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TP-Link TL-WR741N User Manual

150mbps wireless lite-n router
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TL-WR741N
TL-WR741ND
150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010159

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  • Page 1 TL-WR741N TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010159...

  • Page 2: Copyright And 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 Rf Radiation Exposure Statement

    FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. “To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations.

  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150 Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Model No.: TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 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:...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents..........................1 Chapter 1. Introduction........................2 Overview of the Router .......................2 Conventions ........................3 Main Features ........................3 Panel Layout ........................4 1.4.1 The Front Panel......................4 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ......................5 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router .....................6 System Requirements......................6 Installation Environment Requirements ................6 Connecting the Router ......................6 Chapter 3.
  • Page 6 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics....................44 DHCP ..........................45 4.7.1 DHCP Settings..................... 45 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List ....................46 4.7.3 Address Reservation ................... 47 Forwarding ........................48 4.8.1 Virtual Servers ..................... 48 4.8.2 Port Triggering ..................... 50 4.8.3 DMZ ........................52 4.8.4 UPnP ........................
  • Page 7 4.15.2 No-ip.com DDNS ....................76 4.16 System Tools........................77 4.16.1 Time Settings....................... 78 4.16.2 Diagnostic ......................79 4.16.3 Firmware Upgrade....................80 4.16.4 Factory Defaults....................81 4.16.5 Backup & Restore....................82 4.16.6 Reboot ......................... 82 4.16.7 Password ......................83 4.16.8 System log ......................83 4.16.9 Statistics.......................

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router DC Power Adapter for TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router, including: •...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Office (SOHO) networks and the users demanding higher networking performance. Incredible Speed The TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router provides up to 150Mbps wireless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. The speed makes it ideal for handling multiple data streams at the same time, which ensures your network stable and smooth. It is compatible with all IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b products.

  • Page 10: Conventions

    The Router or TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router without any explanation. Note: The two devices of TL-WR741N and TL-WR741ND are sharing this User Guide. For simplicity, we will take TL-WR741ND for example throughout this Guide. The differences between them are: TL-WR741N Router with one fixed antennas.

  • Page 11: Panel Layout

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs and the QSS button are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication Power is off.

  • Page 12: The Rear Panel

    The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router. 1,2,3,4 (LAN): These ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the Router to the local PC(s).

  • Page 13: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors...
  • Page 14 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router - 7 -...

  • Page 15: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router is 192.168.1.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 16 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command...

  • Page 17: Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? Note: 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. 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router.
  • Page 18 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 3-5 Quick Setup Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP and Static IP to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function.
  • Page 19 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. 2) If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-9.
  • Page 20 SSID is set to be TP-LINK_xxxxxx (xxxxxx indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as tp-link. Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used.
  • Page 21 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of following options to enable security.

  • Page 22: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility.

  • Page 23: Quick Setup

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-2 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 QSS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function.
  • Page 24 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Choose menu “QSS”, you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-3 ). Figure 4-3 QSS QSS Status - Enable or disable the QSS function here. Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide.
  • Page 25 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Step 2: Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration.
  • Page 26 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 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 Method Three: Step 1: Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-3, then the following screen will appear.
  • Page 27 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-4 Add A New Device Step 2: Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect. Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point”...
  • Page 28 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.
  • Page 29 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Router in Figure 4-3 (each Router has its unique PIN code.

  • Page 30: Network

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-3. You will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the network.

  • Page 31: Wan

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.1.1).
  • Page 32 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
  • Page 33 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0. Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
  • Page 34 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network, then you can check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate this secondary connection. Disabled - The Secondary Connection is disabled by default, so there is PPPoE connection only.
  • Page 35 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-10 PPPoE Advanced Settings MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 36 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-11 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.
  • Page 37 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was down. Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode.
  • Page 38 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-12 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. Click the Connect button to connect immediately.
  • Page 39 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 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. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button.
  • Page 40 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-13 PPTP Settings 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 41: Mac Clone

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 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 42: Wireless

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-14 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (X is any hexadecimal digit).
  • Page 43 SSID is set to be TP-LINK_xxxxxx (xxxxxx indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as tp-link. Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used.

  • Page 44: Wireless Security

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Mode - Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed. 11b only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b. 11g only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g.
  • Page 45 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-17 Wireless Security Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio button, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-18.
  • Page 46 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

  • Page 47: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server. • Radius Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius server.
  • Page 48 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-21 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disable. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled.
  • Page 49 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. Click the Save button to save this entry.

  • Page 50: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-23 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like.

  • Page 51: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the Router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value.

  • Page 52: Dhcp

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page.

  • Page 53: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually. Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.1.100 is the default start address.

  • Page 54: Address Reservation

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired, a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click the Refresh button.

  • Page 55: Forwarding

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 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. Modify the information. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries.
  • Page 56 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of service ports (in XXX – YYY format, XXX is the start port number, YYY is the end port number).

  • Page 57: Port Triggering

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Enable/Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/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 the previous page.
  • Page 58 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router responds to the outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule. You can input at most 5 groups of ports (or port sections). Every group of ports must be set apart with ",". For example, 2000-2038, 2050-2051, 2085, 3010-3030.

