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TP-Link TL-WR847N User Manual

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300Mbps Wireless N Router
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  • Page 1 TL-WR841N TL-WR841ND TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router REV4.1.1 1910010886...
  • Page 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

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

  • Page 4: Canadian Compliance Statement

    To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for successful communication. Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired...

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    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 6: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents.....................1 Chapter 1. Introduction..................2 1.1 Overview of the Router....................2 1.2 Conventions ....................... 2 1.3 Main Features ......................3 1.4 Panel Layout ......................4 1.4.1 The Front Panel....................4 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ....................5 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router ...............7 2.1 System Requirements ....................
  • Page 8 4.7.3 Address Reservation ..................42 4.8 Forwarding ....................... 43 4.8.1 Virtual Servers ....................43 4.8.2 Port Triggering ....................44 4.8.3 DMZ......................46 4.8.4 UPnP ......................47 4.9 Security ........................47 4.9.1 Basic Security....................48 4.9.2 Advanced Security..................49 4.9.3 Local Management ..................50 4.9.4 Remote Management ...................
  • Page 9 4.16.6 Reboot ......................76 4.16.7 Password...................... 76 4.16.8 System Log....................77 4.16.9 Statistics ....................... 78 Appendix A: FAQ ....................80 Appendix B: Configuring the PC................85 Appendix C: Specifications ...................89 Appendix D: Glossary ....................90 - III -...

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router  Power Adapter for TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router  Quick Installation Guide  Resource CD for TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router, ...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1. Introduction

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router without any explanation.  Note: The three devices of TL-WR841N, TL-WR841ND and TL-WR847N are sharing this User Guide. For simplicity, we will take TL-WR841ND for example throughout this Guide. The differences among them are: ...

  • Page 12: Main Features

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 1.3 Main Features  Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps. One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN  ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX.

  • Page 13: Panel Layout

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication Power is off. （Power）...

  • Page 14: The Rear Panel

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right).  ON/OFF: The switch for the power.  POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router.
  • Page 15 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide  Used as WPS button: If you have client devices, such as wireless adapters, that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, then you can press this button to quickly establish a connection between the Router and client devices and automatically configure wireless security for your wireless network.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet)  One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is  connected directly to the Ethernet.) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ...
  • Page 17 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 2-2 Wall-mount Install - 8 -...
  • Page 18 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide  Note: The diameter of the screw, 4mm<D<8mm, and the distance of two screws is 123mm. The screw that project from the wall need around 4mm based, and the length of the screw need to be at least 20mm to withstand the weight of the product.

  • Page 19: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router is http://tplinklogin.net, the default IP address is 192.168.0.1, and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.

  • Page 20: Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct?  Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.
  • Page 21 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-4 Login Windows  Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.
  • Page 22 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-6 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. It’s recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring.
  • Page 23 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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 24 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Disabled - The Secondary Connection is disabled by default, so there is PPPoE  connection only. This is recommended. Dynamic IP - Use dynamic IP address to connect to the local area network provided ...
  • Page 25 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 3-11 Quick Setup - PPTP/Russian PPTP User Name/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 26 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test.
  • Page 27 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Finish button to finish the Quick Setup. Figure 3-14 Quick Setup - Finish - 18 -...

  • Page 28: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility.

  • Page 29: Quick Setup

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.
  • Page 30 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-2 WPS WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here.  Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the ...

  • Page 31: Network

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 4: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the Router.

  • Page 32: Wan

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.5.1 Choose menu “Network → WAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below. If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP.
  • Page 33 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide  Get IP with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally, you can choose this option. (It is rarely required.)
  • Page 34 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE/Russia PPPoE option. Then should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-8): Figure 4-8 WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These ...
  • Page 35 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide  Note: Only when you have configured the system time on “System Tools → Time” page, will the Time-based Connecting function can take effect. Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect ...
  • Page 36 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Save button to save your settings. If your ISP provides BigPond Cable (or Heart Beat Signal) connection, please select BigPond Cable. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-10): Figure 4-10 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.
  • Page 37 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide mode. The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically 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.
  • Page 38 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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 39: Mac Clone

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP  address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP.

  • Page 40: Lan

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-13 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ...

  • Page 41: Wireless

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.6 Wireless Figure 4-15 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-15): 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 42 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide When you select your local region from the drop-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK. Note Dialog  Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option.

  • Page 43: Wireless Security

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-17 SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client.  You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.
  • Page 44 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-18 Wireless Security  Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
  • Page 45 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-19  Wireless Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters.  Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above.

  • Page 46: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide  Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
  • Page 47 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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 48: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-24 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, ...

  • Page 49: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide  Note: If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance. 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics Choose menu “Wireless →...

  • Page 50: Dhcp Client List

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-27 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 51: Address Reservation

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client  Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired, ...

  • Page 52: Forwarding

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.8 Forwarding Figure 4-31 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-31), Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 53: Port Triggering

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Type the IP Address of the computer in the IP Address box. Select the protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All. Select the Enable to enable the virtual server. Click the Save button.
  • Page 54 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-34 Port Triggering Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field.

