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TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 2.0.0 1910010531.
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.
CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Overview .
4.5.3 SNMP ...................................................................................................... 58 4.5.4 UPnP ....................................................................................................... 58 4.5.5 DDNS .....
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1 Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One .
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router . 1.1 Product Overview The device is designed to provide a simple and cost-effective ADSL Internet connection for a private Ethernet or IEEE 802.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3 ¾ Supports PPPoE, it allows connecting the internet on deman d and disconnecting from the Internet when idle. ¾ Provides reliable ESD and surge-prot ect f unction with quick response semi-conductive surge protection circuit.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 The Front Panel Figure 2-1 The LEDs locate on the front panel. They indicate the device’s working st atus. For details, please refer to LED Explanation .
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 5 enabled. Please refer to 4.3.3 WPS Settings for more information. On There is a device connec ted to this LAN port. Flash The modem router is sending or receiving data over this LAN port. (LAN1-4) Off There is no device connected to this LAN port.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6 2.2 The Back Panel Figure 2-2 ¾ POWER : The Power plug is where yo u will connect the power adapter. ¾ ON/OFF : The switch for the power. ¾ WPS : The switch for the WPS functi on. For details, please refer to 4.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 7 2.3 Inst allation Environment ¾ The Product should not be locat ed where it will be exposed to moisture or excessive heat. ¾ Place the Router in a location where it can be connected to the various devi ces as well as to a power source.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 8 Figure 2-3.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 9 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 3.1 Configure PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-W89 61ND or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router , you need to configure your PC’s IP address.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 10 Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protoc ol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 11 Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK . Figure 3-4 ) Note: You can c onfigure the PC to get an IP address aut omatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server addre ss automatically” in the screen above.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 12 If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown below, it means that your PC has not connected to the Router.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 13 Step 1: Select the Quick Start tab, then click RUN WIZARD , and you will see the next screen. Click the NEXT button. Figure 3-8 Step 2: Configure the time for the Router, and then click the NEXT button.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 14 Figure 3-1 1 Step 5: Configure the rules for the WLAN, and click NEXT . Figure 3-12 ) Note: If the Access Point is activated, the wireless f unction will be available ev en without the external antenna because of an additional prin ted antenna.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 15 Chapter 4 Software Configuration This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 16 Figure 4-2 ) Note: Click the other submenus System Log or Statistics in Figure 4-2 , and you will be able to view the system log and traffic statistics about the Router. 4.1.2 System Log Choose “ Status → System Log ” menu, and you will be able to quer y the logs of the Router.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 17 Figure 4-3 The Router can keep logs of all traffic. Yo u can query the logs to find what happened to the Router. Click the CLEAR LOG button to clear the logs. Click the SAVE LOG button to save the logs.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 18 Figure 4-4 ¾ Interface: You can select Ethernet , ADSL and WLAN to view the corresponding network traffic over different ports. ¾ Select Ethernet , and you will see the statistics table as below.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 19 ¾ Select ADSL , and you will see the statistics table as below. Statistics Table: Transmit total PDUs The total PDUs transmitted over the ADSL port. Transmit Statistics Transmit total Error Counts The total errors occurred ov er the ADSL port when dat a is being transmitted.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 20 4.3 Interface Setup Choose “ Interface Setup ”, you can see the next submenus: Internet and LAN . Figure 4-5 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding function.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 21 • Status: If you want to use a designed VC, you should activate it. • VPI: Identifies the virtual path bet ween endpoints in an ATM ne twork. The valid range is from 0 to 255. Please input the value provided by your ISP.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 22 ¾ Default Route: If enable this function, the current PVC will be consider ed as the default gateway to internet from this device.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 23 ) Note: Each IP address entered in the fields must be in t he appropriat e IP form, which is four IP octets separated by a dot (x.x.x.x), such as 192.168.1.100. The R outer will not accept the IP address if it is not in this format.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 24 ¾ Connection: For PPPoA/PPPoE connection, you can select Al w a ys on or Connect on-Demand or Connect Manuall y . Connect on demand is dependent on the traffic. If there is no traffic (or Idle ) for a pre-specified period of time), the connection will tear down automatically.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 25 Figure 4-1 1 ¾ Router Local IP: These are the IP settings of the LA N interface for the device. These settings may be referred to as Private se ttings. You may change the LAN IP addres s if needed.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 26 • Multicast: Select IGMP version, or disable the function. IGMP (Internet Group Multicast Protocol) is a session-layer pr otocol used to establish mem bership in a multicast group. The ADSL ATU-R supports both IGMP version 1 ( IGMP v1 ) and IGMP v2 .
