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TP-Link TL-WDR3500 User Manual

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TL-WDR3500
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router
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  • Page 1 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010688...
  • Page 2 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 (2)This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 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 &...

  • Page 6: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Model No.: TL-WDR3500 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 1.1 Overview of the Router....................2 1.2 Conventions ....................... 3 1.3 Main Features ......................3 1.4 Panel Layout ......................4 1.4.1 The Front Panel....................4 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ....................5 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router ...............7 2.1 System Requirements ....................
  • Page 8 4.7.1 Wireless Settings..................46 4.7.2 WPS ......................48 4.7.3 Wireless Security..................51 4.7.4 Wireless MAC Filtering ................. 54 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced ..................56 4.7.6 Wireless Statistics..................57 4.8 DHCP ........................57 4.8.1 DHCP Settings ..................... 58 4.8.2 DHCP Clients List ..................59 4.8.3 Address Reservation ..................
  • Page 9 4.16 Bandwidth Control ....................96 4.16.1 Control Settings .................... 96 4.16.2 Rules List...................... 96 4.17 IP & MAC Binding Setting ..................97 4.17.1 Binding Settings.................... 98 4.17.2 ARP List......................99 4.18 Dynamic DNS......................100 4.18.1 Comexe.cn DDNS ..................100 4.18.2 Dyndns.org DDNS ..................101 4.18.3 No-ip.com DDNS ..................

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router  DC Power Adapter for TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router  Quick Installation Guide  Resource CD for TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router, including: ...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Incredible Speed The TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router provides up to 300Mbps (2.4GHz) + 300Mbps (5GHz) wireless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. The incredible speed makes it ideal for handling multiple data streams at the same time, which ensures your network stable and smooth.

  • Page 12: Conventions

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Conventions The Router or TL-WDR3500 mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router without any explanation. Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps (2.4GHz) + ...

  • Page 13: Panel Layout

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 LEDs on the front panel The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication Power is off. (Power) Power is on.

  • Page 14: 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-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router.  On/Off: The switch for the power.
  • Page 15 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Ethernet (1, 2, 3, 4): These ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the Router to the local PC(s).   WPS/Reset: Pressing this button for less than 5 seconds enables the WPS function. If your client devices,...

  • Page 16: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ...
  • Page 17 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other end into an electrical outlet, shown in Figure 2-1. The Router will start to work automatically. Power on your Cable/DSL Modem.

  • Page 18: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your N600 Wireless Dual Band Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the Router is 192.168.0.1 and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.

  • Page 19: Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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 Ethernet ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.
  • Page 20 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key.
  • Page 21 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Auto-Detect function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring. Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type If you select Auto-Detect, the Router will automatically detect the connection type your ISP provides.
  • Page 22 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router address of the router and will not offer the Internet connection any more. Therefore, it is necessary to clone the MAC address of the computer to the router. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – MAC Clone ...
  • Page 23 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 3) If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-10. Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue. Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - Static IP IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet ...
  • Page 24 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 5GHz - This band is less crowded and is used for time-sensitive music, video streaming  or gaming. Using this band can avoid interference with 2.4GHz networks or noisy devices like cordless phones and microwave ovens.
  • Page 25 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 11b only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b.   11g only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g.  11n only- Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n.
  • Page 26 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 ...
  • Page 27 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Channel Width - Select any channel width from the drop-down list. The default setting  is “Auto”, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically. Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not ...

  • Page 28: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 29: Quick Setup

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-1 Router Status Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. - 20 -...

  • Page 30: Network

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Network Figure 4-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-2): WAN, LAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 31 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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 32 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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 33 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated automatically  after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and be re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time, please enter “0”...
  • Page 34 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not  recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should ...
  • Page 35 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.  Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location.  e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au...
  • Page 36 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-8 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 ...
  • Page 37 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 38 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-9 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 ...

  • Page 39: Lan

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this  option, check the radio button.

  • Page 40: Mac Clone

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-10 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 ...

  • Page 41: Dual Band Selection

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 42: Wireless 2.4Ghz

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Wireless 2.4GHz Figure 4-13 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-13): Wireless Settings, WPS, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 43 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Region - Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region where the  wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field.