  • Page 55: Dmz

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-35 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 56: Upnp

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Save button.  Note: After you set the DMZ host, the firewall related to the host will not work. 4.8.4 UPnP Choose menu “Forwarding → UPnP”, you can view the information about UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) in the screen as shown in Figure 4-37.

  • Page 57: Basic Security

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.9.1 Basic Security Choose menu “Security → Basic Security”, you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4-39. Figure 4-39 Basic Security Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or ...

  • Page 58: Advanced Security

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide TFTP ALG - To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the  default Enable. H323 ALG - To allow Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT, keep the ...

  • Page 59: Local Management

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide  ICMP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current ICMP-FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately.

  • Page 60: Remote Management

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above. Click the Save button to save your settings.  Note: If your PC is blocked but you want to access the Router again, use a pin to press and hold the Reset Button (hole) on the back panel for about 5 seconds to reset the Router’s factory defaults...
  • Page 61 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-43 Parental Control Settings Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect, otherwise check  Disable. MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or ...
  • Page 62 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 4-44 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry For example: If you desire that the children’s PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.google.com on Saturday only while the parent PC with MAC address...

  • Page 63: Access Control

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-45 Parental Control Settings 4.11 Access Control Figure 4-46 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-46: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 64 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Schedule - Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule.  Status - This field displays the status of the rule. Enabled means the rule will take effect,  Disabled means the rule will not take effect.
  • Page 65 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide If the IP Address is selected, you will see the following items:  IP Address - Enter the IP address (or address range) of the target (targets) in dotted-decimal format (e.g. 192.168.0.23). ...
  • Page 66 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-51 Quick Setup – Create an Internet Access Control Entry  Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). ...

  • Page 67: Host

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide For example: If you desire to allow the 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 Sunday, and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page.
  • Page 68 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. Click the Add New… button. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-54.

  • Page 69: Target

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.11.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-56. The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.

  • Page 70: Schedule

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-57 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Figure 4-58 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN to access www.google.com only, you should first follow the...
  • Page 71 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-59 Schedule Settings Schedule Description - Here displays the description of the schedule and this description is  unique. Day - Here displays the day(s) in a week.   Time - Here displays the time period in a day.

  • Page 72: Advanced Routing

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). In Day field, check the Select Days radio button and then select Sat and Sun. In Time field, enter 1800 in Start Time field and 2000 in Stop Time field.

  • Page 73: System Routing Table

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide  Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the ...

  • Page 74: Bandwidth Control

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.13 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-64 There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-64. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 75: Ip & Mac Binding Setting

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide  Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0.  Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0.
  • Page 76 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-69 Binding Settings  MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN.  IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN.

  • Page 77: Arp List

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-71 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.14.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also.

  • Page 78: Comexe.cn Ddns

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide The Router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is.

  • Page 79: No-Ip.com Ddns

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure 4-74 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 80: System Tools

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out the DDNS service. 4.16 System Tools Figure 4-76 The System Tools menu Choose menu “System Tools”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup &...
  • Page 81 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks.   NTP Server 1 / NTP Server 2 - Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server 1 or NTP Server 2, and then the Router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially.

  • Page 82: Diagnostic

    Domain Name System (DNS) queries.  IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (such as 192.168.0.1) or Domain name (such as http://www.tp-link.com).  Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection.

  • Page 83: Firmware Upgrade

     Note: 1) New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.

  • Page 84: Factory Defaults

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 3) Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded, otherwise, the Router may be damaged. 4) The Router will reboot after the upgrading has been finished.

  • Page 85: Reboot

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.16.6 Reboot Choose menu “System Tools → Reboot”, you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Router via the next screen. Figure 4-83 Reboot the Router Some settings of the Router will take effect only after rebooting, which include ...

  • Page 86: System Log

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 4.16.8 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, you can view the logs of the Router. Figure 4-85 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not.

  • Page 87: Statistics

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs.  To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received.  SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field.
  • Page 88 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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 disabled. Packets Statistics Interval （5-60） - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and ...

  • Page 89: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem.
  • Page 90 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide MAC address will fill in the "WAN MAC Address" field. Or else, type the MAC Address into the "WAN MAC Address" field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX. Then click the Save button. It will take effect after rebooting.
  • Page 91 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide  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 92 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-7 Basic Security I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference.
  • Page 93 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure A-9 Virtual Servers Figure A-10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. Make sure the "Enable Wireless Router Radio" is checked. Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID.

  • Page 94: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 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 95 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure B-2 The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below:  Setting IP address automatically...
  • Page 96 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Figure B-3  Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted.  Setting IP address manually Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available If the Router's LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.0.x (x is...
  • Page 97 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Now click OK to keep your settings. - 88 -...

  • Page 98: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE Standards 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Ports Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω...

  • Page 99: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input  multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding.
  • Page 100 TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND/TL-WR847N 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless  Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices. WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices ...

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