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TL -W DR4900 N900 Wireless Dual B and Gigabit Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010 730.
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FCC S T A TEMENT 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. Thes e limits are designed to provide r easonable protec tion against harmf ul interference i n a residential installation.
CE Mark W arn ing This is a class B product. In a domesti c environment, this product may caus e radio interfere nce, in which case the user m ay be required to take adequate m easures.
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TP - LINK TECHNOLO GIES CO., L TD TP- LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3 , 4, 5) , and 28 (floors 1 - 4 ) Central Science a nd T echnology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECL ARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equi pment: Product Descri ption: N 900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Model No.
- I - CONTENTS Package Contents ..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 2 1.
- II - 4.7.1 Wireless Settings .......................................................................................... 47 4.7.2 WPS ............................................................................................................. 49 4.7.
- III - 4.16 Bandwidth Control .................................................................................................... 98 4.16.1 Control S ettings ...........................................................................................
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 1 - Package Contents The following i tem s should be found in your package : TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router DC P o.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of th e Router The TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Band Gi gabit Router integrates 4- port Switch, Firewall, N AT - Router and Wireless AP .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 3 - 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL -W DR4900 menti oned in th is guide stands for TL -W D R4900 N 900 Wirel ess Dual Band Gigabit Rout er without any expl anation . 1.3 Main Features Complies with IE EE 802.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit 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 loc ated on the front panel (View from left to right) . Name St atus Indication ( Power ) Off Power is off .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 5 - ( WPS ) Slow Flash A wireless dev ice is connec ting to the netw ork by WPS function. T his process will last in the first 2 m inutes. On A wireless device has been success fully added to the network by WPS function .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 6 - Internet : This port is where you wi ll connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet . Ethernet (1 , 2, 3, 4 ): These ports ( 1 , 2, 3, 4 ) connect the Router to the lo cal PC(s ) . WPS/ R eset : Pressing thi s button for less than 5 seconds enable s the WPS f unction.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 7 - Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requireme nt s Broadband Internet Access Service (DS L/Cable/Ethernet ) One DSL/Cable Mo.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 8 - 6. Connect the power adapter to t he power sock et on the Rout er , and th e other end into a n electrical out let, shown in Figure 2-1 . T he Route r will start to work automati cally . 7. Power on your Cable/ DSL Modem.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 9 - Chapter 3. Quick Insta llation Guide This chapter wil l show you how to configure t he basic funct ions of your N 900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Rout er using Quick Setup Wiz ar d within minut es.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 10 - If the resul t displayed is s imilar to F igure 3-2 , it means t he connection bet ween your PC and the Router failed . Figure 3-2 Failure res ult of Ping command Please check the conn ection follow ing these steps: 1.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 11 - 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web - based utility , it is easy to configure and manage t he N 900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 12 - Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 3. Click Next , and then WAN Con nection Type page wil l appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 WAN Connect ion Type The Rout er provides Auto - Detect function and suppo rts three popular way s PPPoE , Dynamic IP , and Static IP and to connect to the Internet.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 13 - Figure 3-7 Quick Setup – Dynamic IP 2) I f the connect ion type detected is Sta tic IP , the next sc reen will appear as shown i n Figure 3 -8 . Configure the f ollowing parameters and t hen click Next to cont inue.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 14 - Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – PPPoE /Russia PPPoE User Name / Passwor d - Enter the User Name and Passw ord provided by your ISP. These fields are c ase - sensi tive. If you have dif ficulty wit h this process , please contac t your ISP.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 15 - Select St atic IP if IP A ddress / S ubnet M ask / G ateway and DNS server address have been provided by your ISP . Then please enter server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP , and also enter the corresponding parameters.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 16 - S elect Dynamic IP if none of the above parameter s are provide d. Then you just need to e nter server IP address or domain name provided b y your ISP . 5. After finishing WAN Connection T ype select io n, the Dual Band Selection page will appe ar as shown in Figure 3- 12 .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 17 - 6. Configure the bas ic parameters for 2.4GHz wireless net work in the following screen as shown in Figure 3 - 13 , and then c lick Next . Figure 3- 13 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Displays whether the wi reless funct ion is enabled or not .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 18 - 11bg mixed - Selec t if you are using both 802. 11b and 802.11g wirel ess clients . 11bgn m ixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11 b , 11g, and 11 n wireles s clients. Channel Width - Select any c hannel width from t he drop - down lis t.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 19 - Figure 3- 14 Quick Setup – Wi reless Wireless Radio - Choose from the drop - dow n list to e nable or di sable the wireless radio. Wireless Netw ork Name - Also called the SSID ( Service Set Identific ation ) .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 20 - Channel Width - Select any c hannel width from t he drop - down lis t. T he default setti ng is “ Auto ” , which can adjust the channel wi dth for your clients automatically. Channel - This field determines which operati ng frequency will be used.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 21 - Chapter 4. Configuring th e Router This chapter wil l show each Web page's key functions and the confi guration way . 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the main menus on the left of the Web - based utility .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 22 - Figure 4-1 Router St atus 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3. 2 Quick Installation Guide ..