  • Page 44: Wps

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Enable WDS Bridging - Check this box to enable WDS. With this function, the Router can  bridge two or more Wlans. If this checkbox is selected, you will have to set the following parameters as shown in Figure 4-15.
  • Page 45 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-16 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 46 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-17 Figure 4-18 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS/QSS 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 47: Wireless Security

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Step 3: “Connect successfully” will appear on the screen of Figure 4-19, which means the client device has successfully connected to the Router. III. Enter the Router’s PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device asks for the Router’s PIN number.
  • Page 48 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 49 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-21 WPA/WPA2 – Personal  PSK Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. The default password is the same with the default PIN code, which is labeled on the bottom of the Router or can be found in Figure 4-16.

  • Page 50: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-23 WEP  Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
  • Page 51 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 52: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Modify the information. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries.
  • Page 53 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 54: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router  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. 4.6.6 Wireless Statistics Choose menu “Wireless 2.4GHz →...

  • Page 55: Wireless Settings

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-13): Wireless Settings, WPS, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 56 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router  Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. Mode - Select the desired mode.   11a only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11a. When 802.11a mode is selected, only 802.11a wireless stations can connect to the Router.

  • Page 57: Wps

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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. MAC Address(to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to ...
  • Page 58 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Add device - You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this  button. If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and Router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method.
  • Page 59 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 4: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the Router.

  • Page 60: Wireless Security

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.7.3 Wireless Security Choose menu “Wireless 5GHz → Wireless Security”, you can configure the security settings of your wireless network. There are five wireless security modes supported by the Router: WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, and WEP.
  • Page 61 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router  Note: If you check the WPA/WPA2-Personal radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-36. Figure 4-36 WPA/WPA2 – Personal  PSK Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters.
  • Page 62 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio button, you will find a  notice in red as show in Figure 4-38. Figure 4-38 WEP  Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

  • Page 63: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.7.4 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “Wireless → MAC Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function, shown in Figure 4-24. Figure 4-39 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled.
  • Page 64 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. Modify the information. Click the Save button.

  • Page 65: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.7.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-41 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, ...

  • Page 66: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 67: Dhcp Settings

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-43), DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 68: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Secondary DNS - (Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP  provides two DNS servers.  Note: To use the DHCP server function of the Router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically".
  • Page 69 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-46 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address.  Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router.

  • Page 70: Usb Settings

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router USB Settings Figure 4-48 The USB Settings menu There are four submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-48), Storage Sharing, FTP Server, Media Server, Print Server and User Accounts. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 71: Ftp Server

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Click the Start button to start the Network Sharing service. Click the Stop button to stop the Network Sharing service. Click the Eject Disk button to safely remove the USB storage device that is connected to USB port.
  • Page 72 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-51 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 73: Media Server

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-52 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 74 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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. Name - The display name of this folder.

  • Page 75: Print Server

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-56 Add New Folder Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder.  Share entire partition - Choose this option and then the folders contained in this partition ...

  • Page 76: User Accounts

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-57 Pint Server Setting There are two states of the print server, they are as follows: Online - Indicates the print service has been turned on, and no user is using the print service ...
  • Page 77 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Re-enter the password in the Confirm Password field. Choose the Storage Authority from the drop-down list, Read and Write or Read Only. Choose FTP Access from the drop-down list, Yes or No. Figure 4-59 Add or Modify User Account User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive.

  • Page 78: Nat

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.10 NAT Choose “NAT”, and you can enable or disable the NAT function. Figure 4-60 The Forwarding menu 4.11 Forwarding Figure 4-61 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-61): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP.
  • Page 79 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Service Port - The numbers of External Service Ports. You can enter a service port or a  range of service ports (the format is XXX – YYY; XXX is the Start port and YYY is the End port).

  • Page 80: Port Triggering

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router  Note: It is possible that you have a computer or server that has more than one type of available service. If so, select another service, and type the same IP address for that computer or server.
  • Page 81 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Select the protocol used for Trigger Port from the Trigger Protocol drop-down list, either TCP, UDP, or All. Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports from the Incoming Protocol drop-down list, either TCP or UDP, or All.

  • Page 82: Dmz

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries...

  • Page 83: Upnp

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Click the Save button. 4.11.4 UPnP Choose menu “Forwarding→UPnP”, and then you can view the information about UPnP in the screen (shown in Figure 4-67). The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed.

