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TL-WR543G
54M Wireless AP Client Router
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Rev: 1.0.2
1910010062

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  • Page 1 TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router Rev: 1.0.2 1910010062...
  • 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 National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Bulgaria Outdoor use limited to 10 France mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Italy Luxembourg None Norway Implemented Russian Federation Note: It’s not used outdoors in France. Reason/remark General authorization required for outdoor use and public service Military Radiolocation use.

  • Page 6: 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-WR543G mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router without any explanation.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 Introduction ... 1 Overview of the Router ... 1 Features... 1 Panel Layout... 2 1.3.1 The Front Panel ... 2 1.3.2 The Rear Panel... 3 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router... 5 System Requirements ... 5 Installation Environment Requirements ... 5 Connecting the Router...
  • Page 8 Security... 45 4.9.1 Firewall...45 4.9.2 IP Address Filtering ...46 4.9.3 Domain Filtering...48 4.9.4 MAC Filtering ...49 4.9.5 Remote Management ...51 4.9.6 Advanced Security...51 4.10 Static Routing ... 53 4.11 Dynamic DNS ... 54 4.11.1 Dyndns.org DDNS ...54 4.11.2 Oray.net DDNS...55 4.11.3 Comexe.cn DDNS ...55 4.12 Port QoS ...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Wireless AP. Its design is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. The TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router will allow you to connect your network wirelessly better than ever, sharing the Internet Access, files and fun, easily and securely.

  • Page 10: Panel Layout

    1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel The front panel of the TL-WR543G consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. View from left to right. Table 2-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the router.

  • Page 11: The Rear Panel

    The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). AC power socket: Please use the power adapter which is supplied with the TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router only, the use of a different adapter may result in product damage.
  • Page 12 TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch - 4 -...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Connecting The Router

    TL-WR543G Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Each PC in the LAN needs a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors TCP/IP protocol must be installed on each PC Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later If the device is configured to AP client router mode, you also need: Wireless Internet Access Service (WISP).
  • Page 14 TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router - 6 -...

  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide

    3.1 TCP/IP configuration The default IP address of the TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client 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 16: Quick Installation Guide

    3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape manage the TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client 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 TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide Figure 3-4 Login Windows Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.
  • Page 18 TL-WR543G Click Next, and then Choose WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-7: Figure 3-7 Choose WAN Connection Type The router supports three popular ways to connect to the Internet. Please select one compatible with your ISP. Click Next to enter the necessary network parameters.
  • Page 19 TL-WR543G Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address into the box if required. Primary DNS - Enter the DNS Server IP address into the boxes if required. Secondary DNS - If your ISP provides another DNS server, enter it into this field.
  • Page 20 TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide After finishing all configurations of basic network parameters, please click Finish button to exit this Quick Setup. - 12 -...

  • Page 21: Chapter 4 Configuring The Router

    TL-WR543G Chapter 4 Configuring the Router This chapter describes each Web page's key functions. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the router. There are eleven main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus.

  • Page 22: Quick Setup

    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 Operation Mode The router supports two operation modes, AP Client Router and AP Router. Please select one your want.

  • Page 23: Network

    TL-WR543G AP Client Router: In this mode, the device enables multi-user to share the Internet from WISP. All LAN ports share the same IP from WISP through Wireless port. While connecting to WISP, the Wireless port works as a WAN port in AP Client mode. The Ethernet WAN port is automatically disabled.

  • Page 24: Wan

    TL-WR543G Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. Note: If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to login the router.
  • Page 25 TL-WR543G is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to reduce the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields.
  • Page 26 TL-WR543G If you choose PPPoE, you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-7): 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 27 TL-WR543G 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. Click the Connect button to connect immediately, Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.
  • Page 28 TL-WR543G Figure 4-9 802.1X + Dynamic 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 TL-WR543G Figure 4-10 802.1X + 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 30 TL-WR543G Figure 4-11 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. Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location. E.g., NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au...
  • Page 31 TL-WR543G field. Otherwise, enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested. 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 32 TL-WR543G Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Note: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in the background.
  • Page 33 TL-WR543G 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 34: Mac Clone

    TL-WR543G since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. 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.

