TP-LINK TL-WR842ND V1 User's Guide

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router Rev: 1.1.0 1910010642

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 1 - Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR84

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 91 - Figure 4-85 Bandwidth Control Settings ¾ Enable Bandwidth Control - Check thi

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 92 - To add/modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps below. 1. Click Add Ne

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 93 - ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. ¾ IP

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 94 - Figure 4-91 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 95 - ) Note: An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 96 - To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Name your dy

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 97 - ) Note: If you want to login again with another account after a successful log

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 98 - 4.18 System Tools Figure 4-96 The System Tools menu Choose menu “System Tool

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 99 - ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ Date -

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 100 - ) Note: 1. This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as fi

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Mult

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 101 - ) Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 102 - Figure 4-101 Firmware Upgrade ¾ Firmware Version - Displays the current fir

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 103 - 4) Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 104 - ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 105 - Figure 4-105 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 106 - Figure 4-106 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail fe

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 107 - Figure 4-107 Mail Account Settings • From - Your mail box address. The Rout

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 108 - Click Back to return to the previous page. Click the Next button to go to the

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 109 - Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with r

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 110 - Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL u

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 3 - 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL-WR842ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL-

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 111 - ) Note: 1) Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you speci

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 112 - Figure A-4 Virtual Servers Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server En

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 113 - 5) How to enable H323 ALG: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 114 - Figure A-8 Remote Management ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 115 - Figure A-10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5. The wireless stations ca

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 116 - Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to instal

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 117 - 4) In the prompt page that showed below, double click on the Internet Protoco

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 118 - 5) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatical

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 119 - Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 120 - Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standard

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 4 - 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The R

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 121 - ¾ PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for con

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 5 - ) Note: After a device is successfully added to the network by WPS function, the

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 6 - press and hold the WPS/RESET button (approximately 8 seconds) until the SYS LED

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 7 - Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 8 - ) Note: If you want to use the Router to share files or printer, plug the USB st

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 9 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 10 - ¾ If the result displayed is similar to Figure 3-2, it means the connection be

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TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 11 - Settings interface may not be opened with some web browsers, it is strongly rec

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 12 - Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 3. Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page wil

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 13 - Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 14 - Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – MAC Clone z If you are visiting the Router from a

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 15 - Figure 3-11 Find MAC Address 3) If the connection type detected is Static IP,

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 16 - ¾ Secondary DNS - If your ISP provides another DNS server, enter it into this

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 17 - ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It i

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 18 - Figure 3-14 Quick Setup - Finish If there is anything changed on the Wirele

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 19 - Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 20 - Figure 4-1 Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation G

FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 21 - 4.4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existin

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 22 - You can also keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device b

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 23 - III. Enter the Router’s PIN on your client device Use this method if your clie

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 24 - Figure 4-6 WAN – Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assign

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 25 - Click the Save button to save your settings. 2. If your ISP provides a static

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 26 - Figure 4-8 WAN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Pass

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 27 - ¾ Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be established in the perio

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 28 - ¾ ISP Specified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addr

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 29 - e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 30 - Figure 4-11 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name

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-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 31 - ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnect

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 32 - Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Pas

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 33 - automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 34 - Figure 4-13 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 35 - ¾ Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC t

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 36 - Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings ¾ SSID (1-4) - Up to four SSIDs for each BSS (B

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 37 - Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North Amer

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 38 - or more Wlans. If this checkbox is selected, you will have to set the following

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 39 - Figure 4-18 Wireless Security ¾ SSID - Select the desired SSID from the drop-

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 40 - Figure 4-19 WEP • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the d

IMPORTANT NOTE: Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with Canada radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environmen

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 41 - ) Note: If you check the WPA/WPA2 radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 42 - • PSK Passphrase - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 43 - To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1.

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 44 - 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, you can

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 45 - ¾ DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic I

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 46 - If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Nex

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 47 - ¾ End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 48 - 4.7.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP → Address Reservation”, you can v

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 49 - 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/Disabl

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 50 - Figure 4-33 IKE Policy Settings ¾ Policy Name - Specify a unique name to the

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TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 51 - ¾ DPD - Enable or disable DPD (Dead Peer Detect) function. If enabled, a Dead

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 52 - Figure 4-35 IPsec Policy Settings ¾ Policy Name - Enter the name for the IPse

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 53 - ¾ Out Authentication Key - It is for direction out authentication key set in m

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 54 - 10.0.0.10 and 10.0.0.1 respectively. Security protocol and other parameters for

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 55 - ¾ Used - The used space of the USB driver. ¾ Free - The available space of

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 56 - 4.9.2 FTP Server Choose menu “USB Settings→FTP Server”, you can create an FTP

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 57 - To add a new folder, follow the instructions below. 1. Click Add New Folder in

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 58 - Figure 4-42 Media Server Setting ¾ Server Name – The name of this Media Serve

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 59 - Figure 4-44 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to speci

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 60 - To add a new share folder for your media server, please follow the instructions

- I - CONTENTS Package Contents...1 Chapter 1. Int

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 61 - ¾ Offline - Indicates the print service feature is disabled. You can click &qu

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 62 - Figure 4-49 Add or Modify User Account ¾ User Name - Type the user name that

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 63 - 4.10 Forwarding Figure 4-50 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 64 - supported by the Router). ¾ Status - The status of this entry, "Enabled

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 65 - Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to r

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 66 - Figure 4-54 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry ¾ Trigger Port - The port for

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 67 - Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host ma

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 68 - such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as ne

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 69 - 4.11 Security Figure 4-57 The Security menu There are four submenus under

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 70 - ¾ VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using

- II - 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List... 47 4.7.3 Address Reservatio

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 71 - Figure 4-59 Advanced Security ¾ Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The d

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 72 - ¾ Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 73 - use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator task

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 74 - 4.12 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and then you can configu

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 75 - Figure 4-63 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry 2. Enter the MAC address

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 76 - Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the N

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 77 - There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-59:

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 78 - ¾ Disable All - Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the l

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 79 - Figure 4-68 Quick Setup – Create an Access Target Entry ¾ Target Descripti

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 80 - Figure 4-69 Quick Setup – Create an Advanced Schedule Entry ¾ Schedule Des

- III - 4.16.2 ARP List...94 4.17 Dynamic DNS.

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 81 - ¾ Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 82 - LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: 1. Click th

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 83 - ¾ Host Description - Here displays the description of the host and this descri

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 84 - 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-72 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Ent

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 85 - Figure 4-76 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1) In Target Description f

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 86 - (www.google.com, www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 do

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 87 - ¾ Modify - Here you can edit or delete an existing schedule. To add a new sc

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 88 - 4) In Time field, enter 1800 in Start Time field and 2000 in Stop Time field.

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 89 - Figure 4-82 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry 2. Enter the following data

TL-WR842ND 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router User Guide - 90 - Figure 4-83 System Routing Table ¾ Destination Network - The Destination Net