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- Page 1 Enterprise Networking Solution Installation Guide Load Balance Broadband Router TL-R480T+...
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Page 3: Fcc Statement
Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks 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 4 Related Document The User Guide of this product is provided in the resource CD. To obtain the latest product information, please visit the Official Website: http://www.tp-link.com About this Installation Guide This Installation Guide describes the hardware characteristics, installation methods and the points that should be attended to during installation. This Installation Guide is structured as follows: Chapter 1 Introduction.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction ——————————— 01 Chapter 1 Product Overview ..............01 Appearance ................01 Installation ———————————— 03 Chapter 2 Package Contents ..............03 Safety Precautions ..............03 Installation Tools..............05 Product Installation ..............06 Lightning Protection ———————— 08 Chapter 3 Cabling Reasonably..............08 Connect to Ground..............10 Equipotential Bonding ............11 Use Lightning Arrester ............12 Connection ———————————... -
Page 6: Introduction
Introduction Product Overview TL-R480T+ is a product designed for small business. It features three free changeable ports that can be set to either LAN or WAN, allowing the router to support up to four WAN ports to satisfy various Internet access requirements through one device. At the same time, network traffic is managed to ensure that data is properly distributed to each port. -
Page 7: Interface Description
SYS LED flashes quickly. Then release the button and wait for the Router rebooting to its factory default settings. Rear Panel ■ The rear panel of TL-R480T+ is shown as the following figure. Figure 1-2 Rear Panel Power Socket Connect the female connector of the power cord here, and the male connector to the AC power outlet. -
Page 8: Installation
Load Balance Broadband Router ChaCter 1 Installation Package Contents Make sure that the package contains the following items. If any of the listed items is damaged or missing, please contact your distributor. One Router One Power Cord, One Console This Installation Guide Cable and One Ethernet Cable One Resource CD Two mounting brackets and the... -
Page 9: Site Requirements
Load Balance Broadband Router Site Requirements ■ Temperature/Humidity Please keep a proper temperature and humidity in the equipment room. Too high/low humidity may lead to bad insulation, electricity leakage, mechanical property changes and corrosions. Too high temperature may accelerate aging of the insulation materials and can thus significantly shorten the service life of the device. -
Page 10: Installation Tools
Load Balance Broadband Router Lightening Protection Extremely high voltage currents can be produced instantly when lightning occurs and the air in the electric discharge path can be instantly heated up to 20,000℃. As this instant current is strong enough to damage electronic devices, more effective lightning protection measures should be taken. -
Page 11: Product Installation
Load Balance Broadband Router Note: These tools are not provided with our product. If needed, please self purchase them. Product Installation Desktop Installation ■ To install the device on the desktop, please follow the steps: Set the device on a flat surface strong enough to support the entire weight of the device with all fittings. - Page 12 Load Balance Broadband Router After the brackets are attached to the device, use suitable screws (not provided1 to secure the brackets to the rack, as illustrated in the following figure. Rack Figure 2-3 Rack Installation Caution: Please set 5~10cm gaps around the device for air circulation. ■...
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Page 13: Lightning Protection
Load Balance Broadband Router ChaCter 2 Lightning Protection Cabling Reasonably In the actual network environment, you may need cable outdoors and indoors, and the requirements for cabling outdoors and indoors are different. A reasonable cabling system can decrease the damage of induced lightning to devices. Note: It's not recommended using Ethernet cables outdoors. - Page 14 Load Balance Broadband Router Requirements for Cabling Indoors ■ When cabling indoors, keep a certain distance away from the devices that may cause high-frequency interferences, such as down-conductor cable, powerline, power transformer and electromotor. The main cable should be paved in the metal raceway of the access shaft. When ■...
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Page 15: Connect To Ground
Load Balance Broadband Router Parallel cabling 2~5kVA One is in the grounded metal raceway or metal pipe powerline The both are in the grounded metal raceway or metal pipe Parallel cabling >5kVA One is in the grounded metal raceway or metal pipe powerline The both are in the grounded metal raceway or metal pipe... -
Page 16: Equipotential Bonding
Load Balance Broadband Router Note: The grounding bar and the ground cable are not provided with our product. If needed, please self purchase them. Connecting to the Ground via the Power Supply ■ If the device is installed in the normal environment, the device can be grounded via the PE (Protecting Earth1 cable of the AC power supply as shown in the following figure. -
Page 17: Use Lightning Arrester
Load Balance Broadband Router Grounding Terminal Equipotential Bonding Cable Ground Cable Grounding Bar Figure 3-3 Equipotential Bonding When equipotential bonding, please note that the cable should be copper wrapped Kelly with its area being 6mm at least. The shorter cable the better, and use a grounding bar to establish an equipotential bonding point. - Page 18 Load Balance Broadband Router Signal lightning arrester is used to protect RJ45 ports of the device from lightning. When cabling outdoors, please install a signal lightning arrester before connecting the cable to the device. When purchasing or using a signal lightning arrester, please observe the following rules: The port rate of the signal lightning arrester should match the rate of the desired ■...
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Page 19: Connection
CLI (Command Line Interface1 enables you to do some simple operations to the Router, thus you can load the CLI after connecting the PCs or Terminals to the console port on the Router via the provided cable. For TL-R480T+, you can check and monitor some simple system information of the Router. -
Page 20: Verify Installation
Load Balance Broadband Router Note: The console port is the first port on the right of the front panel. ■ Please keep the device power off when you plugging the console cable. ■ Do not connect the console port with other ports by RJ45 cable. ■... -
Page 21: Con Guration
Load Balance Broadband Router ChaCter 4 Configuration PreCarations Connect a PC to a LAN port of the Router with a RJ45 cable properly. Set the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP1 properties of the PC with the "IP address" as 192.168.0.x ("x" is any number from 2 to 2541, "Subnetmask" as 255.255.255.0 and "Default gateway"... -
Page 22: Wan/Lan Ports Con Guration
Main Page of the Router WAN/LAN Ports Configuration TL-R480T+ provides three adjustable WAN/LAN ports which can work in WAN mode or LAN mode. By the factory defaults, it is set to Dual-WAN mode with port 1 and port 2 as WAN ports, while port 3~5 are LAN ports. Ports are identified as WAN or LAN on the front panel’s LEDs. -
Page 23: Appendix A Troubleshooting
Load Balance Broadband Router ACCendix A Troubleshooting QQQQ What could I do if I forgot the username and Cassword of the Router? You can restore the Router to factory defaults, please refer to 1.2 Appearance of this Installation Guide for detail. The default management address of the Router is http://192.168.0.1, default username and password are both admin. -
Page 24: Appendix B Hardware Speci Cations
Load Balance Broadband Router ACCendix B Hardware SCecifications Item Content Standards and Protocol IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, TCP/ IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS Transmission Medium 10Base-T: UTP/STP of Cat. 3 or above 100Base-TX: UTP/STP of Cat. 5 or above LEDs PWR, SYS, Link/Act, 100Mbps Operating Temperature 0℃... -
Page 25: Appendix C Technical Support
Load Balance Broadband Router ACCendix C Technical SuCCort For more help, please go to: www.tp-link.com/support/faq.asp ■ To download the latest Firmware, Driver, Utility and User Guide, please go to: ■ www.tp-link.com/support/download.asp For all other technical support, please contact us by using the following details: ■... - Page 28 Website: http://www.tp-link.com E-mail: support@tp-link.com 7106503653 Rev: 1.0.0...