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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8951ND Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:...
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: One TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router One Power Adapter for TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Quick Installation Guide One RJ45 cable Two RJ11 cables One ADSL splitter...
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router. 1.1 Product Overview The device is designed to provide a simple and cost-effective ADSL Internet connection for a private Ethernet or IEEE 802.11n/ IEEE 802.11g/ IEEE 802.11b wireless network.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Downstream data rates up to 24Mbps, upstream data rates up to 3.5Mbps (With Annex M enabled). Supports long transfers, the max line length can reach to 6.5Km. Supports remote configuration and management through SNMP and CWMP. Supports PPPoE, it allows connecting the Internet on demand and disconnecting from the Internet when idle.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 The Front Panel Figure 2-1 The LEDs locate on the front panel. They indicate the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation. LED Explanation: Name Status Indication...
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2.2 The Back Panel Figure 2-2 POWER: The Power plug is where you will connect the power adapter. ON/OFF: The switch for the power. RESET: There are two ways to reset the Router's factory defaults. Method one: With the Router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the Reset button for at least 5 seconds.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2.3 Installation Environment The Product should not be located where it will be exposed to moisture or excessive heat. Place the Router in a location where it can be connected to the various devices as well as to a power source.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 3.1 Configure PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-W8951ND or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address. Follow the steps below to configure it.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3...
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK. Figure 3-4 Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”...
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-5 If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown below, it means that your PC has not connected to the Router. Figure 3-6 You can check it following the steps below: Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-7 Step 1: Select the Quick Start tab, then click RUN WIZARD, and you will see the next screen. Click the NEXT button. Figure 3-8 Step 2: Configure the time for the Router, and then click the NEXT button. Figure 3-9 Step 3: Select the connection type to connect to the ISP (We select PPPoA/PPPoE mode for example here), and then click the NEXT button.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-10 Step 4: Configure the following options provided by your ISP: Username, Password, VPI, VCI and Connection Type. Then click NEXT. Figure 3-11 Step 5: Configure the rules for the WLAN, and click NEXT.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-12 Note: If the Access Point is activated, the wireless function will be available even without the external antenna because of an additional printed antenna. To adopt the wireless security protection measures, please refer to Section 4.3.3.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4. Software Configuration This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more about this device and make use of its functions adequately, maybe you will get help from this chapter to configure the advanced settings through the Web-based Utility.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2 Note: Click the other submenus System Log or Statistics in Figure 4-2, and you will be able to view the system log and traffic statistics about the Router. 4.1.2 System Log Choose “Status→System Log”...
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-3 The Router can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the Router. Click the CLEAR LOG button to clear the logs. Click the SAVE LOG button to save the logs.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-4 Interface: You can select Ethernet, ADSL and WLAN to view the corresponding network traffic over different ports. Select Ethernet, and you will see the statistics table as below. Statistics Table: Transmit Frames The frames transmitted over the Ethernet port.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Select ADSL, and you will see the statistics table as below. Statistics Table: Transmit total PDUs The total PDUs transmitted over the ADSL port. Transmit The total errors occurred over the ADSL port when data Statistics Transmit total Error Counts is being transmitted.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.3 Interface Setup Choose “Interface Setup”, you can see the next submenus: Internet, LAN and Wireless. Figure 4-5 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.3.1 Internet Choose “Interface Setup→Internet”...
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-6 ATM VC: ATM settings are used to connect to your ISP. Your ISP provides VPI (Virtual Path Identifier), VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) settings to you. In this Device, you can totally setup 8 VCs on different encapsulations, if you apply 8 different virtual circuits from your ISP.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Virtual Circuit: Select the VC number you want to setup, PVC0~PVC7. • Status: If you want to use a designed VC, you should activate it. • VPI: Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM network. The valid range is from 0 to 255.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Encapsulation: Select the encapsulation mode for the Dynamic IP Address, you can leave it default. NAT: Select this option to Enable/Disable the NAT (Network Address Translation) function for this VC. The NAT function can be activated or deactivated per PVC basis. Default Route: If enable this function, the current PVC will be considered as the default gateway to internet from this device.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-8 Note: Each IP address entered in the fields must be in the appropriate IP form, which is four IP octets separated by a dot (x.x.x.x), such as 192.168.1.100. The Router will not accept the IP address if it is not in this format.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-9 Servicename: Enter a name to mark current connection, or you can leave it blank. Username: Enter your username for your PPPoA/PPPoE connection. Password: Enter your password for your PPPoA/PPPoE connection. Encapsulation: For both PPPoA/PPPoE connection, you need to specify the type of Multiplexing, either LLC or VC Mux.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Static/Dynamic IP Address: For PPPoA/PPPoE connection, you need to specify the public IP address for this ADSL Router. The IP address can be either dynamically (via DHCP) or given IP address provided by your ISP. For Static IP, you need to specify the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway IP address.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-11 Router Local IP: These are the IP settings of the LAN interface for the device. These settings may be referred to as Private settings. You may change the LAN IP address if needed. The LAN IP address is private to your internal network and cannot be seen on the Internet.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • IGMP Snoop: Enable the IGMP Snoop function if you need. DHCP Server: Select Enabled, then you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 4-12). The Router will work as a DHCP Server; it becomes the default gateway for DHCP client connected to it.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Current Pool Summary: Click the button, then you can view the IP addresses that the DHCP Server gives out. Note: If Use Auto Discovered DNS Server Only is selected in DNS Relay, this router will accept the first received DNS assignment from one of the PPPoA, PPPoE or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s) during the connection establishment.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Access point Settings: These are the settings of the access point. You can configure the rules to allow wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wireless network. • Access point: Select Activated to allow wireless station to associate with the access point.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Channel Bandwidth: Select the Bandwidth you want to use from the drop-down List. There are two options, “20 MHz” and “20/40 MHz”. If bigger bandwidth is selected, device could transmit and receive data with higher speed. •...
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide WEP-64Bits To configure WPA-64Bits settings, select the WPA-64Bits option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. WPA-64Bits is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11g standard. Figure 4-16 WEP-128Bits To configure WPA-64Bits settings, select the WPA-64Bits option from the drop-down list.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-18 Encryption: Select the encryption you want to use: TKIP/AES, TKIP or AES (AES is an encryption method stronger than TKIP). • TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) - a wireless encryption protocol that provides dynamic encryption keys for each packet transmitted.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-20 QSS Settings: QSS can help you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. This section will guide you how to use QSS function. • QSS state: Display the current QSS state. •...
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router or click Start QSS button in Figure 4-21.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter PIN code If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-22 Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router Step 1: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar” in the configuration utility of the QSS, and get the PIN code on the screen as below, then click Next.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-23 Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Router from AP self PIN code in Figure 4-23 (each Router has its unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 00745659 of this Router for example).
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • SSID: Wireless network name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard).
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-25 Firewall: Select this option can automatically detect and block Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, Port Scan and Land Attack. SPI: If you enable SPI, all traffics initiated from WAN would be blocked, including DMZ, Virtual Server, and ACL WAN side.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide IP Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask for this destination. Gateway IP Address: Enter the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is an immediate neighbor of your ADSL Router that will forward the packet to the destination. On the LAN, the gateway must be a router on the same segment as your Router;...
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: For VCs with single IP, they share the same DMZ and Virtual servers; for VCs with multiple IPs, each VC can set DMZ and Virtual servers. Furthermore, for VCs with multiple IPs, they can define the Address Mapping rules;...
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-30 Rule Index: The Virtual server rule index for this VC. You can specify 10 rules in maximum. All the VCs with single IP will use the same Virtual Server rules. Application: The Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click the BACK button to return to the previous screen. Click the CANCEL button to cancel the configuration which is made just now. 4.4.3.3. IP Address Mapping Select Multiple for numbers of IPs in Figure 4-28, and choose “Advanced Setup→NAT→IP Address Mapping(for Multiple IP Service)”.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 3: Select the rule type you want from the drop-down list. Step 4: Enter the local and public IP addresses in the corresponding fields. Step 5: After that, click SAVE to make the entry take effect. Other operations for the entries as shown in Figure 4-31: Select the index of assigned entry, and click the DELETE button to delete the entry.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-32 QoS: Select this option to Activate/Deactivate the IP QoS on different types (IP ToS and DiffServ). Summary: Click the button to view the configurations of QoS. Rule: Configure the rules for QoS. If the traffic complies with the rule, then the Router will take the corresponding action to deal with it.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Physical Ports: Select the port whose traffic flow are controlled by the rule. • Destination MAC & IP & Mask & Port Range: Enter the IP information about the Destination host for the rule. •...
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.5 VLAN Choose “Advanced Setup→VLAN”, you can activate the VLAN function in the next screen. Virtual LAN (VLAN) is a group of devices on one or more LANs that are configured so that they can communicate as if they were attached to the same LAN, when in fact they are located on a number of different LAN segments.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-34 PVID: Each physical port has a default VID called PVID (Port VID). PVID is assigned to untagged frames or priority tagged frames (frames with null (0) VID) received on this port. Define VLAN Group Click Define VLAN Group in Figure 4-33, you can define VLAN groups in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-35).