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 23 - 4.4 Network Figure 4-2 the Network menu There are three subm enus under the Network m enu (shown in Fi gure 4-2 ): WA N , LAN and MAC Clone . Click any of them, and you wil l be able to configure t he corresponding function.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 24 - MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes . It is not recommended that you change t he default MTU S ize unless re quired by your ISP .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 25 - MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) value f or most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes . It is not recommended that you change t he default MTU Size unless required by yo ur ISP .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 26 - Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated automaticall y after a specified inac tivity period ( Max Idle Time ) and be re - establish ed when you att empt to access the Internet agai n.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 27 - MTU Size - The default MTU size is “ 1480 ” bytes, which is usually f ine . It is not recommended that you change the default MTU S ize unless required b y your ISP .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 28 - Auth Server - Ent er the authenticati ng server IP address or host name. Auth Domain - T ype in the domain suffix server name based on your location . e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.big pond .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 29 - Figure 4-8 WA N - L2 T P/Russia L2TP User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Nam e and Password provi ded by your ISP . These fields are case - s ensitive. Dynamic IP/ St atic IP - Choos e either as you are given by your ISP .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 30 - Connect Manually - Y ou can configure the Rout er to make it connect or disconnect m anually .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 31 - Dynamic IP/ St atic IP - Choose either as you are given by your IS P and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain na me. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also ent er the DNS assigned by your ISP .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 32 - Static IP - Connections which use static IP addres s assignment. The Router cannot detec t PPTP/L2TP/Big Pond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocol s, then you must c onfigure your connec tion manually.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 33 - Figure 4- 11 MAC Address Cl one Some ISPs require t hat you register the M AC Address of your adapter . Changes are ra rel y needed here . WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current M AC address of the Internet port .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 34 - Concurrently w ith 2.4GHz and 5GHz (802.1 1a/b/g/n) - Choose this opt ion, and then the Router will work concurrently in 2. 4GHz and 5GHz frequenc y . Only work in 2.4GHz (80 2.1 1b/g/n) - Choose this option, and then the Rout er will only work in 2.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 35 - Figure 4- 14 Wireless Settings – 2.4GHz Wireless Netw ork Name - Also called the SSID ( Service Set I dentific ation ) . Enter a v alue of up to 32 characters. The same name mus t be assigned to all wireless devic es in your network.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 36 - 11n only - Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11 n. When 802. 11n mode is selected , onl y 802.11n wireless stations can c onnect to the Router . 11bg mixed - Selec t if you are using both 802.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 37 - Key ty pe - This option should be chos en according to t he AP's securit y configuration. I t is recommended that the security t ype is the same as your AP's s ecurity type WEP Index - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(A SCII) or WEP(HEX).
