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TP-Link TL-WR720N User Manual

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  • Page 1 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router REV2.0.0 1910011176...

  • 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: Canadian Compliance Statement

    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 operation of the device.

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    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; 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: 150Mbps Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR720N 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

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps 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 8 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.7.3 Address Reservation ..................43 Forwarding ......................... 44 4.8.1 Virtual Servers ....................44 4.8.2 Port Triggering ....................46 4.8.3 DMZ........................ 48 4.8.4 UPnP ......................49 Security ........................50 4.9.1 Firewall ......................50 4.9.2 IP Address Filtering..................51 4.9.3 Domain Filtering .....................
  • Page 9 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.16.7 Password......................89 4.16.8 System Log..................... 90 4.16.9 Statistics ......................92 Appendix A: FAQ .......................... 94 Appendix B: Configuring the PCs....................99 Appendix C: Specifications ....................... 102 Appendix D: Glossary........................ 103...

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    The following items should be found in your package:  TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Power Adapter for TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router  Quick Installation Guide  Resource CD for TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router, including:   This Guide  Other Helpful Information ...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Flexible Access Control The TL-WR720N 150Mbps 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 12: Main Features

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Main Features Make use of IEEE 802.11n wireless technology to provide a wireless data rate of up to  150Mbps One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, two 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN  ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security ...

  • Page 13: Panel Layout

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs and the WPS button are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication Power is off.

  • Page 14: The Rear Panel

     POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router.  WAN: The WAN port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 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 16 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the 150Mbps Wireless N Router...

  • Page 17: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 150Mbps Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the 150Mbps Wireless N Router is http://tplinkwifi.net, the default IP address is 192.168.0.1, and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.

  • Page 18: Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC  and the Router failed. 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? ...
  • Page 19 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type the default address http://tplinkwifi.net in the address field of the browser. Figure 3-3 Login the Router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to the Figure 3-4. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters.
  • Page 20 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear as 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 21 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Confirm Password - Re-enter the password provided by your ISP to ensure the  Password you entered is correct. If the Password is different from the Confirm Password, the screen will appear as shown below. Click OK, and re-enter the Password and Confirm Password.
  • Page 22 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio by choosing from the drop-down ...
  • Page 23 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If  disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of following options to enable security.

  • Page 24: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. Login After your successful login, you will see the main menu on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions.

  • Page 25: Status

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Status The Status page provides the current status information about the Router. All information is read-only. Figure 4-1 Router Status Quick Setup Please refer to Section 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 26 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Choose menu “WPS”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 WPS Current SSID – The router supports multi-SSID and you can choose one SSID which you  want to configure its WPS function from the drop-down list. For example, if your wireless client wants to connect to one of the router’s SSID “TP-LINK_E3C860”...
  • Page 27 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router You can also keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect. (Shown in the following figure) Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly.

  • Page 28: Network

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Step 3: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the Router. Step 4: Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions.  Note: The WPS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network.

  • Page 29: Wan

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.5.1 Choose menu “Network→WAN”, and then 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 30 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router  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.) If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP.
  • Page 31 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE/Russia PPPoE option. And you 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 32 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was  down. Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be established in the period from the  start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format).
  • Page 33 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ISP Specified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the  Router during login, please click “Use IP address specified by ISP” check box and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation.
  • Page 34 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks ...
  • Page 35 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select L2TP/Russia L2TP option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-11): Figure 4-11 WAN –L2TP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These ...
  • Page 36 TL-WR720N 150Mbps 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. ...
  • Page 37 TL-WR720N 150Mbps 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 ...

  • Page 38: Lan

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps 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.

  • Page 39: Wireless

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 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 40: Wireless Settings

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.6.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Setting”, and then you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page. Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings SSID (1-4) - Up to four SSIDs for each BSS (Basic Service Set) can be entered in the filed ...
  • Page 41 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router When you select your local region from the drop-down list, click the Save button, and then the Note Dialog will appear. Click OK. Note Dialog  Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option.

  • Page 42: Wireless Security

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Enable WDS - Check this box to enable WDS. With this function, the Router can bridge two  or more WLANs. If this checkbox is selected, you will have to set the following parameters as shown below.
  • Page 43 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-17 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 ...
  • Page 44 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router  Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-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 45 TL-WR720N 150Mbps 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.

  • Page 46: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “Wireless→MAC Filtering”, and then you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Address Filtering function, shown in Figure 4-21 . Figure 4-21 Wireless MAC address Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable.
  • Page 47 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 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 Address XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX hexadecimal digit). example: 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A. Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A.

  • Page 48: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list: 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Advanced”, and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-23 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router.

  • Page 49: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether  packets will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance since excessive packets. 2345 is the default setting and is recommended.

  • Page 50: Dhcp

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Received Packets - Packets received by the station  Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station  You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button.

  • Page 51: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 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. Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning ...

  • Page 52: Address Reservation

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired,  a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click the Refresh button.

  • Page 53: Forwarding

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 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. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/ Disable All button to make all entries enabled/disabled...
  • Page 54 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Service Ports - The numbers of External Service Ports. You can enter a service port or a  range of service ports (the format is XXX – YYY; XXX is the Start port and YYY is the End port).

  • Page 55: Port Triggering

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page.  Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on Security –>...
  • Page 56 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-34 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger  this rule.

  • Page 57: Dmz

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host.

  • Page 58: Upnp

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.8.4 UPnP Choose menu “Forwarding→UPnP”, and then you can view the information about UPnP in the screen (shown in Figure 4-36 ). The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN.

  • Page 59: Security

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Security Figure 4-37 The Security menu There are seven submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4-37: Firewall, IP Address Filtering, Domain Filtering, MAC Address Filtering, Local Management, Remote Management and Advanced Security. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 60: Ip Address Filtering

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Enable MAC Address Filtering - set MAC Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. You can  select the default filtering rules of MAC Address Filtering, either Allow or Deny accessing the router. 4.9.2 IP Address Filtering The IP address Filtering feature allows you to control Internet Access by specific users on your LAN based on their IP addresses.
  • Page 61 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router LAN Port - Enter a LAN Port or a range of LAN ports in the field. For example, 1030 - 2000. Keep the field open, which means all LAN ports have been put into the field.

  • Page 62: Domain Filtering

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.9.3 Domain Filtering The Domain Filtering page allows you to control access to certain websites on the Internet by specifying their domains or key words. Figure 4-41 Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering entry, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Domain Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page.

  • Page 63: Mac Address Filtering

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and the Previous button to return to the previous page.
  • Page 64 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-44 Add or Modify a MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...

  • Page 65: Local Management

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.9.5 Local Management Choose menu “Security → Local Management”, and then you can configure the management rule in the screen as shown in Figure 4-45. The management feature allows you to deny computers in LAN from accessing the Router.

  • Page 66: Remote Management

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.9.6 Remote Management Choose menu “Security → Remote Management”, and then you can configure the Remote Management function in the screen as shown in Figure 4-46. This feature allows you to manage your Router from a remote location via the Internet.

  • Page 67: Advanced Security

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.9.7 Advanced Security Using Advanced Security page, you can protect the router from being attacked by TCP-SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood from LAN. Figure 4-47 Advanced Security settings Packets Statistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and ...

  • Page 68: Parental Control

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Ignore Ping Packet from WAN Port - Enable or Disable ignore ping packet from WAN port.  The default is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the Internet cannot access the router. Forbid Ping Packet from LAN Port - Enable or Disable forbidding Ping Packet to access ...
  • Page 69 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-49 Parental Control Settings To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. Click the Add New… button and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-50. Figure 4-50 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect;...
  • Page 70 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling  PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below.  MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this Router.

