Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TL-WA3500RE TP-Link
Go to page of 143
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual B and Router Rev: 1. 1 .0 191001 0 836.
COPYRIG HT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications are subject to change without notice. is a regist ered tra demark of TP - LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD . Other brands and product names are trademarks or regis tered trademarks of their respective hol ders.
FCC ST A TEME NT This equipment has bee n tested and found t o comply with the lim its for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese limits are designed to provi de reasonable prot ection against harmf ul interferenc e in a residential installati on.
CE Mark W arning This is a class B product. In a domest ic environment, this product may caus e radio interfere nce, in which case the user m ay be required t o take adequate measures.
Cet appareil est conforme aux norms CNR exemptes de licenc e d’Industrie Canada. Le fonctionnement es t soumis aux deux condit ions suivantes : (1)cet appareil ne doit pas provoquer d’ interféren.
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.
TP - LI NK TECHNOLO GIES CO., L T D TP- LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5) , and 28 (floors 1 - 4) Central S cience and T echnology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECL ARA TION OF CONF ORMITY For the following equi pment: Product Descri ption: N 600 Wirel ess Dual Band Router Model No.
- I - CONTENTS Package Contents ..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 2 1.
- II - 4.7.1 Wireless Setti ngs .......................................................................................... 44 4.7.2 WPS ............................................................................................................. 47 4.
- III - 4.16 Advanc ed Routing .................................................................................................... 95 4.16.1 St a t i c Rout ing List ....................................................................................
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 1 - Package Contents Th e following item s should be found in your package : TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wirel ess Dual Band Router DC P ower Adapter f o.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of th e Router The TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Band Rout er integrates 4- port Switch, Firewall, NA T - Router and Wireless AP .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 3 - 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL - W DR3500 me ntioned in this g uide stands f or TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Band Router wi thout any ex planati on . 1.3 Main Features Complies with I EEE 802.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 4 - 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 LEDs on t he front panel The Router ’s LEDs are l ocated on the front panel (View from left to right) . Name St atus Indication ( Power ) Off Power is o ff .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 5 - ( WPS ) Slow Flash A wireles s devic e is c onnecting to the net work by WPS function. T his process will last in the first 2 minutes. On A wireless device has been succe ssfully added to t he network by WPS function .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 6 - Ethernet (1 , 2, 3, 4 ): These ports ( 1 , 2, 3, 4 ) connect the Router to the local PC(s) . WPS /R eset : Pressing thi s button for les s than 5 seconds enabl es the WPS function.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 7 - Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Require ment s Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/ Ethernet) One DSL/Cable Modem that .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 8 - 6. Connect the power adap ter to the power s ocket on the Router , and the other end into an electrical out let, shown in Figure 2-1 . The Route r will start to work automat ically . 7. Power on your Cable/DS L Modem.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 9 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guid e This chapter wil l show you how to configure the bas ic functions of your N 600 Wirel ess Dual Band Router us ing Quick Setup Wiz ard within m inutes. 3.1 TCP/IP C onfiguration The default IP address of the Router is 192.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 10 - Figure 3-2 Failure res ult of Ping command Please check the conn ection follow ing these steps: 1. Is the connecti on between your PC and the Rout er correc t? Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of Ethernet port s which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter shoul d be lit.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 11 - Figure 3-3 Log in the Ro uter After a moment, a login window wil l appear , similar t o Figure 3-4 . Enter admin for the Us er Name and Password, both in l ower case letters. Then click t he OK button or pres s the Enter k e y.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 12 - Auto - Detect func tion. I f you are sure of what k ind of connect ion type your ISP provi des, you can select the very type and c lick Next to go on c onfiguring. Figure 3-6 WAN Connect ion Type 4.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 13 - address of the router an d will not offer the Internet c onnection any more. Therefore, it is necessary to cl one the MAC address of t he computer to the router .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 14 - 3) I f the connection type det ected is S tatic IP , the next s creen will appear as shown in Figure 3- 10 .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 15 - 5GHz - Thi s band is less crowded a nd is used for time - sensitive mus ic, video streami ng or gaming. Using thi s band can avoid interfere nce with 2.4GHz netwo rks or noisy devices lik e c ordless phones and microwave ovens .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 16 - 11b only - Select if all of your wireles s clients are 802. 11b. 11g only - Select if all of your wireles s clients are 802.11g. 11n only - Select only if all of your wireles s clients are 802.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 17 - Figure 3- 13 Quick Setup – Wi reless Wireless Radio - Choose from the drop - down list to e nabl e or disable the wirel ess radio. Wireless Network Name - Also call ed the SSID ( Service Set I dentificat ion ) .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 18 - Channel Wi dth - Select any chan nel width from the drop - down list. T he default s etting is “ Auto ” , which can adjust the c hannel width for your client s automatic ally. Channel - This f ield determines which operati ng frequency wil l be used.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 19 - Chapter 4. Configuring the Route r This chapter wil l show each Web page's key functions and the c onfiguration way . 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the sixteen main menus on the left of the Web - based utility .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 20 - Fig ure 4-1 Router S tatus 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3. 2 Quick Installation Guide ..
