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TP-Link TL-MR3420 User Manual

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TL-MR3420
3G/4G Wireless N Router
Rev: 2.0.0
1910010676

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  • Page 1 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router Rev: 2.0.0 1910010676...
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

    FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 4: Ce Mark Warning

    CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction...
  • Page 5 IMPORTANT NOTE: Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with Canada radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. Ce dispositif est conforme à la norme CNR-210 d’Industrie Canada applicable aux appareils radio exempts de licence.

  • Page 6: Declaration Of Conformity

    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 3G/4G Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-MR3420 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 7: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ....................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction..................2 Overview of the Router....................2 Conventions ......................... 2 Main Features ......................2 Panel Layout ........................ 3 1.4.1 The Front Panel....................3 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ....................4 1.4.3 The Side Panel ....................4 Chapter 2.
  • Page 8 4.7.1 DHCP Settings ....................46 4.7.2 DHCP Client List..................... 47 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 ......................53 Security ........................54 4.9.1 Basic Security....................54 4.9.2 Advanced Security..................
  • Page 9 4.16.5 Backup & Restore................... 81 4.16.6 Reboot ......................82 4.16.7 Password......................82 4.16.8 System Log..................... 83 4.16.9 Statistics ......................85 Appendix A: FAQ....................... 87 Appendix B: Configuring the PCs ................92 Appendix C: Specifications..................96 Appendix D: Glossary ....................97 Appendix E: Compatible 3G/4G USB Modem ............

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router  DC Power Adapter for TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router  Ethernet Cable  Quick Installation Guide ...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1. Introduction

    3G/4G and WAN Broadband The TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router provides 3G/4G and WAN (xDSL, static IP, or dynamic IP) two kinds of broadband connections to get on the Internet, you can via the Internet no matter at home or outside on business.

  • Page 12: Panel Layout

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Backward compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g devices   Provides WPA/WPA2-Enterprise, WPA/WPA2-Personal authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security Supports 3G/4G/Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/L2TP/PPTP Internet access  Supports Virtual Server, Special Application and DMZ host  Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing ...

  • Page 13: The Rear Panel

     POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router.  ON/OFF: The switch is for you to turn on/off the Router, but only with the Router powered ...

  • Page 14: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 15 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation – 3G/4G connection Figure 2-2 Hardware Installation – WAN connection...

  • Page 16: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

     Note: If you are trying to connect to TL-MR3420 wirelessly, please refer to the label on the bottom of the Router for the Wireless Password. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default address http://192.168.0.1...
  • Page 17 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Login Windows  Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.
  • Page 18 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-4 Choose Internet Access Mode 3G/4G Only  In this mode, the Router will try 3G/4G access only. WAN access is disabled. 3G/4G Preferred  In this mode, the Router will try 3G/4G access first. If 3G/4G access fails and WAN access is valid, or if no 3G/4G USB modem is inserted, the Router would switch to WAN access.
  • Page 19 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-5 Location - Select the location where you're enjoying the 3G/4G card.  Mobile ISP - Select the ISP (Internet Service Provider) you apply to for 3G/4G service. The  Router will show the default Dial Number and APN of that ISP. If your ISP is not listed in the Mobile ISP, check the box before Set the Dial Number, APN, Username and Password manually and fill the Dial Number and APN blanks below.
  • Page 20 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-6 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio choosing from the pull-down list.  Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of ...
  • Page 21 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Wireless Security - You can select one of the following security options.  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-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-1 Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.
  • Page 24 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Choose menu “WPS”, 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 displayed here. The default PIN of the ...
  • Page 25 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Step 2: Press and hold the WPS or 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 WPS configuration.
  • Page 26 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of wireless adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of wireless adapter Method Three:...
  • Page 27 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 WPS as below, and click Next.
  • Page 28 In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Step 2: Configure the Router TL-MR3420. Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2 , then the following screen will appear.
  • Page 29 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Step 3: Choose Enter the new device's PIN and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field behind PIN in the previous figure. Then click Connect.  Note: The PIN code of the wireless adapter is always displayed on the WPS or QSS configuration screen.

  • Page 30: Network

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide You will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the network.  Note: The status LED on the Router will light green all the time if the device has been successfully added to the network.

  • Page 31: G/4G

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 3G/4G Only  In this mode, the Router will try 3G/4G access only. WAN access is disabled. 3G/4G Preferred  In this mode, the Router will try 3G/4G access first; When 3G/4G access fails and WAN access is valid, or when no 3G/4G USB modem is inserted, the Router would switch to WAN access;...
  • Page 32 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-6 3G/4G Location - Please select the location where you're enjoying the 3G/4G card.  Mobile ISP - Please select the ISP (Internet Service Provider) you apply to for 3G/4G  service. The Router will show the default Dial Number and APN of that ISP.
  • Page 33 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide  Note: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications visit the Internet continually in the background. Authentication Type - Some ISPs need a specific authentication type, please confirm it ...
  • Page 34 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide APN - Enter the APN (Access Point Name) provided by your ISP.  Username/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These  fields are case-sensitive.  MTU Size - The default MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) size is 1480 bytes, which is usually fine.

  • Page 35: Wan

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-9 Add or Modify a 3G/4G USB Modem Entry 4.5.3 Choose menu “Network→WAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below.  Note: WAN settings are unavailable when the Internet Access mode is set to 3G/4G Only mode. Please change settings on 4.5.1 Internet Access...
  • Page 36 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide  MTU Size (in bytes) - 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 37 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide  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 38 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide when you attempt to access the Internet again. If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time, please enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.
  • Page 39 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide  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 40 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 41 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-15 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 ...
  • Page 42 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 43 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 44: Mac Clone

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 4.5.4 MAC Clone Choose menu “Network→MAC Clone”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the screen below, Figure 4-17: Figure 4-17 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here.

