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TD-W8950N
150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010940

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  • Page 1 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010940...
  • 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: Ce Mark Warning

    CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). 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

    第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即 停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率射 頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 安全諮詢及注意事項 ●請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 ●清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 ●注意防潮，請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上。 　 ●插槽與開口供通風使用，以確保本產品的操作可靠並防止過熱，請勿堵塞或覆蓋開口。 ●請勿將本產品置放於靠近熱源的地方。除非有正常的通風，否則不可放在密閉位置中。 ●請不要私自打開機殼，不要嘗試自行維修本產品，請由授權的專業人士進行此項工作。 Продукт сертифіковано згідно с правилами системи УкрСЕПРО на відповідність вимогам нормативних документів та вимогам, що передбачені чинними законодавчими актами України. Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; ...

  • Page 6: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8950N 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. Product Overview...................2 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router ..................2 1.2 Main Features ........................3 1.3 Panel Layout ........................4 1.3.1 The Front Panel ........................4 1.3.2 The Back Panel........................5 Chapter 2. Connecting the Modem Router .............7 2.1 System Requirements ......................
  • Page 8 4.4.13 UPnP..........................53 4.4.14 Interface Grouping ......................54 4.4.15 IP Tunnel..........................55 4.4.16 IPSec..........................57 4.4.17 Multicast ..........................60 4.5 IPTV ..........................61 4.6 Wireless ......................... 62 4.6.1 Basic ..........................62 4.6.2 Security ..........................63 4.6.3 Wireless Schedule ......................80 4.6.4 MAC Filter ..........................

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Quick Installation Guide  One RJ45 cable  Two RJ11 cables  One ADSL splitter  One Resource CD for TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router, including:   This User Guide  Other Helpful Information  Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1. Product Overview

    150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router. 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router The TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-router and Wireless AP.

  • Page 11: Main Features

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.2 Main Features  Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 150Mbps  One RJ11 LINE port, four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX ...

  • Page 12: Panel Layout

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel The router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Figure 1-1 LED Explanation: Name Status Indication The modem router is powered on.

  • Page 13: The Back Panel

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: 1. If the ADSL LED is off, please check your Internet connection first. Refer to 2.3 Connecting the Modem Router for more information about how to make Internet connection correctly. If...
  • Page 14 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2) Use the Factory Default RESET button: With the router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the RESET button for at least 5 seconds. And the router will reboot to its factory default settings.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2. Connecting The Modem Router

     The router can be placed on a shelf or desktop.  Keep away from the strong electromagnetic radiation and the device of electromagnetic sensitive. Generally, TD-W8950N is placed on a horizontal surface. The device also can be mounted on the wall as shown in Figure 2-1.

  • Page 16: Connecting The Modem Router

    Method one: Plug one end of the twisted-pair ADSL cable into the ADSL port on the rear panel TD-W8950N, and insert the other end into the wall socket. Method two：You can use a separate splitter. External splitter can divide the data and voice, and then you can access the Internet and make calls at the same time.
  • Page 17 Plug one end of the twisted-pair ADSL cable into the ADSL port on the rear panel of TD-W8950N. Connect the other end to the MODEM port of the external splitter. Step 2: Connect the Ethernet cable. Attach one end of a network cable to your computer’s Ethernet port or a regular hub/switch port, and the other end to the LAN port on the modem router TD-W8950N.

  • Page 18: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router is 192.168.1.1.

  • Page 19: Quick Installation Guide

    192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254. 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.
  • Page 20 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-5 Choose the WAN Type for Internet access, and then click Next. Figure 3-6  Note: 1) The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you to configure the WAN Service over ATM interface.
  • Page 21 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-7  Note: If your country or ISP is not listed, please select Other. Then you can manually enter the VPI/VCI values and select WAN Link Type provided by your ISP.
  • Page 22 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide the default wireless password, the same as the PIN code, is printed on the bottom label. Click Next to continue. Figure 3-9 You will see the Summary screen below, click Confirm to make your settings take effect.

  • Page 23: Chapter 4. Configuring The Modem Router

    Software and Hardware. The second table displays the current status of the TD-W8950N connection. This information will vary depending on the settings of the router configured on the Advanced Setup screen.

  • Page 24: Quick Setup

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-1  Note: Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info, and you will be able to view the corresponding information about WAN, Statistics, Route, ARP and DHCP.

