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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rule s. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against har mful interference in a residential installation.
EN 60950-1: 2001 EN 55022: 1998 + A1: 2000 + A2: 2003 EN61000-3-2:2001 EN61000-3-3:2001 EN 55024: 1998 +A1: 2001 + A2: 2003 European standards dictate maximum radiated transmit power of 100mW EIRP and frequency range 2.400-2. 4835GHz; In France, the equipment must be restricted to the 2.
Package contents .............................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1: About this Guide .............................................................................................
5.8.4 MAC Filtering ........................................................................................... 39 5.8.5 Remote Management .............................................................................. 40 5.8.6 Advanced Security ......
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Package content s The following contents should be found in your box: One TL-WR542G 54Mbp s Wireless Router One AC power Adapter for TL-WR542G 54Mbps W.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 1: About this Guide Thank you for choosing the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router . This router provides dedicated solution for Small Office/Home Of fice (SOHO) networks.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 2: Introduction 2.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR542G 54Mbp s Wireless Router integrate s 4 - po r t S w it c h , firewall, NA T -router and Wireless AP . Its design is dedicated to Sm all Of fice/Home Of fice (SOHO) wireless network solutions.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Built-in NA T and DHCP server supporti ng static IP address distributing Support s Virtual Server , Port T riggering, and DMZ host Built-in firewal.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 2.3.2 The Rear Panel The rear panel contains the following f eatures. (V iewed from left to right:) Wireless antenna Factory Default Reset button T.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 3: Connecting the Router 3.1 System Requirement s Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable modem that has an RJ45 c.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide To L A N Switch/Hub 4 3 2 1 WAN To WA N RESE T （） XDSL C abl e Et he r net 、、 Figure 3-1: Hardware Installation of the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 4: Quick Inst allation Guide After connecting the TL-WR542G Router into y our network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to c onfigure t he basic functions of your TL-WR542G Wireless Router .
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide If the result displayed is sim ilar to that shown in figure 4-1, the connection between your PC and the router has been established. Figure 4-2: Failed result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to that shown in figure 4-2, it means that your PC has not connected to the router .
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-4 Login Windows Note : If the above screen does not prompt, it means that your web-browser has been set to a proxy . Go to T ools menu>Internet Op tions>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Us ing Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE User Name and Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case s ensitive. If you have difficult y with this process, please contact your ISP.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide In this page, you can configure the following wireless parameters: Wireless Radio - indicates whether the Access Po int feature of the router is enabled or disabled. If disabled, the WLAN LED on the front panel will not be lit and the wireless stations will not be able to access the router .
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 5: Configuring the Router This chapter describes eac h web page's key functions. 5.1 login After your successful login, you can confi gure and manage the router . There are ten main menus on the left of the web- based utility .
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-1: Router S tatus 5.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 4.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 5.4 Network Figure 5-2: the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in figure 5-2): LAN , WA N and MAC Clone.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.4.1 LAN Y ou can configure the IP p arame ters of LAN on this page. Figure 5-3: LAN MAC Address - the physical address of the rout er , as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. IP Address - Enter the IP address of y our router in dotted-decim al notation (factory default: 192.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-4 WAN – Dynamic IP This page displays the W AN IP p aramete rs assigned dynamically by your ISP , including IP address, Su bnet Mask, Default Gateway , etc. Click the Rene w button to renew the IP p arameters from your ISP .
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-4a: W AN - 802.1X + Dynamic IP User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1x authentication provided by your ISP Passw ord - Enter the password for 802.1x authent ication provided by your ISP. Click Login button to start 802.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide If you are also given a user name and a password for 802.1x authentication, you should select 802.1x + St atic IP for W AN Connection T ype , a box will then appear requesting a user name and a password, shown in figure 5-5a: Figure 5-5a: W AN - 802.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Caution : Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle T ime, since some applicati ons is visiting the Internet continually in the background. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after t he router is disconnected.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide it is necessary for your ISP . Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (A ccess Concentrator) name, this should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP .
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.5 Wireless Figure 5-9: Wireless menu There are three submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in figure 5-9): Wireless Settings , MAC Filtering and Wireless S tatistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functi on.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide wireless function of the router in a region other th an one of thos e specified in this field. If your country or region is not li sted, please contact yo u r local government agency for assistance Channel - This field determines which operati ng frequency will be used.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. WEP Key settings - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key information for your ne twork in the selected key radio button.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.5.2 MAC Filtering The Wireless MAC Filtering for wireless net works are set on this page, figure 5-1 1: Figure 5-1 1: Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature al lows you to control wireless stations accessing the router, which depend on the station's MAC addresses.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-12: Add or Modify Wire less MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filter ing entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit).
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 1. Click the Enable button to enable this function. 2. Select the radio button: Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules. 3. Delete all or disable all entries if there exist any entries already.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-13: The router at ta ched wireless stations MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address Current Status - The connected wir.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server . If you disable the Server , you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer . St art IP Address - This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP address pool.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.6.3 Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time w hen it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers t hat require permanent IP settings.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Note : The function won't t ake effect until the router reboots. 5.7 Forwarding Figure 5-18: the Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Fo rwarding menu (shown in figure 5-18): Vi rt u al Servers , Port T riggering , DMZ and UPnP .