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 38 - Note: To build a successful connect ion by WPS , you should also do the correspo nding configuration of the new device f or WPS function meanwhile. I. Use the Wi - Fi Protected Setu p Button Use this method if your c lient device has a WPS button .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 39 - Figure 4- 19 Add A New Device Step 2: Enter the PIN number f rom the cl ient device in the fiel d on the WPS screen above .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 40 - Figure 4- 20 Wireless Security Disable Secur ity - If you do not want to use wireles s security, c heck this radio button. But it ’ s strongly recom mended to choose one of the f ollowing modes to enable securi ty.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 41 - Figure 4- 21 W PA /WP A2 – Personal • PSK Pass word - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 c haracters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 42 - Figure 4- 23 WEP • Typ e - you can choose the type for t he WEP security on the drop - down list . The default setting is A utomati c , which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication t ype automaticall y based on the wireless s tation's capabili ty and request.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 43 - Figure 4- 24 Wireless MAC Filtering T o filter wirel ess users by MAC Address, click Enable . The default setting is Disable d . MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 44 - T o modify or delete an exi sting entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify . I f you want to delete the entry , click t he Delete . 2. Modify the inf ormation. 3. Click the Save button.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 45 - 4.6.5 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wireless 2.4GHz → Wireless Advance d ” , you c an configure the advanc ed settings of your wirel ess network. Figure 4- 26 Wireless Advanced Transmit Pow er - Here you can spec ify the transmit power of Router .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 46 - Enable Sho rt GI - This function is recommende d for it will increas e the data capacity by reducing the guar d interval time . E nabled AP Isolation - This funct ion can isolate wireless stations on your net work from each other.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 47 - 4.7 Wireless 5GHz Figure 4- 28 Wireless menu There are six submenus under the Wireles s menu (shown in F igure 4- 13 ): Wireless Setti ngs , WPS , Wireless Securi ty , Wireless MAC Filtering , Wireless Advanced and Wireless St atistics .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 48 - Region - Select your region from the drop - down list. This field speci fies the region where th e wireless functi on of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless func tion of the Router in a regi on other than one of those spec ified in this field.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 49 - E nable WDS Bridging - Chec k this box to enabl e WDS . W ith this function, the Router c an bridge two or more W LAN s . If t his checkbox is selected, you wi ll have to s et the followin g parameters as shown in Figure 4- 30 .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 50 - Figure 4- 31 WPS WPS St atus - Enable or disable t he WPS function here. Curre nt PIN - The current value of the Router 's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in t he label or User Guide.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 51 - Figure 4- 33 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold t he WPS button of the c lient device direct ly . Step 3: The Wi - Fi Pr otected Setup LED f lashes for t wo minutes during t he Wi - Fi Prot ected Setup process.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 52 - Step 3: When the WPS LED is on, the c lient device has suc cessfully connect ed to the Router . Note: 1) The WPS LED on the Router will l ight green for fi ve minutes i f the device has been successful ly added to the network.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 53 - W PA / W PA 2 - Person al - It ’s th e WPA/WPA2 authenti cation type base d on pre - shared passphrase. T he Rout er is confi gured by this security t ype by default. • V ersio n - you can choose the versi on of the WPA - PSK sec urity on the drop - down lis t.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 54 - Figure 4- 37 WP A/WP A2 - Enterprise • Radius Server I P - Enter the IP address of the Radius s erver. • Radius Port - Ent er the port number of t he Radius server . • Radius Passw ord - Enter the password for the R adius s erver.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 55 - 64 - bit - You can ent er 10 hexadecimal digits (any combinati on of 0 - 9, a- f, A - F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 AS C II charact ers. 128 - bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digi ts (any combination of 0 - 9, a - f, A - F, zero key is not prom o ted) or 13 AS CII characters .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 56 - Figure 4- 40 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entr y To add or modify a MAC Address F iltering entr y, follow these instruction s: 1. Enter the appropri ate MAC Address int o the MAC Address field.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 57 - 3. Delete all or dis able all entries if there are any entries already. 4. Click the Add New ... button . 5. E nter the MAC address 00 - 0A - EB -B0-00- 0B/00 - 0A - EB - 00 - 07 - 5F in the MAC Address field .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 58 - RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Reques t to Send) Threshold. If the pac ket is larger than the s pecified RTS Thr eshold size, the Router will send RT S f rames to a particular receivi ng station and negoti ate the sending of a data frame.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 59 - MAC Address - The connec ted wireless station's MAC addres s Current Status - T he connected wireles s station's r unning.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 60 - Figure 4- 44 DHCP Settings DHCP Server - E nable or Disable the DHCP server . If you disable the Server , you must have another DHCP server within yo ur network or else you m ust configure the c omputer manually .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 61 - Figure 4- 45 DHCP Clients List Client Name - The name of t he DHCP client MAC Address - The MAC addr ess of the DHCP client Assign ed IP - The IP address that the Router h as allocated t o the DHCP client Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 62 - 3. Click the Save button. Figure 4- 47 Add or Modify an Addr ess Reservation Entry To modify or delete an exi sting ent ry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify . I f you want to delete the entry , click t he Delete .