  • Page 59: Dmz

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Note: When the trigger connection is released, the corresponding opening ports will be closed.

  • Page 60: Security

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-36 UPnP Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information. App Description - The description provided by the application in the UPnP request.
  • Page 61 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router as shown in Figure 4-38. Figure 4-38 Basic Security Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the Router’s firewall. SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session.

  • Page 62: Advanced Security

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router customized Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer "control/data" protocols such as FTP, TFTP, H323 etc. FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the default Enable.

  • Page 63: Local Management

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router DoS protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be enabled. Note: Dos Protection will take effect only when the Traffic Statistics in “System Tool → Traffic Statistics”...

  • Page 64: Remote Management

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-40 Local Management By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility” is checked. If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the Router's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator...

  • Page 65: Parental Control

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided.
  • Page 66 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect, otherwise check Disable. MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below.
  • Page 67 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-43 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry For example: If you desire that the child PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.google.com on Saturday only while the parent PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB is without any restriction, you should follow the settings below.

  • Page 68: Access Control

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Enter “www.google.com” in the Allowed Domain Name field. Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from the Effective Time drop-down list. In Status field, select Enable. 4. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Parental Control Settings page and see the following list, as shown in Figure 4-44.
  • Page 69 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-46 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
  • Page 70 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 5. Select a schedule from the Schedule drop-down list or choose “Click Here To Add New Schedule”. 6. In the Action field, select Deny or Allow. 7. In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry.

  • Page 71: Host

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 3. Click “Access Control → Schedule” in the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Add a new entry with the Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Sun, Start Time is 1800 and Stop Time is 2000.
  • Page 72 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. Click the Add New… button. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-49.

  • Page 73: Target

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). In MAC Address field, enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA. Click Save to complete the settings.
  • Page 74 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router If you select Domain Name, the screen shown is Figure 4-53. 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name in the blank. You can enter 4 domain names.

  • Page 75: Schedule

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router settings below: 1. Click Add New… button in Figure 4-51 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select Domain Name from the drop-down list. 3. In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1).
  • Page 76 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 3. In Day field, select the day or days you need. 4. In Time field, you can select all day-24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding field.

  • Page 77: Static Routing

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 4.12 Static Routing Choose menu “Static Routing”, and you can configure the static route in the next screen, shown in Figure 4-56. A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network.

  • Page 78: Bandwidth Control

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Delete button to delete the entry. Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries.
  • Page 79 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Control rules in the screen below. Figure 4-60 Bandwidth Control Rules List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0.

  • Page 80: Ip& Mac Bing Setting

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 4.14 IP& MAC Bing Setting Figure 4-62 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-62): Binding Setting and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 81 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-64 IP & MAC Binding Settings To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4-63. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address.

  • Page 82: Arp List

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 4.14.2 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.

  • Page 83: Dyndns.org Ddns

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.dyndns.org, or www.no-ip.com.

  • Page 84: System Tools

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-68 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider.

  • Page 85: Time Settings

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 86: Diagnostic

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Note: 1. This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you log in to the Router successfully, otherwise, these functions will not take effect.

  • Page 87: Firmware Upgrade

    Domain Name System (DNS) queries. IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (such as 202.108.22.5) or Domain name (such as www.tp-link.com). Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection.

  • Page 88: Factory Defaults

    To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below: 1. Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (www.tp-link.com). 2. Type the path and file name of the update file into the File field. Or click the Browse button to locate the update file.

  • Page 89: Backup & Restore

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router • The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 4.16.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “System Tools → Backup & Restore”, you can save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 4-75.

  • Page 90: Password

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Some settings of the Router will take effect only after rebooting, which include: • Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). • Change the DHCP Settings. • Change the Wireless configurations. • Change the Web Management Port.
  • Page 91 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-78 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-79.
  • Page 92 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-79 Mail Account Settings From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field.

  • Page 93: Statistics

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router the current effective rule. Enter the desired time or intervals in the corresponding field as shown in Figure 4-79. Click Save to keep your settings. Click Back to return to the previous page. Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown.
  • Page 94 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic. Select the Auto-refresh checkbox to refresh automatically. Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately. Sorted Rules - Select a rule from the pull-down list to display the corresponding statistics.

  • Page 95: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 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 96 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Log in to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking Save. Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable/DSL Modem during installation.
  • Page 97 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ"...
  • Page 98 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure A-7 Basic Security 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 99 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router the "Virtual Servers" submenu. On the "Virtual Servers" page, click Add New…, then on the “Add or Modify a Virtual Server” page, enter “80” into the blank next to the “Service Port”, and your IP address next to the “IP Address”, assuming 192.168.1.188 for an example, remember to Enable and Save.

  • Page 100: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 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 necessary.
  • Page 101 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 0-2 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...
  • Page 102 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 0-3 Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted. 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, specify the IP address as 192.168.1.x (x is...
  • Page 103 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Now: Click OK to keep your settings. - 96 -...

  • Page 104: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b, 802.11g Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Ports Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω...

  • Page 105: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Appendix D: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 106 TL-WR741N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 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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