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 21 - 4.4 Network Figure 4-2 the Network me nu There are three subm enus under the Network menu (shown in F igure 4-2 ): WA N , LAN and MAC Clone . Click any of them, and you wil l be able to configure t he correspondin g function.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 22 - MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) value for most Ethernet net works is 1500 Bytes . It is not recomm ended that you change t he default MTU S ize u nles s required by your ISP .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 23 - MTU Size - The normal MT U (Maximum T ransmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes . It is not recomm ended that you change t he default MTU Size unless requir ed by your ISP .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 24 - Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connecti on can be termin ated automatically after a specified inactivit y period ( Max Idle T ime ) and be re - establish ed when you attempt to access the Internet agai n.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 25 - MTU Size - The default M TU size is “ 1480 ” bytes, which is usually fi ne . It is not recommended that you change the default MTU S ize unless requi red by your ISP .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 26 - Auth Server - Enter the aut henticating s erver IP address or host name. Auth Domain - T ype in the domain suffix server name based on your locat ion . e.g. NSW / ACT - ns w.bi gpond.net.au VIC / T AS / W A / SA / NT - vic.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 27 - Figure 4-8 WA N - L2 T P/Russia L2T P User Name/Passwo rd - Enter the Us er Name and Pass word provided by your ISP . Thes e fields are case - s ensitive. Dynamic IP/ S t atic IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 28 - Connect Manua lly - Y ou c an configure the Router t o mak e it connect or disconnect manuall y .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 29 - Dynamic IP/ S t atic IP - Choose either as you ar e given by your ISP and enter the IS P’s IP address or the domain na me. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should als o enter the DNS assi gned by your ISP .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 30 - Stati c IP - Connections whi ch use static IP addres s assignment. The Router can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPon d connections with your ISP. If your ISP us es one of these protoc ols, then you m ust configure y our connecti on manually.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 31 - Some ISPs require t hat you register t he MAC Address of your adapt er . Change s are rarely needed here .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 32 - Only work in 5GHz (802.1 1a/n) - Choose this option, and then the Router will only work in 5GHz frequency . This band is les s crowded and is us ed for time - s ensitive music, video streaming or gaming.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 33 - Wireless Network Nam e - Also called the SSID ( Service Set Id entificati on ) . Enter a valu e of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wi reless devices in your network. Co nsidering yo ur wireless network securit y, the default SSID is set to be TP - LINK _ 2.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 34 - change the wireless channel unless you not ice interferenc e problems wit h another nearby access point . Enable SSID Broadcas t - When wir eless client s survey the local area for wireles s networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadc ast by the Router .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 35 - Figure 4- 16 WPS WPS St atus - Enable or disable t he WPS function here. Current PIN - The current value of the Router 's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found i n the label or User Guide.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 36 - Figure 4- 17 Figure 4- 18 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS /QSS but ton of the c lient device directly . Step 3: The WPS LED flashes for two minutes during t he WPS proc ess. Step 4: When the W PS LED is on, the client device has s uccessfull y connected to the Route r .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 37 - III. E nter the Router ’ s PI N on your client device Use this method if your c lient device a sks for the Router ’ s PIN number .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 38 - Disable Securit y - If you do not want to use wireless security, check t his radio button. But i t ’ s strongly recom mended to choose one of t he following modes to enable secur ity. W PA / W PA 2 - P ersonal - It ’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type base d on pre - shared passphrase.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 39 - Figure 4- 22 WP A/WP A2 - Enterprise • Radius Server I P - Enter the IP address of the Radius s erver. • Radius Port - E nter the port number of t he Radius server . • Radius Passw ord - Enter the password for the R adius s erver.