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide protocols supported by the router). Enable - The Enable checkbox to enabl e the virtual server entry . Common Service Port - Some common services alr eady list in the pull-down list. To setup a virtual server entry: 1.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-20: Port Triggering Once configured, operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connec tion using a destination port number defined in the T rigger Port field.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 4. Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports Range from the pull-down list, either TCP or UDP , or All. 5. Select the Enable checkbox to enable. 6. Click the Save button to save the new rule. There are many popular applications in the Popular Application list.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide T o assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Click the Enable radio button 2. Enter the local host IP Address in the DMZ Host IP Address field 3. Click the Save button. Note : After you set the DMZ host, the firewa ll related to the host will not work.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.8 Security Figure 5-23: the Security menu There are six submenus under the Secu rity menu (shown in figure 5-23): Firewall , IP Address Filtering, Domain Filtering, MAC Filtering, Remote Management and Advanced Security .
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Enable MAC Filtering - set MAC Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. You can select the default filtering rules of MAC A ddress Filtering, either Allow or Reny accessing the router.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Keep the field open, which means all LAN IP Addresses have been put into the field. 3. LAN Port - type a LAN Port or a rang e of LAN por ts in the field. For example, 1030 - 2000. Keep the field open, whic h means all LAN ports have been put into the field.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-27: Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering e ntry, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Domain Filtering have been selected on the Firew all page. To Add a Domain filtering entry, click the Add New… button.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Next button to go to the next page and the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example, if you want to block t he PCs on your LAN to access websites www.xxyy.com.cn , www.a abbcc.com and websites with .
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide To add or modify a MAC Address Filter ing entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit).
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This router’s default remote management web port number is 80 . For greater security, you can change the remote management web interface to a custom port by entering that number in this box provided.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Packets S tatistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The d efault value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets S tatistic interval value indicates the time section of the packe ts statistic.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Host IP Address- The IP address that blocked by DoS are displayed here. Host MAC Address - The MAC address that blocked by DoS are displayed here. To update this page and to show the current blocked host, click on the Refresh button.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide To delete all the entries: 1. Click the Clear All button. 2. Click the Save button. Note : Y ou can set up to 8 entries. 5.10 DDNS The router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System ( DDNS ) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-36: Oray .net DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. T ype the Passw ord for your DDNS account. 3. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-36: Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 5. T ype the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 6. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 7. T ype the Passw ord for your DDNS account.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.1 1.1 T ime Y ou can set time manually or get GMT from the Internet for the router on this page (shown in figure 5-39): Figure 5-39: T ime settings Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide New firmware versi ons are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. If the router is not experiencing difficulties, there is no need to download a more recent firmware version, unless that version has a new feature that you want to use.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-42: Reboot the router Click the Reboot button to reboot the router. Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include: • Change LAN IP Address. (Syste m will reboot automatically) • MAC Clone (system will reboot automatically) • DHCP service function.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.1 1.6 Log This page (shown in figure 5-44) allows you to query the Logs of the router. Figure 5-44 System Log The router can keep logs of all traffic. Y ou can query the logs to find what happened to the router.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide IP A ddress The IP Address displayed w ith statistics Packets The total amount of packets rece ived and transmitted by the router.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix A: F AQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL modem to the W AN port on the router .
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide MAC register , login to the router and cl ick the "Network" menu link on the lef t of your browser , and then click "MAC Clone" submenu link.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-5 DMZ 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the router , you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-7 Virtual Server 5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the router . 1) Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. 2) Make sure that the wireless stations ' SSID accord with the router's SSID.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to inst all and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 95/98. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter ’s manual if needed.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-3: Configuration tab 3) Click on Properties . The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. 4) Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: • Assigned by DHCP Sever a.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-5: Gateway tab c. Choose Disable DNS on the DNS c onfiguration tab, as shown in the following figure: Figure B-6: DNS Configuration tab • Setting IP address manually a. Select S pecify an IP address on IP Ad dress tab, as shown in the following figure.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-7: IP Address tab b. T ype the router ’s LAN IP address (t he default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the N ew g at e way field on the Gateway tab, and click on the Add button, as shown in the figure: Figure B-8: Gateway tab c.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide click Add button . Shown below: Figure B-9: DNS Configuration tab Now , all the configurations are finished, it will take ef fect after reboot.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix C: S pecifications General S tandards IEEE 802.3, 802. 3u, 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g Protocols TCP/IP , PPPoE, DHCP , ICMP , NA T , SNTP Ports One 10/100M.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary 2x to 3x eXtended Range TM WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device with 2x to 3x eXtended Range TM WLAN transmission technol ogy make its sensitivity up to 105 dB, which gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wireless connections.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide NAT ( N etwo rk A ddress T ranslation) - NAT technology tra nslates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix E: Cont act Information For help with the installation or operat ion of the TP-LINK TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router, please contact us.
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