  • Page 35: Wireless

    The basic settings for the wireless network in AP Client mode are set on this page. In AP Client mode, some options (Region, Channel Mode, Enable Wireless Router Radio, Enable Bridges and Enable SSID Broadcast) are not available and could not be modified. Figure 4-16:...
  • Page 36 TL-WR543G Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings in AP Client Router mode 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.
  • Page 37 TL-WR543G authentication options: • Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station request. • Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication. • Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication. •...
  • Page 38 TL-WR543G Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server Radius Port - Enter the port number that the radius service used. Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server. If you select AP Router, the basic settings for the wireless network are set on this page. Figure...
  • Page 39 TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide Figure 4-17 Wireless Settings in AP Router mode 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 40 The default is "54Mbps (802.11g)", which allows both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations to connect to the router. Enable Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access. If enabled, wireless stations will be able to access the router.

  • Page 41: Advanced Settings

    TL-WR543G Access the AP's Web-based utility and configure the AP under Bridge mode, then input 00-13-56-A8-9E-1A in corresponding Blank. Note: If Bridges is enabled in AP Client mode, there is only one Security Type (WEP) for you to encrypt the wireless network. Otherwise, there are three Security Type (WEP, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK and WPA/WPA2).

  • Page 42: Mac Filtering

    TL-WR543G BSSID -The BSSID of the AP, usually also the MAC address of the AP. SSID -The SSID of the AP. Signal -The signal received from the AP. Channel -The channel the AP works in. Security -The AP communicates in privacy.
  • Page 43 TL-WR543G Figure 4-21 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 44 TL-WR543G 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. Privilege - Select the privileges for this entry, one of Allow / Deny / 64-bit / 128-bit / 152-bit. WEP Key - If you select 64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit in the Privilege field, enter any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length.

  • Page 45: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR543G 6. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A in the MAC Address field, enter wireless station C in the Description field, select 128-bit in the Privilege pull-down list, enter 2F34D20BE2E54B326C5476586A in the WEP Key field and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list.

  • Page 46: Dhcp

    TL-WR543G 4.7 DHCP There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-24): DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 47: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-WR543G Note: 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. 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List This page shows Client Name, MAC Address, Assigned IP, and Lease Time for each DHCP...

  • Page 48: Forwarding

    TL-WR543G Enter the MAC address (The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.) and IP address in dotted-decimal notation of the computer you wish to add. Click the Save button when finished. Figure 4-28 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify.
  • Page 49 TL-WR543G when using the DHCP function. You can set up virtual servers on this page, shown in Figure 4-30: Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of service ports (the format is XXX – YYY, XXX is the start port, YYY is the end port).

  • Page 50: Port Triggering

    TL-WR543G Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. Modify the information. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled.
  • Page 51 TL-WR543G Every group of ports must be set apart with ",". For example, 2000-2038, 2050-2051, 2085, 3010-3030. Incoming Protocol - The protocol used for Incoming Ports Range, either TCP or UDP, or ALL (all protocols supported by the router). Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled.

  • Page 52: Dmz

    TL-WR543G 1) When the trigger connection is released, the according opening ports will be closed. 2) Each rule allowed to be used only by one host on LAN synchronously. The trigger connection of other hosts on LAN will be refused.

  • Page 53: Security

    TL-WR543G App Description – The description provided by the application in the UPnP request • External Port - External port, which the router opened for the application. • Protocol - Shows which type of protocol is opened. • Internal Port - Internal port, which the router opened for local host.

  • Page 54: Ip Address Filtering

    TL-WR543G Enable Firewall - the general firewall switch is on or off. Enable IP Address Filtering - set IP Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. There are two default filtering rules of IP Address Filtering, either Allow or Deny passing through the router.
  • Page 55 TL-WR543G Address Filtering entry, click Enable Firewall and Enable IP Address Filtering on the Firewall page, and click the Add New… button. The page "Add or Modify an IP Address Filtering entry" will appear shown in Figure 4-39: Figure 4-39 Add or Modify an IP Address Filtering Entry...

  • Page 56: Domain Filtering

    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide Click the Delete All button to delete all entries You can change the entry’s order as desired. Fore entries are before hind entries. Enter the ID number in the first box you want to move and another ID number in second box you want to move to, and then click the Move button to change the entry’s order.

