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450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010514

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  • Page 1 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010514...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    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: Ce Mark Warning

    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 This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below, and having a maximum gain of 3 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 3 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for successful communication.

  • Page 5: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Model No.: TL-WR2543ND 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 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents.....................2 Chapter 1. Introduction..................3 1.1 Overview of the Router....................3 1.2 Conventions ....................... 4 1.3 Main Features ......................4 1.4 Panel Layout ......................5 1.4.1 The Front Panel....................5 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ....................6 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router ...............8 2.1 System Requirements ....................
  • Page 7 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List ..................51 4.7.3 Address Reservation ..................51 4.8 USB Settings ......................53 4.8.1 Storage Sharing.................... 53 4.8.2 FTP Server ....................54 4.8.3 Media Server ....................56 4.8.4 Print Server....................59 4.8.5 User Accounts ....................59 4.9 Forwarding ....................... 62 4.9.1 Virtual Servers ....................
  • Page 8 4.16.3 No-ip.com DDNS ..................97 4.17 System Tools ......................98 4.17.1 Time Setting....................98 4.17.2 Diagnostic....................100 4.17.3 Firmware Upgrade ..................101 4.17.4 Factory Defaults ..................103 4.17.5 Backup & Restore..................103 4.17.6 Reboot ......................104 4.17.7 Password....................104 4.17.8 System Log....................105 4.17.9 Statistics .....................

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    The following items should be found in your package: TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router DC Power Adapter for TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router, including: •...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1. Introduction

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router. Overview of the Router The TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. Powered by 3x3 MIMO technology, the 450Mbps Dual-Band...

  • Page 11: Conventions

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Conventions The Router or TL-WR2543ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router without any explanation. Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 450Mbps.

  • Page 12: Panel Layout

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Figure 1-2 LEDs on the front panel Name...

  • Page 13: 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router.
  • Page 14 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Router and client devices and automatically configure wireless security for your wireless network. Wireless antenna: To receive and transmit the wireless data. - 7 -...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 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.)
  • Page 16 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Note: If you want to use the Router to share files or printer, plug the USB storage device to the USB port or connect the printer to the Router with a matching cable.

  • Page 17: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the Router is http://tplinklogin.net...

  • Page 18: Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router the Router failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.
  • Page 19 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default domain name http://tplinklogin.net in the address field. Figure 3-3 Log in the Router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to Figure 3-4. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters.
  • Page 20 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit 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.
  • Page 21 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE 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.
  • Page 22 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – MAC Clone If you are visiting the Router from another computer, rather than the main computer, please select No, and then enter the main computer’s MAC in the field WAN MAC Address.
  • Page 23 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 3) If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup - Static IP IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP).
  • Page 24 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-13 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Choose from the drop-down list to enable or disable the wireless radio. Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters.
  • Page 25 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Band - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to 2.4GHz. Two options are available: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. It is recommended that your computers and devices running video and voice applications use the 5GHz band, while your guest access and computers that are only browsing the web use the 2.4GHz band.
  • Page 26 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router For ASCII, the key can be made up of any numbers from 0 to 9 and any letters from A to Z, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters. For Hexadecimal, the key can be made up of any numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F, the length should be between 8 and 64 characters.

  • Page 27: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. Login After your successful login, you will see the sixteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility.

  • Page 28: Quick Setup

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-1 Router Status Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide”. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.
  • Page 29 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Choose menu “WPS”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 WPS WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS 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 30 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly. Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process.

  • Page 31: Network

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Note: The WPS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled.
  • Page 32 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-6 WAN – Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP.
  • Page 33 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Save button to save your settings. If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP. The Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 4-7.
  • Page 34 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-8 WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an 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.
  • Page 35 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be established in the period from the start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format). Note: Only when you have configured the system time on “System Tools → Time” page, will the Time-based Connecting function can take effect.
  • Page 36 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ISP Specified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the Router during login, please click “Use IP address specified by ISP” check box and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation.
  • Page 37 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
  • Page 38 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-11 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP 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-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router terminates. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button. Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually.
  • Page 40 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-12 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: Lan

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field.

  • Page 42: Mac Clone

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-13 LAN 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: 192.168.0.1).

  • Page 43: Wireless

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the Router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC Address To button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field.
  • Page 44 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.6.1.1. 2.4GHz Wireless Settings Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings – 2.4GHz Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.
  • Page 45 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router option. Band - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. Two options are available: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. It is recommended that your computers and devices running video and voice applications use the 5GHz band, while your guest access and computers that are only browsing the web use the 2.4GHz band.
  • Page 46 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-17 WDS Setting SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.
  • Page 47 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.6.1.2. 5GHz Wireless Settings Figure 4-18 Wireless Settings – 5GHz Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.
  • Page 48 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. Band - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. Two options are available: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. It is recommended that your computers and devices running video and voice applications use the 5GHz band, while your guest access and computers that are only browsing the web use the 2.4GHz band.

  • Page 49: Wireless Security

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-19 SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.
  • Page 50 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-20 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.
  • Page 51 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create.

  • Page 52: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK- Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) or WPA2-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
  • Page 53 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-24 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled.

  • Page 54: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example: If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B and the wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F are able to access the Router, but all...
  • Page 55 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-26 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended.

  • Page 56: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other. To use this function, check this box. AP Isolation is disabled by default.

  • Page 57: Dhcp

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router DHCP Figure 4-28 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-28), DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 58: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes.
  • Page 59 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings. Figure 4-31 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address.

  • Page 60: Usb Settings

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. USB Settings Figure 4-33 The USB Settings menu There are four submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-33), Storage Sharing, FTP Server, Media Server, Print Server and User Accounts.

  • Page 61: Ftp Server

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Shared - Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume. When the volume is shared, you can click the Disable to stop sharing the volume; when volume is non-shared, you can click the Enable button to share the volume.
  • Page 62 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-36 FTP Server Configuration Service Status - Indicates the FTP Server's current status. Internet Access - Select enable to allow access of the FTP server from the Internet. Otherwise, select disable to only allow local network access.

  • Page 63: Media Server

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-37 Add or Modify Share Folder Select the Share entire partition or a specific folder option. Enter display name of the share folder in Display Name filed. Click the Save button to save the settings.
  • Page 64 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-38 Media Server Setting Server Name – The name of this Media Server. Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it.
  • Page 65 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-41 Add New Folder Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. Share entire partition - You can select this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared.

  • Page 66: Print Server

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-42 Media Server Setting 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately. You can also select the Auto-scan, at same time, select an auto scan interval time by drop-down list. In this case, the media server will auto scan the share folders.
  • Page 67 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router page. Storage Sharing users can use Internet Explorer to access files on the USB drive. FTP Server users can log into the FTP Server via FTP Client. There are two default user accounts that can access the Storage Sharing and FTP Server. They are Administrator and Guest (as shown in Figure 4-44).
  • Page 68 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-45 Add or Modify User Account User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The user name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length.

  • Page 69: Forwarding

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Forwarding Figure 4-46 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-46): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 70 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router supported by the Router). Status - The status of this entry, "Enabled" means the virtual server entry is enabled. Common Service Port - Some common services already exist in the drop-down list. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.

  • Page 71: Port Triggering

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on System Tools –>...
  • Page 72 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-50 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule. Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the Router).

  • Page 73: Dmz

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host.
  • Page 74 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN. Figure 4-52 UPnP Setting Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button.

  • Page 75: Security

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.10 Security Figure 4-53 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4-53: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 76: Advanced Security

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the Router. PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the • Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP network. To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Router, click Enable.
  • Page 77 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-55 Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics.

  • Page 78: Local Management

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering. TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately.

  • Page 79: Remote Management

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above.

  • Page 80: Parental Control

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Be sure to change the Router's default password to a very secure password. 4.11 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and then you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-58. The Parental Control function can be used to control the internet activities of the child, limit the child to access certain websites and restrict the time of surfing.
  • Page 81 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-59 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry 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 82 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Give a description (e.g. Allow Google) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g.