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 63 - Figure 4- 49 S torage Sharing Service Status - I ndicates the Network Sharing servic e's current status . Y ou can c lick the Start button to st art the Storage Sharing servic e and click the Sto p button to stop it .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 64 - 1. Plug an external US B hard disk dri ve or USB flash drive into t his Router. 2. Click the Rescan button to f ind the USB drive that has been attached to t he Router. 3. Click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing s ervice.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 65 - Partit ion - The vol ume that the f older resides . Volume 1 - 8 is mapping to US B port1, and Volume 9 - 16 is mapping t o USB port2. Folder - The real full path of the s pecified folder.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 66 - Note: 1. The max share folders number is 10. If you want to s hare a new folder when the num ber has reached 10, you can dele te an existing s hare folder and then add a new on e.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 67 - 2. Click t he Start button to start the media server, and then t he screen will appear as shown i n Figure 4- 55 . Figure 4- 55 Media Serve r Setting 3. Click t he Add share fold er button to spec ify a folder as the searc h path of media server .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 68 - Back - C lick th is button to disc ard the settings and just go to the media serve r configuratio n page.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 69 - Figure 4- 58 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 follow the step s below: 1.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 70 - Confirm Passw ord - Re - enter the password here. Storage Authority – Ch oose Read and Write or Read O nly from the d rop - down list to assign access authority of Storage S haring to the user.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 71 - 4.11 Forwarding Figure 4- 61 The Forwarding menu There are four subm enus under the Forwar ding menu (show n in Figure 4- 61): Virtual Servers , Port T ri ggering , DMZ and UPnP . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure t he correspondin g function.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 72 - Protocol - The protocol used for this application, ei ther TCP , UDP , or Al l (all protocols supported by t he Router). St atus - The status of this entry , "Enabl ed" means the virtual s erver entry is enable d.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 73 - Click the Next butt on to go to the next page an d c lick the Previo us button to return to the previous page.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 74 - Figure 4- 65 Add or Modify a T riggering Entry T rigger P ort - The port for outgoing t raffic.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 75 - Once the Router i s configured, the operation is as follow s: 1. A l ocal host makes an outgoing connec tion to an external host using a dest ination port number defined in the T rigger Port field.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 76 - 4.11.4 UPnP Choose menu “ Forwarding → UPnP ” , and t hen you can view the informati on about UPnP in the screen (shown in Figure 4- 67).
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 77 - 4.12 Security Figure 4- 68 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Securit y menu as shown in Figure 4- 68 : Basic Securit y , Advanced Securit y , Loc al Management and Remote Management .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 78 - VPN - VPN P assthrough must be enabled if yo u want to allow VP N tunnels usi ng VPN protocols to pass through the Router. PPTP Passthrough - Point - to - Point Tunnel ing Protocol (P PTP) allows the Point - to - Point P rotocol (PPP) to be tunneled thr ough an IP network.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 79 - Figure 4- 70 Advanced Security Packets Stati stics Interval (5~60 ) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from t he drop - down l ist. The Pack ets S tatistic s I nterval value i ndicates the ti me section of the packets statistic s .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 80 - Enable TCP - SYN - FLOOD Attack Fi ltering - Enable or Disabl e the TCP - SYN - FLOOD Attack Filteri ng. TCP - SYN - FLOOD Packets T hresho ld (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 81 - use the password to browse t he built - in web pages t o perform Administrator tas ks while all the others will be bloc ked. After click th e Add button, your PC's MA C Address will be pl aced in the l ist above.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 82 - 4.13 Parent al Control C hoose menu “ Parental Control ” , and then you can c onfigure the parental control in the s creen as shown in Fi gure 4- 73 .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 83 - Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to tak e effect ; otherwise , check Disable . MAC Address of Parent al PC - In t his field, enter the MAC addres s of the controlling PC , or you can make use of t he Copy To Above button below.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 84 - 1. Click “ Parental Control ” menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page. Check Enable and enter the M AC address 00 - 11 - 22 - 33 - 44 - BB in the MAC A ddress of Parental P C field.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 85 - 4.14.1 R ule C hoose menu “ Ac cess Control → Rule ” , and then you can view and set Access Control rules i n the screen as s hown in Figure 4- 77 .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 86 - Click the Next button to go to the nex t page . C lick the P revious button to return to the previous page. T here are tw o methods to add a new rule . Method One: 1. Click Setup Wizard but ton and the next screen wi ll appear as shown in Figu re 4- 78 .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 87 - Figure 4- 79 Quick Setup – Create an Access T arget Ent ry Target Descripti on - In this field, create a des cription for the t arget. Note that this description should be u nique (e.g.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 88 - Fi gure 4- 80 Quick Set up – Create an Advanc ed Schedule Ent ry Schedule Descripti on - In this field, creat e a description for t he schedule. Note that thi s description should be u nique (e.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 89 - Host - In this fiel d, select a host from the drop - down lis t for the rule. T he defaul t value is the Host Descripti on you set just now. Target - In this filed, select a target from t he drop - down list for t he rule.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 90 - 1. Click t he sub menu Rule of Access Con trol in the left to return to the Rule List page. Selec t Enable Internet Acc ess Control and choose "Al low the packets speci fied by any enabled access control pol icy to pass through t he Router".