  • Page 57: Mac Filtering

    TL-WR543G To add or modify a Domain Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Effective Time - Enter a range of time in HHMM format specifying the time for the entry to take effect. For example, if you enter: 0803 - 1705, than the entry will take effect from 08:03 to 17:05.
  • Page 58 TL-WR543G Figure 4-42 MAC address Filtering Before setting up MAC Filtering entries, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable MAC Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page. To Add a MAC Address filtering entry, clicking the Add New… button. The page "Add or Modify a MAC Address Filtering entry" will appear,...

  • Page 59: Remote Management

    TL-WR543G Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page.
  • Page 60 TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide Figure 4-45 Advanced Security settings 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.

  • Page 61: Static Routing

    TL-WR543G Click the Blocked DoS Host Table button to display the DoS host table by blocking. The page will appear that shown in Figure 4-46: Figure 4-46 Thwarted DoS Host Table This page shows Host IP Address and Host MAC Address for each host blocked by the router.

  • Page 62: Dynamic Dns

    TL-WR543G Click the Save button to save it. Figure 4-48 Add or Modify a Static Route 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 63: Oray.net Ddns

    TL-WR543G Figure 4-49 Dyndns.org 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. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service.

  • Page 64: Port Qos

    TL-WR543G Figure 4-51 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. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service.
  • Page 65 TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide Figure 4-52 Port QoS Settings Enable QoS - Enable or Disable QoS function. It is the switch of QoS. The following Port QoS Configuration won't be effective unless it is enabled. UpLoad Bandwidth - The upload bandwidth provided by your ISP.

  • Page 66: System Tools

    TL-WR543G Priority is "Lowest". For example, we assume that the UpLoad Bandwidth and DownLoad Bandwidth supplied by ISP are 10Mbps respectively. If you desire highest priority to port 1, lower priority (take 2 level for example) to port 2 and lowest priority to wireless communication, you can configure the router as Figure 4-52 shown.

  • Page 67: Firmware

    TL-WR543G Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. Time setting follows these steps below: Select your local time zone.

  • Page 68: Factory Defaults

    TL-WR543G New firmware is posted at www.tp-link.com experiencing difficulties, there is no need to upgrade firmware, unless the new firmware supports a new feature you need. Note: When you upgrade the router's firmware, you will lose current configuration settings, so make sure you backup the router’s settings before you upgrade its firmware.

  • Page 69: Backup And Restore

    TL-WR543G • The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 4.13.4 Backup and Restore This page (shown in Figure 4-57) allows you to save current configuration of router as backup or restore the configuration file you saved before.

  • Page 70: Password

    TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide • Restore the router's settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically). 4.13.6 Password This page (shown in Figure 4-59) allows you to change the factory default user name and password of the router.

  • Page 71: Statistics

    TL-WR543G 4.13.8 Statistics The Statistics page (shown in Figure 4-61) displays the network traffic of each PC in LAN, including total traffic and traffic of the last Packets Statistic interval seconds. Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button.
  • Page 72 TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide Click the Auto-refresh checkbox to refresh automatically. Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately. - 64 -...

  • Page 73: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WR543G Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the router to access the Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 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 74 TL-WR543G and then click "MAC Clone" submenu link. On the "MAC Clone" page, if your PC’s MAC address is proper MAC address, click the "Clone MAC Address" button and your PC’s MAC address will fill in the "WAN MAC Address" field. Or else, type the MAC Address into the "WAN MAC Address"...
  • Page 75 TL-WR543G your browser, and click "DMZ" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, click “Enable” radio and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, using 192.168.1.169 as an example, remember to click the "Save” button. 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 76 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. Make sure the wireless stations have the right KEY for encryption when the router is encrypted.

  • Page 77: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    TL-WR543G Appendix B: Configuring the PC 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. Install TCP/IP component On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  • Page 78 TL-WR543G 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 Select Obtain an IP address automatically, Choose Obtain DNS server automatically, as...
  • Page 79 TL-WR543G 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 80 TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide Figure 4 - 72 -...

  • Page 81: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WR543G Appendix C: Specifications 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 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m)

  • Page 82: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WR543G Appendix D: Glossary 2x to 3x eXtended Range to 3x eXtended Range™ WLAN transmission technology make its sensitivity up to 105 dB, which gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wireless connections. With this range-enhancing technology, a 2x to 3x eXtended Range™ based client and access point can maintain a connection at as much as three times the transmission distance of traditional 802.11b and 802.11g products, for a coverage area that is up to nine times greater.
  • Page 83 TL-WR543G 54M Wireless AP Client Router User Guide WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group...

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