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TL-WR710N
WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater
Rev: 2.0.0
1910010956

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  • Page 1 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Rev: 2.0.0 1910010956...
  • 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

    conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.” 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. Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s).

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性或功能。 第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行；經發現有干擾現象時，應立 即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率 射頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 減少電磁波影響，請妥適使用。 安全諮詢及注意事項 ●請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 ●清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 ●注意防潮，請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上。  ●插槽與開口供通風使用，以確保本產品的操作可靠並防止過熱，請勿堵塞或覆蓋開口。 ●請勿將本產品置放於靠近熱源的地方。除非有正常的通風，否則不可放在密閉位置中。 ●請不要私自打開機殼，不要嘗試自行維修本產品，請由授權的專業人士進行此項工作。 Продукт сертифіковано згідно с правилами системи УкрСЕПРО на відповідність вимогам нормативних документів та вимогам, що передбачені чинними законодавчими актами України. Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; when there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source.

  • Page 7: Declaration Of Conformity

    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Model No.: TL-WR710N 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 8: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents..........................1 Chapter 1. Introduction........................2 Overview of the Router .......................2 Conventions ........................3 Main Features ........................3 Panel Layout ........................3 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router .....................5 System Requirements......................5 Installation Environment Requirements ................5 Connecting the Router ......................5 2.3.1 Wireless Router Mode ....................6 2.3.2 Access Point Mode....................6 2.3.3...
  • Page 9 4.6.3 LAN........................47 Wireless ........................... 48 4.7.1 Wireless Settings....................48 4.7.2 Wireless Security....................50 4.7.3 Wireless MAC Filtering ..................52 4.7.4 Wireless Advanced ....................54 4.7.5 Wireless Statistics....................55 DHCP ..........................56 4.8.1 DHCP Settings..................... 56 4.8.2 DHCP Client List....................58 4.8.3 Address Reservation ...................
  • Page 10 4.14 Advanced Routing......................87 4.14.1 Static Routing List....................87 4.14.2 System Routing Table..................88 4.15 Bandwidth Control......................89 4.15.1 Control Settings ....................89 4.15.2 Rule List....................... 89 4.16 IP & MAC Binding ......................91 4.16.1 Binding Setting ....................91 4.16.2 ARP List....................... 93 4.17 Dynamic DNS........................
  • Page 11 5.7.1 Wireless Settings....................114 5.7.2 Wireless Security....................115 5.7.3 Wireless MAC Filtering ..................118 5.7.4 Wireless Advanced .................... 120 5.7.5 Wireless Statistics....................121 DHCP ..........................122 5.8.1 DHCP Settings....................122 5.8.2 DHCP Client List....................123 5.8.3 Address Reservation ..................124 USB Settings........................125 5.9.1 Storage Sharing....................
  • Page 12 6.6.4 Wireless Advanced .................... 148 6.6.5 Wireless Statistics....................149 DHCP ..........................150 6.7.1 DHCP Settings....................150 6.7.2 DHCP Client List....................152 6.7.3 Address Reservation ..................152 USB Settings........................154 6.8.1 Storage Sharing....................154 6.8.2 Media Server ..................... 156 6.8.3 User Accounts....................158 System Tools........................
  • Page 13 USB Settings........................178 7.8.1 Storage Sharing....................179 7.8.2 Media Server ..................... 181 7.8.3 User Accounts....................183 System Tools........................185 7.9.1 Diagnostic ......................185 7.9.2 Firmware Upgrade..................... 187 7.9.3 Factory Defaults....................188 7.9.4 Backup & Restore....................188 7.9.5 Reboot ....................... 189 7.9.6 Password ......................
  • Page 14 8.8.1 Storage Sharing....................219 8.8.2 Media Server ..................... 220 8.8.3 User Accounts....................222 Forwarding ........................224 8.9.1 Virtual Servers ....................224 8.9.2 Port Triggering ....................226 8.9.3 DMZ ........................228 8.9.4 UPnP ......................... 229 8.10 Security .......................... 230 8.10.1 Basic Security....................230 8.10.2 Advanced Security.....................
  • Page 15 8.16.3 Dyndns org DDNS ..................... 255 8.17 System Tools........................256 8.17.1 Time Settings..................... 256 8.17.2 Diagnostic ......................257 8.17.3 Firmware Upgrade..................... 259 8.17.4 Factory Defaults....................260 8.17.5 Backup & Restore....................260 8.17.6 Reboot ....................... 261 8.17.7 Password ......................261 8.17.8 System Log......................262 8.17.9 Statistics......................

  • Page 16: Package Contents

    The following items should be found in your package: One TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Quick Installation Guide One RJ-45 Ethernet Cable One Resource CD for TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater, including: • User Guide • Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.

