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TL-WR941ND
Wireless N Router
Rev: 1.0.5
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  • Page 1 TL-WR941N TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Rev: 1.0.5 1910010234...

  • Page 2: 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 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: Ce Mark Warning

    FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. “To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations.

  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND 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 5: Table Of Contents

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router CONTENTS Package Contents ............................ 1 Chapter 1. Introduction.......................... 2 Overview of the Router ......................2 Conventions .......................... 2 Main Features ........................3 Panel Layout ......................... 4 1.4.1 The Front Panel ......................4 1.4.2 The Rear Panel......................5 Chapter 2.
  • Page 6 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics....................43 DHCP ..........................44 4.7.1 DHCP Settings......................44 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List ....................45 4.7.3 Address Reservation ....................45 Forwarding ..........................47 4.8.1 Virtual Servers ......................47 4.8.2 Port Triggering ......................49 4.8.3 DMZ ........................51 4.8.4 UPnP........................51 Security ..........................52 4.9.1 Basic Security ......................52 4.9.2...
  • Page 7 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 4.15.3 No-ip.com DDNS ....................76 4.16 System Tools ........................77 4.16.1 Time Setting......................78 4.16.2 Diagnostic .......................79 4.16.3 Firmware Upgrade ....................80 4.16.4 Factory Defaults......................81 4.16.5 Backup & Restore....................81 4.16.6 Reboot ........................82 4.16.7 Password ........................83 4.16.8 System Log......................83 4.16.9 Statistics........................86 Appendix A: FAQ ............................88...

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    Wireless N Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router DC Power Adapter for TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router, including: • This Guide •...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Flexible Access Control The TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router provides flexible access control, so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff. It also supports Virtual Server and DMZ host for Port Triggering, and then the network administrators can manage and monitor the network in real time with the remote management function.

  • Page 10: Main Features

    Wireless N Router Wireless N Router without any explanation. Note: The two devices of TL-WR941N and TL-WR941ND are sharing this User Guide. For simplicity, we will take TL-WR941ND for example throughout this Guide, The differences between them are: TL-WR941N Router with three fixed antennas.

  • Page 11: Panel Layout

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs and the QSS button are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication Power is off.

  • Page 12: The Rear Panel

    The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-WR941N/941ND Wireless N Router. RESET: There are two ways to reset to the Router's factory defaults: Use the Factory Defaults function on System Tools ->...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 TCP/IP protocol on each PC Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 , Netscape Navigator 6.0 or above...
  • Page 14 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router...

  • Page 15: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router is 192.168.1.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 16 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command...

  • Page 17: Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? Note: If the Router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254. 3.2 Quick Installation Guide ® With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router.
  • Page 18 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 3-5 Quick Setup Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP and Static IP to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function.
  • Page 19 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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. 2） If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-9.
  • Page 20 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, TP-LINK is NOT the same as tp-link. Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used.
  • Page 21 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router recommended strongly that you choose one of following options to enable security. WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared passphrase. PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For ASCII, the key can be made up of any numbers 0 to 9 and any letters A to Z, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters.

  • Page 22: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 23: Quick Setup

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 QSS This section will guide you add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by QSS -16-...

  • Page 24: Qss

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router (Quick Secure Setup) function. Choose menu “QSS”, you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 QSS QSS Status - Enable or disable the QSS function here. Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide.
  • Page 25 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Step 2: Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router.
  • Page 26 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Three: Step 1: Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2 , then the following screen will appear.
  • Page 27 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2: Choose Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect. Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Next.

  • Page 28: By Pin

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.
  • Page 29 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Router in Figure 4-2 (each Router has its unique PIN code.

  • Page 30: Network

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-2 You will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the network.

  • Page 31: Wan

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-5 LAN MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.1.1).
  • Page 32 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
  • Page 33 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router provided by your ISP. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 34 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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. Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and be re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 35 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-9 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. Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name, which should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP.
  • Page 36 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-10 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. Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location.
  • Page 37 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was down. Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode.
  • Page 38 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-11 L2TP Settings User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately.
  • Page 39 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button. Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 40 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 41: Mac Clone

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment. The Router can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually. 4.5.3 MAC Clone Choose menu “Network→MAC Clone”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the...

  • Page 42: Wireless Settings

    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, TP-LINK is NOT the same as tp-link. Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used.

  • Page 43: Wireless Security

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.
  • Page 44 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-16 Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, select this check box, but it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-17 .
  • Page 45 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Open System or Shared Key authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

  • Page 46: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. • Radius Port - Enter the port that radius service used. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above.
  • Page 47 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-20 Wireless MAC address Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disable. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled.

  • Page 48: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Click the Save button to save this 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. Modify the information.
  • Page 49 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router wireless network. Figure 4-22 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended.

  • Page 50: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other.

  • Page 51: Dhcp

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 4.7 DHCP Figure 4-24 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-24 ): DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 52: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes.
  • Page 53 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-27 ).When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server.

