Protocol - This displays the protocol for the application. Internal Port - This displays the Internal port, which the router opened for local host. IP Address - The UPnP device that is currently accessing the router. Status - This displays the status. Enabled means that the port is still active, Disabled means that the port is inactive.

  • Page 43: Ip Filtering

    Choose menu “Security→IP Address Filtering”, you can configure the IP Address filtering rule in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-28). The IP Address Filtering feature allows you to control Internet Access by specific users on your LAN based on their IP addresses. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-27...
  • Page 44 Protocol - This indicates which protocol is used, TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router). Action - This field displays the action that the Router takes to deal with the traffic. Allow means that the Router allows the traffic through the Router, Deny means that the Router rejects the traffic through the router.
  • Page 45 Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-29...

  • Page 46: Domain Filtering

    Step 3: Enter the “Effective time” that the rule will take effect, enter the “Domain Name” as shown in Figure 4-32. Step 4: Select the “Status” for the rule as shown in the next screen. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-31...

  • Page 47: Mac Filtering

    Choose menu “Security→MAC Filtering”, you can configure the MAC Address filtering rule in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-34). The MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control access to the Internet by users on your local network based on their MAC addresses. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-32...
  • Page 48 Step 2: Click Add New…/Modify shown in Figure 4-34, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-35. Step 3: Enter the appropriate MAC address and descriptions, then select the status as shown in Figure 4-35. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-34...

  • Page 49: Screen

    Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen. 4.6.5 Screen Choose menu “Security→Screen”, you can configure the functions below to protect the router from being attacked in the next two screens. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide...
  • Page 50 (identified by different destination IP addresses), then the source IP address will be deemed to make IP Attacks. And the Router will start up the blocking function immediately. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide...
  • Page 51 Attacks. And the Router will start up the blocking function immediately. • IP Snoop - If you select this option, the Router will monitor whether the packets from the particular region is doing IP deceive. In the event, the Router will start up the blocking function immediately.

  • Page 52: Static Routing

    • IP Stream Option: If you select this option, the Router will monitor whether the IP packets from the particular region contain the field of Stream ID. In the event, the Router will start up the blocking function immediately. •...
  • Page 53 Default Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host. Status - This field displays the status, Enabled means the rule is effective, Disabled means the rule is ineffective.

  • Page 54: Session Limit

    Max Session: The max connections of the computer. To add/modify a session limit entry: Step 1: Click Add New…/Modify shown in Figure 4-41, you will see a new screen shown in TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-40 Figure 4-41...

  • Page 55: Session List

    Choose menu “QoS”, you can see the submenus under the main menu: Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-42...

  • Page 56: Qos Settings

    To add/modify a QoS rule: Step 1: Click Add New…/Modify shown in Figure 4-46, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-47. Step 2: Enter the information like the screen shown below. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-45 Figure 4-46...

  • Page 57: Ip & Mac Binding

    4.10.1 Binding Setting Choose menu “IP & MAC Binding→Binding Setting”, you can view and add IP & MAC binding entries in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-49). TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-47 Figure 4-48...
  • Page 58 Step 1: Click Find shown in Figure 4-49, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-51. Step 2: Enter the specific MAC Address or IP Address in the corresponding field. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-49...

  • Page 59: 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. TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-51...

  • Page 60: Dynamic Dns

    Internet IP address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server, or other server behind the router. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.dyndns.org...

  • Page 61: Peanuthull Ddns

    TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Step 1: Type the “User Name” and “Password” for your DDNS account. Step 2: Enter the domain name that your dynamic DNS service provider offers. Step 3: Enable DDNS, and click Save to save the current configuration.

  • Page 62: Switch Setting

    Click Login to login the DDNS service. Click Logout to logout the DDNS service. 4.12 Switch Setting Choose menu “Switch Setting”, you can see the submenus under the main menu: TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-55 Figure 4-56...

  • Page 63: Port Statistics

    TL-R4199G SMB Broadband 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. 4.12.1 Port Statistics Choose menu “Switch Setting→Port statistics”, you can view the statistics information about the LAN port in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-57).

  • Page 64: Port Rate Control

    Mirror Config - There are three Mirror modes: Disable, Output mirror, Input mirror. The Output/Input mirror is related to the Router. Port Mirror - This is the port linked to the mirror computer. Mirrored Ports List - The option used to select ports to be mirrored.

  • Page 65: Port Status

    4.12.5 Port Status Choose menu “Switch Setting→Port Status”, you can view the status of the LAN port in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-61). TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-60 Figure 4-61...

  • Page 66: Port Vlan

    Enable - This used to enable the corresponding VLAN configuration. Clean - Click this button, you can make all the entries Disabled. Save - Click this button, the Router will make a new VLAN table according to the current configuration, and the enabled VLAN will take effect.

  • Page 67: Time Settings

    Note: This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully, or else, the time limited on these functions will not take effect. The time will be lost if the router is turned off.

  • Page 68: Firmware

    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. Do not turn off the router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. The router will reboot after the upgrading has been finished.

  • Page 69: Backup And Restore

    4.13.4 Backup and Restore Choose menu “System Tools→ Backup and Restore Config”, you can save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file (shown in Figure 4-67). To back up the Router’s current settings: Step 1: Click the Backup button (shown in Figure 4-67), click Save button in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-68) to proceed.

  • Page 70: Reboot

    Setting file in the text box. Step 2: Click the Restore button to complete. 4.13.5 Reboot Choose menu “System Tools→Reboot”, click the Reboot button to reboot the router via the next TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-68...

  • Page 71: Password

    Restore the router's settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically). 4.13.6 Password Choose menu “System Tools→Password”, you can change the factory default user name and password of the router in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-71). After configuration, click the Save button. Note: It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the router.

  • Page 72: System Log

    Choose menu “System Tools→System Log”, you can view the logs of the Router. The router can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the router. Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs.

  • Page 73: Statistics

    Remote Management IP Address - This is the current address you will use when accessing your router from the Internet. The default IP address is 0.0.0.0. It means this function is disabled. To enable this function, change the default IP address to another IP address as desired.

  • Page 74: Wan Speed Detect

    There are three detecting ways: ICMP DETECT, TCP DETECT, UDP DETECT. The detect way is the router sends datagram to destination IP address, and then counts the interval between sending the datagram and receiving the response.
  • Page 75 TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Figure 4-75 Destination IP - the IP address which datagram are sent to, such as- 202.96.134.188. ID - The number of ICMP datagram to be sent. Source Port - The port where datagram are sent to, such as- 5000 Destination Port - The datagram’s' destination port, such as-6000.

  • Page 76: Ip Nat Table

    Show - To examine the information which the local or remote IP address equals that you input. Refresh - To get the latest status and settings of the router Per page - To set how many information entries a page show.

  • Page 77: Appendix A: Specifications

    1000Base-SX: 62.5 u m 1000Base-LX: 62.5 u m Working Temperature 0℃~40℃ (32℉~104℉) Working Humidity 10% - 90% RH, Non-condensing TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide General EIA/TIA-568 100Ω STP (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω STP (maximum 100m) multi fiber 50 u m...

  • Page 78: Appendix B: Faq

    Step 1: First, configure the ADSL modem in RFC1483 bridge model. Step 2: Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL modem to the WAN port on the router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL modem.
  • Page 79 How do I configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users? Step 1: Login to the router, click the menu Network→WAN on the left of your browser, On the WAN screen, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", and finish it by clicking Save.
  • Page 80 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. And then add a WEB Server on your LAN.
  • Page 81 (the router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the web browser. Step 2: To add a WEB Server: Login to the router, click the menu Forwarding→Virtual Servers on the left of your browser, On the Virtual Server screen, add a Virtual Server rule as shown in the next screen: configure “80”...

  • Page 82: Appendix C: Glossary

    TL-R4199G SMB Broadband Router User Guide Appendix C: Glossary DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) - The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - A protocol that automatically configure the TCP/IP parameters for the all the PCs that are connected to a DHCP server.

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