  • Page 17: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router Small enough to fit in the average pocket, the TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater is uniquely suited to provide robust wireless networking to travelers, students, or anyone else for work or play.

  • Page 18: Conventions

    Before installing the Router, please look through this guide to know all the Router’s functions. 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL-WR710N mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater without any explanation. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation.
  • Page 19 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Status Indication Solid Green The device is working properly. Condition 1: System is booting. Blinking Condition 2: The Ethernet Cable or USB Device is connecting to the product. Table 1-1 The LED Description USB: It is used to connect USB Flash or Hard Disk for ÿle sharing and Mobile devices for charging.

  • Page 20: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Each PC in the LAN needs a working Ethernet Adapter TCP/IP protocol must be installed on each PC Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari...

  • Page 21: Wireless Router Mode

    Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR710N in Router Mode Connect the LAN/WAN port of TL-WR710N to the LAN Port on the DSL/Cable Modem. Connect the WAN port on the DSL/Cable Modem to the wired Internet.

  • Page 22: Repeater Mode

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Connect the LAN or LAN/WAN port of TL-WR710N to the wired network port with an Ethernet cable. Plug the power plug of TL-WR710N in electrical wall socket. Power on the PC(s) and notebook(s). 2.3.3 Repeater Mode Repeat signal from an existing wireless network.

  • Page 23: Wisp Client Router Mode

    WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 2-4 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR710N in Client Mode Connect the PC to the LAN or LAN/WAN port of TL-WR710N router with an Ethernet cable. Plug the power plug of TL-WR710N in electrical wall socket.

  • Page 24: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater is 192.168.0.254.
  • Page 25 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Enter the Security key. Click OK. 3) If you can see Connected after the default SSID, you’ve successfully connected to the wireless network. Note: The default SSID and Password of your Router are on the label. Both are case-sensitive.
  • Page 26 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 has failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command...

  • Page 27: Quick Installation Guide

    WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.

  • Page 28: Wireless Router Mode

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click Next, and then Working Mode page will appear, shown in Figure 3-5. Figure 3-5 Quick Setup - Working Mode Note: The Router supports five working modes for multi-user to access the Internet: Wireless Router, Access Point, Repeater, Client and WISP Client Router.
  • Page 29 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click Next in Figure 3-5 , and then WAN Connection Type page will appear as shown in Figure 3-6 . Figure 3-6 Quick Setup - WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports five popular ways Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE/Russia PPPoE, L2TP/Russia L2TP and PPTP/Russia PPTP to connect to the Internet.
  • Page 30 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 3-7 Quick Setup – MAC-Clone 2) If the connection type detected is PPPoE/Russia PPPoE, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.
  • Page 31 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater If you select Static IP manually, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. This type of connection uses a permanent, fixed (static) IP address that your ISP assigned. In this type, you should fill in the IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS IP address manually, which are specified by your ISP.
  • Page 32 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. Dynamic IP/Static IP - Select Static IP if IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS server address have been provided by your ISP. Otherwise, please select Dynamic IP.
  • Page 33 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. 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 34: Access Point Mode

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater The Finish page is shown as Figure 3-14. Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration take effect and finish the Quick Setup. Figure 3-14 Quick Setup – Finish 3.2.2 Access Point Mode When you choose Access Point on Working Mode page in Figure 3-5 , take the following steps: Click Next in Figure 3-5, and then Wireless page will appear as shown in Figure 3-15.
  • Page 35 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto.

  • Page 36: Repeater Mode

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 3-17 Quick Setup – Finish 3.2.3 Repeater Mode When you choose Repeater Mode on Working Mode page in Figure 3-5 , take the following steps: Click Next, and then Wireless Repeater page will appear as shown in Figure 3-18.
  • Page 37 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WDS Mode - This field determines which WDS Mode will be used. It is not necessary to change the WDS Mode unless you notice network communication problems with root AP. If you select Auto, then Router will choose the appropriate WDS Mode automatically.

  • Page 38: Client Mode

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 3-20 Quick Setup - Finish 3.2.4 Client Mode When you choose Client on Working Mode page in Figure 3-5 , take the following steps: Click Next in Figure 3-5, and then Wireless Client page will appear as shown in Figure 3-21.
  • Page 39 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WDS Mode - This field determines which WDS Mode will be used. It is not necessary to change the WDS Mode unless you notice network communication problems with root AP. If you select Auto, then Router will choose the appropriate WDS Mode automatically.

