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Wireless N Router
Rev: 1.1.0
1910010566

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  • Page 1 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Rev: 1.1.0 1910010566...

  • 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: Industry Canada Statement

    Industry Canada Statement This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 5: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR940N 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 ............................ 1 Chapter 1. Introduction.......................... 2 Overview of the Router ......................2 Conventions .......................... 2 Main Features ........................3 Panel Layout ......................... 3 1.4.1 The Front Panel ......................3 1.4.2 The Rear Panel......................4 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router......................6 System Requirements......................
  • Page 7 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics....................45 DHCP ..........................46 4.7.1 DHCP Settings......................46 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List ....................48 4.7.3 Address Reservation ....................48 Forwarding ..........................49 4.8.1 Virtual Servers ......................50 4.8.2 Port Triggering ......................51 4.8.3 DMZ ........................53 4.8.4 UPnP........................54 Security ..........................55 4.9.1 Basic Security ......................55 4.9.2 Advanced Security....................57 4.9.3 Local Management ....................58 4.9.4...
  • Page 8 4.15.1 Comexe.cn DDNS ....................78 4.15.2 Dyndns.org DDNS ....................79 4.15.3 No-ip.com DDNS ....................80 4.16 System Tools ........................81 4.16.1 Time Settings ......................82 4.16.2 Diagnostic .......................83 4.16.3 Firmware Upgrade ....................85 4.16.4 Factory Defaults......................86 4.16.5 Backup & Restore....................86 4.16.6 Reboot ........................87 4.16.7 Password ........................88 4.16.8 System Log......................88 4.16.9 Statistics........................91 Appendix A: FAQ ............................93...

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Wireless N Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WR940N Wireless N Router DC Power Adapter for TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL-WR940N Wireless N Router, including: • This Guide •...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Quick Setup Wizard is supported and detailed instructions are provided step by step in this user guide. Before installing the Router, please look through this guide to know all the Router’s functions. 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL-WR940N mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR940N Wireless N Router without any explanation.

  • Page 11: Main Features

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router 1.3 Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps. One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security.

  • Page 12: The Rear Panel

    Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch 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-WR940N Wireless N Router.
  • Page 13 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router RESET: There are two ways to reset to the Router's factory defaults: Use the Factory Defaults function on System Tools -> Factory Defaults page in the Router's Web-based Utility. Use the Factory Default Reset button: Press the Reset button for five seconds and then wait for the Router to reboot.

  • Page 14: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-WR940N Wireless 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 TCP/IP protocol on each PC Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 , Netscape Navigator 6.0 or above...
  • Page 15 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR940N Wireless N Router...

  • Page 16: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR940N Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the TL-WR940N Wireless N Router is http://tplinklogin.net, the default IP address is 192.168.0.1, and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 17 TL-WR940N Wireless 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 18: Quick Installation Guide

    With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WR940N Wireless N Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default address http://tplinklogin.net...
  • Page 19 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router After successfully login, you can click the Quick Setup to quickly configure your Router. Figure 3-5 Quick Setup Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 Choose 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 20 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 3-7 Quick Setup – PPPoE User Name and 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 21 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – MAC Clone 3） If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-10 Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - Static IP IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP).
  • Page 22 SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test.
  • Page 23 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.
  • Page 24 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 3-13 Quick Setup - Finish -16-...

  • Page 25: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    TL-WR940N Wireless 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 26: Quick Setup

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. 4.4 QSS This section will guide you add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function.
  • Page 27 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Choose menu “QSS”, you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 QSS QSS Status - Enable or disable the QSS function here. Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide.
  • Page 28 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router 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.
  • Page 29 TL-WR940N Wireless 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 4-2 , then the following screen will appear.
  • Page 30 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-3 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 in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Next.
  • Page 31 TL-WR940N Wireless 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 32 TL-WR940N Wireless 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 4-2 (each Router has its unique PIN code.

  • Page 33: Network

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-2 . You will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the network.
  • Page 34 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-5 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. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters.
  • Page 35 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-6 WAN - Static IP 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.
  • Page 36 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-7 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 37 TL-WR940N Wireless N 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 38 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Detect Online Interval - The Router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval. The default value is “0”. You can input the value between “0”and “120”. The value “0” means no detect. DNS IP address - If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to the Router during login, please click “Use the following DNS servers”...
  • Page 39 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 40 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-10 L2TP 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. Click the Connect button to connect immediately.
  • Page 41 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 42 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP.

  • Page 43: Lan

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router The Router can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually. 4.5.2 LAN Choose menu “Network→LAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below.

  • Page 44: Wireless

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router 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 45 Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test.
  • Page 46 TL-WR940N Wireless 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 47: Wireless Security

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Key type - This option should be chosen according to the AP's security configuration.It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's security type WEP Index - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).It indicates the index of the WEP key.
  • Page 48 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, select this check box, 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 select this check box, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-17 .
  • Page 49 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router version 2) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. • Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES. Note: If you check the WPA/WPA2 radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a...

  • Page 50: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-19 • PSK Passphrase - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above.
  • Page 51 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-21 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...

  • Page 52: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router to access for Filtering Rules. 3. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. 4. Click the Add New... button enter address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A /00-0A-EB-00-23-11 in the MAC Address field, then enter wireless station A/B in the Description field, while select Enabled in the Status pull-down list.

  • Page 53: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346.

  • Page 54: Dhcp

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN /...
  • Page 55 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-25 DHCP Settings DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must 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.

  • Page 56: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Clients List”, you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-26) . Figure 4-26 DHCP Clients List ID - The index of the DHCP Client...

  • Page 57: Forwarding

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve IP address. Assigned IP Address - The IP address of the Router reserved. Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled.

  • Page 58: Virtual Servers

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.8.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “Forwarding→Virtual Servers”, you can view and add virtual servers in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-30 ).

  • Page 59: Port Triggering

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-31 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Note: If your computer or server has more than one type of available service, please select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server.
  • Page 60 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-32 Port Triggering Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. 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 61: Dmz

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router either TCP or UDP, or All. Select Enable in Status field. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-33 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.

  • Page 62: Upnp

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-34 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Click the Enable radio button Enter the local host IP Address in the DMZ Host IP Address field Click the Save button.

  • Page 63: Security

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router External Port - External port, which the router opened for the application. • Protocol - Shows which type of protocol is opened. • Internal Port - Internal port, which the router opened for local host. •...
  • Page 64 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-37 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 65: Advanced Security

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router ALG - It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway (ALG) because ALG allows 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"...

  • Page 66: Local Management

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. 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.

  • Page 67: Remote Management

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-39 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 68: Parental Control

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-40 Remote Management 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 69 Description field. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. TP-LINK) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it (http://www.tp-link.com) will be allowed. Select from the Effective Time drop-down list the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) you want the entry to take effect.
  • Page 70 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router In the Status field, you can select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list.

  • Page 71: Access Control

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router 3. Click “Parental Control” menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify Parental Control Entry page: Click Add New... button. Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field. Enter “Allow Google” in the Website Description field.
  • Page 72 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-45 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 73 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router 6. In the Action field, select Deny or Allow. 7. In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list.

  • Page 74: Host

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router 4. Click “Access Control → Rule” in the left to return to the Access Control Rule Management page. Select “Enable Internet Access Control” and choose "Deny the packets not specified by any access control policy to pass through the Router".
  • Page 75 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-49. 1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In MAC Address field, enter the MAC address.

  • Page 76: Target

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router 4.11.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-50. The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-50 Target Settings Target Description - Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique.
  • Page 77 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 4-51 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Figure 4-52 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN to access www.google.com only, you should first follow the...

  • Page 78: Schedule

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router 4.11.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-53. The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-53 Schedule Settings Schedule Description - Here displays the description of the schedule and this description is unique.

  • Page 79: Advanced Routing

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-54 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.

  • Page 80: Static Routing List

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router 4.12.1 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 4-56). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network.

  • Page 81: System Routing Table

    TL-WR940N Wireless 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 82: Control Settings

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-59. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 83: Ip & Mac Binding Setting

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0. Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0.
  • Page 84 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-64 Binding Setting MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device.

  • Page 85: Arp List

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. Click the Find button in the page as shown in Figure 4-66. Figure 4-66 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled.

  • Page 86: Dynamic Dns

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items, available after enable. Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP & MAC Binding list. Click the Refresh button to refresh all items.

  • Page 87: Dyndns.org Ddns

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-68 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account.

  • Page 88: No-Ip.com Ddns

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-69 Dyndns.org 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 here.

  • Page 89: System Tools

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-70 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 90: Time Settings

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router 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. 4.16.1 Time Settings Choose menu “System Tools → Time Settings”, you can configure the time on the following screen.

  • Page 91: Diagnostic

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Select your local time zone. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. Click Save. To set time automatically: Select your local time zone. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II.
  • Page 92 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 http://www.tp-link.com) Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection.

  • Page 93: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. Figure 4-74 Diagnostic Results Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping Timeout”...

  • Page 94: Factory Defaults

    Wireless N Router Note: 1. 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. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.

  • Page 95: Reboot

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-77 Backup & Restore Configuration Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse… button to locate the update file for the Router, or enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box.

  • Page 96: Password

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router 4.16.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-77. Figure 4-79 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 97 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-80 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 4-81.
  • Page 98 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure 4-81 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 99: Statistics

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file. Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings.
  • Page 100 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Statistics Table: The IP Address and MAC address are displayed with related IP Addess/MAC Address statistics Packets The number of packets received and transmitted by the Router. Total Bytes The number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router.

  • Page 101: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WR940N Wireless N 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 102 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router "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. If your ISP requires MAC register, login to the Router and click the "Network"...
  • Page 103 TL-WR940N Wireless 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 104 TL-WR940N Wireless 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 105 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router field of the Web browser. Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click 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 192.168.0.188...

  • Page 106: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs

    TL-WR940N Wireless N 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 107 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure B-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 108 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure B-3 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 192.168.0.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.0.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 109 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Figure B-4 -101-...

  • Page 110: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WR940N Wireless N Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n 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 111: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WR940N Wireless N 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 112 TL-WR940N Wireless N Router identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.

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