  • Page 83: Access Control

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-60 Parental Control Settings 4.12 Access Control Figure 4-61 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-59: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 84 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 85 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and MAC Address. You can select either of them from the drop-down list. If the IP Address is selected, you can see the following item: LAN IP Address - Enter the IP address or address range of the host in dotted-decimal format (e.g.
  • Page 86 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Protocol - Here are four options, All, TCP, UDP, and ICMP. Select one of them from the drop-down list for the target. Common Service Port - Here lists some common service ports. Select one from the drop-down list, and the corresponding port number will be filled in the Target Port field automatically.
  • Page 87 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click Next when finishing creating the advanced schedule entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-66. Figure 4-66 Quick Setup – Create an Internet Access Control Entry Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g.
  • Page 88 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Save button. Figure 4-67 Add Internet Access Control Entry For example: If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page.

  • Page 89: Host

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.12.2 Host Choose menu “Access Control → Host”, and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-68. The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.

  • Page 90: Target

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-69 Add or Modify a Host Entry Figure 4-70 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: 1.
  • Page 91 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-71 Target Settings Target Description - Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique. Information - The target can be IP address, port, or domain name. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.
  • Page 92 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-73 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 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, either the full name or the keywords (for example, google) in the blank.

  • Page 93: Schedule

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.12.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, and then you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-74. The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.

  • Page 94: Advanced Routing

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-75 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, you should first follow the settings below: 1) Click Add New...

  • Page 95: Static Routing List

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router corresponding function. 4.13.1 Static Routing List Choose menu “Advanced Routing → Static Routing List”, and then you can configure the static route in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-77). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network.

  • Page 96: System Routing Table

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Save button to make the entry take effect. Other configurations for the entries: Click the Delete button to delete the entry. Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries.

  • Page 97: Bandwidth Control

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.14 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-80 Bandwidth Control There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-80: Control Settings and Rules List. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 98 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-82 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 99: Ip & Mac Binding Setting

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.15 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-84 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-84): Binding Settings and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 100 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-86 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4-85. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address.

  • Page 101: Arp List

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.15.2 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 also configure the items on the ARP list.

  • Page 102: Comexe.cn Ddns

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router service providers such as www.comexe.cn, www.dyndns.org, or www.no-ip.com. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. 4.16.1 Comexe.cn DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-89 .

  • Page 103: Dyndns.org Ddns

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Note: If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the Logout button, then input your new username and password and click the Login button. 4.16.2 Dyndns.org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.dyndns.org, the page will appear as...

  • Page 104: No-Ip.com Ddns

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.16.3 No-ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.no-ip.com, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-91. Figure 4-91 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the User Name for your DDNS account.

  • Page 105: System Tools

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.17 System Tools Figure 4-92 The System Tools menu Choose menu “System Tools”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics.
  • Page 106 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-93 Time settings 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.

  • Page 107: Diagnostic

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-94 Time settings Note: This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully, otherwise, these functions will not take effect.

  • Page 108: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries.
  • Page 109 Router with an Ethernet cable; otherwise, the following screen will appear to remind you. New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use.

  • Page 110: Factory Defaults

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the Router. The firmware version must correspond to the hardware. The upgrade process takes a few moments and the Router restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete.

  • Page 111: Reboot

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router • Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore. • Click the Restore button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank.

  • Page 112: System Log

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-101 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password.
  • Page 113 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-102 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 4-103.

  • Page 114: Statistics

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router • Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication. It is required by most mailboxes that need User Name and Password to log in. Note: Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields.
  • Page 115 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-104 Statistics Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it, click the Enable button. If it is disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled.
  • Page 116 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router. Total Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router.

  • Page 117: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the Router to access 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 118 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router background. 2) If you are a Cable user, please configure the Router following the above steps. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users? Login to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN"...
  • Page 119 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure A-4 Virtual Servers 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 120 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router check the Enable radio button next to H323 ALG. Remember to click the Save button. 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 121 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router F igure A-8 Remote Management Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you can visit and configure the Router by typing http://192.168.0.1:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser.
  • Page 122 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure A-10 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.

  • Page 123: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix B: Configuring the PCs 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.
  • Page 124 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router In the prompt page that showed below, double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Figure B-2 The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
  • Page 125 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 - 118 -...

  • Page 126: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix C: Specifications General IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE Standards 802.11e, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.1X, IEEE 802.3X, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP...

  • Page 127: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix D: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding.
  • Page 128 TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. 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.

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