  • Page 40: Wisp Client Router Mode

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 3.2.5 WISP Client Router Mode When you choose WISP Client Router on Working Mode page in Figure 3-5 , take the following steps: Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear as shown in Figure 3-24.
  • Page 41 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater PPPoE - For this connection, you will need your account name and password from your ISP. If you have applied ADSL to realize Dial-up service, you should choose this type. Under this condition, you should fill in both the User Name and Password that the ISP supplied.
  • Page 42 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater BSSID - The BSSID of the AP your router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join. Survey - Click this button, you can survey the AP which runs in the current channel.
  • Page 43 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater The Finish page is shown as Figure 3-29. Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration take effect and finish the Quick Setup. Figure 3-29 Quick Setup – Finish Note: The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement of the Router.

  • Page 44: Chapter 4. Configuration For Wireless Router Mode

    Chapter 4. Configuration for Wireless Router Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Wireless Router Mode of TL-WR710N. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
  • Page 45 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-2 Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware. Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware. LAN - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure them in the Network >...
  • Page 46 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater • Subnet Mask - The subnet mask associated with LAN IP address. Wireless - This field displays basic information or status for wireless function, you can configure them in the Wireless > Wireless Settings page.

  • Page 47: Quick Setup

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) can help you to quickly and securely connect to a network. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by function. The WPS function is only available when the Operation Mode is set to Access Point.
  • Page 48 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Note: To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS function meanwhile. For the configuration of the new device, here takes the Wireless Adapter of our company for example.
  • Page 49 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP Step 1: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of this...
  • Page 50 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-5 Add A New Device Method Three: Enter the PIN from my AP Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the AP in Figure 4-3 (each AP has its unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 12345670 of this AP for example).

  • Page 51: Working Mode

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-6 Note: The WPS LED on the AP will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless function of the AP is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS.

  • Page 52: Network

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.6 Network Figure 4-8 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-8): WAN, MAC Clone and LAN. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 53 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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. Use These DNS Servers - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields.
  • Page 54 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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. Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
  • Page 55 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater • Dynamic IP - You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP. • Static IP - You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP.
  • Page 56 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-12 PPPoE Advanced Settings MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 57 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WAN – BigPond Cable Figure 4-13 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.
  • Page 58 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.
  • Page 59 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 60 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-15 WAN – PPTP/Russia PPTP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name.

  • Page 61: Mac Clone

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button.

  • Page 62: Lan

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Save button to save your settings. Note: 1. Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function. 2. If you change WAN MAC Address when the WAN connection is PPPoE, it will not take effect until the connection is re-established.

  • Page 63: Wireless

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.7 Wireless Figure 4-18 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-18): Wireless Settings, 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 64 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. Mode - Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed.

  • Page 65: Wireless Security

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.7.2 Wireless Security Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Security”, and then you can configure the security settings of your wireless network. There are three wireless security modes supported by the Router: WPA/WPA2-Personal, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise and WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy).
  • Page 66 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater • Encryption - When WPA-PSK or WPA is set as the Authentication Type, you can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES as Encryption. Note: If you check the WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-21.

  • Page 67: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters.
  • Page 68 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-23 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 69: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4. Click the Add New... button. 1) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. 2) Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. 3) Select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. 4) Click the Save button.

  • Page 70: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets.

  • Page 71: Dhcp

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 / Disconnected Received Packets - Packets received by the station Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station.
  • Page 72 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-28 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.

  • Page 73: Dhcp Client List

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.8.2 DHCP Client List Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Client List”, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-29. Figure 4-29 DHCP Client List...

  • Page 74: Usb Settings

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To Reserve an IP address: Click the Add New… button. Then will pop-up. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.

  • Page 75: Storage Sharing

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.9.1 Storage Sharing Choose menu “USB Settings→Storage Sharing”, you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the router and view volume and share such properties as share name, capacity, used space, and free space on this page as shown below.

  • Page 76: Media Server

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-34 Safe Unplug Message Click the Rescan button to start a new scan. Follow the instructions below to set up your router as a file server: Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router.
  • Page 77 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-35 Media Server Setting Server Name - The name of this Media Server. Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it.

  • Page 78: User Accounts

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 4-38. Figure 4-38 Add New Folder Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder.
  • Page 79 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater There are two default user accounts that can access the Storage Sharing. They are Administrator and Guest (as shown in Figure 4-39). Administrator has read/write access to Storage Sharing and can access FTP Server while Guest has read-only access to Storage Sharing and cannot access FTP Server.

  • Page 80: Forwarding

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Storage Authority – Choose Read and Write or Read Only from the drop-down list to assign access authority of Storage Sharing to the user. Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings.
  • Page 81 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-42 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 82: Port Triggering

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-43 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 83 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-44 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 84: Dmz

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Select Enabled in Status field. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-45 Add or Modify a Port 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 85: Upnp

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-46 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Check the Enable radio button. Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. Click the Save button.

  • Page 86: Security

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater • Status - The status of the port is displayed here. “Enabled” means that the port is still active. Otherwise, the port is inactive. Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 4.11 Security...

  • Page 87: Advanced Security

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol. SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default. If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world, you can disable it. 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.
  • Page 88 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-50 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. The result of the statistics is used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood.

  • Page 89: Local Management

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 90: Remote Management

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above.

  • Page 91: Parental Control

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.12 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-53. 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 92 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 (e.g.www.google.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 93: Access Control

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click “Access Restriction → Schedule” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New... button to create a new schedule with Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Time is all day-24 hours.
  • Page 94 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-57 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Restriction function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
  • Page 95 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 96: Host

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater In Rule Name field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique, for example Rule_1. In Host field, select Host_1. In Target field, select Target_1. In Schedule field, select Schedule_1.
  • Page 97 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-62. 1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1).

  • Page 98: Target

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-63 Host Settings 4.13.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-64. The target list is necessary for the Access Restriction Rule.
  • Page 99 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example Google) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (e.g.www.google.com) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names.

  • Page 100: Schedule

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list, Figure 4-67 Target Settings 4.13.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-68.
  • Page 101 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 4-69 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...

  • Page 102: Advanced Routing

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.14 Advanced Routing Figure 4-71 The Advanced Routing Menu There are two submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-71): Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 103: System Routing Table

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 between the Router and the network or host.

  • Page 104: Bandwidth Control

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.15 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-75 The Bandwidth Control menu There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-75. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
  • Page 105 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-77 Bandwidth Control Rule List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. Egress Bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0.

  • Page 106: Ip & Mac Binding

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Egress Bandwidth - The max and the min upload speed which through the WAN port, default number is 0. Ingress Bandwidth - The max and the min download speed through the WAN port, default number is 0.
  • Page 107 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Modify button, and then you will go to the next page. This page is used for adding or modifying an IP &...

  • Page 108: Arp List

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.16.2 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 109: No-Ip Ddns

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.no-ip.com, www.comexe.cn, or www.dyndns.org.

  • Page 110: Dyndns Org Ddns

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-85 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 111: System Tools

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-86 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 112: Time Settings

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.18.1 Time Settings You can set time manually or get GMT from the Internet for the router on this page: Figure 4-88 Time Settings Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull-down list.

  • Page 113: Diagnostic

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater The time will be lost if the router is turned off. The router will obtain GMT automatically from Internet if it has already connected to Internet. 4.18.2 Diagnostic Choose menu “System Tools → Diagnostic”, you can transact Ping or Traceroute function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen.

  • Page 114: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet. Ping Timeout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no reply in the specified time, the connection is overtime.

  • Page 115: Factory Defaults

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Note: When you upgrade the router's firmware, you will lose current configuration settings, so make sure you backup the router’s settings before you upgrade its firmware. Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet through the cable when you upgrade the firmware.

  • Page 116: Backup & Restore

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4.18.5 Backup & Restore This page allows you to save current configuration of router as backup or restore the configuration file you saved before. Figure 4-93 Backup & Restore Configuration Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer.

  • Page 117: Password

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Web Service Port of the router. Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically). Restore the router's settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically). 4.18.7 Password This page allows you to change the factory default user name and password of the router.

  • Page 118: Statistics

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-96 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. 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 119 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 4-97 Statistics Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective. Packets Statistics Interval - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list.

  • Page 120: Chapter 5. Configuration For Access Point Mode

    Chapter 5. Configuration for Access Point Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Access Point Mode of TL-WR710N. 5.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
  • Page 121 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 5-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware. Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware. Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure them in the Network >...

  • Page 122: Quick Setup

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use. • MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the WLAN. Traffic Statistics - The Router’s traffic statistics. • Received (Bytes) - Traffic that counted in bytes has been received out from the WAN port.
  • Page 123 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Disable PIN of this Device - WPS external registrar of entering the device’s PIN can be disabled or enabled manually. If the device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external Registrar, this function will be disabled automatically.
  • Page 124 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP Step 1: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of this...
  • Page 125 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Step 2: Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add Device button in Figure 5-3.
  • Page 126 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the AP into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Connect.

  • Page 127: Working Mode

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 5.5 Working Mode The Router supports five operation mode types: Wireless Router, Access Point, Repeater, Client and Wireless Client Router. Please select one you want. Click Save to save your choice, which is shown as Figure 5-7.

  • Page 128: Wireless

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 5-9 LAN MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports, as seen from the LAN. The value can not be changed. Type - Choosing Smart IP (DHCP) to get IP address from DHCP server, or choosing static IP to config IP address manually.