  • Page 71: Access Control

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click “Parental Control” menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify Parental Control Entry page: Click Add New... button. Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field. Enter “Allow Google” in the Website Description field.
  • Page 72 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-53 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 73 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router There are two methods to add a new rule. Method One: Click Setup Wizard button and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-54. Figure 4-54 Quick Setup – Create a Host Entry ...
  • Page 74 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click Next when finishing creating the host entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-55. Figure 4-55 Quick Setup – Create an Access Target Entry  Target Description - In this field, create a description for the target. Note that this description should be unique (e.g.
  • Page 75 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click Next when finishing creating the access target entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-56. Figure 4-56 Quick Setup – Create an Advanced Schedule Entry  Schedule Description - In this field, create a description for the schedule. Note that this description should be unique (e.g.
  • Page 76 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click Next when finishing creating the advanced schedule entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-57. Figure 4-57 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.
  • Page 77 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click the Save button. Figure 4-58 Add Internet Access Control Entry 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 78: Host

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Then you will go back to the Access Control Rule Management page and see the following list. 4.11.2 Host Choose menu “Access Control → Host”, and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-59.
  • Page 79 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. Figure 4-60 Add or Modify a Host Entry Figure 4-61 Add or Modify a Host Entry...

  • Page 80: Target

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.11.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, and then you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-62. The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.
  • Page 81 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4) In Protocol field, select TCP, UDP, ICMP or ALL from the drop-down list. If you select Domain Name, the screen shown is Figure 4-64. Figure 4-64 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g.

  • Page 82: Schedule

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.11.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, and then you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-65. The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.
  • Page 83 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. Figure 4-66 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...

  • Page 84: Static Routing

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.12 Static Routing A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. To add or delete a route, work in the area under the Static Routing page.

  • Page 85: Ip Qos

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.13 IP QoS You can configure the IP QoS function on this page.

  • Page 86: Ip & Mac Binding

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click the Clear All button to clear all entries. Click the Save button to save all configurations.  Note: The conversion relation of bandwidth: 1Mbps = 1000Kbps. Please choose the Network Connection Type and set the bandwidth according to your Network.
  • Page 87 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New… button or Modify button, and then you will go to the next page. This page is used for adding or modifying an IP &...

  • Page 88: Arp List

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 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 also configure the items on the ARP list.

  • Page 89: Dynamic Dns

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.15 Dynamic DNS The router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server, or other server behind the router.

  • Page 90: Dyndns.org Ddns

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.15.2 Dyndns.org DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.dyndns.org, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-76: Figure 4-76 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account.

  • Page 91: No-Ip.com Ddns

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.15.3 No-ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.no-ip.com, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-77: Figure 4-77 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account.

  • Page 92: Time Settings

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Choose menu “System Tools”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 93 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router To set time manually: Select your local time zone. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. Click Save. To set time automatically: Select your local time zone. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II.

  • Page 94: Diagnostic

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.16.2 Diagnostic Choose menu “System Tools → Diagnostic”, and then you can transact Ping or Traceroute function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen. Figure 4-81 Diagnostic Tools  Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too.

  • Page 95: Firmware Upgrade

    Hardware Version - 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: Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com). -86-...

  • Page 96: Factory Defaults

     Note: 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 97: Backup & Restore

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.16.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “System Tools → Backup & Restore”, and then you can save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 4-85.

  • Page 98: Password

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router  Upgrade the firmware of the Router (system will reboot automatically).  Restore the Router's settings to factory defaults (system will reboot automatically).  Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically. 4.16.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools →...

  • Page 99: System Log

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.16.8 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, and then you can view the logs of the Router. Figure 4-88 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not.
  • Page 100 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router  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 101: Statistics

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.16.9 Statistics Choose menu “System Tools → Statistics”, and then you can view the statistics of the Router, including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval. Figure 4-90 Statistics Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it, ...
  • Page 102 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router. Total Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router.

  • Page 103: Appendix A: Faq

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps 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 104 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users? Login to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking “Save”.
  • Page 105 TL-WR720N 150Mbps 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 106 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router F igure A-7 Remote Management  Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you can visit and configure the Router by typing http://192.168.0.1:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.1.x, the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to...
  • Page 107 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure A-9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID.

  • Page 108: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps 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 109 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router In the prompt page that showed below, double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Figure B-2 The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
  • Page 110 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 -101-...

  • Page 111: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Appendix C: Specifications General IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE802.11n, IEEE802.11b, IEEE Standards 802.11g Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Two 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 112: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WR720N 150Mbps 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 113 TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key  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.

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