  • Page 25: Layer2 Interface

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide This Advanced Setup section mainly introduces how to configure the router for adequate use. The detailed explanations for each subsection are provided below.  Note: To completely configure the WAN Interface, you need to first select the Layer2 Interface (4.4.1...
  • Page 26 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2  Remove: Select the check box in the table on the screen above and then click the Remove button, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table. ...
  • Page 27 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide service, the Quality of Service menu will be added to the Web-based Utility, the detailed configuration will be described in 4.4.8 Quality of Service. 4.4.1.2 ETH Interface Choose “Advanced Setup”“Layer2 InterfaceETH Interface”, you can configure ETH WAN interfaces on the screen below.

  • Page 28: Wan Service

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.2 WAN Service Choose “Advanced Setup”“WAN Service”, and you will see the WAN Port Information Table in the screen similar to Figure 4-7, which describes the WAN port settings and the relevant manipulation to each interface.
  • Page 29 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-9 Enter the following parameters and then click Next. Figure 4-10 PPP Username/Password: Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive.  PPPoE Service Name: Enter the Service Name if it was provided by your ISP. If you leave it blank, the default name will be the same as the Service Description on the previous screen.
  • Page 30 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: If you are not sure about the PPP IP extension and PPP Debug Mode etc. below, please don’t select these options.  MTU Size: Maximum Transmission Unit Size. Check this box then you can change the MTU size.
  • Page 31 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-12  Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN Interfaces: You can select this option to automatically get DNS server information from the selected WAN interface.  Use the following Static DNS IP Address: You can select this option to manually enter the primary and /or optional secondary DNS server IP addresses provided by your ISP.
  • Page 32 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Remove: Select the check box in the table above and then click Remove, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table. 4.4.2.2 ATM-EoA-IPoE If your ISP provides an IPoE connection and you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the steps...
  • Page 33 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Option 61 IAID: IAID (Identity Association ID) assigns an Identity Association ID to individual interfaces. In cases where the device is functioning with a single DHCP client identity, it must use value 1 for IAID for all DHCP interactions. In cases where the device is functioning with multiple DHCP client identities, the values of IAID have to start at 1 for the first identity and be incremented for each subsequent identity.
  • Page 34 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: If you select the Enable NAT checkbox, the NAT menu will be added to the Web-based Utility. We will describe the detailed configuration in 4.4.5 NAT. Select a preferred WAN interface as the system default gateway and click Next.
  • Page 35 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-19 4.4.2.3 ATM-EoA-Bridging If you want to adopt the Bridge service and you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface: Add a new ATM interface and select EoA option for DSL Link Type (see 4.4.1.1 ATM...

  • Page 36: Mac Clone

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: ETH and ATM service can not coexist. If the ATM Interface had configured, you cannot configure any other WAN service over the ETH Interface until the ATM Interface is deleted.

  • Page 37: Lan

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide You can select corresponding WAN Interface from the drop-down list and click Clone button to clone your current PC MAC. Click Restore Default button to restore the WAN Interface’s default MAC Address.
  • Page 38 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Subnet Mask: Enter the router’s Subnet Mask, the default value is 255.255.255.0.  Enable IGMP Snooping: If you select the option, please choose the IGMP Mode: Standard Mode or Blocking Mode.
  • Page 39 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.4.2 IPv6 LAN Config Choose “Advanced Setup”“LAN” “IPv6 LAN Config”, and you will see the LAN screen (shown in Figure 4-23), here you can configure LAN IPv6 interface for your modem router.

  • Page 40: Nat

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  End interface ID: Enter a value for the DHCPv6 server to end with when issuing IPv6 addresses.  Leased Time (hour): The Leased Time is the amount of time in which a network user will be allowed to connect to the modem router with their current dynamic IPv6 address.
  • Page 41 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.5.1 Virtual Servers Choose “Advanced Setup”“NAT”“Virtual Servers”, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below (shown in Figure 4-25). Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP.
  • Page 42 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Virtual Server in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-26. Figure 4-26 Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop-down list. Select the service which you want to use from the drop-down list. If the list does not have the service you need, type the name of the custom service in the text box.
  • Page 43 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-27  Port Triggering Table: The table indicates the information about the Port Triggering entries.  Application (Name): This is the name of the Port Triggering. It is exclusive and must be filled.
  • Page 44 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Enter the Trigger Port Start, Trigger Port End, Open Port Start and Open Port End in the table, and then select the Trigger protocol and Open protocol, TCP, UDP or All.