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 91 - Host Descriptio n - Here displays the des cription of the hos t and this descript ion is unique . Information - Here displ ays the inform ation about the host. It can be IP or MAC. Modify - To modify or delete an existing ent ry.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 92 - 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4- 83 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop - d own list. 3. In Host Descri ption field, c reate a unique description for the hos t (e.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 93 - Figure 4- 87 Add or Modify an Ac cess T arget Entry 1) In Target De scription field, create a unique descri ption for the target (e. g. Target_1). 2) I n IP Address field, ent er the IP address of the t arget.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 94 - Click the Next button to go to the next page, or cl ick the Previous button t o return to the previous page. For example : If you des ire to restrict the internet ac tivities of host with MA C address 00 - 11 - 22 - 33 - 44 - AA in the LAN to access www.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 95 - 2. In Schedule Descripti on field, c reate a uni que descripti on for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) . 3. In Day field, s elect the day or days you need. 4. In Time field, you c an select all day - 24 hours or you may enter t he Start Time and Stop Tim e in the correspondin g field.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 96 - 4.15 Advanced Routin g Figure 4- 91 Advanced Routing There are two subm enus under the Advanced Routing m enu as shown in Figu re 4- 91 : St atic Routing List and System Rout ing T able . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the correspondin g function.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 97 - Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determ ines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gatewa y device that all ows for contact between the Router a nd the network or host .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 98 - Interface - This interface tells you ei ther the Destinati on IP Address is on the LAN & WLAN (internal wire d and wireless networks), or on the WAN (Internet).
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 99 - Figure 4- 97 Bandwidth Control Rules List Description - This is t he information about the rule s such as address range . Egress bandw id th - This field displays t he max and mix upload bandwidth through the Internet port , t he defaul t is 0.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 100 - There are two subm enus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (s hown in Figure 4- 99 ): B inding Setting s and ARP List . Click any of them, and you wil l be able to sc an or configure the correspondin g function.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 101 - 4. Click the Save button to save i t. To modify or delete an exi sting entry, fol low the steps below . 1. Find the desired ent ry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on t he Modify column.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 102 - Load - Load the item to the IP & MAC Bi nding list. Delete - Delete the it em. Click the Bind All button to bind al l the current items , available after enable. Click the Load All button to load al l items to the IP & MAC B inding list.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 103 - Figure 4- 104 Comexe. cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, fol low these instructions: 1. Enter the Domai n Name your dynamic DNS service provider ga ve. 2. Enter the User Name f or your DDNS account.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 104 - Figure 4- 105 Dyndns. org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, fol low these instruct ions: 1. Enter the User Name f or your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Passw ord for your DDNS ac count. 3. Enter the Domai n Name you received f rom dynamic DNS service provi der .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 10 5 - Figure 4- 106 No - ip. com DDNS Setti ngs To set up for DDNS, fol low these instruct ions: 1. Enter the User Name f or your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Passw ord for your DDNS ac count. 3. Enter the Domai n Name you received f rom dynamic DNS service provi der .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 106 - 4.19.1 IPv6 Status Figure 4- 108 IP v6 S tatus The IP v6 Status page displays the Router's curre nt IPv6 status and conf iguration.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 107 - 4.19.2 IPv6 Setup Figure 4- 109 Enabl e/Disable IPv6 Enable IPv6 - T ick the checkbox to enable the IPv6 func tion. It ’ s enabled by default. W AN Conne ction T yp e - Choos e t he correct WAN connection type based on your ISP network t opology .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 108 - 1) DHCPv6 Figure 4- 11 0 DHCPv6 Get non - temporar y IPv6 address - G et a non - temporary I Pv6 address from the I SP.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 109 - Get IPv6 with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support t he broadcast applications. If you can't get the IP v6 Address normall y , you can choose Uni cast. (Y ou generally need not t o check this option).
