TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND Specifications

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Rev: 2.3.0 1910010817

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.17.2 Dyndns.org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.dyndns.org, the page will

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-93 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User N

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Choose menu “System Tools”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnosti

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ End - The time to end the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the seco

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-97 Diagnostic Tools ¾ Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: 1. New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free.

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-101 Backup & Restore Configuration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration s

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.18.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, and then you can change the factory default us

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.18.8 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, and then you can view the logs of the rout

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router • To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. • SMTP Server -

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-106 Statistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabl

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packet

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configur

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 1) Login to the router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN"

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Because

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you can visit and configure the router by typing http:

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/I

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 1.2 Conventions The router or TL-WR1043ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wirel

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IE

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multipl

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identify

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The router’s LEDs and the WP

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: After a device is successfully added to the network by WPS function, the WPS LED will keep on f

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash. And then release the button and wait the router to reboot to i

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Ca

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the 300Mbps Wirele

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and th

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TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 1. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type the default address http://tplinkl

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The router provides Auto-Detect function and supports five po

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - Static IP ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external user

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-10 Quick Setup – L2TP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by yo

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-11 Quick Setup – PPTP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by yo

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio by choo

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wirel

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the co

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Gui

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-2 WPS ¾ WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. ¾ Current PIN - The curr

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TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-4 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device. Step 3: Th

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: 1) The WPS LED on the router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successf

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation. ¾ M

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router • Dynamic IP - You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to conn

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-10 PPPoE Advanced Settings ¾ MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usua

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-11 WAN – BigPond Cable ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided b

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately. T

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-13 WAN –PPTP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.

CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be re

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Con

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-14 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the router, as seen from the LAN. The value

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the Internet port. If your ISP requ

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-17 Wireless Settings ¾ Wireless Network Name (also called SSID) - Enter a value of up to 32

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Mode - Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed. 11b only - Select if all of your

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router • SSID (to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your router is going to connect to as a client. You can al

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-18 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-19 WPA/WPA2 – Personal • PSK Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 char

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-21 WEP • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The defa

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-22 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The defau

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TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4. Click the Save button to save this entry. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Advanced”, and then you can configure the advan

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high- priority messages being transmitted p

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.7 DHCP Figure 4-26 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses.

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Service Status - Indicates the Storage Sharing service's current status, started or stopped. Yo

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 3. Click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service. 4. Click the Enable button in shared

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router private LAN can access FTP Server via Public Address while internet users can access FTP Server via Int

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TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. ¾ Share entire partition - You ca

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.8.3 Media Server Choose menu “USB Settings→Media Server”, and then you can configure Media Server on

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-41 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the searc

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings and the page will be redirected to the me

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Online - Indicates the print server has been turned on. You can click the "Stop" button to

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-46 Add or Modify User Account ¾ User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-47 NAT Control Setting ¾ Enable NAT Control - If enabled, the NAT function and the Forwardin

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-49 Virtual Servers ¾ Service Port - The numbers of External Service Ports. You can enter

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-50 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry ) Note: It is possible that you have a computer or

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-51 Port Triggering To add a new rule, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… butt

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TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Incoming Port - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing re

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Add

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router • App Description - The description about the application which initiates the UPnP request. • Extern

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-56 Basic Security ¾ Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Her

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer "control/data"

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disab

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-58 Local Management By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to acces

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-59 Remote Management ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HT

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-60 Parental Control Settings To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click t

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise, check Disable.

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TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 2. Click “Access Control → Schedule” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New...

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-64 Access Control Rule Management ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router There are two methods to add a new rule. Method One: 1. Click Setup Wizard button and the next screen w

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-66 Quick Setup – Create an Access Target Entry ¾ Target Description - In this field, crea

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-67 Quick Setup – Create an Advanced Schedule Entry ¾ Schedule Description - In this field

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1)

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 1. Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page. Select Enable

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below.

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4. In MAC Address field, enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-74 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique de

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TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous pa

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 3. In Day field, select the day or days you need. 4. In Time field, you can select all day-24 hours o

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.14 Advanced Routing Figure 4-78 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Interface - This interface tells you either the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & WLAN (int

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-84 Bandwidth Control Rules List ¾ Description - This is the information about the rules such

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.16 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-86 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus und

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-88 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To add IP & MAC Binding entries, fo

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.16.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the rel

TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router service providers such as www.comexe.cn, www.dyndns.org, or www.no-ip.com. The Dynamic DNS client serv