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 40 - 64 - bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digi ts (any combination o f 0 - 9, a- f, A - F, zero ke y is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters . 128 - bit - You can enter 26 hexadecim al digits (any combination of 0 - 9, a - f, A - F, zero key i s not prom o ted) or 13 AS CII characters .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 41 - Figure 4- 25 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entr y To add or modify a MAC Address F iltering entr y, follow these instructio ns: 1. Enter the appropriat e MAC Address into t he MAC Address fi eld.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 42 - 3. Delete al l or disable all en tries if there are an y entries already. 4. Clic k the Add New... button . 1) E nter the MAC addr ess 00 - 0A - EB -B0-00- 0B / 00 - 0A - EB - 00 - 07 - 5F in the MAC Address field .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 43 - particular receivi ng station and negoti ate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. Fragmentation Threshol d - This value is the maxim um size determining whet her packets will be fragmented.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 44 - Received Packets - Packets received by the stat ion Sent Packets - P ackets sent by the stati on You cannot change any of t he values on this page. To update this page and to show t he current connected wireles s stations, click on the Refresh but ton.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 45 - Figure 4- 29 Wireles s Settings – 5G Hz Wireless Network Nam e - Also called the SSID ( Service Set Id entificati o n) . Enter a valu e of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wirel ess devices in your network.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 46 - 11n only - Select only if all of your wirel ess clients are 802.11 n. When 802.11n mode is selected , onl y 802.11n wireles s stations c an connect to the Router . 11an mixed - Sel ect if you are us ing both 802.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 47 - Key type - T his option should be c hosen accordi ng to the AP's security configurat ion. It is recommended that the security t ype is the same as your AP 's security t ype WEP Index - This option should be c hosen if the key type is WEP (ASCII) or WEP(HEX).
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 48 - Note: To build a suc cessful connecti on by WPS , you should also do the correspo nding confi guration of the new device f or WPS function meanwhil e. I. Use th e WPS Button Use this method if your c lient device has a WPS button .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 49 - Use this method if your c lient device does not have the WPS button, but has a WPS PIN number . Step 1: Keep the defaul t WPS s tatus as Enabled and c lick the Add device button in Figure 4- 31 , then Figure 4- 34 wil l appear .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 50 - Figure 4- 35 Wireles s Security Disable Securit y - If you do not want to use wireless secu rity, check this radio button. But it ’ s strongly recom mended to choose one of t he following modes to enable secur ity.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 51 - Figure 4- 36 WP A/WP A2 – Personal • PSK Pass word - You can enter AS CII characters between 8 and 63 chara cters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. T he def ault password is the same with the defaul t PIN code, which is labeled on t he bottom of the Rout er or can be found in Figure 4- 31 .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 52 - Figure 4- 38 WEP • Type - you can choose the type f or the WEP security on the drop - down l ist. The default setting is A utomatic , which can select Shared Key or Open System authenticat ion type automatic ally based on the wirele ss station's capability and reques t.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 53 - Figure 4- 39 Wireles s MAC Filtering T o fi lter wireless users by M AC Addres s, click Enable . The default setting is Disabl ed . MAC Address - The wireless station's MA C address that you want t o filter .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 54 - 2. Modify the informat ion. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All but ton to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entri es disabled. Click the Delete All butt on to delete all entries .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 55 - Figure 4- 41 Wireles s Advanced Tr ansmit Pow er - Here you can spec ify the transmit power of Router . You can s elect High, Middle or Low which you would like. Hi gh is the default set ting and is recommended .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 56 - Note: If you are not fami liar with the set ting items in this page, it's st rongly recommended to k eep the provided defaul t values; ot herwise it m ay result in lower wireles s network performanc e.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 57 - 4.8.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “ Guest Netw ork → Wireless Settings ” , you can configure the Guest Network Wireless Setti ngs on the page as shown i n Figure 4- 44 .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 58 - Access Time - During this t ime the wireless stations could ac cessing the AP . Note: The range of bandwidth for Guest Network is c alculated according to t he setting of Bandwidth Control on the page “ Bandwidth Control - >Control Sett ings ”.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 59 - 3. Make sure the Ac cess shared st orage with password on the page “US B Se t tings -> S torage Sharing” is E nable d . 4. Click the Sta r t button to start the Guest Network St orage Sharing.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 60 - Protocol) server , which provides the TCP/ IP configuration for all t he PC(s) that are connected t o the Router on the LA N. Figure 4- 48 DHCP Settings DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 61 - 4.9.2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu “ DHCP → DHCP Client s List ” , you can view the information about the c lients attached to the Router in t he screen as shown i n Figure 4- 49 .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 62 - 1. Click the Add Ne w … button . T hen Figure 4- 51 will p op up . 2. Enter the MAC address ( in XX - XX - XX - XX - XX - XX format .) and IP address ( in dotted - decimal notation ) of the computer for whic h you want t o reserve an IP address .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 63 - 4.10.1 Storage Sharing Choose menu “ USB Setti ngs → Storage Sharing ” , you can conf igure a USB dis k drive attached to the Router and view v olume and share propert ies such as share nam e, capacity , used space, and free space, etc on this page as shown belo w .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 64 - Follow the instructions b elow to set up your Router as a fil e server: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk dri ve or USB flash drive into t his Router. 2. Click the Rescan button t o find the USB drive t hat has been attached t o the Router.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 65 - Partit ion - The name of the partiti on is displayed Folder - The real full path of the spec ified folder. T o set up y our FTP Server, please follow the instructions below : 1. Plug an external USB hard disk dri ve or USB flash drive into t his Router.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 66 - 1) The max share fol ders number is 10. If you want to share a new folder whe n the number has reached 10, you can dele te an existing s hare folder and then add a new on e. 2) If you want to change t he FTP setti ngs, you need to restart FTP S erver to make the changes take effect.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 67 - 2. Click the Start button to start the media server, an d then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4- 59 . Figure 4- 59 Media S erver Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to s pecify a folder as the s earch path of media s erver.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 68 - Back - C lick th is button to di scard the sett ings and just go to the m edia server configurat ion page. 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately. Y ou can also select the Auto - scan , at sam e time , select an auto scan interval ti me by drop - down list .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 69 - Figure 4- 62 User Ac count Management Only Adminis trator can use a Web browser to tra nsfer the fil es from a PC to the Writable shared volume on the USB dri ve. T o add a new user account, please foll ow the step s below: 1.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 70 - Confirm Password - Re - enter t he password here. Storage Author ity – Choose Read and Write or Read Only from t he d rop - down li st to assign access authority of Storage S haring to t he user.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 71 - There are four subm enus under the F orwarding menu (show n in Figure 4- 65): Virtual Servers , P ort T riggering , DMZ and UPnP . Cli ck any of them, and you wi ll be able to c onfigure the correspondin g function.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 72 - 2. Select the servic e you want to us e from the Common Service Port li st. If t he Common Service Port menu does not list the servic e that you want to use, ent er the number of the service port or servic e port range in the S ervice Port field .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 73 - 4.12.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “ Forwarding → Port T riggering ” , you can view and add port triggering i n the next screen (shown i n Figur e 4- 68 ). So me applications require mult iple connecti ons, like Internet games, video c onferencing, Int ernet telephoning a nd so on.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 74 - Figure 4- 69 Add or Modify a T ri ggering Entry T rigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using t his port will t rigger this rule. T rigger Protocol - The protocol used for T rigger Ports, either TCP , UDP , or All (all protocols supporte d by the Router).
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 75 - 1. A local host makes an out going connect ion to an external hos t using a dest ination port number defined in the T rigger Port field.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 76 - Figure 4-71 UPnP Settin g Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by cl icking the Enable or Disable button. This feat ure is enabled by d efault. Current UP nP Settings List - This table displays the current UP nP information.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 77 - There are four s ubmenus under the Sec urity menu as shown in Figure 4- 72 : Ba sic Securit y , Advanced Securit y , Local Man agement and Remote Management . Click any of them, and y ou will be able to conf igure the correspondi ng function.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 78 - IPS ec Passthrough - Internet Protocol s ecurity (IPSec) is a suite of protocols for ensuring privat e, secure communicat ions over Internet Protoc ol (IP) networks, throug h the use of cryptographic security servi ces.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 79 - Packets Statisti cs Interval (5~60) - The default value i s 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop - dow n list. The Pack et s S tatistic s I nterval value i ndicates t he time section of the packets statistic s .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 80 - Figure 4- 75 Local M anagement By default, the radio butt on “ All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web - Based Utilit y ” is check ed.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 81 - Figure 4- 76 Remote M anagement Web Management Po rt - Web browser acc ess normally uses t he standard HTTP service port 80.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 82 - Figure 4- 77 Parental Cont rol Settings To add a new entry, please fol low the steps below . 1. C lick the Ad d New … button and the n ext screen will pop - up as shown in Figure 4- 78 .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 83 - MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC addres s of the PC that is managing this Router. If the MA C Addres s of your adapter is registered, you can clic k the Copy To Above button t o fill this address t o the MAC Address of Parental PC field above.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 84 - 2. Click “ Access Co ntrol → S chedule ” on the left to enter t he Schedule Sett ings page. Clic k Add New... button to create a new schedule with Schedule Des cription is Schedul e_1 , Day is Sat and Time is al l day - 24 hours .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 85 - Figure 4- 81 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Acc ess Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Fil ter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Here displ ays the name of t he rule and this name is unique.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 86 - Method One: 1. Click Setup Wizard but ton and the next sc reen will appear as shown in Fi gure 4- 82 . Figure 4- 82 Quick Setup – Create a Host Entry Host Descriptio n - In this field, c reate a unique descripti on for the host (e.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 87 - Mode - Here are two opti ons, IP Address and Domain Name. You can c hoose either of them from the drop - down li st.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 88 - Start Time - Enter the start time i n HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers). For example 0 800 is 8:00. Stop Time - Enter the stop time in HHMM form at (HHMM are 4 numbers). F or example 2000 is 20:00.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 89 - 5. Select a schedule from the Schedule drop - down list or choose “ Cli ck Here To Add New Schedule ”. 6. In the Status fi eld, select E nabled or Disabled to enable or dis able your entry. 7. Click the Save button.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 90 - 4) In Schedul e field, selec t Schedule_1. 5) In Stat us field, select Enabl e. 6) Click Save to complete the sett ings. Then you will go bac k to the Access Control Rule Management page and se e the following li st .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 91 - Click the Next button to go to the next page, or c lick the Previous button to return t o the previous page.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 92 - Figure 4- 90 T arget Set tings Target Descri ption - Here displays the desc ription about the t arget and this desc ription is unique . Information - The target can be IP addres s, port, or domain nam e.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 93 - Figure 4- 92 Add or Modify an Acc ess T arget Entry 1) In Target Descri ption field, create a unique desc ription for t he target (e.g. Target_1). 2) I n Domain Name field, ent er the domain name, ei ther the full na me or the keywords (f or example , go ogle) in the blank .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 94 - Figure 4- 93 Schedul e Settings Schedule Description - Here displa ys the desc ription of the s chedule and this description is unique . Da y - Here dis plays the day(s) in a we ek. Time - Here displays the time period in a day.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 95 - Figure 4- 94 Advanced Schedule Sett ings For example : If you des ire to restrict the internet activities of host with M AC address 00 - 11 - 22 - 33 - 44 - AA to acces s www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:0 0 on Saturday and Sunday , you should first follow the s ettings below: 1.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 96 - 4.16.1 Static Routing List Choose menu “ Advanced Routing → St atic Routing List ” , and then y ou can configure t he static route in the next screen (shown i n Figure 4 - 96 ).
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 97 - Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries . Click the Disable All button to dis able all the entries .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 98 - There are two submenus under the Bandwi dth Control menu as shown in Figure 4- 99 : Control Settings and Rules List . Click any of them, and you will be able t o configure the corres ponding function.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 99 - Egress bandw idth - This field di splays t he max and mix upload band width through the Internet port , t he default is 0. Ingress bandw idth - This fiel d displays t he max and m ix download bandwidth through t he Internet port , t he default i s 0.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 100 - Figure 4- 104 B inding Setting MAC Address - The MA C address of the cont rolled computer in t he LAN. IP Address - The ass igned IP address of t he controlled computer i n the LAN. Bind - Check this option to enable ARP bi nding for a speci fic device .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 101 - 2. Enter the MAC Address or IP Addres s . 3. Click th e Find button i n the page as shown in Figur e 4- 106 . Figure 4- 106 Fi nd IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to m ake all entries enabl ed.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 102 - Note: An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP addres s of the item has been loaded before. E rror warning will prompt as well. Likewise, "Loa d All" only lo ads the items without interference to t he IP & MAC Binding lis t.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 103 - 2. Enter the User Name f or your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Passw ord for your DDNS ac count. 4. Click the Login button to login the DDNS s ervice. Connection Status - T he status of t he DDNS service connect ion is displayed here .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 104 - Note: If you want to login a gain with another account after a s uccessful login, please click the Logout button, then input you r new username and pas sword and cli ck the Login button. 4.19.3 No - ip.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 105 - There are two submenus under the IPv 6 Support menu (shown i n Figure 4- 111 ): IPv6 St atus and IPv6 Setup . Click either of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the c orresponding function.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 106 - 4.20.2 IPv6 Setup Figure 4- 11 3 Enable/Dis able IPv6 Enable IPv6 - T ick t he checkbox to enable the IP v6 function. It ’ s enabled by default. W AN Connecti on T yp e - Choos e the correct WAN connection type based on your ISP network topology .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 107 - 1) DHCPv6 Figure 4- 11 4 DHCPv6 Get non - temporary IPv6 ad dress - Get a non - t emporary IPv6 addr ess from the ISP.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 108 - Note: If you get Addres s not found er ror when you acc ess a Web sit e, it is likel y that your DNS s ervers a re set up improperly.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 109 - IPv6 Addres s - Enter the IPv6 addres s in dotted - de cimal notati on provided by your ISP . Default Gatew ay - Enter the def ault gateway in do tted - decimal notation provi ded by your ISP.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 11 0 - User Name/Passw ord - E nter the User Name an d Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case - s ensitive. Get IPv6 Address Wa y • G et non - temporar y IPv6 address - Get a non - tem porary IPv6 address by DHCPv6 from the ISP.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 111 - Address /Subnet M ask/Default Gat eway - the IPv4 addres s/ subnet mask / default gateway assigned, in dotted - decim al notation . MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Trans mission Unit) val ue for most Ethernet net works is 1 48 0 Bytes.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 11 2 - Choose menu “ S ystem T ools ” , and you can s ee the submen us under the main menu: Tim e Settings , Diagnostic , Firmware Upgrade , Factor y Defaults , Backup & Restore , Reboot, Password , System Log and St atistics.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 11 3 - Daylight Saving Status - Displays the status whether the Dayli ght Saving is in us e. To set ti me manuall y: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Mont h/Day/Y ear f ormat. 3. Enter the Ti me in Hour/Mi nute/Second f ormat.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 11 4 - Figure 4- 121 Diagnos tic T ools Diagnostic T ool - Chec k the radio button t o select one diagnosti c too. Ping - This diagnosti c tool troubleshoots connect ivity , reachabilit y , and name resolution to a given host or gateway .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 11 5 - T he Diagnostic Resu lt s page displays the resul t of diagnosis. I f the result is simi lar to the following s creen, the connectivi ty of the Internet is fine. Figure 4- 122 Diagnos tic Results Note: 1) Only one user c an use the diagnosti c tools at one tim e.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 11 6 - 3. Click the Upgrade button. 4. The Router will reboot while the upgradi ng has been finis hed. Note: 1) New firmware vers ions are posted at http://www .tp - link.c om and can be dow nloaded for free.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 11 7 - 4.21.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “ S ystem T ools → Backup & Restore ” , and then you can save the curren t configuration of the Router as a back up file and res tore the configurat ion via a backup f ile as shown in Figure 4- 125 .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 11 8 - C hange the Web Management P ort. Upgrade the firmware of the Router (sys tem will reboot aut omaticall y). Restore the Router's settings to fact ory default s (sys tem will reboot autom aticall y).
