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TP-Link TL-WR542G User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    User Guide TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router...
  • Page 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice. is the 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: Table Of Contents

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Package contents......................4 Chapter 1: About this Guide ....................5 1.1 P ..........................5 URPOSES 1.2 C .........................5 ONVENTIONS 1.3 O .....................5 VERVIEW OF THIS UIDE Chapter 2: Introduction...................... 6 2.1 O .....................6 VERVIEW OF THE OUTER 2.2 F...
  • Page 4 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.8.1 Firewall ..........................39 5.8.2 IP Address Filtering .......................40 5.8.3 Domain Filtering......................42 5.8.4 MAC Filtering ........................44 5.8.5 Remote Management......................45 5.8.6 Advanced Security......................46 5.9 S ........................48 TATIC OUTING 5.10 DDNS..........................49 5.10.1 Oray.net DDNS ......................50 5.10.2 Comexe.cn DDNS......................50 5.11 S...

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    The following contents should be found in your box: • One TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router • One AC power Adapter for TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router • One Resource CD for TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router, including: This Guide Other helpful Information •...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1: About This Guide

    54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 1: About this Guide Thank you for choosing the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router. The Router provides dedicated solution for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) network. With your network all connected, your local wired or wireless network can share Internet access, files and fun for multiple PCs through one ISP account.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2: Introduction

    The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router integrates firewall, NAT-router and Wireless AP. Its design is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) Wireless network solution. The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router will allow you to connect your network wirelessly better than ever, sharing Internet Access, files and fun, easily and securely.

  • Page 8: Panel Layout

    2.3 Panel Layout 2.3.1 The Front Panel The front panel of the TL-WR542G consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. Viewed from left to right. Table 2-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the Router.

  • Page 9: The Rear Panel

    • Four LAN 10/100Mbps RJ45 ports for connecting the Router to the local PCs • AC power socket: only use the Power adapter supplied with the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router, use of a different adapter may result in product damage.

  • Page 10: Chapter 3: Connecting The Router

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 3: Connecting the Router 3.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable modem that has RJ45 connector (you do not need it if you connect the Router to Ethernet) Each PC on the LAN needs working Ethernet NIC and an Ethernet cable with...
  • Page 11 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide RESET To WAN To LAN Switch/Hub XDSL Cable Ethernet （ 、 、 ） Figure 3-1: Physical Installation of the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router - 10 -...

  • Page 12: Chapter 4: Quick Installation Guide

    54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 4: Quick Installation Guide After connecting the TL-WR542G Router into your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR542G Wireless Router. These procedures only take you few minutes. You can access Internet via the Router immediately after successfully configured.

  • Page 13: Quick Installation Guide

    192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254, Gateway must be 192.168.1.1 4.2 Quick Installation Guide With Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator) utility, the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router is easy to configure and manage. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with web browser.
  • Page 14 4-6. Figure 4-6: Choose WAN Connection Type The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router supports three popular ways to connect to Internet. Please select the exact one according to your ISP. And then click Next button to enter the necessary network parameters.
  • Page 15 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide If you choose "PPPoE", you will see this page shown in figure 4-7: Figure 4-7: Setup Wizard - PPPoE User Name and Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP.
  • Page 16 SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as TP-Link.

  • Page 17: Chapter 5: Configuring The Router

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 5: Configuring the Router This chapter describes each web page's key functions. 5.1 login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the Router. There are ten main menus on the left of the web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus.

  • Page 18: Setup Wizard

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-1: Router status 5.3 Setup Wizard Please refer to Section 4.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 5.4 Network Figure 5-2: the Network menu - 17 -...

  • Page 19: Lan

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in figure 5-2): LAN, WAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you can configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for every submenu are provided below.
  • Page 20 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-4 WAN - DHCP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click Release button to release the IP parameters.
  • Page 21 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-4a: WAN - 802.1X + DHCP • User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1x authentication provided by your • Password - Enter the password for 802.1x authentication provided by your ISP.
  • Page 22 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. Primary DNS: Optional, type the DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
  • Page 23 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-6: WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password: Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Connect on Demand: You can configure the Router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet...

  • Page 24: Mac Clone

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-7: PPPoE Advanced Settings Packet MTU: The default MTU size is usually fine. The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1492 bytes. For some ISPs, you need modify the MTU. This should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP.

  • Page 25: Wireless

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-8: MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable or DSL modem during installation. Usually, Don’t change anything here. WAN MAC Address: This field displayed the current MAC address of WAN port, which is used for WAN port.

  • Page 26: Wireless Settings

    SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK, but it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name (SSID) to a different value.
  • Page 27 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Enable Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access. If enabled, wireless stations will be able to access the Router, otherwise, wireless stations will not be able to access the Router.

  • Page 28: Mac Filtering

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide WPA-PSK Passphrase –You can enter a WPA passphrase between 8 and 63 characters long. Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update.
  • Page 29 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide accessing the Router, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. • MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access control. • Description - A simple description of the wireless station.
  • Page 30 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in specified length. For example: 2F34D20BE2. 5. Status - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. 6. Click the Save button to save this entry.

  • Page 31: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide access the Router, however, other wireless stations that are not in the list can access the Router. Note: If you enable the function and select the Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules, and there are not any enable entries in the list, thus, all wireless stations cannot access the Router.

  • Page 32: Dhcp Settings

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-14: the DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in figure 5-14): DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you can configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for every submenu are provided below.

  • Page 33: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide consult your ISP. Secondary DNS: Optional. You can input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. Note: To use the DHCP server function of the Router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically"...
  • Page 34 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-17: Address Reservation MAC Address – The MAC address of the PC that you want to reserve IP Address. Assigned IP Address –The IP Address of Router reserved. To Reserve IP addresses: Enter...

