TP-LINK 150Mbs User Manual

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010617

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router The 150Mbps Wireless N Router delivers exceptional range and

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 2. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the Router, click the “Networ

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure A-7 Remote Management ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you can visit and configure the Ro

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure A-9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. 1) Ma

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4) In the prompt page that showed below, double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Figure B-2 5) The follo

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 6) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: F

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE802.11n, IEEE802.11b, IEEE 802.11g Proto

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input mul

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router -101- identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each ot

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 1.3 Main Features ¾ Make use of IEEE 802.11n wireless technology to provide a wireless data rate of up to 150Mbp

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs and the WPS button ar

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View fro

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Etherne

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 6. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the 150Mbps Wireless N Router -7

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 150M

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router fa

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 1. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type the default address http://tplinklogin.net in

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways

I COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Othe

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. ¾ If the

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio by choosing from th

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router z PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For ASCII, the key can be made up of any number

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide". 4

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-2 WPS ¾ Current SSID – The router supports multi-SSID and you can choose one SSID which you want to co

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly. Step 3: The

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ) Note: 1) The WPS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.5.2 WAN Choose menu “Network→WAN”, and then you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below.

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Get IP with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you cann

II FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-9 WAN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These -

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format). ) Note: Only when you have configured the system time on

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router The default value is “0”. You can input the value between “0”and “120”. The value “0” means no detect. ¾ DNS IP a

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection ca

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-12 WAN –L2TP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These field

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection,

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP. And click t

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.5.3 MAC Clone Choose menu “Network→MAC Clone”, and then you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the scr

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.6.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Setting”, and then you can configure the basic settings fo

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection

III Industry Canada Statement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router • SSID (to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-17 ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, select this check box, but it’s st

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, wh

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. • Radius Port - Enter the port that radius servi

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-21 Wireless MAC address Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Wireless station A. 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop-down list. 4. Click the Save b

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Advanced”, and then you can configure the advanced setting

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indic

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ) Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 4.7 DHCP Figure 4-25 The DHCP menu There a

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address. ¾ Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.7.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP→Address Reservation”, and then you can view and add a reserved addres

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click the Enable/ Disable All button to make all entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete All button to delete al

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To setup a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add New... bu

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.8.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “Forwarding→Port Triggering”, you can view and add port triggering in the next

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-34 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry ¾ Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing conn

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Tr

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-36 UPnP Setting ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disa

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.9 Security Figure 4-37 The Security menu There are seven submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figur

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Enable MAC Address Filtering - set MAC Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. You can select the default fil

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 3. LAN Port - Enter a LAN Port or a range of LAN ports in the field. For example, 1030 - 2000. Keep the field ope

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router I CONTENTS Package Contents ...

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router specifying their domains or key words. Figure 4-41 Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering entry, you m

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and the Previous bu

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address i

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-45 Local Management By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Route

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-46 Remote Management ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-47 Advanced Security settings ¾ Packets Statistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Forbid Ping Packet from LAN Port - Enable or Disable forbidding Ping Packet to access the router from the LAN p

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… button and the next screen will pop-up as

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 3. Give a description (e.g. Allow Google) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-51 Parental Control Settings 4.11 Access Control Figure 4-52 Access Control There are four submenu

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router II 4.7.3 Address Reservation ...

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Schedule - Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule. ¾ Enable - Here displays the statu

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ MAC Address - Enter the MAC address of the host in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA). 2. Click

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Domain Name - Here you can enter 4 domain names, either the full name or the keywords (for example, google). An

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-57 Quick Setup – Create an Internet Access Control Entry ¾ Rule - In this field, create a name for t

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-58 Add Internet Access Control Entry For example: If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.11.2 Host Choose menu “Access Control → Host”, and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-61 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 3. If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-63. Figure 4-63 Add or Modify an Access Target Ent

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router (www.google.com, www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names. 5. Click the Save butto

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router To add a new schedule, follow the steps below: 1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-65 and the next screen

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router III 4.16.7 Password...

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list. 4.12 Static Routing A static rou

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Click Enable to enable this entry. Click the Clear button to clear a single entry. Click the Clear All button to c

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an exis

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-73 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP ser

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-76 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the User Name for you

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Type the Password

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-79 Time settings ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ Date - Enter yo

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Internet. To set Daylight Saving: 1. Check the box to enable Daylight Saving. 2. Select the start time from the

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Po

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-81 Diagnostic Tools ¾ Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. ¾ Ping -

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, th

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ) Note: 1) New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-85 Backup & Restore Configuration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.16.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, and then you can change the factory default user name and

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-88 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ Mail Se

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router You can log on the relevant website for help if you are not clear with the address. • Authentication - Most SMTP

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-90 Statistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enabl

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. PacketsThe total

TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL