TP-LINK TD-W8960N User Manual

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 4.0.0 1910010506

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.2 Main Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up t

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.1.3 Restore Default Choose “Management”Æ“Settings”Æ“Restore Default”, you can see t

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-105 ¾ Refresh: Click the button, the information in the table will be updated

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.3 SNMP Agent Choose “Management”Æ“SNMP Agent”, you can see the SNMP-Configuration s

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ System Name: Enter alphanumeric string to specify an SNMP community string name. Your

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ WAN Interface used by TR-069 Client: Please select the WAN Interface from the drop-do

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide access your DSL Modem Router for maintenance and to run diagnostics. The user name "

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.7 Reboot Choose “Management”Æ“Reboot”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-11

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1)

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status”

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide the "Virtual Servers" submenu. On the "Virtual Servers" page, click

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel The Router’s LEDs are located on the front pane

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PC For Windows XP OS Go to Start > Control Panel, you wi

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Sel

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click OK 105

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows Vista OS Go to Start > Settings >Control Panel, and then you will see

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Select Obtain an IP address automa

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows 7 OS Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel, and then you will see th

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Select Obtain an IP address auto

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.2, ITU

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by addin

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) - Allows the hosting of a website, FTP server,

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: 1. If the ADSL LED is off, please check your Internet connection first. Refer t

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ LAN - The computers and networking products that make up your local network. ¾ MAC (

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Static Routing - Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path. ¾ Subnet Mask - An a

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix E: Technical Support Technical Support  For more troubleshooting help, go to:

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access S

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 2-1 7

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basi

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK. Figure 3-4

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown below, it means that your PC has

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-8 ) Note: 1) Do not mix up the user name and password with your ADSL account

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TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide values assigned by your ISP. Here we select PPPoE WAN Link Type for example, enter the U

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-11 ) Note: All the existed ATM&WAN service will be cleared after clicking

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-13 7. You will see the current configuration has been added to Layer2 Interfa

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functi

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-1 ) Note: Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info, and you wi

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide This Advanced Setup section mainly introduces how to configure the Router for adequate

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2 ¾ Remove: Select the check box in the table on the screen above and then cl

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-3 ¾ VPI/VCI: the VPI and VCI values provided by your ISP. Do not change them

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide this, it cannot be set for the connection type of CBR and Real-time VBR. If you select t

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-6 ¾ Remove: Select the check box in the table on the screen above and then cl

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.

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: 1) The following section adopts different VPI, VCI to introduce further configu

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4. Enter the following parameters and then click Next. Figure 4-10 ¾ PPP Username/Pas

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide PC, and the NAT and SPI Firewall will be closed. Sometimes you can think it as bridge wh

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: If only single PVC with IPoA is configured, you must enter static DNS server IP

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.2.2 ATM-EoA-IPoE If your ISP provides an IPoE connection and you need to use an ATM

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Alternatively, the device may use IAID value 1 for the virtual circuit corresponding to

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6. Select a preferred WAN interface as the system default gateway and click Next. Figu

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-19 4.4.2.3 ATM-EoA-Bridging If you want to adopt the Bridge service and you n

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.2.5 ATM-IPoA If your ISP provides an IPoA connection and you need to use an ATM Int

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-20 4.4.3 LAN Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“LAN”, and you will see the LAN screen (

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 requi

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-21 ¾ IP Address: You can configure the Router’s IP Address and Subnet Mask fo

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Start IP Address: Enter a value for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP add

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Service for the interface on the section 4.4.2 WAN Service, the blank for MAC Address wi

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-24 4.4.5.1 Virtual Servers Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“NAT”Æ“Virtual Servers”, y

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 4-25) and then click the R

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: If you select the service from the drop-down list, the External Port Start, Exte

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-28 2. Select the application from the drop-down list. If the list does not ha

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-29 To add a new DMZ Host: You can enter the computer's IP address and the

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The Outgoing IP Filtering feature allows you to control some IP traffic from LAN to acce

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: When you add an Outgoing IP Filtering entry, you must configure at least one con

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TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-34 2. Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is exclusive and must be filled i

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-35 ¾ Change Policy: There are two policies for the MAC filters: FORWARDED and

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-36 2. Select Protocol Type in the drop-down list for the rule. 3. Enter Destin

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-38 To add a Time Restriction entry: 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-38, an

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: The Time Restriction will not work correctly before the time of the device is se

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.8 Quality of Service Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Quality of Service”, you can enable Q

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-43 Click the Add button in Figure 4-43, and you can configure the QoS queue en

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: 1) Lower integer values for precedence imply higher priority for this queue rel

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-46 After you specify the condition, click Save/Apply to save the entry. 4.4.9

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Enable: Check this box to enable the Traffic Control function. ¾ Egress Total Rate (

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TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-49 ¾ Rule Status: Select the status of the rule from the drop-down list to en

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide there still has surplus bandwidth, it is allocated to the rule with hypo-high precedence

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: 1) If changing the Automatic Assigned Default Gateway from unselected to select

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Use Interface: Select the Interface name in the text box, or else, the default Use In

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.11 DNS When you select the connection type PPPoE, PPPoA or IPoA for WAN configuratio

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For single PVC with IPoA, static IPoE protocol, please select the Use the following Stat

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-59 2. Select D-DNS provider in the drop-down list. 3. Enter the Hostname of th

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-60 You can select the modulation type, phone line pair and the capability of B

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-61 Select the checkbox and click Save/Apply to enable the UPnP function. 4.4.1

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To create a new interface group: 1. Click the Add button. You can add a new interface gr

4.4.13 UPnP... 60 4.4

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4. Select interfaces from the available interface list and add it to the grouped interf

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-65 This section will guide you to configure a VPN tunnel between two TD-W8960N

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-66 ¾ IPSec Connection Name: Enter a name for your VPN. ¾ Remote IPSec Gatewa

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Pre-Shared Key: Input the Pre-Shared key for Authentication. (For example: Input 1234

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Key Life Time: Enter the number of seconds for the IPSec lifetime. It is the period o

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide This page allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface. You can

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-68 4.5.2.1 QSS (WPS) Setup Back to LED Explanation This section will guide yo

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-69 Method One: Hardware push button. Step 1: Press the QSS button on the fron

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-70 Method Two: Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router.

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QS

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8960

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-73 ) Note: The PIN code of the adapter is always displayed on the QSS configur

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-74 ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 a

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-75 Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Ente

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-76 4.5.2.2 Manual Setup AP Follow the instructions below to configure securit

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-77 ¾ Network Authentication: Select an authentication type from the drop-down

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide below to configure the Shared Keys. Figure 4-78 Figure 4-79 78

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Encryption strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. ¾

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. WPA WPA security for wireless communication has been developed to overcome some of th

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-82 3. WPA-PSK WPA-PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Configure WPA-PSK settings 1. Select WPA-PSK. The menu will change to offer the appropri

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-86 ¾ WPA2 Preauthentication: Select Enable from the drop-down list, Stations

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6. Mixed WPA2/WPA To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA option

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.3 MAC Filter Choose “Wireless”Æ”MAC Filter”, you will see the screen of Wireless--M

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.4 Wireless Bridge Choose “Wireless”Æ”Wireless Bridge”, you will see the screen of W

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Enabled (Scan): Select this option to enables wireless bridge restriction, and it wil

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-95 ¾ Channel: Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down List. Thi

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Interval value. Its clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and mul

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-97 4.7 Management Choose “Management”, there are eight submenus under the mai

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-98 4.7.1.1 Export Choose “Management”Æ“Settings”Æ“Export”, you can see the Ex

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide TD-W8960N Figure 4-101 4.7.1.2 Import Choose “Management”Æ“Settings”Æ“Import”, you can