  • Page 45: Wireless

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use  255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.  Note: If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to login the Router.
  • Page 46 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of  Wireless Network Name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default Wireless Network Name is set to be TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last six unique numbers of each Router’s...

  • Page 47: Wireless Security

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Enable Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or  disabled to allow wireless stations access. Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks ...
  • Page 48 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-21  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.
  • Page 49 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-22  Password - 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 50: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-24  Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Open System or Shared Key authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
  • Page 51 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-25 Wireless MAC address 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.

  • Page 52: Wireless Advanced

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Status - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. Click the Save button to save this 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 53 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-27 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of this device. You can select  High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended.

  • Page 54: Wireless Statistics

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide  Note: If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance. 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Statistics”, you can see the MAC Address, Current Status,...

  • Page 55: Dhcp Settings

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Settings”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page (shown in Figure 4-30 ).The Router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to the Router on the LAN.

  • Page 56: Dhcp Client List

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 4.7.2 DHCP Client List Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Client List”, you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-31 ) . Figure 4-31 DHCP Clients List ID - The index of the DHCP Client ...

  • Page 57: Forwarding

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. To Reserve IP addresses: Click the Add New … button. (Pop-up Figure 4-33) Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address in...
  • Page 58 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-35 Virtual Servers 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 59: Port Triggering

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-36 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-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-37 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.

  • Page 61: Dmz

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Select Enable in Status field. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-38 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-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 4.9 Security Figure 4-41 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4-41: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 64: Advanced Security

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using IPSec,  PPTP, or L2TP protocols to pass through the Router’s firewall. PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the ...
  • Page 65 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-43 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 66: Local Management

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide  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 67: Remote Management

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide  Note: If your PC is blocked but you want to access the Router again, use a pin to press and hold the WPS/RESET Button on the rear panel for about 5 seconds to reset the Router’s factory defaults on the Router’s Web-Based Utility.
  • Page 68 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-46 Parental Control Settings 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, ...
  • Page 69 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. google) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com, www.google.com.cn) will be allowed.

  • Page 70: Access Control

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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.

  • Page 71: Rule

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 4.11.1 Rule Choose menu “Access Control → Rule”, you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-50. Figure 4-50 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access ...
  • Page 72 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 4. Select a target from the Target drop-sown list or choose “Click Here To Add New Target List”. 5. Select a schedule from the Schedule drop-down list or choose “Click Here To Add New Schedule”.

  • Page 73: Host

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 4.11.2 Host Choose menu “Access Control → Host”, you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-52. The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.

  • Page 74: Target

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-54 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. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-52 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page.
  • Page 75 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. Click the Add New… button. In Mode field, select IP Address or Domain Name. If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-56.

  • Page 76: Schedule

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 settings below: 1. Click Add New… button in Figure 4-55 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page.

  • Page 77: Advanced Routing

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 78: Static Routing List

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 4.12.1 Static Routing List Choose menu “Advanced Routing → Static Routing List”, you can configure the static route in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-61). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network.

  • Page 79: System Routing Table

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 4.12.2 System Routing Table Choose menu “Advanced Routing → System Routing Table”, you can configure the system routing table in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-63). System routing table views all of the valid route entries in use.

  • Page 80: Rule List

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-65 Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control - Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings can  take effect. Line Type - Select the right type for you network connection. If you don’t know how to ...

  • Page 81: Ip & Mac Binding

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-67 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings Click the Save button. 4.14 IP & MAC Binding Figure 4-68 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-68): Binding Settings and ARP List.
  • Page 82 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New…...

  • Page 83: Arp List

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 84: Dyndns.org Ddns

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-73 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 85: No-Ip.com Ddns

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 86: System Tools

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 4.16 System Tools Figure 4-76 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 87: Diagnostic

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide  NTP Server I/II - Enter the address for the NTP Server, then the Router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially. In addition, the Router built-in some common NTP Servers, so it can get time automatically once it connects the Internet.
  • Page 88 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-78 Diagnostic Tools  Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution  to a given host or gateway.

  • Page 89: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-79 Diagnostic Results  Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping Timeout” are used for Ping function. Option “Tracert Hops” are used for Tracert function.

  • Page 90: Factory Defaults

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide  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.

  • Page 91: Reboot

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 92: System Log

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-84 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 93 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 4-86.

  • Page 94: Statistics

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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.  Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown.
  • Page 95 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Statistics Table: The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. IP/MAC Address The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Packets Router. Total The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Bytes Router.

  • Page 96: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 97 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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" menu link on the left of your browser, and then click "MAC Clone"...
  • Page 98 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 99 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 100 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-9 Virtual Servers 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 101: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 102 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure B-2 The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. You have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below:  Setting IP address automatically...
  • Page 103 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure B-3  Setting IP address manually a. Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available b. If the Router's LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1, type IP address is 192.168.0.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 104 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Figure B-4 Now click OK to keep your settings. -95-...

  • Page 105: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE Standards 802.3u, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.3x Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One RJ45 WAN port,...

  • Page 106: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 107 TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide 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 promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices.

  • Page 108: Appendix E: Compatible 3G/4G Usb Modem

    TL-MR3420 3G/4G Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix E: Compatible 3G/4G USB Modem The UMTS/HSPA/EVDO USB modems we’ve tested in the field are listed below. You can find the latest compatibility list in our website: http://www.tp-link.com. Compatible 3G/4G USB Modem (Tested in the field)

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