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-35 VLAN Index: Select the VLAN index for this VC. You can specify 8 groups in maximum. VLAN ID: This indicates the VLAN group. ATM VCs: Select the ATM VCs as members of VLAN, and if you leave the Tagged blank, the tag in frames will be deleted when transmitted from the VC.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-36 ADSL Mode: Select the ADSL operation mode which your ADSL connection uses. ADSL Type: Select the ADSL operation type which your ADSL connection uses. 4.5 Access Management Choose “Access Management”, you can see the next submenus: Figure 4-37 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-38 ACL: If Activated, the IP addresses which are contained in the Access Control List can access to the Router. If Deactivated, all IP addresses can access to the Router. ACL Rule Index: Select the ACL rule index for the entry.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-39 Filter Type Selection: Select the filter type for the configuration below. IP/MAC Filter Set Index: Select the Set index for the IP Filter entry. This index can match with six IP / MAC Filter Rule Indexes. Interface: Select the interface for the entry.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Direction: Select the direction for this IP Filter rule. There are three filtering directions: Both, Incoming, Outgoing. Note: Incoming means that IP traffic which is coming into the router, and the Outgoing means that IP traffic which is going out the router.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Select the “IP” as the Rule Type on the Filter screen, then you can configure the specific rule for the example. Step 2: Select the IP/MAC Filter Set Index and IP/MAC Filter Rule Index for the rule, then select the Interface “PVC0”, and select the Direction “Both”...
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: After you complete the IP filter rules for the example, the Filter list will show as follows. You can enter the IP / MAC Filter Set Index to view the information about the rule. Other operations for the entries as shown in Figure 4-39: Select the IP / MAC Filter Set Index and IP/MAC Filter Rule Index to view or modify the entry.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-40 Rule Type: Select MAC for the MAC Filter rule. Active: Select “Yes” to make the rule to take effect. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address for the rule. Rule Unmatched: If the current rule can not match, and you select Forward, the router will skip the rule and transmit directly.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Select the “MAC” as the Rule Type on the Filter screen (show in Figure 4-40). , Then you can configure the specific rule for the example. Step 2: Select the IP/MAC Filter Set Index and IP/MAC Filter Rule Index for the rule, then select the Interface “PVC0”, and select the Direction “Outgoing”...
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.2.3. Application Filter Select Application Filter as the Filter type (shown in Figure 4-41), and then you can configure the filter rules based on application. Figure 4-41 Filter Type Selection: Select the Application Filter for the next configuration. Application Filter: Activate or deactivate the function.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-42 Filter Type Selection: Select the URL Filter for the next configuration. Active: Select “Yes” to make the rule to take effect. URL Index: Select the index for the URL Filter entry. URL: Enter the URL for this URL Filter.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Other operations for the entries as shown in Figure 4-39: Select the URL Index to view or modify the entry. Select the URL Index to locate the specific rule, and then click the DELETE button to delete the entry.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-44 UPnP: Activate or Deactivate the UPnP function. Only when the function is activated, can the UPnP take effect. Auto-Configure: If you activate the function, then the UPnP network devices can automatically configure network addressing, announce their presence in the network to other UPnP devices and enable exchange of simple product and service descriptions.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide My Host Name: Enter your host name here. E-mail Address: Enter your E-mail address here. Username & Password: Type the “User Name” and “Password” for your DDNS account. Wildcard support: Select the option to use Wildcard function 4.5.6 CWMP Choose “Access Management→CWMP”, you can configure the CWMP function in the screen (shown in Figure 4-46).
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Periodic Inform: Activate or deactivate the function. If Activated, the information will be informed to ACS server periodically. Interval: Enter the interval time here. 4.6 Maintenance Choose “Maintenance”, you can see the next submenus: Figure 4-47 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The system time is the time used by the device for scheduling services. There are three methods to configure the time. You can manually set the time or connect to a NTP (Network Time Protocol) server.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-50 Manually Select Manually as the Synchronize time, you need to set the date and time corresponding to the current time. Figure 4-51 4.6.3 Firmware Choose “Maintenance→Firmware”, you can upgrade the firmware of the Router in the screen (shown in Figure 4-52).
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-52 To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Step 1: Type the path and file name of the update file into the “New Firmware Location” field. Or click the Browse button to locate the update file. Step 2: Click the UPGRADE button.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-53 Step 2: Save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 4-54). TD-W8951ND Figure 4-54 To restore the Router’s settings: Step 1: Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device, or enter the exact path in “New Romfile Location”...
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6.4 SysRestart Choose “Maintenance→SysRestart”, you can select to restart the device with current settings or restore to factory default settings in the screen (shown in Figure 4-55). Figure 4-55 4.6.5 Diagnostics Choose “Maintenance→Diagnostics”, you can view the test results for the connectivity of the physical layer and protocol layer for both LAN and WAN sides in the screen (shown in Figure 4-56).
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-56 4.7 Help Choose “Help”, you can view the help information for configuration of any function.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-57 Note: Click the tab, and you will be able to get the corresponding information.
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