  • Page 129: Wireless Settings

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 5-10): Wireless Settings, 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 130: Wireless Security

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater When 11bg mixed mode is selected, only 11bg mixed wireless stations can connect to the Router. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to 11bgn mixed, and all of 802.11b/g/n wireless stations can connect to the Router.
  • Page 131 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 5-12 Wireless Security 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. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
  • Page 132 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 5-13 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA security from the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or WPA2 (WPA version 2) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

  • Page 133: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 152-bit - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters. Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type.
  • Page 134 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 Address XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX hexadecimal digit). example: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A.

  • Page 135: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 5.7.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 5-16 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like.

  • Page 136: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval.

  • Page 137: Dhcp

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds.

  • Page 138: Dhcp Client List

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address. End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses.

  • Page 139: Address Reservation

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 5-21 DHCP Client List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased.

  • Page 140: Usb Settings

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. Click the Save button. Figure 5-23 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify.
  • Page 141 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 5-25 Storage Sharing Service Status - Indicates the Network Sharing service's current status. You can click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the Stop button to stop it. Volume - The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to. Volume 1-8 is mapping to USB port1, and Volume 9-16 is mapping to USB port2.

  • Page 142: Media Server

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Rescan button to start a new scan. Follow the instructions below to set up your router as a file server: Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router.
  • Page 143 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Delete - You can delete the share folder by click Delete. To set up your media server, please follow the instructions below: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router, and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 5-28.
  • Page 144 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 5-30. Figure 5-30 Add New Folder Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder.

  • Page 145: User Accounts

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 5.9.3 User Accounts You can specify the user name and password for Storage Sharing users on this page. Storage Sharing users can use Internet Explorer to access files on the USB drive. There are two default user accounts that can access the Storage Sharing. They are Administrator and Guest (as shown in Figure 5-31).

  • Page 146: System Tools

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The user name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length. Password - Enter the password in the Password field. The password must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length.

  • Page 147: Diagnostic

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 5.10.1 Diagnostic Choose menu “System Tools → Diagnostic”, and then you can transact Ping or Traceroute function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen. Figure 5-34 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic tool.

  • Page 148: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Traceroute Max TTL - The max number of hops for a Traceroute connection. The default is Click Start to check the connectivity of the Internet. 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.

  • Page 149: Factory Defaults

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 3. Click the Upgrade button. 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.

  • Page 150: Backup & Restore

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 5.10.4 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 5-38.

  • Page 151: Password

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 152: System Log

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 5.10.7 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, and then you can view the logs of the Router. Figure 5-41 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.

  • Page 153: Chapter 6. Configuration For Repeater Mode

    Chapter 6. Configuration for Repeater Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Repeater Mode of TL-WR710N. 6.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
  • Page 154 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 6-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware. Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware. Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure them in the Network >...

  • Page 155: Quick Setup

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use. • MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the WLAN. Traffic Statistics - The Router’s traffic statistics. • Received (Bytes) - Traffic that counted in bytes has been received out from the WAN port.

  • Page 156: Network

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WISP Client Router - In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share Internet connection from WISP. 6.5 Network Figure 6-4 the Network menu There is only one submenu under the Network menu (shown in Figure 6-4): LAN.

  • Page 157: Wireless

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 6.6 Wireless Figure 6-6 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 6-6): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click it, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 158 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater • 11bg mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients. • 11bgn mixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients. When 11bg mixed mode is selected, only 11bg mixed wireless stations can connect to the Router.

  • Page 159: Wireless Security

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Near the center of the area in which your wireless stations will operate. In an elevated location such as a high shelf. Away from the potential sources of interference, such as PCs, microwaves, and cordless phones.
  • Page 160 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WPA-PSK/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) or WPA2-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

  • Page 161: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. • WEP Key (Password) - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network.
  • Page 162 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button. The "Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry" page will appear, shown in Figure 6-12: Figure 6-12 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.

  • Page 163: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Select the radio button “Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access” for Filtering Rules. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. Click the Add New... button.

  • Page 164: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 165: Dhcp

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 166 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 6-16 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.

  • Page 167: Dhcp Client List

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 6-17 DHCP Settings 6.7.2 DHCP Client List Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Client List”, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 6-18.
  • Page 168 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 6-19 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 169: Usb Settings

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 6.8 USB Settings Figure 6-21 The USB Settings menu There are three submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 6-21), Storage Sharing, Media Server and User Accounts. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functions.
  • Page 170 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Shared - Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume. When the volume is shared, you can click the Disable to stop sharing the volume; when volume is non-shared, you can click the Enable button to share the volume.