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 11 0 - MTU Size - The norm al MTU (Maximum Transm ission Unit) value for m ost Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes . For some ISPs, you may ne ed to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done u nless you are sure it is neces sary for your ISP c onnection.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 111 - Get IPv6 Address Wa y Get non - tempora ry IPv6 address - Get a non - tem porary IPv6 addr ess by DHCPv6 fro m the ISP.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 11 2 - 4) T unnel 6to4 Figure 4- 11 3 T unnel 6to4 Address /Subnet Mask/ Default Gatew ay - the I Pv4 address/ s ubnet mask/ default gateway assigned , in dott ed - decima l notation .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 11 3 - DHCPv6 Server • Release Time - the length of time a network user wi ll be allowed to keep connecti ng to the Router with the current DHCPv6 Addres s. Enter the amount of t ime (in seconds) that the DHCPv6 address will be leased.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 11 4 - Figure 4- 11 5 T ime settings Time Z one - Select your local ti me zone from this pull down l ist. Date - Enter your local da te in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. Time - Enter your local time i n HH/MM/SS into t he right blanks.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 11 5 - To set time automaticall y: 1. Select your loc al time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II . 3. Click the Get GMT button to get syst em time from Internet if you have connec ted to the Internet.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 11 6 - Figure 4- 11 7 Diagnostic T ools Diagnostic T ool - Chec k the radio button t o select one diagnosti c too. Ping - This diagnost ic tool troublesho ots connectivity , reachabili ty , and name resolution to a given host or gateway .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 11 7 - T he Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnos is. I f the result is simi lar to the following sc reen, the connectivit y of the Internet is fi ne. Figure 4- 11 8 Diagnostic Results Note: 1.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 11 8 - 3. Click the Upgrade button. 4. The Router will reboot while the upgr ading has been finis hed. Note: 1) New firmware vers ions are posted at www.tp - link .com and can be downloaded for free.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 11 9 - 4.20.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “ Sy stem T ools → Backup & Restore ” , and then you can save the current configuration of the Router as a back up file and restore the c onfiguration via a bac kup file as shown in Figure 4- 121 .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 120 - C hange the Web Management Port. Upgrade the firm ware of the Router (sys tem will reboot aut omaticall y). Restore the Router's settings to f actory default s (syst em will reboot automat ically).
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 121 - Figure 4- 124 Sys tem Log Auto Mail Feature - Indi cates whether auto m ail feature is ena bled or not.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 122 - Note: O nly when you selec t Authentication , do you have to enter th e User Name and Pass word in the following fi elds. User Name - Your mail account nam e filled in the From field.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 123 - Figure 4- 126 S tatistic s Current Statisti cs Status - Enable or Dis able. The default value is disabled. To enable it , click the Ena ble button. I f it is disabled, the func tion of DoS protecti on in Security setti ngs will be disabled.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 124 - Statistics Tabl e: IP /MAC Address The I P and MA C a ddress are di splayed with related statistics . Total Packets The tot al number of pac kets received and tra nsmitted by the Router. Byt es The tot al number of bytes received and t ransmitted by the Router.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 125 - Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configur e the Router to access Interne t by ADSL users? 1) First, conf igure the A DSL Modem configured i n RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect t he Ethernet cable f rom your ADSL Modem to the Internet port on the Route r .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 126 - 2. How do I configur e the Router to access Intern et by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the Router , click the “Network” m enu on the left of your br owser , and click "W AN" submenu.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 127 - Figure A - 5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Note: Your opposite s ide should call your WA N IP, which is displ ayed on the “Status ” page.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 128 - Figure A -7 Basi c Security 4. I want to build a WE B Server on the LAN, w hat should I do ? 1) Because t he WEB Server port 80 will interf ere with the WEB manageme nt port 80 on the Router , you must change the WEB management port number to avoid int erference.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 129 - field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router i s 192.168. 0 .x , the default LAN IP of the Router will automaticall y switch from 192.168. 0 .1 to 192.168.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 130 - Appendix B: Config uring the PCs In this section, we ’ ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/ IP correctly in Windows XP . First make sure your E thernet A dapter is working, refer to the adapter ’ s manual if needed.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 131 - 5) The followin g TC P/IP Propert ies window will disp lay and the I P Address tab is open on this window b y default .
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 132 - 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 , IEEE 802.1 1e , I EEE 802.1 1i , IEEE 802.1X , IEE E 802.3X , IEEE 80 2.3 , IEEE 802.
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 133 - Appendix D: Glos sary 802.11n - 802.11n buil ds upon previous 802. 11 standards b y adding MIMO (mul tiple - input multiple - output).
TL -W DR4900 N 900 Wireless Dual Ban d Gigabit Router - 134 - SSID - A S ervice S et Id entific ation is a thirty - two character (maxi mum) alphanumeri c key identifying a wi reless local area ne twork. For the wireles s devices in a net work to communicate wit h each other, all devices must be configured wi th the same SSID.
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