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 27 • Hostname: Display the name of the DHCP client. • IP Address: Display the IP Address of the DHCP client. • MAC Address: Display the MAC Address of the DHCP client. • Status: Display the status of the assigned IP Address, either Static or Auto .
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 28 4.3.3 Wireless Choose “ Interface Setup → Wireless ” menu, and you will see the Wireless screen (shown in Figure 4-14 ). Please configure the parameters for wi reless according to the descriptions below.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 29 Figure 4-14 ¾ Access point Settings: These are the settings of the a ccess point. You can configure the rules to allow wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wireless network.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 30 • Access point: Select Activated to allow wireless station to associate with the access point. • Channel: Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down List of Channel. This field determines which operating frequency will be used.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 31 • SSID Index: The index of the SSID, and in this model, you can only leav e it as a default value of 1. • Broadcast SSID: When wireless clients survey the lo cal area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Rout er.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 32 Figure 4-16 2) WEP-128Bits To configure WEP-128Bits settings, select the WEP-128Bits option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. 128-bit is stronger than 64-bit.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 33 Figure 4-18 ¾ Encryption: Select the encryption you want to us e: TKIP/AES, TKIP or AES (AES is an encryption method str onger than TKIP).
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 34 Figure 4-20 ¾ WPS Settings: WPS can help you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. This section will gui de you how to use WPS function. • WPS state: Display the current WPS state.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 35 Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the adapt er directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 36 The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 37 Figure 4-22 Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router Step 1: For the configurati on of the wireless adapter, please choose “ Enter a PIN into m y access point or a registrar ” in the configuration utility of the WPS, and get the PIN code on the screen as below, then click Next.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 38 Figure 4-23 Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Router from AP self PIN code in Figure 4-23 (each Router has its unique PIN code. Here take s the PIN code 55924054 of this Router for example).
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 39 • SSID: Wirele ss network name shared among all po ints in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wire less network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard).
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 40 Figure 4-25 ¾ Firewall: Select this option can automatically detect and block Denial of Service (DoS ) attacks, such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, Port Scan and Land Attack.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 41 ¾ Gateway IP Address: Enter the IP address of the gatew ay. The gateway is an immediate neighbor of your ADSL Router that will forwar d th e packet to the destination.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 42 4.4.3.1 DMZ Choose “ Advanced Setup → NAT → DMZ ” in Figure 4-28 , you can configure the DMZ host in the next screen. A DMZ (demilitarized zone) is a host between a private local network and the outside public network.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 43 example, if you want to set the FTP Virtual server, you can set the start and end port number to 21. ¾ Local IP Address: Enter the IP Address for the Virtual Server in LAN side. ¾ Virtual Server Listing: This displays the information about the Virtual Servers you establish.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 44 ¾ Local Start & End IP: Enter the local IP Address you plan to map to. Local Start IP is the starting local IP address and Local End IP is the ending local IP address. If the rule is for all local IPs, then the Start IP is 0.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 45 Figure 4-32 ¾ QoS: Select this option to Activate/Deactivate the IP QoS on different types (IP ToS and DiffServ). ¾ Summary: Click the button to view t he configurations of QoS. ¾ Rule: Configure the rules for QoS.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 46 • Source MAC & IP & Mask & Port Range: Enter the IP information about the Source host for the rule. • Protocol ID: Select one among TCP/UDP, TCP, UDP or ICMP protocols for the application.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 47 Figure 4-33 1) Assign VLAN PVID for each Interface Click Assign VLAN PVID for each Interface in Figure 4-33 , you can assign the PVID for each interface in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-34 ).