  • Page 171: Media Server

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 6.8.2 Media Server Choose menu “USB Settings→Media Server”, you can create media server that allows you to share stored content with other computers and devices on your home network and on the Internet. Figure 6-24 Media Server Setting Server Name - The name of this Media Server.
  • Page 172 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 2. Click the Start button to start the media server, and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 6-26. Figure 6-26 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 6-27.

  • Page 173: User Accounts

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Back - Click this button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page. 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately. You can also select the Auto-scan, at same time, select an auto scan interval time by drop-down list.
  • Page 174 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4. Choose the Storage Authority from the drop-down list, Read and Write or Read Only. Figure 6-29 Add or Modify User Account User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The user name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length.

  • Page 175: System Tools

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater System Tools Figure 6-30 The System Tools menu Choose menu “System Tools”, and then you can see the submenus under the main menu: Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, and System Log. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 176 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater • Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. • Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem.

  • Page 177: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 6.9.2 Firmware Upgrade Choose menu “System Tools → Firmware Upgrade”, and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the Router on the following screen. Figure 6-33 Firmware Upgrade Firmware Version - This displays the current firmware version.

  • Page 178: Factory Defaults

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 6.9.3 Factory Defaults Choose menu “System Tools → Factory Defaults”, and you can restore the configurations of the Router to factory defaults on the following screen. Figure 6-34 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.

  • Page 179: Reboot

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Note: The current configuration will be covered by the uploading configuration file. The upgrade process lasts for 20 seconds and the Router will restart automatically. Keep the Router on during the upgrading process to prevent any damage.

  • Page 180: Password

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 6.9.6 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 6-37. Figure 6-37 Password...

  • Page 181: System Log

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 6.9.7 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, and then you can view the logs of the Router. Figure 6-38 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.

  • Page 182: Chapter 7. Configuration For Client Mode

    Chapter 7. Configuration for Client Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Client Mode of TL-WR710N. 7.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
  • Page 183 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 7-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware. Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware. Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure them in the Network >...

  • Page 184: Quick Setup

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use. • MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the WLAN. Traffic Statistics - The Router’s traffic statistics. • Received (Bytes) - Traffic that counted in bytes has been received out from the WAN port.

  • Page 185: Network

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WISP Client Router - In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share Internet connection from WISP. 7.5 Network Figure 7-4 the Network menu There is only one submenu under the Network menu (shown in Figure 7-4): LAN.

  • Page 186: Wireless

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater When you choose the Smart IP (DHCP) mode, the DHCP Server function will be disabled. 7.6 Wireless Figure 7-6 Wireless menu There are two submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 7-6): Wireless Settings and Wireless Security.

  • Page 187: Wireless Security

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Enable Wireless Radio - The wireless radio of the AP can be enabled or disabled to allow or deny wireless stations to access. If enabled, the wireless stations will be able to access the AP, otherwise, wireless stations will not be able to access the AP.
  • Page 188 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 7-8 Wireless Security 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. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
  • Page 189 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 7-9 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA security from the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or WPA2 (WPA version 2) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

  • Page 190: Dhcp

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 152-bit - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters. Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type.
  • Page 191 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address. End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses.

  • Page 192: Dhcp Client List

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 7.7.2 DHCP Client List Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Client List”, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 7-13. Figure 7-13 DHCP Clients List...

  • Page 193: Usb Settings

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To Reserve an IP address: Click the Add New… button. Then Figure 7-15 will pop-up. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.

  • Page 194: Storage Sharing

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 7.8.1 Storage Sharing Choose menu “USB Settings→Storage Sharing”, you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the router and view volume and share such properties as share name, capacity, used space, and free space on this page as shown below.
  • Page 195 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 7-18 Safe Unplug Message Click the Rescan button to start a new scan. Follow the instructions below to set up your router as a file server: Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router.

  • Page 196: Media Server

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 7.8.2 Media Server Choose menu “USB Settings→Media Server”, you can create media server that allows you to share stored content with other computers and devices on your home network and on the Internet. Figure 7-19 Media Server Setting Server Name - The name of this Media Server.
  • Page 197 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 2. Click the Start button to start the media server, and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 7-21. Figure 7-21 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 7-22.

  • Page 198: User Accounts

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Back - Click this button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page. 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately. You can also select the Auto-scan, at same time, select an auto scan interval time by drop-down list.
  • Page 199 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Choose the Storage Authority from the drop-down list, Read and Write or Read Only. Figure 7-24 Add or Modify User Account User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The user name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length.

  • Page 200: System Tools

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater System Tools Figure 7-25 The System Tools menu Choose menu “System Tools”, and then you can see the submenus under the main menu: Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, and System Log. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 201 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic tool. • Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. • Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.