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 11 9 - Figure 4- 128 S ystem Log Auto Mail Feature - I ndicates whether auto mail feature i s enabled or not. Mail Setting s - Set the receiving a nd sending ma ilbox address , server address , validation information as well as the timet able for Auto Mail Fea ture, as shown in Figure 4- 129 .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 120 - Note: O nly when you selec t Authentication , do you have to enter th e User Name and Pas sword in the following fi elds. User Name - Your mail account name fill ed in the From field. The part behind @ is excluded.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 121 - Figure 4- 130 S tatistic s Current Statistics Statu s - Enabl e or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it , cli ck the Enable button. I f it is disabled, the f unction of DoS protec tion in Security set tings will be disabled.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 122 - Statistics Tabl e: IP /MAC Address The I P and MAC a ddress are di splayed with related statistics . Total Packets The total number of packets received and tra nsmitted by the Router. Byt e s The total number of bytes received and t ransmitted by the Router.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 123 - Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Ro uter to access Interne t by ADSL users? 1) First, confi gure the ADS L Modem configured in RFC148 3 bridge model. 2) Connect the E thernet cable f rom your ADSL Modem to the Internet port on the Rout er .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 124 - 2. How do I configure the Ro uter to access Interne t by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the Router , click the “Net work” menu o n the left of your browser , and click "W AN" submenu.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 125 - Figure A - 5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Note: Your opposite s ide should call your WAN IP, which is dis played on the “Stat us” page.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 126 - Figure A -7 Basi c Security 4. I want to build a WEB S erver on the LAN, w hat should I do? 1) Because the WEB S erver port 80 will interf ere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router , you must change t he WEB management port number to avoid interf erence.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 127 - field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connect ed with your router i s 192.168. 0 .x , the default LAN IP of the Router wil l automaticall y switch from 192. 168. 0 .1 to 192.168. 1 .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 128 - Appendix B: Config uring the PCs In this section, we ’ l l introduce how to install and configure the TCP/ IP correctly in Windows XP . First make sure your E thernet Ada pter is worki ng, refer to the adapter ’ s manual if needed.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 129 - 4) In the prompt page that showed belo w , double click on the I nternet Protocol (T CP/IP) . Figure B-2 5) The followin g TC P/IP Propertie s win dow will display an d the IP Address tab is open on this window b y default .
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 130 - 6) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server au tomaticall y , as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 131 - Appendix C: Speci fications General St a n dards IEEE 802.1 1n , IEEE 802.1 1g , IEEE 802.1 1b , IEEE 802 .1 1a , IEE E 802.1 1e , IEEE 802.1 1i , IEEE 802. 1X , IEEE 802. 3X , IEEE 802.3 , IEEE 802.
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 132 - Appendix D: Glos sary 802.11n - 802.11n b uilds upon pre vious 802.11 st andards by adding MI MO (multiple - input multiple - output).
TL - WDR3500 N 600 Wireless Dual Ban d Router - 133 - SSID - A S ervice S et Id entification is a thirty - two charac ter (maximum) alphanumeric key identif ying a wi reless local area network. For the wirel ess devices i n a network to communicate wit h each other, all devic es must be configured wi th the same SSI D.
An important point after buying a device TP-Link TL-WA3500RE (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought TP-Link TL-WA3500RE yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data TP-Link TL-WA3500RE - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, TP-Link TL-WA3500RE you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get TP-Link TL-WA3500RE will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of TP-Link TL-WA3500RE, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime TP-Link TL-WA3500RE.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with TP-Link TL-WA3500RE. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device TP-Link TL-WA3500RE along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