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 48 Figure 4-35 ¾ VLAN Index: Select the VLAN index for this VC. You can specify 8 gr oups in maximum.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 49 Figure 4-36 ¾ ADSL Mode: Select the ADSL operation mode wh ich your ADSL connection uses.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 50 Figure 4-38 ¾ ACL: If Activated , the IP addresses which are contained in the Access Control List can access to the Router. If Deactivated , all IP addresses can access to the Router. ¾ ACL Rule Index: Select the ACL rule index for the entry.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 51 Figure 4-39 ¾ Filter Type Selection: Select the fil t er type fo r the configuration below. ¾ IP/MAC Filter Set Index: Select the Set index for the IP Filter entry. This index can match with six IP / MAC Filter Rule Indexes.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 52 ) Note: Incoming means that IP traffic which is coming into the router, and the Outgoing means that IP traffic which is going out the router. ¾ IP/MAC Filter Rule Index: Select the Rule index for the IP Filter entry.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 53 ) Note: If you want to make the rule take ef fect, please select Ye s to active the rule. Step 3: Enter the “Source IP Address”, “Destinat ion IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Port Number” in the corresponding field.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 54 4.5.2.2 MAC Filter Select IP/MAC Filter as the Filter type, and select MAC as the Rule type (shown in Figu re 4-40 ), and then you can configure the f ilter rules based on MAC address. Figure 4-40 ¾ Rule Type: Select MAC for the MAC Filter rule.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 55 Select the “MAC” as the Rule Type on the Filter screen (show in Figure 4-40 ). , Then you can configure the spec ific rule for the example.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 56 Figure 4-41 ¾ Filter Type Selection: Select the Application Filter for the next configuration. ¾ Application Filter: Activate or deactivate the function. ¾ ICQ & MSN & YMSG & Real Audio/Video: Select Allow or Den y for these applications.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 57 Figure 4-42 ¾ Filter Type Selection: Select the URL Filter fo r the next configuration. ¾ Active: Select “Yes” to make t he rule to take effect. ¾ URL Index: Select the index for the URL Filter entry.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 58 4.5.3 SNMP Choose “ Access Management → SNMP ”, you can see the SNMP screen. The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used for exc hanging information between network devices.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 59 ¾ Auto-Configure: If you activate the function, t hen the UPnP netwo rk devices can automatically configure networ k addressing, announ ce their presence in the network to other UPnP devices and enable exchange of simp le product and service descriptions.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 60 Figure 4-46 ¾ CWMP: Select activate the CWMP function. ¾ URL: Enter the website of ACS which is provided by your ISP. ¾ User Name/Passwo rd: Enter the User Name and passw ord to login the ACS server.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 61 4.6.1 Administration Choose “ Maintenance → Administration ”, you can set new password for admin in the screen (shown in Figure 4-48 ). Figure 4-48 ) Note: 1) There is only one account that can access Web-Management interface.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 62 Figure 4-49 ) Note: The ADSL Router built-in some NTP Servers, when the Router connects to the In ternet, the Router will get the system time automatically from the NTP Serv er .
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 63 Figure 4-51 4.6.3 Firmware Choose “ Maintenance → Firmware ”, you can upgrade the firmware of the Router in the screen (shown in Figure 4-52 ). Make sure the firmware or romfile yo u want to use is on the local hard drive of the computer.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 64 3) The router will reboot afte r the upgrading has been finished. To back up the Router’s current settings: Step 1: Click the ROMFILE SAVE button (shown in Figure 4-52 ), click Save button in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-53 ) to proceed.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 65 Step 2: Click the UPGRADE button to complete. 4.6.4 SysRestart Choose “ Maintenance → SysRe start ”, you can select to restart the device with current settings or restore to factory default settings in the screen (shown in Figure 4-55 ).
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 66 Figure 4-56 4.7 Help Choose “ Help ”, you can view the help information for configuration of any function.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 67 Figure 4-57 ) Note: Click the tab, and you will be able to get the corresponding information.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 68 Appendix A: Specifications General Standards and Protocols ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G. 992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, I EEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 69 Appendix B: Troubleshooting 1. How do I restore m y Rout er’s configuration to its factor y default settings? With the Router powered on, press and hold the RESET button on the rear panel for 8 to 10 seconds before releasing it.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 70 Click Network Connections Right-click Local Area Connection Click Properties.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 71 Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically Click O.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 72 Click OK.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 73 For Windows Vista OS Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel , and then you will see the following page.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 74 Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatic.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 75 For Windows 7 OS Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel , and then you will see the following page.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 76 Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatic.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 77 2) Configure your IE browser Open your IE browser, click Tools tab and you will see the following screen. Click Internet Options Click OK Select Never dial a connection Now, try to log on to the Web-based configur ation page again after the above settings have been configured.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 78 2) Check to see if you can log on to the web management page of the Modem Router. If you can, try the following steps. If you cannot, please set your computer referring to T3 then try t o see if you can access the Internet.
TD-W8961ND 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 79 Appendix C: Technical Support Technical Support For more troubleshooting help, go to: www.tp-link .com/support/faq.asp T o download the latest Firmware, Driver , Utility and User Guide, go to: www.
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