  • Page 202: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 7.9.2 Firmware Upgrade Choose menu “System Tools → Firmware Upgrade”, and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the Router on the following screen. Figure 7-28 Firmware Upgrade Firmware Version - This displays the current firmware version.

  • Page 203: Factory Defaults

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 7.9.3 Factory Defaults Choose menu “System Tools → Factory Defaults”, and you can restore the configurations of the Router to factory defaults on the following screen. Figure 7-29 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.

  • Page 204: Reboot

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Note: The current configuration will be covered by the uploading configuration file. The upgrade process lasts for 20 seconds and the Router will restart automatically. Keep the Router on during the upgrading process to prevent any damage.

  • Page 205: Password

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 7.9.6 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 7-32. Figure 7-32 Password...

  • Page 206: System Log

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 7.9.7 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, and then you can view the logs of the Router. Figure 7-33 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.

  • Page 207: Chapter 8. Configuration For Wisp Client Router Mode

    Chapter 8. Configuration for WISP Client Router Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for WISP Client Router Mode of TL-WR710N. 8.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
  • Page 208 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware. Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware. LAN - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure them in the Network >...
  • Page 209 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater • Subnet Mask - The subnet mask associated with LAN IP address. Wireless - This field displays basic information or status for wireless function, you can configure them in the Wireless > Wireless Settings page.

  • Page 210: Quick Setup

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Release to delete the network parameters, and click the Renew button to obtaining network parameters. Traffic Statistics - The Router’s traffic statistics. • Received (Bytes) - Traffic that counted in bytes has been received out from the WAN port.

  • Page 211: Network

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WISP Client Router - In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share Internet connection from WISP. 8.5 Network Figure 8-4 The Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 8-4): WAN, MAC Clone and LAN.
  • Page 212 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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. Use These DNS Servers - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields.
  • Page 213 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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. Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
  • Page 214 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater • Dynamic IP - You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP. • Static IP - You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP.
  • Page 215 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-8 PPPoE Advanced Settings MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 216 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater WAN – BigPond Cable Figure 8-9 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.
  • Page 217 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.
  • Page 218 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 219 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select PPTP/Russia PPTP option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 8-11): Figure 8-11 WAN – PPTP/Russia PPTP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.

  • Page 220: Mac Clone

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.

  • Page 221: Lan

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value. Click the Save button to save your settings. Note: 1. Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function.

  • Page 222: Wireless

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.6 Wireless Figure 8-14 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 8-14): Wireless Settings, 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 223 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Key type - Choose 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 - Choose if the key type is WEP (ASCII) or WEP (HEX).It indicates the index of the WEP key.

  • Page 224: Wireless Security

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.6.2 Wireless Security Figure 8-16 Wireless Security 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. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
  • Page 225 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 8-17. Figure 8-17 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA security from the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or WPA2 (WPA version 2) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

  • Page 226: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.
  • Page 227 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-19 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 228: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Add New... button. 1) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. 2) Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. 3) Select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. 4) Click the Save button.

  • Page 229: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets.

  • Page 230: Dhcp

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 / Disconnected Received Packets - Packets received by the station Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station.
  • Page 231 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-24 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.

  • Page 232: Dhcp Client List

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.7.2 DHCP Client List Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Client List”, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 8-25. Figure 8-25 DHCP Client List...

  • Page 233: Usb Settings

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To Reserve an IP address: Click the Add New… button. Then will pop-up. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.

  • Page 234: Storage Sharing

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.8.1 Storage Sharing Choose menu “USB Settings→Storage Sharing”, you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the router and view volume and share such properties as share name, capacity, used space, and free space on this page as shown below.

  • Page 235: Media Server

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-30 Safe Unplug Message Click the Rescan button to start a new scan. Follow the instructions below to set up your router as a file server: Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router.
  • Page 236 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-31 Media Server Setting Server Name - The name of this Media Server. Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it.

  • Page 237: User Accounts

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 8-34. Figure 8-34 Add New Folder Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder.
  • Page 238 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater There are two default user accounts that can access the Storage Sharing. They are Administrator and Guest (as shown in Figure 8-35). Administrator has read/write access to Storage Sharing and can access FTP Server while Guest has read-only access to Storage Sharing and cannot access FTP Server.

  • Page 239: Forwarding

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Storage Authority – Choose Read and Write or Read Only from the drop-down list to assign access authority of Storage Sharing to the user. Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings.
  • Page 240 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-38 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 241: Port Triggering

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-39 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 242 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-40 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 243: Dmz

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Select Enable in Status field. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 8-41 Add or Modify a Port 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 244: Upnp

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-42 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Check the Enable radio button. Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. Click the Save button.