  • Page 35: Forwarding

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.7 Forwarding Figure 5-18: the Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in figure 5-18): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you can configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 36 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide IP Address - The IP Address of the PC running the service application Protocol - The protocol used for this application, either TCP or UDP, or All (include all protocol that can be accessed by the Router).

  • Page 37: Port Triggering

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.7.2 Port Triggering Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephoning and so on. These applications cannot work with a pure NAT router. Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that can work with an NAT router.

  • Page 38: Dmz

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide UDP, or ALL (include all protocol that can be access the Router). Enable - The Enable checkbox to enable port forwarding for the application. Common Applications – some popular applications already existing in the pull-down list.

  • Page 39: Upnp

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide forwards all the ports at the same time. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function. You can set up DMZ...

  • Page 40: Security

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide UPnP device currently accessing the Router. • Ext. Port – external port, the device has opened for Router. • Protocol – what type of protocol is opened. • Int. Port – Internal port, the device has opened for local host.

  • Page 41: Ip Address Filtering

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-24: Firewall Settings Enable Firewall – the general firewall switch is on or off. Enable IP Address Filtering – set IP Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. There are two default filtering rules of IP Address Filtering, either Permit or Prevent accessing the Router.
  • Page 42 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-25: IP address Filtering To disable the IP Address Filtering feature, keep the default setting, Disabled. To set up an IP Address Filtering entry, click Enable Firewall and Enable IP Address Filtering on the Firewall page, and click the Add New…...

  • Page 43: Domain Filtering

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 4. WAN Port - type a WAN Port or a range of WAN Port in the field. Leave the field blank, which means all WAN Port have been put into the field. For example, 25 –...
  • Page 44 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-27: Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering entry, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Domain Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page. To Add a Domain filtering entry, clicking Add New… button. The page " Add or Modify a Domain Filtering entry "...

  • Page 45: Mac Filtering

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Next button to go to the next page and the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example, if you want to block the PCs on your LAN to access websites www.xxyy.com.cn,...

  • Page 46: Remote Management

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-30: Add or Modify a 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 MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit).

  • Page 47: Advanced Security

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide feature allows you to manage your Router from a remote location, via the Internet. Figure 5-31: Remote Management Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router’s default remote management web port number is For greater security, you can change the remote management web interface to a custom port by entering that number in this box provided.
  • Page 48 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-32: Advanced Security settings Packets Statistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic. The result of the statistic used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood.

  • Page 49: Static Routing

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Ignore Ping Packet from WAN Port – Enable or Disable ignore ping packet from WAN port. The default is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from Internet cannot access the Router. Forbid Ping Packet from LAN Port – Enable or Disable forbidding Ping Packet to access the Router from the LAN port.

  • Page 50: Ddns

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-34: Static Routing To add static route entries: 1. Enter the following data: • Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route.

  • Page 51: Oray.net Ddns

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.oray.net or www.comexe.cn. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 5.10.1 Oray.net DDNS...

  • Page 52: System Tools

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-36: Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account.

  • Page 53: Time

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide every submenu are provided below. 5.11.1 Time You can set time manually or get GMT from Internet for the Router on this page (shown in figure 5-38): Figure 5-38: Time settings Time Zone: Select your local time zone from this pull down list.

  • Page 54: Factory Defaults

    To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions: 1. Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (www.tp-link.com). 2. Run a TFTP Server on a PC on your LAN, and take the file in the TFTP server’s path.

  • Page 55: Reboot

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-40: Restore Factory Default Click the Restore Factory Defaults button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User Name: admin • The default Password: admin • The default IP Address: 192.168.1.1 •...

  • Page 56: Logs

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-42: Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the Router. All users who try to access the Router's web-based utility or Setup Wizard will be prompted for the Router's user name and password.
  • Page 57 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-44: 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 58: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ 1. How to configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL modem to the WAN port on the Router.
  • Page 59 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-1: Virtual Server Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log into the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "...
  • Page 60 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-3: Remote Management Note: Type http://192.168.1.1:88 into browser to log into the Router if the above configuration takes effect. 3) Log into the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "...

  • Page 61: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 95/98. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed.
  • Page 62 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2) Double-click the Network icon, highlight the bound TCP/IP tab in the appearing Network window. An example shown in the following figure: Figure B-3: Configuration tab 3) Click on Properties.
  • Page 63 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-4: IP Address tab Do not type anything into the New gateway field on the Gateway tab. Figure B-5: Gateway tab Choose Disable DNS on the DNS configuration tab, as shown in the...
  • Page 64 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Select Specify an IP address on IP Address tab, as shown in the following figure. If the Router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1 type IP address is 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 65 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide On the DNS Configuration tab, click Enable DNS radio, and type your computer name in to the Host field and a Domain (such as szonline.com) into the Domain field. In the DNS Server Search Order field you can type the NDS server IP addresses, which have been provided by your ISP, and click Add button.

  • Page 66: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.11g Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP Channel Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX...

  • Page 67: Appendix D: Glossary

    802.11b and 802.11g products, for a coverage area that is up to nine times greater. A traditional 802.11b and 802.11g product transmission distance is about 300m, A TP-LINK 2x to 3x eXtended Range based client and access point can maintain a connection transmission distance may be up to 830m.
  • Page 68 TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 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.

  • Page 69: Appendix E: Contact Information

    TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix E: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of the TP-LINK TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router, please contact us. Tel: +86-755-2661-2350, 2652-5723 Fax: +86-755-2663-6921 export@tp-link.com.cn E-mail: http://www.tp-link.com Website: - 68 -...

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