  • Page 84: Security

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.12 Security Figure 4-68 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4-68: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 85: Advanced Security

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 86 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-70 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 87: Local Management

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 88: Remote Management

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Click the Save button to save your settings.  Note: If your PC is blocked but you want to access the Router again, use a pin to press and hold the Reset Button (hole) on the back panel for about 5 seconds to reset the Router’s factory defaults on the Router’s Web-Based Utility.

  • Page 89: Parental Control

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.13 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and then you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-73. 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 90 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise, check  Disable. MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or ...

  • Page 91: Access Control

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Click “Parental Control” menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page. Check Enable and enter the MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field. Click “Access Control → Schedule” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New...

  • Page 92: Rule

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.14.1 Rule Choose menu “Access Control → Rule”, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-77. Figure 4-77 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.
  • Page 93 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router  Next - Click the Next button to go to the next page.  Previous - Click the Previous button to return to the previous page. There are two methods to add a new rule.
  • Page 94 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-79 Quick Setup – Create an Access Target Entry  Target Description - In this field, create a description for the target. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Target_1).  Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and Domain Name. You can choose either of them from the drop-down list.
  • Page 95 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-80 Quick Setup – Create an Advanced Schedule Entry  Schedule Description - In this field, create a description for the schedule. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Schedule_1).  Day - Choose Select Days and select the certain day (days), or choose Everyday.
  • Page 96 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Host - In this field, select a host from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the  Host Description you set just now.  Target - In this filed, select a target from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Target Description you set just now.

  • Page 97: Host

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page. Select Enable Internet Access Control and choose "Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router".
  • Page 98 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router  Host Description - Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique. Information - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC.  Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.

  • Page 99: Target

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Click Add New... button in Figure 4-83 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1).
  • Page 100 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-87 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). In IP Address field, enter the IP address of the target. Select a common service from Common Service Port drop-down list, so that the Target Port will be automatically filled.

  • Page 101: Schedule

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 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...
  • Page 102 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 2. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). 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 103: Advanced Routing

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.15 Advanced Routing Figure 4-91 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-91: Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 104: System Routing Table

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the  network portion, and which portion is the host portion. Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact ...

  • Page 105: Bandwidth Control

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Interface - This interface tells you either the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & WLAN  (internal wired and wireless networks), or on the WAN (Internet). 4.16 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-95 Bandwidth Control There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-95: Control Settings and Rules List.

  • Page 106: Ip & Mac Binding Setting

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-97 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 ...

  • Page 107: Binding Settings

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-99): Binding Settings and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 108: Arp List

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Click the Save button to save it. To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below. Find the desired entry in the table. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column.

  • Page 109: Dynamic Dns

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router  Load - Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list.  Delete - Delete the item. 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.

  • Page 110: Dyndns.org Ddns

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-104 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. Enter the Password for your DDNS account.

  • Page 111: No-Ip.com Ddns

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-105 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider.

  • Page 112: System Tools

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-106 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provi der.

  • Page 113: Time Setting

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 114: Diagnostic

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router  Daylight Saving Status - Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use. To set time manually: Select your local time zone. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format.
  • Page 115 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-110 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 116: Firmware Upgrade

    Router’s current hardware version. To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (http://www.tp-link.com). Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File Name blank.

  • Page 117: Factory Defaults

     Note: 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 118: Backup & Restore

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.19.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “System Tools → Backup & Restore”, and then you can save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 4-114.

  • Page 119: Password

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router  Change the Web Management Port.  Upgrade the firmware of the Router (system will reboot automatically).  Restore the Router's settings to factory defaults (system will reboot automatically).  Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically.
  • Page 120 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-117 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 4-118.

  • Page 121: Statistics

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router  Note: Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields.  User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is excluded.
  • Page 122 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-119 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 123 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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 124: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 Internet port on the Router.
  • Page 125 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking “Save”.
  • Page 126 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 127 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 128 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 to avoid IP conflict; in this case, please try http://192.168.1.1:88.

  • Page 129: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 130 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 131 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 - 122 -...

  • Page 132: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 1 10/100M Auto-Negotiation Internet RJ45 port;...

  • Page 133: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band 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 134 TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card.

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