  • Page 245: Security

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater • Status - The status of the port is displayed here. “Enabled” means that the port is still active. Otherwise, the port is inactive. Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 8.10 Security...

  • Page 246: Advanced Security

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol. SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default. If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world, you can disable it. 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.
  • Page 247 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-46 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. The result of the statistics is used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood.

  • Page 248: Local Management

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 249: Remote Management

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above.

  • Page 250: Parental Control

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.11 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 8-49. 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 251 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 4. 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 (e.g.www.google.com) will be allowed.

  • Page 252: Access Control

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click “Access Restriction → Schedule” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New... button to create a new schedule with Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Time is all day-24 hours.
  • Page 253 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-53 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Restriction - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Restriction function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
  • Page 254 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater In the Action field, select Deny or Allow. 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 255: Host

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater In Rule Name field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique, for example Rule_1. In Host field, select Host_1. In Target field, select Target_1. In Schedule field, select Schedule_1.
  • Page 256 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 8-58. 1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1).

  • Page 257: Target

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-59 Host Settings 8.12.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-64. The target list is necessary for the Access Restriction Rule.
  • Page 258 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example Google) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (e.g.www.google.com) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names.

  • Page 259: Schedule

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list, Figure 8-63 Target Settings 8.12.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 8-64.
  • Page 260 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 8-65 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...

  • Page 261: Advanced Routing

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.13 Advanced Routing Figure 8-67 The Advanced Routing Menu There are two submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-71): Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 262: System Routing Table

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 between the Router and the network or host.

  • Page 263: Bandwidth Control

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.14 Bandwidth Control Figure 8-71 The Bandwidth Control menu There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 8-71. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
  • Page 264 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-73 Bandwidth Control Rule List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. Egress Bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0.

  • Page 265: Ip & Mac Binding

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Egress Bandwidth - The max and the min upload speed which through the WAN port, default number is 0. Ingress Bandwidth - The max and the min download speed through the WAN port, default number is 0.
  • Page 266 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Modify button, and then you will go to the next page. This page is used for adding or modifying an IP &...

  • Page 267: Arp List

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 8.15.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also.

  • Page 268: No-Ip Ddns

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.no-ip.com, www.comexe.cn, or www.dyndns.org. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key.

  • Page 269: Comexe.cn Ddns

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.16.2 Comexe.cn DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn, the page will appear as shown in Figure 8-81. Figure 8-81 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider.

  • Page 270: Dyndns Org Ddns

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.16.3 Dyndns org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.dyndns.org, the page will appear as shown in Figure 8-82. Figure 8-82 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account.

  • Page 271: System Tools

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.17 System Tools Figure 8-83 The System Tools menu There are nine submenus under the System Tools menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup and Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 272: Diagnostic

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull-down list. Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks.
  • Page 273 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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. • Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.

  • Page 274: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.17.3 Firmware Upgrade The page allows you to upgrade the latest version firmware to keep your router up-to-date. Figure 8-87 Firmware Upgrade New firmware is posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. If the router is not experiencing difficulties, there is no need to upgrade firmware, unless the new firmware supports a new feature you need.

  • Page 275: Factory Defaults

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.17.4 Factory Defaults This page allows you to restore the factory default settings for the router. Figure 8-88 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. The default User Name: admin The default Password: admin The default access: tplinklogin.net...

  • Page 276: Reboot

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 8.17.6 Reboot This page allows you to reboot the router. Figure 8-90 Reboot the router Click the Reboot button to reboot the router. Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include: Change LAN IP Address.

  • Page 277: System Log

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Click the Save button when finished. Click the Clear All button to clear all. 8.17.8 System Log This page allows you to query the logs of the router. Figure 8-92 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.
  • Page 278 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure 8-93 Statistics Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective. Packets Statistics Interval - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list.

  • Page 279: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem.
  • Page 280 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by Ethernet users? Log in to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking Save.
  • Page 281 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure A-4 Virtual Servers Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ"...
  • Page 282 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater To change the WEB management port number: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click "Remote Management" submenu. On the "Remote Management" page, type a port number except 80, such as 88, into the "Web Management Port"...
  • Page 283 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Figure A-9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. Make sure the "Enable Wireless Router Radio" is checked. Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID.

  • Page 284: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary.
  • Page 285 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater In the prompt page that showed below, double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Figure B-0-2 The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
  • Page 286 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Select Obtain an IP address automatically, Choose Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-0-3 Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted.

  • Page 287: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.11n, 802.11b, 802.11g Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One 10/100Mbps LAN/WAN port Port One 10/100Mbps LAN port 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω STP (maximum 100m)

  • Page 288: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater 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 289 TL-WR710N WiFi Pocket Router/AP/TV Adapter/Repeater PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network.

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