  • Page 54: Forwarding

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. 4.8 Forwarding Figure 4-29 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-29 ): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP.
  • Page 55 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Click the Add New… button. (pop-up Figure 4-31 ) Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port list does not have the service that you want to use, type the number of the service port or service port range in the Service Port box.

  • Page 56: Port Triggering

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 4.8.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “Forwarding→Port Triggering”, you can view and add port triggering in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-32 ). Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet calling and so on. These applications cannot work with a pure NAT Router.
  • Page 57 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Select a common application from the Common Applications drop-down list, then the Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatically filled. If the Common Applications do not have the application you need, enter the Trigger Port and the Incoming Ports manually.

  • Page 58: Dmz

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 4.8.3 DMZ Choose menu “Forwarding→DMZ”, you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen (shown in Figure 4-34 ).The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. DMZ host forwards all the ports at the same time.

  • Page 59: Security

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-35 UPnP Setting Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. As allowing this may present a risk to security, this feature is enabled by default.
  • Page 60 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-37 Basic Security Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the Router’s firewall. SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session.

  • Page 61: Advanced Security

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router default Enable. 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 default Enable.

  • Page 62: Local Management

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router enabled. Note: Dos Protection will take effect only when the Traffic Statistics in “System Tool → Traffic Statistics” is enabled. Enable ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering. ICMP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600.

  • Page 63: Remote Management

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-39 Local Management By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility” is checked. If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the Router's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator...

  • Page 64: Parental Control

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-40 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 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided.
  • Page 65 Description field. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. tp-link) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.tp-link.com, www.tp-link.com.cn) 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 66 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table.

  • Page 67: Access Control

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field. Enter “Allow Google” in the Website Description field. Enter “www.google.com” in the Allowed Domain Name field. Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from the Effective Time drop-down list.
  • Page 68 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-45 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
  • Page 69 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table.

  • Page 70: Host

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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. In Action field, select Allow.

  • Page 71: Target

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Click the Save button to complete the settings. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page.
  • Page 72 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-50 Target Settings Target Description - Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique. Information - The target can be IP address, port, or domain name. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.
  • Page 73 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-51 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Figure 4-52 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 settings below: 1.

  • Page 74: Schedule

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 4.11.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-53. The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-53 Schedule Settings Schedule Description - Here displays the description of the schedule and this description is unique.

  • Page 75: Static Routing

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-54 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 Sunday, you should first follow the settings below: 1.
  • Page 76 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-55 Static Routing To add static routing entries: Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-55 , you will see the following screen. Figure 4-56 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry 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 77: Bandwidth Control

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen. 4.13 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-57 There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-57. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 78: Ip & Mac Binding Setting

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-59 Bandwidth Control Rules List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0.

  • Page 79: Binding Setting

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-61 ): Binding Setting and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 80: Arp List

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Select the Bind checkbox. Click the Save button to save it. To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below. Find the desired entry in the table. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column.

  • Page 81: Dynamic Dns

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound. Configure - Load or delete an item. Load - Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list.

  • Page 82: Dyndns.org Ddns

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-66 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 83: No-Ip.com Ddns

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-67 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 84: System Tools

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-68 No-ip.com 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.

  • Page 85: Time Setting

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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. 4.16.1 Time Setting Choose menu “System Tools→Time Setting”, you can configure the time on the following screen.

  • Page 86: Diagnostic

    Domain Name System (DNS) queries. IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (such as 202.108.22.5) or Domain name (such as www.tp-link.com) Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection.

  • Page 87: Firmware Upgrade

    Hardware Version - This displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the Router’s current hardware version. To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below: 1. Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website ((www.tp-link.com). -80-...

  • Page 88: Factory Defaults

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 2. Type the path and file name of the update file into the File field. Or click the Browse button to locate the update file. 3. Click the Upgrade button. Note: 1) New firmware versions are posted at www.tp-link.com...

  • Page 89: Reboot

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-75 Backup & Restore Configuration Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse… button to locate the update file for the Router, or enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box.

  • Page 90: Password

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 4.16.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-77. Figure 4-77 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password.
  • Page 91 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-78 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-79.
  • Page 92 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure 4-79 Mail Account Settings 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 93: Statistics

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Click Save to keep your settings. Click Back to return to the previous page. Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown.
  • Page 94 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero. Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table. Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP/MAC Address displayed with statistics Packets The total amount of packets received and transmitted by the Router.

  • Page 95: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem.
  • Page 96 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking “Save”. Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable/DSL Modem during installation. If your ISP requires MAC register, login to the Router and click the "Network"...
  • Page 97 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ"...
  • Page 98 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure A-7 Basic Security I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference.
  • Page 99 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router “Service Port”, and your IP address next to the “IP Address”, assuming 192.168.1.188 for an example, remember to Enable and Save. Figure A-9 Virtual Servers Figure A-10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router.

  • Page 100: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed.
  • Page 101 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router 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 102 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure B-3 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 192.168.1.1, type IP address is 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 103 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Figure B-4 -96-...

  • Page 104: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b, 802.11g and 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 105 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router Appendix D: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding.
  • Page 106 TL-WR941N/TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.

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