  • Page 45: Security

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-30 Click the Save/Apply button to save your settings. 4.4.6 Security Choose “Advanced Setup”“Security”, and you will see the security screen including IP Filtering and MAC Filtering (only effective in Bridging mode) submenus.
  • Page 46 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-32 Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is exclusive and must be filled. Select the protocol: TCP/UDP, TCP, UDP or ICMP in the drop-down list for the connection between the Source IP address and Destination IP address.
  • Page 47 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-33  Change Policy: There are two policies for the MAC filters: FORWARDED and BLOCKED. Select the Change checkbox and click the Change Policy button to change from one policy to another.

  • Page 48: Parental Control

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click Save/Apply to save this entry and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure 4-34. 4.4.7 Parental Control Choose “Advanced Setup”“Parental Control”. You can configure the Parental Control on the screen as shown in Figure 4-35.
  • Page 49 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-37 Enter the User Name of the LAN device connected to the router. To restrict the device where the browser is running, select the Browser's MAC Address radio button. The MAC Address has been automatically displayed in the text box. To restrict other LAN devices, click Other MAC Address radio button and enter the MAC address of the other LAN device.

  • Page 50: Quality Of Service

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Disable: URL Filter function will not take effect.  Allow: Only allow the PCs to access the specified URL.  Deny: Block the PCs to access the specified URL. To add a URL Filter entry: Check the Deny or Allow radio button.
  • Page 51 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: The default DSCP mark is used to mark all egress packets that do not match any classification rules. 4.4.8.1 Queue Config Choose “Advanced Setup”“Quality of Service”“Queue Config”, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below.
  • Page 52 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-42 Name: Set a name for the entry.   Enable: Select Enable option to take this entry effect.  Interface: Assigned a specific Wan Service for this QoS queue entry.

  • Page 53: Bandwidth Control

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-43 Click the Add button Figure 4-43, and you can configure the QoS on the next screen. Figure 4-44 After you specify the condition, click Apply/Save to save the entry.
  • Page 54 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-45  Enable Bandwidth Control: Check this box to enable the Bandwidth Control function.  Total Upstream Bandwidth (Kbps): Enter the upload speed through the WAN port.  Total Downstream Bandwidth (Kbps): Enter the download speed through the WAN port.
  • Page 55 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-47 Rule Status: Select the status of the rule from the drop-down list to enable or disable the rule.   IP Range: Enter a single IP address or a range of IP addresses.

  • Page 56: Routing

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: The priority, max upstream/downstream rate and min upstream/downstream rate work on allocation of surplus upload/download bandwidth. For rules with different priority, the surplus bandwidth is firstly allocated to the rule with the highest priority according to its max upstream/downstream rate.
  • Page 57 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-50 To add static routing entries: Click the Add button in Figure 4-50, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-51. Figure 4-51 Enter the following data: ...

  • Page 58: Dns

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.10.3 RIP Choose “Advanced Setup”“Routing”“RIP”, you can see the screen as shown in Figure 4-52. Figure 4-52  Note: RIP cannot be configured on the WAN Interface which has NAT enabled (such as PPPoE).
  • Page 59 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-53 For PPPoA, PPPoE enabled PVC(s), please select the Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN interfaces checkbox, this modem router will accept automatically the first received DNS assignment from the selected configured WAN interface during the connection establishment.

  • Page 60: Dsl

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-54 To add a DDNS entry: Click the Add button (pop-up after Figure 4-54), and then you will set the DDNS in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-55). Figure 4-55 Select D-DNS provider in the drop-down list.

  • Page 61: Upnp

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-56 You can select the modulation type, phone line pair and the capability of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click Save/Apply to save the configurations. 4.4.13 UPnP Choose “Advanced Setup”“UPnP”, you can Enable or Disable the UPnP (Universal Plug and...

  • Page 62: Interface Grouping

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.14 Interface Grouping Choose “Advanced Setup”“Interface Grouping”, you can configure multiple ports to PVC and bridging groups to perform as an independent network. Figure 4-58 To support this feature, you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the Add button.

  • Page 63: Ip Tunnel

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Enter a unique name for Group. Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop-down list.  Note: If you like to automatically add LAN clients to a WAN Interface in the new group add the DHCP vendor ID string.
  • Page 64 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-61  Mechanism: 6RD, this type is used in the situation that your WAN connection is IPv4 while LAN connection is IPv6.  Associated WAN Interface: Select a WAN connection from the drop-down list. Only the connected WAN connections can be shown in the drop-down list.

  • Page 65: Ipsec

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-63  Mechanism: DS-Lite, this type is used in the situation that your WAN connection is IPv6 while LAN connection is IPv4.  Associated WAN Interface: Select a WAN connection from the drop-down list. Only the connected WAN connections can be shown in the drop-down list.
  • Page 66  Note: You could also use other VPN routers to set VPN tunnels with TD-W8950N. TD-W8965N supports up to 10 VPN tunnels simultaneously. Click Add New Connection in Figure 4-64 and then you will enter the screen shown in Figure 4-65.
  • Page 67 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Remote IPSec Gateway Address (URL/IPv4): Enter the destination gateway IP address in the box which is the public WAN IP or Domain Name of the remote VPN server endpoint.  Tunnel access from local IP addresses: Choose Subnet if you want the Whole LAN to join the VPN network, or else choose Single Address if you want single IP to join the VPN network.

  • Page 68: Multicast

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-66  Main Mode: Select Main Mode to configure the standard negotiation parameters for IKE phase1.  Aggressive Mode: Select Aggressive Mode to configure IKE phase1 of the VPN Tunnel to carry out negotiation in a shorter amount of time.

  • Page 69: Iptv

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-67 Click Apply/Save to save your settings. 4.5 IPTV Choose “IPTV”, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-68. Figure 4-68  Enable IPTV: Check this box to enable IPTV. If this checkbox is selected, please set the following parameters as shown in the figure below.

  • Page 70: Wireless

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  VPI (0~255): Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM network. The valid range is from 0 to 255. Please input the value provided by your ISP.  VCI (1~65535): Identifies the virtual channel endpoints in an ATM network. The valid range is from 1 to 65535 (1 to 31 is reserved for well-known protocols).

  • Page 71: Security

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide This page allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface. You can enable or disable the wireless LAN interface, hide the network from active scans, set the wireless network name (also known as SSID) and restrict the channel set based on Region requirements.
  • Page 72 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6.2.1 WPS Setup This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (or called QSS) method.  Note: 1) This feature is available only when OPEN, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK mode is configured.
  • Page 73 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen of adapter appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration.
  • Page 74 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-73 Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 4-74 II. By PIN If the new device supports Quick Security Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the...
  • Page 75 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Method One: Enter the PIN of wireless adapter into my router. Step 1: Select the PIN checkbox and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field under as shown below. Then click Add Enrollee.
  • Page 76 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-76  Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the preceding figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN of my router into the wireless adapter.
  • Page 77 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-77 Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN from my access point” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the router into the field after “Access Point PIN”.
  • Page 78 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6.2.2 Manual Setup AP Follow the instructions below to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface manually. You can set the network authentication method, select data encryption, specify whether a network key is required to authenticate to this wireless network and specify the encryption strength.
  • Page 79 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide encryption to associate with it. Follow the instructions below to configure the Shared Keys. Figure 4-80 Figure 4-81  Encryption strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit.
  • Page 80 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Current Network Key: To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmission key number.  Network Key 1-4: If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then enter them in the network Key 1-4 fields.
  • Page 81 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide WPA security for wireless communication has been developed to overcome some of the shortcomings of WEP. WPA combines the key generation with the authentication services of a RADIUS server. Figure 4-83 ...
  • Page 82 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 7. Click Save/Apply to save the new configuration. Figure 4-84 WPA-Personal WPA-Personal requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type.
  • Page 83 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-85  Wireless Network Key: Enter the key shared by the router and your other network devices. It must have 8-63 ASCII characters or 8-64 Hexadecimal digits.  Click here to display: Click it to show you the WPA Pre-Shared Key.
  • Page 84 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-86  Note: If you click the option “Click here to display”, the Figure 4-87 will pop-up, and it shows the password you have set. In addition, it won't show the blank characters in both ends of the password phrase.
  • Page 85 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-88  WPA2 Preauthentication: Select Enable from the drop-down list, Stations will authenticate with the AP during the scanning process, and once association is required, the station has been already authenticated.
  • Page 86 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-89 Mixed WPA2/WPA Enterprise To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA Enterprise settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA Enterprise option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps to...
  • Page 87 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-90 Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps of this...

  • Page 88: Wireless Schedule

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-91 4.6.3 Wireless Schedule Choose menu “Wireless”“Wireless Schedule”, you can configure the Task Schedule as shown below. Figure 4-92...

  • Page 89: Mac Filter

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: The time you set is the period you need the wireless off. Before configure the wireless schedule, please set system time first which refer to 4.9.5 Internet Time, then you can enable or disable Wireless Schedule.

  • Page 90: Wireless Bridge

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-94 When you finished making changes to the MAC Filter List screen, click Save/Apply to save the changes. 4.6.5 Wireless Bridge Choose “Wireless””Wireless Bridge”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Bridge settings shown as below.

  • Page 91: Advanced

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-96  Enabled (Scan): Select this option to enables wireless bridge restriction, and it will scan the environment for APs that exist around the device. Only those selected AP will be granted access.
  • Page 92 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-98  Channel: Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down List. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.

  • Page 93: Station Info

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Beacon Interval: Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds. The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the router to synchronize the wireless network. The default value is 100.

  • Page 94: Basic

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.1 Basic Choose menu “Guest Network”“Basic”, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-100. This feature allows you to create a separate network for your guests without allowing them to access your main network and the computers connected to it.

  • Page 95: Station List

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.2 Station list Choose menu “Guest Network”“Station list”, you can see the MAC Address, Associated, Authorized, SSID and Interface. Figure 4-101 MAC: Displays the connected wireless station's MAC address.  Associated: Displays whether the wireless station has associated with the access point.

  • Page 96: Settings

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.9.1 Settings This section provides three important functions for managing the router; they are Backup, Update and Restore Default (shown in Figure 4-103). The detailed manipulations are described below. Figure 4-103 4.9.1.1 Export...
  • Page 97 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-105 Click the Save button, and save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 4-106). Figure 4-106 4.9.1.2 Import Choose “Management”“Settings”“Import”, you can see the Import screen, this screen...
  • Page 98 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-107 To update the router’s settings: Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device, and you can also enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box.

  • Page 99: System Log

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.9.2 System Log Choose “Management”“System Log”, you can see the System Log screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-109) allows you to view the system log and configure the system log options.

  • Page 100: Snmp Agent

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-111  Disable/Enable: Select the Enable to log the events, if you don’t want to log these events, please select Disable.  Log Level: Select the Log level in the drop-down list, for the Log level, all events above or equal to the selected level will be logged.

  • Page 101: Client

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-112  SNMP Agent: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the function.  Note: SNMP Community string provides a simple method of authentication between the router (SNMP Agent) and a remote network manager (SNMP Manager).

  • Page 102: Internet Time

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-113  Inform: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the Inform Interval.  Inform Interval: Type the interval time of your router contact with the ACS.  ACS...

  • Page 103: Access Control

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-114 4.9.6 Access Control There are two submenus under the Access Control menu: Passwords and Remote Access. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.9.6.1 Passwords Choose “Management”“Access Control”“Passwords”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-115) which allows you to change the factory default password of the router.
  • Page 104 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-115 To change the password: Select the Username whose password you want to change. Enter the Old Password in the text box. Enter the New Password and Confirm Password. The Confirm Password should be the same as the New Password.

  • Page 105: Update Firmware

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-116  Web：Select this box, you can access your modem router via web.  Telnet: Select this box, you can access your modem router via command line.  ICMP(ping): Select this box, PC in public network can ping the WAN address of the modem router.

  • Page 106: Reboot

    150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To update the router's software: Download the latest software upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (http://www.tp-link.com). Click Browse to view the folders and select the image file or enter the exact path to the image file location in the text box.
  • Page 107 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-119...

  • Page 108: Appendix A: Specifications

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: Specifications General ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5, Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, IPoA , PPPoA , PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT LAN Ports: Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports（Auto MDI/MDIX)

  • Page 109: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem 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 110 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem 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: ...
  • Page 111 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem 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 modem router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.1.x...
  • Page 112 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure B-4 Now: Click OK to keep your settings.

  • Page 113: Appendix C: Troubleshooting

    TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix C: Troubleshooting T1. What can I do if I don’t know or forget my password? 1) For default wireless password: Please refer to the “Wireless Password/PIN” labeled on the bottom of the modem router.
  • Page 114 TD-W8950N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows 8 Move your mouse to the lower right corner and you will see Search icon in the Popups.  Go to “ -> Apps”. Type Control Panel in the search box and press Enter, then you will go to Control Panel.
  • Page 115 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. 5) Please feel free to contact our Technical Support if the problem still exists.  Note: For more details about Troubleshooting and Technical Support contact information, please log on to our Technical Support Website: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support.

  • Page 116: Appendix D: Technical Support

    Service time: 24hrs, 7 days a week USA/Canada Toll Free: +1 866 225 8139 Tel: +44 (0) 845 147 0017 E-mail: support.usa@tp-link.com (USA) Fee: Landline: 1p-10.5p/min, depending on the time of day. Mobile: 15p-40p/min, depending on your support.ca@tp-link.com (Canada) mobile network.

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