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TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 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.
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Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: One TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router One DC power Adapter for TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router Quick Installation Guide One RJ45 cable Two RJ11 cables One ADSL splitter One Resource CD for TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router, including: •...
ADSL Internet connection for a private Ethernet or 802.11g, 802.11b wireless network. The Router is easy to use. The TD-W8920G connects to an Ethernet LAN or computers via standard Ethernet ports. The ADSL connection is made using ordinary telephone line with standard connectors.
- Complies with ITU G.992.1 (G.DMT) - Annex A/B/C - Complies with ITU G.992.2 (G.Lite) - Annex A/B/C - Complies with ITU G.992.3 (ADSL 2) - Annex A/B/C/M and Annex L (RE-DSL) TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide ™...
TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide - Complies with ITU G.992.5 (ADSL 2+) - Annex A/B/C and Annex L (RE-DSL) - Complies with IEEE 802.11b - Complies with IEEE 802.11g - Complies with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u - Supports RFC 2684 (EoA)(Bridged* and Router)
Status Power System Flashing ADSL Slow flash Quick flash The LINE port is sending or receiving ADSL data TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 2-1 Description No Power Power on The Router has an error The Router is initializing...
Ethernet network devices. Power: The Power plug is where you will connect the power adapter. Antenna: Used for wireless operation and data transmit. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide The Wireless function is disabled The Wireless function is enabled...
Router. For best results, place your Router. • Near the center of the area in which your wireless stations will operate. • In an elevated location such as a high shelf. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide...
Internet. You can connect the Router directly to a 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet adapter installed on a PC using the Ethernet cable provided as shown in this diagram. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide above and the illustrations below for examples.
The default screen shows as below. Change the VPI or VCI values which are used to define a unique path for your connection. If you have been given specific settings for this to configuration, type in the correct values assigned by your ISP. Click “Next”. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 3-1...
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IPoA or Bridging), which is provided by your ISP. We select PPPoE mode (For example), and then click “Next “to continue. Enter the PPP Username and PPP Password provided by your ISP. If PPPoE Service TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 3-2...
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Use the default setting of this screen click “Next” to continue. Use the default IP Address 192.168.1.1 and Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0. Use the default setting of “Enable DHCP Server”, and click “Next” to continue. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 3-4...
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Use the default setting “Enable Wireless”. Default SSID is “TP-LINK”, then click “Next”. You will see the WAN Setup-Summary screen below, click "Save/Reboot" to save these settings and reboot the Router. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 3-6...
Follow the instructions below to configure a computer running Windows XP to be a DHCP client. From the Start menu on your desktop, go to Settings, and then click on Network Connections. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 3-8...
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In the Network Connections window, right-click on LAN (Local Area Connection), then click Properties. In the General tab of Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties menu, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) under “This connection uses the following items:” by clicking on it once. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 3-9 Figure 3-10...
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Open TCP/IP Properties of the LAN card in your PC, enter the IP address as 192.168.1.* (* is any value between 2 to 254, Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, Gateway is 192.168.1.1, DNS address is the value provided by ISP). TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 3-11...
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If the result displayed is similar to that shown in figure below, it means that your PC has not connected to the Router. Please check it following these steps: If the connection between your PC and the Router is correct? TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 3-13 Figure 3-14...
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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. For more details of configuring the Router, please refer to TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide C hapter 4...
TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router. For advanced users, if you want to know more about the TD-W8920G and make use of its functions adequately, you need to read this chapter and configure the Router’s advanced settings though the Web-based Utility.
The first table indicates the information about the version including Software and Hardware, the second table displays the current status of the TD-W8920G connection, this information will vary depending on the settings of the Router configured on the Advanced Setup screen.
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Follow the instructions below to Add or Edit an ATM PVC Click the Add button on the screen above (shown in Figure 4-4), then you will see the next screen as follows (Figure 4-5): TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-4...
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Quality of Service menu will be added to the Web-based Utility, the detailed configuration will be described in 5.4.5 Quality of Service. Select the Connection Type in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-6). TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-5...
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If you choose connection type PPPoA on the screen above (shown in Figure 4-6), you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 4-7). Follow the instructions to configure the WAN Interface. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-6...
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Back button to return to the previous screen to make modifications. Note: If you are not sure about the PPP IP extension and PPP Debug Mode, please don’t select this option. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-7...
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If you choose PPPoE in the previous screen (shown in Figure 4-6), the configuration is similar to PPPoA, the only difference is that you should set the PPPoE Service Name on TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-8...
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Use the following default gateway, and then enter the gateway address. 3) Configure the DNS. If you are provided dynamic DNS server addresses, please select obtain DNS server addresses automatically, then the Router will automatically get TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Chapter 4...
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Security menu will be added to the Web-based Utility. We will describe the detailed configuration in 5.4.3 NAT and 5.4.4 Security. 5) Click the Next button, and you will see the next screen which displays the detailed TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-11...
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If you choose IPoA in the previous screen (shown in Figure 4-6), the configuration is similar to MER. Bridge If you choose Bridging in the previous screen (shown in Figure 4-6), a screen will be displayed as shown below (shown in Figure 4-13). TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-12...
The information of the figure shows above is same as the information in the Figure 4-4. 4.4.2 LAN Choose “Advanced Setup” “LAN”, and you will see the LAN screen (shown in Figure 4-15),the section allows you to configure the Router’s LAN ports settings. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-13 Figure 4-14...
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TD-W8920G IP Address: You can configure the Router’s IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN Interface. IP Address: Enter the Router’s local IP Address, then you can access to the Web-based Utility via the IP Address, the default value is 192.168.1.1.
Choose “Advanced Setup” “NAT”, there are four submenus under the main menu: Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ Host and ALG. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-16...
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Add: Click the Add button to add a new entry. Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 4-17) and then click the Remove button, then the corresponding entry will be deleted in the table. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-17...
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If you select the service from the drop-down list, the External Port Start, External Port End, Internal Port Start, Internal Port End and the Protocol will be added in the table automatically. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-18...
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Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 4-19) and then click the Remove button, then the corresponding entry will be deleted in the table. To add a new Port Triggering: TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-19...
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Choose “Advanced Setup” “NAT” “DMZ Host”, you can set up DMZ Host on the screen (shown in Figure 4-21). The DMZ host feature can make a local host be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service, such as online gaming or video conferencing. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-20...
Security menu in the Web-based Utility (shown in Figure 4-23). It includes IP Filtering, MAC Filtering (only effective in Bridge mode) and Parental Control submenus. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-21 Figure 4-22...
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BLOCKED by setting up filters. Setup an Outgoing IP Filtering rule: Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 4-24), then you will set the new rule in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-25). TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-23 Figure 4-24...
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The Incoming IP Filtering feature allows some IP traffic from WAN to access some local addresses. By default, all incoming IP traffic from the WAN is blocked when the firewall is enabled. However, some IP traffic can be ACCEPTED by setting up filters. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-25...
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Source Port, Destination IP address, Destination Subnet Mask, and Destination Port for the rule. Select at least one WAN interfaces displayed below to apply this rule. Click the Save/Apply button to save this entry. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-26 Figure 4-27...
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Figure 4-28). Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 4-28) and then click the Remove button, and then the corresponding entry will be deleted in the table. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-28...
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Choose “Advanced Setup” “Security” “Parental Control”. You can configure the Parental Control rules on the screen (shown in Figure 4-30). This section allows you add time of day restriction to a special LAN device connected to the Router. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-29...
Quality Of Service menu will be added to the Web-based Utility. Choose “Advanced Setup” “Quality Of Service”, you can configure QoS (Quality of Service) on the screen (shown in Figure 4-32). TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-31...
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TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-32 Click the Add button, and you can configure the QoS on the next screen (shown in Figure 4-33). Figure 4-33...
4.4.6.1. Default Gateway Choose “Advanced Setup” “Routing” “Default Gateway”, you can see the Default Gateway screen, this screen allows you to configure the default gateway (shown in Figure 4-35). TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-34 Figure 4-35...
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To add static routing entries: Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 4-37), and you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 4-37). TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-36...
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Default Gateway IP address should be specified since MER Interface is selected 4.4.6.3. RIP Choose “Advanced Setup” “Routing” “RIP”, you can see the RIP (Routing Information Protocol) screen, this screen allows you to configure the RIP (shown in Figure 4-38). TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-37...
When you select the connection type PPPoE, PPPoA, MER or IPoA for WAN configuration, you will see the DNS menu in the Web-based Utility (shown in Figure 4-39). It includes DNS Server and Dynamic DNS submenus. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-38...
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TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 4.4.7.1. DNS Server Choose “Advanced Setup” “DNS” “DNS Server”. You can see the DNS Server screen, this screen allows you to configure the DNS Server Addresses (shown in Figure 4-40). Figure 4-40 If you select Enable Automatic Assigned DNS, this Router will accept automatically the first received DNS assignment from one of PPPoA, PPPoE or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s) during the connection establishment.
Click the Save/Apply button to save the entry. 4.4.8 DSL Choose “Advanced Setup” “DSL”, you can see the DSL Settings screen, this screen allows you to configure the DSL (shown in Figure 4-43). TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-41 Figure 4-42...
TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-43 You can select the modulation type, phone line pair and the capability of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click the Save/Apply button to save the configurations. 4.4.9 Port Mapping Choose “Advanced Setup”...
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TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-44 Click the Add/Edit button, and then you can configure the Port Mapping in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-45). After you configure the settings, click the Save/Apply button to save it.
Type the desired SSID in the space provided. BSSID: Show the MAC address of the Router. Region: Restrict the channel set and transmit power. Click "Apply" to configure the basic wireless options. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-46...
WEP is a basic encryption method offering three levels of encryption, 152-bit is stronger than 64-bit and 128-bit encryption. If you select enable from the drop-down list of WEP Encryption, you will see the screen shown as below. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-47...
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13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal digits for 128-bit encryption keys, enter 16 ASCII characters or 32 hexadecimal digits for 152-bit encryption keys. Click the Save/Apply button to save the new configuration. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-48...
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TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-49 Note: We use Encryption Strength 64-bit, Current Network Key selected “1” and enter 10 hexadecimal digits”1908300919” in the Network Key 1 for example, Configure the settings as Figure 4-49 shown above.
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Click the Save/Apply button to save the new configuration. 4.5.2.3. WPA-PSK WPA-PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-50 Figure 4-51...
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Change the Group Key Interval as desired or use the default setting. Click the Save/Apply button to save the new configuration. Note: If you click the option “Click here to display”, the Figure 4-54 will pop-up, and it shows the TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-52 Figure 4-53...
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To configure WPA2-PSK settings, select the WPA2-PSK option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. WPA2-PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-54...
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To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps of this setting are the same with WPA-PSK. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-56...
Remove: Click this button to remove the item of the MAC Address. When you click the Add button, the pop-up picture shown below, and then you can type the MAC Address in the MAC Address field. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-58...
Only minor reduction of the default value is recommended. In most cases, it should remain at its default value of 2346. RTS Threshold: Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor reduction of the TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-60...
This page shows authenticated wireless stations and their status. BSSID: Displays the connected wireless station's MAC address. Associated: Displays whether the wireless station has associated with the access point. Authorized: Displays the information of Authentication. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-62 ™...
TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 4.6 Diagnostics Choose “Diagnostics”, you will see the Diagnostics screen. This section describes the result of the test for the ENET (Ethernet) Connection, Wireless Connection and ADSL Synchronization. You can refer to the Help menu to get more information about the corresponding test.
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Click the Backup Settings button on the screen above (pop-up Figure 4-65), the following screen will then appear (shown in Figure 4-66). Click the Save button, and save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 4-67). TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-64...
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After you have selected the file for updating the settings, click the Update Settings button. Note: The Router will reboot upon completion. This process will take a while, don’t turn off the Router or press the Reset button while processing. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-67 Figure 4-68...
(shown in Figure 4-70) allows you to view the system log and configure the system log options. To View the System Log: Click the View System Log button, you will see the screen (shown in Figure 4-71) which displays the Router’s recent logs. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-69 Figure 4-70...
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Display Level: Select the Display level in the drop-down list, for the Display Level, all logged events above or equal to the selected level will be displayed. Mode: Select the mode to record the events. If the selected mode is Local, events will be TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-71...
If you want to log on the ACS, you must owned the ACS User Name and ACS Password. Connection Request User Name: Type the Connection Request User Name, set it yourself. Connection Request Password: Type the Connection Request Password, set it yourself. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-73...
The Router will obtain the time automatically from Internet if it has already connected to Internet. 4.7.5 Access Control This section provides three submenus including Services, Addresses and Password (shown in Figure 4-75), the detailed descriptions are provided below. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-74...
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Choose “Management” “Access Control” “IP Addresses”, you can see the IP Address screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-77) allows you to configure the IP Address for managing the Router. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-75 Figure 4-76...
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Service Control List. 4.7.5.3. Passwords Choose “Management” “Access Control” “Password”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-79) which allows you to change the factory default password of the Router. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-77 Figure 4-78...
Router up to date. Browse: Click the button to locate the latest software for the device. Update Software: After you have selected the latest software, click the button. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-79...
After you clicked the Reboot button, please wait for a while before reopening your web browser. Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the Router is rebooting. If necessary, reconfigure your PC's IP address to match your new configuration. TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Figure 4-81...
TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide Chapter 5. Appendix Appendix A: Glossary ™ ™ 108M Super G WLAN Transmission Technology - 108M Super G WLAN Transmission 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.
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TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide server with a fixed domain name (e.g., www.xyz.com) and a dynamic IP address. Default Gateway - A device that forwards Internet traffic from your local area network. DHCP - A networking protocol that allows administrators to assign temporary IP addresses to network computers by “leasing”...
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TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide IPoA (IP and ARP over ATM) - A protocol that provides extensions to the IP Group for handling IP over ATM flows. ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A company that provides access to the Internet.
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TD-W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide small offices. SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card.